1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 728 786 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 503 214 344 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 386 205 616 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 064 797 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 808 59 383 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 196 180 to 499 acres .................... 345 386 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 693 734 acres.. 105 693 114 737 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 654 689 acres.. 77 393 78 056 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 18 acres.. 507 487 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 107 78 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 268 99 953 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 957 1 226 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 92 150 77 337 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 179 $100,000 or more .................... 360 322 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 338 59 095 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 253 75 185 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 727 786 $1,000.. 18 916 18 925 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 019 24 078 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 562 600 Other ............................... 166 186 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 274 200 days or more ................... 129 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 605 682 number.. 65 838 66 077 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 102 number.. 702 732 Milk cows ..................farms.. 483 553 number.. 41 090 42 191 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 605 676 number.. 38 843 41 945 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 28 number.. 264 731 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 19 number.. 284 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 41 number.. 988 1 074 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 560 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 26 acres.. 894 1 427 bushels.. 84 950 141 542 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 311 296 acres.. 21 532 14 968 tons, green.. 366 384 262 180 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 78 bushels.. (D) 5 020 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 623 658 acres.. 59 578 66 172 tons, dry.. 129 553 149 858 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 14 acres.. 101 87 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 6 acres.. 64 39 @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. .