1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 381 407 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 882 26 203 Average size of farm .......acres.. 68 64 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 700 573 427 922 Average per acre .........dollars.. 9 850 6 506 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 503 34 732 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 94 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 167 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 336 359 acres.. 16 663 14 573 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 318 328 acres.. 11 925 11 149 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 82 acres.. 833 777 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 175 29 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 448 73 181 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 325 22 753 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 849 7 032 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 24 $100,000 or more .................... 48 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 887 20 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 124 51 105 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 380 409 $1,000.. 6 201 8 865 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 319 21 674 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 215 Other ............................... 152 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 198 200 days or more ................... 99 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 106 132 number.. 5 047 5 017 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 64 number.. 654 521 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 46 number.. 2 098 2 302 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 93 107 number.. 1 689 3 226 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 24 number.. 395 386 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 15 number.. 311 844 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 30 number.. 699 555 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 12 acres.. 129 307 bushels.. 5 760 24 212 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 45 acres.. 2 415 2 200 tons, green.. 41 233 38 989 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 2 acres.. 9 (D) cwt.. 1 695 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 156 172 acres.. 7 010 6 923 tons, dry.. 13 443 16 581 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 94 84 acres.. 1 628 1 185 Land in orchards..............farms.. 38 41 acres.. 813 953 @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. .