1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENNEBEC COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 494 576 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 402 112 203 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 983 226 082 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 232 1 020 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 749 35 175 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 237 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 471 533 acres.. 48 273 52 280 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 427 476 acres.. 35 886 36 093 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 27 acres.. 195 99 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 543 42 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 973 73 374 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 329 5 216 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 213 37 047 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 46 $100,000 or more .................... 86 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 929 31 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 483 55 477 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 495 575 $1,000.. 4 989 9 003 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 080 15 657 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 299 Other ............................... 235 277 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 255 302 200 days or more ................... 178 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 337 number.. 16 444 19 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 148 number.. 1 091 1 550 Milk cows ..................farms.. 118 167 number.. 7 845 8 539 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 311 number.. 5 506 7 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 39 number.. 198 1 093 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 33 number.. 381 2 188 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 47 number.. 751 1 369 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 80 number.. 487 026 1 032 884 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) 2 053 020 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 80 acres.. 4 021 4 556 tons, green.. 67 015 70 339 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 6 acres.. (D) 26 bushels.. (D) 1 040 Irish potatoes................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 15 35 cwt.. 1 386 5 586 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 338 398 acres.. 31 546 30 702 tons, dry.. 55 323 62 140 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 48 50 acres.. 321 409 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 29 acres.. 836 660 @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. .