1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCHENECTADY COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 151 182 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 198 22 276 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 534 163 121 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 025 1 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 837 25 189 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 149 172 acres.. 11 207 12 310 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 137 166 acres.. 7 708 8 117 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 29 acres.. 334 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 723 3 303 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 636 18 149 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 981 1 453 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 742 1 850 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 9 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 870 2 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 511 13 459 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 152 182 $1,000.. 644 621 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 237 3 410 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 61 76 Other ............................... 90 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 89 108 200 days or more ................... 68 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 56 68 number.. 1 592 2 147 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 41 number.. 275 369 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 18 number.. 514 692 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 42 67 number.. 594 912 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 7 number.. 54 102 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 3 number.. 11 58 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 122 22 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 11 acres.. (D) 175 bushels.. (D) 12 905 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 21 acres.. 409 635 tons, green.. 5 513 7 387 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 96 28 bushels.. 4 806 1 100 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 127 acres.. 6 057 6 811 tons, dry.. 9 514 9 082 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 18 acres.. 441 402 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 9 acres.. 50 59 @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. .