1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OSWEGO COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 659 749 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 334 122 648 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 306 147 413 Average per acre .........dollars.. 992 915 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 647 40 590 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 290 342 180 to 499 acres .................... 170 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 613 705 acres.. 67 849 76 589 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 564 657 acres.. 39 208 52 559 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 52 acres.. 1 163 1 762 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 294 33 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 487 45 251 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 840 16 006 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 454 17 887 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 211 271 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 79 $100,000 or more .................... 84 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 077 26 611 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 089 35 481 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 659 750 $1,000.. 4 261 6 539 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 466 8 718 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 342 382 Other ............................... 317 367 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 417 200 days or more ................... 234 292 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 370 431 number.. 17 838 20 030 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 187 number.. 1 977 1 478 Milk cows ..................farms.. 162 199 number.. 7 327 9 443 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 384 number.. 7 411 9 105 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 84 number.. 1 079 987 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 57 number.. 2 364 2 045 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 29 number.. 1 150 790 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 73 number.. 1 435 5 070 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 2 724 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 152 acres.. 4 340 8 032 bushels.. 407 807 843 246 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 171 199 acres.. 6 343 7 560 tons, green.. 70 995 104 300 Oats for grain................farms.. 61 56 acres.. 1 149 897 bushels.. 43 350 50 784 Irish potatoes................farms.. 16 13 acres.. 386 663 cwt.. 93 277 181 030 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 426 522 acres.. 24 578 30 116 tons, dry.. 49 639 61 748 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 85 83 acres.. 3 090 5 458 Land in orchards..............farms.. 43 41 acres.. 781 952 @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. .