1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OTSEGO COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 867 1 029 Land in farms ..................acres.. 218 306 264 388 Average size of farm .......acres.. 252 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 997 194 886 Average per acre .........dollars.. 949 730 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 824 41 525 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 309 319 180 to 499 acres .................... 364 480 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 825 978 acres.. 116 438 140 060 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 790 935 acres.. 83 416 102 248 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 25 acres.. 144 180 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 243 60 936 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 178 59 219 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 004 3 481 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 239 57 455 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 198 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 226 $100,000 or more .................... 213 216 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 286 46 777 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 477 45 503 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 868 1 028 $1,000.. 10 533 14 284 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 135 13 895 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 572 711 Other ............................... 295 318 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 358 400 200 days or more ................... 219 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 612 773 number.. 46 192 53 461 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 209 number.. 2 514 1 912 Milk cows ..................farms.. 418 575 number.. 23 151 29 264 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 596 762 number.. 20 126 24 022 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 69 number.. 972 1 140 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 38 number.. 2 225 1 982 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 76 73 number.. 2 593 2 844 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 86 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 168 acres.. 4 843 7 186 bushels.. 488 838 835 284 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 365 496 acres.. 15 798 17 260 tons, green.. 213 881 251 016 Oats for grain................farms.. 100 172 acres.. 1 921 3 062 bushels.. 113 881 160 609 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 745 889 acres.. 65 592 79 408 tons, dry.. 135 233 160 347 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 26 acres.. 182 373 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 16 acres.. 66 48 @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. .