1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 440 456 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 893 57 745 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 168 315 600 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 608 2 300 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 875 31 201 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 199 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 408 429 acres.. 23 860 27 251 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 375 390 acres.. 16 914 19 389 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 56 acres.. 581 684 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 928 13 077 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 201 28 678 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 482 5 581 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 446 7 496 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 174 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 18 $100,000 or more .................... 45 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 333 11 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 301 25 943 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 440 457 $1,000.. 2 425 665 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 512 1 455 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 205 Other ............................... 253 251 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 261 287 200 days or more ................... 158 189 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 193 number.. 6 569 7 703 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 111 number.. 1 299 1 041 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 74 number.. 2 121 2 594 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 175 number.. 3 163 3 622 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 38 number.. 478 1 032 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 27 number.. 713 1 817 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 64 number.. 977 1 521 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 55 number.. (D) 123 129 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 327 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 32 acres.. 995 1 128 tons, green.. 17 694 16 607 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 18 27 bushels.. 430 975 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 12 acres.. (D) 321 cwt.. 22 160 73 140 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 242 289 acres.. 14 524 17 486 tons, dry.. 24 631 29 133 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 66 57 acres.. 816 690 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 27 acres.. 346 412 @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. .