1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 302 343 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 242 69 551 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 980 318 023 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 417 1 563 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 003 44 826 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 292 315 acres.. 25 378 30 821 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 295 acres.. 19 299 23 016 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 24 acres.. 333 304 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 017 71 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 267 207 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 359 5 855 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 73 657 65 228 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 23 $100,000 or more .................... 64 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 524 60 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 588 176 361 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 301 342 $1,000.. 6 609 10 299 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 958 30 113 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 188 Other ............................... 125 155 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 201 200 days or more ................... 87 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 182 number.. 10 644 11 680 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 79 number.. 558 820 Milk cows ..................farms.. 87 98 number.. 4 553 5 322 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 174 number.. 3 842 4 619 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 23 number.. 285 123 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 14 number.. 295 159 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 28 number.. 509 501 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 190 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 54 65 acres.. 3 321 4 108 tons, green.. 57 175 71 620 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 18 bushels.. (D) 960 Irish potatoes................farms.. 19 13 acres.. 194 211 cwt.. 56 300 54 345 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 213 238 acres.. 14 949 15 434 tons, dry.. 26 464 31 582 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 30 acres.. 442 335 Land in orchards..............farms.. 37 36 acres.. 1 478 1 848 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .