1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 456 405 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 355 82 849 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 443 038 437 301 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 214 2 027 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 463 37 839 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 137 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 382 365 acres.. 42 188 45 067 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 332 acres.. 30 985 32 410 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 25 acres.. 495 272 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 544 21 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 017 52 607 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 387 4 426 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 156 16 880 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 48 $100,000 or more .................... 74 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 668 18 377 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 321 45 262 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 220 Other ............................... 230 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 192 200 days or more ................... 145 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 172 192 number.. 15 796 15 914 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 64 number.. 997 1 106 Milk cows ..................farms.. 92 108 number.. 7 849 7 497 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 183 number.. 7 143 6 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 21 number.. 90 234 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 19 number.. 62 576 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 42 number.. 1 916 1 828 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. (D) 190 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 11 acres.. 568 662 bushels.. 66 800 72 482 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 53 67 acres.. 4 949 4 851 tons, green.. 93 077 77 493 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 5 880 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 259 271 acres.. 26 973 27 125 tons, dry.. 46 939 51 079 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 30 acres.. 520 546 Land in orchards..............farms.. 28 26 acres.. 221 197 @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.