1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAFTON COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 348 356 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 733 80 871 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 564 307 966 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 435 1 290 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 811 41 931 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 325 336 acres.. 27 071 30 100 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 316 acres.. 19 701 21 844 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 16 acres.. 80 23 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 667 15 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 894 44 395 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 225 1 246 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 442 14 558 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 49 $100,000 or more .................... 61 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 931 12 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 032 35 686 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 348 355 $1,000.. 2 324 2 299 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 679 6 477 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 199 Other ............................... 161 157 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 189 200 days or more ................... 108 115 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 231 number.. 11 171 13 429 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 88 number.. 570 607 Milk cows ..................farms.. 106 144 number.. 5 559 6 635 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 174 209 number.. 4 830 6 271 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 37 number.. 361 395 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 26 number.. 903 427 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 42 number.. 1 152 496 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 67 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 10 acres.. 285 310 bushels.. 34 160 19 487 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 54 84 acres.. 3 511 3 291 tons, green.. 66 429 59 388 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 281 acres.. 16 092 18 942 tons, dry.. 26 030 36 359 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 28 acres.. 133 154 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 15 acres.. 165 140 @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. .