1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KNOX COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 194 217 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 183 27 622 Average size of farm .......acres.. 130 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 952 239 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 916 1 824 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 984 29 907 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 184 199 acres.. 10 306 10 214 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 189 acres.. 7 173 7 305 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 18 acres.. 102 135 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 603 6 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 883 29 585 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 386 2 687 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 218 3 733 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 14 $100,000 or more .................... 18 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 783 5 454 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 656 25 249 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 97 Other ............................... 104 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 136 200 days or more ................... 66 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 44 65 number.. 1 499 2 126 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 35 number.. 424 396 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 22 number.. 351 662 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 33 51 number.. 500 787 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. 19 65 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 32 72 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 29 number.. 667 1 398 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 6 acres.. 136 91 tons, green.. 1 990 1 449 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 8 acres.. (D) 65 cwt.. (D) 11 259 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 105 acres.. 5 150 5 732 tons, dry.. 5 848 9 361 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 22 acres.. 208 294 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 18 acres.. 145 85 @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.