1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 147 153 Land in farms ..................acres.. 20 910 21 479 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 350 633 316 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 801 2 099 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 875 23 545 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 140 138 acres.. 6 232 5 931 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 130 127 acres.. 4 145 4 115 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 12 acres.. 98 65 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 970 2 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 207 17 175 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 445 602 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 526 2 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 5 $100,000 or more .................... 8 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 902 2 693 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 874 17 598 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 146 153 $1,000.. 248 113 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 702 741 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 65 Other ............................... 76 88 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 93 112 200 days or more ................... 52 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 61 58 number.. 1 594 1 759 Beef cows ..................farms.. 34 38 number.. 255 275 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 25 number.. 540 757 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 41 45 number.. 557 881 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 18 number.. 437 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 12 number.. 613 441 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 24 number.. 852 828 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 76 54 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 0 acres.. 17 0 bushels.. 670 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 18 acres.. 475 449 tons, green.. 9 291 8 493 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 98 acres.. 3 395 3 839 tons, dry.. 6 272 6 528 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 14 acres.. 180 99 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 19 acres.. 131 122 @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. .