1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STRAFFORD COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 202 189 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 716 26 574 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 195 382 316 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 594 2 681 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 889 26 002 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 191 179 acres.. 8 394 8 862 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 160 acres.. 6 418 6 454 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 25 acres.. 142 177 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 709 8 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 163 47 232 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 009 6 422 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 700 2 505 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 9 $100,000 or more .................... 9 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 161 7 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 627 38 019 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 201 190 $1,000.. 542 1 840 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 698 9 682 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 75 Other ............................... 111 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 127 123 200 days or more ................... 69 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 55 69 number.. 2 284 2 384 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 43 number.. 299 341 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 22 number.. 876 1 009 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 44 53 number.. 870 971 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 16 number.. 169 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 11 number.. 500 229 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 33 number.. 307 703 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 30 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 10 acres.. 950 805 tons, green.. 15 369 11 094 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 123 114 acres.. 5 224 5 069 tons, dry.. 8 727 9 448 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 30 acres.. 193 251 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 23 acres.. 144 143 @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. .