1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SULLIVAN COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 188 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 297 44 873 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 603 377 655 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 735 1 622 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 667 32 182 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 178 186 acres.. 12 131 12 802 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 165 acres.. 8 709 9 772 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 20 acres.. 157 94 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 746 9 600 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 800 46 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 016 2 139 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 730 7 461 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 14 $100,000 or more .................... 26 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 887 9 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 228 44 537 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 188 206 $1,000.. 806 508 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 287 2 467 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 86 88 Other ............................... 102 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 133 200 days or more ................... 71 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 113 number.. 5 191 6 380 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 52 number.. 374 481 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 48 number.. 2 455 3 024 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 69 96 number.. 1 991 2 483 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 18 number.. 213 132 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 9 number.. 727 208 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 41 number.. 888 1 414 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 27 number.. 1 164 1 191 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 32 acres.. 2 485 2 594 tons, green.. 52 076 51 649 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 124 132 acres.. 5 899 7 830 tons, dry.. 11 639 15 451 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 21 acres.. 99 83 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 15 acres.. 107 53 @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. .