1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAFTON COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 406 348 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 883 75 733 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 290 452 306 564 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 533 1 435 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 166 39 811 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 349 325 acres.. 26 891 27 071 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 321 312 acres.. 19 269 19 701 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 22 acres.. 101 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 380 16 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 808 47 894 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 017 2 225 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 363 14 442 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 23 $100,000 or more .................... 57 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 885 13 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 319 40 032 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 180 187 Other ............................... 226 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 185 200 days or more ................... 161 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 190 number.. 9 889 11 171 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 76 number.. 715 570 Milk cows ..................farms.. 91 106 number.. 4 802 5 559 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 174 number.. 3 686 4 830 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 52 number.. 389 361 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 23 number.. 484 903 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 38 number.. 1 020 1 152 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 63 42 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 5 acres.. 470 285 bushels.. 30 922 34 160 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 43 54 acres.. 2 786 3 511 tons, green.. 52 161 66 429 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 243 257 acres.. 16 620 16 092 tons, dry.. 29 345 26 030 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 26 acres.. 118 133 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 22 acres.. 228 165 @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.