1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAND ISLE COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 108 127 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 848 28 234 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 391 560 247 126 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 738 1 117 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 306 49 972 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 98 117 acres.. 18 111 20 539 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 95 114 acres.. 14 134 15 557 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 34 142 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 765 8 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 157 63 184 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 280 1 193 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 485 6 831 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 19 $100,000 or more .................... 31 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 934 6 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 463 49 752 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 108 127 $1,000.. 745 2 055 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 902 16 181 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 78 89 Other ............................... 30 38 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 42 52 200 days or more ................... 26 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 68 84 number.. 6 632 6 969 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 17 number.. (D) 133 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 55 number.. (D) 3 697 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 62 77 number.. 2 282 3 552 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 10 number.. 141 64 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 182 84 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) 169 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 11 number.. (D) 267 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 10 acres.. 311 501 bushels.. 29 690 49 150 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 48 acres.. 3 210 2 263 tons, green.. 48 487 34 727 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 45 bushels.. (D) 1 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 103 acres.. 11 219 13 809 tons, dry.. 20 118 29 492 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 5 acres.. 71 67 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 10 acres.. 202 233 @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. .