Saratoga County Agricultural Statistics
According to the New York Agricultural Statistics Annual 2007-2008 Bulletin
| CCE Farms and Farmland Change from 1910 - 2008 |
| Year |
2008 |
2006 |
2002 |
1997 |
1969 |
1950 |
1910 |
| Number of Farms |
650 |
560 |
590 |
560 |
595 |
1,795 |
3,611 |
| Land in Farms |
74,800 |
73,400 |
74,900 |
77,000 |
99,102 |
200,349 |
392,200 |
| Avg Acres/Farm |
115 |
131 |
127 |
138 |
167 |
112 |
109 |
Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold
Livestock $31.97 million
Crops $15.48 million
Total $47.45 million
Dairy and Equine Facts
41 dairy farms have 7,000 cows producing 160 million pounds of milk with an average of
22,900 pounds of milk per cow.
Saratoga County's 11,000 equines ranked number one in 2005 in NYS and was valued
at $250.5 million.
According to the 2007 Census of Agriculture from USDA
Acres in Farmland
Cropland 42,949 acres
Farms by Size
1-9 acres 96
10-49 acres 234
50-179 acres 214
180-499 acres 75
500-999 acres 6
1,000 acres or more 16
Farms by Value of Sales
Less than $2,500 269
$2,500-$4,999 57
$5,000-$9,999 96
$10,000-$24,999 101
$25,000-$49,000 37
$50,000-$99,999 23
$100,000 or more 58
81 farms produce over $50,000 in sales annually and account for 12% of the total sales produced in the county.
Market Ag Products Sold Including Direct Sales
Milk and Other Dairy Products $34.04 million
Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod $ 5.6 million
Fruit, Tree Nuts, Berries $ 3.0 million
Sheep, Goats & their products $ 57,000
Hogs, Pigs $ 33,000
Livestock, poultry & their products $ 43.09 million
Cattle & Calves $3.02 million
Vegetables, melons, potatoes
& sweet potatoes $ 848,000
Cut Christmas Trees
& short rotation woody crops $ 424,000
Other Crops & Hay $ 4.0 million
Estimated Market Value of Land and Buildings
Per Farm $515,230
Per Acre $ 4,365
Estimated Value of All Machinery and Equipment
Average per Farm $ 81,832
Farm Income and Expenses
Total Farm Production Expenses $55.06 million
Average per Farm $85,901
Net Cash Farm Income $ 8.9 million
Average per farm $13,909
Farm Ownership and Employment
Farms in Saratoga County are family owned and operated. 351 report farming as their primary occupation, 290 reported other. The average age of the operator is 54.9 years 142 farms report 893 employees with a payroll of $9.86 million.