1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 937 2 445 Land in farms ..................acres.. 415 031 385 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 141 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 523 342 607 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 250 2 256 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 957 34 566 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 425 308 10 to 49 acres ...................... 784 619 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 005 844 180 to 499 acres .................... 571 511 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 489 2 242 acres.. 132 619 135 437 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 256 2 039 acres.. 101 753 100 746 Irrigated land .................farms.. 429 308 acres.. 2 691 1 746 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 149 467 114 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 891 46 654 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 728 45 724 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 739 68 346 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 121 928 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 460 343 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 388 325 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 363 288 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 187 152 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 143 143 $100,000 or more .................... 275 266 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 126 098 95 755 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 169 39 244 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 260 1 204 Other ............................... 1 677 1 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 807 1 420 200 days or more ................... 1 152 848 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 953 956 number.. 45 115 48 419 Beef cows ..................farms.. 540 494 number.. 4 206 3 727 Milk cows ..................farms.. 329 389 number.. 19 563 21 659 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 760 766 number.. 16 053 20 138 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 249 289 number.. 4 373 4 458 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 137 173 number.. 13 454 9 063 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 344 311 number.. 6 925 8 052 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 405 337 number.. 213 782 212 748 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 35 25 number.. 472 718 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 34 acres.. 1 211 1 620 bushels.. 127 024 184 250 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 231 258 acres.. 15 957 16 577 tons, green.. 307 296 311 941 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 462 1 492 acres.. 78 832 77 605 tons, dry.. 140 513 136 963 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 339 327 acres.. 3 490 3 324 Land in orchards..............farms.. 219 242 acres.. 3 414 3 877 @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.