1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 344 330 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 290 58 891 Average size of farm .......acres.. 164 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 273 253 111 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 853 1 466 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 620 34 363 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 113 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 277 311 acres.. 23 166 26 226 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 281 acres.. 16 081 18 160 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 25 acres.. 90 119 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 041 12 756 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 724 38 654 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 221 1 609 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 820 11 147 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 31 $100,000 or more .................... 38 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 097 10 845 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 406 32 963 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 178 170 Other ............................... 166 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 167 200 days or more ................... 105 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 182 number.. 10 015 10 758 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 81 number.. 827 819 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 96 number.. 4 554 4 875 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 160 number.. 3 827 4 301 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 24 number.. 92 300 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 17 number.. (D) 280 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 39 number.. 513 931 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 49 number.. 1 163 1 443 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 800 578 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 0 acres.. 288 0 bushels.. 29 784 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 49 acres.. 2 123 2 507 tons, green.. 37 170 37 315 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 44 0 bushels.. 2 418 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 230 acres.. 14 352 16 438 tons, dry.. 24 286 31 413 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 30 acres.. 258 296 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 14 acres.. 70 62 @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.