1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WINDHAM COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 305 270 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 818 43 987 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 337 075 378 947 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 177 1 990 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 921 43 372 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 99 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 260 250 acres.. 18 529 18 467 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 228 226 acres.. 13 801 13 216 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 23 acres.. 353 169 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 366 14 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 775 52 170 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 117 4 125 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 250 9 961 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 17 $100,000 or more .................... 49 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 685 11 662 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 597 43 191 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 146 145 Other ............................... 159 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 151 200 days or more ................... 103 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 110 123 number.. 7 140 7 399 Beef cows ..................farms.. 50 53 number.. 363 381 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 62 number.. 3 537 3 649 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 103 number.. 3 861 3 963 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 21 number.. 640 441 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 14 number.. 708 752 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 27 number.. 2 476 3 338 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 46 number.. 1 294 1 615 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 422 222 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 276 bushels.. (D) 24 245 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 40 acres.. 2 701 2 213 tons, green.. 60 515 42 750 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 175 acres.. 10 131 10 351 tons, dry.. 17 318 21 441 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 34 acres.. 482 344 Land in orchards..............farms.. 26 29 acres.. 1 067 856 @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.