1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PISCATAQUIS COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 141 140 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 171 35 988 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 977 196 123 Average per acre .........dollars.. 862 813 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 987 31 261 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 127 136 acres.. 10 434 12 952 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 115 125 acres.. 8 179 8 603 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 166 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 561 5 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 440 39 994 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 715 1 727 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 846 3 872 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 7 $100,000 or more .................... 13 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 883 4 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 131 29 156 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 68 72 Other ............................... 73 68 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 85 76 200 days or more ................... 54 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 56 number.. 3 396 3 082 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 26 number.. 385 223 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 25 number.. 1 507 1 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 44 49 number.. 1 218 1 315 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 12 number.. 28 54 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 62 28 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 16 number.. 651 1 194 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 16 number.. 531 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 14 acres.. 1 315 1 254 tons, green.. 26 021 20 400 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 200 bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 12 13 acres.. 444 608 cwt.. 99 574 132 830 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 98 acres.. 5 681 6 437 tons, dry.. 9 576 11 443 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 12 acres.. 68 39 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 11 acres.. 9 19 @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.