1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WINDSOR COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 558 505 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 087 89 785 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 988 324 043 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 098 1 815 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 293 30 810 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 206 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 461 476 acres.. 29 854 35 891 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 402 441 acres.. 21 336 23 852 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 28 acres.. 279 148 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 820 13 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 520 25 775 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 480 3 048 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 340 9 969 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 212 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 35 $100,000 or more .................... 37 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 409 12 888 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 160 25 623 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 257 272 Other ............................... 301 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 275 200 days or more ................... 187 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 286 number.. 11 408 12 353 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 178 number.. 2 032 2 143 Milk cows ..................farms.. 84 112 number.. 3 688 4 147 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 271 number.. 4 417 5 438 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 44 number.. 718 855 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 41 number.. 1 137 1 689 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 59 number.. 1 358 2 254 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 66 64 number.. 1 961 1 428 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. 1 384 2 551 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. 162 153 bushels.. 19 560 13 074 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 46 80 acres.. 2 322 2 603 tons, green.. 44 882 45 895 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 388 acres.. 19 127 22 477 tons, dry.. 26 552 36 451 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 43 acres.. 298 240 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 32 acres.. 292 460 @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.