1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUKES COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 64 56 Land in farms ..................acres.. 4 896 5 757 Average size of farm .......acres.. 77 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 660 929 973 386 Average per acre .........dollars.. 8 640 9 468 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 404 20 897 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 2 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 53 51 acres.. 1 365 1 613 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 47 47 acres.. 830 745 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 21 acres.. 94 98 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 250 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 524 15 163 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 986 731 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 264 118 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 1 $100,000 or more .................... 6 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 180 1 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 432 18 037 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 32 28 Other ............................... 32 28 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 45 31 200 days or more ................... 20 18 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 15 15 number.. 290 259 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 11 14 number.. 65 62 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 8 number.. 106 95 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 10 number.. (D) 417 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 10 number.. 318 292 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 13 number.. 505 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 8 acres.. 3 8 cwt.. (D) 1 906 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 22 acres.. 734 531 tons, dry.. 1 168 1 137 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 16 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) (D) @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.