1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINDSOR COUNTY, VERMONT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 505 534 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 785 97 430 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 043 305 949 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 815 1 622 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 810 29 916 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 217 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 476 488 acres.. 35 891 36 604 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 441 455 acres.. 23 852 24 318 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 18 acres.. 148 102 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 017 13 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 775 25 407 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 048 1 678 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 969 11 889 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 228 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 47 $100,000 or more .................... 42 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 888 11 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 623 21 328 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 503 533 $1,000.. (D) 1 743 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 3 270 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 272 272 Other ............................... 233 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 295 200 days or more ................... 146 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 335 number.. 12 353 13 530 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 186 number.. 2 143 1 579 Milk cows ..................farms.. 112 149 number.. 4 147 5 708 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 294 number.. 5 438 6 385 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 49 number.. 855 1 060 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 32 number.. 1 689 1 356 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 86 number.. 2 254 2 860 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 82 number.. 1 428 2 397 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 8 number.. 2 551 1 185 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 11 acres.. 153 533 bushels.. 13 074 57 240 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 80 97 acres.. 2 603 3 271 tons, green.. 45 895 48 646 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 388 408 acres.. 22 477 21 835 tons, dry.. 36 451 37 892 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 27 acres.. 240 166 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 26 acres.. 460 265 @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. .