1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 5 776 6 269 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 258 297 1 342 588 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 816 210 777 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 130 962 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 757 38 325 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 465 419 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 024 1 029 50 to 179 acres ..................... 2 174 2 453 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 513 1 758 500 to 999 acres .................... 448 474 1,000 acres or more ................. 152 136 Total cropland .................farms.. 5 495 5 919 acres.. 559 424 592 309 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 5 141 5 486 acres.. 399 755 410 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 523 359 acres.. 10 241 6 065 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 430 324 405 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 502 64 681 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 215 995 157 828 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 214 329 247 656 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 690 2 059 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 775 870 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 786 719 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 732 700 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 441 466 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 449 553 $100,000 or more .................... 903 902 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 351 076 324 276 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 824 51 752 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 5 772 6 266 $1,000.. 72 781 74 252 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 609 11 850 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 2 981 3 220 Other ............................... 2 795 3 049 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 3 144 3 653 200 days or more ................... 1 857 2 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 110 2 637 number.. 104 511 119 475 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 098 1 331 number.. 11 412 11 782 Milk cows ..................farms.. 836 1 183 number.. 42 737 49 815 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 831 2 366 number.. 40 873 50 357 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 377 421 number.. 4 768 8 999 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 258 295 number.. 9 308 13 905 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 457 559 number.. 12 541 15 606 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 562 719 number.. 5 200 911 6 999 685 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 74 95 number.. 638 163 13 679 943 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 438 544 acres.. 28 254 28 711 tons, green.. 454 228 442 833 Oats for grain................farms.. 320 535 acres.. 24 277 35 548 bushels.. 2 014 920 2 728 024 Irish potatoes................farms.. 770 839 acres.. 87 650 83 261 cwt.. 25 008 230 22 412 030 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 3 119 3 672 acres.. 214 129 221 675 tons, dry.. 332 197 393 393 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 582 509 acres.. 10 251 9 727 Land in orchards..............farms.. 396 394 acres.. 6 463 7 405 @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. .