1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORLEANS COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 549 616 Land in farms ..................acres.. 149 503 168 175 Average size of farm .......acres.. 272 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 750 221 862 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 077 841 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 347 45 151 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 297 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 512 578 acres.. 81 876 87 154 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 485 531 acres.. 58 154 56 462 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 7 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 845 49 156 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 899 79 799 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 405 1 290 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 439 47 866 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 164 $100,000 or more .................... 192 172 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 324 39 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 771 64 045 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 550 616 $1,000.. 11 208 10 593 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 379 17 197 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 462 Other ............................... 123 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 245 200 days or more ................... 91 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 426 486 number.. 43 862 43 577 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 77 number.. 1 168 448 Milk cows ..................farms.. 354 418 number.. 26 808 27 642 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 414 490 number.. 19 328 20 920 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 27 number.. 145 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 15 number.. 558 289 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 39 number.. 378 461 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 58 number.. (D) 1 491 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 440 289 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 3 acres.. 109 115 bushels.. 4 645 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 80 90 acres.. 6 992 6 470 tons, green.. 113 621 109 463 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 49 68 bushels.. (D) 2 970 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 461 515 acres.. 54 225 52 037 tons, dry.. 104 909 107 534 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 9 acres.. 50 37 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 15 acres.. 54 64 @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. .