1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 391 328 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 572 39 844 Average size of farm .......acres.. 96 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 397 019 482 025 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 473 4 405 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 164 31 467 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 319 296 acres.. 15 025 15 936 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 284 260 acres.. 11 733 12 004 Irrigated land .................farms.. 73 48 acres.. 789 497 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 260 15 133 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 586 46 137 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 718 9 424 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 542 5 709 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 19 $100,000 or more .................... 34 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 902 13 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 775 41 737 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 167 Other ............................... 205 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 231 190 200 days or more ................... 135 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 97 92 number.. 3 692 4 636 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 52 number.. 618 387 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 37 number.. 1 328 1 977 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 72 70 number.. 1 325 1 722 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 39 number.. 1 279 1 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 29 number.. 2 787 2 802 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 38 number.. 959 942 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 49 number.. 1 050 6 540 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. 1 785 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 4 bushels.. (D) 285 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 25 acres.. 1 215 1 416 tons, green.. 23 316 26 853 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 168 acres.. 8 279 7 988 tons, dry.. 15 337 13 972 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 50 45 acres.. 1 294 1 078 Land in orchards..............farms.. 38 51 acres.. 1 384 1 790 @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.