1987 

Census of 

Agriculture 

AC87-A-19 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 19 

Maine 

State and County Data 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division. Many 

other divisions contributed to this preparation: Data Preparation 

performed the clerical processing; Administrative Services provided the forms design and other administrative services; Publications Services contributed in publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition, and printing procurement; Computer Services provided the computer processing facilities; Field 

provided selected data collection activities; Economic Programming prepared the computer programs; and Economic Surveys 

assisted in preparation of data collection and processing procedures and computer programs. 

Members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

Statistics and representatives of both public and private 

organizations made significant recommendations which helped 

establish data content. 

Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture provided valuable advice in the planning, publicizing, 

and processing phases of the census, and in helping farmers and 

ranchers complete the report forms. 

The press, farm magazines, radio and television stations, and 

farm organizations were most helpful in publicizing the census 

and encouraging cooperation of farm and ranch operators. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch 

operators who furnished the information requested. Only through 

their cooperation was it possible to collect and publish the data in 

this report. 

If you have any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call: 

(301) 763-8555 Division Chief 

(301) 763-8567 Crops Branch 

(301) 763-8569 Livestock Branch 

(301) 763-8566 Farm Economics Branch 

(301) 763-1113 General Information 

(301) 763-8558 Statistical Methodology 
1987 

Census of 

Agriculture 

AC87-A-19 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 19 

Maine 

State and County Data 

Issued April 1989 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

Robert A. Mosbacher, Secretary 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

C. L. Kincannon, Deputy Director 

Charles A. Waite, Associate Director for 

Economic Programs 

Roger H. Bugenhagen, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Chief, 

Economic Census Staff 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Charles P. Pautler, Jr., Chief 

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 

Census of agriculture (1987). Geographic area series. 

1987 census of agriculture. Geographic area series. 

Includes indexes. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: C 3.31/4:987/v.1 

1. Agriculture-Economic aspects-United StatesStatistics. 2. Agriculture-Economic aspects-United 

States-States-Statistics. 3. Agriculture-Economic 

aspects-United States-Territories and possessions 

-Statistics. I. United States. Bureau of the Census. 

II. Title. 

HD1769.C46 1987 338.1 '0973'021 88-600103 

For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 

Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. 
CONTENTS 

Page 

Introduction _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ _ ___ _ ___ __ VII 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________________ 1 

FIGURES 

1. State ~ap _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2 

2. Profile of State's Agriculture: 1987 _________________________________________________________________ 3 

3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 ______________________________________________ 4 

4. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1959 to 1987 __________________________________________ 4 

5. Land Use: 1987__________________________________________________________________________________ 5 

6. Selected Crops Harvested: 1987 __________________________________________________________________ 5 

7. Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold: 1987 __________________________________________________________ 6 

8. Production Expenses: 1987 _______________________________________________________________________ 6 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. State Data 

1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census years_________________________________________________ 7 

2. ~arket Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 _____________________________________ 9 

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987,1982, and 1978 __________________________________________________ 10 

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 _____________________________________________________ 12 

5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________ 13 

6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982________________________________________________ 14 

7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ________________________________________________ 15 

8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 and 1982 _______________ 16 

9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ___________________________________________________________________ 16 

10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982___________________________ 17 

11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987,1982, and 1978 _________________________________________________ 18 

12. Value of ~achinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982_________________________________________ 18 

13. Selected ~achinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________ 18 

14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978________________________________________________ 19 

15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987,1982, and 1978_______________________ 19 

16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987,1982, and 1978 _____________________________________________________ 20 

17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, and Specified Racial 

Groups: 1987 and 1982__________________________________________________________________________ 21 

18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987___________________________ 23 

19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________ 24 

20. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987,1982, and 1978 ___________________________________ 25 

21. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________________ 25 

22. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________ 26 

23. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 _________________________________________________ 26 

24. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 ____________________________________________________ 27 

25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1987 and 1982_______________________________________________________ 27 

26. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________ 28 

27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 _______________________________________ 28 

28. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1987___________________________________ 29 

29. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1987 ______________________________ 29 

30. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of ~i1k Cow Herd: 1987 ______________________________ 30 

31. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 ___________________________________________ 30 

32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1987 and 1982__________________________________________________________ 30 

33. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________________________________________ 31 

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34. Hogs and Pigs- Litters Farrowed: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________________ 31 

35. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 __________________________________________ 31 

36. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987_________________________________ 32 

37. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Farrowed: 1987 ________________________________ 32 

38. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ____________________________________________ 32 

39. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 ______________________________________ 33 

40. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1987 __________________________________ 33 

41. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _________________________ 34 

42. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________ 35 

43. Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1987 ___________________________ 35 

44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________ 36 

45. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________________ 37 

46. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of Sales: 1987 and 

1982____________________________________________________________________________________________ 37 

47. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 ___________________________ 38 

48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 _____________________________________________________________ 40 

49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 ___________________________________________________________ 49 

50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 ________________________________________ 58 

51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 ___________________________________________________________________ 76 

52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 _______________________________________________ 94 

53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 _________________________________________ 112 

CHAPTER 2. County Data 

1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 ________________________________________________________________ _ 

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________________ _ 

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other Farm-Related Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________ _ 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________ _ 

6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________ _ 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982 _____________ ------------_______________________________________________ _ 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________ _ 

9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 ____________________________ _ 

10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 and 1982 _____________________ _ 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ____________________________________________ _ 

12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________ _ 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________ _ 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________________ _ 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________________ _ 

16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________ _ 17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________ _ 

18. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________ _ 

19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________ _ 

20. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________ _ 21. Fish Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________ _ 

23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _________________ _ 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________ _ 

25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1987 and 1982_ 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________ _ 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________ _ 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________________ _ 

29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________________ _ 

30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1987 and 1982 ________________ _ 31. Other Crops: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1987 and 1982 ______ -' __ _ 33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________ _ 34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________ _ 35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________________ _ 36. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1987 ________________________________________________________________ _ 

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APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation ______________________________________________________________________________ A-1 

B. Places With All Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program _______________________________________ B-1 

C. Statistical Methodology ____________________________________________________________________________ C-1 

D. Report Form and Information Sheet ________________________________________________________________ D-1 

Index _____________________________________________________________________________________ Index 1 

Publication Program ________________________________________________________________________ Inside back cover 

*Not published for this State. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS V 

INTRODUCTION 

Page HISTORY _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ VII 

USES OF THE CENSUS ____________________________________ VII 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED_________________________ VII FARM DEFINITION ________________________________________ VII 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA________________________________ VII TABULAR PRESENTATION ________________________________ VII 

ADVANCE REPORTS ____________________________ _____ _____ VIII 

ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION_______________________ VIII 

SPECIAL TABULATIONS________________________________ ___ VIII CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES _____________________________ VIII 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA ___________ VIII 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS __________________________ VIII 

HISTORY 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture is the 23d taken by the 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The 

first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the 

sixth decennial census of population. From 1840 to 1950, 

an agriculture census was taken as part of the decennial 

census. A separate mid-decade census of agriculture was 

conducted in 1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974, a 

census of agriculture was taken for the years ending in 4 

and 9. In 1976, Congress authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 1982 to adjust the data 

reference year so that it coincided with the economic 

censuses covering manufacturing, mining, construction, 

retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, and selected 

transportation activities. This adjustment in timing established the agriculture census on a 5-year cycle collecting 

data for years ending in 2 and 7. 

USES OF THE CENSUS 

The census of agriculture is the leading source of 

statistics about the Nation's agricultural production and the 

only source of consistent, comparable data at the county, 

State, and national levels. Census statistics are used by 

Congress in developing and changing farm programs and 

for determining the effects of these programs. Many 

national and State programs are designed or allocated on 

the basis of census data, such as funds for extension 

services, research, and soil conservation projects. Private 

industry uses census statistics to provide a more effective 

production and distribution system for the agricultural 

community. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is required by law under Title 

13, United States Code, sections 142(a) and 191, which 

directs that a census be taken in 1979, 1983, and in every 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

fifth year after 1983 covering the prior year. The 1987 

census includes each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 

Virgin Island of the United States. A census of agriculture 

will be conducted in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with 

the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes first were established, the farm definition 

has been changed nine times. The current definition, first 

used for the 1974 census, is any place from which $1,000 

or more of agricultural products were produced and sold or 

normally would have been sold during the census year. 

The farm definition used for the outlying areas varies 

according to area. The report for each area includes a 

discussion of the farm definition. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Data on acreages and inventories for 1987 and 1982 

are generally comparable. Dollar figures shown for expenses 

and agricultural product sales are expressed in current 

dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation or deflation. In general, data for censuses since 1974 are not fully 

comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses due to 

changes in the farm definition. 

The 1978 U.S., region, and State data shown in the 

1978 Census of Agriculture publications included data for 

farms on the mail list plus estimates from an area sample 

for farms not on the mail list. For comparability, the 1978 

data in the 1987 publications include only farms on the 

mail list. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-Tables 1 through 47 in chapter 1 show 

detailed State-level data usually accompanied by historical 

data for one or more past censuses. Tables 48 through 53 

provide 1987 State data cross-tabulated by various farm 

classifications. 

county data-Chapter 2 presents selected data items 

by county. Tables 1 through 16 include general data for all 

counties. The counties are listed in alphabetical order in 

the column headings. Tables 17 through 36 include only 

INTRODUCTION VII 
counties reporting the data item. Counties not having the 

item, or with a limited number of farms reporting the item, 

have data combined and presented as "all other counties." 

ADVANCE REPORTS 

Advance reports of 1987 census data have been published separately for each county with 10 farms or more, 

each State, and the United States. This series provided, at 

the earliest possible date, final data on major data items 

together with comparable final data from the 1982 census. 

Data items are standard across States except information 

on selected crops harvested, which vary by State according to their relative importance in the State. 

ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION 

The volume 1 data are available on computer tapes and 

compact disc. The advance report data are available on 

computer tapes, computer diskettes, and through electronic data services such as the AGRIDAT A network, the 

CENDAT A package on Dialog, CompuServe on-line services, and the Census Bureau's State Data Center Bulletin 

Board. Computer tapes, diskettes, and compact discs are 

sold by the Customer Services Branch, Data User Services 

Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233 

(telephone (301) 763-4100). 

SPECIAL TABULATIONS 

Custom designed tabulations can be developed to 

individual user specifications on a programming cost reimbursable basis. Inquiries about special tabulations should 

be directed to the Chief, Agriculture Division, Bureau of the 

Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

In keeping with the provisions of Title 13, United States 

Code, no data are published that would disclose the 

operations of an individual farm. However, the number of 

VIII INTRODUCTION 

farms in a given size category or other classification, such 

as size of farm, is not considered a release of confidential 

information and is provided even though other information 

is withheld. 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES 

DATA 

Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and 

equipment are measured as of December 31 of the census 

year. Crop and livestock production, sales, and expense 

data are for the calendar year, except for a few crops (such 

as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the 

calendar year. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

Represents zero. 

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual 

farms. 

(IC) Independent city. 

(NA) 

(S) 

(X) 

(Z) 

cwt 

sq ft 

Not available. 

Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards on the basis of either the 

response rate (associated relative standard 

error) or a consistency review. 

Not applicable. 

Less than half of the unit shown. 

Hundredweight. 

Square feet. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 

[Dollar figures are in current dollars wtth no adjustment for price changes. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Farms _______________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms __________________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 aCres _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 179 acres ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

180 to 499 acres ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _____ _ __ _ ___ _ __ _ _ _ ____ _ __ ___ _ __ _____ __ _ _ _____ _ __ __ ___ __ _ __ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ___ _ ______ ___ ____ ___ _ __ ____ _ ____ _____ __ _ __ _ ___ ____ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ __ __ __ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________ $1,000 __ Grains_ _ ___ _____ __ ______ __ ___ _____ _ ___ __ __ _____ ___ _______ _ __________ ____ _ $1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Tobacco _____ _______ __ ___ _ _ ___ _ _ ____ _ __ _________ __ __ _ _ __ ___ _ ___ ______ _ __ _ $1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

V"lletables, sweet corn, and melons _______________________________________ $1,000 __ FrUIts, nuts, and berries ___________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Other crops __ _____ ___ ____ _ _ __ __ ____ _ __ _____ _ _______ _ ______ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _____ _ $1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _________________________________________ $1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Dairy products ______ _____ ______ _ ___ _ _ __ ______ _____ __ ___ ______ _____ _ _____ _ $1,000 __ Cattle and calves _________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Sheep, lambs. and wooL _________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____________________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual'or family (sole proprietorship) _______________________________________________ _ Partnership ________________________________________________________________________ _ Corporation ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ___________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other _____________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any _______________________________________________________________________________ _ 200 days or more ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Average age of operator ________________________________________________________ years __ 

Totallarm production expenses' _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer2 _______________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Agricultural chemicals2 ______________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Petroleum products _________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Hired larm labor ____________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Interest expense3 _ _ ___ ______ ____ _ _ _ ____ __ _ _ _ ____ _______ _ __ ____ _ __ _ __ _ __ _____ $1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves _____ ___ _ __ _ ___ __ _ ____ _____ __ __ ___ ______ _ _ _ __ __ ___ _ ______ _ __ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows__ __ ______ __ ___ __ __ _ _ _ ____ ___ __ _ _______ _ __ __ __ ___ ____ _ ____ _ __ _ _ __ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________________________________ larms __ 

number __ Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________________________________ larms __ 

numbeL_ 

Selected crops harvested: Corn for silage or green chop _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Oats lor grain _______________________________________________________________ larms __ 

acres __ Irish potatoes __ ___ _____ _ ____ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _______ ______ __ _ _ _____ __ _____ __ _______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) _______________________________________________________________________ larms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______________________________________ larms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards ____________________________________________________________ larms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Data lor 1987 include cost of custom applications. 3Data lor 1982 do not include imputation for ttem nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

1987 

6269 

1 342588 

214 

2tO 777 

962 

419 

1 029 

2453 

1 758 

474 

106 

30 

5486 

410 891 

359 

6065 

405 484 

64 681 

157 828 

4 298 

7 255 

8221 

30 660 11 582 

95 811 

247 656 128 641 

88 672 15 329 

1 064 

879 13070 

5594 

350 

300 

25 

3220 

3049 

3653 

2253 

51.7 

324276 

21 876 94386 

16437 

11 996 

12827 

51 613 

15455 

2637 

119 475 1 183 49815 

421 8999 

719 6999685 

544 

28711 

535 

35548 839 

83261 

3672 

221 675 

509 9727 

394 

7405 

All farms 

Percent change 1982 from 1982 to 1987 

7003 -10.5 

1 468 674 -8.6 

210 1.9 

150 487 40.1 

708 35.9 

379 10.6 

1 139 -9.7 

2824 -13.1 

2018 -12.9 

505 -6.1 

108 -1.9 

30 

6 138 -10.6 

457 076 -10.1 

200 79.5 

5 831 4.0 

399 412 1.5 

57034 13.4 

142 834 10.5 

4890 -12.1 

5314 36.5 

5313 54.7 

33893 -9.5 

7298 58.7 

86127 11.2 

256 578 -3.5 

135 645 -5.2 95354 -7.0 

15231 .6 946 12.5 731 20.2 8671 50.7 

6317 -11.4 

384 -8.9 

272 10.3 30 -16.7 

3644 -11.6 3359 -9.2 

3932 -7.1 

2467 -8.7 

49.8 3.8 

(NA) (NA) 

20717 5.6 100879 -6.4 18719 -12.2 9865 21.6 18739 -31.6 44 906 14.9 18511 -16.5 

3652 -27.8 141 206 -15.4 1 784 -33.7 57 173 -12.9 804 -47.6 

8586 4.8 1 015 -29.2 7232235 -3.2 

690 -21.2 32517 -11.7 679 -21.2 

40971 -13.2 

1 134 -26.0 

99251 -16.1 

4290 -14.4 

241 490 -8.2 

535 -4.9 

11 278 -13.8 

414 -4.8 

7772 -4.7 

MAINE 1 
Figure 1. State Map 

SOMERSET 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

2 MAINE 

MAINE 

PISCATAQUIS 

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AROOSTOOK 

CANADA 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Figure 2. Profile of State's Agriculture: 1987 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 179 acres 

180 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Less than $2,500 

$2,500 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $249,999 

$250,000 or more 

Less than $40,000 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $499,999 

$500,000 to $999,999 

$1,000,000 or more 

Other 

Corporation 

Partnership 

Individual or family 

Full owner 

Part owner 

Tenant 

None 

1 to 99 days 

100 to 199 days 

200 days or more 

Not reported 

Farming 

Other 

o 10 

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20 30 40 50 60 70 

Percent of farms 

Farms by size 

Farms by value of 

products sold 

Farms by value of 

land and buildings 

Farms by type of 

organization 

Operators working 

off farm 

Operators by 

principal occupation 

80 90 100 

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Figure 3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 

Value of sales r----------------------------------, 

Less than $10,000 

$10,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $249,999 

$250,000 to $499,999 

$500,000 or more 

o 10 20 30 40 

Percent 

IUil Number of farms 

_ Value of agricultural 

products sold 

50 60 70 

Figure 4. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1959 to 1987 

20 (Thousands) 

18 

16 

14 

12 

10 

8 

6 

4 

2 

4 MAINE 

Census year 

$100,000 or more 

$40,000 to $99,999 

1r.i:<~,<:~,<:~,<:,'<J $10,000 to $39,999 

11 Less than $10,000 

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Figure 5. Land Use: 1987 

Land use 

Total acres= 1,342,588 

Other land 

7.3% 

Pastureland and 

rangeland 

2.7% 

Woodland __ 

45.9% 

Figure 6. Selected Crops Harvested: 

240 (Thousands of acres) 

222 

210 

180 

150 

120 

90 

60 

30 

0 

Hay-all Irish potatoes 

types 

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1987 

Oats for grain 

Other cropland-cover, crops failed, / 

and summer fallow 

Cropland 

7.1 % /' I-"'--'''-''--'''-''--'''-'''~ Cropland idle 

8.8% ,/ 

Cropland pastured 

14.8% 

-- Cropland 

44.1% 

Cropland harvested69.4% 

7 

Corn for Vegetables Landin 

silage orchards 

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Figure 7. Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold: 1987 

All other livestock ____ _ 

6.1% 

Cattle and calves 

6.2% 

Dairy products 

35.8% 

State total = $247,656,000 

Figure 8. Production Expenses: 1987 

Livestock purchased 

Feed purchased 

Fertilizer/ 

Chemicals/Seeds 

Energy cost 

Labor-Hired/Contract 

Interest expense 

Other 

6 MAINE 

o 20 40 60 

Millions of dollars 

80 

Poultry and poultry products 

51.9% 

94.4 

100 120 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All farms 1987 1982 1978 1974 1969 1964 1959 1954 

Farms •••••••••••••••••••• number •• 6269 7003 6775 6436 7971 12875 17360 23368 

Land in farms ••••••••••••••. acres •• 1 342 588 1 468 674 1 500390 1 523696 1 759700 2 590 022 3 081 987 3614 242 

Average size of farm ••••• acres •• 214 210 221 237 221 201 178 155 

Value of land and buildings': 

Average per farm ••••••• dollars •• 210 777 150 487 118027 80656 35496 19 979 14756 9392 

Average per acre .•••••• dollars •• 962 708 521 341 161 100 83 61 

Estimated market value of 

all machinery and 

equipment' •••.•••••••.•. $1,000 •• 240 068 236527 206739 141 550 90020 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Average per farm ••••••• dollars •• 38325 33916 30542 22673 11 639 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres •••••••••••••••.••••• 419 379 358 305 368 619 796 1 529 

10 to 49 acres ••••••••••••••••••• 1 029 1 139 881 728 948 1 858 2711 3830 

50 to 179 acres •••••••••••••••••• 2453 2824 2711 2554 3 274 5820 8280 11 553 

180 to 499 acres •••••.•.••••••••• 1 758 2018 2155 2 182 2667 3595 4605 5506 

500 to 999 acres ••••••••••••.•••• 474 505 539 509 570 764 763 754 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ••••••.••••••• 106 108 105 130 119 161 } 205 196 2,000 acres or more •••••••.•••••. 30 30 26 28 25 58 

Total cropland •••••••••••••• farms •• 5919 6591 6402 6032 7 253 12020 16329 22414 acres __ 592 309 610691 650356 641 940 706 769 894206 1 077 670 1 272 350 

Harvested cropland ••••••• farms •• 5486 6138 6064 5631 6 519 11 007 15195 20260 acres __ 410891 457076 463029 449 901 457 935 594434 698 188 795 710 

Irrigated land ••••••••••••••• farms •• 359 200 255 176 115 206 138 87 acres __ 6065 5831 7013 6 211 5526 4157 2214 1 097 

Market value of agricultural 

products sold' •••••••••••• $1,000 •• 405484 399412 393 869 359 612 198 181 255931 171 318 139541 

Average per farm •••.••• dollars •• 64 681 57034 58 136 55875 24862 19878 9869 5971 

Crops, including nursery 

and greenhouse crops •• $1,000 •• 157828 142834 106 752 132 582 63 894 138268 64 920 64 071 

LivestOCk, poultry, and 

their products •••••••••• $1,000 •• 247656 256578 287 117 224 145 132 772 111 956 100836 70711 

Farms by value of sales3: 

Less than $2,500 •••••••.••••••••• 2059 2549 2090 1 957 2976 5966 8208 13706 

$2,500 to $4,999 ••••••••••••••••• 870 914 836 513 548 966 1 714 2959 

$5,000 to $9,999 •••••.••••••••••• 719 664 627 511 720 1 040 2099 3138 

$10,000 to $24,9994 •••••••••••••• 700 644 790 } { 5293 2572 

$25,000 to $49,9996 •••••••••••••• 466 571 756 2607 3342 4443 - 960 

$50,000 to $99,999 •.••••••••••••. 553 745 765 - - $100,000 to $499,999 ••••••••••••• 809 829 825 796 356 } 439 { - - $500,000 or more •••••••••••••••• 93 82 77 38 15 - -

Farms by type of 

organization: 

Individual or family (sole 

proprietorship) ••••••••••••••.•••• 5594 6317 6078 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Partnership •••••••••••••••••••••• 350 384 426 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Corporation •••••••••••••••••••••• 300 272 244 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other -cooperative, 

estate or trust, institutional, etc. _________________ 25 30 27 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Operators by days worked 

off farm": None •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2275 2609 2842 2458 (NA) (NA) (NA) 9255 

Any ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3653 3932 3659 2743 4315 7031 9555 13708 

200 days or more •••••••••••••• 2253 2467 2 115 1 579 2219 4041 5798 8082 

Operators by principal 

occupation": 

Farming ••••••••••.•••••••••••••• 3220 3644 3908 4130 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other •••••.••••••••••••••.•••••• 3049 3359 2867 2144 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Average age of operator" ••••. years •. 51.7 49.8 49.7 51.5 51.5 52.4 51.9 51.8 

Total farm production 

expenses' ••••••••••••••• $1,000 •• 324 276 (NA) (NA) 293 191 175957 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Selected farm production 

expenses': 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased ••••••••••••• $1,000 •• 21 876 20717 34 845 22851 16882 12610 10905 (NA) 

Feed for livestock and poultry •••••••••••••••• $1,000 •• 94386 100 879 140499 115682 62681 58 129 50730 37730 

Commercial fertilizer7 •••• $1,000 •• 16437 18 719 17456 1896B 10475 9501 (NA) (NA) 

Petroleum products •••••• $1,000 •• 12 827 18739 13885 9268 6169 6096 5584 5329 

Hired farm labor ••••••••• $1,000 •• 51 613 44906 39420 31435 23295 22 218 21 735 18774 

Interest expense" •••••••• $1,000 •• 15455 18511 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Agricultural chemicals7 ••• $1,000 •• 11 996 9865 8603 6603 4029 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Livestock and poultry: 

Cattle and calves inventory ••••••••••••••• farms •• 2637 3652 3246 3250 3389 7014 10500 16677 

numbeL. 119 475 141 206 129250 137366 127018 157 594 186216 227 523 

Beef cows ••••••••••••• farms •• 1 331 1 811 1 394 1 281 (NA) 1 295 (NA) (NA) 

number •• 11 782 13242 10572 11 151 9104 9167 7899 9142 

Milk cows •••••.•••••.•• farms .• 1 183 1764 1 837 2034 2246 5 414 8926 14820 

numbeL. 49815 57173 56633 61 293 56 736 75582 89290 106 513 

cattle and calves sold •••• farms •• 2366 3030 2796 2716 2904 5396 7741 9707 

numbeL. 50 357 52363 61 349 56 771 54 500 64 239 82972 90 633 

Hogs and pigs inventory ••• farms •. 421 804 809 769 609 1 662 4134 6371 

numbeL. 8999 8586 7788 6480 7350 13 117 24646 28427 

Hogs and pigs sold ••••••• farms •• 295 450 409 324 268 56B 858 1 379 

numbeL. 13905 12067 9565 7844 9257 15667 24130 20490 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older inventory" ••••••••• farms •• 719 1 015 902 805 1 011 2534 5773 10074 

number __ 6 999 685 7232235 9015 115 9 861 717 7 373 553 47955B5 44BO 993 3 558 960 

Broilers and other meat· 

type chickens sold ••••••• farms •• 95 145 337 387 554 911 1 102 863 

number •• 13679943 20 061 324 69 135035 64 457 259 59 906 919 59 018 598 49 B63 OBO 23 828 960 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 7 
Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 1987 1982 

Selected crops harvested: Com for grain or seed ____ farms __ 80 126 acres __ 5342 8020 bushels __ 485 087 547 910 Oats for grain ____________ farms __ 535 679 acres __ 35548 40 971 bushels __ 2 728 024 2 514 472 Irish potatoes ____________ farms __ 839 1 134 acres __ 83261 99251 cwt __ 22412 030 24556322 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, 

small grain, wild, grass 

silage, green chop, etc. 3672 4290 (see text) _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 221 675 241 490 tons, dry __ 393 393 414 555 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text),o _________ farms __ 509 535 acres __ 9727 11 278 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Data for 1974 and prior years include the value of forest products sold. 

3Data for 1982 and prior years exclude abnormal farms. 

4Data for 1959 are for $10,000 or more. 

SData for 1954 are for $25,000 or more. 

1978 1974 1869 

105 95 34 5542 4625 1 139 374766 317988 102 557 763 !5l (NA) 

40 224 

= 2548563 (NA 1 287 1 575 114 904 138 983 24 933 225 33 873 341 !=t 

4124 3634 4041 238 567 209 669 208 182 3117396 340 581 333 701 

559 572 844 11 044 9382 13188 

8Data for 1974 apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and~; _ text. 

7Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the coat of Urne lot 1887 and 1882. 

8Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

9Data for 1954 and prior years are for chickens 4 months old or older. 

'OData for 1974 were from land area used. 

1984 1959 1954 

23 57 111 170 198 454 11 265 8388 17150 1 504 2493 3987 38 048 51 811 74 n9 2008298 2350 822 2429 555 4052 5818 9223 130707 133 348 130 303 35 251 148 31 989052 29 272 401 

(":d 3874 (NA) (NA) 

451 087 513188 457229 5fl3 121 801 128 

832 1392 2307 17 481 14 701 18926 

8 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Total sales (see text) ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ doliars __ 

Value of sales': Less than $1,000 (see text) __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ $25,000 to $39,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 to $499,999 _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $500,000 to $999,9992 ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000,000 or more _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Grains ___________________ _ _____________ __ _______ __ __ ____ _____ _ ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Com for grain __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Soybeans ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley _____________ _________ __ ____ _ ______ _ ___ ________ __ __ _____ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats ___________________ ___ ___ _______ __ _______ __ __________ ___ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains3 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Vegetables, sweet com, and melons _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse crops _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Uvestock, poultry, and their products _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____________________ farms __ 

'Data for 1982 and 1978 exclude abnormal farms. 2Data for 1982 and 1978 are for $500,000 or more. 

3Data for 1982 include barley. 

$1,000 __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 

6269 

405 484 64681 

1 023 

320 1 036 1 677 

870 3074 

719 5061 

539 7 511 

161 3568 

292 9234 

174 7748 

553 40434 

610 93644 199 67941 67 43894 26 121 376 

3822 

157828 

564 4298 35 

767 

23 

64 

21 

41 

457 2900 94 

527 

1 793 7255 

509 8221 

914 30660 370 11 582 

833 95811 

3301 

247656 647 128641 949 88672 

2368 

15329 295 1064 

549 

879 

477 13070 

Percent of total in 1987 

100.0 

100.0 (X) 

16.3 .1 16.5 .4 13.9 .8 11.5 

1.2 

8.6 

1.9 

2.6 

.9 

4.7 

2.3 

2.8 

1.9 

8.8 

10.0 

9.7 

23.1 

3.2 

16.8 

1.1 

10.8 .4 29.9 

61.0 

38.9 

9.0 

1.1 

.6 

.2 

.4 

(Z) 

.3 

(Z) 

7.3 

.7 

1.5 

.1 

28.6 

1.8 

8.1 

2.0 

14.6 

7.6 

5.9 

2.9 

13.3 

23.6 

52.7 

61.1 

8.7 

31.7 

15.1 

21.9 

37.7 

3.8 

4.7 

.3 

8.8 

.2 

7.6 

3.2 

1982 1978 

7003 6775 399412 393869 57034 58136 

1 405 908 407 341 1 144 1 182 1 883 1 910 914 838 3220 2968 664 627 4654 4394 479 572 6683 8249 

165 218 3642 4826 338 490 10723 15686 233 268 10354 11 835 745 765 53397 53879 

642 625 97996 97855 187 200 63926 68 924 82 77 142 402 124 571 

3873 3928 142834 106 752 

686 713 4890 3616 47 (NA! 192 INA 25 NA) 

104 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

529 (NA) 

2721 (NA) 

131 (NA) 

856 (NA) 

1 709 1 646 5314 4805 535 558 5313 4 717 

916 852 33893 18550 339 342 7298 6378 1 064 1 251 86127 68 685 

4028 3842 256578 287 117 776 922 135 645 201 273 1 265 1 311 95354 69225 

3030 2798 15 231 15008 450 409 946 508 561 346 731 285 474 412 8671 819 

MAINE 9 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Total farm production expenses __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $500,000 or more _________________________________________________________ _ 

Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 to $249,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $250,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $79,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $80,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

$1 to $999 ____________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ___________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $79,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $80,000 or more ______________________________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer2 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $29,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals2 ________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ------------------------------------------------------ $25,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 

Farms 

6266 

~ 

2317 

1 257 

961 

536 

586 

401 

150 

58 

742 

(X) 

(X) 

857 

475 

150 

130 

60 

51 

13 

6 

3 197 

(X) 

(X) 

1 286 

838 

209 

389 

226 

95 

33 

121 

2044 (X) 

(X) 

700 

442 

195 

353 

151 

68 

135 

2525 

l~ 1 206 

299 

543 

212 

138 

26 

101 

3252 (X) 

(X) 

1 011 

584 

856 

317 

349 

35 

63 

28 

9 

2821 

l~ 1063 

354 

789 

288 

225 

50 

32 

5857 

~ 3483 

1 759 

417 

160 

24 

6 

8 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

324276 

51 752 

6272 

8866 

15345 

19247 

41 869 63692 

50247 

118517 

(X) 

21 876 

6.7 

284 1 000 1 039 1 962 } 2176 

3493 } 1 813 10109 

(X) 

94386 29.1 

541 1 650 1 445 6426 } 7649 

5943 

2921 } 67811 

(X) 

63 160 

19.5 

261 

1 013 1 295 

5755 } 5 114 

4246 } 45477 

(X) 

10684 3.3 

220 

204 1 148 

1444 

1 941 

575 } 5153 

(X) 

16437 5.1 

189 

397 1 955 2201 

5354 } 923 

2419 } 1766 

1 233 

(X) 11 996 

3.7 

180 

240 1 820 

1 974 

3236 } 1 627 2917 

(X) 12827 4.0 

1 189 3775 

2926 

2319 } 772 

265 } 1 581 

1982 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 196 20717 (NA) 

1 175 

567 

143 

232 { 

79 { 4051 

100 879 

(NA) 

1 766 

933 

276 

855 { 221 { 

2471 

92580 (NA) 

791 

529 

190 

661 { 

300 { 

2585 

9218 

(NA) 

197 

298 

611 

241 

146 

92 

3344 

18719 (NA) 

193 

378 

884 

332 

427 { 

130 { 2704 

9865 

(NA) 

1204 

314 

651 

258 

277 

6889 

18739 (NA) 

4252 

1 646 

599 

358 { 

34 { 

1978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2659 

34845 (NA) 

1 308 

586 

174 

591 

4113 

140499 (NA) 

1 848 

569 

265 

1 431 

2653 

118360 (NA) 

762 

322 

273 1 296 

3544 

8219 

(NA) 

1 922 

415 

829 

198 

114 

66 

4110 

17456 (NA) 

1 377 

566 

1 133 

486 

548 

4090 

8603 

(NA) 

2041 

600 1 033 

244 

172 

6738 

13885 (NA) 

4100 

2051 

398 

189 

10 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Total farm production expenses - Con. 

Electricity _______ _ _ ____ _ ______ ____ __ _ _ _______ _ _ __ _________ ___ ________ _ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1 ,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of total __ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 $10,000 to $49,999 $24,999' ______________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------_ $50,000 to $79,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $80,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance ______________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' _______ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of total __ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Interest" ___ _ _________ ___ ______ ___________ __ __ __ ___ ___________ _____ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with axpenses ofpercent of total __ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or mora _______________________________________________________ _ 

Intarast paid on dabt: Secured by real estata ___________________________________________________ _ 

Not secured by real estata _______________________________________________ _ 

Cash ranL ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or mora ________________________________________________________ _ 

Property taxes paid ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

Farms $1 with expenses of- to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end Of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 

Farms 

4574 

~ 2 431 

709 

499 

678 

183 

62 

12 

3 108 

~~ 1 105 

817 

371 

396 

223 

110 

29 

57 

386 

347 

92 

56 

10 

15 

5381 (X) 

(X) 

2265 

2065 

558 

391 

76 

28 

1 444 

(X) 

(X) 

870 

430 

92 

35 

12 

5 

2753 (X) 

(X) 

895 1 141 

377 

258 

55 

19 

8 

2032 

1 445 

1 287 

l~ 

475 

160 

463 

119 

52 

11 

7 

6064 

~ 1 039 1 617 3039 

240 

115 

14 

E(ffnses 

( 1,000) 

(X) 

7596 2.3 

447 

470 

674 2101 

1 224 

819 

1 860 

(X) 

51 613 

15.9 

391 1 899 2704 

6260 

7537 

6818 

2523 

23481 

(X) 

4978 1.5 

131 

832 

643 

849 

326 2198 

(X) 

19687 6.1 

889 4410 

3790 

5806 

2432 

2560 

(X) 3052 .9 

320 

959 

604 

478 

368 

325 

(X) 

15455 4.8 

422 2713 

2585 

3867 

1842 

1 230 2795 

11312 

4143 

(X) 

3845 1.2 

103 

107 1077 

824 

740 

329 

665 

(X) 11 460 

3.5 

274 1 148 5978 

1566 

1 503 

991 

1982 

4671 

7001 

(NA) 

2422 

654 

675 

703 

} 217 

3355 

44906 (NA) 

927 1 117 

388 

} 791 

} 132 

428 3436 

(NA) 

186 

151 

43 

} 48 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 498 2416 

(NA) 

1 083 

323 

61 

} 31 

2826 

18511 (NA) 

821 

1 033 

453 

} 519 

(NA) 

(NA) 

!NA) NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) tAl NA) 

NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

lNA) NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

{ 

{ 

MAINE 

1978 

4913 

5000 

(NA) 

2804 

882 

748 

415 

64 

3946 

39420 (NA) 

1 332 1 287 

517 

810 

629 2449 

(NA) 

296 

208 

93 

32 

(NA) 

lNA) NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 907 1 738 

(NA) 

1 489 

359 

41 

18 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA! (NA 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

11 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 

Item 

Farms 

Total farm production expenses-Con. 

All other farm production expenses _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

percent of total __ 

5630 

~ 

(X) 

38383 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

'Data for 1978 are for $10,000 or more. 

2642 

1 870 

434 

397 

166 

82 

39 

2Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 3Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

'Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains' _______________________________________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 _______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _______________________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with net losses _______________________________________________________ number._ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 _______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _______________________________________________________________ _ 

All farms 

6266 

74252 

11 850 

2912 

92773 

31859 

441 

703 

318 

588 

439 

423 

3354 

18521 

5522 

642 

1734 

549 

336 

64 

29 

11.8 

1 027 4074 

2957 

6297 

5588 

5429 

13012 

Farms with sales 

of $10,000 or more 

2559 

83808 

32750 

2029 

91 176 44 936 

65 

250 

264 

588 

439 

423 

530 

7368 

13902 

49 

163 

102 

135 

53 

28 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1982 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl (NA 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales 

of less than $10,000 

3707 

-9558 

-2578 

883 

1 597 1 808 

376 

453 

64 

2824 

11 153 3949 

593 1 571 

447 

201 

11 

1 

12 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________________ • $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________ • _______ ~ ________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more __________________________________________________________ _ 

Amount received in cash ___________________________________________ • ___ 1987 __ 

Value of certificates received ______________________________________ " ____ 1987 __ 

Other farm-related income, gross before taxes and expenses' _______________ 1987 __ Average per farm' ________________________________________________ • 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more __________________________________________________________ _ 

Customwork and other agricultural services· ______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Average per farm1 _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Rental of farmland _____________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________________ 1. ________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees _____________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ____________________________________________________ • ___ _ 

Other farm-related income sources ______________________________________ 1987 __ Avensge per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

'Data are in whole dollars. 

'Data are besed on a sample of farms. 

Value Farms ($1,000) 

851 3062 (X) 3598 

377 144 368 901 60 428 32 535 7 280 7 774 

686 2107 370 955 

1 941 7942 (X) 4 092 

736 282 729 1 754 280 1 931 146 2138 47 1 556 3 281 

666 2163 466 1 095 (X) 3247 (X) 2349 

280 109 254 551 95 690 20 254 17 559 

294 525 (X) 1 785 

160 58 126 236 4 (0) 

1 (0) 

3 193 

1 025 4546 (X) 4435 

323 132 432 1 065 122 757 125 1 754 23 838 

450 709 (X) 1 576 

301 85 106 255 39 281 2 lO) 2 0) 

3Data for 1987 are based on a sample of farms; data for 1982 are nonsample and exclude abnormals from farms with sales of $10,000 or more. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Value 

Farms ($1,000) 

549 2655 (X) 4836 

175 84 282 692 50 362 28 463 7 280 

7 774 

443 1 818 291 837 

763 4202 (Xl 5508 

246 94 284 725 109 708 90 1 399 31 996 3 281 

224 1 183 218 872 (X) 5283 (X) 4000 

95 48 65 146 27 176 20 254 17 559 

94 362 (X) 3853 

29 13 58 126 3 (0) 

1 (0) 

3 193 

413 2346 (X) 5680 

77 38 177 446 72 422 80 1 162 7 278 

270 311 (X) 1 151 

212 62 48 120 6 42 2 (0) 

2 (0) 

MAINE 13 
Table 6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductOl)' text) 

CCC loans 

Total _______________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ - __ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________________________________ _ 

Com ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1 ,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Wheat ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Soybeans ___________________________________________________________ _ Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Cotton ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _________________________________ _ Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

'Data are in whole dollars. 

