1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 391 460 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 889 67 754 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 147 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 794 212 390 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 527 1 356 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 942 29 847 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 440 acres.. 36 388 41 137 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 356 411 acres.. 25 712 28 617 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 55 acres.. 429 429 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 611 16 257 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 926 35 342 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 485 5 598 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 126 10 659 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 41 $100,000 or more .................... 32 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 773 14 363 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 224 31 292 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 391 459 $1,000.. 2 136 2 390 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 462 5 206 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 178 201 Other ............................... 213 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 267 200 days or more ................... 152 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 196 number.. 9 536 10 749 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 117 number.. 1 668 1 317 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 56 number.. 2 205 2 766 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 171 number.. 7 229 8 565 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 29 number.. 282 394 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 22 number.. 374 759 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 48 number.. 1 477 1 251 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 43 number.. 1 121 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 38 acres.. 1 026 2 548 bushels.. 83 770 209 549 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 74 67 acres.. 3 662 2 873 tons, green.. 43 614 33 710 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 21 acres.. 248 367 bushels.. 12 520 20 509 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 6 (D) cwt.. 1 629 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 264 312 acres.. 19 937 22 272 tons, dry.. 34 456 39 902 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 58 70 acres.. 652 1 047 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 18 acres.. 633 504 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .