1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALEDONIA COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 452 430 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 255 96 704 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 979 256 994 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 475 1 202 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 787 43 283 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 168 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 413 409 acres.. 43 209 43 581 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 371 386 acres.. 30 648 29 762 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 11 acres.. 208 18 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 357 24 572 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 949 57 145 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 116 2 033 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 241 22 539 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 72 $100,000 or more .................... 83 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 627 19 317 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 954 45 028 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 271 Other ............................... 204 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 203 200 days or more ................... 146 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 280 number.. 20 318 19 540 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 75 number.. 592 705 Milk cows ..................farms.. 152 187 number.. 10 467 10 508 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 272 number.. 11 727 8 129 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 26 number.. 95 108 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 15 number.. 98 142 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 35 number.. 922 764 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 43 number.. 1 168 1 112 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 450 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 6 acres.. 148 106 bushels.. 12 812 10 890 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 70 acres.. 3 501 3 113 tons, green.. 68 248 44 390 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 315 358 acres.. 28 095 27 962 tons, dry.. 48 477 47 549 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 23 acres.. 88 90 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 58 44 @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.