1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAMOILLE COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 227 213 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 348 44 895 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 211 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 037 228 460 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 312 1 165 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 730 36 757 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 208 195 acres.. 22 025 21 575 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 175 acres.. 14 228 14 418 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 38 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 503 14 098 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 482 66 187 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 835 697 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 668 13 401 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 31 $100,000 or more .................... 47 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 330 9 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 692 44 278 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 228 213 $1,000.. 2 660 3 647 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 665 17 120 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 130 Other ............................... 85 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 89 200 days or more ................... 64 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 149 number.. 10 492 11 017 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 44 number.. 214 242 Milk cows ..................farms.. 96 106 number.. 6 207 6 573 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 144 number.. 4 935 6 722 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 17 number.. 53 89 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 8 number.. 190 92 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 21 number.. (D) 1 197 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 295 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 12 acres.. 336 454 bushels.. 36 856 41 814 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 49 acres.. 2 502 2 278 tons, green.. 42 318 41 534 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 164 156 acres.. 12 160 12 345 tons, dry.. 22 468 25 371 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 7 acres.. (D) 54 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 4 acres.. (D) (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. .