1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUTLAND COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 530 493 Land in farms ..................acres.. 125 770 132 674 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 464 341 776 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 278 1 341 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 083 46 233 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 185 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 465 459 acres.. 52 797 57 342 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 423 426 acres.. 37 472 39 915 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 26 acres.. 113 121 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 357 27 347 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 504 55 470 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 217 2 337 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 140 25 010 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 161 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 61 $100,000 or more .................... 98 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 350 22 802 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 409 46 251 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 293 278 Other ............................... 237 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 251 257 200 days or more ................... 139 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 316 number.. 21 606 23 127 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 108 number.. 1 796 1 681 Milk cows ..................farms.. 179 194 number.. 10 261 10 842 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 295 number.. 7 788 9 663 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 28 number.. 238 398 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 17 number.. 145 761 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 45 number.. 1 160 1 495 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 39 number.. 1 877 1 836 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 15 acres.. 701 896 bushels.. 85 163 73 578 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 151 170 acres.. 7 353 7 680 tons, green.. 125 287 123 128 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 65 bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 358 364 acres.. 33 477 33 808 tons, dry.. 58 393 64 356 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 45 38 acres.. 314 304 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 21 acres.. 149 249 @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.