1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 202 228 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 350 29 230 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 804 137 480 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 093 1 315 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 709 22 747 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 190 211 acres.. 10 187 12 017 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 174 192 acres.. 7 162 7 934 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 70 58 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 745 4 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 489 21 127 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 964 1 640 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 781 3 177 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 14 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 352 3 699 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 650 16 151 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 201 229 $1,000.. 445 1 008 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 216 4 401 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 85 Other ............................... 111 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 123 168 200 days or more ................... 79 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 95 number.. 2 488 3 228 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 51 number.. 386 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 30 number.. 798 992 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 69 88 number.. 815 1 661 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 17 number.. 137 104 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 14 number.. 213 249 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 36 number.. 968 1 316 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 27 number.. (D) 81 838 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 10 acres.. 249 412 tons, green.. 4 720 7 128 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 9 bushels.. 0 (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 128 155 acres.. 6 362 6 932 tons, dry.. 8 951 10 981 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 25 acres.. 177 114 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 14 acres.. 86 72 @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. .