1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 051 1 251 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 637 285 731 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 915 181 144 Average per acre .........dollars.. 973 799 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 626 47 606 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 176 50 to 179 acres ..................... 344 414 180 to 499 acres .................... 395 494 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 003 1 189 acres.. 153 620 179 688 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 951 1 141 acres.. 109 725 131 237 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 27 acres.. 918 710 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 082 74 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 439 59 477 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 945 13 424 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 138 60 981 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 270 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 141 241 $100,000 or more .................... 273 250 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 946 54 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 187 43 873 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 050 1 250 $1,000.. 14 633 18 732 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 936 14 985 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 694 840 Other ............................... 357 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 422 502 200 days or more ................... 285 329 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 699 877 number.. 52 585 63 157 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 193 number.. 1 619 1 600 Milk cows ..................farms.. 481 616 number.. 27 885 34 296 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 680 833 number.. 22 924 29 941 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 64 number.. 659 730 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 52 number.. 917 1 440 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 44 number.. 1 448 851 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 98 number.. 1 844 3 388 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 210 323 acres.. 17 469 19 884 bushels.. 1 621 965 2 212 471 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 434 481 acres.. 19 309 18 195 tons, green.. 222 785 257 535 Oats for grain................farms.. 176 262 acres.. 4 630 6 150 bushels.. 298 632 366 348 Irish potatoes................farms.. 16 15 acres.. 547 652 cwt.. 168 837 220 282 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 847 1 042 acres.. 69 520 86 251 tons, dry.. 158 657 193 681 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 55 76 acres.. 2 528 4 149 Land in orchards..............farms.. 29 34 acres.. 421 446 @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. .