1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MIDDLESEX COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 256 259 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 830 23 743 Average size of farm .......acres.. 77 92 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 461 853 489 668 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 405 4 343 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 178 41 853 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 231 228 acres.. 10 363 11 342 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 192 201 acres.. 7 161 8 072 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 22 acres.. 931 619 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 274 29 981 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 006 115 755 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 207 24 220 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 067 5 761 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 11 $100,000 or more .................... 19 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 267 20 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 263 79 150 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 256 259 $1,000.. 1 926 8 647 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 524 33 384 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 99 Other ............................... 151 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 156 200 days or more ................... 110 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 116 number.. 3 120 3 511 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 83 number.. 470 539 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 33 number.. 1 117 1 191 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 97 number.. 1 359 2 970 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 27 number.. 523 406 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 24 number.. 587 739 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 18 number.. 338 206 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 38 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 255 385 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 111 bushels.. (D) 10 965 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 32 acres.. 963 1 180 tons, green.. 16 910 17 001 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 3 (D) cwt.. 160 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 127 146 acres.. 4 924 5 402 tons, dry.. 9 124 8 501 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 26 acres.. 187 206 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 11 acres.. 429 (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. .