1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KENNEBEC COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 455 494 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 134 95 402 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 170 226 983 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 509 1 232 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 231 40 749 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 471 acres.. 44 591 48 273 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 380 427 acres.. 34 425 35 886 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 41 acres.. 365 195 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 181 36 543 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 299 73 973 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 175 5 329 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 006 31 213 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 39 $100,000 or more .................... 66 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 272 30 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 124 62 483 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 237 259 Other ............................... 218 235 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 255 200 days or more ................... 146 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 241 number.. 15 699 16 444 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 115 number.. 1 104 1 091 Milk cows ..................farms.. 84 118 number.. 7 850 7 845 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 232 number.. 5 279 5 506 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 26 number.. 393 198 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 25 number.. 767 381 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 31 number.. 740 751 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 47 number.. (D) 487 026 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 171 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 60 acres.. 4 238 4 021 tons, green.. 66 926 67 015 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 140 (D) bushels.. 6 282 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 14 9 acres.. 9 15 cwt.. 1 406 1 386 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 282 338 acres.. 30 484 31 546 tons, dry.. 43 024 55 323 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 59 48 acres.. 339 321 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 27 acres.. 665 836 @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.