1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 607 619 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 581 95 321 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 713 957 559 710 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 881 3 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 257 35 987 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 82 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 179 50 to 179 acres ..................... 175 194 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 554 555 acres.. 47 781 47 665 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 513 498 acres.. 35 185 34 525 Irrigated land .................farms.. 69 33 acres.. 216 101 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 086 28 332 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 564 45 771 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 081 6 496 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 004 21 836 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 53 $100,000 or more .................... 69 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 017 22 973 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 932 37 174 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 606 618 $1,000.. 4 395 4 382 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 252 7 090 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 332 318 Other ............................... 275 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 356 200 days or more ................... 196 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 332 number.. 17 138 21 028 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 177 number.. 1 385 1 552 Milk cows ..................farms.. 120 153 number.. 7 981 10 055 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 281 number.. 6 776 8 544 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 60 number.. 887 721 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 42 number.. 1 640 1 220 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 88 number.. 2 620 2 573 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 78 89 number.. (D) 47 649 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. 279 684 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 26 acres.. 2 397 1 403 bushels.. 301 309 137 712 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 104 127 acres.. 7 614 8 282 tons, green.. 119 291 134 769 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 3 9 cwt.. 239 1 470 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 369 415 acres.. 24 688 24 471 tons, dry.. 55 729 52 601 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 84 59 acres.. 815 718 Land in orchards..............farms.. 59 43 acres.. 455 (D) @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. .