1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAGADAHOC COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 120 124 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 793 18 319 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 279 229 758 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 293 1 415 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 364 29 493 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 112 117 acres.. 6 777 7 072 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 102 107 acres.. 5 512 4 867 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 10 acres.. 173 40 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 831 3 250 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 595 26 212 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 945 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 2 306 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 7 $100,000 or more .................... 7 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 448 2 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 403 23 771 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 120 124 $1,000.. 427 338 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 562 2 722 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 56 53 Other ............................... 64 71 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 74 84 200 days or more ................... 51 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 52 55 number.. 1 766 1 812 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 37 number.. 363 241 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 19 number.. 551 639 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 41 51 number.. 589 610 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 12 number.. 142 146 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 11 number.. 133 332 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 24 number.. 379 1 108 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 31 number.. 401 92 564 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 135 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 8 acres.. 250 395 tons, green.. 4 780 4 950 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) 8 825 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 83 acres.. 5 110 4 432 tons, dry.. 8 732 7 719 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 13 acres.. 199 209 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 14 acres.. 40 80 @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. .