1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARTFORD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 628 656 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 510 60 277 Average size of farm .......acres.. 90 92 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 693 723 497 353 Average per acre .........dollars.. 7 377 5 701 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 308 46 933 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 114 112 10 to 49 acres ...................... 255 265 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 590 606 acres.. 35 444 38 177 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 547 571 acres.. 26 966 29 066 Irrigated land .................farms.. 149 139 acres.. 3 049 4 656 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 845 88 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 658 135 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 416 67 535 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 429 21 294 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 46 $100,000 or more .................... 90 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 724 65 289 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 619 99 678 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 628 655 $1,000.. 19 909 22 231 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 702 33 941 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 356 360 Other ............................... 272 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 283 329 200 days or more ................... 180 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 204 number.. 6 000 7 101 Beef cows ..................farms.. 110 130 number.. 1 040 1 056 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 64 number.. 2 034 2 761 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 164 number.. 2 362 2 450 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 33 number.. 1 043 965 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 29 number.. 990 982 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 45 number.. 1 013 1 111 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 53 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 14 675 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 38 acres.. 1 137 1 032 bushels.. 140 066 90 647 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 61 65 acres.. 2 815 2 995 tons, green.. 53 980 57 559 Irish potatoes................farms.. 10 15 acres.. 244 510 cwt.. 52 078 108 787 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 268 301 acres.. 9 392 10 017 tons, dry.. 19 106 21 907 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 170 144 acres.. 5 572 5 091 Land in orchards..............farms.. 70 75 acres.. 1 262 1 595 @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. .