1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 346 334 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 473 70 813 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 509 198 536 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 212 926 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 806 29 722 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 321 313 acres.. 20 834 23 943 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 286 acres.. 15 169 16 636 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 16 acres.. 695 450 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 509 14 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 933 43 481 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 252 7 721 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 256 6 801 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 17 $100,000 or more .................... 34 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 999 11 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 882 33 930 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 345 334 $1,000.. 2 822 3 023 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 180 9 052 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 169 Other ............................... 179 165 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 199 192 200 days or more ................... 122 124 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 176 number.. 4 665 6 120 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 107 number.. 568 872 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 66 number.. 1 733 2 105 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 159 number.. 2 535 4 097 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 34 number.. 192 159 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 25 number.. 310 399 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 28 number.. 476 445 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 50 number.. (D) 102 602 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 0 number.. 219 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 29 acres.. 1 297 1 551 tons, green.. 18 728 22 380 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 17 10 acres.. 1 712 1 412 cwt.. 509 146 413 669 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 229 acres.. 9 276 11 181 tons, dry.. 14 196 18 854 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 23 acres.. 237 154 Land in orchards..............farms.. 47 42 acres.. 1 060 1 161 @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. .