1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 550 556 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 987 74 063 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 613 569 396 905 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 502 3 152 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 498 32 099 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 210 240 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 480 497 acres.. 28 385 34 211 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 431 449 acres.. 20 855 23 778 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 41 acres.. 285 443 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 687 98 510 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 613 177 176 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 859 28 934 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 828 69 576 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 40 $100,000 or more .................... 74 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 613 62 458 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 908 112 334 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 552 556 $1,000.. 12 177 35 082 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 059 63 097 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 290 310 Other ............................... 260 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 303 200 days or more ................... 179 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 259 303 number.. 15 042 16 403 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 135 number.. 1 238 885 Milk cows ..................farms.. 101 146 number.. 6 690 8 332 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 266 number.. 6 228 6 791 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 34 number.. 926 1 262 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 28 number.. 771 1 606 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 60 number.. 1 054 1 034 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 77 number.. 3 868 909 3 020 206 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 138 850 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 5 acres.. 291 226 bushels.. 25 558 10 530 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 89 142 acres.. 7 485 8 558 tons, green.. 143 145 166 961 Irish potatoes................farms.. 11 5 acres.. 8 (D) cwt.. 351 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 320 360 acres.. 12 715 14 427 tons, dry.. 28 322 30 717 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 66 35 acres.. 598 396 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 41 acres.. 279 542 @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. .