1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RENSSELAER COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 459 444 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 965 92 683 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 407 172 306 350 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 813 1 544 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 435 37 547 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 167 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 434 416 acres.. 59 409 53 876 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 400 387 acres.. 47 805 41 084 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 32 acres.. 716 243 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 700 26 312 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 528 59 261 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 612 8 198 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 088 18 114 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 46 $100,000 or more .................... 71 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 375 19 600 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 706 44 144 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 243 Other ............................... 227 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 234 200 days or more ................... 187 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 265 number.. 16 597 15 732 Beef cows ..................farms.. 131 140 number.. 1 742 1 494 Milk cows ..................farms.. 91 121 number.. 7 063 7 077 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 236 number.. 6 215 6 764 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 37 number.. 1 131 1 334 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 27 number.. 2 579 3 455 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 37 number.. 1 581 2 278 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 42 number.. 6 088 6 337 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 227 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 92 111 acres.. 11 455 8 182 bushels.. 1 190 275 980 884 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 118 133 acres.. 8 177 6 385 tons, green.. 92 248 99 847 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 27 acres.. 317 571 bushels.. 16 473 25 315 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 9 acres.. 9 15 cwt.. (D) 3 020 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 311 313 acres.. 27 077 27 308 tons, dry.. 42 892 53 185 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 49 60 acres.. 1 169 1 123 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 16 acres.. 220 191 @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.