1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YORK COUNTY, MAINE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 482 521 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 797 71 812 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 656 254 437 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 869 1 873 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 718 35 675 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 196 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 453 482 acres.. 24 880 26 357 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 421 439 acres.. 18 181 18 420 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 54 acres.. 1 006 869 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 653 30 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 475 57 928 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 323 6 639 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 330 23 541 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 197 215 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 25 $100,000 or more .................... 40 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 747 24 165 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 446 46 471 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 482 520 $1,000.. 2 631 6 628 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 458 12 747 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 240 Other ............................... 256 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 286 314 200 days or more ................... 186 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 225 number.. 4 926 5 111 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 147 number.. 1 123 1 020 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 60 number.. 1 368 1 540 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 182 number.. 1 814 2 402 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 49 number.. 752 3 077 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 34 number.. 1 022 3 271 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 46 number.. 1 015 1 222 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 63 67 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 30 acres.. 881 954 tons, green.. 12 076 12 769 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 14 68 bushels.. 504 2 606 Irish potatoes................farms.. 17 6 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 295 334 acres.. 14 352 14 302 tons, dry.. 22 652 23 074 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 82 57 acres.. 924 674 Land in orchards..............farms.. 37 52 acres.. 1 145 1 457 @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. .