1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 539 527 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 092 53 459 Average size of farm .......acres.. 97 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 304 325 006 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 859 3 851 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 035 32 839 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 115 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 172 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 478 497 acres.. 26 865 29 934 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 437 456 acres.. 21 276 22 699 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 50 acres.. 697 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 514 24 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 888 47 048 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 130 15 499 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 384 9 295 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 38 $100,000 or more .................... 68 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 744 19 857 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 763 37 751 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 280 Other ............................... 261 247 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 285 200 days or more ................... 185 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 198 number.. 7 170 8 590 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 97 number.. 641 807 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 78 number.. 3 155 3 619 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 160 number.. 2 852 3 630 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 38 number.. 2 022 2 827 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 23 number.. 4 384 4 935 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 39 number.. 1 225 1 873 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 43 number.. (D) 5 067 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 29 acres.. 1 970 2 089 bushels.. 270 407 246 182 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 56 79 acres.. 3 013 2 671 tons, green.. 53 484 45 890 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 17 21 acres.. 1 896 2 391 cwt.. 507 586 527 471 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 234 268 acres.. 11 071 12 920 tons, dry.. 20 845 24 964 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 124 135 acres.. 3 058 2 214 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 44 acres.. 408 733 @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.