1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CORTLAND COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 478 535 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 620 148 153 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 236 188 961 Average per acre .........dollars.. 999 642 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 935 52 901 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 447 504 acres.. 77 146 80 536 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 429 471 acres.. 56 729 61 694 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 8 acres.. 77 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 204 42 688 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 386 79 790 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 263 2 009 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 942 40 678 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 81 $100,000 or more .................... 146 167 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 583 33 293 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 441 62 231 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 478 535 $1,000.. 7 847 9 505 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 417 17 767 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 313 358 Other ............................... 165 177 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 231 200 days or more ................... 141 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 399 number.. 35 839 38 932 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 84 number.. 1 536 857 Milk cows ..................farms.. 235 301 number.. 18 196 20 598 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 344 389 number.. 14 085 16 727 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 36 number.. 2 330 1 940 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 26 number.. 3 784 3 085 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 17 number.. 3 147 2 246 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 37 number.. 6 392 2 565 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 64 116 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 134 acres.. 4 230 6 599 bushels.. 395 073 715 110 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 221 275 acres.. 13 948 13 855 tons, green.. 179 232 212 683 Oats for grain................farms.. 45 89 acres.. 1 099 2 039 bushels.. 57 422 117 117 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 7 (D) cwt.. 500 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 400 445 acres.. 40 484 42 160 tons, dry.. 87 944 91 446 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 20 acres.. 188 291 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 5 (D) @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .