1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PISCATAQUIS COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 140 138 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 988 38 391 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 123 135 210 Average per acre .........dollars.. 813 534 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 261 28 115 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 136 130 acres.. 12 952 13 054 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 125 118 acres.. 8 603 8 596 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 4 acres.. 181 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 599 4 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 994 35 492 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 727 1 066 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 872 3 832 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 9 $100,000 or more .................... 14 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 053 3 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 156 27 763 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 139 138 $1,000.. 1 140 728 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 202 5 278 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 72 64 Other ............................... 68 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 76 90 200 days or more ................... 48 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 56 61 number.. 3 082 3 545 Beef cows ..................farms.. 26 27 number.. 223 213 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 32 number.. 1 493 1 859 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 49 54 number.. 1 315 1 452 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 18 number.. 54 104 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 9 number.. 28 116 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 15 number.. 1 194 720 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 20 number.. (D) 392 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 12 acres.. 1 254 991 tons, green.. 20 400 14 445 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 200 332 bushels.. (D) 21 332 Irish potatoes................farms.. 13 7 acres.. 608 529 cwt.. 132 830 110 050 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 98 102 acres.. 6 437 6 510 tons, dry.. 11 443 10 736 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 4 acres.. 39 7 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 10 acres.. 19 21 @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. .