1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORANGE COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 480 560 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 364 113 305 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 669 229 743 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 309 1 146 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 794 41 474 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 209 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 223 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 447 543 acres.. 41 369 49 193 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 421 496 acres.. 26 775 30 806 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 11 acres.. 91 89 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 760 24 765 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 584 44 223 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 472 1 539 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 288 23 226 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 109 $100,000 or more .................... 89 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 003 18 256 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 501 32 541 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 482 561 $1,000.. 4 038 6 891 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 378 12 284 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 309 352 Other ............................... 171 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 225 293 200 days or more ................... 122 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 331 381 number.. 20 246 22 259 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 117 number.. 840 704 Milk cows ..................farms.. 202 267 number.. 9 641 11 863 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 285 357 number.. 8 021 10 462 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 53 number.. 337 263 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 33 number.. 626 861 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 88 number.. 1 868 2 662 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 76 number.. 1 680 2 399 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 8 number.. 196 171 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 9 acres.. 153 305 bushels.. 18 474 28 586 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 109 129 acres.. 4 043 3 834 tons, green.. 68 817 65 282 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 385 460 acres.. 24 893 28 712 tons, dry.. 41 612 56 243 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 22 acres.. 197 170 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 16 acres.. 205 135 @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. .