14 MAINE 

1987 

Farms 

56 

(X) 

18 

25 

6 

4 

2 

1 

5 

(X) 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

(X) 

(X) 

40 

(X) 

15 

23 

1 

1 

(X) 

11 

(X) 

3 

6 

1 

1 

Value 

($1.000) 

323 

5772 

7 

66 

41 

67 

-

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

126 3 144 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

111 10086 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

} 

1982 

Farms 

74 

(X) 

7 

29 

11 

13 

14 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Value 

($1,000) 

904 

12210 

4 

78 

79 

187 

556 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

All farms 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Total cropland__ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ ___ ___ __ ___ __ __ _ ___ _____ __ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ ____ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _________________________________________________________ _ I to 9 acres ________________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________________________________________________ _ lOa to 199 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops failed __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland in CUltivated summer fallow _______________________________ iarms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ____ farms __ acres __ Land In house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 Percent of total in 1987 

6269 100.0 1 342588 100.0 

5919 94.4 592309 44.1 5486 87.5 410 891 30.6 

3273 52.2 1 001 16.0 829 13.2 644 10.3 799 12.7 

980 15.6 719 11.5 441 7.0 54 .9 19 .3 16 .3 3 (Z) 

2649 42.3 87487 6.5 1 943 31.0 93931 7.0 

772 12.3 33608 2.5 141 2.2 1 473 .1 206 3.3 6679 .5 1 245 19.9 52171 3.9 

4565 72.8 615780 45.9 1 158 18.5 59939 4.5 4170 66.5 555 841 41.4 

991 15.8 35903 2.7 3849 61.4 98596 7.3 

134 (Xl 4589 (X 115 (X) 5941 (X) 

1982 1978 

7 003 6775 

468 674 500 390 

6591 6402 

610691 650 356 

6138 6064 

457 076 463 029 

3612 3386 1 087 870 

897 767 

713 743 

915 006 

1 101 1 212 876 898 470 508 65 46 14 14 

10 12 4 2 

2970 2842 86726 90 587 1 867 2227 66889 96740 

645 883 21 010 30977 129 218 1 746 2721 

233 327 5477 10 048 1 238 1 370 38656 52994 

5461 5263 707404 716168 1 298 1 247 77478 77539 5012 4780 629926 638 629 

1 056 875 47 131 35905 4567 4 143 103448 97961 

65 177 1 108 2800 

!NA) (NA) 

NA) (NA) 

MAINE 15 
Table 8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 

and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Fanms Land in farms Harvested cropland 

All fanms (acres) (acres) 

1987 1982 1987 1982 1987 

Land in farms ____________________ 6269 7003 1 342 588 1 468 674 410891 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________ 419 379 1 706 1 376 582 10 to 49 acres _______________ 1 029 1 139 27974 31 793 9239 50 to 69 acres _______________ 515 573 29599 33015 9382 70 to 99 acres _______________ 564 692 46380 56889 13402 100 to 139 acres _____________ 812 890 93204 101 774 27861 

140 to 179 acres _____________ 562 669 87913 105 044 23646 180 to 219 acres _____________ 409 517 80649 102172 23740 220 to 259 acres _____________ 321 373 76467 88713 23297 260 to 499 acres _____________ 1 028 1 128 36a 664 394 666 115118 500 to 999 acres _____________ 474 505 310 704 329 717 91 222 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________ 106 108 137 583 136442 44 354 2,000 acres or more __________ 30 30 87745 87073 29048 5,000 acres or more ________ 2 3 (0) 19073 (0) 

Fanms with harvested cropland _____ 5486 6138 1 283 973 1 398 887 410891 Fanms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________ 240 201 1 013 768 582 10 to 49 acres _______________ 766 853 21 728 24171 9239 50 to 69 acres _______________ 440 480 25300 27728 9382 70 to 99 acres _______________ 503 603 41 492 49512 13402 100 to 139 acres _____________ 726 812 83477 92943 27861 

140 to 179 acres _____________ 518 620 81 096 97418 23646 180 to 219 acres _____________ 387 490 76247 96840 23740 220 to 259 acres _____________ 309 363 73608 86302 23297 260 to 499 acres _____________ 999 1 086 353 039 380492 115 118 500 to 999 acres _____________ 464 496 304 645 323 741 91 222 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________ 104 104 134 583 131 899 44 354 2,000 acres or more __________ 30 30 67745 67073 29048 5,000 acres or more ________ 2 3 (0) 19073 (0) 

Farms with irrigated land __________ 359 200 68548 55206 20176 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________ 82 29 275 132 132 10 to 49 acres _______________ 72 50 1 663 1 194 386 50 to 69 acres _______________ 33 9 1 837 502 326 70 to 99 acres _______________ 31 15 2536 1 223 382 100 to 139 acres _____________ 33 19 3847 2 20~ 672 

140 to 179 acres _____________ 20 14 3099 2108 751 180 to 219 acres _____________ 11 8 2212 1 564 556 220 to 259 acres _____________ 18 10 4268 2414 1 061 260 to 499 acres _____________ 30 22 10278 7828 3 145 500 to 999 acres _____________ 17 8 12993 5335 3253 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________ 7 10 9249 13188 3362 2,000 acres or more __________ 5 6 16091 17 512 6 150 5,000 acres or more ________ - 1 - (0) -

Table 9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 

Farms _______________________________ number __ 

Proportion of farms _______________ percenL_ 

Irrigated land ___________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm ___________________ acres __ 

Acres irrigated: 1 to 9 acres ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres ____________________ fanms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 199 acres __________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1987 

359 

5.7 

6065 17 

277 

547 

48 I 106 

18 1 088 9 1 266 

1982 

200 

2.9 

5831 29 

134 

334 

33 

744 

11 

725 

14 1 898 

1978 Fanms with irrigation 

255 Irrigated land-Con. 

3.8 Acres irrigated-Con. 200 to 499 acres __________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

7013 500 to 999 acres __________________ farms __ 

28 acres __ 1,000 acres or more _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

171 Irrigated land use: Harvested cropland __________________ farms __ 

377 acres __ 45 Pastureland and other land ___________ farms __ 

1 001 acres __ 17 1 251 Land in irrigated farms __________________ acres __ 

10 Cropland ____________________________ acres __ 

1 195 Harvested cropland _________________ acres __ 

Irrigated land 

(acres) 

1982 1987 

457076 6065 

445 112 10179 180 9721 151 17 120 126 30367 362 

29990 396 32079 88 28410 249 127777 1 242 102 506 1 163 

43248 1 101 25234 895 7575 -

457 076 6028 

445 112 10179 175 9721 151 17120 126 30367 330 

29990 396 32079 88 28410 249 127777 1 242 102 506 1 163 

43248 1 101 25234 895 7575 -

20760 6065 

56 112 308 180 173 151 208 126 600 362 

768 396 470 88 635 249 3461 1 242 2351 1 163 

5604 1 101 6124 895 (0) -

1987 1982 

7 8 2058 2130 

352 199 5998 5825 10 4 67 6 

66 548 55206 28423 27270 20176 20760 

1982 

5831 

45 

208 

88 

85 

243 

150 

103 

197 1 530 

621 

1 186 1 375 

(0) 

5831 

45 

208 

88 

85 

243 

150 

103 

197 1 530 

621 

1 166 1 375 

(0) 

5831 

45 

208 

88 

85 

243 

150 

103 

197 1 530 

621 

1 186 1 375 

(0) 

1978 

10 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

246 6479 

(NA) 

534 

60 940 31 903 20909 

16 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Irrigated farms 

All farms All harvested cropland Characteristics Any land irrigated irrigated 

1987 1982 1987 

Farms _____________________________________________ number __ 6269 7003 359 Land in farms ________________________________________ acres __ 1 342 588 1 468 674 68548 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 210 777 150 487 274 510 Average per acre ________________________________ dollars __ 962 708 1 313 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ acres __ 6065 5831 6065 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 5919 6591 358 acres __ 592309 610691 28423 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 5486 6 138 357 acres __ 410 891 457 076 20176 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ____________ farms __ 3292 3680 98 acres __ 123390 133 857 3626 

Land set aside in federal farm programs _______________ farms __ 228 (NA) 17 acras __ 10530 (NA) 1 688 

Owned and rented land in farms: Owned land in farms _______________________________ farms __ 5997 (NA) 343 acras __ 1 148150 (NA) 61 445 Rented or leased land In farms ______________________ farms __ 2058 2226 104 acres __ 194438 196236 7 103 

Market value of ap,riCUI!Ural products sold _____________ $1,000 __ 405484 399412 29094 Average per arm ________________________________ dollars __ 64 681 57034 81 042 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _______ farms __ 3822 3873 353 $1,000 __ 157828 142 834 28467 Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________ farms __ 3301 4028 67 $1,000 __ 247656 256 578 627 

Total farm production expenses' _____________________ $1,000 __ 324276 (NA) 23443 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 51 752 (NA) 65300 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________________ farms __ I 742 2 196 50 $1,000 __ 21 876 20717 69 Feed for livestock and poultry _______________________ farms __ 3197 4051 75 $1,000 __ 94 386 100 879 245 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ______________________ farms __ 2525 2585 255 $1,000 __ 106B4 9218 1 953 Commercial fertilizer2 _______________________________ rrms-- 3252 3344 277 $ ,000 __ 16437 18719 1 679 

Agricultural chemicals2 _____________________________ farms __ 2821 2704 302 $1,000 __ 11 996 9865 1 620 Petroleum products ________________________________ farms __ 5857 6889 342 $1,000 __ t2827 18739 1 401 Electricity __ ____ __ _ __ _ _ _____ __ __ ___ ________ __ _ _ ____ farms __ 4574 4671 294 $1,000 __ 7596 7001 514 Hired farm labor ___________________________________ farms __ 3108 3355 206 $1,000 __ 51 613 44 906 6176 

Contract labor _____________________________________ farms __ 906 428 58 $1,000 __ 4978 3436 351 Repairs and maintenance ___________________________ farms __ 5381 (NA) 322 $1,000 __ 19687 (NA) 1 683 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' ___________________________________ farms __ 1444 1 498 121 $1,000 __ 3052 2416 376 Interest' ____________ _ _ __ ______ _ __ _ _ _ ____ ______ __ _ _ farms __ 2753 2826 221 $1,000 __ 15455 18 511 1 632 Cash rent paid for land and buildings ________________ farms __ I 287 (NA) 77 $1,000 __ 3845 (NA) 627 Property taxes paid ________________________________ farms __ 6064 (NA) 332 $1.000 __ 11 460 (NA) 884 All other farm production expenses __________________ farms __ 5630 (NA) 344 $1.000 __ 38383 (NA) 4236 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ___________________ farms __ 56 74 4 $1.000 __ 323 904 78 Government payments received _______________________ farms __ 851 (NA) 36 $1,000 __ 3062 (NA) 331 Other farm-related income' ___________________________ farms __ I 941 (NA) 124 $1,000 __ 7942 (NA) 889 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' ____ ____ ____ _ __ _ ____ _____ ____ _ ___ _____ _ __ farms __ 6264 6974 359 $1,000 __ 240068 236 527 22719 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 38325 33916 63 283 

Inventory of livestock: Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 2637 3652 41 

numbeL_ 119475 141 206 692 Milk cows _______________________________________ farms __ I 183 1784 12 

number __ 49815 57 173 186 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ farms __ 421 804 10 

numbeL_ 8999 8586 276 Sheep and lambs __________________________________ farms __ 559 623 3 numbeL_ 15606 17308 125 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 3Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commerciai fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

'Data for 1982 do not include imputation for tlem non response. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1982 1987 1982 

200 182 95 

55206 9924 7082 

292 309 185174 175237 

961 3132 2412 

5831 1 132 1 452 

200 182 95 

27270 2584 2502 

200 182 95 

20760 1 131 144B 

51 28 18 

2445 954 329 

(NA) 1 (NA) 

(NA) (D) (NA) 

(NA) 173 (NA) 

(NA) 9 137 (NA) 

(NA) 22 lNA) (NA) 787 NA) 

22784 6403 4729 

113919 35183 49780 

192 179 92 

21 520 6375 4649 

45 17 18 

1 264 28 80 

(NA) 4885 (NA) 

(NA) 30344 (NA) 

(NA) 15 (NA) 

(NA) 1 (NA) 

40 21 17 478 17 12 

126 111 62 t 118 474 227 

124 83 52 

t 405 187 154 

126 125 55 

932 136 96 

(NA) 144 (NA) 

(NA) 406 (NA) 

(NA) 118 (NA) 

(NA) 125 (NA) 

116 79 46 

3890 1 036 1 352 

20 27 10 

1 318 37 25 

(NA) 126 (NA) 

(NA) 366 (NA) 

(NA) 54 (NA) 

(NA) 57 (NA) 

83 99 34 

767 346 211 

(NA) 31 (NA) 

(NA) 185 (NA) 

(NA) 134 (NA) 

(NA) 249 (NA) 

(NA) 150 (NA) 

(NA) 1263 (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) 

(NA) 2 (NA) 

(NA) (D) (NA) 

(NA) 17 (NA) 

(NA) 32 (NA) 

162 161 76 

11 395 3443 2300 

70336 21 383 30258 

28 8 8 

722 58 81 

9 2 2 

164 (D) (D) 

11 1 3 

254 (D) 114 

9 1 3 

68 (D) 21 

Nonirrigatad farms 

1987 1982 

5910 6803 

1 274040 1 413468 

206 904 147 129 

941 699 

(Xl (X) 

5561 6391 

563 886 583 421 

5 129 5938 

390 715 436316 

3194 3629 

119764 131 412 

211 (NA) 

8842 (NA) 

5654 (NA) 

1 086 705 (NA) 

1 954 (NA) 

187 335 (NA) 

376 390 376628 

63687 55362 

3469 3681 

129361 121 314 

3234 3983 

247 029 255 314 

300 833 (NA) 

50928 (NA) 

1 692 (NA) 

21 808 (NA) 

3 122 4 011 

94 141 100401 

2270 2459 

8731 8 100 

2975 3220 

14759 17 314 

2 519 2578 

10377 8933 

5 515 (NA) 

11 426 (NA) 

4280 (NA) 

7082 (NA) 

2902 3239 45438 41 016 

848 408 

4627 2 118 

5059 (NA) 

18004 (NA) 

1 323 (NA) 

2677 (NA) 

2532 2743 

13 823 17 743 

1 210 (NA) 

3 218 (NA) 

5732 (NA) 

10576 (NA) 

5286 (NA) 

34 147 (NA) 

52 (NA) 

245 (NA) 

815 (NA) 

2731 (NA) 

1 817 (NA) 

7053 (NA) 

5905 6812 

217 349 225 132 

36808 33049 

2596 3624 

118783 140 484 

1 171 1 775 49629 57009 

411 793 

8723 8332 

556 614 

15481 17240 

MAINE 17 
Table 11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987, 1982, and 1978, 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 

Value of land and buildings Value Farms ($1,000) 1982 1978 

Estimated market value of land and buildings ______________________________ farms __ 6266 (X) 7003 6775 $1,000 __ (X) 1 320729 1 053 861 799631 (X) 210 777 150487 118027 

~~:~:~: ~~ ~~===================================================~~::~== (X) 962 706 521 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 ___________________________________ --___________________ ---- __ 652 13827 998 1358 $40,000 to $69,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 773 41 129 1 404 1 615 $70,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 916 75647 1 133 1 095 $100,000 to $149,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 998 115600 1 311 1 163 $150,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 699 114278 775 573 

$200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 1 699 479696 108 833 $500,000 to $999,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 389 242349 225 108 

119 147 352 } 16 42206 49 30 

5 48645 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 __________________________________________________ _ 

$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________ .-____________________________________ _ $5,000,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Table 12. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Value of machinery and equipment Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___________ _ 6264 240068 6974 236527 Average per farm' _________________________________________ _ (X) 38325 (X) 33916 

By value group: $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________________ _ 590 1 445 691 1 924 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ 1227 8 196 1 862 12677 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ 1 301 17 547 1 328 17 471 $20,000 to $29,999 __ • _____________________________________ _ 967 21 982 881 19878 $30,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________ _ 801 29249 785 28396 

$50,000 to $69,999 ________________________________________ _ 538 29413 464 25612 $70,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________ _ 264 20809 337 26472 $100,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________ _ 375 46864 459 57696 $200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________ _ 183 46603 156 37737 

11 6592 } 11 8666 7 11 368 

$500,000 to $999,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ________________________________________ _ 

'Data are in whole dollars. 

Table 13. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Selected machinery and equipment Total Manufactured 1983 to 1987 Manufactured prior to 1983 Number 

manufactured 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 1978 to 1982 

12231 2525 

4398 560 

Motortrucks, including pickups __________________________________ _ 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------

5537 12236 l' 880 4250 

2102 2459 4580 9777 5784 

211 467 1 399 3 198 1 940 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 852 5 181 26 127 697 4095 808 4797 165 

Wheel tractors ________________________________________________ _ 5597 14260 050 1 403 5181 12857 5955 13569 1 821 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------ 2576 5983 168 367 2384 5536 2922 6918 701 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 1 285 6541 48 200 1 143 5667 905 4523 94 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ______________________________ _ 

40 horsepower (PTO) or more ________________________________ _ 3805 6201 

3549 8059 

545 655 3389 5546 (NA) 

583 748 3339 7311 (NA) 

Grain and bean combines' _____________________________________ _ 471 540 38 63 438 477 288 320 45 Cottonpickers and strippers ____________________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ___________________________________________ _ 2152 2326 538 564 1 652 1 762 2 128 2353 656 Pickup balers _________________________________________________ _ 2708 2925 424 432 2352 2493 2890 3047 552 

'Data for 1982 include self-propelled only. 

18 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Petroleum products _ ________ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ ___ ______ __ ______ _____ _ __ ______ ___ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Gasoline and gasohol _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ doliars __ 

Farms with expenses of- . $1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ______ ________ ______________________ _ _______ ______ _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ doliars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas _ ___ _ _________ __ _ __ ___ __ ____ ___ ____ _ _______ __ __ _________ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ doll8T8 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________________________________ _ $100 to $499 ___________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ doll8T8 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ___________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

1987 

Farms 

5857 

rxl 5232 

I~ 

2580 

978 

781 

666 

172 

49 

8 

3288 

rxl 

1 799 

517 

425 

380 

124 

40 

3 

87 

I~ 

9 

34 

16 

23 

3 

1 

1 

4128 

rxl 

1 849 1 678 

403 

218 

132 

32 

16 

~nses ( 1,000) 1982 

(X) 6889 12827 18739 2190 2720 

(X) 6435 8421 9200 1 227 1 430 

485 3477 853 907 978 659 1951 980 1078 295 

712 } 584 117 

(X) 3220 4252 5401 1 301 1677 

300 1 581 345 426 588 404 1068 570 824 184 554 } 75 593 

(X) 52 105 43 1 212 824 

1 8 8 13 13 15 26 12 

(Dl 3 

(0 } (D) 

(X) (NA) 2049 4095 

496 (NA) 

76 (NA) 

355 (NAl 261 INA 270 NA) 365 (NA) 

184 (NA) 

538 (NA) 

Table 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, 

and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Chemicals used 1987 1982 1978 Chemicals used 1967 

Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime used __________________________ farms __ 3896 3912 4732 used-Con. 

Commercial fertilizer' __________ farms __ 3252 3344 4110 sc:ays, dusts, granul8$, acres on which used __ 246 899 252282 275065 mogants, etc., to control- $1,000 __ 16437 18719 17458 Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms __ 1 728 Lime _________________________ farms __ 1 220 1 510 2119 acres on which used __ 129050 acres on Which used __ 59021 72502 87395 Nematodes in crops _________ farms __ 144 tons __ 84 204 76650 98287 acres on wihlch used __ 8314 

Diseases in crops and Farms by tons used: orchards ___________________ farms __ 1079 1 to 49 tons ______________________ 843 1 058 1 540 acres on wihlch used __ 72535 50 to 99 tons _____________________ 177 229 311 Weeds, grass, or brush in 100 to 199 tons ___________________ 122 152 193 crops and pasture __________ farms __ 1833 200 to 499 tons ___________________ 67 58 80 acres on wihIch used __ 138282 500 to 999 tons ___________________ 11 10 13 1,000 tons or more ________________ - 3 2 Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops Agricultural chemicals' _________ farms __ 2821 2704 4090 or thinning of !run ____________ farms __ 552 $1,000 __ 11 996 9885 8803 acres on wihlch used __ 53000 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1982 

1 943 139 550 

150 8800 

1 094 80 281 

1 690 145 312 

565 53 611 

1978 

6738 

13885 

2061 

6523 

6669 

1 022 

3543 

1 073 

986 

767 

105 

49 

2843 

2827 

1 070 

1 433 

505 

371 

270 

46 

18 

49 

18 

367 

7 

21 

19 

1 

1 

(NA) 

4372 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

1 878 135617 195 9697 

1 279 95176 

2252 

184 530 

694 57608 

MAINE 19 
Table 16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms 

and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text) 

Characteristics 

Tenure of operator: All operators _____________________________________ farms._ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Full owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Harvested cropland __________________________ • farms __ 

aeres __ 

Part owners _________________________________ • __ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Tenants ______________________________ • __ • _____ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested eropland • ______________ • _________ •• farms_. 

acres __ 

Percent of tenancy ______ •• _. ____________________ percent._ 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____ • ___ • _____ ._ •• __ • __________________ _ Not on farm operated ________ • ___________________________ _ Not reported __________________________ • _________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ________________________________________________ • Other __________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ___________________________________________________ _ Any ________________________________________ • ___________ _ 

1 to 49 days ______________ • ___________________________ _ 50 to 99 days ___________________ • _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _______________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________ .----------------------____ _ 200 days or more _______________________________ • _____ _ 

Not reported ____________ .-------------------.------------

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ___ • ___________________ • _______ • __________ _ 3 or 4 YEiars _______________________ • ____________________ _ 5 to 9 years _____________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ______________________ ,-________________ _ 

Average years on present farm _____ • ______ • ____________ _ 

Not reported • ____________________________________ • ______ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ___________________ .----------------------- 35 to 44 years ________ • _____________________________ • __ ._ 

45 to 49 years ________________________ • ___ • _____________ _ 50 to 54 years ___ • ______________________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years ___________________________________ • ______ _ 60 to 64 years _______________________ • ___________ • ______ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________________ • __ _ 

70 years and over __________ • __ • _________________________ _ 

Average age _________________________ -------__________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________ • _________ farms_. 

acres __ Female ____________ • _____________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ________________ farms __ 

aeres._ Operators not of Spanish origin ___________ • __________ farms __ Spanish origin not reported __________________________ farms __ 

Type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _____________ farms __ 

aeres __ Partnership ______________________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Corporation ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms_. 

aeres __ 

Other than family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other -cooperative. estata or trust, institutional. etc. ____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'For ctassification of social and ethnic groups. see text. 

1987 

6269 1 342 588 5486 

410 891 4211 

712238 

3516 

149468 

1 786 595 137 1 716 243 734 

272 35213 254 17 689 

4.3 

5276 

654 

339 

3220 

3049 

2275 

3653 

436 

240 

287 

437 2253 

341 

267 

402 1 039 3680 

18.8 

881 

53 

611 1 469 

763 } 757 

760 } 622 

568 } 668 

51.7 

5705 1 267 935 

564 74653 

16 4676 

4300 

1 953 

5594 1 059 102 

350 110356 300 158 330 

3 

(0) 

278 143 827 

1 

(0) 

18 

(0) 

25 14800 

All farms 

1982 

7003 1 468 674 

6138 

457076 

4778 

844 527 4023 

191 874 

1 931 590681 1 852 247014 

294 33486 263 18188 

4.2 

5762 

650 

591 

3844 

3359 

2609 

3932 

501 

229 

286 

449 2467 

462 

361 

620 

13\>0 

3546 

17.2 

176 

96 

873 1 741 

1 701 

1 505 

1 087 

49.8 

6468 1 395656 535 73018 

10 3104 

(NA) 

(NA) 

6317 1 160 862 

384 122912 272 150 650 

3 4643 

239 129663 

7 8770 23 7354 

30 14250 

1978 

6775 1 500 390 6064 

463 029 4553 

640719 

3900 

193004 

1 943 627531 1 910 253 931 

279 32140 254 16094 

4.1 

5558 

634 

583 

3 S08 2667 

2842 

3659 

568 

293 

284 

399 2115 

274 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

87 

900 1 537 

1738 { 

1515 { 

998 { 

4S.7 

6343 1 434894 432 65496 

13 3582 

(NA) 

(NA) 

6078 1 212357 428 134682 244 142681 

4 5597 

221 129 231 

1 

(0) 

18 

(0) 

27 10270 

Farms operated by Black and other races 1 

1987 

20 4343 15 1 901 

15 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 2200 3 1 200 

15.0 

15 

4 

1 

17 

3 

9 

11 

1 

3 

3 

4 

5 

1 

9 13.4 

5 

3 

2 

~} 

~} 

~} 50.3 

17 4137 3 206 

3 409 6 

11 

16 2068 1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1982 

11 1 894 

11 

401 

11 1 894 

11 

401 

10 

1 

4 

7 

4 

7 

1 

6 

1 

1 

1 

6 17.1 

2 

1 

3 

5 

2 

52.5 

9 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

10 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1978 

15 5002 15 1 619 

12 3951 12 1064 

3 1 051 3 555 

11 

2 

2 

10 

5 

5 

8 

1 

2 

2 

3 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 

5 

3 

3 

52.0 

11 4600 4 402 

2 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

13 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

20 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish 

Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ land in farms _______________________________ acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 FARMS BY SIZE 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 219 acres ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 499 acres ________________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

1987 OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

IN FARMS 

Owned land in farms _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Part owners ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____________________ _ Partnership _____________________________________________ _ 

Family held corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other than family held corporation ________________________ _ 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________________________ _ 

1987 MARKET VALUE OF 

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 to $24,999 __________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________ _ FJeld crops, except cash grains (013) _____________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts (01 n ________________________________ _ Horticultural specia1tIes (018) _____________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________________ _ 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _______________________________________ _ Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________________ _ 

GerJeral =~l(~~~~=================================== farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________________ - ___ ----

See footnotes at end of table. 

Female Operators of 

operators Spanish origin 1 

564 

535 74653 

73018 425 

434 14749 

14212 

76 

141 

198 

63 

59 

27 

550 68 712 

109 5941 

455 

443 53634 

56446 95 

79 20251 

15562 14 

13 

768 1 010 

511 

38 

13 

2 

564 12696 

296 2864 

302 9832 

263 

162 

56 

14 

69 

5 

83 

83 

19 

84 

51 

32 

147 

58 

38 

18 

85 

2 

16 

10 4676 

3104 15 

10 1068 

740 

2 

6 

2 

3 

3 

15 4470 5 206 

11 

7 2253 

2114 4 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

15 

1 

16 

508 

10 

353 6 154 

4 

3 

1 

8 

8 

8 

2 

3 

2 

2 

Total 

20 

11 4343 

1 894 

15 

11 1 901 

401 

6 

6 

2 

5 

1 

17 1 828 5 2515 

15 

11 

(0) 

1894 2 

(0) 

3 

2200 

16 

1 

2 

20 1 617 

10 1 222 

13 

395 

7 

4 

2 

7 

6 

6 

4 

1 

4 

2 

2 

Farms operated by Black and other races 

Black American Indian 

2 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

11 

6 3279 

974 6 

6 1 350 

223 

5 

1 

4 

1 

10 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

9 

6 

(0) 

974 1 

(0) 

(0) 

10 

11 1 465 

4 1 100 9 385 

3 

3 

5 

4 

2 

2 

Asian 

Other 

(see text) 

7 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

7 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

1 

1 

5 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

4 

1 455 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

4 

1 

2 

7 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

4 

10 

3 

1 

2 

1 

3 

3 

3 

1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 21 
Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish 

Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Farms operated by Black and other races 

Characteristics Female Operators of 

operators Spanish origin 1 Total Black American Indian Asian 

1987 OPERATOR 

CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ 471 11 15 9 Not on farm operated ___________________________________ 59 4 4 1 Not reported ___________________________________________ 34 1 1 1 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ 

Other 268 8 17 11 _________________________________________________ 296 8 3 

Operators by days of work off farm: 

None 235 5 9 5 

Any __ ================================================= 448 15 11 9 1 to 99 days _________________________________________ 57 1 4 100 to 199 days 234 9 3 6 

200 days or more-==================================== 157 5 4 3 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 38 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 32 5 2 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 46 5 to 9 years ___________________________________________ 141 4 1 1 10 years or more _______________________________________ 262 8 9 1 5 Average years on present farm ________________________ 15.0 16.6 13.4 (0) 15.1 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 83 3 5 3 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ 

25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 71 1 3 2 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 126 5 2 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 126 5 9 7 55 to 59 years _________________________________________ 63 1 1 60 to 64 years _________________________________________ 46 2 2 65 to 69 years _________________________________________ 55 2 1 70 years and over ______________________________________ Average 77 1 2 1 1 age _________________________________________ 52.3 49.9 50.3 (0) 50.5 

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________________________ (X) 14 17 2 9 Female ----------------------------------------------- 564 2 3 2 

Operators of Spanish origin 1 - ----------------------------- 2 16 3 

1987 COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS AND 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans _______________________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Government payments received farms __ 41 4 2 2 -------------------$1,000 __ 47 4 (0) (0) 

1 See chapter 1, table 16 for operators not of or not reporting Spanish origin. 

Other 

(see text) 

5 

2 

5 

2 

3 

5 

3 

1 

1 

3 

3 

9.2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

47.6 

6 

1 

2 

22 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

SIC code 

Total ________________________________________ _ 

Crops (01) ___________________________________________ _ 

Cash grains (011) __________________________________ _ Wheat (0111) ____________________________________ _ Rice (0112) ______________________________________ _ 

Com (0115) ______________________________________ _ 

Soybeans (0116) _________________________________ _ 

Cash grains, n.e.c. (0119) _________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _________________ _ Cotton (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) __________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets (0133) _________________ _ Irish potatoes (0134) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0139) ________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ________________________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) ___________________________ _ Berry crops (0171 ) ________________________________ _ Grapes (0172) ___________________________________ _ 

Tree nuts (0173) _________________________________ _ Citrus fruits (0174) ________________________________ _ 

Deciduous tree fruits (0175) _______________________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts, n.e.c. (0179) __________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ________________________ _ 

Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) __ _ Food crops grown under cover (0182) ______________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ___________________ _ 

Livestock and animal specialties (02) ___________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _____________________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle feedlots (0211) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _________________ _ Hogs (0213) _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and goats (0214) ___________________________ _ 

General livestock, except dairy, poultrY, and animal specialties (0219) ________________________________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) ___________________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) ______________________________ _ 

Broiler, trYer, and roaster chickens (0251) ___________ _ Chicken eggs (0252) ______________________________ _ 

Turkeys and turkey eggs (0253) ____________________ _ Poultry hatcheries (0254) __________________________ _ 

PoultrY and eggs, n.e.c. (0259) _____________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _____________________________ _ 

Fur·bearing animals and rabbas (0271) _____________ _ Horses and other equines (0272) ___________________ _ Animal aquaculture (0273) _________________________ _ Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ___________________________________ _ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Farms 

6269 

3380 

70 

3 

6 

61 

1 730 

715 

1 015 

230 

780 

561 

1 

181 

37 

290 

287 3 

280 

2889 

1 434 

191 

789 

105 

289 

60 

862 

216 

57 

147 5 

2 

5 

315 

21 

250 

8 

36 

62 

Land in farms 

(acres) 

1 342588 

747291 

25171 

740 

2520 

21 911 

475249 

278682 

196 567 

27869 

159309 (D) 

(D) 

29485 

4707 

17 099 16919 

180 

42594 

595 297 

217 009 

33659 

129871 

12566 

30434 

10479 

313 042 

27788 

6640 

20402 190 

(D) 

(D) 

28249 

1 108 

22296 

1 571 

3274 

9209 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Harvested 

cropland 

(acres) 

410 891 

233 463 

6493 100 

720 

5673 

177 609 

124270 

53339 

7370 

33459 (D) 

(D) 

7475 

453 

1 838 1 829 9 

6694 

177 428 

41 965 5534 

27746 

2416 

4208 

2061 

124910 

5507 

1 463 3959 

38 

47 

2311 

84 

(D) 

(D) 

85 

2735 

Value of selected capital assets'. average per farm (dollars) 

Land and buildings 

210777 

303 505 

272265 

254000 

274032 

292396 

337112 

226 616 

286847 

416 963 412561 

476627 

224 538 

260378 

260 378 

175773 

306247 

213751 

204 529 224230 

151 160 214211 

227300 

374002 

373 219 180319 

471 747 

(D) 

(D) 

201 608 

59600 

164 618 

139667 

468000 

221 650 

Machinery and 

equipment 

38325 

75034 

47541 

85333 

43884 

98338 

146513 

27174 

55260 

50282 

39350 

82345 

27092 

41 356 41 356 

15649 

61 292 

24194 

26711 

28876 

27241 

12677 

19115 

87993 

70462 

39605 

84688 (D) 

(D) 

55139 

6900 

17696 

13000 

275 771 

34803 

Market value of agricultural products sold 

($1,000) 

Total 

405484 

156081 

885 

12 

104 

769 

106131 

100 430 

5701 

5992 

30544 (D) 

(D) 

14075 

378 

11 613 11 512 

102 

917 

249402 

9720 

783 6692 

1 081 

848 

316 

95591 

129791 

19462 

106 833 

(D) 

(D) 

7 

12900 

69 

971 

237 

11 624 

1 400 

Crops, including 

nursery and 

greenhouse 

crops 

157828 

154811 

879 

12 

(D) 

(D) 

105349 

100204 

5145 

5909 

30400 (D) 

(D) 

13974 

372 

11 597 

(D) 

(D) 

678 

3017 

607 

52 

344 

90 

42 

80 

1 543 

579 

(D) 

521 

(D) 

22 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

265 

Livestock, 

poultry, and 

their products 

247 656 

270 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

782 

226 

556 

82 

144 

37 

101 

6 

16 

(D) 

(D) 

239 

246386 

9 113 

732 6349 

990 

806 

236 

94049 

129211 

(D) 

106311 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

12878 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

11 624 

1 135 

MAINE 23 
r 

Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Characteristics 

Farms _____________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ______________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' _________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' ________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland used only for pasture or grazing __ farms __ acres __ Other cropland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _________________ • __________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pasl\Jred ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

PaslUreland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _. _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land __ • ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

24 MAINE 

1987 

6 4965 

828 

2672 

445333 

538 

794 

6 1 644 6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 491 

5 3062 

5 3062 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1982 Characteristics 

5 Market value of agricultural products sold _____ $1,000 __ 4 930 Average per farm ________________________ dollars __ 

986 

5591 

118200 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ___________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Uvestock, poultry, and their products _______ $1,000 __ 

1 134 Total farm production expenses' _____________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars __ 

414 Tenure of operator. Full owners ______________________________________ _ 

5 1 726 

5 425 

3 253 

(NA) 

1048 

4 2877 

3 2287 

3 590 

4 

327 

(D) 

Part owners ______________________________________ _ Tenants __________________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms by standard industrial 

classification: Cash grains (011) _________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________ _ Cotton (0131) __________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) _________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) __________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _______________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________ _ 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) ___________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________ _ 

1987 1982 

974 126 

162304 25200 

(D) 126 (D) 

957 (NA) 

159432 (NA) 

4 5 2 

2 2 

2 2 

2 3 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 20. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Livestock and poultry ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Poultry _______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Livestock _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep _______________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Cattle and calves _____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Cows and heffers that had calved _____________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Beef cows ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Milk cows ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Hogs and pigs ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Feeder pigs sold ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Sheep and lambs' ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Horses and ponies ______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or 0Ider3 __________________ 1987 __ 1982 __ 1978 __ Hens and pullets of laying age _________________ 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _____________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Turkeys ________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

'Data are estimated; see text. 

'Value of sales includes sheep, lambs, and wool sold. 

3Sales for 1987 include pullets of less than 3 months old. 

Farms 

3861 

4712 

4325 

903 1 254 1 341 3710 

4520 

3928 

3040 

4027 

3505 

2637 

3652 

3246 

2271 

3 123 2787 

1 331 

1 811 1 394 1 183 1 784 1 837 

421 

804 

809 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

559 

623 

396 1 349 1 382 1 195 

719 1 015 

902 

682 

975 

835 

128 

253 

374 

155 

216 

110 

Inventory 

. Value' Number ($1,000) 

(X) 90414 (X) 112445 (X) 94550 (X) 18103 (X) 18914 (X) 28454 (X) 72312 (X) 93531 (X) 66097 

(X) 69150 (X) 91 332 (X) 64 722 

119475 66924 141 206 88685 129250 63492 61 597 45336 70415 60935 67205 44506 11 782 6480 13242 6621 10572 4863 49815 38856 57173 54314 56633 39643 

8999 805 8586 726 7788 674 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

15606 1 420 17308 1 921 10296 556 6324 3162 5498 2199 4583 1 375 

6999 685 16432 7232 235 16917 9015 115 20212 5 665 233 14163 5 765 315 13837 7 517 338 17666 

2 209 817 1 657 3 306 637 1 984 13 497 257 8233 2526 14 2671 12 1 161 8 

Table 21. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Item Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

INVENTORY SALES 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______ 719 6999 685 1 015 7 232 235 Hens and pullets' ____________________ 

Farms with- Farms with- 1 to 3,199 _______________________ 628 23712 881 (D) 1 to 3,199 _______________________ 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ 17 130 000 19 140486 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ 10,000 or more __________________ 74 6845 973 115 7 057 146 10.000 or more __________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ______ 682 5665 233 975 5 765 315 Hens and pullets of laying age ______ 

Farms with- Farms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 593 12 108 838 17408 1 to 99 _______________________ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 20 3631 21 3101 100 to 399 ____________________ 

400 to 3,199 __________________ 4 6450 1:> 12030 400 to 3,199 __________________ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 12 93900 18 129986 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 

10,000 to 19,999 ______________ 13 186631 31 463 965 10,000 to 19,999 ______________ 20,000 to 49,999 ______________ 32 933 827 44 1 284 600 20,000 to 49,999 ______________ 50,000 to 99,999 ______________ 5 299 844 7 464225 50,000 to 99,999 ______________ 100,000 or more _______________ 3 4 128842 3 3 390 000 100,000 or more _______________ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ 128 2 209 817 253 3 306 637 Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ Turkeys _____________________________ 155 2526 216 2671 Turkeys _____________________________ 

For slaughter ______________________ 143 2375 198 2592 For slaughter ______________________ 

Hens kept for breeding _____________ 15 151 30 79 Hens kept for breeding _____________ 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _______ 228 (X) 306 (X) Ducks, geese, and other poultry _______ 

'Sales for 1987 include pullets of less than 3 months old. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Sales 

Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) 

3301 (X) 247 656 

4028 (X) 256578 

3842 (X) 287 117 547 (X) 128641 776 (X) 135 645 922 (X) 201 273 3 104 (X) 119015 3752 (X) 120 933 3334 (X) 85843 

2826 (X) 17273 3490 (X) 16908 3085 (X) 15800 

2366 50357 15329 3030 52363 15231 2796 61 349 15008 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

295 13905 1 064 450 12067 946 409 9565 508 88 7322 253 152 6623 249 129 5050 161 

508 11 933 879 505 10344 731 293 5885 285 252 1 127 1 013 245 1 031 1 067 244 632 492 

190 8 355 491 (NA) 

280 8 506 210 (NA) 

391 14 107 703 (NA) 

139 5 315 452 (NA) 

219 5 241 332 (NA) 

281 7 396 552 (NA) 

95 13 679 943 (NA) 

145 20061 324 (NA) 

337 69 135 035 (NA) 

98 4128 (NA) 

110 3712 (NA) 

45 (D) (NA) 

1987 1982 

Farms Number Farms Number 

190 8 355 491 280 8 506 210 

68 8812 105 19238 24 167 607 42 296 576 

98 8 179 072 133 8 190 396 

139 5 315 452 219 5241 332 

55 1 123 77 1 588 

3 342 18 3545 

5 6434 10 13930 

20 137 507 38 267 060 

18 269 142 36 556 163 

31 934 780 36 1 085 046 4 260 350 2 (D) 

3 3 705 774 2 (D) 

95 13 679 943 145 20061 324 

98 4 128 110 3712 

98 4 128 108 (D) 

- - 3 (D) 

36 (X) 49 (X) 

MAINE 25 
Table 22. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductOlY text] 

Pullets not of laying age Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age Broilers and other meat-type chickens 

Number sold 1987 1982 1987 1982 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total _________________________________________ _ 95 13679 943 145 20 061 324 61 3040039 70 3264878 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 40 2364 54 2222 10 913 7 175 2,000 to 15,999 _____________________________________ _ 3 12776 3 18867 8 67100 8 (D) 16,000 to 29,999 ____________________________________ _ 10 214026 18 406 605 30,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ _ 5 220 992 3 146 200 14 515000 18 696 158 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ _ 7 590 000 16 1 250 285 11 733000 16 1 172451 

100,000 to 199,999 __________________________________ _ 12 1 785970 24 3490 929 7 (D) 2 (D) 200,000 to 499,999 __________________________________ _ 24 7628041 42 13 152 821 200,000 to 299,999 ________________________________ _ 300,000 to 499,999 ________________________________ _ 

500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

9 2033 500 (NA) (NA) 

15 5594 541 (NA) (NA) 

4 3439800 3 2000000 

Table 23. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Chickens 3 months old or older Pullet chicks and pullets Broilers and other 

Total Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or under 3 months old meat-type chickens 

laying age older not of laying age 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory _______________________ 719 6999685 682 5685 233 115 1 334 452 40 436816 65 2644 Farms with- 1 to 99 __________________________ 600 12957 590 (D) 76 (D) 29 432 61 2072 100 to 399 _______________________ 24 4305 23 3800 6 505 3 735 4 572 400 to 1,599 _____________________ 3 (D) 3 (D) - - - - - - 1,600 to 3,199 ____________________ 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - - 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________ 17 130000 11 (D) 6 (D) - - - - 10,000 to 19,999 _________________ 16 236631 14 195631 3 41 000 1 (D) - - 20,000 to 49,999 _________________ 43 1 263 809 29 817 883 14 445 926 3 68500 - - 50,000 to 99,999 _________________ 12 716788 8 415 788 7 301 000 2 (D) - - 100,000 or more __________________ 3 4628 745 3 4 128 842 3 499903 2 (D) - -

No inventory _________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 18 460012 63 2207 173 

Sales 

Hens and pullets 

Broilers and other Poultry and poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older Total Hens and pullets of Pullets not of laying age meat-type chickens products 

laying age 

Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventOlY _______________________ 149 7 112860 119 5 145 931 39 1 988 929 29 4822 384 103124 

Farms with- 1 to 99 __________________________ 47 2167 43 (D) B (D) 28 (D) 265 102 100 to 399 _______________________ 7 932 7 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 24 52 400 to 1,599 _____________________ 3 (D) 3 (D) - - - - 3 (D) 1,600 to 3,199 ____________________ 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - - 1 (D) 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________ 17 156 702 11 83 602 6 73100 - - 17 1 628 10,000 to 19,999 _________________ 16 235 609 14 176609 3 59000 - - 16 3475 20,000 to 49,999 _________________ 43 1 429617 29 776 591 14 653 026 - - 43 13549 50,000 to 99,999 _________________ 12 876609 8 395 609 6 481 000 - - 12 9085 100,000 or more __________________ 3 4405774 3 (D) 1 (D) - - 3 75148 

No inventOlY _________________________ 41 1 242631 20 169521 22 1 073110 68 13 675 121 163 25517 

26 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 24. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Turkeys 

Total sold _____________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 ________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 7,999 ____________________________________ _ 8,000 to 15,999 ___________________________________ _ 16,000 to 29,999 __________________________________ _ 30,000 to 59,999 __________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ _ 100,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Total 

Farms 

98 

97 

1 

Number 

4128 

(0) 

(0) 

Table 25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 

Item 

Farms 

Cattle and calves ______________________________________________ _ 2637 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 854 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 458 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 561 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 424 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 241 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 95 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 3 1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 1 2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _____________________________ _ 2271 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 1 042 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 310 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 514 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 293 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 93 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 17 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 2 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

Beef cows ________________________________________________ _ 1 331 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 943 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 239 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 129 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 16 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 3 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 1 500 to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 1,000 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _________________________________________________ _ 183 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________________________ _ 263 5 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 65 10 to 29 ______________________________________________ _ 189 30 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 286 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 273 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 90 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 15 500 or more __________________________________________ _ 2 

Heifers and heifer calves _____________________________________ _ 2025 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________________ _ 1 666 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Sales for slaughter 

Farms 

98 

97 

1 

Number 

119 475 

3944 

6262 

17754 

29823 

31 844 26710 (0) 

(0) 

61 597 

4029 

4 101 16969 

19 109 12 059 

(0) 

(0) 

11 782 

3599 

3048 

3464 

991 

(0) 

(0) 

49815 

450 

403 3780 

10 979 17 728 

11 645 

(0) 

(0) 

47036 

10642 

Number 

4128 

(0) 

(0) 

Sales of hens kept for breeding 

Farms Number 

1982 

Farms Number 

3652 141 206 

354 6603 685 9146 698 22255 529 36975 293 38246 84 22658 9 5323 

3123 70415 

653 5813 357 4881 668 21 749 351 23221 77 10008 17 4743 

811 13242 

400 4778 268 3488 124 3353 16 1 093 2 (D) 

1 (D) 

784 57 173 

620 1 091 81 521 291 5869 375 14249 327 21 500 75 9780 15 4 163 

2924 55680 2604 15 111 

MAINE 27 
Table 26. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Cattie and calves sold _________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 

2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Cattle sold __________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold _______________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 1,000 to 2,499 ________________________________________ _ 2,500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Calves sold _________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 or more ____________________________________________ _ 

Farms 

2366 

1 208 

408 

531 

154 

49 

12 

3 

1 

2087 

1 371 

404 

256 

38 

12 

5 

1 

433 

362 

48 

20 

2 

1 465 

729 

304 

342 

66 

18 

4 

2 

1987 

Number 

50357 

4959 

5488 

16356 

10264 

6354 

3565 (D) 

(D) 

24201 

5431 

5106 

7421 

2439 

1 504 

(D) 

(D) 

2604 

1 152 

604 

473 

(D) 

(D) 

26 156 

2705 

4099 

9570 

4243 

2419 (D) 

(D) 

Value ($1,000) Farms 

15329 3030 

1 903 1 711 1 723 536 4230 sn 2808 149 1 824 38 1 108 15 (D) 4 (D) 

12487 2611 

2543 1 871 2403 482 3675 215 1 440 27 809 11 (D) 4 (D) 1 

1 332 660 

560 578 300 56 252 24 (D) 2 

(D) 

2842 1 992 

399 1 133 389 419 669 351 234 65 438 15 (D) 7 (D) 2 

Table 27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattie and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that Heffers and heffer Steers, steer calves, 

Cattle and calves Total had calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ 2637 119475 2271 61 597 2025 47036 1666 10842 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 854 3944 650 1 945 450 967 493 1 032 10 to 19 __________________ 458 6262 382 2649 366 2085 340 1 528 20 to 49 __________________ 561 17754 503 8639 478 6169 418 2946 50 to 99 __________________ 424 29823 401 15919 404 11 519 229 2385 100 to 199 ________________ 241 31 844 238 17 016 234 13624 125 1 204 200 to 499 ________________ 95 26710 93 13 769 89 11 217 56 1 724 500 to 999 ________________ 3 (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 2,500 or more _____________ - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

1982 

Value 

Number ($1,000) 

52363 15231 

6575 2357 7180 2143 17 331 4416 9922 2559 4531 1 200 4274 1 721 2550 836 

23841 12476 

6603 3118 6293 3130 6149 3261 1 769 984 1 340 718 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

3144 1 583 

1 648 784 721 354 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

28522 2755 

3881 508 5501 398 9787 663 4229 264 1 964 114 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

Cattle and calves sales 

Value Farms Number ($1,000) 

2249 47254 13535 

466 2096 742 458 2823 1 038 561 7366 2415 424 11762 2975 241 11 765 3169 95 10266 3031 3 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

117 3103 1 794 

28 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 28. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that Heifers and heffer Steers, steer calves, Cattle and calves sales 

Cows and heifers that had Total 

calved had calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

Totel inventory ________________ 2271 113491 2271 61 597 1 760 43 374 1 399 8520 1 989 43770 11 918 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 655 4913 655 1 542 424 1 637 417 1 734 400 3262 1 163 5 to 9 ____________________ 387 5432 387 2487 265 1 683 272 1 262 360 2604 912 10 to 19 __________________ 310 7898 310 4 101 242 2313 227 1 484 310 3 159 1 124 20 to 29 __________________ 181 7471 181 4250 142 2315 113 906 181 2573 686 30 to 49 __________________ 333 22461 333 12719 305 8725 163 1 017 333 9386 2092 50 to 99 __________________ 293 34815 293 19109 279 14256 145 1 450 293 12495 3392 100 to 199 ________________ 93 22007 93 12059 88 9386 51 562 93 7354 1 871 200 to 499 ________________ 17 (0) 17 (0) 13 (0) 10 (0) 17 (0) (0) 500 to 999 ________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ 366 5984 (X) (X) 265 3662 267 2322 377 6587 3411 

Table 29. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that had calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Beef cows Total Heifers and heifer calves 

Totel Beef cows and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Totel inventory ________________ 1 331 30805 1 331 16180 1 331 11 782 904 8653 952 5972 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 619 8 193 619 3680 619 1 499 405 2777 404 1 736 5 to 9 ____________________ 324 5772 324 2773 324 2100 217 1 793 240 1 206 10 to 19 __________________ 239 7263 239 3911 239 3048 182 1 995 191 1 357 20 to 29 __________________ 82 3840 82 2226 82 1 820 51 834 67 780 30 to 49 __________________ 47 2897 47 1 799 47 1 644 36 658 36 440 50 to 99 __________________ 16 1 947 16 1 081 16 991 11 (0) 12 (0) 100 to 199 ________________ 3 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 200 to 499 ________________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ 1 306 88670 940 45417 (X) (X) 1 121 38383 714 4870 

