Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Grafton 
Hillsborough 
Merrimack 
Rockingham 
Strafford 
Sullivan 
Farms 
number 
500 
688 
600 
658 
354 
298 
Land in farms 
acres 
82,372 
47,707 
64,950 
36,003 
30,680 
39,015 
Average size of farm 
acres 
165 
69 
108 
55 
87 
131 
Median size of farm 
acres 
82 
30 
40 
24 
35 
43 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
489,909 
450,385 
430,238 
406,448 
425,038 
515,508 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,974 
6,495 
3,974 
7,428 
4,904 
3,937 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
30,903 
35,970 
34,900 
32,897 
21,605 
19,790 
Average per farm 
dollars 
61,805 
52,358 
58,166 
49,995 
61,032 
66,411 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
68 
182 
147 
201 
78 
43 
1 0 to 49 acres 
122 
258 
187 
257 
128 
110 
50 to 1 79 acres 
174 
186 
171 
162 
111 
85 
1 80 to 499 acres 
100 
52 
72 
33 
33 
43 
500 to 999 acres 
29 
9 
18 
4 
1 
13 
1 ,000 acres or more 
7 
1 
5 
1 
3 
4 
Total cropland 
farms 
318 
339 
394 
387 
225 
164 
acres 
17,195 
11,072 
13,743 
8,955 
7,692 
8,302 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
302 
308 
365 
366 
212 
154 
acres 
15,579 
9,282 
12,898 
7,719 
7,158 
7,965 
Irrigated land 
farms 
65 
114 
103 
129 
53 
27 
acres 
131 
681 
561 
311 
295 
59 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
29,831 
22,538 
45,266 
18,400 
12,795 
17,311 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,662 
32,759 
75,444 
27,964 
36,145 
58,091 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
5,822 
15,740 
35,150 
12,679 
6,009 
5,337 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
24,009 
6,798 
10,116 
5,721 
6,787 
1 1 ,974 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
228 
336 
234 
368 
152 
153 
$2,500 to $4,999 
70 
106 
99 
76 
48 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
58 
89 
84 
58 
46 
36 
$10,000 to $24,999 
62 
66 
73 
68 
48 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
27 
31 
36 
37 
28 
13 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
12 
33 
21 
21 
18 
$100,000 or more 
40 
48 
41 
30 
11 
24 
Government payments 
farms 
99 
47 
78 
52 
38 
28 
$1,000 
753 
261 
686 
352 
295 
296 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
179 
209 
203 
222 
101 
71 
$1,000 
1,279 
3,243 
3,795 
9,152 
4,326 
883 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
32,127 
29,832 
47,183 
31,413 
18,040 
20,878 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,254 
43,360 
78,638 
47,740 
50,959 
70,062 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
500 
688 
600 
658 
354 
298 
$1,000 
-264 
-3,790 
2,564 
-3,508 
-623 
-2,389 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-528 
-5,509 
4,273 
-5,332 
-1,761 
-8,018 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
226 
344 
295 
321 
172 
128 
Other 
number 
274 
344 
305 
337 
182 
170 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
331 
428 
402 
402 
217 
183 
200 days or more 
number 
177 
221 
224 
276 
156 
130 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
132 
159 
141 
141 
96 
87 
number 
7,134 
1,846 
4,745 
2,163 
1,458 
4,885 
Beef cows 
farms 
85 
115 
83 
74 
50 
47 
number 
729 
574 
549 
353 
330 
241 
Milk cows 
farms 
48 
30 
34 
31 
17 
22 
number 
3,019 
444 
1,869 
815 
424 
2,360 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
98 
90 
63 
81 
54 
37 
number 
2,580 
718 
1,968 
935 
750 
1,594 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
36 
61 
47 
47 
40 
18 
number 
421 
648 
655 
242 
371 
212 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
19 
47 
61 
50 
28 
12 
number 
412 
382 
1,653 
500 
566 
518 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
43 
122 
68 
96 
35 
61 
number 
640 
1,194 
1,038 
1,307 
825 
485 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
118 
248 
167 
220 
100 
79 
number 
(D) 
5,846 
4,684 
(D) 
3,362 
1,693 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
25 
27 
34 
26 
4 
number 
2,285 
7,950 
2,813 
7,754 
1,768 
440 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
7 
1 
1 
- 
3 
1 
acres 
237 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
18 
(D) 
bushels 
25,732 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,331 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
24 
7 
27 
4 
3 
14 
acres 
2,192 
205 
2,475 
347 
(D) 
2,348 
tons 
44,678 
3,880 
47,629 
6,366 
(D) 
46,534 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
360 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
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