1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 358 346 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 959 63 473 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 384 236 509 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 417 1 212 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 147 35 806 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 328 321 acres.. 20 673 20 834 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 279 283 acres.. 15 794 15 169 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 32 acres.. 1 086 695 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 549 14 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 607 41 933 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 398 9 252 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 152 5 256 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 26 $100,000 or more .................... 30 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 542 10 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 208 31 882 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 167 Other ............................... 187 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 199 200 days or more ................... 127 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 133 156 number.. 4 176 4 665 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 81 number.. 713 568 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 46 number.. 1 375 1 733 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 110 134 number.. 1 468 2 535 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 40 number.. 700 192 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 27 number.. 734 310 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 26 number.. 409 476 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 55 38 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 219 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 22 acres.. 744 1 297 tons, green.. 12 322 18 728 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 18 17 acres.. 1 919 1 712 cwt.. 545 626 509 146 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 193 200 acres.. 9 964 9 276 tons, dry.. 15 204 14 196 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 38 acres.. 315 237 Land in orchards..............farms.. 36 47 acres.. 690 1 060 @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.