Cattle and calves sales 

Cattle 

Beef cows Totel Calves 

Totel Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Value Value Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Totel inventory ________________ 1 100 13152 4467 955 7235 3469 301 1 742 902 574 5917 999 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 409 4628 1 488 361 2022 962 112 573 283 174 2606 526 5 to 9 ____________________ 303 2162 759 261 1 428 645 79 310 143 159 734 113 10 to 19 __________________ 239 2918 1 034 204 1 847 882 74 418 218 143 1 071 152 20 to 29 __________________ 82 1 394 457 68 797 366 18 131 59 58 597 92 30 to 49 __________________ 47 1 172 354 42 514 276 13 142 90 27 658 78 50 to 99 __________________ 16 680 308 15 (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) 12 (0) (0) 100 to 199 ________________ 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 200 to 499 ________________ 500 to 999 ________________ 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ 1 266 37205 10862 1 132 16966 9018 132 862 430 891 20239 1 844 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 29 
Table 30. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Milk Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that had calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Milk cows Total Heifers and heifer calves 

Total Milk cows and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ 1 183 93983 1 183 51 860 1 183 49815 1 046 38444 624 3679 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 263 3267 263 1412 263 450 190 1 213 168 642 5 to 9 ____________________ 65 1 336 65 557 65 403 55 563 40 216 10 to 19 __________________ 76 2044 76 1 179 76 1 098 66 688 43 177 20 to 29 __________________ 113 5067 113 2901 113 2662 101 1 753 57 413 30 to 49 __________________ 286 20 189 286 11 403 286 10979 268 8 136 128 650 50 to 99 __________________ 273 32696 273 17832 273 17728 266 13904 129 960 100 to 199 ________________ 90 21 527 90 11 746 90 11 645 86 9253 49 528 200 to 499 ________________ 15 (D) 15 (D) 15 (D) 12 (D) 9 (D) 500 or more ______________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

No inventory __________________ 1 454 25492 1088 9737 (X) (X) 979 8592 1042 7163 

Cattle and calves sales 

~airy product sales 

Milk cows Total Cattle Calves 

Value Value Farms Number ($1.000) Farms Number Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 1 105 34646 8600 978 14302 905 20344 927 87258 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 187 1 326 484 158 830 97 496 47 75 5 to 9 ____________________ 63 826 240 46 404 52 422 30 112 10 to 19 __________________ 76 766 204 60 343 59 423 71 1 382 20 to 29 __________________ 113 1691 368 98 766 92 925 113 3582 30 to 49 __________________ 286 8230 1 780 265 3123 255 5107 286 18116 50 to 99 __________________ 273 11 764 3053 255 4895 253 6869 273 32019 100 to 199 ________________ 90 7206 1 830 82 2977 80 4229 90 22420 200 to 499 ________________ 15 (D) (D) 13 (D) 15 (D) 15 (D) 500 or more ______________ 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

No inventory __________________ 1 261 15 711 6729 1 109 9899 560 5812 22 1 414 

Table 31. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle 

Cattle and calves Calves 

Cattle and calves Total Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Value Value Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1.000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total sold _____________________ 2366 50357 15329 2087 24201 12487 433 2604 1 332 1 465 26156 2842 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 727 1 817 737 586 1 301 635 184 371 192 255 516 102 5 to 9 ____________________ 481 3 142 1 165 422 2138 1 023 113 477 237 253 1004 142 10 to 19 __________________ 408 5488 1 723 376 3067 1 427 65 499 254 299 2421 296 20 to 49 __________________ 531 16356 4230 497 7525 3587 56 680 322 454 8831 643 50 to 99 __________________ 154 10264 2808 149 4577 2437 10 291 173 145 5687 371 100 to 199 ________________ 49 6354 1 824 45 2750 1 439 3 (D) (D) 43 3604 385 200 to 499 ________________ 12 3565 1 108 10 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 12 (D) (D) 500 to 999 ________________ 3 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - 3 (D) (D) 1,000 or more _____________ 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) 

Table 32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Total hogs and pigs ___________________________________________ _ 

Farms with421 8999 804 8586 

1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 372 1658 750 3100 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 14 474 28 901 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 16 1 116 12 838 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 9 1 164 6 (D) 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 7 1 830 6 1 610 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 2 (D) 2 (D) 1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 1 (D) 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ 5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

H~~d~~ used or to be used for breeding _________________ _ 158 1 633 268 1 796 

1 to 24 _________________________________________________ _ 146 850 257 (D) 25 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 5 172 1 (D) 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 6 (D) 7 445 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 1 (D) 3 300 200 or more ____________________________________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _________________________________________ _ 373 7366 728 6790 

30 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Item Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total hogs and pigs sold _______________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 295 13905 1 064 450 12067 946 

1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 201 1 165 144 352 2408 235 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 42 1 397 96 49 1 659 150 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 26 1 732 127 29 1 923 133 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 13 1 791 154 

6 1 579 107 9 (0) (0) 8 1 987 153 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ 

4 2280 70 

3 3981 367 2 (D) (D) 1 (0) (0) 

5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Feeder pigs sold ____________________________________________ _ 88 7322 253 152 6623 249 Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 13 75 2 46 22t 7 10 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 46 1 255 38 77 1 632 51 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 13 843 28 18 1 226 36 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 4 497 21 5 805 18 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 

1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

5 1 228 43 4 (D) (0) 

1 (D) (0) 

4 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

Other hogs and pigs sold _____________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 280 6583 812 384 5444 697 

1 to 24 _________________________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 4,999 __________________________________________ _ 

5,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

221 1 076 165 

16 552 65 

12 805 93 7 1044 115 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Table 34. Hogs and Pigs-litters Farrowed: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Litters 

Farms Number of litters Farms Number of litters 

Utters farrowed between Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ____ _ 167 1 756 289 1681 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 126 418 258 669 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 21 284 19 259 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 14 367 6 204 2 (D) 4 (D) 

3 367 2 (D) 

50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 1 (D) 500 or more ______________________________________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 __________________________ _ 151 882 256 983 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________________________________ _ 125 874 148 698 

Table 35. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Hogs and pigs breeding 

Value Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 421 8999 158 1 633 373 7366 247 13587 1 021 86 (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 330 1094 85 271 290 823 156 1 811 146 38 1 007 32 10 to 24 __________________ 42 584 29 212 35 352 42 1 310 124 17 388 12 25 to 99 __________________ 30 1590 28 325 29 1 265 30 2130 135 19 1 380 50 100 to 199 ________________ 9 1 184 8 374 9 790 9 1 928 115 4 1 080 23 200 to 499 ________________ 7 1 830 6 (0) 7 (D) 7 3101 166 6 (0) (0) 500 to 999 ________________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 !D) (D) 2 (0) (D) 1,000 or more _____________ 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 1 D) (D) - - -

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 46 318 43 2 (0) (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 31 
Table 36. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Hogs and pigs breeding 

Value Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total sold _____________________ 247 8554 132 1 584 210 6970 295 13905 1 064 88 7322 253 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 124 629 23 84 118 545 164 573 92 10 63 2 10 to 49 __________________ 72 921 61 283 50 638 79 1 989 148 46 1 063 32 50 to 99 __________________ 25 1 156 25 305 19 851 26 1 732 127 15 887 28 100 to 199 ________________ 13 1 101 12 227 10 874 13 1 791 154 6 637 26 200 to 499 ________________ 6 1 241 5 182 6 1 059 6 1 579 107 5 1 040 35 500 to 999 ________________ 4 1 066 4 (D) 4 (D) 4 2260 70 4 (D) (D) 1,000 or more _____________ 3 2440 2 (D) 3 (D) 3 3981 367 2 (D) (D) 

None sold ____________________ 174 445 26 49 163 396 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Table 37. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Litters farrowed breeding 

Value Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total litters farrowed ___________ 163 6307 158 1 633 115 4674 140 11 253 712 88 7322 253 

Farms with- 1 ________________________ 30 145 28 43 24 102 14 127 12 7 46 1 2 to 4 ____________________ 59 474 57 191 31 283 51 1 020 63 32 659 20 5 to 9 ____________________ 33 609 32 223 24 386 34 1 334 100 22 786 25 10 to 19 __________________ 21 1 311 21 301 18 1 010 21 1 755 137 10 615 20 20 to 49 __________________ 14 1 762 14 372 12 1 390 14 2376 146 11 1 584 56 50 to 99 __________________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 100 to 199 ________________ 3 499 3 274 3 225 3 2184 74 3 2174 72 200 or more ______________ 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) (D) 

No litters farrowed _____________ 258 2692 - - 258 2692 155 2652 353 - - -

Litters farrowed between Dec. 1, 1986, and Nov. 30, 1987 

Litters farrowed Total Dec. 1, 1986, and May 31. 1987 June 1, 1987, and Nov. 30, 1987 

Farms Litters Farms Litters Farms Ullers 

Total litters farrowed ___________ 167 1 756 151 882 125 874 Farms wnh- 1 ________________________ 31 31 25 25 6 6 2 to 4 ____________________ 61 166 56 85 53 81 5 to 9 ____________________ 34 221 30 113 29 108 10 to 19 __________________ 21 264 20 152 17 112 20 to 49 __________________ 14 367 14 203 14 164 50 to 99 __________________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 100 to 199 ________________ 3 367 3 124 3 243 200 or more ______________ 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Table 38. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Sheep and lambs inventory _____________________________________ _ 559 15606 623 17308 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 383 3882 425 4076 25 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 147 6359 164 7119 100 to 299 ________________________________________________ _ 26 4165 27 3724 300 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 3 1 200 7 2389 1.000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 

2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____________________________________ _ 495 9915 541 11 709 

504 12905 524 13638 

(X) 104438 (X) 94519 

Sheep and lambs shorn ________________________________________ _ Pounds of wool _____________________________________________ _ 

508 11 933 505 10344 

549 879 561 731 

Sheep and lambs sold _________________________________________ _ 

Value of sales from sheep, lambs, and wool ($1,000) _____________ _ 

32 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 39. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sheep and lambs inventory Sales 

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Sheep and lambs Total Ewes 1 year old or older Sheep and lambs Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Pounds of Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number wool Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 559 15606 495 9915 491 12724 102869 479 11 368 520 855 Farmswtth1 to 24 ___________________ 383 3882 320 2531 316 3469 27650 303 3443 344 239 25 to 99 __________________ 147 6359 146 4116 146 5268 42214 147 4563 147 322 100 to 299 ________________ 26 4 165 26 2498 26 3057 25976 26 2742 26 220 300 to 999 ________________ 3 1 200 3 770 3 910 7049 3 600 3 74 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 2,500 to 4,999 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) 13 161 1 549 29 565 29 24 

Table 40. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sheep and lambs inventory Sales 

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Ewes 1 year old or older Total Ewes 1 year old or older Sheep and lambs Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Pounds of Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number wool Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms with- 495 15297 495 9915 473 12560 101 565 447 10959 484 825 

1 to 24 ___________________ 387 6005 387 3703 365 5166 40916 339 4389 376 310 25 to 99 __________________ 96 6283 96 4162 96 5263 45745 96 4817 96 334 100 to 199 ________________ 10 (0) 10 (0) 10 (0) (0) 10 (0) 10 (0) 200 to 499 ________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 2,500 to 4,999 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ 64 309 (Xl (X) 31 345 2853 61 974 65 54 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 33 
Table 41. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Horses and ponies _____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ $1,000 __ Mules, burros, and donkeys _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Colonies of bees _______________________________________ farms __ 

humber __ Honey sold ____________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ Bees and honey sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Goats _________________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Angora goats ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Mohair sold __________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

Angora goats and mohair sold _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Milk goats ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats milk sold ______________________________________ farms __ 

gsllons __ 

Milk goats and goats milk sold _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other goats __________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Mink and their pelts _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Rabbits and their pelts __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Rsh and other aquaculture products sold _________________ farms __ $1,000 __ Other livestock and livestock products ____________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Inventory 

1987 

1 349 6324 (X) 

56 

98 

(X) 

229 7313 (X) 

(X) 

~ 

191 1 255 9 

51 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

101 

610 

(X) 

(X) 

110 

~ 

594 

(X) 

4 334 

(X) 

154 6589 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

15 

(X) 

1982 

1 382 5498 (X) 

31 

54 

(X) 

274 6182 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

266 

1 716 5 

35 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

225 1276 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

51 

405 

(X) 

2 

~l 103 5837 (X) 

(X) 

(~~ (X) 

1987 and 1982 

Sales 

1987 1982 

252 245 1 127 1 031 1 013 1 067 3 4 8 (D) 

(D) (D) 

16 15 481 1 078 86 59 305472 323 156 92 (NA) 

207 255 

64 113 523 898 5 4 39 21 4 3 158 (D) 

6 (NA) 

3 (D) 

31 101 234 767 18 41 19261 26247 

39 (NA) 

80 95 35 15 250 110 8 3 

4 4 669 692 23 8 68 45 16645 19964 62 36 

14 11 235 109 8 (NA) 

(D) (D) 

34 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 42. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

1987 1982 

Crop Value of Value of 

Farms Acres Quantity 

production 1 

($1,000) Farms Acres Quantity 

production' ($1,000) 

Harvested cropland ____________________________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop or cut for dry fodder, hogged or 

5486 410891 (X) 198 265 6138 457 076 (X) 164 182 80 5342 485 087 825 126 8020 647910 1 490 

grazed ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) _____________________________ _ 

Sorghum for silage or green chop, cut for dry forage or hay, or hogged or grazed _____________________________________________ _ 

544 28711 (X) 5314 690 32 517 (X) 9727 

20 495 (X) 64 17 548 (X) 35 

Wheat for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

Barley for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ Oats for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ _ 

Rye for grain (bushels) _________________________________________ _ Rice (cwt) ____________________________________________________ _ 

33 533 25012 63 37 805 35394 103 40 756 40 177 44 34 703 35769 47 535 35548 2 728 024 2864 679 40971 2 514 472 2369 21 392 14979 33 36 939 24924 50 

Flaxseed (bushels) ____________________________________________ _ 

Sunflower seed (pounds) _______________________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) __________________________________ _ 1 (0) (D) (D) 

9 194 2966 18 Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) _______________________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________________________________ _ 72 1 509 16263 276 115 1 955 24744 421 

Cotton (bales) _________________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (cwt) ____________________________________________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 639 63261 22412 030 106457 134 99251 24 556 322 78580 

Pineapples harvested (tons) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) (tons, dry) ______________________________________ _ 3672 221 675 393 393 26347 4290 241 490 414 555 25639 Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _________________________ _ Land in orchards ______________________________________________ _ 509 9727 (X) 8221 535 11 276 (X) 5313 394 7405 (X) 14129 414 7772 (X) 16268 

Berries harvested for sale ______________________________________ _ 739 24303 (X) 21 784 792 19564 (X) 16395 Nursery and greenhouse crops, mushrooms, and sad grown for sale (see text) ____________________________________________________ _ 

Other crops ___________________________________________________ _ 370 752 (X) 11 582 339 558 (X) 7296 

46 1 407 (X) 262 (NA) (NA) (X) (D) 

1 Data are estimated; see text. 

Table 43. Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Entire crop irrigated 

Crop 

Com for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) ______________________ _ Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) _____________________________ _ Wheat for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ _ 

Barley for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ Rice (cwt) ____________________________________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) __________________________________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________________________________ _ 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) _______________________ _ 

