1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KNOX COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 217 221 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 622 34 390 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 000 244 018 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 824 1 517 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 907 24 594 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 199 201 acres.. 10 214 14 485 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 189 173 acres.. 7 305 8 907 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 14 acres.. 135 54 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 420 9 325 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 585 42 196 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 687 2 166 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 733 7 159 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 20 $100,000 or more .................... 17 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 454 8 029 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 249 36 493 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 216 220 $1,000.. 654 1 733 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 028 7 879 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 97 102 Other ............................... 120 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 138 200 days or more ................... 78 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 65 77 number.. 2 126 2 362 Beef cows ..................farms.. 35 38 number.. 396 280 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 29 number.. 662 907 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 51 76 number.. 787 1 169 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 14 number.. 65 39 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 72 23 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 37 number.. 1 398 1 823 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 28 number.. (D) 229 223 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 8 acres.. 91 152 tons, green.. 1 449 2 265 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 65 9 cwt.. 11 259 704 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 105 117 acres.. 5 732 6 556 tons, dry.. 9 361 9 462 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 16 acres.. 294 128 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 16 acres.. 85 180 @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. .