1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 339 382 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 292 36 862 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 96 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 059 380 754 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 517 4 271 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 605 33 585 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 117 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 287 324 acres.. 14 010 14 368 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 262 293 acres.. 10 832 10 756 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 52 acres.. 309 392 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 575 12 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 144 32 260 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 342 6 079 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 233 6 245 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 20 $100,000 or more .................... 30 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 352 12 913 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 448 33 804 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 340 382 $1,000.. 1 170 - 448 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 441 - 1 172 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 154 Other ............................... 170 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 246 200 days or more ................... 134 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 98 125 number.. 3 513 3 430 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 77 number.. 472 597 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 41 number.. 1 372 1 302 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 73 101 number.. 1 291 1 760 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 42 number.. 469 855 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 25 number.. 608 784 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 58 number.. 603 1 540 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 64 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 395 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 5 acres.. 4 14 bushels.. (D) 650 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 25 acres.. 881 980 tons, green.. 14 006 14 795 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 164 198 acres.. 8 515 8 265 tons, dry.. 15 479 15 630 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 63 59 acres.. 895 749 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 31 acres.. 892 964 @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. .