1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARTFORD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 627 628 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 922 56 510 Average size of farm .......acres.. 84 90 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 675 289 693 723 Average per acre .........dollars.. 7 695 7 377 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 640 43 308 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 142 114 10 to 49 acres ...................... 224 255 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 580 590 acres.. 33 366 35 444 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 544 547 acres.. 25 690 26 966 Irrigated land .................farms.. 174 149 acres.. 3 952 3 049 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 112 189 90 845 Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 929 144 658 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 102 432 73 416 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 757 17 429 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 55 $100,000 or more .................... 112 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 028 70 724 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 845 112 619 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 348 356 Other ............................... 279 272 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 283 200 days or more ................... 209 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 135 180 number.. 4 613 6 000 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 110 number.. 880 1 040 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 50 number.. 1 577 2 034 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 108 136 number.. 1 713 2 362 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 38 number.. 760 1 043 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 22 number.. 2 009 990 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 51 number.. 352 1 013 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 51 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 17 acres.. 1 272 1 137 bushels.. 154 886 140 066 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 46 61 acres.. 2 324 2 815 tons, green.. 52 666 53 980 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 10 10 acres.. 108 244 cwt.. 29 799 52 078 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 224 268 acres.. 7 671 9 392 tons, dry.. 14 900 19 106 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 168 170 acres.. 4 623 5 572 Land in orchards..............farms.. 58 70 acres.. 981 1 262 @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.