1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STRAFFORD COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 235 202 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 078 24 716 Average size of farm .......acres.. 111 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 776 266 195 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 932 2 594 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 184 29 889 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 212 191 acres.. 8 932 8 394 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 179 acres.. 6 893 6 418 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 27 acres.. 200 142 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 133 7 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 865 38 163 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 844 5 009 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 289 2 700 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 14 $100,000 or more .................... 14 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 170 7 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 186 35 627 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 99 91 Other ............................... 136 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 127 200 days or more ................... 94 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 49 55 number.. 2 846 2 284 Beef cows ..................farms.. 28 27 number.. 186 299 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 21 number.. 1 264 876 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 44 number.. 818 870 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 18 number.. 138 169 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 10 number.. 391 500 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 21 number.. 319 307 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 24 number.. 1 870 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 1 acres.. 5 (D) bushels.. 432 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 12 acres.. 965 950 tons, green.. 15 103 15 369 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 123 acres.. 5 210 5 224 tons, dry.. 9 223 8 727 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 29 acres.. 234 193 Land in orchards..............farms.. 26 31 acres.. 150 144 @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.