1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 445 2 515 Land in farms ..................acres.. 385 832 426 237 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 607 358 279 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 256 2 112 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 566 33 905 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 308 255 10 to 49 acres ...................... 619 567 50 to 179 acres ..................... 844 919 180 to 499 acres .................... 511 583 500 to 999 acres .................... 133 160 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 242 2 255 acres.. 135 437 147 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 039 2 044 acres.. 100 746 106 629 Irrigated land .................farms.. 308 253 acres.. 1 746 2 948 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 070 107 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 654 42 585 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 724 35 327 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 68 346 71 775 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 928 1 020 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 343 371 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 325 320 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 288 234 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 152 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 143 175 $100,000 or more .................... 266 264 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 755 91 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 244 36 604 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 440 2 512 $1,000.. 15 953 13 954 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 538 5 555 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 204 1 153 Other ............................... 1 241 1 362 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 420 1 539 200 days or more ................... 848 959 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 956 1 148 number.. 48 419 54 012 Beef cows ..................farms.. 494 587 number.. 3 727 4 229 Milk cows ..................farms.. 389 518 number.. 21 659 25 110 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 766 969 number.. 20 138 24 611 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 289 264 number.. 4 458 5 040 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 173 180 number.. 9 063 6 610 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 311 365 number.. 8 052 9 180 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 337 404 number.. 212 748 459 446 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 22 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 32 acres.. 1 620 1 042 bushels.. 184 250 102 358 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 258 308 acres.. 16 577 16 979 tons, green.. 311 941 309 821 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 492 1 586 acres.. 77 605 84 617 tons, dry.. 136 963 164 829 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 327 283 acres.. 3 324 3 047 Land in orchards..............farms.. 242 219 acres.. 3 877 3 863 @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. .