Farm Directory : Washington County Farm Facts

Washington County Agricultural Statistics

According to the New York Agricultural Statistics Annual 2007-2008 Bulletin

Farms and Farmland
Number of Farms 850
Farmland Acreage 200,800 acres
Average Acres per Farm 236 acres

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold
Livestock $ 96.43 million
Crops $ 20.54 million
Total $ 116.97 million

Dairy and Equine Facts
Over 170 dairy farms have 22,800 cows producing 362 million pounds of milk with an average of 15,900 pounds of milk per cow.

Washington County's 3,900 equines were ranked 18th in inventory in NYS in 2005 and were valued at $40.45 million.

According to the 2007 Census of Agriculture from USDA

Acres in Farmland
Cropland 112,016 acres

(1) Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc

Farms by Value of Sales
Less than $2,500 293
$2,500-$4,999 73
$5,000-$9,999 59
$10,000-$24,999 183
$25,000-$49,000 86
$50,000-$99,999 38
$100,000-$249,999 180
$250,000-$499,999 62
$500,000 or more 27

218 farms produce over $50,000 in sales annually and account for over 25% of the total
sales produced in the county.

Value of Sales by Commodity Group
Milk and Other Dairy Products $ 85.63 million
Cattle & Calves $ 11.2 million
Vegetable, melons, potatoes $ 3.9 million
Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod $ 1.68 million
Other Crops & Hay $ 3.60 million
Fruit, Tree Nuts, Berries $ 1.28 million
Cut Christmas Trees & Short Rotation Woody Crops $ 103,000
Sheep, Goats & their products $ 350,000
Livestock, Poultry& their products $ 88.91 million
Hogs, Pigs $ 508,000

Estimated Market Value of Land and Buildings
Per Farm $ 512,622
Per Acre $ 2,130

Estimated Value of All Machinery and Equipment
Average per Farm $ 104,900

Farm Income and Expenses
Total Farm Production Expenses $ 93 million
Average per Farm $ 110,314

Net Cash Farm Income $ 27.11 million
Average per farm $ 32,165

Farm Ownership and Employment
Farms in Washington County are family owned and operated. 419 report farming as
their primary occupation, 424 reported other. The average age of the operator is 53.4
years 234 farms report 1,285 employees with a payroll of $ 13.0 million.

4/08

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