1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 399 372 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 336 94 755 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 070 243 260 Average per acre .........dollars.. 885 1 070 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 097 32 478 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 386 358 acres.. 36 313 33 585 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 369 351 acres.. 20 235 17 558 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 21 acres.. 3 771 959 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 074 35 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 956 96 762 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 332 28 214 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 742 7 782 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 33 $100,000 or more .................... 21 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 798 23 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 668 62 906 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 145 132 Other ............................... 254 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 247 200 days or more ................... 138 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 31 37 number.. 390 544 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 27 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 22 number.. 111 193 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 8 number.. 40 177 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 7 number.. 23 249 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 17 number.. 472 436 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 28 number.. 1 010 1 203 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 216 165 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 11 8 acres.. 28 11 cwt.. 6 998 1 726 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 83 acres.. 2 899 2 762 tons, dry.. 3 184 3 423 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 22 acres.. 87 86 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 18 acres.. 54 67 @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.