1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TOLLAND COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 355 326 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 235 38 715 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 471 031 570 801 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 852 4 479 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 283 30 760 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 314 287 acres.. 16 607 19 619 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 291 269 acres.. 13 002 14 916 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 40 acres.. 308 227 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 268 21 429 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 811 65 734 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 702 4 785 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 566 16 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 8 $100,000 or more .................... 37 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 617 18 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 077 58 180 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 157 Other ............................... 190 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 178 200 days or more ................... 146 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 143 148 number.. 10 618 13 569 Beef cows ..................farms.. 83 94 number.. 723 748 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 49 number.. 5 156 6 078 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 112 123 number.. 3 655 5 031 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 39 number.. 418 886 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 26 number.. 425 1 062 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 23 number.. 763 575 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 43 38 number.. (D) 25 330 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 315 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 7 acres.. 379 (D) bushels.. 37 321 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 65 acres.. 5 018 7 194 tons, green.. 101 692 141 880 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 12 cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 200 acres.. 7 118 7 139 tons, dry.. 15 322 14 517 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 50 43 acres.. 454 401 Land in orchards..............farms.. 29 31 acres.. 242 253 @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.