1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OSWEGO COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 605 659 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 537 112 334 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 595 175 306 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 174 992 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 267 48 647 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 290 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 558 613 acres.. 59 069 67 849 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 512 564 acres.. 41 096 39 208 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 43 acres.. 1 213 1 163 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 454 31 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 991 47 487 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 796 14 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 659 16 454 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 211 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 62 $100,000 or more .................... 84 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 615 27 077 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 610 41 089 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 315 342 Other ............................... 290 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 323 356 200 days or more ................... 214 234 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 370 number.. 14 901 17 838 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 185 number.. 1 632 1 977 Milk cows ..................farms.. 115 162 number.. 5 997 7 327 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 269 334 number.. 6 028 7 411 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 83 number.. 1 069 1 079 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 58 number.. 1 697 2 364 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 19 number.. 140 1 150 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 55 number.. (D) 1 435 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 83 70 acres.. 4 754 4 340 bushels.. 459 362 407 807 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 120 171 acres.. 5 340 6 343 tons, green.. 74 353 70 995 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 61 acres.. 732 1 149 bushels.. 45 175 43 350 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 17 16 acres.. 463 386 cwt.. 104 328 93 277 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 378 426 acres.. 26 380 24 578 tons, dry.. 53 530 49 639 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 81 85 acres.. 3 545 3 090 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 43 acres.. 611 781 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.