1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALDO COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 339 426 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 890 85 137 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 191 187 317 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 218 886 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 121 31 473 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 139 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 324 394 acres.. 29 036 33 301 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 309 368 acres.. 21 300 23 629 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 12 acres.. 92 42 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 132 32 140 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 538 75 446 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 796 1 894 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 336 30 246 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 54 $100,000 or more .................... 53 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 764 26 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 722 61 774 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 338 426 $1,000.. 3 474 5 679 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 277 13 332 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 251 Other ............................... 153 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 189 221 200 days or more ................... 92 115 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 215 number.. 10 208 11 768 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 77 number.. 707 665 Milk cows ..................farms.. 85 124 number.. 4 520 5 544 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 201 number.. 3 933 4 131 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 22 number.. 319 419 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 16 number.. 382 893 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 44 number.. 1 191 1 750 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 57 number.. (D) 215 941 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 39 number.. 252 085 10 008 635 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 57 acres.. 2 415 2 591 tons, green.. 40 521 38 459 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 19 33 bushels.. 396 1 435 Irish potatoes................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 40 290 cwt.. 7 150 62 093 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 299 acres.. 17 658 19 724 tons, dry.. 30 191 38 243 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 33 acres.. 125 105 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 24 acres.. 276 257 @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. .