1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCHENECTADY COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 151 151 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 168 19 198 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 704 244 534 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 369 2 025 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 263 36 837 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 144 149 acres.. 10 938 11 207 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 138 137 acres.. 7 746 7 708 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 27 acres.. 337 334 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 108 11 723 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 447 77 636 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 386 9 981 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 721 1 742 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 8 $100,000 or more .................... 11 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 837 10 870 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 411 71 511 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 59 61 Other ............................... 92 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 89 200 days or more ................... 65 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 41 56 number.. 1 713 1 592 Beef cows ..................farms.. 26 37 number.. 309 275 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 577 514 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 42 number.. 533 594 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 10 number.. 199 54 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 6 number.. 215 11 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. 156 122 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 4 acres.. 141 (D) bushels.. 10 691 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 12 acres.. 421 409 tons, green.. 3 258 5 513 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 96 bushels.. (D) 4 806 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 99 acres.. 6 543 6 057 tons, dry.. 9 028 9 514 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 14 acres.. 312 441 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 7 acres.. 70 50 @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.