1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 440 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 514 55 263 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 503 628 481 744 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 926 4 163 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 395 36 900 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 380 373 acres.. 28 649 29 501 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 346 345 acres.. 23 491 23 770 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 43 acres.. 416 108 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 861 33 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 230 77 101 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 881 5 210 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 981 28 560 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 27 $100,000 or more .................... 78 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 985 28 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 693 64 440 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 244 Other ............................... 229 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 226 200 days or more ................... 169 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 216 number.. 16 018 16 859 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 120 number.. 1 076 1 005 Milk cows ..................farms.. 64 81 number.. 7 689 8 164 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 185 number.. 5 728 7 267 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 43 number.. 730 765 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 24 number.. 1 949 2 742 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 45 number.. 528 607 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 47 51 number.. (D) 438 838 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 17 number.. 181 466 625 085 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 10 acres.. 522 1 035 bushels.. 51 035 120 819 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 83 96 acres.. 9 286 9 031 tons, green.. 167 189 167 731 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 3 acres.. 6 (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 251 acres.. 13 680 13 572 tons, dry.. 29 335 32 295 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 50 acres.. 664 412 Land in orchards..............farms.. 24 44 acres.. 358 652 @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.