1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OTSEGO COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 865 867 Land in farms ..................acres.. 206 985 218 306 Average size of farm .......acres.. 239 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 588 249 997 Average per acre .........dollars.. 923 949 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 749 52 824 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 327 309 180 to 499 acres .................... 316 364 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 824 825 acres.. 116 366 116 438 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 780 790 acres.. 84 555 83 416 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 22 acres.. 500 144 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 612 58 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 667 67 178 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 449 4 004 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 163 54 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 233 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 126 $100,000 or more .................... 186 213 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 312 47 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 447 54 477 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 550 572 Other ............................... 315 295 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 392 358 200 days or more ................... 247 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 561 612 number.. 40 355 46 192 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 204 number.. 2 485 2 514 Milk cows ..................farms.. 324 418 number.. 19 641 23 151 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 530 596 number.. 17 940 20 126 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 55 number.. 170 972 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 30 number.. 189 2 225 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 76 number.. 1 817 2 593 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 59 60 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 1 number.. 330 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 90 acres.. 5 635 4 843 bushels.. 549 131 488 838 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 297 365 acres.. 14 511 15 798 tons, green.. 202 115 213 881 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 100 acres.. 1 052 1 921 bushels.. 59 951 113 881 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 3 acres.. 3 (D) cwt.. 424 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 702 745 acres.. 68 385 65 592 tons, dry.. 120 395 135 233 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 22 acres.. 124 182 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 14 acres.. 25 66 @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.