1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAND ISLE COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 107 108 Land in farms ..................acres.. 21 036 24 848 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 474 123 391 560 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 463 1 738 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 413 70 306 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 101 98 acres.. 15 982 18 111 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 92 95 acres.. 12 280 14 134 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 51 34 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 605 8 765 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 766 81 157 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 071 1 280 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 534 7 485 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 17 $100,000 or more .................... 30 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 651 7 934 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 504 73 463 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 78 Other ............................... 38 30 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 41 42 200 days or more ................... 29 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 69 68 number.. 6 384 6 632 Beef cows ..................farms.. 18 19 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 45 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 59 62 number.. 3 398 2 282 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 8 number.. 26 141 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. 45 182 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 5 acres.. 758 311 bushels.. 88 686 29 690 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 45 acres.. 2 525 3 210 tons, green.. 39 884 48 487 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 85 acres.. 9 714 11 219 tons, dry.. 17 414 20 118 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 11 acres.. 63 71 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 150 202 @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.