1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TOLLAND COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 326 338 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 715 40 732 Average size of farm .......acres.. 119 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 570 801 458 246 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 479 3 832 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 760 29 511 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 287 302 acres.. 19 619 22 771 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 269 280 acres.. 14 916 16 003 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 41 acres.. 227 294 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 429 21 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 734 63 104 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 785 4 229 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 644 17 100 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 14 $100,000 or more .................... 39 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 967 14 896 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 180 44 201 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 326 337 $1,000.. 2 732 5 992 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 379 17 782 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 153 Other ............................... 169 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 178 202 200 days or more ................... 121 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 148 182 number.. 13 569 14 190 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 120 number.. 748 806 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 59 number.. 6 078 6 763 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 150 number.. 5 031 5 688 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 30 number.. 886 316 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 23 number.. 1 062 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 27 number.. 575 532 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 39 number.. 25 330 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 315 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 11 acres.. (D) 375 bushels.. (D) 19 400 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 65 79 acres.. 7 194 8 049 tons, green.. 141 880 154 926 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 12 (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 205 acres.. 7 139 7 194 tons, dry.. 14 517 15 791 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 40 acres.. 401 328 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 35 acres.. 253 (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. .