1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RENSSELAER COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 444 526 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 683 106 559 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 350 267 608 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 544 1 316 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 547 39 323 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 416 484 acres.. 53 876 65 208 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 387 447 acres.. 41 084 45 595 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 31 acres.. 243 287 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 312 26 425 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 261 50 238 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 198 6 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 114 19 766 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 63 $100,000 or more .................... 76 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 600 19 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 144 36 559 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 444 526 $1,000.. 4 684 5 684 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 551 10 806 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 243 289 Other ............................... 201 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 234 271 200 days or more ................... 147 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 265 333 number.. 15 732 19 627 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 143 number.. 1 494 1 417 Milk cows ..................farms.. 121 187 number.. 7 077 9 414 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 312 number.. 6 764 8 668 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 38 number.. 1 334 641 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 30 number.. 3 455 2 933 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 38 number.. 2 278 1 267 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 58 number.. 6 337 10 556 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 650 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 111 139 acres.. 8 182 7 697 bushels.. 980 884 806 060 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 133 154 acres.. 6 385 6 542 tons, green.. 99 847 88 679 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 39 acres.. 571 767 bushels.. 25 315 42 773 Irish potatoes................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 15 12 cwt.. 3 020 1 677 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 375 acres.. 27 308 30 950 tons, dry.. 53 185 58 439 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 60 53 acres.. 1 123 506 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 12 acres.. 191 169 @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. .