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.
.