Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
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Section 3: Report of Findings

X. Housing & Environment

Table HE-9: Environmental Indicators - 1997 Animal Waste Summary

 

Animal Type Number of Head Number of Waste (tons/yr) Volume of Waste (gallons/yr) Amount of Nitrogen in Waste (pounds/yr) Nitrogen Lost to Atmosphere (pounds/yr) Amount of Phosphorous in Waste (pounds/yr)
Hogs 572 1,100 2600,000 13,000 9,600 4,500
Cattle 29,115 380,000 90,000,000 3,900,000 1,200,000 870,000
Poultry 5,862 280 68,000 7,400 2,100 2,700
Sheep 3,558 1,400 340,000 30,000 22,000 6,100
Total Animal 39,107 380,000 91,000,000 4,000,000 1,200,000 880,000

* Note: county totals are compiled using 1997 Census of Agriculture data.
Please see a discussion of the limitations of animal waste data for details. 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
July 2001 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
10 Kennedy Parkway
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org