1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ORLEANS COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 569 549 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 154 149 503 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 272 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 558 285 750 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 193 1 077 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 815 56 347 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 165 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 246 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 511 512 acres.. 74 331 81 876 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 470 485 acres.. 55 634 58 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 13 acres.. 246 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 522 54 845 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 607 99 899 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 807 1 405 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 715 53 439 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 114 $100,000 or more .................... 165 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 813 43 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 657 78 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 377 426 Other ............................... 192 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 235 200 200 days or more ................... 121 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 365 426 number.. 44 280 43 862 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 76 number.. 804 1 168 Milk cows ..................farms.. 265 354 number.. 24 947 26 808 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 342 414 number.. 18 048 19 328 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 33 number.. 375 145 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 14 number.. 1 261 558 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 31 number.. 625 378 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 50 41 number.. 1 478 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. 104 440 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 5 acres.. 137 109 bushels.. 9 400 4 645 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 72 80 acres.. 8 710 6 992 tons, green.. 164 472 113 621 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 65 49 bushels.. 1 730 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 410 461 acres.. 49 358 54 225 tons, dry.. 94 433 104 909 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 21 acres.. (D) 50 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 15 acres.. 65 54 @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.