1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 5 810 5 776 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 211 648 1 258 297 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 074 241 816 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 190 1 130 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 697 45 757 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 533 465 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 184 1 024 50 to 179 acres ..................... 2 110 2 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 441 1 513 500 to 999 acres .................... 398 448 1,000 acres or more ................. 144 152 Total cropland .................farms.. 5 372 5 495 acres.. 539 966 559 424 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 4 875 5 141 acres.. 403 014 399 755 Irrigated land .................farms.. 671 523 acres.. 21 791 10 241 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 438 673 430 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 503 74 502 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 212 229 215 995 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 226 444 214 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 923 1 690 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 743 775 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 751 786 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 798 732 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 438 441 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 390 449 $100,000 or more .................... 767 903 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 347 611 351 076 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 923 60 824 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 2 872 2 981 Other ............................... 2 938 2 795 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 3 263 3 144 200 days or more ................... 1 958 1 857 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 921 2 110 number.. 101 695 104 511 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 035 1 098 number.. 11 782 11 412 Milk cows ..................farms.. 685 836 number.. 40 749 42 737 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 631 1 831 number.. 37 889 40 873 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 341 377 number.. 5 977 4 768 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 261 258 number.. 9 226 9 308 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 426 457 number.. 10 603 12 541 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 554 562 number.. 6 134 383 5 200 911 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 73 74 number.. 199 416 638 163 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 332 438 acres.. 27 537 28 254 tons, green.. 447 405 454 228 Oats for grain................farms.. 272 320 acres.. 22 364 24 277 bushels.. 1 643 127 2 014 920 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 586 770 acres.. 73 085 87 650 cwt.. 19 490 474 25 008 230 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 810 3 119 acres.. 214 005 214 129 tons, dry.. 332 039 332 197 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 611 582 acres.. 11 745 10 251 Land in orchards..............farms.. 334 396 acres.. 5 170 6 463 @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. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.