1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 889 884 Land in farms ..................acres.. 324 887 334 040 Average size of farm .......acres.. 365 378 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 684 223 796 Average per acre .........dollars.. 716 592 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 555 91 541 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 274 282 180 to 499 acres .................... 314 297 500 to 999 acres .................... 124 142 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 848 872 acres.. 187 599 189 850 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 735 833 acres.. 143 507 135 856 Irrigated land .................farms.. 76 47 acres.. 11 058 4 948 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 619 122 767 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 306 138 877 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 104 685 117 645 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 934 5 123 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 252 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 122 $100,000 or more .................... 250 334 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 177 96 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 298 108 885 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 530 647 Other ............................... 359 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 423 364 200 days or more ................... 242 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 187 number.. 9 755 7 313 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 122 number.. 2 895 2 219 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 51 number.. 1 465 1 608 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 187 169 number.. 3 542 2 756 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 27 number.. 1 499 997 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 20 number.. 1 619 1 277 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 25 number.. 727 566 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 35 number.. 1 052 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 17 acres.. 827 1 016 tons, green.. 12 068 15 295 Oats for grain................farms.. 220 264 acres.. 20 644 22 259 bushels.. 1 538 268 1 880 330 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 416 591 acres.. 65 454 79 938 cwt.. 17 468 682 23 029 776 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 270 279 acres.. 21 795 16 302 tons, dry.. 32 927 22 528 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 79 56 acres.. 7 360 5 903 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 21 acres.. 62 55 @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.