1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 636 772 Land in farms ..................acres.. 145 329 158 276 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 797 250 734 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 397 1 272 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 833 55 217 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 170 50 to 179 acres ..................... 196 261 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 597 714 acres.. 114 647 119 904 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 551 669 acres.. 87 889 89 163 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 49 acres.. 1 117 1 123 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 072 53 834 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 597 69 733 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 660 12 264 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 412 41 569 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 73 $100,000 or more .................... 155 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 899 42 185 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 030 54 644 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 636 772 $1,000.. 10 936 11 934 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 195 15 458 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 394 461 Other ............................... 242 311 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 369 200 days or more ................... 191 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 306 388 number.. 34 062 36 487 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 125 number.. 1 128 1 333 Milk cows ..................farms.. 190 236 number.. 17 554 18 588 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 286 368 number.. 13 188 13 861 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 47 number.. 305 650 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 25 number.. 215 652 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 46 number.. 1 486 1 346 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 70 number.. 182 213 235 417 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 275 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 234 331 acres.. 23 309 24 036 bushels.. 2 029 807 2 519 153 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 209 237 acres.. 13 958 12 346 tons, green.. 192 847 186 533 Oats for grain................farms.. 176 232 acres.. 6 192 7 057 bushels.. 384 458 428 821 Irish potatoes................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 35 51 cwt.. 8 982 13 752 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 410 513 acres.. 39 873 41 873 tons, dry.. 103 229 101 471 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 61 62 acres.. 1 777 1 716 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 49 acres.. 1 295 1 439 @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. .