Oswego County 



553 



PRESENT STATUS OF AGRICULTURE 



(From Census of 1917 and Census of 1918) 

 Farms for which reports were received 



LIVE STOCK AND POULTRY 



Horses and mules 



Cattle 



Sheep 



Swine 



Poultry 



EEES 



Xuniber of colonies 1 ,971 



SELECTED CROPS 



Cereals: ]£* 



Corn 7.9.13 



Oats 23. 96-4 



Barley 441 



Buckwheat 5, 632 



Wheat ( winter) 1 . 204 



Wheat (spring) 104 



Rye 1. 1&4 



Hay and Forage: 



Alfalfa 765 



Other hay 79 , 731 



Corn (ensilage) 12,581 



Corn ( fodder ) 



Special Crops: 



Field beana 1,236 



Cabbage 4S5 



Potatoes 5,977 



Roots raised for stock food 



Canning factory crops 1 ,981 



Other vegetables and garden 



crops 1,312 



Fruits: 



Apples G.S85 



Peaches 109 



Pears 1.663 



Plums 53 



Cherries 232 



Quinces 



Vineyard 38 



Small fruits 847 



1917 

 Number 



1918 

 Number 



6,353 



5,766 



12, 863 



11,147 



58,562 



52.120 



2.651 



2,237 



8,921 



8,947 



260,548 



226,375 



1,318 



1918 



Acres 



Yield 



7.432 



51. 295 bu. 



20. 962 



485.842 bu. 



559 



7. 503 bu. 



6,402 



77. 095 bu. 



1.276 



20. 447 bu. 



276 



3. 553 bu. 



1,208 



13. 308 bu. 



637 



1,323 tons 



83,020 



120,234 tons 



11,303 



70,730 tona 



4,097 . 





1,736 



12,454 bu. 



559 



6.708 tons 



7,030 



596,807 bu. 



392 . 





1,4S0 . 





2,214 . 





7,207 



136, 8S4 bu. 



190 



2.714 bu. 



1,790 



60,001 bu. 



239 



29,191 lbs. 



261 



50,613 lbs. 



6 



91 bu 



40 



97.292 lbs. 



1.160 