Cotton (bales) _________________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (cwt) ____________________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons) ____________________________________ _ Sugarcane for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) __________________________________________ _ 

~~~ ~~~no~~Jr \~~'a1f~lfa~smaii-grain~a-;;(jW;I(j-haY(S;,-teXt)----- (tons, dry) ___________________________________________________ _ 

Wild hay (tons, dry) ____________________________________________ _ 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (tons, green) __________ _ 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) __________________________________________ _ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _________________________ _ Land in orchards ______________________________________________ _ 

Strawberries harvested for sale (pounds) _________________________ _ 

Farms 

3 

3 

11 

2 

3 

2 

3 

40 

19 

55 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Average 

yield per 

Acres acre 

(D) (0) 

150 56.0 

3 13.0 

(D) (0) 

(D) (0) 

(D) (0) 

(D) (D) 

(D) (0) 

308 (X) 

(D) (X) 

190 3 908.9 

Farms 

23 

2 

33 

2 

6 

Part of crop irrigated 

Average Acres Acres not yield per 

irrigated irrigated acre 

2315 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

468 

(0) 

30 

(D) (D) 

(D) (0) 

(D) (0) 

(D) (0) 

495 (X) 

(D) (X) 

40 3 205.4 

None of crop irrigated 

Farms 

79 

544 

33 

532 

40 

69 

605 

696 

167 

2491 

779 

419 

436 

373 

102 

Average 

yield per Acres acre 

(0) 

28711 

533 35398 

756 

1 506 

75455 

(0) 

4292 

136843 

24979 

31 478 

8455 

6808 

328 

(D) 

15.4 

46.9 

76.8 

53.1 

10.8 

266.9 

(D) 

1.2 

1.6 

1.2 

6.3 

(X) 

(X) 

3419.2 

MAINE 35 
Table 44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

1987 1982 

Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quanti1y Farms Acres Farms Acres Quanti1y Farms Acres 

Com for grain or seed (bushels) ____________________ 80 5342 485 087 (D) 126 8020 647 910 (D) 

Com for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 544 28711 442 833 690 32517 486 368 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 136 1 024 14451 189 1 255 16722 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 87 1 615 25042 91 1 720 24480 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 121 4062 58748 171 5752 79434 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 107 6955 110136 156 10124 153 777 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 85 12150 194891 75 10419 166 995 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 6 (D) (D) 6 (D) (D) 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 

Oats for grain (bushels) ------ --------- ------------ 535 35548 2 728 024 3 150 679 40971 2 514 472 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 126 938 56642 157 1 196 62531 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 59 1 109 80740 2 (D) 125 2317 116669 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 127 4452 320 680 141 4853 280205 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 113 7497 563622 128 8787 533643 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 89 13046 980817 (D) 108 15203 937949 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 17 5606 470 523 13 4115 269 275 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 3 (D) (D) 7 4500 314 200 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 1 (D) (D) 

Irish potatoes (cw!) _______________________________ 839 83261 22412 030 34 3485 134 99251 24 556 322 41 3175 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 50 13 1 881 1 (D) 111 33 4482 6 2 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 70 155 34377 2 (D) 94 197 31 420 1 (D) 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 64 527 134 998 4 26 60 504 97091 2 (D) 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 54 1002 238 791 59 1 126 241 088 1 (D) 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 114 4166 1 064 836 2 (D) 139 5046 1 179 535 5 113 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 171 12098 3 093 772 4 (D) 319 22796 5388060 3 97 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 249 36209 9624 089 11 1 005 275 39678 9 815 664 12 1 223 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 52 17 259 4861 486 5 890 66 20872 5 374 650 8 1 293 500.0 acres or more ____________________________ 15 11 832 3357800 5 1 240 11 8999 2424332 3 425 

Hay-alfalfa. other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text)(tons, dry) ________ 3672 221 675 393 393 13 184 4290 241 490 414 555 7 151 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 693 5454 8361 4 (D) 898 6911 9968 5 (D) 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 629 11 546 17697 2 (D) 745 13594 19397 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 866 29147 45037 3 36 1 038 34899 53295 (D) 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 765 50160 88596 4 92 846 56133 98396 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 600 85705 162 246 655 93004 169056 (D) 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 112 35148 61 136 97 30591 53479 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 7 4515 10320 11 6358 10964 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ (X) rxl (X) (X) (X) (X) 5,000 acres or more __________________________ (X) (X) 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ___________________________ 698 23836 51 166 2 (D) 753 24210 49919 (D) 

Small grain hay (tons, dry) _______________________ 172 4436 5359 5 48 118 3736 6678 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text)(tons, dry) ________________________ 2494 136898 240 584 3 (D) 3200 160 072 274091 5 145 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 437 3270 5531 2 (D) 678 5256 8187 3 (D) 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 412 7587 12608 539 9907 15076 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 624 21 235 34949 (D) 810 27331 43409 (D) 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 585 38279 71 276 695 45361 81 502 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 393 53343 97990 440 59212 105754 (D) 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 43 13184 18230 32 9665 14223 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 6 3340 5940 1,000 acres or more __________________________ 

Wild hay (tons, dry) _____________________________ 783 25027 29947 4 (D) 797 24672 29050 (D) 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (tons, green) ________________________________________ 419 31 478 199021 526 28800 164 475 (D) 

Vegetables h8lVested for sale (see text) ____________ 509 9727 (X) 73 776 535 11 278 (X) 62 700 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 89 42 (X) 12 7 91 43 (X) 11 6 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 205 484 (X) 20 37 218 478 (X) 18 23 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 105 852 (X) 18 114 97 776 (X) 10 64 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 36 643 (X) 8 94 33 596 (X) 7 72 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 32 1080 (X) 5 75 45 1 558 (X) 9 175 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 20 1296 

~~ 8 (D) 26 1 686 (X) 5 (D) 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 16 2407 2 (D) 16 1 920 (X) 2 (D) 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 4 (D) (X) 7 (D) (X) 500.0 to 749.9 acres ____________________________ 1 (D) (X) - 750.0 } (D) (X) to 999.9 acres ____________________________ (X) - 1,000.0 acres or more ___________________________ (D) (X) -

} 1,000.0 to 1,999.9 acres _______________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 2,000.0 to 2,999.9 acres _______________________ (X) (X) (X) 3,000.0 acres or more _________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Swee1 com _____________________________________ 294 2107 (X) 36 362 326 1 685 (X) 38 316 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ____________ 140 3615 (X) 19 41 187 7845 (X) 20 83 

Tame blueberries (pounds) _________________________ 110 2426 2463 810 14 132 83 1 306 1 486 944 7 42 

Wild blueberries (pounds) __________________________ 433 21 186 31 988060 9 334 474 17773 29661 891 10 177 

Land in orchards __________________________________ 394 7405 (X) 21 177 414 7772 (X) 11 86 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 38 16 (X) 8 2 34 16 (X) 2 (D) 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 168 383 (X) 7 18 210 473 (X) 5 8 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 95 805 (X) 3 22 77 617 (X) 2 (D) 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 22 428 (X) 29 526 (X) 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 28 961 (X) (D) 28 1 010 (X) 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 27 1 767 (X) 16 1 098 (X) 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 10 1 237 (X) (D) 13 1 690 (X) (0) 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 6 1 809 (X) (D) 6 (D) (X) (D) 500.0 to 749.9 acres ____________________________ 

750.0 (X) - } (D) (X) to 999.9 acres ____________________________ (X) 1,000.0 acres or more ___________________________ (X) -

} 1,000.0 to 1,999.9 acres _______________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 2,000.0 to 2,999.9 acres _______________________ (X) (X) (X) 3,000.0 acres or more _________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

36 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 45. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Total Trees or vines not of Trees or vines of 

Crop bearing age bearing age Harvested 

Farms Acres T fees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

Apples ______________________________________ 1987 __ 386 7293 648 653 277 134649 333 514 004 267 70609358 1982 __ 400 7633 590 770 295 133027 336 457 743 241 90293322 1987 acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _________________________________ 50 20 1 290 34 658 39 632 24 31 828 1.0 to 4.9 acres _________________________________ 156 357 21 475 113 10363 128 11 112 91 1 096803 5.0 to 14.9 acres ________________________________ 88 756 61 650 70 26084 75 35566 62 3974969 15.0 to 24.9 acres _______________________________ 21 410 24784 12 4369 21 20415 21 2 821 148 25.0 to 49.9 acres _______________________________ 28 942 69784 17 20872 27 48 912 26 7736271 50.0 to 99.9 acres _______________________________ 27 1 763 139120 19 32280 27 106840 27 18978219 100.0 acres or more _____________________________ 16 3046 330 550 12 40023 16 290 527 16 35970 120 1982 acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _________________________________ 51 24 1 296 40 715 36 581 22 14236 1.0 to 4.9 acres _________________________________ 189 427 22898 125 10899 156 11 999 89 720477 5.0 to 14.9 acres ________________________________ 68 561 32972 58 13401 56 19 571 45 2287499 15.0 to 24.9 acres _______________________________ 28 501 24753 19 6397 25 18 356 22 2756268 25.0 to 49.9 acres _______________________________ 28 1 005 68 775 21 16669 27 52106 27 10377 217 50.0 to 99.9 acres _______________________________ 16 1 090 100 725 14 25006 16 75719 16 16377 518 100.0 acres or more _____________________________ 20 4026 339 351 18 59940 20 279411 20 57 760 107 

Table 46. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of 

Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Under glass or other protection In the open Sales 

Crop Value Farms Square feet Farms Acres Farms ($1,000) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops, mushrooms, and sod grown for sele (see text) ________________________________ 1987 __ 279 1 660910 164 716 370 11 582 1982 __ 278 1 391 416 119 526 339 7298 1987 value of seles: $1 to $2,499 seles __________________________________________ 78 46226 61 46 120 138 $2,500 to $9,999 sales ______________________________________ 72 162512 49 84 102 561 $10,000 to $39,999 sales ___________________________________ 74 423 526 35 132 89 1 802 $40,000 to $99,999 sales ___________________________________ 36 544846 10 58 37 2269 $100,000 to $199,999 sales _________________________________ 10 230700 3 57 10 1 298 $200,000 to $499,999 sales _________________________________ 5 104 700 3 134 8 2254 $500,000 sales or more _____________________________________ 4 148600 3 205 4 3261 

Bedding plants __________________________________________ 1987 __ 225 981 425 35 29 239 4293 1982 __ 222 812137 30 91 233 2726 

Foliage and potted flowering plants, total __________________ 1987 __ 79 399088 25 24 96 2930 1982 __ 74 379 771 23 21 90 2272 

Foliage plants _________________________________________ 1987 __ 31 74875 6 4 35 489 

Potted flowering plants _________________________________ 1987 __ 68 324213 20 20 83 2441 

Nursery crops ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 20 80507 76 500 84 3044 1982 __ 15 65655 45 351 55 1 745 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 37 
Table 47. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Farms ________________________________________________________ number __ 

percent._ Land in farms ___________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________ dollars __ Average per acre __________________________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ $1,000 __ 

percent._ 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland ________________________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland __________________________________________ acres __ 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured _______________________ acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________ dollars __ 

Grains _ _ __ ____ __ _ ____ __ _ ___ __ __ __ ___ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _____ ___ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves ____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total farm production expenses' _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Uvestock and poultry purchased _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultrY _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Agricultural chemicals ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Petroleum products ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hired farm labor _____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Interest _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Payments from government programs ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Inventory of selected livestock: Cattle and caives ____________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

38 MAINE 

All farms 

6269 

100.0 1 342 588 

214 

6266 

1 320 729 

210 777 

962 

240068 

100.0 

592 309 410891 

123 390 

405 484 64 681 

584 

4298 

1 793 

7255 

509 

8221 

914 

30660 

370 

11 582 

833 

95811 

547 128641 

949 88672 

2366 

15329 

295 

1064 

549 

879 

477 

13070 

6266 

324 276 

1 742 21 876 3197 

94386 

3252 

16437 

2821 

11 996 

5857 

12827 

4574 

7596 

3108 

51 613 

2753 

15455 

851 

3062 

2637 

119475 

1 183 

49815 

421 8999 

10 percent of sales 

1 

(Z) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

Fewest number of farms accounting for25 percent of sales 

11 

.2 

22961 

2087 

11 

40948 

3 722 545 

1 783 

9601 

4.0 

14665 

11 453 

(D) 

102461 

9314623 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 6295 

1 

(D) 

6 82223 

1 

(D) 

11 

84973 

7 10018 

6 41 930 5 303 5 767 

11 

449 

11 

779 

11 14860 

9 

2599 

2 

(D) 

50 percent of sales 

186 

3.0 

164 886 

886 

186 

145 392 781 677 

882 

44 839 

18.7 

98284 

75899 

7320 

202 761 

090 113 

57 

408 

26 

225 

25 

3629 17 13400 

11 

4438 

66 35657 

61 

111 127 

47 18432 

63 

3004 

3 

8 

5 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

186 160 532 

84 14784 

106 63234 137 4860 

143 4234 

185 

3870 

184 

3121 178 

28467 163 

5755 

52 

558 

64 16266 

46 

8733 

6 109 

75 percent of sales 

699 

11.2 392 334 

561 

664 

325 355 

475 665 

838 

95153 

39.6 

226 768 

179091 

23019 

304141 

435 108 

202 2933 

129 

1 026 

58 4865 51 19116 

25 6341 

256 70710 

137 

125 870 

267 

54306 308 

7008 12 

334 

19 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

684 

235 966 

259 18733 

375 80105 

565 10419 

560 7946 

674 7152 

675 

4940 

642 

41 624 

571 

9942 

221 

1244 

316 

52025 

265 

26869 

25 

2348 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 39 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 6269 4211 1 786 272 2621 1 289 1 174 158 percenL_ 100.0 67.2 28.5 4.3 41.8 20.6 18.7 2.5 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 1 342 588 712 238 595 137 35 213 871 002 337256 506486 27260 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 214 169 333 129 332 262 431 173 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 6269 4211 1 786 272 2621 1 289 1 174 158 $1,000 __ 405 484 163 794 228943 12747 395 352 156217 226842 12293 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 64 681 38897 128187 46864 150 840 121 192 193 222 77 803 

Farms b

h value of sales: Less t an $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 1 023 884 118 21 - - - - $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 036 856 160 20 - - - - $2,500 to $4,999 ____ .--_____________________ 870 682 172 36 - - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 719 520 162 37 - - - - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 539 365 141 33 539 365 141 33 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 161 105 43 13 161 105 43 13 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 292 165 101 26 292 165 101 26 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 174 93 66 15 174 93 66 15 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 553 244 270 39 553 244 270 39 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 610 212 372 26 610 212 372 26 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 199 66 129 4 199 66 129 4 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 67 29 37 1 67 29 37 1 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 26 10 15 1 26 10 15 1 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 564 251 279 34 469 188 253 28 $1,000 __ 4298 1 355 2595 348 4118 1 233 2554 331 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 9 2 6 1 9 2 6 1 $1,000 __ 950 (D) 647 (D) 950 (D) 647 (0) 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 35 8 25 2 30 4 25 1 $1,000 __ 767 (D) (0) (D) 759 59 (0) (0) Wheat __ ____ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _____ _ _______ _ farms __ 23 12 11 - 13 6 7 - $1,000 __ 64 34 31 - 54 25 28 - Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Barley ______________________________ farms __ 21 11 9 1 14 5 8 1 $1,000 __ 41 (D) (0) (D) 34 6 (0) (0) Oats _______________________________ farms __ 457 208 223 26 401 166 211 24 $1,000 __ 2900 1 117 1 661 122 2824 1 056 (0) (0) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 94 38 46 10 61 21 34 6 $1,000 __ 527 126 211 190 448 87 184 178 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms_- - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Tobacco ___________________________ --- farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 1 793 1 164 584 45 571 254 293 24 $1,000 __ 7255 3645 3388 222 4583 1 701 2726 157 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - $1,000 __ 448 - 448 - 448 - 448 -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ _ _ _ farms __ 509 305 176 28 235 100 126 9 $1,000 __ 8221 2272 5795 154 7643 1 840 5693 110 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 29 6 23 - 29 6 23 - $1,000 __ 5005 748 4257 - 5005 748 4257 -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 914 722 149 43 410 280 109 21 $1,000 __ 30660 11 799 16910 1 952 29089 10410 16808 1 871 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 96 48 44 4 96 48 44 4 $1,000 __ 23228 5871 15807 1 550 23228 5871 15807 1 550 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 370 315 43 12 187 149 32 6 $1,000 __ 11 582 8423 2988 171 11 038 7941 2952 145 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 49 41 7 1 49 41 7 1 $1,000 __ 8655 5923 (0) (0) 8655 5923 (0) (0) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 833 365 365 103 721 289 352 80 $1,000 __ 95811 29878 60128 5805 95424 29681 60 086 5677 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 488 177 270 41 488 177 270 41 $1,000 __ 90 302 27307 58369 4626 90302 27307 58369 4626 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 547 401 135 11 226 168 57 3 $1,000 __ 128641 70286 57014 1 342 128492 70167 56988 1 337 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 154 125 26 3 154 125 26 3 $1,000 __ 127 902 69634 56931 1 337 127 902 69634 56931 1 337 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 949 314 599 36 870 265 570 35 $1,000 __ 88672 16829 69449 2394 88550 (0) 69405 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 594 143 431 20 594 143 431 20 

$1,000 __ 80387 13425 64 980 1 983 80387 13425 64 980 1 983 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 2368 1 278 1018 70 1 172 432 697 43 $1,000 __ 15329 5267 9768 295 12826 3543 9035 248 Sales of $50,000 or more ___ • ________ farms __ 26 6 20 - 26 6 20 - $1,000 __ 3832 741 3091 - 3832 741 3091 -

See footnotes at end of table. 

40 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory teXl] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Tolal Full owners Part owners Tenants Tolal Full owners Part owners Tenants 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Tolal sales (see teXl)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 295 163 103 9 80 37 36 5 $1,000 __ 1064 669 361 34 600 499 266 13 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 2 1 - 3 2 1 - $1,000 __ 367 (D) (0) - 367 (D) (0) -

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 549 364 152 13 62 39 41 2 $1,000 __ 679 566 294 19 (0) 177 151 (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products (see teXl) ____________________________ farms __ 477 366 94 15 96 63 29 4 $1,000 __ 13070 12606 253 11 (0) (D) 156 1 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 4 1 - 5 4 1 - $1,000 __ 11 632 (D) (0) - 11 632 (D) (0) -

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Tolal farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 6266 4 166 1 766 292 2559 1 214 1 145 200 $1,000 __ 324276 133 365 179067 11 644 304135 116643 174 513 10 979 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 51 752 31 660 100149 40561 116649 97729 152413 54695 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 1 742 1 036 662 44 735 323 366 26 $1,000 __ 21 676 12512 6976 367 20624 11 670 6573 381 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 332 623 477 32 369 152 223 14 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 260 124 146 10 216 62 124 10 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 111 74 37 - 111 74 37 - $100,000 or more _________________________ 19 15 2 2 19 15 2 2 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 3197 1 936 1 160 99 1 356 565 723 66 $1,000 __ 94366 45043 47869 1 454 92463 43621 47465 1 396 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2124 1 495 566 61 326 165 131 30 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 596 270 299 29 555 227 299 29 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 354 99 246 7 354 99 248 7 $100,000 or more _________________________ 121 74 45 2 121 74 45 2 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 2044 1 112 876 56 1 196 478 662 56 $1,000 __ 63160 41 925 20 052 1 162 62583 41 506 19895 1 182 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 142 769 344 29 294 135 130 29 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 548 208 320 20 548 206 320 20 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 219 50 164 5 219 50 164 5 $60,000 or more ________________________ 135 65 48 2 135 85 46 2 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 2525 1 319 1 022 184 1 603 613 852 136 $1,000 __ 10684 3548 6429 707 10403 3351 6383 669 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 1 505 946 505 54 672 287 356 29 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 543 196 279 66 454 149 258 47 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 376 146 169 61 376 146 169 61 $25,000 or more __________________________ 101 31 69 1 101 31 69 1 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 3252 1801 1 230 221 1 612 746 916 150 $1,000 __ 16437 4711 10366 1 361 15487 4183 10 130 1 175 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2451 1 549 759 143 1 033 506 445 82 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 666 220 372 74 644 206 372 64 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 96 27 66 3 98 27 68 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 37 5 31 1 37 5 31 1 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 2621 1 679 940 202 1 666 715 609 142 

$1,000 __ 11 996 3932 7160 904 11 160 3226 7075 657 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2226 1 463 615 148 1 094 519 467 66 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 513 196 264 51 490 176 261 51 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 50 12 36 2 50 12 36 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 32 6 25 1 32 6 25 1 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 5657 3625 1 746 286 2492 1 164 1 126 200 $1,000 __ 12627 5121 7011 695 11 248 3979 6631 639 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5242 3622 1 376 244 1877 961 758 156 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 577 191 344 42 577 191 344 42 $25,000 to $49,999 ______ . _________________ 30 9 21 - 30 9 21 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 6 3 5 - 8 3 5 -

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 5232 3345 1 641 246 2321 1077 1 063 181 $1,000 __ 6421 2709 3361 351 5 360 1 962 3093 325 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 3266 1 631 1 256 181 1 804 723 948 133 $1,000 __ 4252 1 437 2600 215 3942 1213 2531 196 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 67 51 13 23 49 23 13 13 

$1,000 __ 105 67 17 22 90 60 17 12 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 4126 2446 1 443 237 2325 1 050 1 075 200 $1,000 __ 2049 909 1 034 107 1 836 744 969 104 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 41 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

All larms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con, 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 4574 2870 1 512 192 2235 1 037 1 072 126 $1,000 __ 7596 3234 4 119 243 6976 2790 3960 225 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 3140 2312 720 108 874 524 308 42 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 1 177 467 629 81 1 104 422 601 81 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 245 85 157 3 245 85 157 3 $25,000 or more __________________________ 12 6 6 12 6 6 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 3 108 1 691 1 214 203 1 920 857 913 150 $1,000 __ 51 613 17 367 32762 1 485 50792 16845 32510 1 438 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 922 1 211 599 112 735 377 299 59 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 767 344 342 81 766 344 341 81 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 362 lt7 236 9 362 117 236 9 $100,000 or more _________________________ 57 19 37 1 57 19 37 1 

Contract labor _________________________ larms __ 906 575 252 79 525 237 231 57 $1,000 __ 4978 2763 1 704 510 4493 2409 1 681 403 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 386 261 89 36 160 45 79 36 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 347 222 96 29 202 100 85 17 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 148 80 55 13 138 80 55 3 $25,000 or more __________________________ 25 12 12 1 25 12 12 1 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 5381 3467 1 645 269 2354 1 078 1 087 189 $1,000 __ 19687 8232 10513 941 16489 5816 9801 871 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4330 3093 039 198 1 381 757 506 118 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 947 343 537 67 869 290 512 67 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 76 23 49 4 76 23 49 4 $50,000 or more __________________________ 28 8 20 28 8 20 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 1 444 744 571 129 925 340 477 108 $1,000 __ 3052 945 1 936 171 2805 749 1 895 161 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 870 541 240 89 424 194 162 68 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 430 164 236 30 357 107 220 30 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 127 37 80 10 127 37 80 10 $25,000 or more __________________________ 17 2 15 17 2 15 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 2753 1 490 1 095 168 1 685 677 872 136 $1,000 __ 15455 6073 9 014 368 13919 4982 8598 339 

Farms wi1h expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2036 1 225 663 148 994 428 450 116 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 635 232 384 19 609 216 374 19 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 74 29 44 1 74 29 44 1 $100.000 or more _________________________ 8 4 4 8 4 4 

Secured by real estate _______________ larms __ 2032 1 170 862 1 315 581 734 $1,000 __ 11 312 4701 6611 10175 3870 6305 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 521 385 136 216 134 82 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 969 553 416 578 226 352 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 477 206 271 456 195 261 $25,000 or more ________________________ 65 26 39 65 26 39 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 1 445 666 611 168 917 300 481 136 $1,000 __ 4143 1 372 2403 368 3743 1 111 2293 339 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 800 436 279 85 429 188 178 63 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 473 190 220 63 316 72 191 53 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 160 34 107 19 160 34 107 19 $25,000 or more ________________________ 12 6 5 1 12 6 5 1 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 1 287 1 042 245 1 004 826 178 $1,000 __ 3845 2658 1 187 3594 2506 1 088 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 098 918 180 824 711 113 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 119 82 37 110 73 37 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 52 26 26 52 26 26 $25.000 or more __________________________ 18 16 2 18 16 2 

Property taxes ________________________ larms __ 6064 4182 1 788 94 2424 1 214 1 145 65 $1,000 __ 11 460 6632 4519 108 7389 3481 3809 98 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5695 4016 588 91 2117 106 949 62 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 240 110 127 3 196 70 123 3 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 115 51 64 98 34 64 $25,000 or more __________________________ 14 5 9 13 4 9 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 5630 3649 1 700 281 2559 1 214 1 145 200 $1,000 __ 38383 13052 24008 1 323 36074 11 340 23496 1 238 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4512 3223 1 083 206 1 447 788 534 125 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 831 351 408 72 825 351 402 72 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 166 45 121 166 45 121 $50,000 or more __________________________ 121 30 88 3 121 30 88 3 

Sea footnotes at end of table. 

42 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text I 

All farms Farms wah sales of $10.000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 6266 4186 1 788 292 2559 1 214 1 145 200 $1,000 __ 74252 27699 43912 2640 83808 34484 46242 3081 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 11 850 6617 24560 9042 32750 28406 40386 15407 

Farms wah net gains2 _________________ numbeL_ 2912 1 702 1 033 177 2029 986 904 139 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 31 859 23 128 48023 21 472 44 936 38528 54 670 27092 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 441 305 104 32 65 24 29 12 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 1 021 734 224 63 514 299 170 45 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 027 504 458 65 1 027 504 458 65 $50,000 or more __________________________ 423 159 247 17 423 159 247 17 

Farms wah net losses _________________ numbeL_ 3354 2484 755 115 530 228 241 81 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 5522 4898 7543 10089 13902 15387 13195 11 220 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 842 482 145 15 49 11 23 15 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2283 1 796 429 58 265 135 116 14 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 400 185 174 41 188 62 95 31 $50,000 or more __________________________ 29 21 7 1 28 20 7 1 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 851 382 446 23 549 175 359 15 $1,000 __ 3062 799 2193 70 2655 547 2080 48 Other farm·related income' _______________ farms __ I 941 1 154 733 54 763 287 454 22 $1,000 __ 7942 4385 3 521 36 4202 1 656 2533 13 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 666 359 285 22 224 63 150 11 $1,000 __ 2163 1 404 738 20 1 183 676 501 7 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 294 216 76 2 94 49 43 2 $1,000 __ 525 261 (0) (0) 362 (0) 217 (0) 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ I 025 609 415 1 413 138 274 1 $1,000 __ 4546 2238 (0) (0) 2346 (0) 1 602 (0) 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 450 237 182 31 270 95 165 10 $1,000 __ 709 482 216 12 311 95 214 2 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 56 30 22 4 47 25 20 2 $1,000 __ 323 194 120 10 309 190 (0) (0) Corn _________________________________ farms __ 5 1 4 - 4 - 4 - $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) - (0) - (0) - WheaL _______________________________ farms __ I 1 - - 1 1 - - $1,000 __ (0) (0) - - (0) (0) - - SOybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 40 23 15 2 37 20 15 2 $1,000 __ 126 (0) (0) (0) 123 91 (0) (0) COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ II 6 3 2 6 5 1 - $1,000 __ 111 (0) 11 (0) (0) (0) (0) -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 5919 3895 1 758 266 2532 1 206 1 170 156 

acres __ 592309 240 560 326585 25164 444 948 137 652 287070 20226 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 5486 3 516 1 716 254 2437 1 122 1 163 152 acres __ 410891 149468 243 734 17 689 327398 93720 219181 14497 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 3273 2630 500 143 749 539 151 59 5010 99 acres ____________________________ 980 520 411 49 570 275 255 40 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 719 245 430 44 614 191 386 37 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 441 107 319 15 431 103 315 13 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 54 11 41 2 54 11 41 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 16 3 12 1 16 3 12 1 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 2649 1 626 949 74 1 045 405 602 38 acres __ 87487 42391 42220 2876 50951 15689 33297 1 985 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 772 442 309 21 494 212 265 17 acres __ 33608 15180 17894 534 27737 10458 16852 427 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 141 82 57 2 49 14 34 1 acres __ I 473 (0) 757 (0) 611 (0) 493 (0) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 208 125 73 8 116 55 58 3 acres __ 6879 (0) 2941 (0) 5267 (0) 2602 (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ I 245 881 315 49 581 326 225 30 acres __ 52171 30165 19039 2987 32984 16076 14845 2263 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 4565 3106 1398 63 1 940 937 963 40 acres __ 615780 383 719 223876 8385 347807 159345 182116 6346 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ I 158 729 409 20 463 198 256 9 acres __ 59939 36102 23270 567 33202 14245 18528 429 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 4170 2858 1 258 58 1 784 862 885 37 acres __ 555841 347617 200408 7818 314605 145 100 163 588 5917 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 43 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meening of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 991 654 313 24 363 174 178 11 acres __ 35903 22 973 12 118 812 21 918 12859 8860 199 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 3849 2666 1 116 67 1617 832 748 37 acres __ 98596 84986 32758 852 56329 27400 28440 489 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 134 47 85 2 123 40 81 2 acres __ 4589 (D) 3 192 (D) 4520 (D) 3184 (D) Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 115 66 46 3 78 35 42 1 acres __ 5941 3528 2213 200 4266 (D) 2094 (D) 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 6266 4186 1786 292 2559 1 214 1 145 200 $1,000 __ 1 320729 708305 571 751 40 673 745772 265 888 445 215 34669 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 210777 169208 319771 139291 291 431 219018 388 834 173 345 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 962 951 970 1 038 862 784 902 1 041 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 652 509 85 58 115 82 22 11 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 773 620 95 58 153 89 26 38 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 916 676 160 80 359 194 91 74 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 998 748 227 23 337 199 124 14 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 699 431 245 23 384 196 153 15 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 699 981 674 44 884 388 472 44 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 389 165 221 3 244 56 186 2 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 119 49 69 1 84 25 59 - $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 16 6 9 1 15 5 9 1 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 5 1 3 1 4 - 3 1 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 6284 4184 1 788 292 2558 1 213 1 145 200 $1,000 __ 240 068 106514 120442 13111 178223 62915 105 937 9371 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 590 526 46 18 67 54 - 13 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 227 1078 129 20 93 63 29 1 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 301 956 293 52 328 206 98 24 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1788 1 107 544 117 888 484 308 96 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 802 370 396 36 845 284 333 28 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 375 97 245 33 365 87 245 33 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 183 45 122 16 154 30 119 5 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 18 5 13 - 18 5 13 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 5537 3537 1 712 288 2441 1 135 1 109 197 number __ 12236 6565 5001 670 7470 3008 4015 447 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 5597 3608 1 726 263 2396 1 102 1 114 180 

numbeL_ 14260 7969 5532 759 8173 3371 4245 557 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 3805 2625 1048 134 1 304 647 573 84 number __ 6201 4162 1 815 224 2329 1 214 1 011 104 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 3549 1 967 1 374 208 1 999 821 1 014 164 

numbeL_ 8059 3807 3717 535 5844 2 157 3234 453 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 471 195 215 61 340 127 184 29 

numbeL_ 540 218 252 70 406 149 219 38 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 2 152 1 081 990 81 1 179 399 712 66 

numbeL_ 2326 1 136 1 086 104 1 303 423 789 91 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 2708 1 484 1 119 105 1 302 501 723 78 

numbeL_ 2925 1 557 1261 107 1 477 555 842 80 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 3252 1 801 1 230 221 1 812 746 916 150 

acres on which used __ 246899 74565 158 304 14030 223 188 59125 152176 11867 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 1220 541 577 102 852 281 485 86 acres on which used __ 59021 18284 35734 5003 55175 16201 34 019 4955 tons __ 64 204 18367 41 420 4417 58858 15569 38904 4385 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigan1s, etc., to 

control- Insects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 1 728 1010 553 165 1 086 509 480 117 acres on which used __ 129 050 41 512 78200 9338 121 967 35729 77 271 8967 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 144 62 66 16 130 48 66 16 acres on which used __ 8314 1 916 5854 544 8149 1 751 5854 544 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 1 079 612 324 143 677 295 274 108 acres on which used __ 72535 24207 40137 8191 66 919 21 354 39611 7954 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 1 833 962 723 148 1308 520 669 119 acres on which used __ 138 262 42614 87145 8503 130806 36448 86 215 8143 

Chemicals for defoliation or for towth control of crops or thinning of it _______ farms __ 552 237 237 78 419 156 219 44 

acres on which used __ 53000 15978 33338 3684 51 736 15218 33045 3473 

See footnotes at end of table. 

44 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Alilarms Farms with sales 01 $10.000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 6269 4211 1 786 272 2621 289 1 174 158 Full owners ___________________________________ 4211 4 211 1289 289 Part owners ___________________________________ 1 786 1 786 1 174 1 174 Tenants ______________________________________ 272 272 158 158 

White ________________________________________ 6249 4196 1 784 269 2612 285 1 172 155 Full owners _________________________________ 4196 4196 1 285 285 Part owners _________________________________ 1 784 1 784 1 172 1 172 Tenants ____________________________________ 269 269 155 155 

Black and other races _________________________ 20 15 2 9 4 2 3 Full owners _________________________________ 15 15 4 4 Part owners _________________________________ 2 2 2 2 Tenants ____________________________________ 3 3 3 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ larms __ 6002 4211 1 786 5 2465 1 289 1 174 2 acres __ 167 728 727121 440445 162 723861 (0) 379905 (0) Owned land in farms ___________________ larms __ 5997 4211 1 786 2463 1 289 1 174 acres __ 148 150 712238 435 912 713325 337 256 376069 

Land rented or leased from others ________ lanms __ 2073 15 1 786 272 1338 6 1 174 158 acres __ 196037 841 159 887 35509 159 019 (0) 131 044 (0) Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 2058 1 786 272 1 332 1 174 158 acres __ 194 438 159225 35213 157677 130 417 27280 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ larms __ 368 282 74 12 184 99 56 9 acres __ 21 177 15524 5 195 458 11878 7 119 4463 296 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place 01 residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 5276 3527 1 591 158 2141 019 1 033 89 Not on farm operated __________________________ 654 422 135 97 337 184 98 55 Not reported __________________________________ 339 262 60 17 143 86 43 14 

Operators by principal occupation: Famning ______________________________________ 3220 1 829 1 229 162 2106 841 1045 120 O1her ________________________________________ 3049 2382 557 110 515 348 129 38 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 2275 1 385 815 75 1 455 672 722 61 Any __________________________________________ 3653 2575 897 181 987 504 396 87 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 676 407 227 42 336 127 177 32 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 724 515 171 38 241 136 87 18 200 days or more ___________________________ 2253 1 653 499 101 410 241 132 37 

Not reported __________________________________ 341 251 74 16 179 113 56 10 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 267 179 47 41 91 47 20 24 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 402 277 92 33 145 58 84 23 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 1 039 657 301 81 351 143 168 40 10 years or mOre ______________________________ 3680 2471 1 136 73 1668 843 780 45 Average years on present fanm _______________ 18.8 19.4 18.8 9.8 20.6 21.9 20.4 10.6 

Not reported __________________________________ 881 627 210 44 366 198 142 26 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 53 18 16 19 34 8 11 15 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 611 305 211 95 304 98 149 57 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 1 469 907 487 75 562 231 289 42 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 763 470 270 23 339 146 179 14 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 757 492 245 20 341 169 162 10 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 760 546 198 16 328 196 127 5 60 to 84 years ________________________________ 622 454 154 14 270 142 119 9 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 566 441 125 212 127 85 70 years and over _____________________________ 668 578 80 10 231 172 53 6 Average age ________________________________ 51.7 53.7 48.6 39.6 50.8 54.0 48.9 38.8 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 5705 3756 1 691 258 2482 188 1 138 156 Female _______________________________________ 564 455 95 14 139 101 36 2 

Operators of Spanish Origin (see text) _____________ 16 11 4 9 5 4 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 5594 3850 1 512 232 2153 1 087 937 129 acres __ 1 059 102 613392 419039 26671 619452 263 473 336 925 19054 Partnership _____________________________ larms __ 350 195 134 21 221 95 115 11 acres __ 110356 42821 65844 1 691 92626 29885 61384 1 357 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 281 142 124 15 217 96 107 14 acres __ (0) 45724 94968 (0) (0) 38 318 93043 (0) More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 3 2 1 3 2 1 10 or less stockholders _________ ----- lanms __ 278 140 123 15 214 94 106 14 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 19 5 11 3 17 4 10 3 acres __ (0) 1 369 (D) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 1 1 1 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 18 5 10 16 4 9 3 

O1her-cooperative. estate or trust. institutional. etc. ________________________ farms __ 25 19 5 t 13 7 5 1 acres __ 14800 8932 (D) (0) 10454 (0) (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 45 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 8cre8 ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

V"lletables and melons (016) ____________________ _ FruIts and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg!!s (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms wIth- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heHers that had caived _______ farms __ number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms wIth- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer caives, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farm8 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

46 MAINE 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total 

419 

1 029 

515 

564 

812 

562 

409 

321 

1 028 

474 

106 

30 

70 

730 

730 

230 

780 

290 

280 

434 

789 

862 

216 

315 

62 

2637 

119475 

854 

1 019 

424 

241 

95 

4 

2271 

61 597 

1 331 

11 782 

943 

368 

16 

3 

1 

1 183 

49815 

263 

65 

475 

273 

90 

15 

2 

2025 

47036 

1668 

10842 

2366 

50 357 

15329 

1 485 26 156 

2842 

2087 

24201 

12487 

433 2604 

1 332 

All farms 

Full owners 

359 

782 

395 

425 

592 

395 

282 

181 

526 

225 

37 

12 

44 

1 074 

1 074 

147 

645 

259 

238 

1 042 

572 

275 

185 

264 

38 

1 487 

36860 

629 

642 

152 

54 

10 

1 217 

17992 

858 

7080 

643 

200 

12 

2 

1 

487 

10912 

177 

50 

193 

58 

9 

1 063 

13028 

959 

5840 

1 278 

16511 

5267 

687 

7427 

951 

1111 

9084 

4316 

261 1 323 

687 

Part owners 

21 

170 

86 

120 

184 

146 

114 

133 

487 

242 

67 

16 

18 

536 

536 

68 

100 

22 

37 

363 

199 

553 

28 

41 

20 

1 074 

79668 

201 

349 

252 

184 

84 

4 

985 

42040 

441 

4498 

277 

159 

4 

1 

652 

37542 

78 

14 

253 

210 

80 

15 

2 

898 

32798 

659 

4830 

1018 

32604 

9768 

725 

18059 

1 842 

917 

14545 

7926 

164 

1 248 

625 

Tenants 

39 

77 

34 

19 

36 

21 

13 

7 

15 

7 

2 

2 

8 120 

120 

15 

35 

9 

5 

29 

18 

34 

3 

10 

4 

76 

2947 

24 

28 

20 

3 

1 

69 

565 

32 

204 

23 

9 

44 

1 361 

8 

1 

29 

5 

1 

64 1 210 

48 

172 

70 

1 242 

295 

53 

670 

49 

59 

572 

246 

8 

33 

21 

Total 

104 

228 

115 

125 

264 

219 

176 

195 

710 

362 

93 

30 

20 

799 

799 

85 

346 

146 

16 

170 

100 

828 

171 

29 

11 

1 180 

100151 

87 

370 

388 

236 

95 

4 

1 088 

53332 

309 4494 

170 

125 

11 

2 

1 

882 

48838 

29 

15 

458 

273 

90 

15 

2 

1 036 

40 679 

673 6140 

1 172 42907 

12826 

899 23263 

2411 

1068 

19624 

10415 

122 

1 539 

838 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Full owners 

95 

157 

64 

72 

157 

128 

86 

77 

280 

135 

26 

12 

7 341 

341 

34 

253 

128 

7 

98 

56 

253 

143 

24 

440 

23906 

45 

206 

129 

50 

10 

386 

12636 

147 

2378 

79 

59 

7 

1 

1 

276 

10258 

15 

10 

184 

58 

9 

363 

8673 

270 

2597 

432 11 337 3543 

298 5433 

677 

388 5904 

2866 

61 

(0) 

(0) 

Part owners 

4 

32 

28 

38 

86 

74 

78 

111 

421 

220 

66 

16 

10 

373 

373 

46 

75 

14 

9 

66 

41 

542 

25 

5 

9 

699 

73634 

40 

149 

239 

183 

84 

4 

663 39297 

156 

2058 

89 

62 

4 

1 

569 

37239 

12 

4 246 

210 

80 

15 

2 

635 30883 

382 3454 

697 30433 

9035 

565 17220 

1 695 

637 

13213 

7340 59 

842 

445 

Tenants 

5 

39 

23 

15 

21 

17 

12 

7 

9 

7 

1 

2 

3 

85 

85 

5 

18 

4 

6 

3 

33 

3 

41 

2611 

2 

15 

20 

3 

1 

39 

1 399 

6 

58 

2 

4 

37 

1341 

2 

1 

28 

5 

1 

38 

123 

21 

89 

43 

1 137 

248 

36 

630 

40 

41 

507 

208 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

LIVESTOCK -Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 421 275 133 13 116 50 59 7 number __ 8999 5621 2384 994 6313 4077 1 722 514 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 372 246 117 9 88 33 50 5 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 14 8 6 - 4 2 2 - 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 16 11 4 1 8 6 1 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 9 5 4 - 8 4 4 - 200 to 499 __________________________________ 7 3 1 3 5 3 1 1 500 or more ________________________________ 3 2 1 - 3 2 1 -

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 158 96 53 9 56 22 28 6 

numbeL_ 1 633 709 757 167 1 124 378 623 123 Other ________________________________ farms __ 373 248 115 10 97 44 48 5 

numbeL_ 7366 4912 1 627 827 5189 3699 1 099 391 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 295 183 103 9 80 37 38 5 number __ 13905 8035 5024 846 10204 5774 4084 366 $1,000 __ 1 084 669 361 34 800 499 288 13 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 88 50 31 7 28 9 14 5 number __ 7322 3676 (D) (D) 5072 2399 2323 350 $1,000 __ 253 140 (D) (D) 182 100 71 11 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 167 102 56 9 59 24 29 6 

numbeL_ 1 756 830 793 133 1 211 499 637 75 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 151 94 50 7 56 24 28 4 

numbeL_ 882 455 339 88 592 275 269 48 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 125 69 48 8 45 15 25 5 

numbeL_ 874 375 454 45 619 224 368 27 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 559 389 158 12 87 39 46 2 number __ 15606 10546 4848 212 4621 2588 (D) (D) Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 495 344 140 11 73 34 38 1 

numbeL_ 9915 6586 (D) (D) 3069 1 745 (D) (D) 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 508 352 143 13 75 37 36 2 

numbeL_ 11 933 7516 4140 277 3682 (D) 1 899 (D) Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 504 352 140 12 75 35 38 2 

numbeL_ 12905 8614 4026 265 3803 2048 (D) (D) 

pounds of wooL_ 104438 69789 32666 1 983 28249 16248 (D) (D) 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 1 349 942 372 35 304 126 164 14 number __ 6324 4515 1 699 110 1 356 619 702 35 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 252 196 51 5 55 36 18 1 

numbeL_ 1 127 1 003 112 12 681 625 (D) (D) Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 191 140 48 3 25 14 11 - numbeL_ 1 255 972 271 12 147 73 74 - Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 64 45 19 - 9 4 5 - numbeL_ 523 412 111 - 82 37 45 -

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 719 512 184 23 215 131 76 8 number __ 6999685 3470996 3 426 107 102 582 6 985 609 3460 286 3 423 385 101 938 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 624 434 169 21 120 53 61 6 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 4 4 - - 4 4 - - 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 17 16 1 - 17 16 1 - 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 16 13 3 - 16 13 3 - 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 43 33 10 - 43 33 10 - 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 12 10 - 2 12 10 - 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 2 1 - 3 2 1 -

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 682 485 176 21 188 112 69 7 

numbeL_ 5665 233 2 710481 2 902 390 52362 5 652 422 2700 625 (D) (D) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 115 79 31 5 51 32 18 1 

numbeL_ 1 334452 760 515 523 717 50220 1 333 187 759661 (D) (D) Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 239 176 57 6 125 94 29 2 number __ 6649 904 3255082 3 297 843 96979 6 594 557 (D) 3 297 197 (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 95 72 22 1 59 44 14 1 

numbeL_ 13 679 943 11 469335 (D) (D) 13 677 740 11 467 575 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 40 29 11 - 4 1 3 - 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 8 7 1 - 8 7 1 - 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 7 5 2 - 7 5 2 - 100,000 or more ____________________________ 40 31 8 1 40 31 8 1 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 15 14 1 - 2 2 - - numbeL_ 151 (D) (D) - (D) (D) - - Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 98 71 27 - 16 6 10 - number __ 4128 3547 581 - 2 512 2241 271 -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 47 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 544 142 388 14 471 95 364 12 acres __ 28711 3 909 24205 597 27928 (0) 23994 (0) 

tons, green __ 442833 58 767 374740 9326 433 113 (0) 372 172 (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 223 67 131 5 157 45 109 3 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 226 49 170 9 221 44 168 9 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 85 6 79 85 6 79 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 6 6 6 6 500 acres or more ___________________________ 2 2 2 2 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 535 248 259 26 436 180 232 24 acres __ 35548 13 968 20119 1483 33965 12765 19813 1 367 bushels __ 2726024 034 300 570641 122 883 2625 926 962751 1 549719 113456 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 1 3 2 1 acres __ 150 (D) (0) 150 (0) (0) 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 639 367 369 103 720 288 352 80 acres __ 83261 26539 50993 5729 62748 26252 50914 5562 cwt __ 22412030 6 645 354 14 105345 1 461 331 22 306 015 6782 132 14091 484 1 432399 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 34 9 23 2 33 8 23 2 acres __ 3485 (D) 2368 (0) (D) (0) 2366 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 120 79 32 9 41 20 21 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 116 63 26 29 79 44 20 15 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 285 124 115 46 284 123 115 46 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 249 85 146 18 249 85 146 18 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 67 16 50 1 67 16 50 1 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 3672 2300 1 261 91 1 374 546 780 48 acres __ 221 675 88752 125801 7122 145806 39057 102119 4630 tons, dry __ 393393 146 272 235 165 11 936 291 377 76917 203711 8749 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 13 9 4 acres __ 184 92 92 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 322 1 062 220 20 190 123 62 5 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 631 1 011 577 43 578 274 280 24 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 600 189 368 23 493 132 345 16 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 112 16 89 5 106 17 86 3 500 acres or more ___________________________ 7 7 7 7 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) ________________ farms __ 2494 1 479 948 67 1 071 415 620 36 acres __ 136 898 59483 72314 5101 88972 27845 57749 3378 tons, dry __ 240584 98192 134143 8249 172 609 53919 112402 6288 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 3 3 acres __ (0) (0) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 509 305 176 28 235 100 126 9 acres __ 9727 2736 6744 248 8988 2235 6603 150 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 73 39 30 4 39 14 23 2 acres __ 776 185 566 25 675 (0) 533 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 294 213 67 14 62 37 24 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 141 72 57 12 100 43 50 7 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 52 15 35 2 51 15 35 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 16 3 13 16 3 13 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 2 4 6 2 4 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 394 313 71 10 145 95 45 5 acres __ 7405 3816 3381 209 6333 2846 3285 200 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 21 15 4 2 8 5 3 acres __ 177 114 (D) (0) 139 (0) (0) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 206 173 27 6 28 20 7 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 117 100 15 2 50 39 9 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 55 35 19 1 51 31 19 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 10 4 5 1 10 4 5 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 1 5 6 1 5 

Berries harvested for sale ________________ farms __ 739 595 106 38 301 208 76 17 acres __ 24303 9703 12884 1 716 21 077 7055 12577 445 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 92 65 22 5 49 28 19 2 acres __ 711 538 169 5 612 449 (0) (D) 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

48 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, Individual stock- stock- insti1utional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 6269 5594 350 300 281 278 19 18 25 percent-_ 100.0 89.2 5.6 4.8 4.5 4.4 .3 .3 .4 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 1 342 588 1 059 102 110 356 158330 (D) (D) (D) (D) 14800 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 214 189 315 528 (D) (D) (D) (D) 592 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 6269 5594 350 300 281 278 19 18 25 $1,000 __ 405 484 243337 32771 126837 58959 57205 67879 (D) 2539 Average per farm ____________________ doJlars __ 64 681 43500 93631 422791 209 817 205775 3572566 (D) 101 569 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 1 023 975 25 21 21 21 - - 2 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 036 992 28 11 10 10 1 1 5 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 870 813 39 16 16 16 - - 2 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 719 661 37 18 17 17 1 1 3 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 539 482 35 19 16 15 3 3 3 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 161 139 13 9 9 9 - - - $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 292 265 17 10 10 10 - - - $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 174 144 18 12 12 11 - - - $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 553 480 44 24 24 24 - - 5 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 610 483 55 70 63 63 7 7 2 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 199 115 27 55 52 52 3 3 2 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 67 34 9 24 23 23 1 1 - $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 26 11 3 11 8 7 3 2 1 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 564 467 42 54 52 52 2 1 1 $1,000 __ 4298 2467 (D) 1488 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 9 1 1 7 6 6 1 - - $1,000 __ 950 (D) (D) (D) 582 582 (D) - -

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 35 24 4 7 6 6 1 - -

