Farm Directory : Washington County Farm Facts

Washington County Agricultural Statistics

According to the New York Agricultural Statistics Annual 2006-2007 Bulletin

Farms and Farmland
Number of Farms 835
Farmland Acreage 201,800 acres
Average Acres per Farm 242 acres

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold
Livestock $ 70.06 million
Crops $ 17.85 million
Total $ 87.91 million

Dairy and Equine Facts
Over 170 dairy farms have 23,300 cows producing 355 million pounds of milk with an
average of 15,400 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 2002 Census of Agriculture from USDA

Acres in Farmland
Cropland 130,695 acres
Pasture 14,194 acres
Woodland 47,088 acres
Other (1) 14,171 acres

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

Farms by Size
1-9 acres 70
10-49 acres 145
50-179 acres 321
180-499 acres 228
500-999 acres 99
1,000 acres or more 24

Farms by Value of Sales
Less than $2,500 290
$2,500-$4,999 74
$5,000-$9,999 76
$10,000-$24,999 94
$25,000-$49,000 90
$50,000-$99,999 67
$100,000-$249,999 107
$250,000-$499,999 62
$500,000 or more 27

263 farms produce over $50,000 in sales annually and account for over 70% of the total
sales produced in the county.

Value of Sales by Commodity Group
Milk and Other Dairy Products $ 61.17 million
Cattle & Calves $ 7.82 million
Vegetable, melons, potatoes $ 4.01 million
Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod $ 1.24 million
Grains $ 2.10 million
Other Crops & Hay $ 3.47 million
Fruit, Tree Nuts, Berries $ 763,000

.
Value of Sales by Commodity Group Continued
Cut Christmas Trees
& Short Rotation Woody Crops $ 260,000
Equine $ 168,000
Sheep, Goats $ 260,000
Poultry & Eggs $ 199,000
Hogs, Pigs data not disclosed

Estimated Market Value of Land and Buildings
Per Farm $ 298,920
Per Acre $ 1,356

Estimated Value of All Machinery and Equipment
Average per Farm $ 94,903

Farm Income and Expenses
Total Farm Production Expenses $ 78.59 million
Average per Farm $ 88,313

Net Cash Farm Income $ 11.96 million
Average per farm $ 13,447

Farm Ownership and Employment
Farms in Washington County are family owned and operated. 547 report farming as
their primary occupation, 340 reported other. The average age of the operator is 53.4
years 330 farms report 1,327 employees with a payroll of $ 12.4 million.

4/08

top