1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 668 775 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 247 77 140 Average size of farm .......acres.. 108 100 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 643 763 397 271 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 289 3 963 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 495 47 368 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 153 158 10 to 49 acres ...................... 262 342 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 185 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 626 723 acres.. 20 142 23 481 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 594 668 acres.. 16 578 19 360 Irrigated land .................farms.. 451 465 acres.. 10 893 11 028 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 756 77 374 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 347 99 837 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 93 262 73 225 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 494 4 149 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 80 $100,000 or more .................... 165 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 881 48 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 637 62 364 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 668 776 $1,000.. 33 643 29 719 Average per farm..........dollars.. 50 363 38 298 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 400 440 Other ............................... 268 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 351 459 200 days or more ................... 211 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 69 93 number.. 1 776 4 539 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 52 number.. 374 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 29 number.. 748 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 48 66 number.. 729 2 117 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 27 number.. 2 453 3 152 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 29 number.. 2 770 5 570 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 47 number.. 649 639 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 59 67 number.. 3 397 3 682 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 1 number.. 238 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 18 acres.. 1 369 2 206 tons, green.. 27 419 37 155 Irish potatoes................farms.. 10 4 acres.. 29 4 cwt.. 4 758 280 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 102 142 acres.. 3 700 5 462 tons, dry.. 6 521 10 987 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 60 68 acres.. 973 1 040 Land in orchards..............farms.. 41 30 acres.. 211 138 @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. .