1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 372 337 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 755 85 734 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 260 222 104 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 070 765 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 478 25 341 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 138 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 358 331 acres.. 33 585 31 795 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 325 acres.. 17 558 18 781 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 15 acres.. 959 223 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 995 11 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 762 34 669 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 214 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 782 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 13 $100,000 or more .................... 27 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 338 9 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 906 28 945 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 371 336 $1,000.. 12 164 1 487 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 788 4 426 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 132 108 Other ............................... 240 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 247 243 200 days or more ................... 127 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 37 46 number.. 544 888 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 29 number.. (D) 246 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 19 number.. (D) 254 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 22 35 number.. 193 401 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 8 number.. 177 86 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 5 number.. 249 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 17 number.. 436 669 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 31 number.. 1 203 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 165 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 11 16 cwt.. 1 726 2 424 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 83 95 acres.. 2 762 3 193 tons, dry.. 3 423 4 687 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 19 acres.. 86 49 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 15 acres.. 67 71 @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. .