1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 328 338 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 844 43 131 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 025 423 172 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 405 3 629 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 467 33 855 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 296 287 acres.. 15 936 17 164 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 260 263 acres.. 12 004 12 964 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 39 acres.. 497 1 374 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 133 15 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 137 45 178 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 424 9 290 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 709 5 980 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 15 $100,000 or more .................... 32 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 648 13 901 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 737 41 249 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 327 337 $1,000.. 1 124 712 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 439 2 113 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 147 Other ............................... 161 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 190 212 200 days or more ................... 109 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 122 number.. 4 636 4 709 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 68 number.. 387 403 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 52 number.. 1 977 2 203 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 99 number.. 1 722 2 378 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 42 number.. 1 591 1 581 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 32 number.. 2 802 2 341 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 48 number.. 942 1 181 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 55 number.. 6 540 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. 4 7 bushels.. 285 560 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 32 acres.. 1 416 1 635 tons, green.. 26 853 28 771 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 176 acres.. 7 988 8 158 tons, dry.. 13 972 15 269 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 45 39 acres.. 1 078 1 184 Land in orchards..............farms.. 51 54 acres.. 1 790 1 879 @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. .