1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 527 624 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 459 64 567 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 006 259 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 851 2 601 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 839 28 932 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 95 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 209 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 211 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 497 563 acres.. 29 934 34 104 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 456 528 acres.. 22 699 24 290 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 46 acres.. (D) 449 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 794 27 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 048 44 122 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 499 15 957 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 295 11 575 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 47 $100,000 or more .................... 60 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 857 21 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 751 34 083 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 526 623 $1,000.. 4 052 5 076 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 704 8 147 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 280 307 Other ............................... 247 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 285 350 200 days or more ................... 171 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 255 number.. 8 590 10 762 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 121 number.. 807 872 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 112 number.. 3 619 5 271 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 208 number.. 3 630 5 028 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 32 number.. 2 827 2 808 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 20 number.. 4 935 4 645 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 58 number.. 1 873 2 297 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 65 number.. 5 067 4 826 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 39 acres.. 2 089 2 025 bushels.. 246 182 261 078 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 79 78 acres.. 2 671 4 200 tons, green.. 45 890 75 040 Irish potatoes................farms.. 21 20 acres.. 2 391 1 436 cwt.. 527 471 370 521 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 268 336 acres.. 12 920 13 534 tons, dry.. 24 964 29 850 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 135 136 acres.. 2 214 2 237 Land in orchards..............farms.. 44 44 acres.. 733 943 @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. .