1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 455 440 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 829 53 893 Average size of farm .......acres.. 110 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 033 306 168 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 600 2 608 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 525 29 875 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 420 408 acres.. 25 543 23 860 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 389 375 acres.. 18 484 16 914 Irrigated land .................farms.. 107 78 acres.. 906 581 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 318 15 928 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 061 36 201 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 164 9 482 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 154 6 446 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 27 $100,000 or more .................... 48 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 556 13 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 387 30 301 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 187 Other ............................... 240 253 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 264 261 200 days or more ................... 165 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 151 181 number.. 5 906 6 569 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 111 number.. 1 432 1 299 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 46 number.. 1 733 2 121 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 162 number.. 2 025 3 163 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 27 number.. 1 243 478 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 26 number.. 1 474 713 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 44 number.. 1 141 977 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 47 45 number.. 1 431 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 327 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 22 acres.. 820 995 tons, green.. 11 735 17 694 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 26 18 bushels.. 1 192 430 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 9 7 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) 22 160 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 248 242 acres.. 17 075 14 524 tons, dry.. 24 976 24 631 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 63 66 acres.. 578 816 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 23 acres.. 292 346 @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.