1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADDISON COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 683 714 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 677 220 949 Average size of farm .......acres.. 307 309 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 365 488 295 510 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 125 1 019 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 316 66 873 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 291 301 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 644 681 acres.. 141 626 145 645 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 614 633 acres.. 113 174 111 465 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 28 acres.. 423 385 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 598 75 677 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 039 105 990 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 930 6 119 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 85 668 69 558 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 105 $100,000 or more .................... 315 290 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 433 57 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 744 80 582 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 684 716 $1,000.. 17 205 17 113 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 154 23 901 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 499 509 Other ............................... 184 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 236 284 200 days or more ................... 129 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 485 535 number.. 65 269 63 705 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 120 number.. 1 337 1 222 Milk cows ..................farms.. 365 400 number.. 34 912 33 440 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 475 516 number.. 30 458 32 105 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 34 number.. 346 222 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 20 number.. 1 002 742 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 69 number.. 2 113 4 454 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 70 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 745 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 83 acres.. 3 370 4 690 bushels.. 321 902 425 189 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 294 290 acres.. 21 777 14 734 tons, green.. 302 684 220 402 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 198 244 bushels.. 9 869 8 518 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 538 581 acres.. 95 434 100 418 tons, dry.. 182 218 201 897 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 20 acres.. 132 118 Land in orchards..............farms.. 48 32 acres.. 2 123 2 152 @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. .