1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 396 391 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 782 57 889 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 570 358 794 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 878 2 527 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 704 37 942 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 376 acres.. 35 877 36 388 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 352 356 acres.. 25 651 25 712 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 50 acres.. 482 429 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 770 15 611 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 823 39 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 730 7 485 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 040 8 126 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 31 $100,000 or more .................... 30 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 501 13 773 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 898 35 224 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 178 Other ............................... 215 213 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 212 200 days or more ................... 156 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 165 number.. 9 193 9 536 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 108 number.. 1 837 1 668 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 44 number.. 1 826 2 205 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 143 148 number.. 7 813 7 229 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 28 number.. 399 282 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 19 number.. 932 374 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 48 number.. 912 1 477 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 34 number.. 1 192 1 121 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 26 acres.. 1 081 1 026 bushels.. 122 994 83 770 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 74 acres.. 2 839 3 662 tons, green.. 37 416 43 614 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 19 acres.. 194 248 bushels.. 6 235 12 520 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 6 cwt.. (D) 1 629 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 251 264 acres.. 20 625 19 937 tons, dry.. 28 327 34 456 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 42 58 acres.. 560 652 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 13 acres.. 394 633 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.