1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 5 436 5 877 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 278 525 1 407 868 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 131 258 713 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 342 1 124 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 911 46 090 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 292 281 10 to 49 acres ...................... 807 834 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 692 1 800 180 to 499 acres .................... 2 039 2 320 500 to 999 acres .................... 520 559 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 5 081 5 506 acres.. 658 765 707 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 4 741 5 069 acres.. 477 020 488 253 Irrigated land .................farms.. 255 178 acres.. 2 123 1 823 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 415 253 375 537 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 389 63 899 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 483 25 186 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 379 770 350 351 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 326 1 523 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 551 589 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 567 480 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 467 453 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 350 446 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 710 992 $100,000 or more .................... 1 465 1 394 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 340 482 289 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 612 49 302 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 5 438 5 881 $1,000.. 71 810 83 417 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 205 14 184 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 3 502 3 762 Other ............................... 1 934 2 115 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 2 402 2 695 200 days or more ................... 1 344 1 598 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 3 558 4 128 number.. 310 518 320 189 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 048 1 180 number.. 11 812 9 805 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 373 2 846 number.. 168 473 178 967 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 3 378 3 919 number.. 145 715 170 741 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 347 370 number.. 3 738 5 133 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 228 239 number.. 7 427 7 595 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 485 605 number.. 17 145 20 456 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 508 649 number.. (D) 405 869 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 51 53 number.. 7 266 5 231 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 143 210 acres.. 7 567 11 191 bushels.. 727 744 1 031 941 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 419 1 481 acres.. 86 024 70 258 tons, green.. 1 362 157 1 154 813 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 42 acres.. 489 646 bushels.. 28 885 28 475 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 200 4 640 acres.. 408 552 432 881 tons, dry.. 776 231 869 548 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 330 230 acres.. 2 534 2 038 Land in orchards..............farms.. 258 221 acres.. 4 894 4 797 @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. .