1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 3 687 3 427 Land in farms ..................acres.. 359 313 358 743 Average size of farm .......acres.. 97 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 571 074 624 135 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 949 5 959 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 194 36 557 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 744 606 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 273 1 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 129 1 082 180 to 499 acres .................... 436 455 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 3 289 3 058 acres.. 181 043 192 756 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 3 032 2 789 acres.. 140 513 143 782 Irrigated land .................farms.. 674 524 acres.. 7 366 5 893 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 421 648 336 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 361 98 332 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 263 799 183 300 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 157 850 153 683 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 165 1 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 555 442 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 500 476 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 511 480 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 271 249 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 221 214 $100,000 or more .................... 464 446 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 330 902 282 694 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 846 82 514 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 824 1 828 Other ............................... 1 863 1 599 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 953 1 751 200 days or more ................... 1 310 1 098 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 227 1 345 number.. 65 645 78 044 Beef cows ..................farms.. 721 770 number.. 6 887 6 878 Milk cows ..................farms.. 370 486 number.. 28 017 34 552 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 983 1 103 number.. 25 237 31 200 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 210 293 number.. 4 521 5 588 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 160 201 number.. 9 408 8 232 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 254 312 number.. 5 010 7 501 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 387 391 number.. 3 992 919 4 494 659 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 30 42 number.. 342 656 943 569 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 81 acres.. 5 460 5 357 bushels.. 605 666 630 547 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 403 500 acres.. 32 219 37 825 tons, green.. 610 198 689 551 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 58 47 acres.. 151 279 cwt.. 37 907 57 401 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 670 1 752 acres.. 81 752 81 281 tons, dry.. 158 978 176 190 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 620 579 acres.. 10 008 9 994 Land in orchards..............farms.. 253 332 acres.. 3 546 4 481 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.