1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENNINGTON COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 154 169 Land in farms ..................acres.. 33 682 32 825 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 133 246 101 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 708 1 297 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 427 34 111 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 139 149 acres.. 13 383 13 226 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 131 135 acres.. 9 645 8 629 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 66 13 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 685 6 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 412 39 446 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 530 1 508 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 156 5 158 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 20 $100,000 or more .................... 20 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 009 4 964 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 769 29 548 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 155 168 $1,000.. (D) 1 835 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 10 924 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 92 Other ............................... 74 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 86 200 days or more ................... 53 47 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 78 96 number.. 4 591 4 923 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 45 number.. 481 353 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 49 number.. 2 083 2 355 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 73 82 number.. 1 803 2 549 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 12 number.. 82 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 8 number.. 267 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 27 number.. 622 785 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 23 number.. (D) 917 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 195 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 12 acres.. 301 369 bushels.. 36 958 34 365 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 33 acres.. 1 804 1 509 tons, green.. 29 408 22 495 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 27 bushels.. (D) 1 310 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 103 108 acres.. 7 684 6 605 tons, dry.. 14 098 14 785 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 13 acres.. 120 110 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 14 acres.. 358 (D) @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. .