1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 310 291 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 607 50 076 Average size of farm .......acres.. 137 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 598 246 771 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 728 1 512 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 909 25 418 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 293 286 acres.. 11 121 12 226 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 280 acres.. 6 459 7 344 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 31 acres.. 195 62 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 448 15 236 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 219 52 357 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 18 $100,000 or more .................... 17 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 312 13 021 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 846 44 747 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 91 Other ............................... 192 200 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 199 188 200 days or more ................... 110 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 40 40 number.. 353 518 Beef cows ..................farms.. 34 32 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 24 26 number.. 103 189 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 14 number.. 156 70 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 19 number.. 478 121 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 27 number.. 500 437 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 9 number.. (D) 621 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 16 12 bushels.. 425 460 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 12 12 acres.. 11 6 cwt.. 1 590 1 010 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 80 acres.. 2 122 2 907 tons, dry.. 2 530 3 218 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 27 acres.. 99 92 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 19 acres.. 101 156 @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.