1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINDHAM COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 270 287 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 987 53 474 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 378 947 294 167 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 990 1 707 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 372 43 119 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 250 261 acres.. 18 467 19 834 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 239 acres.. 13 216 14 538 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 16 acres.. 169 91 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 086 13 466 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 170 46 920 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 125 3 291 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 961 10 175 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 21 $100,000 or more .................... 41 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 662 11 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 191 38 893 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 270 287 $1,000.. 1 796 1 935 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 654 6 744 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 145 165 Other ............................... 125 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 148 200 days or more ................... 85 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 123 165 number.. 7 399 8 789 Beef cows ..................farms.. 53 79 number.. 381 639 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 80 number.. 3 649 4 484 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 138 number.. 3 963 4 948 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 20 number.. 441 563 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 9 number.. 752 926 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 32 number.. 3 338 2 175 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 53 number.. 1 615 4 549 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 222 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 5 acres.. 276 446 bushels.. 24 245 50 325 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 46 acres.. 2 213 2 544 tons, green.. 42 750 50 340 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 190 acres.. 10 351 11 031 tons, dry.. 21 441 21 233 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 25 acres.. 344 329 Land in orchards..............farms.. 29 28 acres.. 856 890 @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. .