1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUTLAND COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 493 516 Land in farms ..................acres.. 132 674 140 177 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 272 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 776 331 237 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 341 1 182 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 233 43 158 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 142 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 459 487 acres.. 57 342 61 167 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 426 452 acres.. 39 915 39 508 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 17 acres.. 121 90 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 347 26 334 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 470 51 035 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 337 1 746 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 010 24 588 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 84 $100,000 or more .................... 110 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 802 19 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 251 38 357 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 493 518 $1,000.. 5 787 6 315 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 738 12 191 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 309 Other ............................... 215 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 257 246 200 days or more ................... 148 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 337 number.. 23 127 23 447 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 101 number.. 1 681 1 185 Milk cows ..................farms.. 194 223 number.. 10 842 11 858 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 295 323 number.. 9 663 11 839 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 33 number.. 398 1 000 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 23 number.. 761 1 447 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 48 number.. 1 495 1 194 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 57 number.. 1 836 7 063 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 215 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 21 acres.. 896 1 443 bushels.. 73 578 110 606 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 170 167 acres.. 7 680 7 235 tons, green.. 123 128 105 398 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 65 101 bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 364 411 acres.. 33 808 33 702 tons, dry.. 64 356 64 634 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 28 acres.. 304 202 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 15 acres.. 249 318 @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. .