Wheat $1,000 __ 767 255 104 408 (D) (D) (D) - - ______________________________ farms __ 23 19 2 2 2 2 - - - $1,000 __ 64 49 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - SOybeans ___________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Barley ______________________________ farms __ 21 17 3 1 1 1 - - - $1,000 __ 41 32 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - Oats _______________________________ farms __ 457 375 35 46 45 45 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 2900 1 796 (D) 899 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 94 80 7 7 7 7 - - - $1,000 __ 527 335 20 171 171 171 - - - Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 1 793 1 644 87 55 49 48 6 5 7 $1,000 __ 7255 6469 449 318 271 (D) 47 (D) 20 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 6 - - - - - - - $1,000 __ 448 448 - - - - - - - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 509 452 34 21 20 20 1 1 2 $1,000 __ 8221 5308 (D) 2 151 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 29 18 5 6 6 6 - - - $1,000 __ 5005 2684 494 1 828 1 828 1 828 - - - Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 914 792 57 60 55 53 5 5 5 $1,000 __ 30660 12 107 1 637 15 733 12434 (D) 3300 3300 1 183 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 96 53 6 35 32 31 3 3 2 $1,000 __ 23228 5756 (D) 15 308 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 370 304 23 42 41 41 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 11 582 6531 (D) 4374 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 49 25 5 19 18 18 1 1 - $1,000 __ 8655 4 160 478 4018 (D) (D) (D) (D) - Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 833 701 60 67 65 64 2 2 5 $1,000 __ 95811 64 601 8722 21 962 (D) (D) (D) (D) 526 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 468 393 35 57 55 55 2 2 3 $1,000 __ 90302 59692 (D) 21 772 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 547 498 31 17 15 15 2 1 1 $1,000 __ 128641 69696 (D) 54 486 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 154 135 8 11 9 9 2 1 - $1,000 __ 127902 69039 4401 54 462 (D) (D) (D) (D) - Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 949 783 102 60 55 55 5 5 4 $1,000 __ 68 672 62463 13282 12 325 11622 11 622 703 703 582 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 594 465 71 54 49 49 5 5 4 $1,000 __ 80387 55374 12333 12 098 11395 11 395 703 703 582 

Cattle and caJves ______________________ farms __ 2366 2115 151 92 86 86 6 6 8 $1,000 __ 15329 10552 2305 2339 2 138 2 138 200 200 134 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 26 12 7 6 5 5 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 3832 (D) 1 176 1 409 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 49 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative. Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trus~ 

Individual stock- stock- institutional. Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text) -Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 295 274 14 7 6 6 1 1 - $1,000 __ 1064 1 018 13 33 (D) (D) (D) (D) - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 3 - - - - - - - $1,000 __ 367 367 - - - - - - -

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 549 506 29 11 11 11 - - 3 $1,000 __ 879 770 90 10 10 10 - - 10 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 477 441 23 12 11 11 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 13070 1 334 (D) 11 619 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 3 - 2 1 1 1 1 - $1,000 __ 11 832 (D) - (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) -

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 6266 5666 287 270 258 256 12 11 43 $1,000 __ 324 276 194 861 23341 103 740 46530 (D) 57210 (D) 2334 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 51 752 34391 81 327 364 222 180350 (D) 4 767 482 (D) 54 273 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 1 742 1 602 77 59 54 54 5 4 4 $1,000 __ 21 876 14067 1 139 6608 1 196 1 196 5412 (D) 62 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 332 1 253 54 23 23 23 - - 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 280 253 7 19 18 18 1 1 1 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 111 83 14 13 11 11 2 2 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 19 13 2 4 2 2 2 1 -

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 3 197 2872 195 112 106 106 6 5 18 $1,000 __ 94386 53527 6493 34169 4966 4966 29203 (D) 198 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2 124 2006 77 27 27 27 - - 14 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 598 511 59 27 26 26 1 1 1 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 354 262 45 44 41 41 3 3 3 $100,000 or more _________________________ 121 93 14 14 12 12 2 1 -

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 2044 1 753 166 107 101 101 6 5 18 $1,000 __ 63 160 47125 5045 10893 4207 4207 6685 (D) 97 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 142 1 022 75 31 31 31 - - 14 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 548 470 44 32 31 31 1 1 2 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 219 159 35 23 21 21 2 2 2 $80,000 or more ________________________ 135 102 12 21 18 18 3 2 -

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 2525 2201 127 180 173 173 7 6 17 $1,000 __ 10684 7345 942 2383 2235 2235 147 (D) 14 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 1 505 1 389 56 49 48 48 1 1 11 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 543 442 36 59 56 56 3 3 6 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 376 315 21 40 39 39 1 - - $25,000 or more __________________________ 101 55 14 32 30 30 2 2 - Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 3252 2871 148 220 211 209 9 8 13 $1,000 __ 16437 11 379 1 572 3403 3239 (D) 164 (0) 84 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2451 2255 77 112 109 107 3 3 7 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 666 548 52 60 57 57 3 3 6 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 98 53 15 30 27 27 3 2 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 37 15 4 18 18 18 - - -

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 2821 2445 146 209 200 196 9 8 21 $1,000 __ 11 996 7562 1 036 3 189 2809 (D) 379 (D) 209 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2226 2002 95 113 110 109 3 3 16 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 513 410 40 59 57 57 2 2 4 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 50 23 7 20 17 17 3 2 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 32 10 4 17 16 15 1 1 1 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 5857 5290 268 258 244 242 12 11 43 $1,000 __ 12827 9028 1006 2696 1 744 (D) 952 (D) 96 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5242 4867 199 140 138 137 2 2 36 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 577 406 64 100 94 93 6 6 7 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 30 11 5 14 11 11 3 3 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 8 6 - 2 1 1 1 - -

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 5232 4701 248 249 237 235 12 11 34 $1,000 __ 6421 4669 535 1 181 811 (D) 370 (D) 36 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 3268 2864 186 200 190 188 10 9 18 $1,000 __ 4252 2854 353 1021 622 (D) 399 (D) 24 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 87 78 1 8 7 7 1 1 - $1,000 __ 105 93 (D) (D) 9 9 (D) (D) - LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 239 237 grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 4128 3628 231 250 11 10 19 $1,000 __ 2049 1 412 (D) (0) 301 (D) (D) (D) 37 

See footnotes at end of table. 

50 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 10 or less 10 or less trust, Individual stock· stock· institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. 

Electricity ............................. farms .. 4574 4052 249 246 234 232 12 11 27 $1,000 .. 7596 4566 597 2370 Farms with expenses of- 983 (0) 1 387 (0) 63 

$1 to $999 ................................ 3 140 2940 110 71 71 71 19 $1,000 to $4,999 .......................... 1 177 964 107 101 94 93 7 7 5 $5,000 to $24,999 ......................... 245 143 32 67 65 65 2 2 3 $25,000 or more .......................... 12 5 7 4 3 3 2 

Hired farm labor ....................... farms .. 3 108 2681 188 222 211 209 11 10 17 $1,000 .. 51 613 24401 3055 23623 Farms with expenses of- 12 812 (0) 10811 (0) 534 

$1 to $4,999 .............................. 1 922 1 812 65 34 34 33 11 $5,000 to $24,999 ......................... 767 610 88 66 65 65 1 1 3 $25,000 to $99,999 ........................ 362 241 29 91 86 86 5 5 1 $100,000 or more ......................... 57 18 6 31 26 25 5 4 2 

Contract labor ......................... farms .. 906 790 44 65 60 59 5 5 7 $1,000 .. 4978 3188 242 188 013 (0) 175 175 380 Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $999 ................................ 386 366 7 12 12 12 1 $1,000 to $4,999 .......................... 347 296 31 18 15 15 3 3 2 $5,000 to $24,999 ......................... 148 119 4 23 23 23 2 $25,000 or more .......................... 25 9 2 12 10 9 2 2 2 

Repair and maintenance ............... farms .. 5381 4808 272 259 247 245 12 11 42 $1,000 .. 19687 14383 1 803 3347 2857 (0) 490 (0) 154 Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 .............................. 4330 4000 183 112 109 109 3 3 35 $5,000 to $24,999 ......................... 947 756 68 118 113 112 5 5 5 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................ 76 41 17 16 15 14 1 1 2 $50,000 or more .......................... 28 11 4 13 10 10 3 2 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

machinery and equipment ............. farms .. 1 444 1 260 67 114 110 108 4 3 3 $1,000 .. 3052 2360 185 503 477 (0) 27 (0) 4 Farms wHh expenses of-

$1 to $999 ................................ 870 782 42 44 43 43 1 2 $1,000 to $4,999 ............. __ ........... 430 373 13 43 41 41 2 1 $5,000 to $24,999 ......................... 127 94 11 22 21 19 1 $25,000 or more .................... ____ .. 17 11 1 5 5 5 

Interest expense .. __ .... __ .... ____ .. __ farms __ 2753 2412 145 185 176 174 9 8 11 

$1,000 .. 15455 10614 1 102 3691 2320 (0) 1 371 (0) 49 

Farms wHh expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 ... __ .... __ ..... __ ... __ ....... 2036 1 649 87 92 88 87 4 4 8 $5,000 to $24,999 ............ __ ........... 635 522 49 61 59 59 2 2 3 $25,000 to $99,999 .......... __ ............ 74 37 9 28 28 28 $100,000 or more .... __ ................... 8 4 4 1 3 2 

Secured by real estate .... __ ...... __ • farms .. 2032 1 780 118 124 115 113 9 8 10 

$1,000 .. 11 312 7914 (0) 2431 1 671 (0) 761 (0) (0) 

Farms wHh expenses of-

$1 to $999 ................. __ ........... 521 488 10 15 14 14 1 1 8 $1.000 to $4.999 ........................ 969 873 56 40 37 36 3 3 $5,000 to $24,999 ....................... 477 388 45 42 40 40 2 2 2 $25.000 or more .................. __ .... 65 31 7 27 24 23 3 2 

Not secured by real estate ...... __ ... farms .. 1 445 1 280 61 103 100 100 3 2 1 $1,000 .. 4143 2700 (0) 1 259 649 649 610 (0) (0) 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $999 ................. __ ........... 800 728 35 37 36 36 $1,000 to $4.999 ........................ 473 433 17 23 23 23 $5,000 to $24.999 ....................... 160 114 8 37 36 36 $25,000 or more ................. __ ..... 12 5 1 6 5 5 

Cash renL ............................ farms .. 1 287 1 074 78 130 121 121 9 8 5 

$1,000 .. 3845 2550 221 947 883 883 64 (0) 127 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 .............................. 1 098 936 71 87 83 83 4 4 4 $5.000 to $9.999 ............. __ ........... 119 93 4 22 20 20 2 1 $10,000 to $24.999 ........................ 52 38 1 13 10 10 3 3 $25.000 or more .......................... 18 7 2 8 8 8 

Property taxes ........................ farms .. 6064 5499 281 242 231 229 11 10 42 

$1.000 .. 11 460 8616 850 883 1 405 (0) 478 (0) 111 

Farms wHh expenses of-

$1 to $4.999 .............................. 5695 5263 241 153 149 149 4 3 38 

$5.000 to $9.999 .......................... 240 166 23 50 45 45 5 5 1 

$10.000 to $24.999 ........................ 115 66 17 29 28 28 1 1 3 $25,000 or more .......................... 14 4 10 9 7 1 1 

All other farm production expenses ...... farms .. 5630 5054 278 270 258 256 12 11 28 $1.000 __ 38383 21 277 3097 13740 7591 (0) 6 150 (0) 269 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4.999 ........... ____ ....... __ .... __ 4512 4219 159 112 111 111 1 22 

$5.000 to $24.999 ......................... 831 666 87 76 71 71 5 2 $25.000 to $49.999 ........................ 166 113 20 31 31 30 2 $50.000 or more .......................... 121 56 12 51 45 44 6 2 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 51 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 10 or less 10 or less trust Individual stock- stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNITI 

All farms _______________________________ numbeL_ 6266 5666 287 270 258 256 12 11 43 $1,000 __ 74252 43 001 8067 23039 12719 (D) 10320 (D) 145 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 11 850 7589 28 109 85330 49297 (D) 860 035 (D) 3361 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ numbeL_ 2912 2527 168 203 192 191 11 10 14 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 31 859 23386 52754 120003 73023 (D) 940011 (D) 32422 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 441 422 8 4 3 3 1 1 7 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 1 021 979 20 22 22 22 - - - $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 027 840 87 95 92 92 3 3 5 $50,000 or more __________________________ 423 286 53 82 75 74 7 6 2 

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL_ 3354 3 139 119 67 66 65 1 1 29 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 5522 (D) 6684 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 10668 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 842 598 25 3 3 3 - - 16 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2283 2169 73 32 32 32 - - 9 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 400 352 20 26 25 25 1 1 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 29 20 1 6 6 5 - - 2 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 851 714 61 72 68 67 4 4 4 $1,000 __ 3062 2411 199 444 432 (D) 12 12 8 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 1 941 1 763 80 81 78 76 3 3 17 $1,000 __ 7942 6770 387 757 722 (D) 35 35 28 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 666 621 9 36 35 34 1 1 - $1,000 __ 2 163 2003 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) -

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 294 273 1 10 10 9 - - 10 $1,000 __ 525 486 (D) 35 35 (D) - - (D) Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 1 025 920 52 45 44 42 1 1 8 $1,000 __ 4546 3657 305 (D) 554 (D) (D) (D) (D) Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 450 382 47 21 20 20 1 1 - $1,000 __ 709 624 46 39 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 56 39 5 12 12 12 - - - $1,000 __ 323 183 11 129 129 129 - - - Com _________________________________ farms __ 5 1 1 3 3 3 - - - $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 76 76 76 - - - Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 1 1 - - - - - - - $1,000 __ (D) (D) - - - - - - - SOybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - -

Sorghum, bariey, and oats ______________ farms __ 40 30 4 6 6 6 - - - $1,000 __ 126 (D) (D) 42 42 42 - - - COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 11 8 - 3 3 3 - - - $1,000 __ 111 100 - 11 11 11 - - -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 5919 5268 341 287 269 266 18 17 25 acres __ 592 309 447 227 52948 86494 77893 76980 8601 (D) 5840 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 5486 4870 319 275 257 254 18 17 22 acres __ 410891 307 946 35546 64 207 56181 55668 8026 (D) 3 192 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 3273 3031 137 95 91 91 4 4 10 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 980 880 63 34 30 29 4 4 3 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 719 610 57 47 41 40 6 6 5 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 441 318 53 67 65 64 2 2 3 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 54 24 8 22 22 22 - - - 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______ .. _______________ 16 6 1 8 7 7 1 - 1 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 3 1 - 2 1 1 1 1 - Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 2649 2381 151 106 99 98 7 6 11 acres __ 87487 74088 7463 (D) (D) (D) 290 (D) (D) 

In cover crops, legumes, and soIl- improvement grasses, n01 harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 772 655 59 47 43 41 4 3 11 acres __ 33608 24968 3479 4429 4274 (D) 155 (D) 734 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 141 129 10 2 2 2 - - - acres __ 1 473 1 302 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 206 180 17 8 8 8 - - 1 acres __ 6679 4970 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - (D) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 1 245 1 061 87 88 85 82 3 3 9 acres __ 52171 33955 4961 12054 11 924 11 632 130 130 1201 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 4565 4090 259 196 184 182 12 11 20 acres __ 615780 504 057 45736 57791 53965 (D) 3826 (D) 8196 Woodland pestunsd ____________________ farms __ 1 158 1 049 71 34 33 33 1 1 4 acres __ 59939 51 479 4504 3846 (D) (D) (D) (D) 110 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 4170 3730 237 183 172 170 11 10 20 acres __ 555841 452 578 41 232 53945 (D) (D) (D) (D) 8086 

See footnotes at end of table. 

52 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviaUons and symbols, see introductory text 1 

CorporaUon 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and ranra:land other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 991 902 48 37 35 35 2 2 4 acres __ 35903 29760 29B8 2687 (0) (0) (0) (0) 268 Land In house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 3649 3420 215 19B 185 182 13 12 16 acres __ 9B 596 7B 05B 8684 11 158 (0) 10451 (0) (0) 696 Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 134 93 19 22 22 22 - - - acres __ 4589 2627 579 1 383 1 383 1 383 - - - Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 115 96 6 13 13 12 - - - acres __ 5941 5180 126 635 635 (0) - - -

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 6266 5666 287 270 258 256 12 11 43 $1,000 __ 1 320729 1 053228 93058 152685 123 450 (0) 29 235 (0) 21 758 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 210777 185 BB6 324 244 565500 478 488 (0) 2436250 (0) 506 000 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 962 962 893 1 002 875 (0) 2591 (0) 1 003 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 652 630 13 B 8 8 - - 1 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 773 712 19 41 41 41 - - 1 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 916 86B 30 11 10 10 1 1 7 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 99B 955 31 12 12 12 - - - $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 699 64B 36 14 12 12 2 2 1 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 699 1 472 91 lOB 105 105 3 3 2B $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 3B9 290 52 44 43 42 1 1 3 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 119 79 15 24 22 21 2 2 1 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 16 12 - 4 2 2 2 2 - $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 5 - - 4 3 3 1 - 1 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT1 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 6264 56B4 287 270 258 256 12 11 43 $1,000 __ 24006B 186470 18020 33879 28806 (0) 5273 (0) 1698 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 590 563 15 3 3 3 - - 9 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 227 1 164 31 19 19 19 - - 13 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 301 1 203 62 35 35 35 - - 1 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 768 1 644 60 54 52 50 2 2 10 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 802 697 51 52 50 50 2 2 2 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 375 287 42 61 58 58 3 3 5 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 183 117 28 37 34 34 3 3 3 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 18 9 - 9 7 7 2 1 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT1 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 5537 4990 275 255 244 242 11 11 17 number._ 12236 10268 786 1 115 1 047 (0) 68 68 67 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 5597 5057 264 249 238 236 11 10 27 number._ 14260 12218 B74 1 OBl 1 025 (0) 56 (O) 87 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 3805 3483 170 133 126 125 7 7 19 number._ 6201 5602 309 245 232 (0) 13 13 45 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 3549 3136 lBO 217 207 205 10 9 16 number __ 8059 6616 565 B36 793 (0) 43 (0) 42 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 471 393 25 44 42 42 2 1 9 number._ 540 449 26 56 (0) (0) (0) (0) 9 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 2152 1 909 129 103 98 97 5 5 11 number __ 2326 2052 144 119 113 (0) 6 6 11 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 270B 2428 150 104 100 99 4 3 26 number __ 2925 2605 182 111 107 (O) 4 (O) 27 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS1 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 3252 2 B71 148 220 211 209 9 B 13 acres on which used __ 246 B99 168 616 22487 53 159 45926 (0) 7233 (O) 2637 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ I 220 1 050 57 108 105 104 3 2 5 acres on which used __ 59021 43000 4191 11 605 11 500 (0) 105 (0) 225 tons __ 64 204 47541 4781 11 632 11 437 (0) 195 (0) 250 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ I 728 1496 82 140 134 133 6 6 10 acres on which used __ 129050 63 576 9871 34 127 28633 (0) 5494 5494 1 476 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 144 102 9 32 32 32 - - 1 acres on which used __ 8314 5 814 (O) 1 916 1 916 1 916 - - (O) Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 1 079 952 37 83 78 77 5 5 7 acres on which used __ 72535 50 674 3986 16563 15834 (0) 729 729 1 312 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 1 833 137 7 pasture ______________________________ farms __ 1 562 113 147 139 8 11 aCres on which used __ 138262 90 4B4 10475 35776 33537 (0) 2239 (0) 1 527 

Chemicals for defoliation or for ~owth control of crops or thinning of ~ _______ farms __ 552 433 33 80 77 77 3 3 6 acres on which used __ 53000 32 B58 4554 14 605 14233 14233 372 372 983 

See tootnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 53 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trus~ 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 6269 5594 350 300 281 278 19 18 25 Full owners ___________________________________ 4211 3850 195 147 142 140 5 5 19 Part owners ___________________________________ 1 786 1 512 134 135 124 123 11 10 5 Tenants ______________________________________ 272 232 21 18 15 15 3 3 1 

WMe ________________________________________ 6249 5578 349 298 279 276 19 18 24 Full owners _________________________________ 4 196 3838 194 145 140 138 5 5 19 Part owners _________________________________ 1 784 1 510 134 135 124 123 11 10 5 Tenants ____________________________________ 269 230 21 18 15 15 3 3 

Black and other races _________________________ 20 16 2 2 2 Full owners _________________________________ 15 12 2 2 2 Part owners _________________________________ 2 2 Tenants ____________________________________ 3 2 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 6002 5367 329 282 266 263 16 15 24 acres __ 167 728 926561 93297 135424 124951 123422 10473 (0) 12448 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 5997 5362 329 282 266 263 16 15 24 acres __ 148 150 909323 93043 133 439 122991 (0) 10448 (0) 12345 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 2073 1 757 157 153 139 138 14 13 6 acres __ 196037 150996 17 653 24933 (0) (0) (0) (0) 2455 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 2058 1 744 155 153 139 138 14 13 6 acres __ 194438 149779 17313 24891 (0) (0) (0) (0) 2455 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 368 324 15 25 24 22 1 1 4 acres __ 21 177 18455 594 2027 (0) (0) (0) (0) 101 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 5276 On farm operated _____________________________ 4792 281 190 179 178 11 11 13 Not on farm operated __________________________ 654 504 50 89 83 81 6 5 11 Not reported __________________________________ 339 298 19 21 19 19 2 2 1 

Operators by principal occupation: 3220 Farming ______________________________________ 2777 225 205 190 188 15 14 13 Other ________________________________________ 3049 2817 125 95 91 90 4 4 12 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ Any 2275 1 928 173 160 149 147 11 10 14 __________________________________________ 3653 3357 162 123 117 118 8 8 11 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 678 600 41 33 31 31 2 2 2 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 724 856 37 30 28 28 2 2 1 200 days or more ___________________________ 2253 2101 84 60 58 57 2 2 8 

Not reported __________________________________ 341 309 15 17 15 15 2 2 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 267 232 16 16 16 16 3 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 402 354 28 18 17 17 1 1 2 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 1 039 937 60 37 33 32 4 4 5 10 years or more ______________________________ 3680 3297 194 181 172 171 9 9 8 Average years on present farm _______________ 18.8 18.7 20.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 20.1 20.1 10.9 

Not reported __________________________________ 881 774 52 48 43 42 5 4 7 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 53 44 7 1 1 1 1 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 611 535 46 27 25 25 2 2 3 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 1 469 1 330 64 69 65 65 4 3 6 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 763 689 33 35 35 35 6 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 757 667 36 50 45 44 5 5 4 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 760 679 41 38 36 35 2 2 2 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 622 546 35 39 38 36 3 3 2 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 566 502 41 23 22 22 1 1 70 years and over _____________________________ 868 602 47 18 16 15 2 2 1 Average age ________________________________ 51.7 51.7 52.2 51.0 51.0 50.9 52.1 52.7 46.6 

Operators Male by sex: _________________________________________ 5705 5083 312 287 268 265 19 18 23 Female _______________________________________ 564 511 38 13 13 13 2 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 16 15 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 5594 5594 acres __ 1 059 102 1 059 102 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 350 350 acres __ 110356 110356 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 281 281 281 278 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 3 3 3 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 278 278 278 278 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 19 19 19 18 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ I 1 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 18 18 18 18 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 25 25 

acres __ 14800 14800 

See footnotes at end of table. 

54 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock· institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ••••••••••.•••••••••••••.••••••••••• 419 377 12 29 29 29 1 10 to 49 acres •.••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• 1 029 945 56 27 24 24 3 3 1 50 to 69 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 515 482 20 11 11 11 2 70 to 99 acres •••••••••••• __ •••••••••••••••••••• 564 534 14 15 14 14 1 1 1 100 to 139 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 812 755 33 23 21 21 2 2 1 140 to 179 acres •..••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 562 524 27 9 7 7 2 2 2 180 to 219 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 409 372 19 17 15 15 2 2 1 220 to 259 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 321 295 15 10 10 10 1 260 to 499 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 028 887 84 54 49 47 5 5 3 500 to 999 acres •••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••.•• 474 360 48 59 57 56 2 2 7 1,000 to 1,999 acres ••••••••••••••••• __ •••••••••• 106 50 21 32 32 32 3 2,000 acres or more ••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 30 13 1 14 12 12 2 2 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (all) ••••••••• __ •••••••••••••••••••• 70 64 1 5 5 5 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) •••••••••••••• 1 730 1 552 89 80 75 74 9 

Cotton (0131) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Tobacco (0132) ••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash "grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) •••.••••••••••• 730 1 552 89 80 75 74 9 

Velletables and melons (016) ••••••••••.•••••••••• 230 209 15 5 5 5 1 

FruHs and tree nuts (017) ••••••••••.• __ •.•••••.•• 780 671 48 57 52 50 5 4 

Horticultural specialties (018) •••.••.•• __ ••••••.••. 290 235 17 37 36 36 1 1 

General farms, primarily crop (019) •••••••••••••••• 280 270 7 2 2 2 1 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and 

animal specialties (021) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 434 1 355 49 27 27 27 3 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) •••••••••••••• 789 746 26 16 16 16 1 

Dairy farms (024) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• __ ••• 862 707 97 54 49 49 5 4 

Poultry and :'.i!!!S (025) ••••••••••••••.•••••••••••• 216 191 10 15 13 13 2 

Animal speci ties (027) •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 315 284 14 15 14 14 1 2 General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 62 56 3 3 3 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ••••••••••••••• farms •• 2637 2374 161 94 90 90 4 4 8 

number.. 119475 91 123 15406 12022 11 468 11 468 554 554 924 

Farms with- 1 to 9 •••.••.••••• __ ••••••.••••••••••••••••• 854 812 30 11 11 11 1 

10 to 49 ••••••••••.••••.••••••.••••••••••••• 1 019 956 36 25 24 24 2 

50 to 99 •••••••••••••••••••••.•• __ ••••.••.•• 424 362 50 11 11 11 1 

100 to 199 •••••••••••••••••••••••• __ ••.••••• 241 188 26 25 22 22 2 

200 to 499 ••••••••••••••••••.•••.• __ ••••.••• 95 55 17 21 21 21 2 

500 or more ••••••••••••••••.•••.•.••••••••• 4 1 2 1 1 1 

Cows and heijers that had calved .••.••. farms •• 2271 2038 143 84 80 80 4 4 6 number __ 61 597 46974 7 781 6451 6 131 6131 320 320 391 

Beef cows •••••••••••••••••••.••.••• farms •• 1 331 1 247 52 29 28 28 1 1 3 number __ 11 782 10 685 544 439 (D) (D) (D) (D) 114 

Farms with- 1 to 9 •••••••••••• __ •.•••••••••.•••••••• 943 902 28 12 12 12 

10 to 49 •••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••• 368 328 23 16 15 15 

50 to 99 •••••••••••••••••.••.••••••••••• 16 13 1 1 1 1 

100 to 199 ••••••••••••••..•••••••••••••• 3 3 

200 to 499 ••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••• 1 1 

500 or more ••••••••••••.••••••••••••••• 

Milk cows ••••••••.•••••••••••.•••••• farms •• 1 183 1 006 108 65 61 61 4 4 4 

number.. 49815 36289 7237 6012 (D) (D) (D) (D) 277 

Farms with1 to 4 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 263 247 10 6 6 6 

5 to 9 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 65 62 3 2 2 10 to 49 ••••••••• __ •••••••••••.••••••••• 475 416 47 10 10 10 2 

50 to 99 ••••••.••• __ ••••••••••.••••••••• 273 220 35 17 16 16 1 1 

100 to 199 •••••••• __ •••••••••••••••••••• 90 53 11 25 23 23 2 1 

200 to 499 ••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••• 15 8 3 4 4 4 

500 or more ••••••••••••.••••••••••••••• 2 2 

HeHers and heHer calves ••••••••••••••• farms •• 2 025 1 801 139 80 76 76 4 4 5 

number •• 47 036 35253 6338 5064 4846 4846 218 218 381 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull 

calves... •••••• ••• ••• ••••• ••••••••••• farms •• 1666 1 506 88 65 61 61 4 4 7 

number •• 10842 8896 1 287 507 491 491 16 16 152 

Cattle and calves sold ••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 2366 2115 151 92 66 86 6 6 8 

number.. 50 357 36499 8039 5537 4972 4972 585 565 282 

$1,000 •• 15329 10552 2305 2339 2 138 2138 200 200 134 

Calves ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 1 465 1 272 115 71 66 66 5 5 7 

number.. 26156 18027 5569 2440 2283 2283 157 157 120 

$1,000 •• 2842 1 555 1 073 207 197 197 10 10 6 

Cattle ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• __ • farms •• 2087 1 866 133 83 77 77 6 6 5 

number.. 24201 18472 2470 3097 2689 2689 408 408 162 

$1,000 •• 12487 8997 1 232 2131 1 941 1 941 190 190 127 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ••• farms •• 433 407 14 11 11 11 1 

number •• 2604 2083 (D) 312 312 312 (D) 

$1,000 •• 1 332 1 009 (0) 173 173 173 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 55 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 10 or less 10 or less trust. Individual stock· stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 421 383 23 15 13 13 2 2 number._ 8999 8677 162 160 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 372 337 22 13 11 11 2 2 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 14 12 1 1 1 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 16 15 1 1 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 9 9 200 to 499 __________________________________ 7 7 500 or more ________________________________ 3 3 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 158 144 7 7 7 7 

number._ 1 833 570 26 37 37 37 Other ________________________________ farms __ 373 339 21 13 11 11 2 2 number._ 7366 7 107 136 123 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 295 274 14 7 6 6 1 1 number._ 13905 13 550 121 234 (0) (0) (0) (0) $1,000 __ 1064 1 018 13 33 (0) (0) (0) (0) Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 88 84 4 number._ 7322 7283 59 $1,000 __ 253 251 2 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 167 152 8 7 7 7 number._ 1756 687 27 42 42 42 Oec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 151 138 6 7 7 7 number._ 882 849 9 24 24 24 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 125 116 6 3 3 3 number._ 874 838 18 18 18 18 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 559 514 28 14 14 14 3 number __ 15606 13 537 1610 309 309 309 150 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 495 453 28 11 11 11 3 number __ 9915 8667 992 188 169 169 88 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 508 467 27 11 11 11 3 number __ II 933 10 653 046 122 122 122 112 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 504 461 29 11 11 11 3 

number._ 12905 11 359 1 159 268 269 269 119 

pounds of wooL_ 104438 90 089 11 443 2039 2039 2039 867 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 1349 1 262 57 28 27 26 1 1 2 number __ 6324 5660 351 (0) 291 (0) (0) (0) (0) Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 252 236 11 5 5 5 number._ 1 127 1 066 54 7 7 7 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 191 180 10 1 1 1 number._ 1 255 1 165 (0) (0) (0) (0) Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 64 61 3 number._ 523 474 49 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 719 660 37 21 17 17 4 3 1 number __ 6 999 695 3445 055 (0) 3353897 224 823 224823 3 129 074 (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 624 581 32 11 9 9 2 2 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 4 3 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 17 16 1 1 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 16 13 1 2 2 2 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 43 36 2 5 4 4 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 12 9 2 1 1 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 2 1 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 692 626 37 18 15 15 3 2 1 

number._ 5 665 233 2557643 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ lIS 109 2 4 2 2 2 1 number __ I 334452 887412 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 239 217 10 11 9 9 2 1 1 

number._ 6649 904 3224 113 (0) 3212844 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 95 89 6 

number._ 13 679 943 12891 359 788 584 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 40 37 3 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 8 8 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 7 7 100,000 or more ____________________________ 40 37 3 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 15 14 1 1 1 number __ lSI (0) (0) (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 98 95 3 

number._ 4 128 4027 101 

See footnotes at end of table. 

56 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ fanns __ 544 417 64 58 54 54 4 3 5 acres __ 28711 18732 3845 5882 5752 5752 130 (0) 252 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ ?~~== 442833 289620 57104 93612 90 174 90 174 3438 (0) 2497 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 223 192 19 10 7 7 3 2 2 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 228 171 33 22 21 21 1 1 2 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 85 51 10 23 23 23 1 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 6 3 2 1 1 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 2 2 2 2 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 535 447 40 47 46 46 1 1 1 acres __ 35548 23794 (0) 9197 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

bushels __ 2 728 024 1 762 178 (0) 775743 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 1 acres __ 150 (0) (0) 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 839 708 60 66 64 64 2 2 5 acres __ 83261 59846 6710 16413 (0) (0) (0) (0) 293 

cwL 22 412 030 15 857 335 1 896 980 4 590 363 (0) (0) (0) (0) 67352 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 34 22 3 8 8 8 1 acres __ 3485 663 (0) 1 455 1 455 1 455 (0) 

Fanns by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 120 108 8 2 2 2 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 118 105 7 6 6 6 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 285 261 17 6 6 6 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 249 203 21 23 22 22 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 67 31 7 29 28 28 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small Wain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 3672 3335 202 123 113 111 10 9 12 acres __ 221 675 187 955 20011 12 199 11 309 (0) 890 (0) 1 510 tons, dry __ 393393 323 787 38812 27491 25680 (0) 1 811 (0) 3303 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 13 12 1 acres __ 184 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 322 1 247 49 22 21 20 1 1 4 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 631 1 505 76 46 41 41 5 4 4 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 600 493 61 45 41 40 4 4 1 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 112 85 14 10 10 10 3 500 acres or more ___________________________ 7 5 2 

Tame h1 other than alfalfa, small grain, and wil hay (see text) ________________ farms __ 2494 2272 139 75 68 67 7 6 8 acres __ 136898 120 739 10011 5 191 4821 (0) 370 (O! 957 tons, dry __ 240584 209 532 18207 10973 10298 (0) 675 (0 1 872 Irrigated ____________________________ fanns __ 3 3 acres __ (D) (D) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 509 452 34 21 20 20 1 1 2 acres __ 9727 6 140 (D) 2580 (0) (D) (D) (D) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 73 62 6 5 4 4 1 1 acres __ 776 513 125 139 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 294 275 13 5 5 5 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 141 127 10 3 2 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 52 37 8 7 7 7 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 16 10 2 4 4 4 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 3 1 2 2 2 

Land in orchards ________________________ fanns __ 394 335 24 31 29 27 2 2 4 acres __ 7405 3636 564 3 140 (0) (0) (0) (0) 65 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 21 17 4 4 3 acres __ 177 86 90 90 (0) 

Farms by bearing and non bearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 206 191 10 5 5 5 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 117 103 8 3 3 3 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 55 38 5 11 11 10 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 10 3 1 6 4 4 2 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 6 6 5 

Berries harvested for sale ________________ fanns __ 739 651 45 38 35 35 3 3 5 aCres __ 24303 9896 1 456 11 926 7038 7038 4888 4888 1 025 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 92 78 11 2 2 2 1 acres __ 711 622 72 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 57 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Fanning 

Item T ota! farming Age of operator (years) 

and other occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• number •• 6269 3220 33 330 593 703 731 830 percenL. 100.0 51.4 .5 5.3 9.5 11.2 11.7 13.2 Land in farms •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• acres •• 1 342 588 912895 6413 72728 159642 237 509 226648 209 755 Average size of farm •••••••••••••••••• acres •• 214 284 194 220 270 338 310 253 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) •••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 6269 3220 33 330 593 703 731 830 $1,000 .. 405 484 359 646 2087 36893 115407 82766 91 173 31 302 Average per farm •••••••••••••••••••• dollars •• 64 681 111 692 63 236 111 798 194615 117 761 124 724 37713 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) .•••••••••••••••••• 1 023 244 - 24 37 39 47 97 $1,000 to $2,499 ...................•.•.....• 1 036 271 1 12 39 37 52 130 $2,500 to $4,999 ...........•.......•...•...• 670 296 2 23 30 36 64 139 $5,000 to $9,999 •..................••.•..... 719 303 1 22 55 49 69 107 $10,000 to $19,999 ...............•....•..... 539 269 6 32 36 57 66 92 

$20,000 to $24,999 .........•................ 161 111 2 12 22 15 30 30 

$25,000 to $39,999 ......•................... 292 217 3 19 36 59 49 51 

$40,000 to $49,999 ...•..•................... 174 136 2 25 22 34 32 23 

$50,000 to $99,999 .....•.................... 553 500 6 65 106 130 115 78 

$100,000 to $249,999 .....................•.. 610 579 10 75 145 156 132 61 

$250,000 to $499,999 .......•..•.•........... 199 166 - 14 41 67 51 15 $500,000 to $999,999 .......•....•........... 67 62 - 5 21 17 14 5 $1,000,000 or more •••••••.•••••••••••••••••• 26 22 - 2 3 5 10 2 

Grains •••••.•••••.•••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 564 464 6 65 106 115 121 51 $1,000 .. 4296 3776 20 309 963 1 051 1 075 339 Sales of $50,000 or more •.••••••.••• farms •• 9 8 - - 3 1 3 1 $1,000 .. 950 (D) - - 362 (D) 337 (D) 

Corn for grain ••.••••.••••.••••••.••. farms •• 35 26 - 3 4 7 11 3 $1,000 .• 767 734 - 36 317 161 158 42 Wheat ••••••••• ••••••• •••• ••.••.•••• farms •• 23 17 1 2 4 6 4 - $1,000 .. 64 57 (0) (0) 19 10 20 - Soybeans....... •••• ••••••• •.••• •••• farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 .. - - - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain •••••••••••••••••.• farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 .• - - - - - - - - Barley ••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• farms •• 21 14 - 2 5 1 4 2 $1,000 .. 41 34 - (D) 10 (0) 11 (0) 

Oats ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• farms •• 457 369 4 53 89 101 96 46 $1,000 .. 2900 2507 (0) 225 595 (0) 617 277 Other grains •••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 94 72 1 11 18 13 25 4 $1,000 .. 527 447 (0) (0) 42 83 270 (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed ••••••••••.••.••• farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 .. - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 .. - - - - - - - - Tobacco.. ••• ••••• ••••••• •••• •••••• ••• farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 .. - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ••.••.•••••• farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 .. - - - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds .••••••••••• farms •• 1 793 845 11 70 122 153 201 288 $1,000 .. 7255 4213 42 473 601 1 122 1 005 970 Sales of $50,000 or more •••••..••.•• farms •• 6 5 - 1 - 3 1 - $1,000 .. 448 (0) - (0) - 268 (D) - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons •••• farms •• 509 330 3 34 80 61 82 70 $1,000 •. 8221 6929 8 607 1 196 1 289 3069 758 Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 29 26 - 2 6 8 6 4 $1,000 •. 5005 4322 - (0) (D) 788 2425 341 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ••••••••••.••••• farms •• 914 378 - 29 54 83 76 136 $1,000 •. 30660 20503 - 1420 2178 9285 5 175 2445 Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 96 70 - 9 11 21 17 12 $1,000 •. 23228 17284 - 1250 1 823 8495 4397 1 319 

Nursery and greenhouse crops •••••••••• farms •• 370 191 - 23 52 36 40 40 $1,000 .. 11 582 9549 - 2938 2750 727 2217 917 Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 49 41 - 5 16 3 11 6 $1,000 •. 8655 7952 - 2675 24n 213 1884 703 

Other crops •.••••••••••.•••••••••••••• farms •• 633 714 17 109 169 162 165 92 $1,000 •. 95811 89552 1 168 10865 22024 26 224 21 701 7571 

Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 488 460 10 72 114 129 99 36 $1,000 •. 90302 85059 1020 10066 21 162 25540 20394 6876 

Poultry and poultry products •••••••••••• farms •• 547 305 1 42 69 78 70 45 $1,000 .. 128641 125655 (D) (D) 62416 14628 33056 3321 Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 154 140 - 11 30 37 47 15 $1,000 .• 127 902 125073 - 12139 62405 14484 32881 3164 

Dairy products •••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 949 872 11 87 184 237 193 160 $1,000 .. 88 672 85645 557 7187 20 602 24632 20 428 12239 

Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 594 578 5 56 133 170 131 83 $1,000 .. 80 387 78108 386 6256 19237 22 760 18857 10613 

Cattie and calves •••••••••••••••••.•••• farms •• 2366 1 476 15 121 271 360 335 374 

$1,000 .. 15329 11 837 47 675 2349 3296 3026 2443 

Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 26 22 - 1 4 6 6 5 

$1,000 .. 3832 2732 - (D) (D) 885 672 478 

See footnotes at end of table. 

58 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see intrOductory text) 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 3 049 20 281 876 817 651 404 percent __ 48.6 .3 4.5 14.0 13.0 10.4 6.4 Land In farms ____________________________ acres __ 429693 2523 28 047 102192 115 523 103 656 77 752 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 141 126 100 117 141 159 192 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see lext) ____________________ farms __ 3 049 20 281 876 817 651 404 $1,000 __ 45836 137 3821 7146 8653 8129 17951 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 15033 6832 13 597 8158 10591 12487 44433 

Farms b~ value of sales: Less t an $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 779 4 69 220 212 175 99 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 765 3 74 230 210 152 96 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 574 5 48 165 147 137 72 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 416 3 35 131 108 88 51 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 250 2 21 62 71 53 41 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 50 2 4 12 20 6 4 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 75 1 11 19 21 8 15 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 36 6 8 6 5 11 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 53 6 22 7 10 8 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 31 4 5 11 8 3 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 11 2 2 2 4 1 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 5 1 1 2 1 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 4 1 1 2 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 100 17 32 26 15 10 $1,000 __ 521 55 89 255 62 '60 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 7 4 1 2 

$1,000 __ 33 27 (D) (D) Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 6 1 1 2 2 $1,000 __ 7 (D) (0) (D) (D) SOybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 7 5 2 $1,000 __ 7 (0) (0) Oata _______________________________ farms __ 66 14 20 18 11 5 $1,000 __ 393 40 45 205 57 45 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 22 5 5 8 3 1 $1,000 __ 80 14 13 47 (D) (D) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 948 2 71 285 273 179 138 $1,000 __ 3 042 (D) (0) 852 1 028 452 482 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 179 26 55 43 39 16 $1,000 __ 1 292 298 459 145 355 35 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 663 (0) (0) (D) 

Fru~s, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 536 4 43 128 112 149 100 $1,000 __ 10158 32 1 002 1 832 1 415 2248 3629 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 26 4 7 4 7 4 $1,000 __ 5944 648 1 092 458 093 2653 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 179 1 13 52 47 37 29 $1,000 __ 2033 (D) (0) 565 546 455 335 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 8 2 2 2 2 $1,000 __ 703 (0) (0) (D) (D) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 119 4 20 37 26 20 12 $1,000 __ 6259 75 164 091 1 500 2 034 395 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 28 6 10 4 6 2 $1,000 __ 5243 966 743 1 226 (D) (D) 

Poultry and poultry prOducts ____________ farms __ 242 38 91 61 33 19 $1,000 __ 2986 139 564 569 1 035 679 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 14 1 3 3 4 3 $1,000 __ 2829 (0) (D) 513 1 020 672 

Dairy prOducts ________________________ farms __ 77 12 20 20 12 13 $1,000 __ 3 028 299 485 1 027 666 552 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 16 2 3 5 3 3 $1,000 __ 2280 (0) (0) 921 514 405 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 890 3 90 249 274 190 84 

$1,000 __ 3493 5 312 660 1 695 519 302 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 4 1 1 2 $1,000 __ 1 100 (0) (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 59 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 295 125 3 19 38 24 21 20 $1,000 __ 1064 610 204 56 75 155 46 75 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 2 1 - - 1 - - $1,000 __ 367 (0) (0) - - (0) - -

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 549 188 1 19 45 36 40 47 $1,000 __ 879 412 (0) (0) 62 107 93 102 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 477 197 1 34 50 49 24 39 $1,000 __ 13070 965 (0) (0) 171 268 283 122 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 3 - - 1 1 1 - $1,000 __ 11 832 (0) - - (0) (0) (0) -

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 6266 3212 47 321 621 717 707 799 $1,000 __ 324276 284047 1 890 26734 94662 83 762 71 155 25824 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 51 752 88 433 40206 83283 152466 88 929 100 644 32321 

Uvestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 1 742 970 20 104 232 210 215 189 $1,000 __ 21 876 20354 135 1 301 7876 4714 5181 1 146 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 332 617 18 38 151 131 139 140 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 280 231 1 58 50 46 39 37 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 111 104 1 7 22 30 33 11 $100,000 or more _________________________ 19 18 - 1 9 3 4 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 3 197 1 783 29 139 383 394 438 420 $1,000 __ 94386 85981 397 6845 35970 13851 23492 5426 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2124 777 6 55 142 160 158 256 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 598 550 22 54 119 113 137 105 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 354 341 1 21 70 91 108 50 $100,000 or more _________________________ 121 115 - 9 32 30 35 9 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 2044 1 346 22 120 272 313 329 290 $1,000 __ 83160 55942 292 6204 11600 11 507 21 881 4458 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 142 475 10 36 83 99 74 173 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 548 533 12 67 110 122 155 67 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 219 209 - 8 47 61 55 36 $80,000 or more ________________________ 135 129 - 9 32 31 45 12 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 2525 1 664 30 209 351 410 370 294 $1,000 __ 10884 9514 96 1 034 2300 2342 2617 1 125 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 1 505 828 12 70 153 184 211 198 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 543 425 1 93 83 134 72 42 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 376 315 17 38 93 65 59 43 $25,000 or more __________________________ 101 96 - 8 22 27 28 11 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 3252 2000 21 227 455 459 439 399 $1,000 __ 16437 14691 123 1 653 3692 4302 3433 1 487 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2451 1 267 15 124 255 252 290 331 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 866 607 6 95 166 165 120 55 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 98 92 - 7 25 32 19 9 $50,000 or more __________________________ 37 34 - 1 9 10 10 4 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 2821 1 747 21 203 374 400 378 371 $1,000 __ 11 996 10 110 86 1 187 2338 3204 2340 955 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2226 1 202 16 133 229 234 283 327 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 513 473 5 84 130 136 98 36 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 50 47 - 5 11 18 9 4 $50,000 or more __________________________ 32 25 - 1 4 10 8 2 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 5857 3084 47 311 592 683 689 782 $1,000 __ 12827 11 072 122 1 199 3 150 2882 2583 1 335 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5242 2507 41 238 440 516 554 718 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 577 543 6 71 139 138 127 62 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 30 26 - - 11 8 5 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 8 8 - 2 2 1 3 - Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 5232 2883 47 309 583 611 836 697 $1,000 __ 6421 5412 83 528 1 403 1 475 1 205 736 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 3268 1 953 36 244 419 444 407 401 $1,000 __ 4252 3788 39 510 1 196 889 788 365 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 87 89 - 5 7 9 28 20 $1,000 __ 105 103 - 11 5 10 63 14 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 516 grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 4 128 2592 47 267 596 591 555 $1,000 __ 2049 1 770 21 151 546 328 526 199 

See footnotes at end of table. 

60 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations end symbols, see introductory text) 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 170 2 35 68 34 27 4 $1,000 __ 454 (D) (D) 108 209 23 9 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 361 6 27 133 116 56 23 $1,000 __ 467 8 20 185 148 80 25 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestook and livestook products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 280 3 47 102 63 45 20 $1,000 __ 12105 5 82 255 117 199 11 447 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 1 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 3054 21 273 827 935 639 359 $1,000 __ 40229 181 3409 7572 8547 6737 13782 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 13172 8639 12487 9156 9 141 10544 38389 

Livestook and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 772 17 117 265 239 99 35 $1,000 __ 1522 45 112 313 369 231 452 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 715 17 116 253 214 82 33 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 49 11 22 16 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 7 1 3 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 1 414 17 169 505 432 211 80 $1,000 __ 8405 11 295 940 920 857 5382 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 347 17 180 484 412 199 75 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 48 8 18 13 7 2 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 13 1 2 6 3 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 6 1 1 2 2 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 698 1 95 269 203 103 27 $1,000 __ 7218 (D) (D) 508 570 662 5290 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 667 86 265 195 97 23 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 15 8 2 3 1 1 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 10 1 1 4 3 1 $80,000 or more ________________________ 6 1 1 2 2 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 861 16 97 232 229 165 122 $1,000 __ 1 170 (D) (D) 319 333 222 83 

Farms with expenses of- 75 $1 to $999 ________________________________ 6n 16 176 162 140 108 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 11& 9 32 43 21 13 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 61 11 24 23 2 1 $25,000 Or more __________________________ 5 2 1 2 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 1 252 13 136 317 420 228 138 $1,000 __ 1 747 6 254 531 507 281 168 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 184 13 128 283 406 222 132 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 59 6 33 11 4 5 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 6 1 1 2 1 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 3 1 1 1 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 1 074 12 113 258 308 212 171 $1,000 __ 1 886 10 265 410 464 330 407 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 024 12 107 241 300 195 169 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 40 4 16 3 16 1 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 7 2 2 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 2773 21 239 722 881 583 327 $1,000 __ 1754 16 148 453 566 342 230 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2735 21 237 705 873 576 323 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 34 2 17 7 6 2 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 4 1 1 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 2349 21 195 642 717 474 300 $1,000 __ 1 009 7 84 257 334 194 134 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 1 315 8 133 371 442 264 97 $1,000 __ 464 2 47 104 153 96 63 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 18 12 6 $1,000 __ 2 1 1 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 146 352 540 342 135 grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 1536 21 $1,000 __ 279 7 17 92 79 50 33 

See footnotas at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 61 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 4574 2708 32 268 567 646 609 586 $1,000 __ 7596 6401 68 555 2054 1 474 507 744 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 3140 1 369 9 127 220 336 291 386 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 1 177 1 098 22 128 264 238 254 172 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 245 230 1 11 62 67 61 28 $25,000 or more __________________________ 12 11 2 1 5 3 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 3 108 2086 30 214 442 524 483 393 $1,000 __ 51 613 44 765 159 4054 13779 11 820 10 164 4769 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1922 1 001 16 103 220 241 213 208 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 767 894 13 70 144 169 171 127 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 362 342 1 37 68 99 84 53 $100,000 or more _________________________ 57 49 4 10 15 15 5 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 908 468 24 57 99 97 98 93 $1,000 __ 4978 3848 59 971 604 487 1 234 492 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 386 143 10 2 22 37 37 35 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 347 185 14 34 41 27 38 31 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 148 121 20 33 29 15 24 $25,000 or more __________________________ 25 19 1 3 4 8 3 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 5381 2982 40 301 606 677 645 693 $1,000 __ 19687 16585 96 1 789 3893 4489 4031 2286 

Farms with expenses of- 4330 $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 989 34 164 357 422 416 596 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 947 875 6 132 228 226 204 79 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 76 75 3 15 23 18 16 $50,000 or more __________________________ 28 23 2 6 6 7 2 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 1444 971 27 136 210 195 207 196 $1,000 __ 3052 2492 16 435 606 685 462 288 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 870 497 25 57 79 88 131 117 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 430 349 1 60 101 68 45 74 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 127 112 1 18 26 34 29 4 $25,000 or more __________________________ 17 13 1 4 5 2 1 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 2753 1 852 47 240 443 480 407 235 $1,000 __ 15455 13 301 109 1 444 4417 3235 3 110 988 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2036 1 204 44 173 247 296 261 183 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 635 573 1 60 174 163 131 44 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 74 70 2 6 21 20 13 8 $100,000 or more _________________________ 6 5 1 1 1 2 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 2032 1 357 21 131 353 393 315 144 $1,000 __ 11 312 9598 85 1019 2955 2565 2224 750 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 521 201 2 2 48 42 67 40 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 969 682 16 85 157 203 140 61 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 477 436 1 39 133 131 95 37 $25,000 or more ________________________ 65 58 2 5 15 17 13 6 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 1 445 1 022 35 162 237 244 210 134 $1,000 __ 4143 3703 24 424 1 462 670 886 237 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 800 476 33 35 104 123 103 78 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 473 380 2 108 72 83 74 41 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 160 156 19 56 35 31 15 $25,000 or more ________________________ 12 10 5 3 2 

