1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALDO COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 315 339 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 569 71 890 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 268 258 191 Average per acre .........dollars.. 952 1 218 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 455 38 121 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 298 324 acres.. 28 338 29 036 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 278 309 acres.. 21 460 21 300 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 29 acres.. 60 92 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 768 17 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 884 50 538 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 540 2 796 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 229 14 336 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 25 $100,000 or more .................... 40 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 212 13 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 943 40 722 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 173 186 Other ............................... 142 153 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 177 189 200 days or more ................... 93 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 159 number.. 9 303 10 208 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 60 number.. 492 707 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 85 number.. 4 600 4 520 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 144 number.. 3 001 3 933 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 22 number.. 170 319 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 12 number.. 515 382 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 23 number.. 527 1 191 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 252 085 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 42 acres.. 2 641 2 415 tons, green.. 41 361 40 521 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 19 bushels.. (D) 396 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 9 8 acres.. 16 40 cwt.. 3 304 7 150 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 197 223 acres.. 18 784 17 658 tons, dry.. 30 336 30 191 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 19 acres.. 128 125 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 27 acres.. 102 276 @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.