1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 443 528 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 404 82 878 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 336 173 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 092 1 329 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 304 35 806 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 410 494 acres.. 45 322 52 358 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 381 449 acres.. 33 169 36 339 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 30 acres.. 174 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 820 22 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 769 43 255 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 011 5 303 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 808 17 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 181 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 40 $100,000 or more .................... 57 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 147 18 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 480 34 523 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 443 528 $1,000.. 2 878 2 536 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 497 4 804 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 241 275 Other ............................... 202 253 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 230 295 200 days or more ................... 134 193 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 252 number.. 12 054 14 771 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 106 number.. 821 1 003 Milk cows ..................farms.. 88 130 number.. 5 812 6 920 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 229 number.. 5 485 7 129 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 40 number.. 256 306 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 27 number.. 253 305 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 25 number.. 499 509 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 50 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 115 acres.. 5 571 5 768 bushels.. 591 400 624 790 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 102 129 acres.. 5 512 6 569 tons, green.. 84 534 89 791 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 48 acres.. 563 798 bushels.. 34 962 42 695 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 289 371 acres.. 21 116 23 213 tons, dry.. 45 518 49 426 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 59 57 acres.. 333 340 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 38 acres.. 793 816 @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. .