1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COOS COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 185 173 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 931 46 056 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 154 227 954 Average per acre .........dollars.. 840 892 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 894 35 107 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 163 acres.. 14 048 16 885 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 149 148 acres.. 10 961 12 611 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 16 acres.. 39 33 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 791 7 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 111 44 477 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 579 761 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 211 6 934 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 7 $100,000 or more .................... 17 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 183 6 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 827 37 384 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 92 Other ............................... 100 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 90 200 days or more ................... 70 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 88 number.. 5 684 6 312 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 33 number.. 356 310 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 43 number.. 2 466 2 944 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 80 number.. 1 738 2 373 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 21 number.. 32 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 12 number.. 12 375 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 22 number.. 537 534 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 28 number.. 604 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 190 bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 16 acres.. 1 621 1 579 tons, green.. 32 302 28 580 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 126 acres.. 9 212 10 830 tons, dry.. 17 717 18 869 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 18 acres.. 61 114 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 13 acres.. 36 45 @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.