Cash ren!. ____________________________ farms __ 1 287 1 008 43 168 248 263 159 129 $1,000 __ 3845 3334 105 775 670 700 817 268 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 098 852 32 135 209 222 138 116 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 119 91 11 4 26 30 11 9 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 52 48 24 11 10 1 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 16 17 3 2 1 9 2 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 6064 3091 33 268 608 693 705 784 $1,000 __ 11480 7678 74 608 1 396 2008 2048 544 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5695 2775 32 240 553 589 624 737 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 240 200 20 34 63 48 35 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 115 105 7 20 38 27 12 $25,000 or more __________________________ 14 11 1 1 3 6 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 5630 3078 47 321 601 681 689 739 $1,000 __ 38363 33923 245 2884 11 937 7769 8117 2972 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4512 2052 33 202 365 398 428 626 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 631 757 13 94 170 202 187 91 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 168 157 1 13 38 45 47 13 $50,000 or more __________________________ 121 112 12 28 36 27 9 

See footnotes at end of table. 

62 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 1 866 9 169 516 642 344 186 $1,000 __ 1 195 4 82 174 225 132 577 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 1 771 9 147 491 618 327 179 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 79 21 22 21 11 4 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 15 1 3 3 6 2 $25,000 or mOre __________________________ 1 1 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 1 022 12 108 315 342 157 88 $1,000 __ 6848 15 424 020 912 649 3628 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 921 12 100 270 317 145 77 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 73 4 42 18 4 5 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 20 3 1 6 6 4 $100,000 or more _________________________ 8 1 2 1 2 2 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 438 33 155 114 96 40 $1,000 __ 1 132 91 279 245 347 170 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 243 23 75 61 58 26 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 162 8 73 44 34 3 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 27 1 7 9 1 9 $25,000 or more __________________________ 6 1 3 2 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 2419 16 192 704 771 488 248 $1,000 __ 3102 20 268 765 962 645 442 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2341 16 186 685 747 475 232 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 72 5 19 23 11 14 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 5 2 2 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 473 12 51 116 186 66 42 $1,000 __ 561 9 90 54 260 104 43 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 373 4 38 99 134 62 36 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 81 8 9 16 42 2 4 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 15 3 1 9 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 4 1 1 2 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 901 8 108 257 349 130 49 $1,000 __ 2153 12 337 419 636 471 279 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 832 8 92 236 332 118 46 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 62 15 21 14 11 1 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 4 1 3 $100,000 or more _________________________ 3 2 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 675 8 69 190 256 116 36 $1,000 __ 1 714 12 236 315 529 356 265 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 320 23 91 137 55 14 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 307 8 32 92 102 54 19 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 41 13 7 14 6 1 $25,000 or more ________________________ 7 1 3 1 2 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 423 60 109 190 42 22 $1,000 __ 440 101 103 107 115 14 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 324 32 72 165 34 21 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 93 25 35 25 7 1 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 4 2 2 $25,000 or more ________________________ 2 1 

Cash ren'-____________________________ farms __ 279 29 93 119 20 18 $1,000 __ 511 45 223 129 40 74 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 246 25 81 111 19 10 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 28 3 11 7 7 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 4 1 1 1 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 2973 21 266 792 902 633 359 $1,000 __ 3782 15 274 685 1 132 811 866 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2920 20 256 787 884 624 349 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 40 8 3 14 7 8 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 10 2 2 3 1 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 3 1 1 1 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 2552 17 231 698 815 499 292 $1,000 __ 4460 16 515 987 887 1077 979 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2460 17 210 662 798 489 284 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 74 20 33 13 6 2 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 9 2 3 1 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 9 1 1 3 3 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 63 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 6266 3212 47 321 621 717 707 799 $1,000 __ 74252 70533 395 7851 20 664 16676 17570 7377 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 11850 21 959 8406 24458 33276 23258 24851 9232 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ numbeL_ 2912 1 938 30 196 401 471 389 451 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 31 859 42061 15 219 48 357 56367 41 121 51 275 21 424 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 441 155 - 23 19 25 16 72 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 1021 558 15 65 124 85 102 167 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 027 818 13 68 157 239 184 157 $50,000 or more __________________________ 423 407 2 40 101 122 87 55 

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL_ 3354 1 274 17 125 220 246 318 348 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 5522 8619 3615 13015 8814 10943 7471 6567 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 642 213 15 16 22 34 74 52 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2283 711 1 38 126 145 166 235 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 400 325 1 68 71 59 73 53 $50,000 or more __________________________ 29 25 - 3 1 8 5 8 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 851 593 2 71 127 156 163 74 $1,000 __ 3062 2647 (D) (D) 461 1 007 750 219 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 1 941 1 106 17 106 237 202 265 279 $1,000 __ 7942 5607 38 605 1 079 943 1 748 1 193 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 686 331 1 40 80 65 80 65 $1,000 __ 2 163 1 452 (D) (D) 282 285 320 403 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 294 134 - 14 49 23 9 39 $1,000 __ 525 323 - 25 56 43 133 66 Forest products and Chris1mas trees ____ farms __ 1 025 613 16 73 111 98 161 154 $1,000 __ 4546 3388 (D) (D) 666 476 1 190 624 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 450 362 - 31 66 74 91 98 $1,000 __ 709 443 - 24 75 140 105 100 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 56 46 1 5 9 19 7 5 $1,000 __ 323 308 (D) (D) 100 115 28 50 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 5 4 - - - 3 1 - $1,000 __ (D) (D) - - - 71 (D) - Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 1 1 - - - 1 - - $1,000 __ (D) (D) - - - (D) - - SOybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 40 35 1 5 8 11 5 5 $1,000 __ 126 (D) (D) (D) (D) 17 (D) 50 COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 11 7 - - 1 5 1 - $1,000 __ 111 100 - - (D) (D) (D) -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___ ~ _______________________ farms __ 5919 3076 33 317 565 663 691 807 acres __ 592309 447 396 4190 43 543 89295 124 383 106047 79938 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 5486 2917 33 297 533 634 651 769 acres __ 410 891 320004 3157 30675 67709 89657 78107 50699 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 3273 1 209 12 101 184 199 255 458 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 980 629 8 73 106 131 146 163 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 719 606 6 72 138 151 140 99 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 441 410 7 51 86 133 91 42 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 54 47 - - 15 16 10 6 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 16 14 - - 4 3 6 1 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 3 2 - - - 1 1 -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 2649 1 409 10 126 268 328 307 370 acres __ 87487 61 487 385 5489 11 422 14358 13279 16554 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 772 511 5 62 121 142 107 74 acres __ 33608 27 154 445 3268 5867 9526 4946 3104 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 141 73 - 19 14 14 18 8 acres __ 1 473 660 - 222 152 68 100 118 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 206 123 1 17 19 36 24 26 acres __ 6679 4954 (D) (0) 380 1 554 420 1 221 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 1 245 621 7 51 127 122 164 150 aeres __ 52171 33157 (D) (D) 3765 9220 9195 8242 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 4565 2415 16 204 431 525 570 689 acres __ 615780 385235 1 945 24667 57352 93105 101 186 106 780 Woodland pas1ured ____________________ farms __ 1 158 637 4 56 112 145 137 163 acres __ 59939 39108 181 2492 4284 12703 7723 11 725 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 4170 2210 14 177 397 482 525 615 acres __ 555841 346 127 1 764 22 375 53068 80402 93463 95055 

See footnotes at end of table. 

64 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 451054 55 to 64 65 and over 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 3054 21 273 827 935 639 359 $1,000 __ 3719 -81 -272 276 837 -69 3028 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 1 218 -3862 -995 334 895 -108 8434 

Farms with net gains' _________________ numbeL_ 974 12 51 266 292 195 158 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 11 559 892 12724 8249 11 160 7826 22913 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 286 8 4 67 97 62 48 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 463 4 27 127 116 109 80 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 209 - 18 71 74 20 26 $50,000 or more __________________________ 16 - 2 1 5 4 4 

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL_ 20SO 9 222 561 643 444 201 Average nelloss ____________________ dollars __ 3625 10200 4146 3419 3766 3592 2948 

Loss of- Less Ihan $1,000 __________________________ 429 - 40 104 122 106 57 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 1 572 1 178 434 507 318 134 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 75 8 3 23 13 19 9 $50,000 or more __________________________ 4 - 1 - 1 1 1 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 258 1 18 80 75 58 26 $1,000 __ 415 (D) (D) 99 148 79 33 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 835 8 61 207 304 155 100 $1,000 __ 2335 8 93 559 864 452 358 

Customwork and olher agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 335 - 21 101 119 72 22 $1,000 __ 710 - 11 200 322 111 66 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 160 8 16 52 43 12 29 $1,000 __ 201 8 37 32 36 62 27 

Forest products and Christmas trees c ___ farms __ 412 - 21 107 160 78 46 $1,000 __ 1 157 - 38 294 434 197 195 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 88 - 13 28 22 16 9 $1,000 __ 266 - 7 33 72 82 71 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 10 - 2 5 1 2 - $1,000 __ 15 - (D) 9 (D) (D) - Corn _________________________________ farms __ I - - 1 - - - $1,000 __ (D) - - (D) - - - Wheat ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum, baney, and oals ______________ farms __ 5 - - 2 1 2 - $1,000 __ (D) - - (D) (D) (D) - COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 4 - 2 2 - - - $1,000 __ 11 - (D) (D) - - -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 2843 18 252 808 763 616 386 acres __ 144 913 576 12 113 36125 41 394 31 760 22945 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 2569 17 226 701 699 561 365 acres __ 90 887 347 8102 20899 26751 18906 15882 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 2064 15 175 586 544 466 298 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 351 2 39 102 98 66 44 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 113 - 7 27 41 20 18 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 31 - 4 5 13 5 4 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 7 - 1 1 2 3 - 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2 - - - 1 1 - 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 1 - - - - - 1 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ I 240 9 113 396 355 250 117 acres __ 26020 207 1 802 7246 7034 6118 3613 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ 74 62 28 farms __ 261 - 24 73 acres __ 6454 - 432 1 SOl 1 618 1 781 822 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 66 - 6 21 19 17 5 acres __ 813 - 87 293 114 252 67 In cultivaled summer fallow ___________ farms __ 83 - 5 25 24 24 5 

acres __ I 725 - 50 537 760 339 39 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 624 5 72 188 139 128 92 

acres __ 19014 22 1 640 5349 5 117 4364 2522 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 2150 10 176 627 583 474 2SO 

acres __ 230 545 1 613 12890 53 479 59673 59106 43782 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 521 5 43 168 146 99 60 

acres __ 20631 36 962 4228 6371 3957 3277 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ I 960 6 158 572 528 443 253 

acres __ 209 714 1577 11 928 49251 51 302 55 151 40 505 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 65 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Fanning 

Item Total fanning Age of operator (years) 

and other occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con, 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ fanns __ 991 489 3 36 85 109 111 145 acres __ 35903 23102 124 641 2478 4953 5788 8918 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ fanns __ 3849 1 974 11 190 366 454 450 503 acres __ 98596 57162 154 3477 10717 15066 13627 14119 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 134 120 1 17 26 34 30 10 

acres __ 4569 4067 (D) (D) 832 1 207 1 091 513 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 115 82 - 7 16 21 27 11 

acres __ 5941 4333 - 384 566 1 054 1 360 949 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 6266 3212 47 321 621 717 707 799 

$1,000 __ 1 320 729 659445 5565 78 914 181 710 226070 184 697 162469 Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 210777 267573 118830 245 838 292609 315300 261 240 228 372 Average per acre ____________________ doliars __ 962 909 705 974 1 015 973 779 875 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 652 172 - 1 35 41 59 36 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 773 244 9 14 37 45 59 80 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 916 426 25 67 77 86 47 122 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 998 459 2 35 72 78 96 176 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 699 439 6 81 62 113 88 89 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 699 1 081 4 87 250 240 286 214 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 389 270 1 27 74 64 46 58 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 119 105 - 8 12 41 21 23 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 16 12 - 1 1 5 4 1 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 5 4 - - 1 2 1 -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 6264 3212 47 321 621 717 707 799 $1,000 __ 240 068 179744 3067 19820 39204 47174 44378 26102 

Farms by value group: 590 $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 138 - 24 31 9 24 50 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 227 388 9 25 48 83 89 112 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 301 542 6 45 83 99 86 223 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1766 999 1 107 184 204 219 284 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 902 649 12 64 145 176 177 75 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 375 336 17 33 93 85 77 31 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 183 167 2 22 35 58 27 23 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 18 15 - 1 2 3 8 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ fanns __ 5537 3020 47 314 600 888 654 717 

numbeL_ 12236 8115 80 792 1 900 2109 1 807 1 427 Wheel tractors __________________________ fanns __ 5597 2986 46 290 573 664 677 736 

numbeL_ 14260 9228 129 797 1 853 2216 2 129 2104 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 3805 1 832 18 148 308 419 394 545 

numbeL_ 6201 3255 32 225 542 881 646 1 129 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 3549 2201 31 237 485 509 500 439 number __ 8059 5973 97 572 1 311 1 535 1 483 975 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 471 366 15 62 69 91 71 58 number __ 540 424 15 81 77 105 81 65 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ fanns __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ fanns __ 2152 1 411 19 100 299 299 369 325 

numbeL_ 2326 1 539 30 109 320 342 400 338 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 2708 1 594 28 137 296 294 412 427 number __ 2925 1766 28 159 331 312 459 477 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ fanns __ 3252 2000 21 227 455 459 439 399 

acres on which used __ 246 899 206 346 971 19969 49094 62092 49858 24362 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 1 220 866 3 139 191 225 190 118 

acres on which used __ 59021 51 650 95 7530 11 584 15824 11 015 5602 

tons __ 64 204 54 892 137 7276 13 883 16602 11 555 5439 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 1 728 1 092 21 151 262 271 186 201 

acres on which used __ 129 050 103 759 1 022 11 416 24876 31 083 24256 11 106 Nematodes in crops ___________________ fanns __ 144 101 2 16 17 23 18 25 

acres on which used __ 8314 5786 (D) (0) 1 143 744 1 385 1 927 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ fanns __ 1 079 771 15 151 199 167 119 120 

acres on which used __ 72535 64 792 450 8899 15475 19270 16611 4087 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 1 833 1 226 19 150 294 294 266 203 

acres on which used __ 138 262 118 635 739 11 732 29562 36665 28911 11 026 

Chemicals for defoliation or for ~owth control of crops or thinning of it _______ farms __ 552 404 2 77 88 113 71 53 

acres on which used __ 53 000 46 963 (D) (D) 10772 15661 12317 3695 

See footnotes at end of table. 

66 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 502 5 44 152 141 110 50 acres __ 12801 34 621 4356 2950 3185 1 655 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ I 875 7 169 522 519 393 265 acres __ 41 434 300 2423 8232 11 506 9603 9370 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 14 - 1 6 2 4 1 acres __ 522 - (D) 114 (D) 116 (D) Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 33 - 3 11 7 8 4 acres __ I 608 - 173 355 164 446 470 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 3054 21 273 827 935 639 359 $1,000 __ 461 284 1 739 41 514 98688 161 382 93766 64 195 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 151 043 82810 152 068 119333 172601 146739 178816 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 1 079 522 1 367 1 009 1 381 925 823 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 480 8 80 154 98 77 63 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 529 4 27 143 175 123 57 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 490 - 49 174 127 98 42 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 539 8 39 137 158 129 68 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 260 - 10 90 108 37 15 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 818 1 43 110 221 151 92 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 119 - 25 17 39 21 17 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 14 - - 2 8 2 2 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 4 - - - - 1 3 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 1 - - - 1 - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 3052 21 273 827 933 639 359 $1,000 __ 60324 313 4937 14094 20646 11 445 8889 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 452 8 26 161 93 94 70 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 861 - 79 192 263 204 123 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ t 759 8 79 217 220 176 59 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 769 5 89 200 279 134 82 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 153 - 16 43 48 25 21 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 39 - 2 12 19 5 1 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 16 - 2 2 10 - 2 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 3 - - - 1 1 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 2517 13 220 708 750 549 277 

numbeL_ 4121 13 408 1 130 1 284 852 434 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 2611 13 206 665 841 575 311 number __ 5032 18 437 1 225 1 692 1 078 582 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ I 973 5 145 473 679 437 234 number __ 2946 9 260 721 995 612 349 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 1348 9 124 326 446 305 138 

numbeL_ 2086 9 177 504 697 466 233 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 105 8 11 12 46 8 20 number __ 116 '8 11 13 55 9 20 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 741 12 65 186 257 172 49 number __ 787 12 65 202 282 173 53 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ I 114 13 81 256 416 237 111 number __ I 159 13 81 261 445 244 115 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 1 252 13 136 317 420 228 138 acres on which used __ 40553 670 3632 9803 10281 7931 8236 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 354 8 66 121 118 38 3 acres on which used __ 7371 40 1 719 2681 1 813 851 67 tons __ 9312 80 2249 3126 2378 1366 111 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 636 4 56 172 174 131 99 

acres on which used __ 25291 80 2093 7495 4790 3933 6900 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 43 - 8 15 20 - - acres on which used __ 2528 - 120 1 993 415 - - Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 308 - 27 92 106 73 10 

acres on which used __ 7743 - 1 299 2370 2344 1 520 210 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 155 95 pasture ______________________________ farms __ 607 12 69 178 98 acres on which used __ 19627 192 2177 7203 4895 3 102 2058 

Chemicals for defoliation or for Wowth control of crops or thinning of ruit _______ farms __ 148 4 29 32 43 26 14 

acres on which used __ 6037 80 1 293 1 550 1 152 1 443 509 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 67 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 6269 3 ~O 33 330 593 703 731 830 Full owners ___________________________________ 4211 1 829 7 133 256 351 439 643 Par1 owners ___________________________________ 1 786 1 229 12 139 298 328 270 182 Tenants ______________________________________ 272 162 14 58 39 24 22 5 

Wh~e ________________________________________ 6249 3203 33 328 591 695 728 828 Full owners _________________________________ 4196 1 817 7 131 256 345 437 641 Part owners _________________________________ 1 784 1 227 12 139 298 326 270 182 Tenants ____________________________________ 269 159 14 58 37 24 21 5 

Black and other races _________________________ Full owners 20 17 2 2 8 3 2 _________________________________ 

Part 15 12 2 6 2 2 owners _________________________________ 2 2 2 Tenants ____________________ • _______________ 3 3 2 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ________ • ___________________ farms __ 6002 3061 20 272 554 681 709 825 aeres __ 167728 767902 3755 45382 122615 199 878 198129 198143 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 5997 3068 19 272 554 679 709 825 acres __ 148 150 756983 3 612 44980 121 761 196 736 194943 194951 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 2073 1 397 26 198 338 353 294 188 acres __ 198 037 157376 2928 27954 38402 40808 32361 14923 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 2058 1 391 26 197 337 352 292 187 acres __ 194438 155912 2801 27748 38081 40773 31 705 14804 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 368 188 3 22 24 41 46 52 acres __ 21 177 12383 270 608 1 175 3177 3842 3311 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 5276 2811 28 261 523 614 638 747 Not on farm operated __________________________ 654 239 4 47 44 56 56 32 Not reported __________________________________ 339 170 1 22 26 33 37 51 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ Other 3220 3220 33 330 593 703 731 830 ________________________________________ 3049 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 2275 1 942 19 161 320 408 465 569 Any __________________________________________ 3653 937 12 153 237 244 179 112 1 to 99 days ___________________________ • ____ 676 476 9 75 122 97 96 77 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 724 257 1 40 69 88 39 20 200 days or more _____________________ • _____ 2253 204 2 38 46 59 44 15 

Not reported __________________ • ________ • ______ 341 341 2 16 36 51 87 149 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ___________ • ____________________ 267 116 8 34 33 17 23 1 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 402 160 8 53 48 27 18 6 5 to 9 years _________________________ .--------- 1 039 420 5 133 132 81 46 23 10 years or more _______________ • ____________ ._ 3680 2077 58 305 480 551 683 Average years on present farm _______________ 18.8 22.2 3.0 6.7 11.7 17.9 25.7 37.0 

Not reported __________________________________ 881 447 12 52 75 98 93 117 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 53 33 33 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 611 330 330 35 to 44 years ___________________ • ____________ 1 489 593 593 45 to 49 years ______________________ • _________ 763 339 339 50 to 54 years ____________________________ • ___ 757 364 364 

55 to 59 years __________ • _____________________ 760 385 385 60 to 64 years __________________________ •• ____ 622 346 346 65 to 69 years _____________________ • __________ 566 370 370 70 years and over ____________________ .-_. _____ 868 460 460 Average age __________________ • _____________ 51.7 53.5 22.0 30.7 39.8 49.5 59.3 72.1 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________ •• _______ 5705 2952 33 293 544 641 679 762 Female _____________ .--------------------_____ 564 266 37 49 62 52 68 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 16 8 2 4 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms._ 5594 2777 28 268 504 609 613 735 acres __ 1 059 102 695552 4830 58906 115531 182250 163 612 170423 Partnership _______ .----_________________ farms __ 350 225 4 24 41 33 53 70 acres __ 110 356 85937 (0) 6860 (0) 12469 20270 25444 Corporation: Family held ____________________ • ______ farms_. 281 190 1 14 43 51 57 24 acres __ (0) 116535 (0) (0) 20128 39195 38372 (0) More than 10 stockholders ____ • ______ farms __ 3 2 1 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 278 188 14 43 50 56 24 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 19 15 2 3 5 4 1 acres __ (0) 6001 (0) 2750 1 735 501 (0) More than 10 stockholders ___ • _______ farms __ 1 1 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 18 14 2 2 5 4 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. __________ • _____________ farms __ 25 13 2 2 5 4 acres __ 14 BOO 8870 (0) (0) 1860 3893 

See footnotes at end of table. 

68 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ acres __ 

Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 

3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators Male by sex: ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-oooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

3049 

2382 

557 

110 

3046 

2379 

557 

110 

3 

3 

2941 

399 826 

2939 

391 167 

676 

38661 

667 

38526 

180 

8794 

2465 

415 

169 

3049 

333 

2716 

200 

467 

2049 

151 

242 

619 

1 603 

15.2 

434 

20 

281 

876 

424 

393 

375 

276 

196 

208 

49.7 

2753 

296 

8 

2817 

363 550 

125 

24419 

91 

(0) 

1 

90 

4 

(0) 

4 

12 

5930 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

20 

11 

4 

5 

20 

11 

4 

5 

15 

2215 

15 

2215 

9 308 

9 308 

14 

6 

20 

1 

19 

2 

3 

14 

6 

4 

1 

2.5 

9 

20 

21.7 

20 

16 

691 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

25 to 34 

281 

172 

72 

37 

280 

171 

72 

37 

31.1 

247 

34 

247 

22966 

22 

867 

11 

(0) 

11 

1 

(0) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

876 

651 

189 

36 

876 

651 

189 

36 

39.9 

799 

77 

3 

826 

89275 

23 

(D) 

22 7445 

22 

1 

(D) 

4 3057 

45 to 54 

817 

611 

187 

19 

816 

610 

187 

19 

798 

106 823 

798 104 575 

211 

10979 

206 

10948 

49 

2279 

677 

104 

36 

817 

43 

774 

37 

142 

595 

35 

60 

133 

483 

13.9 

106 

424 

393 

49.2 

753 

64 

747 

98613 

36 

7033 

29 

9541 

29 

5 336 

55 to 64 65 and over 

651 404 

561 376 

82 23 

8 5 

651 403 

561 375 

82 23 

8 5 

644 399 100 773 76831 

643 399 97615 75801 

91 29 

6085 952 

90 28 

6041 951 

35 26 

3202 1 031 

525 294 

77 70 

49 40 

651 404 

64 166 

587 238 

38 84 

99 51 

450 103 

12 3 

27 8 

74 27 

426 271 

20.6 30.0 

112 95 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

VeQetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ 

FrUIts and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg!js (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _ _ ____ _ ___ _ _ ___ __ ____ _ _________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

70 MAINE 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total farming and other occupations 

419 

029 

515 

564 

812 

562 

409 

321 1 028 

474 

106 

30 

70 

730 

730 

230 

780 

290 

280 

1 434 

789 

862 

216 

315 

62 

2637 

119475 

854 1 019 

424 

241 

95 

4 

2271 

61 597 1 331 11 782 

943 

368 

16 

3 

1 

1 183 49815 

263 

65 

475 

273 

90 

15 

2 

2025 

47036 

1 686 10842 

2368 

50357 

15329 

1 465 26156 

2842 

2087 

24201 

12487 433 2604 

1 332 

Total 

147 

349 

168 

205 

371 

283 

219 

216 

782 

375 

83 

22 

33 

959 

959 

131 

280 

138 

77 

492 

304 

809 

164 

110 

27 

1 538 102 975 

251 

571 

391 

230 

91 

4 

1 379 54172 

564 6395 

347 

202 

12 

2 

1 

958 47777 

107 

42 

439 

268 

87 

15 

2 

1 289 41 203 

941 7600 

1 476 42533 

11 837 1 050 23539 

2400 

1 311 18994 

9436 190 1 651 

840 

Under 25 

5 

2 

2 

4 

4 

4 

3 

6 

3 

1 

16 

16 

5 

1 

10 

1 

16 

741 

1 

7 

8 

15 

399 

6 

58 

3 

3 

11 

341 

11 

15 

318 

11 

24 

15 

164 

47 

9 

72 

5 

14 

82 

42 

3 

15 

9 

25 to 34 

18 

50 

23 

18 

45 

31 

17 

23 

79 

21 

4 

1 

4 124 

124 

13 

17 

18 

6 

24 

7 

81 

13 

24 

6 

128 8251 

27 

37 

34 

26 

4 

113 4302 

32 

206 

24 

8 

92 4096 

8 

1 

48 

32 

4 

1 

103 3668 

65 

281 

121 2559 

675 

87 1 415 

87 

109 

144 

588 

12 

40 

23 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 64 

32 36 

68 71 

28 29 52 34 64 57 48 55 37 46 43 51 

138 186 

63 101 

17 27 

3 10 

5 5 181 190 

181 190 

33 20 33 57 

35 23 14 15 

66 90 35 59 

174 222 30 46 

20 26 

2 9 

297 368 22653 27512 

55 48 87 123 84 100 48 69 22 27 1 1 

271 342 12251 15009 96 116 1 053 1 243 

61 69 32 44 2 3 1 

199 261 11 198 13768 

20 22 3 14 91 114 59 79 21 26 4 6 1 

237 319 8620 10732 

175 218 1 782 1 771 

271 360 9888 11 181 2349 3296 213 271 6575 6272 

752 708 245 315 3 313 4909 1 597 2568 29 44 145 345 

67 178 

55 to 64 65 and over 

33 28 81 74 31 55 44 55 81 120 

55 90 44 71 42 64 178 195 114 73 

23 12 

5 3 

14 4 208 240 

208 240 

28 37 

61 112 

34 28 

17 25 

118 189 73 129 

175 147 

54 20 

16 24 

6 4 

342 387 24944 18874 

44 76 126 191 84 81 64 23 23 15 1 1 

297 341 12437 9774 120 194 1 385 2450 

70 120 47 68 3 4 

1 

1 

199 196 11 052 7324 

14 43 10 14 87 90 61 35 23 13 4 

294 321 10568 7299 

215 257 1 941 1801 

335 374 10386 8365 3026 2443 227 243 5083 4122 383 464 302 326 5303 4243 

2642 1 979 

45 57 

837 469 

364 209 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 272 5 37 77 68 54 31 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 680 7 82 236 170 111 74 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 347 2 43 108 76 66 52 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 359 3 33 93 90 93 47 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 441 2 27 122 138 91 61 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 279 15 82 82 65 35 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 190 17 51 50 52 20 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 105 2 25 36 22 20 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 246 15 64 71 61 35 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 99 9 14 31 26 19 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 23 1 2 5 8 6 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 8 2 2 4 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 37 8 11 8 7 3 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 771 6 54 221 222 140 128 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 771 6 54 221 222 140 128 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________ 99 16 29 22 22 10 Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 500 3 40 117 103 140 97 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 152 1 11 44 37 34 25 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 203 12 42 62 51 36 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 942 7 87 297 286 193 72 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 485 1 42 133 146 115 48 

Oairy farms (024) ________________________________ 53 10 10 13 9 11 Poultry and ~!1S (025) ___________________________ 52 6 17 13 9 7 Animal specia ties (027) __________________________ 205 3 31 75 45 41 10 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 35 6 13 6 5 5 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ I 099 5 109 323 334 217 111 

numbeL_ 16500 37 1 861 3873 5278 3615 1 836 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 603 4 57 205 171 103 63 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 448 1 47 112 145 103 40 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 33 4 2 14 8 5 100 to 199 __________________________________ 11 4 3 2 2 200 to 499 __________________________________ 4 1 1 1 500 or more ________________________________ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 892 2 87 272 264 180 87 number __ 7425 (0) (0) 1 889 2277 646 921 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 767 1 74 242 235 149 66 number __ 5387 (0) (0) 1 444 1 787 1 130 553 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 596 60 206 172 107 50 10 to 49 ________________________________ 166 14 34 62 42 14 50 to 99 ________________________________ 4 2 1 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 1 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 225 1 22 64 61 48 29 number __ 2038 (0) (0) 445 490 516 368 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 156 11 49 45 35 15 5 to 9 __________________________________ 23 3 3 9 2 6 10 to 49 ________________________________ 36 7 10 4 8 7 50 to 99 ________________________________ 7 1 2 2 2 100 to 199 ______________________________ 3 1 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heijer calves _______________ farms __ 736 3 77 205 228 154 69 number __ 5833 (0) (0) 1 202 953 1 246 548 

Steers, steer oaives, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 725 3 72 197 225 151 77 number __ 3242 13 309 782 1 048 723 367 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 890 3 90 249 274 190 84 number __ 7824 8 823 1 737 2 910 1 470 876 $1,000 __ 3493 5 312 660 1 695 519 302 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 415 1 41 112 124 90 47 

numbeL_ 2617 (0) (0) 710 701 532 362 $1,000 __ 442 (0) (0) 140 110 87 48 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 776 3 73 224 244 163 69 

numbeL_ 5207 (0) (0) 1 027 2209 938 514 $1,000 __ 3051 (0) (0) 520 1 585 432 254 Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 243 2 23 82 75 43 18 

numbeL_ 953 (0) (0) 294 309 211 64 $1,000 __ 492 (0) (0) 151 175 95 33 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 71 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item T ota! farming Age of operator (years) 

and other occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 54 65 and over 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 421 185 4 30 51 38 31 31 

numbeL_ 8999 5594 1 721 771 534 918 356 1 294 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 372 160 1 26 48 30 29 26 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 14 5 - - 2 2 - 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 16 8 - 1 - 3 2 2 100 to 199 __________________________________ 9 6 2 2 - 2 - - 200 to 499 __________________________________ 7 4 - 1 1 1 - 1 500 or more ________________________________ 3 2 1 - - - - 1 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 158 73 3 12 20 15 10 13 

numbeL_ 1 633 944 193 117 111 247 92 184 O1her ________________________________ farms __ 373 161 4 27 42 32 27 29 

numbeL_ 7366 4650 1 528 654 423 671 254 1 110 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 295 125 3 19 38 24 21 20 number __ 13905 8983 2610 654 1 320 2228 626 1 545 $1,000 __ 1 054 610 204 56 75 155 46 75 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 88 45 2 9 15 5 5 9 number __ 7322 5348 (D) (D) 1 113 1 361 370 1 333 $1,000 __ 253 188 (D) (D) 41 59 15 47 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 167 77 3 13 21 15 10 15 number __ 1 756 1 022 201 99 131 312 83 196 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 151 71 3 9 21 14 10 14 number __ 882 497 (D) (D) 70 165 42 121 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 125 52 2 9 13 11 7 10 number __ 874 525 (D) (D) 61 147 41 75 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 559 196 1 18 44 41 42 50 

numbeL_ 15606 7409 (D) (D) 1244 1 876 1 541 2057 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 495 173 1 17 35 36 36 48 numbeL_ 9 915 4771 (D) (D) 703 1 176 977 (D) 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 508 175 1 17 42 34 39 42 

numbeL_ 11 933 5509 (D) (D) 912 1 095 1 380 1 322 Sheep and lambs shom __________________ farms __ 504 170 1 16 36 33 38 46 number __ 12905 6107 (D) \D) 984 1 485 1 208 1 805 

pounds of wooL_ 104 438 51 427 (D) D) 7123 14392 7667 17 252 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 1 349 550 4 66 126 118 105 131 number __ 6324 2978 13 408 683 732 454 678 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 252 103 1 15 36 23 7 21 number __ 1 127 824 (D) (0) 68 59 559 52 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 191 73 - 12 22 14 14 11 

numbeL_ 1 255 670 - 266 92 72 108 132 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 54 27 - 7 4 7 5 4 

numbeL_ 523 195 - 35 38 34 57 31 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 719 352 2 51 80 83 69 67 

numbeL_ 6 999 685 6825 176 (D) (0) 3 697 043 471 177 1 710 899 234 531 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 624 265 1 43 62 63 42 54 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 4 4 - - - 1 - 3 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 17 14 1 1 1 4 5 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 16 16 - - 4 2 6 4 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 43 38 - 5 7 12 11 3 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 12 12 - 1 5 1 4 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 3 - 1 1 - 1 -

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 682 327 2 49 77 79 59 61 

numbeL_ 5665 233 5 571 407 (D) (0) 3 189320 390887 1 273972 117446 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 115 67 - 6 18 16 17 10 

number __ 1 334452 1 253 769 - 111 744 507723 80290 436927 117085 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 239 153 1 18 34 40 38 22 

numbeL_ 6549 904 6471 850 (D) (0) 3 544 077 460501 1 531 395 241 605 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 95 65 - 8 12 21 20 4 

numbeL_ 13 679 943 13 150679 - 1 093 347 2 238 202 4323410 5 174 118 321 602 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 40 14 - 5 2 4 2 1 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 8 7 - - - 5 1 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 7 6 - - 1 3 2 - 100,000 or more ____________________________ 40 38 - 3 9 9 15 2 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 15 3 - - 1 1 1 - number __ 151 7 - - (D) (0) (D) - Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 98 33 - 4 14 8 5 2 

numbeL_ 4 128 2776 - 39 221 2251 (0) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

72 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ number __ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ $1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ $1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages invantory _____ farrns __ number __ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shom __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 __________ . ________________ _ 

100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

236 

3405 

212 

9 

8 

3 

3 

1 

85 

689 

212 

2716 

170 

4922 

454 

43 1 974 

65 

90 

734 

80 

385 

73 

349 

363 

8197 

322 5144 

333 6424 

334 

6798 

53011 

799 3346 

149 

303 

118 

585 

37 

328 

367 

174509 

359 

3 

5 

355 93826 

48 80683 

86 178054 

30 529264 

26 

1 

1 

2 

12 

144 

65 1 352 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

6 122 

6 

72 

6 113 

6 108 

815 

3 

11 

2 

(0) 

25 to 34 

45 

(0) 

41 

3 

11 

(0) 

39 

(0) 

35 

(0) 

(0) 

6 218 4 

11 

(0) 

11 

47 

10 

(0) 

27 

409 

22 

217 

26 

279 

20 

301 

2205 

83 

362 

24 

(0) 

18 

74 

9 

27 

42 

945 

42 

42 

797 

9 148 

19 

455 

6 40 274 

5 

1 

2 

(0) 

11 

237 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

100 

214 

93 

2 

2 

1 

2 

31 

214 

93 1 000 

68 

535 

108 

18 

915 

30 

34 

224 

32 

130 

27 

94 

135 2729 

117 1 641 

123 

2397 

127 

2389 

18419 

298 

127 

52 

94 

53 

314 

17 

178 

149 69059 

146 

2 

145 

2872 

18 66 187 

29 70371 

10 223 755 

9 

1 

(0) 

30 

667 

45 to 54 

51 

247 

44 

2 

2 

2 

27 

313 

43 

934 

34 

2077 

209 

11 

550 

20 

29 

339 

26 

179 

24 

160 

112 2592 

100 1 739 

103 

1 836 

104 2100 

16770 

226 1007 

37 

67 

26 

138 7 

62 

88 11 130 

87 

64 2918 

12 

8212 

22 

17 238 

10 

265200 

8 

7 

13 

12 

132 

55 to 64 

31 

233 

28 

3 

11 

48 

30 

185 

27 

236 

23 

5 105 

3 

11 

39 

8 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

59 

747 

56 1 090 

53 

1 350 

56 1 331 

10090 

129 

618 

23 

63 

14 

37 

4 

61 

56 

62087 

53 

2 

54 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

13 60 872 

3 

(0) 

3 

1 

(0) 

11 

(0) 

65 and over 

7 

85 

6 

3 

19 

5 

66 

4 193 

9 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

24 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

24 

598 

21 

385 

22 

449 

21 

569 4712 

60 

221 

11 

28 

7 

22 

32 

31 288 

31 

30 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 29118 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

MAINE 73 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Fanning 

Item T ota! farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 544 466 2 46 95 130 125 68 acres __ 28711 26304 (0) (0) 6327 7734 6578 3630 tons. green __ 442833 Irrigated ______________________________ fanns __ 412068 (0) (0) 99714 122045 106002 55424 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 223 165 2 15 32 39 49 28 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 228 214 25 41 62 58 28 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 85 81 6 18 29 16 12 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 6 5 4 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 2 1 1 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 535 435 4 58 100 114 107 52 acres __ 35548 31 015 196 2670 7295 9491 7587 3776 bushels __ 2 728 024 2370244 17275 203420 582393 733 320 580 940 252896 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 3 2 1 acres __ 150 150 (0) (0) 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 839 717 17 108 169 162 161 100 acres __ 83 261 78254 1 185 9072 18901 22 437 19674 6986 

cwL 22 412 030 20956861 282659 2450 491 5 248294 5 861 642 5270040 1 823 535 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 34 32 5 7 9 7 4 acres __ 3485 (0) (0) 298 729 368 145 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 120 83 1 3 17 10 15 37 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 118 75 2 17 17 8 19 12 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 285 254 7 51 54 48 68 28 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 249 243 7 36 65 72 47 16 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 67 62 1 16 24 14 7 

Hay-alfalfa. other tame. small Wain. wild. grass silage. green chop. etc. see text) __ farms __ 3672 1 910 18 157 329 406 412 588 acres __ 221 675 159968 1 808 15086 30853 42268 36779 33174 tons. dry __ 393393 300429 3431 28495 62211 82015 70855 53422 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 13 6 3 1 2 acres __ 184 57 40 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 322 441 2 36 72 70 78 183 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1631 859 11 60 137 172 t64 295 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 600 502 4 49 96 127 128 98 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 112 101 1 12 23 34 19 12 500 acres or more ___________________________ 7 7 1 3 3 

Tame hay other than alfalfa. small grain. and wild hay (see text) ________________ farms __ 2494 1 416 15 115 248 311 313 414 acres __ 136898 99023 1 233 9513 16735 24416 23845 23281 tons. dry __ 240 584 180348 2257 18379 32401 45297 45452 36562 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 3 2 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 509 330 3 34 80 61 82 70 

acres_-. 9727 8262 23 597 1 450 917 3270 1 005 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 73 63 9 22 12 9 11 acres __ 776 754 132 151 165 131 175 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 294 156 2 14 39 21 39 41 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 141 107 1 13 25 22 25 21 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 52 48 6 12 11 12 7 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 16 15 1 4 7 3 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 4 3 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 394 176 22 28 39 38 49 acres __ 7405 5424 734 964 1850 1290 586 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 21 9 1 2 1 2 3 acres __ 177 69 (0) (0) (0) (0) 12 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 206 68 8 12 9 15 24 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 117 55 6 7 16 7 19 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 55 40 6 6 10 13 5 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 10 8 2 2 1 2 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 5 1 3 1 

Berries harvested for sale ________________ farms __ 739 285 15 43 58 60 109 acres __ 24303 10184 586 309 4758 2163 2367 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 92 58 3 18 16 11 10 acres __ 711 461 3 58 86 82 232 

See footnotes at end of table. 

74 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 78 1 10 20 25 14 8 acres __ 2407 (0) (0) 331 1 156 446 312 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ ?.::~== 30765 (0) (0) 4 159 13470 6303 4437 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 58 9 16 18 11 3 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 14 1 4 3 2 4 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 4 3 1 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 SOD acres or more ___________________________ 1 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 100 1 14 27 35 15 8 acres __ 4533 (0) (D! 783 1 851 700 541 bushels __ 357 780 (0) (D 54464 157 836 53307 43975 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ fanms __ 122 4 20 37 27 22 12 acres __ 5 008 65 1 065 1 026 1 206 1 374 272 

cwL 1 455 189 17 512 309860 274 209 357771 426 034 69783 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 acres __ (0) (D) (D) 

Fanms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 37 5 8 8 12 4 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 43 4 4 13 13 4 5 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 31 8 15 3 3 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 6 2 1 1 1 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 5 1 2 2 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small Brain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ I 762 9 143 486 525 367 232 acres __ 61 707 197 5281 15 489 20093 12 434 8213 tons, dry __ 92964 254 7516 23 277 30942 18 024 12951 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 7 2 2 1 2 acres __ 127 (0) (D) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 881 6 60 267 255 184 109 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 772 3 75 197 226 163 108 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 98 8 21 39 17 13 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 11 1 5 3 2 500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Tame hay other than sHalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) ________________ farms __ I 078 4 84 321 315 218 136 acres __ 37875 102 2796 10236 11 880 7728 5 133 tons, dry __ 60 236 158 4065 16 399 19776 11 977 7861 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ I 1 acres __ (0) (0) 

Vegetables harvested for ssle (see text) ___ farms __ 179 26 55 43 39 16 acres __ I 466 272 569 186 381 59 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 10 3 4 2 1 acres __ 23 3 19 (D) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 138 23 38 34 30 13 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 34 2 14 7 8 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 4 2 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 2 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 218 2 19 63 57 53 24 acres __ I 982 (0) (D) 680 285 341 131 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 12 2 4 3 1 2 acres __ 108 (D) 49 1 (0) (0) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 138 8 37 40 37 16 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 62 2 7 18 15 13 7 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 15 3 6 2 3 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 2 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 1 

Berries harvested for sale ________________ farms __ 454 2 32 104 98 125 93 acres __ 14120 (D) (D) 1 936 2054 3420 6314 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 34 2 8 13 4 7 acres __ 250 (D) (0) 43 8 132 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 75 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbrevlations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1109 10t049 50 10 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 Total acres acres acres acres acres 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ••••...........•.......•••••••.•. numbeL. 6269 419 1 029 515 564 812 percenL. 100.0 6.7 16.4 8.2 9.0 13.0 Land in farms ....•..•••••••••.....•...... acres .. 1 342 588 1 706 27974 29 599 46 380 93204 Average size of farm •••.•.•...•...•... acres .• 214 4 27 57 82 115 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) .•.•••••••...••..... farms .. 6269 419 1 029 515 564 812 $1,000 .. 405484 11 527 23811 9896 23784 19520 Average per farm ............•....... dollars .. 64 681 27512 23 140 19197 42170 24039 

Farms ~ue of sales: Less $1,000 (see text) ......•....•.•••••• 1023 72 274 134 131 142 

$1,000 to $2,499 •••....•..••••••••••.••••••• 1 036 119 253 107 130 167 

$2,500 to $4,999 ..•••••••••••••.••••••••.•.. 870 79 161 106 91 132 

$5,000 to $9,999 .•••......................•. 719 45 113 53 87 107 

$10,000 to $19,999 •.............•.......•..• 539 32 75 48 38 88 

$20,000 to $24,999 .........••••••.•••.•••••• 161 12 33 8 6 23 

$25,000 10 $39,999 •....•.•.••.•••••.•••••••• 292 14 41 21 13 38 

$40,000 to $49,999 ....•.•••••••••••••••••••• 174 10 8 10 11 19 

$50,000 to $99,999 ....••••••••••••••••••.••. 553 14 23 15 31 52 

$100,000 to $249,999 ..•••••••••...•......... 610 14 24 5 15 30 

$250,000 to $489,999 .•••••••••••••.••••••..• 199 3 15 3 8 9 

$500,000 to $999,999 •••••••••••.••..•..••... 87 4 8 4 1 5 

$1,000,000 or more ...••••..•............•... 26 1 1 1 2 

Grains ..•••••• .: •...••.•.••.••••.•.•••• farms •• 564 2 19 11 18 50 

$1,000 •. 4296 (D) (D) 13 37 143 

Sales of $50,000 or more ....•.•..•.. farms •• 9 $1,000 •• 950 

Com for grain •...........•.••••••••• farms .. 35 2 1 3 2 $1,000 .. 767 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Wheat •..................••••••.•... farms .. 23 1 1 3 $1,000 .. 64 (D) (D) (D) 

SO~s ....................••••••• farms •• $1,000 •• 

Sorghum for grain ....•.••••••••.••.• farms •. $1,000 .. Barley ............••..•••••••.•..... farms .. 21 1 $1,000 .. 41 (D) 

Oats .•......•••...•..••••••.•••.... farms .. 457 6 8 8 42 

$1,000 •• 2900 6 4 7 105 

Other grains ..•••.•••••••••••••••••• farms .. 94 2 11 2 7 9 $1,000 .. 527 (D) 32 (D) 20 34 

Cotton and cottonseed ••.•..•.......... farms •. $1,000 .. Sales of $50,000 or more •••..•...... farms •. $1,000 .. 

Tobacco ..••••• _ .•••....•••••••.•..... farms .• $1,000 .• Sales of $50,000 or more •••.••...... farms .. $1,000 .. 

Hay, silage, and field seeds •••••••••.•. farms .. 1 793 4 170 157 194 276 

$1,000 .• 7255 3 267 321 404 856 

Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••• farms .. 6 $1,000 .. 448 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons •••. farms .. 509 45 106 39 51 73 

$1,000 .• 8221 114 419 317 457 608 

Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••.•. farms •. 29 1 2 3 

$1,000 .. 5005 (D) (D) 188 

Fruits, nuts. and berries •••••••••••••••• farms .• 914 54 176 95 94 137 

$1,000 .. 30 860 163 1 620 960 1025 2720 

Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••. farms .. 96 5 3 5 13 

$1,000 .. 23 228 406 207 444 15n 

Nursery and greenhouse crops •....••••• farms .. 370 128 90 33 26 32 

$1,000 .. 11 582 3802 2907 533 1 371 391 

Sales of $50,000 or more ....••....•• farms .• 49 16 13 3 8 3 

$1,000 •. 8655 2566 2158 330 1 253 257 

Other crops ••..•..•..........•••...... farms •. 833 26 76 31 32 80 

$1,000 •. 95 811 102 1 073 917 1250 3303 

Sales of $50,000 or more .•••••••.... farms •• 488 2 7 14 26 

$1,000 •. 90 302 (0) 481 1021 2392 

Poultry and poultry products •••••••••••• farms •• 547 55 151 40 64 95 

$1,000 •• 128 641 6552 15652 5760 5951 6603 

Sales of $50,000 or more •••.•••••••• farms •• 154 18 46 12 18 20 

$1,000 •• 127902 8419 15470 5705 5908 6497 

Dairy products •••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 949 17 37 18 36 75 

$1,000 .. 88 672 273 712 334 1 186 2953 

Sales of $50.000 or more ..•..••••••• farms •• 594 1 3 2 9 26 

$1,000 •. 80 387 (0) 251 (0) 731 2037 

CatUe and calves ...••••••.......•.••.• farms •. 2366 71 228 143 182 300 

$1,000 •• 15329 134 545 398 454 1296 

Sales of $50,000 or more ••....•..•.• farms •• 28 3 

$1,000 •• 3832 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

76 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

t40 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 562 409 321 1 028 474 106 30 

percent-_ 9.0 6.5 5.1 16.4 7.6 1.7 .5 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 87913 80649 76467 362664 310 704 137 583 87745 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 156 197 238 353 655 1 298 2925 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 562 409 321 1028 474 106 30 $1,000 __ 14495 13781 15703 85211 64 131 52716 70917 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 25792 33695 48 919 82890 135 298 497325 2363 902 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 84 69 24 62 26 5 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 85 60 26 68 20 1 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 86 38 39 104 30 4 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 88 66 37 84 36 3 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 55 35 29 100 35 2 2 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 16 15 7 22 14 3 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 27 27 27 55 25 2 2 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 23 14 13 45 17 2 2 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 61 46 63 195 44 7 2 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 31 33 52 250 136 18 2 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 2 5 4 36 eo 28 6 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 2 1 3 9 24 6 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 4 2 7 8 

Grains__ _ _ ____ ________ _ __ ____ __ __ _____ farms __ 53 46 36 164 105 45 15 $1,000 __ 96 140 110 778 175 1 038 723 Sales of $50,000 or more ______ .----- farms __ I 4 4 $1,000 __ (D) (0) 465 

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 3 1 4 10 6 3 $1,000 __ 44 (D) 36 191 129 346 Wheat ______________________________ farms __ I 3 6 6 1 1 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 12 32 (0) (D) Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 5 3 7 4 1 $1,000 __ (D) 11 16 9 (0) Oats _______________________________ farms __ 45 34 26 152 84 41 11 $1,000 __ 81 72 68 622 716 872 347 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 8 6 8 16 18 5 2 $1,000 __ 14 17 20 92 228 (0) (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 200 153 111 342 160 21 5 $1,000 __ 684 719 379 2124 206 250 41 Saies of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 3 1 $1,000 __ (0) 244 (0) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 46 26 22 57 25 13 8 $1,000 __ 400 235 573 1 522 349 1 889 1 337 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 3 7 1 4 5 

$1,000 __ (D) (0) 329 900 (D) 1 670 (D) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 79 56 42 106 53 13 7 $1,000 __ 1 403 2290 1 309 6592 4542 1636 6401 Saies of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 7 7 9 18 18 5 6 $1,000 __ 779 1 740 918 5334 4007 (0) (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 17 6 10 18 7 2 1 $1,000 __ 207 172 288 1816 (D) (0) (0) Saies of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 1 2 2 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (D) (0) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 78 57 61 222 108 50 12 $1,000 __ 4832 3681 4272 24187 21381 21 362 9452 Saies of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 46 26 37 176 93 49 12 $1,000 __ 4229 3007 3860 23 291 21 115 (0) 9452 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 34 32 21 41 10 3 1 $1,000 __ 1 955 1 911 1 349 12540 3367 (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 8 7 13 5 1 1 $1,000 __ 1 901 1 871 1 347 12419 (D) (0) (0) 

~airy products ________________________ farms __ 79 67 89 332 169 26 4 

