1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADDISON COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 683 683 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 985 209 677 Average size of farm .......acres.. 300 307 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 389 290 365 488 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 281 1 125 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 180 73 316 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 233 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 624 644 acres.. 134 908 141 626 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 587 614 acres.. 110 894 113 174 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 33 acres.. 299 423 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 112 718 93 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 034 137 039 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 682 7 930 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 103 036 85 668 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 84 $100,000 or more .................... 277 315 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 470 76 433 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 849 111 744 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 450 499 Other ............................... 233 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 236 200 days or more ................... 163 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 424 485 number.. 67 374 65 269 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 97 number.. 1 460 1 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 308 365 number.. 35 372 34 912 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 412 475 number.. 32 577 30 458 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 41 number.. 287 346 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 16 number.. 784 1 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 47 number.. 1 544 2 113 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 58 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 745 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 44 acres.. 2 612 3 370 bushels.. 308 542 321 902 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 260 294 acres.. 27 326 21 777 tons, green.. 429 387 302 684 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 93 198 bushels.. 5 273 9 869 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 473 538 acres.. 87 083 95 434 tons, dry.. 152 913 182 218 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 31 acres.. 175 132 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 48 acres.. 1 732 2 123 @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.