1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SULLIVAN COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 246 188 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 267 38 297 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 610 375 603 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 999 1 735 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 153 41 667 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 210 178 acres.. 12 911 12 131 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 186 157 acres.. 10 075 8 709 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 19 acres.. 100 157 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 140 12 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 739 67 800 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 640 6 016 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 500 6 730 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 10 $100,000 or more .................... 25 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 082 11 887 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 616 63 228 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 86 Other ............................... 156 102 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 117 200 days or more ................... 107 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 87 number.. 5 474 5 191 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 43 number.. 469 374 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 36 number.. 2 499 2 455 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 82 69 number.. 1 756 1 991 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 22 number.. 745 213 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) 727 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 34 number.. 613 888 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 29 number.. (D) 1 164 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 4 acres.. 327 (D) bushels.. 41 930 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 22 acres.. 2 579 2 485 tons, green.. 56 233 52 076 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 124 acres.. 7 176 5 899 tons, dry.. 13 272 11 639 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 15 acres.. 124 99 Land in orchards..............farms.. 26 19 acres.. 142 107 @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.