1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 689 607 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 538 86 581 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 699 749 713 957 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 467 4 881 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 202 40 257 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 112 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 222 191 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 175 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 616 554 acres.. 44 773 47 781 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 558 513 acres.. 34 474 35 185 Irrigated land .................farms.. 96 69 acres.. 284 216 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 461 30 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 856 49 564 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 495 11 081 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 966 19 004 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 198 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 38 $100,000 or more .................... 63 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 234 26 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 677 42 932 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 312 332 Other ............................... 377 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 399 334 200 days or more ................... 266 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 270 number.. 14 849 17 138 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 142 number.. 1 729 1 385 Milk cows ..................farms.. 92 120 number.. 5 839 7 981 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 221 number.. 4 937 6 776 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 42 number.. 608 887 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 35 number.. 1 546 1 640 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 71 number.. 1 586 2 620 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 86 78 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. 247 279 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 22 acres.. 2 378 2 397 bushels.. 296 072 301 309 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 76 104 acres.. 6 463 7 614 tons, green.. 108 291 119 291 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 17 7 acres.. 20 3 cwt.. 3 063 239 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 362 369 acres.. 25 767 24 688 tons, dry.. 50 675 55 729 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 88 84 acres.. 917 815 Land in orchards..............farms.. 45 59 acres.. 402 455 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (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.