1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHESHIRE COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 219 231 Land in farms ..................acres.. 33 935 38 216 Average size of farm .......acres.. 155 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 459 296 435 372 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 528 2 628 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 581 38 610 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 195 204 acres.. 11 868 14 475 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 178 177 acres.. 9 235 10 068 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 23 acres.. 85 85 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 431 18 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 158 81 086 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 065 1 180 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 365 17 551 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 18 $100,000 or more .................... 23 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 289 13 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 113 58 038 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 219 231 $1,000.. (D) 5 383 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 23 303 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 117 Other ............................... 121 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 132 200 days or more ................... 70 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 97 number.. 5 522 6 052 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 45 number.. 263 325 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 47 number.. 2 509 3 067 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 82 number.. 2 954 2 876 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 26 number.. 408 244 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 13 number.. 1 126 511 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 36 number.. 1 520 1 447 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 34 number.. (D) 96 525 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 4 acres.. 600 245 bushels.. 66 600 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 33 acres.. 1 939 2 269 tons, green.. 37 455 43 504 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 146 acres.. 6 321 7 905 tons, dry.. 12 364 15 666 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 13 acres.. 249 125 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 12 acres.. 143 85 @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. .