1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 241 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 975 13 695 Average size of farm .......acres.. 41 52 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 623 929 464 660 Average per acre .........dollars.. 17 673 8 170 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 158 23 829 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 207 208 acres.. 5 000 6 865 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 174 177 acres.. 3 004 4 447 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 42 acres.. 244 168 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 717 15 276 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 170 58 530 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 415 6 517 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 302 8 759 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 15 $100,000 or more .................... 24 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 994 11 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 142 42 597 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 240 262 $1,000.. 677 3 877 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 820 14 799 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 129 Other ............................... 126 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 130 200 days or more ................... 72 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 59 number.. 1 269 1 975 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 35 number.. 338 613 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 13 number.. 390 584 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 53 number.. 488 1 255 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 10 number.. 163 57 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 7 number.. 129 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 23 number.. 595 530 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 38 number.. 3 882 8 613 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 800 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 72 bushels.. 1 060 4 305 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 15 acres.. 308 444 tons, green.. 5 381 7 575 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 4 cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 61 83 acres.. 1 841 2 711 tons, dry.. 3 654 4 517 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 44 35 acres.. 382 413 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 27 acres.. 339 445 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .