1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 997 1 191 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 805 134 689 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 403 851 443 586 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 615 3 761 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 386 31 010 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 137 144 10 to 49 acres ...................... 284 351 50 to 179 acres ..................... 390 466 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 928 1 097 acres.. 48 642 61 802 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 832 964 acres.. 35 274 42 309 Irrigated land .................farms.. 101 100 acres.. 724 838 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 636 54 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 785 45 599 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 981 19 063 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 654 35 246 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 336 475 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 142 169 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 126 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 95 $100,000 or more .................... 112 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 582 45 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 707 37 898 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 997 1 190 $1,000.. 6 958 9 819 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 979 8 251 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 542 566 Other ............................... 455 625 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 514 706 200 days or more ................... 320 485 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 363 511 number.. 15 729 19 342 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 270 number.. 1 477 2 497 Milk cows ..................farms.. 144 204 number.. 7 289 8 933 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 292 419 number.. 7 009 9 855 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 120 number.. 3 397 7 350 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 94 number.. 4 396 7 552 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 107 132 number.. 1 898 3 020 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 96 151 number.. (D) 1 014 621 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. 1 465 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 24 acres.. 226 593 bushels.. 9 905 55 306 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 109 144 acres.. 5 415 6 623 tons, green.. 93 184 128 685 Irish potatoes................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 16 13 cwt.. 3 434 1 095 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 555 697 acres.. 25 848 30 440 tons, dry.. 52 902 65 586 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 161 151 acres.. 1 880 2 026 Land in orchards..............farms.. 133 147 acres.. 3 086 3 443 @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. .