1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOMERSET COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 431 413 Land in farms ..................acres.. 101 270 106 971 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 241 245 420 Average per acre .........dollars.. 921 931 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 717 37 205 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 358 386 acres.. 35 971 42 580 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 327 360 acres.. 27 191 32 415 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 24 acres.. 73 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 727 19 581 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 371 47 412 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 903 2 335 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 824 17 246 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 34 $100,000 or more .................... 58 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 123 16 590 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 575 40 169 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 221 Other ............................... 187 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 251 209 200 days or more ................... 143 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 211 number.. 12 502 13 659 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 96 number.. 838 1 038 Milk cows ..................farms.. 81 105 number.. 5 729 6 121 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 193 number.. 6 195 5 442 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 32 number.. 351 544 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 14 number.. 1 055 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 28 number.. 778 459 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 46 number.. (D) 251 451 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 62 acres.. 4 173 4 485 tons, green.. 68 372 71 804 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 11 acres.. 52 222 bushels.. 1 970 7 880 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 12 cwt.. (D) 1 885 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 275 305 acres.. 24 018 28 785 tons, dry.. 37 808 39 545 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 37 acres.. 201 190 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 25 acres.. 152 167 @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.