1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMPDEN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 410 490 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 477 46 747 Average size of farm .......acres.. 91 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 835 283 605 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 275 2 919 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 033 29 365 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 160 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 367 451 acres.. 15 047 18 577 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 323 404 acres.. 10 842 14 014 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 67 acres.. 691 801 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 947 19 056 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 211 38 889 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 832 13 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 114 5 698 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 161 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 32 $100,000 or more .................... 50 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 559 15 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 042 32 227 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 409 491 $1,000.. 2 585 4 128 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 319 8 407 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 248 Other ............................... 195 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 278 200 days or more ................... 145 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 186 number.. 4 314 5 582 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 113 number.. 567 1 039 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 67 number.. 1 930 2 353 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 134 number.. 1 458 2 256 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 40 number.. 449 248 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 25 number.. 1 136 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 36 number.. 685 662 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 65 number.. 6 050 24 563 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 45 200 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 13 acres.. 142 329 bushels.. 10 500 29 750 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 56 acres.. 2 150 2 646 tons, green.. 38 430 44 465 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 173 255 acres.. 5 834 7 688 tons, dry.. 12 438 15 119 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 70 76 acres.. 1 505 1 674 Land in orchards..............farms.. 57 68 acres.. 825 923 @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. .