1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 330 361 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 891 71 628 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 111 235 975 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 466 1 274 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 363 34 933 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 113 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 311 339 acres.. 26 226 29 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 315 acres.. 18 160 20 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 14 acres.. 119 40 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 756 14 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 654 40 946 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 609 926 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 147 13 855 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 48 $100,000 or more .................... 36 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 845 12 537 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 963 34 921 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 329 359 $1,000.. 1 720 3 204 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 229 8 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 193 Other ............................... 160 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 181 200 days or more ................... 100 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 229 number.. 10 758 13 205 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 94 number.. 819 941 Milk cows ..................farms.. 96 141 number.. 4 875 6 489 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 208 number.. 4 301 6 603 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 34 number.. 300 190 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 28 number.. 280 330 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 46 number.. 931 962 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 57 number.. 1 443 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. 578 2 065 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 56 acres.. 2 507 2 459 tons, green.. 37 315 45 256 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 285 acres.. 16 438 18 889 tons, dry.. 31 413 38 729 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 18 acres.. 296 141 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 21 acres.. 62 79 @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. .