Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning ot abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Hampshire 
Belknap 
Carroll 
Cheshire 
Coos 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
4,391 
302 
291 
407 
293 
2007 
4,166 
270 
274 
419 
262 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
474,065 
23,887 
29,362 
63,292 
56,797 
2007 
471,911 
23,378 
32,040 
48,241 
50,895 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
108 
79 
101 
156 
194 
2007 
113 
87 
117 
115 
194 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
4,391 
302 
291 
407 
293 
2007 
4,166 
270 
274 
419 
262 
$1,000, 2012 
1,975,281 
130,461 
139,487 
185,342 
135,501 
2007 
2,326,230 
133,994 
150,434 
222,581 
121,966 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
449,848 
431,991 
479,338 
455,385 
462,459 
2007 
558,385 
496,272 
549,028 
531,220 
465,518 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,167 
5,462 
4,751 
2,928 
2,386 
2007 
4,929 
5,732 
4,695 
4,614 
2,396 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
404 
18 
15 
29 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
235 
11 
7 
25 
29 
$100,000 to $199,999 
705 
50 
29 
93 
78 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,961 
142 
165 
187 
112 
$500,000 to $999,999 
721 
59 
48 
41 
41 
$1 ,000,000 to $1 ,999,999 
234 
18 
16 
14 
11 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
112 
2 
11 
16 
4 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
14 
2 
- 
- 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
2 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
5,729,870 
256,145 
595,884 
452,293 
1,148,599 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
8.3 
9.3 
4.9 
14.0 
4.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
953 
54 
58 
77 
45 
acres 
(D) 
274 
(D) 
(D) 
180 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,482 
114 
98 
141 
67 
acres 
35,851 
2,567 
2,194 
3,333 
1,720 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
379 
23 
33 
48 
36 
acres 
21,905 
1,279 
1,925 
2,728 
2,170 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
357 
39 
17 
31 
10 
acres 
30,045 
3,354 
1,475 
2,527 
883 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
315 
21 
29 
32 
13 
acres 
37,034 
2,498 
3,383 
3,843 
1,563 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
241 
15 
11 
18 
27 
acres 
38,228 
2,337 
1,723 
2,834 
4,152 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
143 
10 
11 
11 
14 
acres 
28,259 
1,952 
2,181 
2,164 
2,814 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
107 
7 
8 
10 
14 
acres 
25,473 
1,624 
1,960 
2,486 
3,307 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
262 
14 
16 
16 
48 
acres 
89,733 
4,691 
6,204 
5,903 
16,447 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
115 
5 
8 
18 
10 
acres 
73,973 
3,311 
5,210 
10,126 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
21 
- 
2 
3 
7 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,756 
10,217 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
16 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
60,653 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
754 
65 
49 
65 
21 
acres 
3,336 
304 
216 
278 
94 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,405 
75 
85 
142 
63 
acres 
35,090 
1,906 
2,160 
3,536 
1,762 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
363 
27 
24 
48 
29 
acres 
20,992 
1,584 
1,394 
2,699 
1,665 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
357 
23 
24 
43 
24 
acres 
29,640 
1,844 
2,029 
3,582 
1,986 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
351 
31 
27 
25 
36 
acres 
40,121 
3,502 
3,243 
2,880 
4,156 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
233 
17 
15 
22 
17 
acres 
36,681 
2,677 
2,397 
3,455 
2,541 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
169 
5 
18 
11 
13 
acres 
33,401 
1,014 
3,605 
2,191 
2,594 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
96 
5 
5 
10 
11 
acres 
22,765 
1,139 
1,194 
2,354 
2,613 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
281 
16 
16 
32 
26 
acres 
96,114 
5,302 
5,473 
10,670 
9,239 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
119 
6 
7 
17 
13 
acres 
77,600 
4,106 
4,182 
11,481 
8,916 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
26 
- 
4 
4 
6 
acres 
35,112 
- 
6,147 
5,115 
7,225 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
41,059 
- 
- 
- 
8,104 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,606 
185 
174 
256 
164 
2007 
2,929 
199 
189 
288 
202 
acres, 2012 
98,268 
5,744 
3,899 
9,206 
12,460 
2007 
128,938 
6,108 
6,793 
1 1 ,822 
13,945 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,416 
168 
158 
229 
154 
2007 
2,494 
174 
141 
258 
167 
acres, 2012 
87,382 
4,880 
3,319 
7,941 
10,641 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
99,520 
4,982 
4,269 
9,772 
10,062 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
247 
22 
16 
28 
19 
2007 
734 
49 
66 
73 
41 
acres, 2012 
2,858 
160 
200 
167 
523 
2007 
17,435 
338 
1,308 
1,442 
2,259 
-continued 
240 New Hampshire 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
