1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 472 443 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 928 70 404 Average size of farm .......acres.. 155 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 047 313 336 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 429 2 092 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 585 41 304 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 429 410 acres.. 46 001 45 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 380 381 acres.. 35 903 33 169 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 49 acres.. 438 174 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 855 23 820 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 252 53 769 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 832 7 011 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 023 16 808 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 36 $100,000 or more .................... 55 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 526 20 147 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 740 45 480 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 241 Other ............................... 237 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 230 200 days or more ................... 183 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 191 190 number.. 14 607 12 054 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 90 number.. 1 225 821 Milk cows ..................farms.. 79 88 number.. 6 446 5 812 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 159 number.. 5 330 5 485 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 40 number.. 472 256 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 20 number.. 639 253 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 28 number.. 879 499 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 68 acres.. 5 105 5 571 bushels.. 530 852 591 400 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 92 102 acres.. 7 408 5 512 tons, green.. 112 118 84 534 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 29 acres.. 420 563 bushels.. 24 065 34 962 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 1 acres.. 8 (D) cwt.. 665 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 272 289 acres.. 22 203 21 116 tons, dry.. 38 423 45 518 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 56 59 acres.. 377 333 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 32 acres.. 573 793 @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.