1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 525 524 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 593 118 152 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 336 226 586 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 058 1 065 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 491 38 424 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 498 487 acres.. 49 019 53 916 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 458 454 acres.. 40 029 40 717 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 50 acres.. 1 592 755 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 978 28 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 101 54 989 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 150 10 340 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 828 18 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 37 $100,000 or more .................... 71 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 388 23 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 543 44 527 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 263 Other ............................... 277 261 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 285 284 200 days or more ................... 184 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 175 193 number.. 14 741 14 103 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 73 number.. 697 527 Milk cows ..................farms.. 91 103 number.. 7 581 6 824 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 173 number.. 5 309 5 837 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 32 number.. 389 322 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 22 number.. 1 096 1 208 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 40 number.. 431 723 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 45 number.. 1 339 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 186 390 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 55 72 acres.. 7 206 6 664 tons, green.. 110 923 101 650 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 15 acres.. 1 057 1 261 bushels.. 67 494 104 280 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 34 41 acres.. 4 007 4 086 cwt.. 1 035 188 1 022 004 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 293 313 acres.. 25 283 28 199 tons, dry.. 41 288 37 331 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 61 52 acres.. 530 364 Land in orchards..............farms.. 36 39 acres.. 296 300 @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.