$1,000 __ 3671 3761 6357 30 543 28 699 8390 1794 Saies of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 32 39 62 248 142 26 4 $1,000 __ 2430 3108 5594 28144 27689 8390 1794 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 239 168 170 573 247 38 7 $1,000 __ 901 793 997 4557 3 015 2073 165 Saies of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 10 6 5 $1,000 __ (0) (D) 1 068 555 1 590 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 77 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 Total acres acres acres acres acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 295 30 61 20 39 53 $1,000 __ 1 064 58 (0) 67 87 265 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 1 $1,000 __ 367 (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 549 33 120 58 70 88 $1,000 __ 879 (0) 138 107 79 163 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 477 63 108 52 51 65 $1,000 __ 13070 275 316 160 11 484 220 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 11 632 (0) (0) (0) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 6266 391 1000 478 480 866 $1,000 __ 324276 8560 20416 8334 18959 17096 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 51 752 21 892 20416 17436 39498 19742 

Uvestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 1 742 120 337 116 200 242 $1,000 __ 21 876 1 270 4340 873 1 305 1 247 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 332 84 287 87 179 198 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 280 27 22 21 8 29 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 111 6 26 7 11 14 $100,000 or more _________________________ 19 3 2 1 2 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 3 197 179 576 209 265 449 $1,000 __ 94386 2263 7426 3322 9344 5050 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2124 137 498 184 200 349 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 598 30 41 14 46 65 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 354 6 11 3 5 22 $100,000 or more _________________________ 121 6 26 8 14 13 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 2044 82 333 131 141 265 $1,000 __ 63160 925 6940 3166 9110 4434 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 142 67 274 113 82 177 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 548 3 22 7 41 63 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 219 4 7 2 3 10 $80,000 or more ________________________ 135 8 30 9 15 15 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 2525 132 294 143 138 285 $1,000 __ 10684 268 482 93 114 355 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 1 505 93 225 109 113 213 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 543 25 36 31 22 57 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 376 13 29 3 3 15 $25,000 or more __________________________ 101 1 4 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 3252 108 366 206 203 392 $1,000 __ 16437 38 295 139 126 869 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2451 107 364 204 199 355 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 668 1 2 2 4 37 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 98 $50,000 or more __________________________ 37 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 2821 148 375 197 144 319 $1,000 __ 11 996 37 244 153 206 781 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2226 148 374 195 133 262 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 513 1 2 11 57 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 50 $50,000 or more __________________________ 32 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 5857 331 876 443 444 637 $1,000 __ 12827 332 615 262 319 795 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5242 316 868 438 439 829 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 577 14 6 4 4 8 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 30 2 1 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 8 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 5232 249 761 369 401 754 $1,000 __ 6421 134 317 159 184 512 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 3268 108 335 213 186 381 $1,000 __ 4252 (0) 102 (0) (0) (0) Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 87 2 35 2 2 2 

LP gas, tuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 

$1,000 __ 105 (0) 31 (0) (0) (0) 

grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 4128 191 483 222 288 556 $1,000 __ 2049 132 165 31 67 123 

See footnotes at end of table. 

78 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 24 10 10 31 15 1 1 $1,000 __ 108 13 19 119 (0) (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 54 21 19 54 25 6 1 $1,000 __ 70 36 26 85 103 (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 37 22 15 42 19 3 $1,000 __ 169 33 23 346 35 8 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 616 447 337 1 004 511 106 30 $1,000 __ 12453 10539 10668 64 486 51 991 39498 61 276 Average par farm ____________________ dollars __ 20215 23577 31 654 64 229 101 744 372619 2042544 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 86 111 67 316 120 23 4 $1,000 __ 564 462 321 2619 1 657 2195 5023 

Farms with expanses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 63 82 55 212 70 13 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 18 23 7 83 36 5 1 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 4 6 5 17 11 4 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 4 3 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 244 223 191 541 276 37 7 $1,000 __ 2379 2251 2272 14017 10935 10438 24689 

Farms with expanses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 166 152 111 224 93 9 1 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 68 52 53 164 59 5 1 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 7 14 24 141 104 16 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 3 5 3 12 20 7 4 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 132 108 150 434 231 31 6 $1,000 __ 1884 1 814 1 805 11 646 8749 9719 1 967 

Farms with expanses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 75 45 79 167 58 4 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 49 53 55 170 78 7 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 3 5 12 86 73 12 2 $80,000 or more ________________________ 5 5 4 11 22 8 3 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 204 170 141 599 310 88 21 $1,000 __ 781 390 360 2505 2367 2108 881 

Farms with expanses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 111 102 93 317 116 11 2 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 36 36 17 142 114 22 5 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 57 32 30 120 42 26 6 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 20 38 29 8 

Commercial fertIlizer ___________________ farms __ 277 264 232 700 382 96 26 $1,000 __ 1 098 584 770 4300 3941 2922 1356 

Farms with expanses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 202 223 177 422 180 15 3 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 74 40 52 256 155 38 5 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 1 2 20 39 25 10 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 2 8 18 8 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 243 209 167 572 329 91 27 $1,000 __ 570 509 326 2970 2359 2164 1 679 

Farms with expanses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 190 175 149 356 212 26 6 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 53 32 18 202 98 33 6 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2 12 13 19 4 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 6 13 11 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 587 435 317 968 487 102 30 $1,000 __ 775 532 546 3187 2436 1614 1412 

Farms with expanses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 538 422 291 764 300 29 8 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 49 13 26 200 182 59 12 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2 5 12 7 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 2 3 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 516 404 283 933 439 96 27 $1,000 __ 484 308 285 1606 1 171 748 534 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 338 300 232 695 372 85 23 

$1,000 __ 215 157 180 1 140 919 (0) 532 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 11 9 14 5 2 3 

$1,000 __ 2 3 10 7 (0) 2 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ 28 farms __ 397 292 253 862 456 100 $1,000 __ 95 67 78 431 338 178 344 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 79 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ___________________ .. ____ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ 

$100,000 or more ________ • _______________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ larms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

80 MAINE 

Total 

4574 

7596 

3 140 lIn 

245 

12 

3 108 51 613 

1922 

767 

362 

57 

906 4978 

386 

347 

148 

25 

5381 

19687 

4330 

947 

76 

28 

1 444 3052 

870 

430 

127 

17 

2753 

15 455 

2036 

635 

74 

8 

2032 

11 312 

521 

969 

477 

65 

1 445 4143 

800 

473 

160 

12 

1 287 3845 

1 098 

119 

52 

18 

6064 

11 460 

5695 

240 

115 

14 

5630 

38363 

4512 

831 

166 

121 

1 to 9 acres 

258 

188 

225 

27 

6 

153 

122 

131 

14 

6 

2 

51 

225 

21 

13 

17 

293 

413 

277 

16 

72 

70 

55 

16 

1 

136 

356 

117 

17 

2 

73 

258 

11 

45 

15 

2 

95 

101 

66 

26 

3 

33 

27 

32 

364 

292 

358 5 

1 

327 

1 657 

2112 

33 

2 

10 to 49 

acres 

731 

441 

665 

52 

12 

2 

356 

1 581 

318 

20 

15 

3 

165 

372 

78 

71 

15 

1 

835 

991 

815 

17 

2 

1 

128 

52 

124 3 

1 

314 

670 

298 

14 

2 

223 

509 

88 

122 

12 

1 

173 

160 

128 

40 

5 

129 

124 

129 

921 

899 

912 7 

1 

1 

872 

1905 

841 

17 

10 

4 

50 to 69 acres 

232 

140 

216 

10 

6 

130 

650 

110 

13 

6 

1 

90 

238 

36 

42 

12 

355 

536 

335 

19 

1 

99 

150 

59 

32 

8 

148 

349 

138 8 

2 

104 

239 

31 

64 

8 

1 

90 

111 

59 

29 

1 

1 

51 

91 

41 

10 

455 

428 

454 

424 

908 

398 

23 

1 

2 

70 to 99 acres 

308 

732 

240 

58 

9 

1 

195 

3026 

169 

16 

8 

2 

48 

168 

17 

26 

4 

1 

410 

680 

387 

22 

66 

57 

60 

4 

2 

196 

586 

171 

24 

160 

542 

34 

102 

23 

1 

62 

44 

50 

10 

2 

59 

41 

56 

3 

479 

936 

469 9 

434 1 320 

390 

38 

4 

2 

100 to 139 

acres 

647 

458 

535 

102 

10 

332 1 576 

248 

69 

15 

113 

386 

63 

28 

19 

3 

756 1 362 

679 

77 

143 

244 

68 

65 

10 

343 

801 

303 

39 

1 

264 

619 

98 

142 

23 

1 

177 

182 

117 

57 

3 

133 

320 

115 

9 

9 

842 

1 105 

828 

14 

748 1 748 

689 

73 

5 

1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 401 354 244 836 440 94 29 $1,000 __ 327 353 375 1 629 1 268 718 967 

Farms wtth expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 283 269 141 361 182 18 5 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 113 76 93 429 175 30 12 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 5 8 10 43 82 44 10 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 3 1 2 2 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 304 214 189 736 380 91 28 $1,000 __ 1 319 1 490 839 10731 9027 6490 12761 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 218 148 92 342 131 11 4 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 83 52 79 290 114 14 3 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 2 13 17 93 128 51 8 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 1 1 11 7 15 13 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 63 72 38 150 78 28 10 $1,000 __ 157 262 125 1 224 916 374 531 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 33 48 13 54 17 5 1 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 13 16 21 73 32 9 3 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 17 7 4 20 21 11 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 3 8 3 5 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 545 388 285 925 463 97 29 $1,000 __ 1 260 780 834 5253 4176 2428 973 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 471 358 239 529 211 22 7 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 73 29 44 383 214 42 11 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 1 2 11 32 22 4 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 6 11 7 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ III 133 62 351 205 57 17 $1,000 __ 177 98 68 847 604 416 269 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 65 96 44 190 93 12 4 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 37 36 15 113 85 22 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 9 1 3 45 22 18 7 $25,000 or more __________________________ 3 5 5 4 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 246 223 201 515 327 81 23 $1,000 __ 599 702 755 3562 2795 2104 2173 

Farms wtth expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 210 176 154 285 161 17 6 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 35 44 45 216 142 44 7 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 3 2 12 24 19 6 $100,000 or more _________________________ 2 1 4 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 162 165 159 410 230 66 16 $1,000 __ 407 518 566 2851 2062 1 389 1 349 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 77 56 16 75 31 3 1 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 57 82 123 152 65 14 1 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 27 26 18 173 114 33 5 $25,000 or more ________________________ 1 1 2 10 20 16 9 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 119 126 107 262 181 42 11 $1,000 __ 192 184 189 711 733 714 824 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 41 87 52 127 66 6 1 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 70 33 48 86 61 10 3 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 8 6 7 49 51 22 3 $25,000 or more ________________________ 3 4 4 

Cash renl- ____________________________ farms __ 84 82 70 375 192 61 18 $1,000 __ 303 132 128 831 602 657 588 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 66 75 64 327 158 33 2 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 5 5 4 41 23 13 6 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 13 2 2 7 9 5 4 $25,000 or more __________________________ 2 10 6 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 588 445 325 1 002 509 105 29 $1,000 __ 688 633 578 2601 1 958 866 474 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4.999 ______________________________ 562 432 311 893 399 51 6 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 6 13 4 69 88 18 7 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 10 39 21 32 10 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 4 6 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 517 408 302 979 463 106 30 $1,000 __ 1 455 1 361 372 8210 6949 4000 7500 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 428 350 234 603 271 29 7 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 87 52 54 299 120 27 8 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 2 14 50 53 24 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 4 27 39 26 13 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 81 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ do/lars __ 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ Average net gain ____________________ do/lars __ 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with net losses _________________ number __ 

Average net loss ____________________ do/lars __ 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

$1,000 __ 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Com _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SOybeans _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, baney, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

$1,000 __ 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovemem grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ aeres __ Idle ________________________________ !arms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ !arms __ 

aeres __ WOodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

aeres __ WOodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

82 MAINE 

Total 

6266 

74252 

11 850 

2912 

31 859 

441 1 021 1 027 

423 

3354 

5522 

642 2283 

400 

29 

851 3062 

1 941 7942 

666 2 163 

294 

525 1 025 4546 

450 

709 

56 

323 5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

40 

126 

11 

111 

5919 

592309 5486 

410891 

3273 

980 

719 

441 

54 

16 

3 

2649 

87487 

772 33608 141 1 473 

206 6679 

1 245 52171 

4565 

615780 1 158 59939 

4170 

555841 

1 to 9 

acres 

391 2273 

5 814 

202 

16140 

60 

90 

42 

10 

189 5222 

29 

138 

22 

10 

12 

41 

165 

32 

151 

9 

14 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

277 

821 

240 

582 

240 

44 

175 

8 

14 

1 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

19 

44 

37 

124 

12 

32 

31 

92 

10 to 49 acres 

1 000 1 038 

1 038 

322 11 108 

117 

134 

56 

15 

678 3745 

103 

549 

24 

2 

53 

56 

159 

449 

57 

194 

16 

10 

49 

80 

47 

165 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

923 14932 766 9239 

766 

366 

3898 

53 

262 

25 

(0) 

29 

(0) 

175 1 492 

501 6906 

140 1 184 

424 

5722 

50 to 69 acres 

478 

997 2086 

177 10901 

36 

104 

31 

6 

301 3098 

69 

225 7 

35 

63 

114 

346 

42 

79 

20 

17 

64 

176 

21 

75 

3 

6 

3 

6 

491 14479 440 9382 

400 

40 

217 3 163 

41 

437 

14 

43 

15 

100 

96 1354 

362 10913 80 1 164 

328 9749 

70 to 99 acres 

490 3142 

6545 

150 28582 

49 

58 

32 

12 

330 3472 

95 

220 

13 

2 

54 

54 

181 

414 

78 

230 

37 

44 

46 

79 

33 

61 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

537 20 295 

503 13402 

424 

79 

245 4229 

54 

643 

12 

99 

12 

184 

98 1738 

434 19364 

86 1 188 

416 18176 

100 to 139 

acres 

866 4293 

4958 

361 18172 

47 

161 

119 

34 

505 4488 

112 

324 

69 

72 

50 

242 

624 

121 

321 

31 

37 

117 

253 

34 

14 

3 

20 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

787 42535 726 

27861 

502 

172 

52 

362 8513 

89 1 633 

18 

190 

14 

133 

166 4205 

664 40999 173 4427 

507 36572 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 t.OOO to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 616 447 337 1 004 511 106 30 $1,000 __ 2997 3134 2576 19322 11 620 13219 9641 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 4865 7012 7645 19245 22740 124706 321 357 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ 305 182 150 678 285 78 22 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 15243 22537 24996 33007 49347 179135 465606 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 32 16 7 43 32 3 - $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 144 42 43 220 18 7 - $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 108 104 89 293 130 14 9 $50,000 or more __________________________ 21 20 11 122 105 54 13 

Farms with net IOSse9 _________________ number-_ 311 265 187 326 226 28 8 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 5313 3650 6272 9377 10814 28917 75327 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 72 64 55 23 19 - 1 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 193 182 103 201 138 10 - $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 46 19 22 99 61 13 5 $50,000 or more __________________________ - - 7 3 8 5 2 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 74 52 64 232 149 44 12 $1,000 __ 141 135 251 753 806 536 205 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 239 146 133 400 233 39 14 $1,000 __ 515 794 651 1 810 1 398 428 349 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 53 33 60 107 69 11 3 $1,000 __ 118 153 348 298 192 57 22 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 36 20 8 66 39 6 6 $1,000 __ 31 14 10 101 27 18 203 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 119 96 77 281 146 21 9 $1,000 __ 326 581 283 1 345 1 026 300 99 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 60 20 36 88 88 17 6 $1,000 __ 41 46 12 66 153 53 25 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 4 4 1 10 18 8 1 $1,000 __ 11 3 (D) 16 94 51 (D) Corn _________________________________ farms __ - - - - 1 2 1 $1,000 __ - - - - (D) (D) (D) Wheat ________________________________ farms __ - - - - 1 - - $1,000 __ - - - - (D) - - Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Sorghum, barley, and oa19 ______________ farms __ 2 4 1 8 17 6 - $1,000 __ (D) 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) - COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 2 - - 2 - - - $1,000 __ (D) - - (D) - - -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 557 404 319 1 023 467 104 30 acres __ 37563 34325 33958 162 119 127527 61 476 42279 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 518 387 309 999 464 104 30 acres __ 23646 23740 23297 115 118 91 222 44 354 29048 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 316 187 106 243 76 12 1 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 153 124 109 236 61 5 1 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 49 65 82 339 123 7 2 200 to 499 acres __________________________ - 11 12 181 187 44 6 500 to 999 acres __________________________ - - - - 17 28 9 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ - - - - - 8 8 2,000 acres or more _______________________ - - - - - - 3 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 256 196 165 528 227 33 10 acres __ 6735 5435 6308 25952 18139 (D) (D) 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 79 45 43 191 116 43 10 acres __ 2599 1 230 1614 8 649 6994 5968 3585 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 16 6 11 26 12 - - acres __ 230 97 155 459 124 - - In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 21 13 9 52 29 6 2 acres __ 293 146 229 1 693 1 939 (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 118 103 63 241 115 41 10 acres __ 4060 3677 2355 10248 9109 7368 6521 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 483 348 275 898 442 97 24 acres __ 41 784 38214 35124 165 354 159653 61 657 35688 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 126 93 69 244 112 20 3 acres __ 5386 3611 3241 18 304 15985 5 017 2400 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 434 330 256 819 411 91 23 acres __ 36398 34603 31 683 149 050 143 688 58 840 33268 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 83 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

1109 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 Total acres acres acres acres acres 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 991 34 184 83 102 121 acres __ 35903 122 1 848 1 274 2355 2421 

land in housa lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 3849 260 634 299 346 466 acres __ 98596 639 4288 2933 4366 7249 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 134 - 1 - 1 5 acres __ 4589 - (0) - (0) 22 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 115 - 2 2 4 5 acres __ 5941 - (0) (0) 91 171 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 6266 391 1 000 478 480 866 $1,000 __ 1 320729 24642 97157 50781 80986 157043 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 210 777 63023 97157 106 236 168721 181 343 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 962 17293 3681 1 845 2050 1 572 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 652 197 249 79 32 46 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 773 79 241 141 103 76 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 916 37 201 74 106 113 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 998 37 111 84 65 206 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 699 11 62 13 33 111 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 699 27 117 83 111 273 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 389 3 19 4 28 40 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 119 - - - 1 1 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 16 - - - 1 - $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 5 - - - - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 6264 391 998 478 480 866 $1,000 __ 240 066 8757 15782 8522 10482 22 935 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 590 73 202 57 60 70 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 227 118 288 166 126 172 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 301 90 247 117 160 169 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 768 67 208 102 115 360 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 802 28 30 23 15 67 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 375 3 21 13 3 18 $200,000 10 $499,999 ________________________ 183 12 2 - - 10 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 18 - - - 1 -

S~LECTED MACHINERY AND 

QUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, Including pickups ____________ farms __ 5537 325 830 418 404 741 

Wheel number __ 12236 599 1 192 582 651 1 355 tractors __________________________ farms __ 5597 247 790 413 410 832 number __ 14260 431 1 342 737 776 1 945 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 3605 182 615 312 304 601 number __ 6201 261 824 452 482 1 014 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 3549 108 327 205 205 555 number __ 8059 170 518 285 294 931 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 471 20 37 2 13 50 number __ 540 21 (0) (0) 14 51 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - Mower concfrtioners ______________________ fanns __ 2152 19 145 77 165 303 number __ 2326 24 161 83 165 340 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 2708 40 204 128 216 458 number __ 2925 41 206 128 216 500 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 3252 108 366 206 203 392 acres on which used __ 246 899 205 4576 2602 3 176 12860 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ I 220 35 136 64 76 131 acres on which used __ 59021 71 915 924 1 220 3408 Ions __ 64 204 78 866 1 336 1 432 4837 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ I 728 92 207 117 80 222 acres on which used __ 129 050 153 1 949 1 355 1 458 7482 Nematodes In crops ___________________ farms __ 144 7 20 - 7 17 acres on which used __ 8314 9 325 - 91 217 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ I 079 41 167 37 56 123 acres on which used __ 72535 84 1 451 170 650 5222 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 192 pasture ______________________________ farms __ I 833 30 196 9B 111 acres on which used __ 138 262 32 2357 933 2193 5611 

Chemicals for defoliation or for ~wth control of crops or thinning of . _______ farms __ 552 22 44 27 11 71 acres on which used __ 53 000 33 563 310 272 3592 

See footnotes at and of table. 

84 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pasture land and ran~eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 65 57 50 186 85 18 6 acres __ 1 810 1 437 1832 10230 6944 2022 3608 land In house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 338 245 215 652 297 78 19 acres __ 6756 6673 5553 24961 16580 12428 6170 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 8 9 2 33 46 24 5 acres __ 94 138 (0) 664 1 551 1 543 553 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 11 11 5 35 25 11 4 acres __ 525 307 465 1 333 1 123 1 039 847 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 616 447 337 1 004 511 106 30 $1,000 __ 86 341 90 804 67345 277 929 221 846 94 325 71 530 Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 140164 203 141 199 837 276 822 434 141 889 858 2384 333 Average per acre ____________________ doliars __ 886 1 029 840 790 661 686 815 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 48 - - 1 - - - $40,000 to $89,999 __________________________ 58 35 6 32 2 - - $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 156 67 61 81 20 - - $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 124 106 68 140 56 1 - $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 130 66 70 190 12 1 -

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 89 133 111 433 284 38 - $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 10 37 20 92 86 38 12 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 1 3 1 32 48 24 8 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ - - - 3 3 2 7 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ - - - - - 2 3 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ lanns __ 616 447 337 1 004 511 106 30 $1,000 __ 15338 13467 11 184 61 824 40186 20 408 11 183 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 86 35 7 9 9 2 - 122 56 40 106 27 6 - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 157 125 59 105 68 2 2 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 170 146 167 277 146 7 3 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 79 63 50 332 92 20 3 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 21 10 11 122 121 27 5 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 12 3 51 46 37 9 $500,000 or more ___________________________ - - - 2 2 5 8 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 542 389 319 954 463 104 28 numbeL_ 1 011 820 668 2690 1658 720 290 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 576 401 324 977 496 101 30 number __ 1 362 952 862 3045 1 943 567 238 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ tanns __ 442 265 237 544 252 38 13 number __ 780 455 441 923 462 79 28 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ tanns __ 330 270 214 781 431 94 29 number __ 602 497 441 2122 1 481 508 210 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 42 22 31 111 100 31 12 number __ 52 22 31 128 116 48 16 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - MOWer conditioners ______________________ tanns __ 246 164 185 522 275 42 9 number __ 263 166 187 555 310 58 14 Pickup balers ___________________________ tanns __ 302 236 206 537 331 43 7 number __ 310 238 225 614 386 46 15 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 277 264 232 700 382 96 26 

Ume acres on which used __ 12117 11 427 11519 60 210 61 337 40 222 26 848 ___________________________________ farms __ 100 91 74 277 164 58 14 acres on which used __ 5105 3 136 2243 13 215 13032 10871 4881 tons __ 4916 3847 2110 14196 15744 11 094 3746 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to control- Insects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 166 98 100 385 174 65 22 acres on which used __ 7829 8354 4248 30 486 24658 22 751 20329 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 8 16 17 28 14 9 1 acres on which used __ 167 2203 507 1 219 751 (0) (0) Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 121 51 62 255 112 42 12 acres on which used __ 6708 1 558 2468 19206 13202 13295 8521 

Weeds, grass, or brush In crops and 258 87 21 pasture ______________________________ tanns __ 173 112 122 453 acres on which used __ 7044 5301 4969 33 802 29 797 26 442 19981 

Chemicals control 01 for 

crops defoliation or thinning or for of ~ it _______ farms __ 51 42 35 126 72 38 13 acres on which used __ 2211 1 909 1853 10633 10737 12768 8 119 

See footnotes at end 01 table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 85 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: 

bt~:n~_====================================== Operators None by days of work off farm: ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 

3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 84 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ 

Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More then 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other then family held _________________ farms __ acres __ 

More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, Institutional, eto. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

86 MAINE 

Total 

6269 

4211 

1 786 

272 

6249 

4196 

1784 

269 

20 

15 

2 

3 

6002 

167 728 

5997 

148150 

2073 

196 037 

2058 

194438 

368 21 177 

5276 

654 

339 

3220 

3049 

2275 

3653 

676 

724 

2253 

341 

267 

402 1 039 

3680 

18.8 

881 

53 

611 

469 

763 

757 

760 

622 

566 

668 

51.7 

5705 

584 

16 

5594 

1 059 102 

350 

110356 

281 

(0) 

3 278 

19 

(0) 

1 

18 

25 14800 

1 t09 

acres 

419 

359 

21 

39 

419 

359 

21 

39 

382 2232 

380 

1 472 

63 

249 

60 

234 

10 

775 

321 

61 

37 

147 

272 

116 

276 

36 

49 

191 

27 

24 

50 

104 

166 

12.7 

75 

5 

55 

109 

50 

54 

52 

35 

24 

35 

49.2 

343 

76 

377 

1 567 

12 

49 

29 

(0) 

29 

1 

(0) 

10 to 49 

acres 

1 029 

782 

170 

77 

1 023 

776 

170 

77 

6 

6 

953 

25065 

952 

23203 

250 4969 

247 

4771 

48 2080 

855 

123 

51 

349 

680 

224 

760 

99 

135 

526 

45 

72 

91 

275 

449 

13.5 

142 

12 

132 

304 

124 

117 

102 

90 

89 

79 

48.8 

888 

141 

2 

945 

25755 

58 1 498 

24 

611 

24 

3 

(0) 

3 

1 

(0) 

50 to 69 

acres 

515 

395 

86 

34 

515 

395 

86 

34 

481 

26855 

481 

25279 

120 

4324 

120 4320 

29 

1 580 

421 

66 

28 

168 

347 

118 

370 

50 

76 

244 

27 

26 

43 

98 

278 

15.8 

70 

4 

66 

136 

42 

63 

53 

44 

48 

59 

50.8 

454 

81 

482 27728 

20 

117 

11 

(0) 

11 

2 

(0) 

70 to 99 

acres 

564 

425 

120 

19 

563 

424 

120 

19 

545 

41 045 

545 

40 189 

140 

6321 

139 

8191 

31 

986 

480 

55 

29 

205 

359 

154 

383 

49 

58 

276 

27 

25 

42 

84 

339 

18.5 

74 

5 

51 

145 

58 

68 

86 

51 

41 

61 

51.6 

516 

48 

2 

534 

43 993 

14 

(0) 

14 

131 

14 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

100 to 139 

acres 

812 

592 

184 

36 

807 

589 

184 

34 

5 

3 

2 

776 

81 329 

776 80221 

220 13055 

220 12983 

36 1 180 

681 

92 

39 

371 

441 

234 

536 

111 

104 

321 

42 

37 

57 

141 

482 

17.9 

95 

6 

72 

198 

106 

89 

99 

73 

84 

97 

52.3 

723 

89 

4 

755 88 739 

33 3832 

21 2273 

21 

2 

(0) 

2 

1 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introduclory lext] 

Ilem 

14010179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 10 I ,999 2,000 acres or acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operalors ____________________________________ 562 409 321 028 474 106 30 Full owners ___________________________________ 395 282 181 526 225 37 12 Part owners ___________________________________ 146 114 133 487 242 67 16 Tenants ______________________________________ 21 13 7 15 7 2 2 

While ________________________________________ 561 408 317 1 027 474 106 29 Full owners _________________________________ 394 281 178 526 225 37 12 Part owners _________________________________ 146 114 132 486 242 67 16 T enanls ____________________________________ 21 13 7 15 7 2 I 

Black and other races _________________________ 4 Full owners _________________________________ 3 Part owners _________________________________ I T enanls ____________________________________ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 542 397 314 1 013 467 104 28 acres __ 78494 70818 66 102 309 677 269 845 119592 76674 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 541 396 314 1 013 467 104 28 acres __ 76431 69676 65 143 305 930 267 961 118 738 73907 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 168 127 142 505 250 70 18 acres __ II 567 10973 11 411 57 204 42883 18943 14 138 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 167 127 140 502 249 69 18 acres __ II 482 10973 11 324 56 734 42743 18845 13838 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 38 30 25 69 38 10 6 acres __ 2 148 1 142 1 046 4217 2024 952 3067 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 487 352 282 891 414 78 14 Not on farm operated __________________________ 49 32 22 83 41 19 11 Not reported __________________________________ 26 25 17 54 19 9 5 

Operators by principal occupetion: Farming ______________________________________ 283 219 216 782 375 83 22 Other ________________________________________ 279 190 105 246 99 23 8 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 197 145 163 552 291 65 16 Any __________________________________________ 331 240 147 406 155 36 13 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 55 42 37 128 50 13 6 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 65 60 36 99 34 6 2 200 days or more ___________________________ 211 138 74 179 71 17 5 

Not reported __________________________________ 34 24 11 70 28 5 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 ye81S or less ________________________________ 29 11 7 25 9 2 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 34 15 19 40 10 1 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 78 59 33 113 42 9 3 10 years or more ______________________________ 352 260 213 706 348 70 17 Average ye81S on present farm _______________ 20.0 21.5 22.7 22.9 24.3 24.1 26.9 

Not reported __________________________________ 69 64 49 144 65 24 10 

Operators by age group: Under 25 ye8lS ________________________________ 4 4 3 6 3 1 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 46 34 25 94 30 5 1 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 130 88 68 202 77 19 5 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 65 50 48 125 76 18 3 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 72 46 39 132 58 14 7 

55 to 59 ye81S ________________________________ 65 55 41 122 63 18 4 60 to 64 ye81S ________________________________ 55 41 23 117 77 13 3 65 to 69 ye81S ________________________________ 64 34 31 105 58 6 4 70 years and over _____________________________ 61 57 43 125 36 12 3 Average age ________________________________ 52.6 52.9 53.1 52.9 53.4 53.3 54.8 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 536 372 307 983 452 102 29 Female _______________________________________ 26 37 14 45 22 4 1 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ------------- 3 3 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 524 372 295 887 360 50 13 acres __ 82031 73378 70 184 311 796 235031 61 849 39051 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 27 19 15 84 48 21 1 acres __ 4206 3662 3638 30 015 31 067 (D) (D) 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 7 15 10 49 57 32 12 acres __ I 085 3000 (D) 17918 39348 43 467 33304 More tihen 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 2 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 7 15 10 47 58 32 12 

Other then family held _________________ farms __ 2 2 5 2 2 

acres __ (D) (D) 1 910 (0) (0) More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ I 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 2 2 5 2 1 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 3 7 3 2 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 1 025 (0) (D) (D) 

See footnotes al end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 87 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg~s (025) __________________________ _ 

Animai specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number._ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number._ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

$1,000 __ Catt1e ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

88 MAINE 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Total 

419 

1 029 

515 

564 

812 

562 

409 

32t 

1 028 

474 

106 

30 

70 

t 730 

730 

230 

780 

290 

280 

1 434 

789 

862 

216 

315 

62 

2637 

119475 

854 

1 019 

424 

241 

95 

4 

2271 

61 597 1 331 

11 782 

943 

368 

16 

3 

1 

1 183 

49815 

263 

65 

475 

273 

90 

15 

2 

2025 

47036 

1 666 10842 

2366 

50 357 15329 

1 465 26156 

2842 

2087 

24201 

12487 

433 

2604 

1 332 

1 t09 

acres 

419 

2 

21 

21 

26 

38 

119 

7 

90 

42 

14 

31 

66 

5 

87 1 009 

60 

25 

1 

1 

64 

483 

40 

184 

36 

4 

28 

299 

11 

8 

8 

1 

55 

367 

40 

159 

71 

383 

134 

32 

146 

15 

56 

237 

119 

14 

33 

14 

10to 49 

acres 

1 029 

10 

159 

159 

61 

165 

74 

58 

291 

139 

26 

63 

106 

16 

312 

3061 

209 

98 

5 

234 1 400 

183 

785 

184 

19 

75 

615 

48 

7 

20 

191 

1 053 

188 

608 

228 

1437 

545 

105 

480 

81 

194 

957 

463 

55 

207 

113 

50 to 69 

acres 

515 

1 

135 

135 

23 

86 

26 

35 

137 

66 

14 

18 

37 

3 

167 

2075 

92 

72 

3 

144 

932 

122 

618 

104 

18 

36 

314 

17 

5 

14 

112 

672 

116 

471 

143 

1 101 

398 

68 

350 

54 

128 

751 

344 

43 

173 

85 

70 to 99 acres 

564 

5 143 

143 

23 

79 

17 

45 

169 

84 

30 

21 

25 

7 

235 3747 

123 

97 

14 

1 

191 

1 724 

138 

808 

112 

26 

76 

916 

40 

13 

21 

1 

1 

175 

324 

156 

699 

182 

1 462 

454 

97 

692 

81 

154 

no 

373 

48 

232 

112 

100 to 139 

acres 

812 

14 

239 

239 

34 

110 

21 

44 

226 

133 

61 

30 

24 

9 

344 7356 

126 

183 

29 

4 

2 

285 3448 

198 1 546 

151 

45 

1 

1 

123 1 902 

50 

11 

58 

4 

247 

2583 

229 

1 327 

300 

3833 

1 296 

162 2095 

446 

258 1 738 

849 

66 

250 

135 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-con, 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Gash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ Poultry and egQs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Gattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

numbeL_ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves __ __ _ ___ _______ ___ _ _ ______ _____ farrns __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Galves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Gattle ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farrns __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

140 to 179 

acres 

562 

3 192 

192 

20 

60 

12 

26 

143 

77 

73 

10 

17 

6 

257 6916 

64 

150 

42 

1 

225 

3596 

156 

1 285 

106 

50 

96 2311 

18 

6 

69 

3 

202 2294 

164 

1 026 

239 

2981 

901 

134 1 267 

130 

206 1 714 

771 

41 

194 

81 

180 to 219 

acres 

409 

6 151 

151 

10 

51 

3 

19 

81 

56 

59 

14 

11 

4 

179 6 131 

55 

80 

34 

9 

1 

160 

3236 95 

890 

61 

33 

1 

77 

2346 

16 

1 

48 

12 

124 2406 

116 

489 

168 

2499 

793 

110 

278 

101 

151 

1 221 

692 

30 

106 

56 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

220 to 259 

acres 

321 

3 

99 

99 

7 

34 

6 

13 

61 

42 

83 

7 

6 

2 

174 8075 

28 

69 

62 

15 

153 4248 

68 

621 

43 

25 

96 3627 

9 

2 

57 

28 

151 3244 

99 

583 

170 

3570 

997 

120 1 898 

150 

149 

672 

647 

23 

160 

82 

260 to 499 

acres 

1 028 

11 

357 

357 

20 

96 

8 

13 

176 

116 

314 

14 

12 

7 

589 39053 

77 

190 

175 

137 

10 

539 20210 241 

3 172 

127 

104 

9 

1 

363 17038 

41 

7 142 

155 

18 

500 15605 

361 

3238 

573 

16589 

4557 

408 

9483 

1 112 

524 

7106 

3446 

76 

581 

277 

500 to 999 

acres 

474 

10 

168 

168 

5 

44 

3 

17 

51 

28 

160 

5 

9 

2 

246 32 111 

15 

47 

55 

68 

62 

1 

234 16895 

72 1 179 

30 

39 

3 

182 15716 

10 

5 

35 

65 

58 

8 

1 

232 

13 399 

160 1 817 

247 11 153 

3 015 

192 

5905 

421 

226 

5248 

2594 

30 

317 

189 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

106 

3 

53 

53 

1 

10 

1 

3 

6 

4 

24 

2 

2 

40 

7911 

5 

8 

3 

5 

17 

2 

35 4103 15 

264 

9 

5 

26 3819 

2 

2 

4 

13 

4 

1 

30 

3440 

31 

368 

38 4606 

2073 

31 

2089 

222 

35 

2517 

1 851 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

2,000 acres or more 

MAINE 

30 

2 

13 

13 

7 

3 

2 

4 

1 

7 2028 

1 

2 

3 

1 

7 322 

3 410 

2 

5 912 

3 

6 649 

6 

57 

7 

743 

165 

6 473 

28 

6 270 

137 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

89 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

1 t09 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 Total acres acres acres acres acres 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 421 30 90 34 56 54 numbeL_ 8999 573 1 292 323 623 2047 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 372 26 83 32 53 47 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 14 2 1 1 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 16 2 3 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 9 2 3 200 to 499 __________________________________ 7 2 500 or more ________________________________ 3 2 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 158 13 32 6 23 21 numbeL_ 1 633 89 268 11 200 334 Other ________________________________ farms __ 373 28 78 33 49 49 number __ 7368 484 1 024 312 423 1 713 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 295 30 61 20 39 53 number __ 13905 618 1 670 476 1 524 2883 $1,000 __ 1 064 58 121 67 87 265 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 88 5 14 5 13 15 number __ 7322 132 907 72 1 269 942 $1,000 __ 253 4 32 2 47 35 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 167 13 32 8 23 23 number __ I 756 80 266 15 174 413 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ lSI 11 29 8 22 21 numbeL_ 882 36 151 11 91 233 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 125 11 26 3 15 19 number __ 874 44 115 4 83 180 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 559 34 116 60 74 91 number __ IS 606 833 2709 1 405 1 646 2415 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 495 30 109 50 67 81 numbeL_ 9915 476 1 706 898 013 1 513 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 508 29 110 56 65 80 numbeL_ 11 933 566 1 956 187 149 2244 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 504 30 110 54 65 83 number __ 12905 799 2211 1 371 1 302 2123 pounds of wooL_ 104 438 7141 19859 12081 10342 14855 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ I 349 88 251 135 132 195 number __ 6324 481 1 276 630 603 748 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 252 28 58 18 24 36 number __ I 127 76 122 44 53 90 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 191 14 44 27 27 29 numbeL_ 255 123 334 121 193 352 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 64 7 16 13 8 8 numbeL_ 523 69 167 125 66 51 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 719 48 174 55 77 114 

numbeL_ 6999685 426342 587389 176315 206 275 391 744 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 624 36 147 50 66 102 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 4 2 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 17 1 6 2 4 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 16 3 4 1 1 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 43 3 14 1 4 9 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 12 5 1 2 1 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 682 42 165 52 75 110 

numbeL_ 5 665 233 168 116 396 121 162003 177 194 276455 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ lIS 11 29 10 7 18 number __ I 334 452 258 226 191 268 14312 29081 115289 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 239 29 60 16 24 31 

numbeL_ 6649904 507349 608364 201 168 209383 375956 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 95 11 24 11 11 18 numbeL_ 13 679 943 239304 3 150 717 2404 497 2063324 1 492657 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 40 7 10 1 3 11 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 8 2 1 3 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 7 2 2 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 40 13 5 8 4 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ IS 2 6 1 2 number __ lSI (D) 105 (D) (D) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 98 11 26 7 9 25 number __ 4128 212 2505 198 156 631 

See footnotes at end of table. 

90 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 37 15 19 51 28 5 2 numbeL_ 966 181 180 104 1 690 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 28 14 16 41 25 5 2 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 1 2 5 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 6 1 1 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 1 2 200 to 499 __________________________________ 1 2 500 or more ________________________________ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 12 8 5 26 9 2 1 

Other numbeL_ 198 60 24 407 33 (D) (D) ________________________________ farms __ 34 12 18 43 24 4 1 number __ 768 121 156 697 657 (D) (D) 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 24 10 10 31 15 1 1 number __ 1 921 293 210 2400 (D) (0) (0) $1,000 __ 108 13 19 119 (D) (D) (0) Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 9 7 3 14 2 1 number __ 1 676 236 99 1 847 (0) (D) $1,000 __ 71 7 3 47 (0) (D) 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 __ _ farms __ 14 6 6 27 10 2 1 number __ 282 54 29 393 41 (D) (D) Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 13 5 6 25 8 2 1 numbeL_ 140 24 14 157 (0) (D) (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 10 7 6 16 8 1 1 number __ 142 30 15 236 (0) (D) (D) 

Sheep and lambs of all ages Inventory _____ farms __ 56 23 18 52 26 7 2 number __ 345 566 678 1662 908 (D) (D) Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 51 17 16 46 21 6 1 number __ 982 378 (0) 1 021 116 (D) (D) 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 53 19 19 50 20 6 1 number __ 032 483 583 1 377 015 (D) (D) Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 50 16 17 49 23 6 1 number __ 1 132 415 581 1 211 1 402 (0) (D) 

pounds of wooL- 10 143 3473 4076 8639 11 107 (0) (0) 

Horses and ponies Inventory ______________ farms __ 107 85 60 176 106 12 2 number __ 541 372 263 934 431 (0) (0) Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 21 15 12 23 15 2 number __ 82 35 21 575 (0) (0) Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 11 10 3 21 5 number __ 39 25 6 55 7 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 1 5 2 4 number __ (0) 10 (0) 14 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older Inventory __ farms __ 54 45 31 87 26 6 2 number __ 111 803 141 354 74266 712659 44496 (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 49 39 28 77 24 5 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 1 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 1 2 3 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 2 5 1 3 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 1 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 1 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 52 41 29 84 24 6 2 number __ 85872 81 254 (0) 579024 (0) (0) (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 10 7 2 17 2 1 1 number __ 26131 60100 (0) 133 635 (0) (0) (0) Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 24 13 10 25 5 1 1 number __ 107716 128365 69 552 643 858 (0) (0) (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 4 5 2 5 4 number __ 435075 (0) (0) 1 428400 1 889 839 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 3 2 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 

60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 2 4 2 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 2 1 1 

numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 8 4 2 5 1 

numbe'-_ 165 54 (0) 190 (0) 

See footnotes at end of tsble. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 91 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 Total acres acres acres acres acres 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 544 1 8 10 13 27 acres __ 28711 (0) (0) SO 223 391 

Irrigated __________________________ ~~~ ~=== 442 833 (0) (0) 816 3206 6091 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 223 8 10 11 23 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 228 2 4 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 85 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 6 500 acres or more ___________________________ 2 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 535 3 11 11 14 53 acres __ 35546 7 167 113 149 1 261 bushels __ 2 728 024 460 14226 7930 7086 98683 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 acres __ ISO 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 839 24 74 34 34 81 acres __ 83261 65 1 061 960 1 326 3067 cwL 22412030 17879 273 980 220321 328717 810329 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 34 2 1 acres __ 3485 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 120 17 24 10 10 21 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 118 7 33 6 4 13 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 285 17 18 20 40 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 249 7 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 67 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 3672 26 411 301 369 521 acres __ 221 675 113 5774 6846 10177 20040 tons, dry __ 393393 164 8441 10207 15073 31 624 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 13 2 1 1 3 acres __ 184 (0) (0) (0) 88 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 322 26 345 183 186 192 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 631 68 118 182 300 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 600 1 29 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 112 500 acres or more ___________________________ 7 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) ________________ farms __ 2494 12 224 172 229 352 acres __ 136 898 33 3092 3789 6206 12874 tons, dry __ 240 584 38 4967 5821 9856 20806 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 3 1 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 509 45 106 39 51 73 acres __ 9727 107 434 334 299 519 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 73 6 11 6 11 12 acres __ 776 14 46 44 46 152 Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 294 39 71 24 36 45 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 141 6 34 12 12 23 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 52 1 3 3 5 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 16 2SO.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 394 22 84 33 43 70 acres __ 7405 63 596 316 503 951 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 21 5 6 2 2 acres __ 177 7 11 (0) (0) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 206 17 46 16 26 38 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 117 5 32 14 9 20 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 55 4 3 8 11 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 10 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 

Berries harvested for sale ________________ farms __ 739 40 144 83 69 107 acres __ 24303 94 1 065 842 697 1 778 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 92 10 17 13 12 10 acres __ 711 15 43 68 31 61 

See footnotes at end of table. 

92 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 200 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 30 23 59 205 135 27 6 acres __ 391 637 1 537 8501 11 653 4301 969 tons, ~reen __ 5795 8176 22846 129 745 187 959 62059 15 197 Irrigated ______________________________ arms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 28 11 31 75 22 2 1 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 2 11 27 118 56 7 1 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 1 1 12 55 13 3 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 2 3 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 2 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 53 36 36 169 95 42 12 acres_ ... 1 211 1 107 1 061 8749 8 815 9068 3840 bushels __ 85475 80647 78 452 654 585 645 566 746 134 308 780 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 acres __ (D) (D) 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 79 57 61 226 107 50 12 acres __ 4514 3699 4 014 22251 17168 17032 8105 cwL 187 790 905816 1 077 068 5867 118 4 675 106 4861 651 2 366 257 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 3 7 8 5 5 acres __ (0) (0) 14 622 747 1 050 895 Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 8 5 5 18 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 13 9 9 17 7 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 46 26 32 74 11 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 12 17 14 110 70 19 250.0 acres or mOre ____________________ " ____ 1 7 17 30 12 

Hay-aHalla, other tame, small ~rain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 361 292 226 751 334 49 11 acres __ 16542 16265 15 141 71 539 48 160 8598 2480 tons, dry __ 28330 27732 27283 128390 92445 18292 5412 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 2 2 acres __ (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 124 78 45 109 32 2 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 230 165 123 327 104 13 3 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 26 48 57 277 140 19 3 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 1 1 38 53 14 4 500 acres or more ___________________________ 5 1 1 

Tame h~ other than alfalfa, small grain, and wil hay (see taxt) ________________ farms __ 277 195 171 577 245 32 8 acres __ II 134 10482 9746 47488 27239 3545 1 270 tons, dry __ 20 583 18000 17 529 64 573 49648 6598 2165 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 46 26 22 57 25 13 6 acres __ 390 327 587 1703 788 2699 1 540 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 5 4 4 10 4 acres __ 96 70 95 191 21 Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 30 14 5 18 9 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 13 7 6 18 9 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 5 11 17 4 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 3 3 7 3 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 1 2 3 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 35 21 14 43 27 2 acres __ 325 672 406 1 868 (D) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 1 acres __ 97 (D) (D) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 19 10 4 16 12 5.0 to 24.9 aetes ____________________________ 12 3 4 12 6 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 4 4 6 10 4 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 4 2 3 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 3 2 

Berries harvested for sale ________________ farms __ 67 50 35 82 44 11 7 acres __ 710 144 858 2331 3831 1 279 9676 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 2 7 9 6 acres __ (D) (0) 122 126 203 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains 01 less then $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 93 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductoty text) 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 6269 26 93 199 610 553 174 percenL_ 100.0 .4 1.5 3.2 9.7 8.8 2.8 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 1 342 588 46 059 102 940 121 970 234771 154 050 49026 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 214 1 772 1 107 613 385 279 282 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 6269 26 93 199 610 553 174 $1,000 __ 405464 121 376 165270 67941 93644 40434 7748 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 64 661 4686 318 1 777 102 341 415 153515 73 118 44 527 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 1 023 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 036 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 670 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 719 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 539 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 161 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 292 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 174 174 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 553 553 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 610 610 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 199 199 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 67 67 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 26 26 26 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 564 7 34 60 165 96 21 $1,000 __ 4298 454 1 080 683 1 462 380 63 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 9 2 5 3 1 $1,000 __ 950 (D) 503 (D) (D) 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 35 1 6 7 9 $1,000 __ 767 (D) 404 117 162 Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 23 1 1 1 5 2 $1,000 __ 64 (D) (D) (D) 28 (D) Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ $1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 21 1 6 2 $1,000 __ 41 (D) 18 (D) Oats _______________________________ farms __ 457 6 29 49 145 91 18 $1,000 __ 2900 (D) 654 516 1 049 331 58 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 94 2 10 18 12 4 $1,000 __ 527 (D) (D) 205 40 5 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seads ____________ farms __ 1 793 2 15 34 115 87 32 $1,000 __ 7255 (D) 124 246 959 574 303 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 4 2 $1,000 __ 446 (D) (D) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 509 8 16 16 34 33 15 $1,000 __ 8221 2503 3120 831 1 346 854 360 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 29 5 9 4 8 8 $1,000 __ 5005 (0) 2919 647 951 489 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 914 5 10 14 45 51 36 $1,000 __ 30660 8385 11 405 3678 5602 2912 1377 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 96 5 9 12 37 38 $1,000 __ 23228 8385 (D) (D) 5506 2675 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 370 2 6 7 18 34 11 $1,000 __ 11 682 (0) 3282 1408 2259 1 672 395 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 49 1 4 4 15 26 $1,000 __ 8655 (D) (D) (D) 2247 1 783 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 833 7 38 70 223 180 40 $1,000 __ 95811 7878 25831 21 207 31 424 12237 1 447 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 468 7 37 66 215 168 $1,000 __ 90 302 7678 (D) (D) 31 239 12054 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 547 9 32 51 63 28 6 $1,000 __ 128641 85787 100778 16474 9504 1 238 219 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 154 9 32 46 57 17 $1,000 __ 127 902 85 787 100776 16434 9500 1 192 

