1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 524 572 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 152 132 717 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 586 160 572 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 065 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 424 35 587 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 197 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 487 532 acres.. 53 916 54 397 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 454 494 acres.. 40 717 38 952 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 30 acres.. 755 584 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 814 26 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 989 46 045 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 340 8 167 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 474 18 171 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 52 $100,000 or more .................... 81 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 376 21 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 527 36 880 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 525 573 $1,000.. 5 335 4 380 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 161 7 643 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 263 288 Other ............................... 261 284 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 284 332 200 days or more ................... 177 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 193 262 number.. 14 103 15 061 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 104 number.. 527 732 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 145 number.. 6 824 7 214 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 173 221 number.. 5 837 6 417 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 48 number.. 322 828 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 34 number.. 1 208 1 405 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 49 number.. 723 1 017 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 54 number.. (D) 112 566 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 390 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 72 78 acres.. 6 664 5 710 tons, green.. 101 650 82 746 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 25 acres.. 1 261 1 279 bushels.. 104 280 89 964 Irish potatoes................farms.. 41 51 acres.. 4 086 4 090 cwt.. 1 022 004 963 264 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 384 acres.. 28 199 27 582 tons, dry.. 37 331 48 872 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 52 58 acres.. 364 361 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 40 acres.. 300 334 @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. .