1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SOMERSET COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 413 462 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 971 112 332 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 420 179 950 Average per acre .........dollars.. 931 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 205 32 738 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 386 440 acres.. 42 580 47 154 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 360 391 acres.. 32 415 32 303 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 14 acres.. 44 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 581 20 069 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 412 43 438 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 335 1 815 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 246 18 254 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 41 $100,000 or more .................... 53 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 590 16 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 169 34 976 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 413 462 $1,000.. 1 939 3 123 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 694 6 760 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 258 Other ............................... 192 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 247 200 days or more ................... 128 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 211 276 number.. 13 659 16 199 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 107 number.. 1 038 922 Milk cows ..................farms.. 105 161 number.. 6 121 7 185 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 266 number.. 5 442 7 199 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 31 number.. 544 775 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 24 number.. (D) 1 695 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 41 number.. 459 862 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 67 number.. 251 451 295 590 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 71 acres.. 4 485 4 142 tons, green.. 71 804 66 067 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 6 acres.. 222 237 bushels.. 7 880 16 480 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 12 (D) cwt.. 1 885 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 305 354 acres.. 28 785 28 131 tons, dry.. 39 545 47 651 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 20 acres.. 190 190 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 12 acres.. 167 152 @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. .