1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 223 210 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 091 38 853 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 875 143 980 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 236 908 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 637 27 951 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 201 200 acres.. 14 723 14 876 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 180 183 acres.. 10 604 10 534 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 20 12 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 570 7 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 976 35 966 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 1 374 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 6 179 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 20 $100,000 or more .................... 17 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 535 5 892 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 822 27 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 103 109 Other ............................... 120 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 110 200 days or more ................... 78 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 114 113 number.. 5 134 5 456 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 51 number.. 448 531 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 49 number.. 1 769 2 357 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 91 96 number.. 1 691 2 157 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 15 number.. 12 36 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 5 number.. 42 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 24 number.. 656 1 062 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 272 77 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 24 acres.. 938 1 284 tons, green.. 15 426 20 449 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. 624 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 9 acres.. 22 59 cwt.. (D) 6 933 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 141 143 acres.. 9 882 9 228 tons, dry.. 16 326 14 208 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 16 acres.. 52 46 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 20 acres.. 222 348 @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.