1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAGADAHOC COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 118 120 Land in farms ..................acres.. 17 853 18 793 Average size of farm .......acres.. 151 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 119 202 279 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 893 1 293 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 761 37 364 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 106 112 acres.. 7 074 6 777 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 102 acres.. 5 530 5 512 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 14 acres.. 66 173 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 067 2 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 993 23 595 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 412 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 655 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 5 $100,000 or more .................... 7 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 752 2 448 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 521 20 403 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 55 56 Other ............................... 63 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 68 74 200 days or more ................... 46 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 43 52 number.. 1 876 1 766 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 27 number.. 425 363 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 16 number.. 541 551 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 41 number.. 661 589 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 11 number.. 106 142 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 9 number.. 213 133 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 13 number.. 333 379 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 13 number.. (D) 401 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 6 acres.. 167 250 tons, green.. 3 550 4 780 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 74 acres.. 5 526 5 110 tons, dry.. 10 236 8 732 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 15 acres.. 76 199 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 13 acres.. 42 40 @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.