1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 288 302 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 905 62 242 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 880 279 980 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 715 1 417 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 152 98 003 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 253 292 acres.. 23 368 25 378 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 275 acres.. 17 842 19 299 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 36 acres.. 784 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 377 81 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 587 268 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 893 7 359 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 484 73 657 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 14 $100,000 or more .................... 56 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 058 74 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 505 247 588 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 150 177 Other ............................... 138 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 143 200 days or more ................... 93 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 160 number.. 10 026 10 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 75 number.. 511 558 Milk cows ..................farms.. 67 87 number.. 4 089 4 553 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 138 number.. 4 077 3 842 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 28 number.. 291 285 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 16 number.. 402 295 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 30 number.. 365 509 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 190 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 54 acres.. 3 333 3 321 tons, green.. 62 692 57 175 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 12 19 acres.. 196 194 cwt.. 50 070 56 300 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 213 acres.. 13 759 14 949 tons, dry.. 24 589 26 464 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 43 acres.. 465 442 Land in orchards..............farms.. 34 37 acres.. 1 492 1 478 @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.