Back to Seven Valleys Health Coalition web siteCortland Counts Main Menu
 

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
2,600,000
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. 

 Source: www.scorecard.org 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
November 2002 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