1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COOS COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 173 154 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 056 47 923 Average size of farm .......acres.. 266 311 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 954 297 178 Average per acre .........dollars.. 892 1 066 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 107 38 539 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 163 141 acres.. 16 885 18 583 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 130 acres.. 12 611 13 122 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 6 acres.. 33 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 695 7 789 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 477 50 580 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 761 525 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 934 7 264 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 20 $100,000 or more .................... 24 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 393 6 245 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 384 41 084 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 171 152 $1,000.. 1 194 1 251 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 982 8 231 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 92 85 Other ............................... 81 69 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 90 80 200 days or more ................... 55 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 106 number.. 6 312 7 282 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 45 number.. 310 384 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 56 number.. 2 944 3 698 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 80 101 number.. 2 373 3 505 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 17 number.. 112 101 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 6 number.. 375 376 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 13 number.. 534 222 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 22 number.. (D) 470 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 1 acres.. 190 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 22 acres.. 1 579 1 570 tons, green.. 28 580 28 840 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 126 123 acres.. 10 830 11 801 tons, dry.. 18 869 24 788 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 7 acres.. 114 29 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 6 acres.. 45 15 @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. .