Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Hampshire 
Belknap 
Carroll 
Cheshire 
Coos 
Farms 
number 
4,391 
302 
291 
407 
293 
Land in farms 
acres 
474,065 
23,887 
29,362 
63,292 
56,797 
Average size of farm 
acres 
108 
79 
101 
156 
194 
Median size of farm 
acres 
38 
35 
44 
39 
68 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
449,848 
431,991 
479,338 
455,385 
462,459 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,167 
5,462 
4,751 
2,928 
2,386 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
247,765 
16,549 
14,800 
21,301 
19,051 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,439 
54,797 
50,858 
52,338 
65,020 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
953 
54 
58 
77 
45 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,482 
114 
98 
141 
67 
50 to 1 79 acres 
1,292 
98 
90 
129 
86 
1 80 to 499 acres 
512 
31 
35 
37 
76 
500 to 999 acres 
115 
5 
8 
18 
10 
1 ,000 acres or more 
37 
- 
2 
5 
9 
Total cropland 
farms 
2,606 
185 
174 
256 
164 
acres 
98,268 
5,744 
3,899 
9,206 
12,460 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
2,416 
168 
158 
229 
154 
acres 
87,382 
4,880 
3,319 
7,941 
10,641 
Irrigated land 
farms 
686 
45 
74 
51 
25 
acres 
2,630 
300 
157 
104 
31 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
190,907 
7,765 
5,471 
17,331 
14,199 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,477 
25,711 
18,800 
42,582 
48,462 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
100,714 
4,752 
3,458 
6,860 
4,907 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
90,193 
3,012 
2,013 
10,471 
9,292 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
2,115 
144 
155 
196 
149 
$2,500 to $4,999 
593 
54 
22 
37 
42 
$5,000 to $9,999 
516 
37 
44 
46 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
494 
32 
27 
60 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
253 
17 
22 
25 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
156 
3 
13 
15 
5 
$100,000 or more 
264 
15 
8 
28 
19 
Government payments 
farms 
467 
22 
28 
32 
43 
$1,000 
3,472 
194 
203 
231 
200 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,385 
74 
111 
128 
87 
$1,000 
26,777 
942 
768 
1,653 
738 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
231,196 
9,362 
9,146 
17,975 
15,241 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,652 
30,999 
31,431 
44,164 
52,016 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
4,391 
302 
291 
407 
293 
$1,000 
-10,039 
-461 
-2,704 
1,240 
-103 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,286 
-1,527 
-9,292 
3,047 
-353 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
2,107 
128 
153 
193 
147 
Other 
number 
2,284 
174 
138 
214 
146 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
2,819 
201 
172 
245 
238 
200 days or more 
number 
1,664 
134 
84 
156 
106 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,091 
82 
85 
91 
77 
number 
33,392 
1,245 
891 
4,190 
4,835 
Beef cows 
farms 
683 
51 
51 
66 
61 
number 
4,075 
363 
267 
359 
310 
Milk cows 
farms 
251 
7 
22 
26 
14 
number 
13,474 
347 
234 
1,902 
2,060 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
606 
43 
36 
62 
42 
number 
12,784 
664 
345 
1,328 
1,902 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
359 
21 
42 
33 
14 
number 
3,287 
96 
209 
367 
66 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
343 
10 
60 
48 
8 
number 
6,990 
67 
530 
437 
1,925 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
618 
32 
81 
54 
26 
number 
8,079 
471 
752 
1,197 
170 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,309 
101 
96 
119 
61 
number 
221,446 
3,834 
1,938 
(D) 
1,661 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
233 
12 
43 
50 
3 
number 
102,340 
1,577 
(D) 
(D) 
150 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
19 
- 
2 
1 
3 
acres 
592 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
bushels 
63,913 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,800 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
102 
6 
2 
9 
6 
acres 
11,187 
304 
(D) 
1,320 
1,620 
tons 
224,904 
5,330 
(D) 
27,750 
36,320 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
760 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
400 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
360 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
224 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
