1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 884 1 012 Land in farms ..................acres.. 334 040 329 971 Average size of farm .......acres.. 378 326 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 223 796 175 482 Average per acre .........dollars.. 592 552 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 541 71 841 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 282 332 180 to 499 acres .................... 297 381 500 to 999 acres .................... 142 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 872 993 acres.. 189 850 187 566 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 833 956 acres.. 135 856 135 067 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 36 acres.. 4 948 2 135 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 767 98 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 877 97 657 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 117 645 93 267 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 123 5 562 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 122 181 $100,000 or more .................... 334 308 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 255 75 098 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 885 74 208 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 884 1 012 $1,000.. 25 368 23 128 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 697 22 854 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 647 711 Other ............................... 237 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 364 509 200 days or more ................... 174 252 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 187 239 number.. 7 313 8 521 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 154 number.. 2 219 2 072 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 68 number.. 1 608 2 420 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 212 number.. 2 756 3 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 32 number.. 997 810 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 18 number.. 1 277 856 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 35 number.. 566 649 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 47 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 188 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 21 acres.. 1 016 784 tons, green.. 15 295 10 057 Oats for grain................farms.. 264 461 acres.. 22 259 33 490 bushels.. 1 880 330 2 591 824 Irish potatoes................farms.. 591 676 acres.. 79 938 75 473 cwt.. 23 029 776 20 537 231 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 329 acres.. 16 302 17 561 tons, dry.. 22 528 28 902 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 56 71 acres.. 5 903 6 120 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 15 acres.. 55 40 @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. .