1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 438 484 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 263 64 366 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 481 744 421 329 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 163 3 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 900 42 114 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 373 408 acres.. 29 501 34 408 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 345 372 acres.. 23 770 26 675 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 30 acres.. 108 187 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 770 45 660 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 101 94 339 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 210 3 980 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 560 41 680 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 44 $100,000 or more .................... 83 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 225 37 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 440 76 517 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 438 484 $1,000.. 5 847 8 711 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 349 17 998 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 258 Other ............................... 194 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 266 200 days or more ................... 141 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 216 268 number.. 16 859 20 081 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 143 number.. 1 005 1 174 Milk cows ..................farms.. 81 116 number.. 8 164 9 703 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 217 number.. 7 267 10 169 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 36 number.. 765 1 316 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 27 number.. 2 742 2 567 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 35 number.. 607 806 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 74 number.. 438 838 1 559 328 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 15 number.. 625 085 695 455 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 10 acres.. 1 035 427 bushels.. 120 819 37 546 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 96 119 acres.. 9 031 11 157 tons, green.. 167 731 205 623 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 251 302 acres.. 13 572 14 893 tons, dry.. 32 295 33 465 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 50 28 acres.. 412 272 Land in orchards..............farms.. 44 35 acres.. 652 603 @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. .