1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 423 381 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 563 25 882 Average size of farm .......acres.. 58 68 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 642 583 700 573 Average per acre .........dollars.. 8 904 9 850 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 674 33 503 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 127 94 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 144 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 372 336 acres.. 13 384 16 663 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 354 318 acres.. 10 796 11 925 Irrigated land .................farms.. 115 90 acres.. 1 004 833 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 284 32 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 326 84 448 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 855 26 325 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 429 5 849 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 25 $100,000 or more .................... 55 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 203 25 887 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 308 68 124 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 229 Other ............................... 196 152 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 162 200 days or more ................... 137 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 109 106 number.. 3 615 5 047 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 60 number.. 570 654 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 31 number.. 1 346 2 098 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 93 number.. 1 756 1 689 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 25 number.. 577 395 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 17 number.. 1 051 311 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 19 number.. 228 699 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 368 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 6 acres.. 21 129 bushels.. 1 322 5 760 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 42 acres.. 1 639 2 415 tons, green.. 32 015 41 233 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 7 acres.. 2 9 cwt.. 520 1 695 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 156 acres.. 6 528 7 010 tons, dry.. 11 037 13 443 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 98 94 acres.. 2 186 1 628 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 38 acres.. 644 813 @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.