1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 740 728 Land in farms ..................acres.. 190 215 203 503 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 550 293 386 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 247 1 064 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 716 69 808 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 218 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 345 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 650 693 acres.. 99 474 105 693 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 606 654 acres.. 76 024 77 393 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 19 acres.. 200 507 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 610 94 107 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 608 129 268 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 256 1 957 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 95 354 92 150 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 107 $100,000 or more .................... 299 360 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 892 74 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 899 102 253 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 478 562 Other ............................... 262 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 305 238 200 days or more ................... 198 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 533 605 number.. 66 851 65 838 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 84 number.. 878 702 Milk cows ..................farms.. 380 483 number.. 39 962 41 090 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 518 605 number.. 34 092 38 843 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 35 number.. 114 264 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 16 number.. 226 284 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 35 number.. 774 988 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. 1 275 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 23 acres.. 2 113 894 bushels.. 228 558 84 950 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 258 311 acres.. 23 843 21 532 tons, green.. 456 461 366 384 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 103 (D) bushels.. 2 684 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 552 623 acres.. 55 279 59 578 tons, dry.. 128 536 129 553 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 17 acres.. 139 101 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 14 acres.. 63 64 @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.