1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1997 AND 1992
WINDSOR COUNTY,                 VERMONT
                     Item                             ALL FARMS

                                                           1997          1992



Farms .........................number..                     558           505
Land in farms ..................acres..                  90 087        89 785
    Average size of farm .......acres..                     161           178
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..                 323 988       324 043
    Average per acre .........dollars..                   2 098         1 815

Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..                  27 293        30 810
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................                      33            31
  10 to 49 acres ......................                     139            85
  50 to 179 acres .....................                     206           217
  180 to 499 acres ....................                     150           140
  500 to 999 acres ....................                      27            29
  1,000 acres or more .................                       3             3

Total cropland .................farms..                     461           476
                                acres..                  29 854        35 891
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..                     402           441
                                acres..                  21 336        23 852
Irrigated land .................farms..                      37            28
                                acres..                     279           148

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..                  19 820        13 017
    Average per farm .........dollars..                  35 520        25 775
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..                   4 480         3 048
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..                  15 340         9 969
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................                     212           183
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................                      75            85
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................                      84            60
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................                      73            63
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................                      39            37
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................                      38            35
  $100,000 or more ....................                      37            42
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..                  13 409        12 888
    Average per farm .........dollars..                  24 160        25 623

Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................                     257           272
  Other ...............................                     301           233
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................                     322           275
   200 days or more ...................                     187           146

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..                     263           286
                               number..                  11 408        12 353
    Beef cows ..................farms..                     160           178
                               number..                   2 032         2 143
    Milk cows ..................farms..                      84           112
                               number..                   3 688         4 147
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..                     234           271
                               number..                   4 417         5 438


  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..                      38            44
                               number..                     718           855
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..                      27            41
                               number..                   1 137         1 689
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..                      59            59
                               number..                   1 358         2 254
  Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and
    older inventory.............farms..                      66            64
                               number..                   1 961         1 428
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                       9            10
                               number..                   1 384         2 551
Selected crops harvested:
  Corn for grain or seed .......farms..                       3             4
                                acres..                     162           153
                              bushels..                  19 560        13 074

  Corn for sil or green chop....farms..                      46            80
                                acres..                   2 322         2 603
                          tons, green..                  44 882        45 895
  Oats for grain................farms..                       0             0
                                acres..                       0             0
                              bushels..                       0             0

  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..                     331           388
                                acres..                  19 127        22 477
                            tons, dry..                  26 552        36 451
  Vegetables harvested..........farms..                      36            43
                                acres..                     298           240
  Land in orchards..............farms..                      25            32
                                acres..                     292           460


       @1Data are based on a sample of farms.

Legend:
            
       (D)  Withheld to avoid disclosing data for
             individual farms
       (X)  Not applicable
       (Z)  Less than half the unit shown
       (NA) Not available

Source:  1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area
Series, "Table 1.  County Summary Highlights:  1997."  This
electronic series presents summary statistics for each county
and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census.
The items included are the same for all States and counties,
except selected crops harvested, which vary by State.  Data
for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and
inventories.  Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes
in price levels.

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