1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 610 550 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 924 65 987 Average size of farm .......acres.. 111 120 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 445 136 613 569 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 220 5 502 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 273 40 498 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 222 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 554 480 acres.. 29 958 28 385 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 509 431 acres.. 22 588 20 855 Irrigated land .................farms.. 72 41 acres.. 428 285 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 805 97 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 237 177 613 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 104 36 859 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 70 701 60 828 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 29 $100,000 or more .................... 76 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 842 86 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 302 156 908 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 290 Other ............................... 299 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 323 292 200 days or more ................... 212 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 259 number.. 13 062 15 042 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 141 number.. 1 302 1 238 Milk cows ..................farms.. 89 101 number.. 5 616 6 690 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 201 223 number.. 6 343 6 228 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 43 number.. 1 090 926 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 36 number.. 1 845 771 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 51 number.. 942 1 054 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 75 54 number.. 3 307 150 3 868 909 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 12 acres.. 879 291 bushels.. 64 484 25 558 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 89 89 acres.. 6 853 7 485 tons, green.. 136 636 143 145 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 11 acres.. 2 8 cwt.. 159 351 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 315 320 acres.. 14 367 12 715 tons, dry.. 27 860 28 322 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 70 66 acres.. 505 598 Land in orchards..............farms.. 34 39 acres.. 271 279 @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.