Dairy products ________________________ farma __ 949 3 10 74 279 273 73 $1,000 __ 66 672 2703 6575 20 731 36782 17959 2860 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farma __ 594 3 10 73 275 236 $1,000 __ 60 367 2703 6575 (D) (D) 16491 

Cattie and calves ______________________ farms __ 2368 4 18 90 303 303 93 $1,000 __ 15329 940 1 667 2651 3672 2187 547 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 26 1 4 6 9 5 $1,000 __ 3832 (0) 1 459 1 332 725 316 

See footnotes at end of table. 

94 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultura1 Products Sold: 1987-·Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 292 161 539 719 870 2059 percenl-_ 4.7 2.6 8.6 11.5 13.9 32.8 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 69515 32785 105 945 117033 123637 230 916 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 238 204 197 163 142 112 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 292 161 539 719 870 2059 $1,000 __ 9234 3568 7 511 5061 3074 1 997 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 31 624 22163 13936 7039 3534 970 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 1 023 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 036 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 870 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 719 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 539 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 161 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 292 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 

$100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 45 16 32 31 29 35 $1,000 __ 194 97 160 82 62 36 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 4 1 3 1 3 1 $1,000 __ 49 (0) 26 (0) (D) (D) Wheat ______________________________ farms __ I 3 1 7 2 $1,000 __ (D) 8 (D) 9 (D) SOybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 2 3 2 2 3 $1,000 __ (D) 10 (0) (D) 2 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 40 12 17 18 15 23 $1,000 __ 100 54 61 31 23 21 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 3 3 9 14 11 8 $1,000 __ 40 (D) 55 44 22 12 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 49 43 196 301 355 568 $1,000 __ 558 373 1446 1 299 879 494 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ 34 16 71 81 81 112 $1,000 __ 402 213 515 331 175 72 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 56 34 164 161 143 200 $1,000 __ 1 498 629 1 986 953 402 217 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 36 18 57 50 61 72 $1,000 __ 858 346 617 286 168 89 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 50 29 61 56 33 23 $1,000 __ 2084 526 667 295 79 13 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 9 7 30 62 70 189 $1,000 __ 72 148 60 63 38 48 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 93 34 34 26 24 29 $1,000 __ 2587 670 366 73 34 16 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 117 60 186 276 353 565 $1,000 __ 619 352 130 1 067 836 601 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 95 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

$500,000 or mora 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 295 - - 5 8 6 5 $1,000 __ 1 064 - - 9 325 55 75 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 - - - 2 1 - $1,000 __ 367 - - - (0) (0) -

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 549 1 2 7 12 10 6 $1,000 __ 879 (D) (0) (0) 11 19 2 Ssles of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products 477 (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 1 2 1 17 9 6 $1,000 __ 13070 (0) (0) (0) 295 148 99 Ssles of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 1 1 - 2 2 - $1,000 __ 11 832 (0) (0) - (0) (0) -

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES1 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 6266 28 93 199 570 525 198 $1,000 __ 324 276 98 795 132 170 51 962 67371 28362 6880 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 51 752 3799816 1 421 178 261 114 118194 54 023 34 747 

Lives10ck and poultry purchased ________ farms __ I 742 11 42 82 186 124 48 $1,000 __ 21 876 10461 12924 3299 2955 526 342 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 332 1 4 12 65 89 18 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 280 - 2 12 87 33 30 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 111 2 21 55 33 2 - $100,000 or more _________________________ 19 8 15 3 1 - -

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 3 197 13 44 122 307 320 116 $1,000 __ 94386 44 559 53703 15 637 13671 5744 1 288 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2 124 1 2 4 9 49 18 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 598 - 1 2 57 196 97 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 354 1 2 48 227 75 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 121 11 39 68 14 - -

Commercially mixed formula feads ____ farms __ 2044 12 42 119 295 307 114 $1,000 __ 63 160 21 651 30562 13 916 11 058 4601 900 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 142 - 1 2 16 41 45 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 548 - - 11 110 230 68 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 219 1 3 37 142 35 1 $80,000 or more ________________________ 135 11 38 69 27 1 -

Seads, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 2525 12 58 149 451 372 115 

$1,000 __ 10684 860 2752 1 890 3199 1 485 273 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 1 505 - 2 10 150 172 61 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 543 2 9 70 129 96 34 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 376 3 14 41 136 100 20 $25,000 or more __________________________ 101 7 33 28 36 4 -

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 3252 17 64 162 487 422 117 $1,000 __ 16437 1 156 3289 3121 5175 2352 463 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2451 1 8 28 153 253 76 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 666 3 8 82 303 166 41 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 98 6 21 46 27 3 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 37 7 27 6 4 - -

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 2821 18 65 167 459 329 98 $1,000 __ 11 996 1 638 3143 2223 3377 1 294 344 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2228 2 12 72 212 195 66 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 513 2 15 64 236 133 32 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 50 2 14 24 10 1 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 32 12 24 7 1 - -

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 5857 26 92 197 561 522 189 $1,000 __ 12827 1 874 2934 1 856 3136 1 767 484 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 5242 4 24 60 304 404 160 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 577 7 40 129 255 118 29 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 30 10 20 8 2 - - $50,000 or more __________________________ 8 5 8 - - - -

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 5232 24 85 193 542 493 177 $1,000 __ 6421 711 1 123 867 1 538 988 254 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 3268 20 74 164 489 415 144 $1,000 __ 4252 785 1 167 726 1 173 466 130 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 87 1 6 9 9 2 10 $1,000 __ 105 (0) 53 9 10 (0) (0) 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 4128 24 89 195 556 519 187 $1,000 __ 2049 (0) 591 254 416 (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

96 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than $39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ II 6 39 61 57 97 $1,000 __ 80 41 215 141 62 60 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ II 2 32 80 90 297 $1,000 __ 123 (0) 135 183 (0) (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 22 7 32 84 102 195 $1,000 __ 158 (0) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 192 286 (D) (0) 

$1,000 __ 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 343 150 481 784 862 2061 $1,000 __ 8396 2999 5996 6705 4857 8579 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 24478 19992 12466 8552 5635 4162 

Uvestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 93 36 124 144 305 558 $1,000 __ 415 151 213 248 336 488 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 61 28 112 125 289 529 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 32 8 12 19 16 29 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ $100,000 or more _________________________ 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 161 62 224 256 391 194 $1,000 __ 1517 337 587 320 473 110 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 21 33 190 256 381 161 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 139 29 34 10 33 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 $100,000 or more ______________ ~ __________ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 148 53 118 99 195 554 $1,000 __ 1 023 299 223 103 168 305 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 50 25 114 99 195 554 $5,000 to $24,999 ______________ " ________ 97 28 4 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 1 $80,000 or more ________________________ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 186 57 215 309 280 333 $1,000 __ 567 127 109 155 82 44 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 67 20 190 241 260 332 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 72 19 25 66 20 1 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 47 18 $25,000 or more __________________________ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 209 82 269 426 370 644 $1,000 __ 502 216 368 556 163 231 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 175 75 265 404 370 644 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 34 6 4 22 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 203 80 265 379 308 468 $1,000 __ 374 113 292 520 155 162 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 194 79 264 359 305 468 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 9 1 20 3 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 

$50,000 or more __________________________ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 325 134 472 772 858 1 735 $1,000 __ 449 203 419 546 409 624 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 325 128 472 772 858 1 735 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 6 $25,000 to $49,999 __________________ .----- $50,000 or more __________________________ 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 309 114 408 697 764 1 450 $1,000 __ 275 107 227 353 261 426 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 199 78 241 354 373 737 $1,000 __ 117 62 102 103 75 131 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 13 8 10 20 $1,000 __ 12 3 9 4 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ 358 515 466 822 farms __ 303 118 $1,000 __ 57 34 77 87 63 63 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 97 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract lebor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________ • _______ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

98 MAINE 

All farms 

4574 

7596 

3 140 1 177 

245 

12 

3 108 51 613 

1 922 

767 

362 

57 

906 

4978 

386 

347 

148 

25 

5381 

19687 

4330 

947 

76 

28 

1444 

3052 

870 

430 

127 

17 

2753 

15455 

2036 

635 

74 

8 

2032 

11 312 

521 

969 

477 

65 

1 445 4143 

800 

473 

160 

12 

1 287 3845 

1 098 

119 

52 

18 

6064 

11460 

5695 

240 

115 

14 

5630 

38 383 

4512 

831 

166 

121 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 or more 

26 1 974 

4 

13 

9 

26 17 662 

3 

3 

20 

13 

494 

3 

2 

8 

25 1 824 

2 

6 

4 

13 

12 

207 

1 

3 

5 

3 

24 3261 

3 

7 

6 

8 

23 2 145 

1 

3 

6 

13 

9 117 

4 

4 

14 

579 

1 

3 

3 

7 

25 

869 

8 

1 

8 

8 

26 10373 

1 

1 

2 

22 

Total 

91 2502 

1 

22 

56 

12 

91 23679 

1 

16 

33 

41 

34 2 162 

2 

6 

12 

14 

90 3418 

14 

32 

21 

23 

45 

590 

8 

10 

18 

9 

83 4605 

16 

31 

28 

8 

74 3208 

5 

13 

24 

32 

41 1 397 

6 

8 

21 

6 

48 

990 

14 

12 

9 

13 

91 1 474 

33 

16 

30 

12 

93 14005 

11 

21 

12 

49 

$250,000 to $499,999 

197 

129 

9 

88 

100 

187 8958 

10 

41 

122 

14 

47 

454 

5 

14 

24 

4 

194 2967 

36 

126 

27 

5 

93 

454 

24 

40 

26 

3 

168 2240 

52 

92 

24 

138 

613 

5 

46 

70 

17 

83 

627 

18 

24 

36 

5 

117 

517 

83 

23 

9 

2 

197 1 059 

120 

48 

29 

199 6159 

33 

68 

55 

43 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

553 1 712 

78 

396 

79 

521 11 626 

55 

286 

178 2 

120 1 018 

13 

50 

51 

6 

553 5130 

154 

372 

27 

286 

895 

107 

131 

'43 

5 

464 4007 

189 

255 

20 

384 3086 

26 

127 

216 

15 

224 

921 

40 

116 

67 

1 

298 

860 

249 

27 

20 

2 

549 

922 

444 

87 

18 

570 8686 

150 

311 

80 

29 

$50,000 to $99,999 

476 

910 

121 

345 

10 

450 3735 

159 

269 

22 

60 

205 

33 

15 

11 

1 

509 2498 

333 

175 1 

201 

486 

92 

73 

36 

387 1 619 

252 

133 2 

281 1 167 

49 

153 

78 

1 

233 

452 

115 

92 

26 

226 

598 

188 

25 

13 

488 1 081 

464 

21 

3 

525 4062 

257 

251 

17 

$40,000 to $49,999 

159 

205 

74 

85 

137 

757 

77 

60 

63 

184 

14 

40 

9 

183 

663 

112 

71 

66 

76 

46 

18 

2 

130 

302 

114 

16 

101 

200 

31 

60 

10 

79 

102 

51 

27 

1 

46 

79 

45 

196 

390 

189 6 

198 1 029 

130 

67 

1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ 

$100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________ ~ ______ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wtth expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

$25,000 to $39,999 

318 

289 

193 

125 

237 

941 

188 

50 

1 

45 

111 

30 

7 

8 

310 

816 

258 

52 

94 

151 

52 

42 

198 

489 

184 

34 

133 

387 

53 

53 

27 

103 

102 

82 

13 

8 

117 

153 

118 1 

320 

481 

318 3 

1 

343 

142 

265 

78 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20,000 to $24,999 

88 

65 

69 

19 

100 

847 

89 

25 

6 

35 

89 

2 

33 

122 

209 

112 

10 

45 

32 

43 

1 

1 

72 

195 

61 

11 

56 

184 

10 

37 

9 

51 

31 

48 

3 

40 

24 

40 

136 

249 

133 2 

1 

150 

342 

133 

17 

$10,000 to 

$19,999 

353 

165 

329 

24 

197 

449 

178 

19 

121 

271 

61 

37 

23 

393 

787 

362 

31 

95 

121 

52 

42 

1 

183 

462 

146 

31 

148 

349 

31 

89 

22 

103 

112 

69 

33 

1 

112 

373 

89 

22 

441 

733 

418 

13 

18 

481 

849 

489 

12 

1 

$5,000 to $9,999 

527 

189 

493 

34 

363 

339 

363 

137 

352 

32 

95 

10 

653 1 026 

617 

36 

207 

145 

167 

40 

329 

514 

322 7 

172 

325 

62 

103 7 

215 

190 

163 

52 

119 

113 

118 1 

761 

941 

739 

12 

10 

695 

740 

692 3 

$2,500 to 

$4,999 

561 

171 

587 

14 

316 

256 

316 

94 

76 

64 

40 

727 

740 

706 

21 

126 

36 

112 

14 

271 

299 

267 4 

199 

239 

116 

79 

4 

132 

60 

125 7 

89 

36 

89 

864 1 003 

840 

13 

789 

621 

766 2 

Less than 

$2,500 

1 231 

261 

1 206 

25 

509 

227 

508 1 

150 

57 

140 

10 

1 847 1 430 

1 626 

21 

186 

67 

167 

19 

466 

723 

453 

15 

346 

572 

127 

209 

10 

181 

150 

83 

96 

75 

101 

67 

8 

2025 

2121 

1 999 

19 

1 

1608 

949 

1 607 1 

MAINE 99 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 6266 26 93 199 570 525 198 $1,000 __ 74252 22 581 33 101 15980 20405 8825 1 962 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 11 850 868 502 355 924 80 301 35799 16809 9911 

Farms with net gains' _________________ number __ 2912 24 89 181 497 399 159 Average net gain _____________ • ______ dollars __ 31 859 954 282 378 152 91 372 44 601 26231 14668 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 ___ • ______________________ 441 - - - 6 15 17 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 1021 - 1 5 42 36 29 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 027 2 8 44 267 319 113 $50,000 or more _. _______ • _____________ •• _ 423 22 80 132 182 29 -

Farms with net losses _________________ number __ 3354 2 4 18 73 126 39 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 5522 (0) 94153 31 032 24 130 13029 10298 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 ________________________ ._ 642 1 1 3 3 - 1 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2283 - - 4 24 53 23 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 400 - 2 7 35 71 14 $50,000 or more _____________________ .---- 29 1 1 4 11 2 1 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 851 9 30 57 193 114 25 $1,000 __ 3062 170 434 332 894 352 146 Other farm-related income' ________ • ____ ._ farms __ 1941 11 27 52 171 142 68 $1,000 __ 7942 319 456 444 905 494 458 

Customwork and olher agriculturai services _____________________________ farms __ 668 4 9 20 39 37 12 $1,000 __ 2183 (0) 81 194 219 81 79 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 294 4 6 4 15 21 17 $1,000 __ 525 (0) 196 10 35 40 34 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 1 025 5 9 26 77 76 47 $1,000 __ 4546 51 87 206 575 321 336 Other farm-related income sources ____ .- farms __ 450 7 15 24 89 57 31 $1,000 __ 709 50 92 33 76 51 7 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORAT!ON LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms_. 56 - 4 9 18 12 - $1,000 __ 323 - 65 56 94 64 - Com _________________________________ farms __ 5 - 2 1 1 - - $1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ (0) - (0) (0) (0) - - 1 - - - 1 - - $1,000 __ (0) - - - (0) - - SOybeans _____________________________ farms_. - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Sorghum, bariey, and oats ______________ farms __ 40 - 2 7 17 9 - $1,000 __ 126 - (0) (0) (0) 11 . COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 11 - - 1 - 3 - $1,000 __ 111 - - (0) - 73 -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

ToU\! cropland _________________________ ._ tarma __ 5919 21 80 186 586 543 168 acrea __ 592309 31 141 64 885 67240 130813 n 658 18612 Harvested cropland ____________________ tarma __ 5486 18 71 174 574 530 183 acres __ 410891 24312 50 486 53 202 102089 55616 13301 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 50 3273 1 11 17 48 88 58 to 99 acres ____________________________ 980 - 1 7 67 208 57 

100 to 199 acres _____ .-------------------- 719 - 2 20 247 181 34 200 to 499 acres ________________________ ._ 441 3 15 109 205 51 14 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 54 2 25 20 6 2 - 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 16 10 14 1 1 - - 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 3 2 3 - - - -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only ________ • ______ farms __ 2649 7 25 74 259 248 72 acres __ 87487 (0) 2650 4860 13918 11 958 2987 In cover crops. legumes. and soIlimprovement grasses, not harvasted and not pastured • __________________ tarma __ n2 8 30 54 140 109 25 acres __ 33 808 1 368 5551 4945 7239 4671 976 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 141 - 1 3 11 12 3 acres __ 1 473 - (0) (0) 133 156 45 In cultivated summer fallow _________ ._ farms __ ?OS 1 3 7 20 29 6 acres __ 6679 (0) (0) (0) 947 586 162 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 1 245 5 24 46 123 108 29 acres __ 52171 4316 5557 3892 6487 4671 1 141 

Total woodland __________________________ tarma __ 4565 16 68 159 482 415 131 acres._ 615 780 13 125 30651 44 497 86 955 62552 24232 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 1 158 1 10 30 124 97 42 acres __ 59 939 (0) 2585 2340 10604 5912 1 688 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 4170 15 64 153 440 382 116 acres __ 555 641 (0) 29 066 42157 76351 56 640 22 544 

See footnotes at end of table. 

100 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 343 150 481 794 862 2061 $1,000 __ 2577 277 682 -1 125 -1 817 -6614 Average par farm ____________________ dollars __ 7512 1 944 1 417 -1 435 -2107 -3209 

Farms with net gains' _________________ number __ 263 103 338 398 318 167 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 11 757 9238 6270 2794 1 247 528 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 4 23 86 145 145 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 108 67 226 312 173 22 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ $50,000 or more __________________________ 151 36 89 

Farms with net losses _________________ number-_ 80 47 143 386 544 1 894 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 6443 14358 10055 5796 4069 3539 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 3 14 24 107 131 355 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 61 18 82 202 368 1 448 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 16 8 35 77 44 91 $50,000 or more __________________________ 7 2 1 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 41 20 69 81 71 150 $1,000 __ 102 137 257 175 89 143 Other fann-reiated income' _______________ farms.._ 120 35 148 296 339 543 $1,000 __ 642 273 531 1 278 837 1 625 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 46 13 48 115 120 207 $1,000 __ 364 106 60 343 276 360 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 17 9 5 59 71 70 $1,000 __ 21 (0) (0) 66 48 50 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 43 31 104 131 206 275 $1,000 __ 237 163 418 819 379 1 001 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 29 1 24 43 74 63 $1,000 __ 20 (0) (0) 49 136 213 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 3 3 3 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 10 4 1 Corn _________________________________ farms __ I $1,000 __ (0) Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SOybeans _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and 0818 ______________ farms __ 2 1 2 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) COtlon ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ I 1 2 3 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 4 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropIand ___________________________ fsnns __ 287 154 528 688 830 1889 acres __ 28328 13 717 43 695 43 693 39483 64 185 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 275 143 507 659 771 1 619 acres __ 17 915 8242 26 545 27124 23692 32677 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 136 78 313 420 621 1 483 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 88 32 110 194 116 110 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 37 27 66 49 30 26 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 14 6 17 6 4 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 1 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 125 53 189 291 378 935 acres __ 5718 1804 7058 8903 9696 17 937 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ fsnns __ 34 28 74 76 64 136 acres __ I 079 672 2604 1764 1 176 2931 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 6 4 9 17 18 57 acres __ 62 37 120 138 134 590 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ fsnns __ 21 5 25 27 24 39 acres __ 988 54 1 608 452 402 558 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 71 25 158 158 167 339 acres __ 2566 2908 5762 5312 4383 9492 

Total woodland __________________________ fsnns __ 203 107 375 523 630 1 472 acres __ 32458 16628 49836 63 073 70157 134 743 Woodland pastured ____________________ fsnns __ 54 28 78 134 178 383 acres __ 2634 3176 4263 7524 8235 10978 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 186 94 349 478 587 1 341 

acres __ 29822 13452 45 573 55549 61 922 123 765 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 101 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and ran~eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 991 4 11 23 87 78 19 acres __ 35903 492 980 1 919 4549 4720 540 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 3849 13 61 144 378 311 117 acres •. 98596 1 301 6424 8 314 12454 9120 5842 Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 134 4 14 24 50 23 4 acres __ 4589 291 929 1 068 1 747 487 60 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 115 6 10 6 23 21 3 acres __ 5941 819 932 272 1 191 805 58 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 6268 26 93 199 570 525 198 $1,000 __ 1 320 729 68829 107523 94637 179944 121 019 52382 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 210 777 2847269 1 156 161 475 563 315691 230 512 284 556 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 962 1 494 1 045 776 807 833 841 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 652 - 3 5 15 3 2 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 773 - 1 2 14 7 9 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 916 - 3 10 37 102 39 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 998 1 4 19 40 114 27 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 699 - 3 10 103 80 38 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 699 2 25 87 285 177 43 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 389 8 26 49 52 32 37 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 119 6 18 15 21 9 2 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 16 5 6 2 3 1 1 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 5 4 4 - - - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 6284 26 93 199 570 525 198 $1,000 __ 240 068 16480 30008 28489 49431 28594 10616 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 590 - 1 1 - 14 5 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 227 1 2 2 15 4 3 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 301 - 2 9 15 38 23 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 768 3 12 32 108 205 85 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 802 2 11 27 233 189 62 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 375 1 16 71 159 70 9 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 183 8 34 55 40 4 11 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 18 11 15 2 - 1 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 5537 24 88 191 555 502 190 number __ 12236 281 742 1 009 2007 1 398 408 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 5597 23 90 196 545 490 191 numbeL_ 14260 201 588 973 2185 1 581 568 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 3805 10 39 83 209 237 160 number __ 6201 25 85 186 421 432 272 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 3549 19 79 180 513 457 149 numbeL_ 8059 176 503 787 1 784 1 149 316 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 471 5 23 47 86 50 36 number __ 540 9 35 67 107 50 45 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 2 152 5 27 92 262 292 109 number __ 2326 10 43 116 291 321 111 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 2708 5 24 88 249 276 117 numbeL_ 2925 7 32 96 287 309 147 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 3252 17 84 162 487 422 117 acres on which used __ 246 899 23312 48103 44 850 70808 30329 6891 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ I 220 12 40 91 254 226 42 acres on which used __ 59021 3719 11 336 10668 17991 9363 2048 tons __ 84 20~ 3 199 10414 12787 19859 9760 2342 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ I 728 15 52 105 297 200 51 acres on which uSed __ 129 050 19552 34 912 22413 36900 15302 3161 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 144 2 4 9 23 24 7 acres on which used __ 8314 (0) 2327 792 1 572 2064 70 Diseases in crops and orchardS _________ farms __ I 079 11 34 61 187 151 42 acres on which used __ 72535 7157 16687 14 106 20865 9910 1799 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ I 833 18 48 128 354 282 93 acres on which used __ 138 262 17715 33900 25996 38568 16729 5391 

Chemicals for defoliation or for ~OW1h 

control of crops or thinning of '1Jit _______ farms __ 552 10 30 56 143 92 12 acres on which used __ 53000 5894 14031 13560 15794 5245 770 

See footnotes at end of table. 

102 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 45 16 84 92 137 399 

acres __ 4592 446 4172 2255 3570 8 160 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 166 94 346 429 530 1 273 acres __ 4139 1 994 8242 8012 10427 23828 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 4 - 4 3 5 3 acres __ 163 - 46 49 15 5 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 2 3 10 11 7 19 acres __ (D) (D) 957 469 593 613 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 343 150 481 764 862 2061 $1,000 __ 65163 32355 92749 149549 138506 286902 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 189 980 215 700 192825 190751 160680 139 205 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 780 1 020 977 1 107 1 158 1 133 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 11 2 74 88 136 313 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 38 17 65 87 145 388 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 59 37 72 130 92 335 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 52 35 46 142 146 373 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 57 2 71 79 106 150 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 111 45 111 195 196 424 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 15 9 24 35 39 71 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ - 3 16 28 - 7 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ - - 2 - 1 - $5,000,000 or more __________________________ - - - - 1 -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 343 150 480 784 862 2060 $1,000 __ 10601 5282 15203 21 417 16345 24082 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 4 17 25 47 87 389 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 13 3 51 123 195 816 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 109 17 115 243 287 443 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 148 93 205 266 252 362 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 59 4 60 77 34 46 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 9 16 15 8 - 2 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 - 9 20 7 2 $500,000 or more ___________________________ - - - - - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 324 135 456 714 814 1 568 number __ 837 217 852 1 458 1 165 2143 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 326 124 434 697 797 1 707 

number __ 888 362 1 008 1 635 1 594 2858 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 203 72 301 510 637 1 354 

numbeL_ 371 136 426 941 994 1 937 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 247 100 274 419 409 722 

numbeL_ 517 226 582 694 600 921 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 43 20 35 50 43 38 

number __ 43 24 35 52 44 38 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 145 57 195 275 271 427 

numbeL_ 147 58 216 297 282 444 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 214 66 268 329 354 723 

number __ 226 82 296 352 361 735 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 209 82 269 426 370 644 

acres on which used __ 9308 3720 9159 9988 5554 8 189 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 95 30 74 77 97 194 

acres on which used __ 2192 552 1 025 1 407 516 1 923 tons __ 2205 476 1 015 1 701 937 2708 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 120 68 193 284 188 170 

acres on which used __ 4114 1 481 3684 4743 1377 963 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 32 11 20 - 1 13 

acres on which used __ 830 208 286 - (D) (D) 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 70 28 104 147 73 182 

acres on which used __ 2500 1 043 1 829 2128 851 637 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 163 42 200 254 137 134 

acres on which used __ 4900 1 426 3896 5055 1 657 744 

Chemicals for defoliation or for r,rowth control of crops or thinning of ruit _______ farms __ 53 3 30 80 19 34 

acres on which used __ I 433 328 555 925 170 169 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 103 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____ • ______________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ 

Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held ________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ___ . __________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

104 MAINE 

All farms 

6269 

4 211 

1786 

272 

6249 

4196 

1 784 

269 

20 

15 

2 

3 

6002 

167728 

5997 

148 150 

2073 

196037 

2058 

194438 

368 21 177 

5276 

654 

339 

3220 

3049 

2275 

3653 

676 

724 

2253 

341 

267 

402 

1 039 

3680 

18.8 

881 

53 

611 

1 469 

763 

757 

760 

622 

566 

668 

51.7 

5705 

564 

16 

5594 1 059 102 

350 

110356 

281 

(0) 

3 278 

19 

(0) 

1 

18 

25 

14800 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 

or more 

26 

10 

15 

1 

25 

10 

15 

25 

39003 

25 

36644 

16 

9715 

16 

9415 

4 2659 

14 

10 

2 

22 

4 

15 

10 

6 

4 

1 

6 

15 

21.9 

4 

2 

3 

1 

5 

9 

2 

2 

2 53.9 

25 

1 

11 

15221 

3 

2290 

8 17614 

1 

7 

3 

(0) 

1 

2 

1 

(0) 

Total 

93 

39 

52 

2 

92 

39 

52 

1 

91 

84 300 

91 

81 647 

54 21 625 

54 21 293 

11 

2985 

61 

25 

7 

84 

9 

61 

28 

11 

7 

10 

4 

2 

1 

16 

61 

21.8 

13 

8 

24 

9 

15 

21 

6 

5 

5 50.1 

91 

2 

45 

38638 

12 

9909 

31 

43246 

1 

30 

4 

(0) 

1 

3 

1 

(0) 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

199 

66 

129 

4 

199 

66 

129 

4 

195 98959 

195 98504 

133 23481 

133 23466 

8 470 

173 

14 

12 

188 

11 

149 

42 

19 

11 

12 

8 

5 

5 

14 

149 

22.3 

26 

16 

43 

35 

34 

29 

26 

11 

5 50.2 

192 

7 

115 

60222 

27 

19902 

52 

39539 

52 

3 

(0) 

3 

2 

(0) 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

610 

212 

372 

26 

609 

212 

371 

26 

585 188523 

584 187036 

400 

47996 

398 47735 

22 1748 

517 

54 

39 

579 

31 

421 

133 

58 

38 

37 

56 

20 

22 

79 

391 

20.0 

98 

10 

79 

150 

77 

90 

84 

56 

41 

23 

48.6 

593 

17 

483 175 709 

55 

23447 

63 

32034 

63 

7 

(0) 

7 

2 

(0) 

$50,000 to $99,999 

553 

244 

270 

39 

550 

241 

270 

39 

3 

3 

514 126 750 

514 125292 

311 

28895 

309 28758 

36 1 595 

469 

64 

20 

500 

53 

348 

167 

64 

50 

53 

38 

22 

25 

78 

353 

20.9 

75 

6 

71 

128 

86 

71 

66 

59 

41 

45 

50.2 

537 

16 

3 

480 124068 

44 16638 

24 

8759 

24 

5 4585 

$40,000 to 

$49,999 

174 

93 

86 

15 

173 

93 

65 

15 

159 

41 762 

159 41 329 

82 8037 

81 7697 

11 

773 

141 

27 

6 

138 

36 

90 

75 

33 

17 

25 

9 

5 

19 

23 

104 

20.4 

23 

2 

31 

30 

23 

17 

19 

18 

13 

21 

50.8 

186 

8 

144 

35857 

18 

9595 

12 

3574 

1 

11 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

$25,000 to 

$39,999 

292 

165 

101 

26 

291 

164 

101 

26 

267 62 118 

266 60391 

128 9 188 

127 9 124 

32 1 791 

244 

33 

15 

217 

75 

134 

144 

57 

36 

51 

14 

19 

15 

32 

183 

21.0 

43 

4 

30 

55 

41 

39 

36 

21 

32 

34 

52.2 

273 

19 

4 

265 

65016 

17 

3600 

10 

899 

10 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20,000 to 

$24,999 

161 

105 

43 

13 

159 

105 

43 

11 

2 

2 

148 28987 

148 28621 

56 4224 56 4164 

12 

426 

116 

34 

11 

111 

50 

68 

78 

22 

12 

44 

15 

4 

16 

31 

88 

18.6 

22 

4 

16 

34 

22 

13 

19 

19 

12 

22 

52.0 

147 

14 

139 26140 

13 

2529 

9 

4116 

9 

$tO,ooo to 

$t9,999 

539 

365 

141 

33 

539 

365 

141 

33 

506 92462 

506 90505 

174 15573 

174 15440 

32 2090 

420 

86 

33 

289 

250 

184 

320 

72 

70 

178 

35 

14 

42 

78 

339 

20.3 

66 

8 

53 

98 

66 

62 

54 

65 

57 

76 

53.2 

483 

56 

482 

93802 

35 7006 

16 

(0) 

1 

15 

3 

730 

3 

3 

644 

$5,000 to $9,999 

719 

520 

162 

37 

718 

519 

162 

37 

682 106 549 

682 103 858 

199 13 191 

199 13175 

48 2707 

592 

98 

29 

303 

416 

190 

486 

84 

100 

302 

43 

36 

43 

128 

421 

18.9 

91 

4 

57 

186 

80 

77 

102 

55 

66 

92 

52.3 

646 

73 

661 

105048 37 5961 

17 3081 

17 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

$2,500 to Less than 

$4,999 $2,500 

870 2059 

662 t 740 

172 278 

36 41 

867 2052 

659 1 733 

172 278 

36 41 

3 7 

3 7 

834 2021 115817 221 501 834 2 018 113259 217 708 

208 328 10378 13449 208 319 10378 13208 

56 100 2558 4034 

743 1 800 79 140 48 119 

296 515 574 1544 

212 418 

614 1 566 

84 172 

116 267 

414 1 127 

44 75 

43 97 

53 161 

166 392 489 1 102 18.2 16.8 

117 307 

7 8 71 179 195 526 79 265 106 233 

114 216 

87 210 

93 195 

118 227 

53.3 51.8 

781 1 796 

89 263 

3 4 

813 1 967 115462 219 140 39 53 4261 7508 

16 31 (0) (D) 

16 31 

1 

(D) 

2 7 (0) 1 347 

MAINE 105 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ Tobac~o (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

V9ljetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ FruIts and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef caWe, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number._ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number._ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number._ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ ferms __ 

number __ 

CaWe and calves sold ___________________ ferms __ 

number._ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ ferms __ 

number._ 

$1,000 __ CaWe ________________________________ ferms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ ferms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

106 MAINE 

number._ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

419 

1 029 

515 

564 

812 

562 

409 

321 1028 

474 

108 

30 

70 1 730 

1 730 

230 

780 

290 

280 

1434 

789 

862 

216 

315 

62 

2637 

119475 

854 

1 019 

424 

241 

95 

4 

2271 

61 597 

1 331 11 782 

943 

368 

16 

3 

1 

1 183 49815 

263 

65 

475 

273 

90 

15 

2 

2025 

47036 

1 666 10842 

2366 

50 357 15329 

1 465 26156 

2842 

2087 

24201 

12467 433 2604 

1 332 

$500,000 or more 

$1.000,000 or more 

1 

1 

1 

2 

4 

2 

7 

8 

6 

6 

1 

5 

1 

2 

9 

1 

3 2044 

2 

3 1063 1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

4 1 429 

940 3 650 

66 

3 779 

872 1 

(D) 

(D) 

Total 

5 

9 

5 

3 

5 

2 

1 

7 

11 

31 

14 

36 

36 

1 

9 

4 

8 

32 

1 

18 5338 

1 

6 

2 

5 

4 

16 3053 7 204 

4 

2 

9 2849 

6 

2 

12 2029 

13 

256 

18 3399 

1 667 

14 1 559 

199 

14 1 840 1 468 3 

32 

19 

$250,000 to $499,999 

3 

15 

3 

8 

9 

2 

5 

4 

36 

80 

28 

6 

65 

65 

2 

11 

4 

3 

3 

66 

48 

94 20032 

5 

13 

8 

7 

61 

86 10513 19 

230 

11 

7 

1 

74 10283 

7 

4 

54 

9 

81 8277 

55 1 242 

90 9109 

2651 73 

5685 

932 

81 3424 

1 720 

5 271 

141 

$100,000 to $249,999 

14 

24 

5 

15 

30 

31 

33 

52 

250 

136 

18 

2 

2 215 

215 

6 

36 

15 

2 

6 

4 

268 

56 

2 

2 

304 36046 

11 

17 

68 

185 

23 

298 19576 47 

523 

27 

19 

1 

276 19053 

2 

38 

200 

36 

278 15278 

143 1 192 

303 13568 

3672 

265 7732 

533 

282 5836 

3139 18 

250 

128 

$50,000 to $99,999 

14 

23 

15 

31 

52 

61 

46 

63 

195 

44 

7 

2 

1 174 

174 

12 

41 

26 

2 

8 

6 

265 

17 

2 

5 

300 21 812 

13 

43 

203 

37 

4 

288 11 959 

46 

736 

26 

15 

5 

265 11 223 

1 199 

65 

272 8610 

146 1243 

303 8931 

2187 

261 5340 

455 

279 3591 

1 731 

25 

310 

180 

$40,000 to $49,999 

10 

8 

10 

11 

19 

23 

14 

13 

45 

17 

2 

2 

39 

39 

8 

31 

9 

2 

8 

6 

69 

5 

2 

91 4216 

6 

47 

36 

2 

86 2346 23 

295 

13 

9 

1 

72 2051 

3 

67 

2 

78 1 538 

55 

332 

93 1 999 

547 

70 

973 

64 

90 1 026 

484 8 

46 

24 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than $39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 14 12 32 45 79 191 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 41 33 75 113 161 527 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 21 8 48 53 106 241 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 13 6 38 87 91 261 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 38 23 88 107 132 309 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 27 18 55 88 86 169 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 27 15 35 66 38 129 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 27 7 29 37 39 50 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 55 22 100 84 104 130 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 25 14 35 36 30 46 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 2 3 2 3 4 6 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 2 2 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 4 4 9 10 17 23 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 83 40 147 220 272 439 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 83 40 147 220 272 439 

V~tables and melons (016) _____________________ 10 10 36 45 49 51 Fru and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 46 29 143 130 114 190 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 28 16 44 39 47 58 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 3 7 14 4 246 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 20 17 107 201 298 765 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 10 12 58 117 169 403 

Dai:K farms (024) ________________________________ 90 32 30 11 8 15 

Pou try and :I~s (025) --------------------------- 2 7 4 5 7 33 Animal specia ties (027) __________________________ 5 5 12 38 45 203 General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 6 9 36 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 120 59 194 284 365 808 

numbeL_ 5383 1 904 5420 6041 5919 7364 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 10 5 36 91 118 558 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 73 44 127 173 233 243 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 34 10 29 17 13 6 100 to 199 __________________________________ 1 2 3 1 1 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2 500 or more ________________________________ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 107 50 157 230 307 646 numbeL_ 2913 936 2036 2363 2687 3215 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 23 21 123 192 265 565 numbeL_ 801 223 1 482 2027 2426 2835 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 8 11 70 112 174 487 10 to 49 ________________________________ 13 10 50 78 88 77 50 to 99 ________________________________ 3 2 2 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 95 39 52 74 71 156 

numbeL_ 2 112 713 554 336 261 380 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 5 3 16 50 49 135 5 to 9 __________________________________ 1 1 11 19 17 14 10 to 49 ________________________________ 88 35 24 5 5 7 50 to 99 ________________________________ 1 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 

200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 102 49 164 213 269 507 

numbeL_ 2049 683 2 215 2038 1 912 2407 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 70 39 152 217 277 499 number __ 421 285 1 169 1 640 1 320 1 742 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 117 60 188 276 353 565 numbeL_ 2124 942 2835 3 126 2309 2015 $1,000 __ 819 352 1 130 1 067 836 601 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 88 26 102 147 148 271 number __ 889 266 839 1 243 757 673 $1,000 __ 88 26 134 174 125 133 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 100 52 168 248 325 448 number __ I 235 676 1 996 1 883 1 552 1 142 $1,000 __ 551 326 996 893 711 468 Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 12 5 46 75 105 131 

numbeL_ 172 37 421 395 374 296 $1,000 __ 92 15 240 182 184 128 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 107 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49.999 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 421 1 2 10 15 12 10 number __ 8999 (0) (0) (0) 2222 326 239 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 372 2 8 13 11 9 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 14 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 16 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 9 200 to 499 __________________________________ 7 500 or more ________________________________ 3 2 

l)S!Id or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 158 3 7 4 2 number __ 1 633 14 154 89 (0) Other ________________________________ farms __ 373 1 2 10 13 10 8 number __ 7366 (0) (0) (0) 2066 237 (0) 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 295 5 8 a 5 number __ 13905 87 2874 1 185 474 $1,000 __ 1064 9 325 55 75 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 88 1 1 number __ 7322 !8! (0) $1,000 __ 253 (0) 

utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 167 4 7 4 2 number __ 1 758 20 214 170 (0) Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 151 3 7 4 2 number __ 662 11 124 (0) (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 125 3 5 1 2 number __ 874 9 90 (0) (0) 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 559 1 2 8 12 8 8 number __ 15606 (0) (0) 219 266 398 92 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 495 1 2 6 9 7 7 number __ 9915 (0) (0) (0) 172 (0) (0) 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 508 1 1 7 10 10 4 number __ 11 933 (0) (0) 106 215 259 30 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 504 1 2 6 10 8 6 

numbeL_ 12905 (O! !O) 164 217 209 45 

pounds of wooL_ 104438 (0 0) 1210 1 809 2123 266 

Horses and ponies inven1ory ______________ farms __ 1 349 1 6 19 52 47 31 number __ 6324 (0) 12 54 171 143 162 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 252 1 9 5 6 

numbeL_ 1 127 (0) (0) 11 41 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 191 1 2 7 1 2 

numbeL_ 1 255 (0) (0) 16 (0) (0) Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 64 3 

numbeL_ 523 21 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 719 6 19 35 42 32 21 number __ 6 999 665 4809689 5404860 692786 593006 245 694 6369 

Farms 1 with- to 399 ____________________________________ 624 5 16 21 20 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 4 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 17 9 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 16 8 6 2 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 43 8 20 8 7 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 12 3 8 1 3 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 3 3 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 662 6 19 33 32 22 20 number __ 5665233 (0) 4 823 957 (0) (0) 8610 329 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 115 4 6 2 15 13 a number __ 1 334 452 (0) 580 903 (0) (D) 237 064 6040 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 239 6 19 30 32 18 7 number __ a 649 904 4374277 4 948 014 667652 579 764 260 183 66 040 

Broilers sold ___________________________________ and other meat-type chickens farms __ 95 2 11 16 19 3 2 number __ 13679943 (0) a 250 264 4 758 701 2369566 209 892 (0) 

Farms 1 with- to 1,999 __________________________________ 40 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 8 1 2 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 7 7 100,000 or more ____________________________ 40 2 11 17 11 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 15 number __ 151 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 98 3 3 number __ 4128 208 17 

See footnotes at end of table. 

108 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than $39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 18 7 42 63 70 172 numbeL_ 488 386 2520 1 336 492 858 Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 15 5 25 52 66 166 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 3 3 3 4 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 6 5 1 2 100 to 199 __________________________________ 2 5 1 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2 2 500 or more ________________________________ 1 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ II 3 26 32 26 44 numbeL_ (D) 38 635 259 84 166 Other ________________________________ farms __ 10 6 38 52 62 162 numbeL_ (D) 348 1 885 1077 408 692 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ II 6 39 81 57 97 numbeL_ 1 365 395 3824 2119 841 941 $1,000 __ 80 41 215 141 62 60 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 8 1 17 21 11 28 numbeL_ 962 (Ol 2723 1 339 258 653 $1,000 __ 36 (0 84 43 9 18 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ II 3 28 35 28 45 numbeL_ (D) 35 580 285 94 166 Dec. 1 and May 31 _._. ______________ farms __ II 3 26 34 26 35 number __ (D) 35 233 166 50 74 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 9 25 28 18 34 numbeL_ 78 347 119 44 92 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 16 2 31 77 90 305 number __ 597 (D) 1 498 3243 2557 5 185 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ II 2 29 72 85 265 numbeL_ 178 (D) (D) 1 901 1 820 3125 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 10 2 31 78 86 269 number __ 178 (D) 1 475 2549 2454 3248 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ II 2 30 69 87 273 number __ I 194 (D) 1 484 2499 2360 4243 pounds of wooL 9760 (D) 10223 21 019 21040 34 130 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 39 24 86 162 196 687 numbeL_ 139 186 489 888 797 3283 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ II 4 19 44 57 96 numbeL_ 22 30 50 173 104 169 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 2 2 8 20 39 107 numbeL_ (D) (D) 73 134 238 736 Goats sold ______________________________ farms._ 2 1 3 9 11 35 numbeL_ (D) (D) 30 128 114 199 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 13 12 41 75 92 337 numbeL_ 4799 35784 2311 3382 2809 7885 Farms wlth- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 12 6 40 75 92 337 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 2 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 4 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 13 8 41 74 90 330 numbeL_ 4799 2654 2223 3056 2610 7145 Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 5 4 11 11 42 number __ 33130 88 326 199 740 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ I 7 11 19 27 88 number __ (D) (D) 33274 40713 13280 1 354 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ ___ __ __ ____ ________ _ _ _______ ___ _ farms __ I 1 4 2 12 22 numbeL_ (D) (D) 9895 (D) (D) 1 712 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 2 2 12 22 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 2 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ I 1 1 3 9 number __ (D) (D) (D) 5 43 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 3 1 6 15 19 48 numbeL_ 125 (D) (D) 372 430 814 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 109 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1.000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 544 4 12 63 198 117 17 acres __ 28711 1 159 2732 8804 11 106 3347 382 tons, green __ 442 833 14295 39459 146181 167891 49715 6471 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 223 1 1 35 65 10 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 228 3 13 131 50 7 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 85 4 45 32 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 6 2 4 500 acres or more ___________________________ 2 2 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 535 6 30 52 155 96 21 acres __ 35548 2142 6931 6478 12601 4102 739 bushels __ 2 728 024 180600 595 143 495 760 962 541 291 346 58388 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 acres __ 150 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 839 7 38 70 223 179 40 acres __ 83 261 5755 19298 16005 28679 12999 1 747 

cwL 22 412 030 1 758400 5645 154 4418279 7 577 099 3 308 172 414 382 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 34 4 9 10 5 4 1 

acres __ 3485 820 882 1 086 256 240 (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 120 1 2 3 4 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 118 1 1 8 5 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 285 1 43 135 31 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 249 4 41 169 33 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 67 7 33 26 8 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 3672 5 26 96 331 309 98 acres __ 221 675 1 304 4266 18009 45584 32431 8925 tons, dry __ 393 393 3062 10733 40657 91 628 66237 14954 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 13 acres __ 184 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 322 4 10 29 22 17 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 631 2 7 15 91 147 48 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 600 9 43 166 124 28 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 112 2 4 25 44 15 5 500 acres or more ___________________________ 7 1 2 3 1 1 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) ________________ farms __ 2494 3 12 57 253 261 82 acres __ 136898 475 1 443 6 191 25165 22696 6845 tons, dry __ 240 584 705 2719 12 132 50834 46371 11 304 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 3 acres __ (D) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 509 6 16 16 34 33 15 acres __ 9727 2628 4049 875 542 962 414 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 73 3 8 7 3 acres __ 776 83 222 214 23 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 294 6 2 8 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 141 2 2 14 8 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 52 1 3 15 16 8 100.0 to 249.9 acre8 _________________________ 16 8 5 2 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 5 5 1 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 394 2 5 9 27 20 18 acres __ 7405 (D) 1 359 1 235 1 706 834 177 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 21 1 1 1 1 1 acres __ 177 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 206 1 2 7 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 117 1 5 8 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 55 2 21 12 3 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 10 1 4 4 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 2 4 2 

Berries harvested for sale ________________ farms __ 739 3 5 7 23 36 26 acres __ 24303 (D) 9287 1 567 2799 1 539 142 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 92 2 5 9 4 acres __ 711 (D) (D) 134 27 

See footnotes at end of table. 

110 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Item 

$25.000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 20 14 30 29 29 15 

acres._ 511 297 749 389 244 150 tons, green __ 7517 4441 11 438 5010 3417 1 293 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 16 9 20 24 28 14 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 3 5 9 5 1 1 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 1 1 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 

500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 45 13 24 30 25 44 

acres._ 1 428 728 958 687 368 528 bushels __ 104 242 54 804 63 702 44 929 25800 31 369 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 2 acres __ (D) (D) 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 80 30 60 56 37 26 acres __ 2423 772 825 323 124 67 

cwL 600028 161 954 180 947 74245 18648 13 122 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 1 acres __ (D) (D) (D) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 10 6 15 26 29 24 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 19 7 37 30 8 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 49 17 8 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small Wain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 151 75 288 440 548 1 310 acres __ 11 291 5306 19994 23546 21 479 30844 tons, dry __ 21 124 9311 36733 37829 30349 33838 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 6 4 acres __ 108 24 52 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 34 15 59 95 197 840 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 81 38 151 293 316 444 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 28 21 74 49 32 26 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 8 1 4 3 3 500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) ________________ farms __ 120 59 227 316 382 725 acres __ 8075 3387 15 170 16525 15423 15978 

tons, dry __ 16482 5927 26840 27090 21 762 19 123 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 1 2 acres __ (0) (D) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 34 16 71 81 81 112 acres __ 457 153 537 348 213 178 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 8 2 8 15 12 7 acres __ 73 (D) (D) 54 23 25 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 9 4 30 55 69 108 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 20 11 39 25 12 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 5 1 2 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 19 5 42 46 61 142 acres __ 422 81 520 309 206 557 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 3 5 8 

acres __ (D) 44 11 27 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 3 14 25 49 104 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 9 3 24 19 12 36 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 7 2 4 2 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Berries harvested for sale ________________ farms __ 42 31 131 143 129 166 acres __ 343 866 2534 1 732 965 529 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 5 18 13 16 14 

acres __ 50 67 101 54 25 21 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 111 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percent __ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ doIIars __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) __________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________ _ $25,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ $1,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _ _ _ _____ _ __ _ _ ____ _ _ _ ____ _____ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______ _ _ _ _ _ _________ ___ _ __ _ ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

112 MAINE 

Totai 

6269 

100.0 

342 588 

214 

6269 

405 484 64 681 

1 023 

1 036 

870 

719 

539 

161 

292 

174 

553 

610 

199 

67 

26 

564 4298 

9 

950 

35 

767 

23 

64 

21 

41 

457 

2900 

94 

527 

1 793 

7255 

6 448 

509 8221 

29 

5005 

914 

30680 

96 

23228 

370 

11 582 

49 

8655 

833 

95811 

468 

90302 

547 

128641 

154 

127 902 

949 

88672 

594 

80387 

2366 

15329 26 

3832 

Cash grains 

(011) 

70 

1.1 

25171 

360 

70 

885 

12639 

5 

18 

17 

10 

9 

4 

4 

1 

2 

70 

840 

3 

391 

8 

106 

7 

12 

4 

11 

40 

383 

31 

328 

7 

20 

8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Totai 

1 730 

27.6 

475 249 

275 

1 730 

106 131 

61 347 

181 

258 

272 

220 

147 

40 

83 

39 

174 

215 

65 

30 

6 

438 3030 

5 

(D) 

17 

330 

12 

45 

12 

25 

392 2477 

46 

153 

1 081 

5 124 3 

223 

87 

2479 

10 

(D) 

22 

35 

8 

25 

727 

94 656 

483 89622 

46 

9 

7 

55 

264 

625 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; field crops, except Vegetables Fruits and 

Cotton Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. and melons tree nuts 

(0131) (0132) (0133,0134,0139) (016) (017) 

1 730 230 780 

27.6 3.7 12.4 

475249 27869 159 309 

275 121 204 

1 730 230 780 

106 131 5992 30544 

61 347 26050 39159 

181 18 79 

258 33 111 

272 49 114 

220 45 130 

147 36 143 

40 10 29 

83 10 46 

39 8 31 

174 12 41 

215 6 36 

65 2 11 

30 4 

6 5 

438 9 3 

3030 24 1 

5 

(D) 

17 3 

330 (D) 

12 

45 

12 

25 

392 2 

2477 (D) 

46 4 3 

153 8 1 

1 081 33 43 

5124 90 68 

3 

223 

87 230 41 2479 4815 221 10 17 1 (D) 3022 (D) 

22 58 746 

35 165 30080 

94 

(D) 

8 28 12 

25 93 46 

727 49 5 94656 723 3 

463 3 

89622 (D) 

46 26 13 

9 9 1 

7 5 3 

55 2 71 

1 

(D) 

264 22 27 

625 27 43 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percent-_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) __________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ SaI~8 of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

290 

4.6 

17099 

59 

290 

11 613 

40046 

3 

55 

47 

39 

44 

16 

26 

9 

26 

15 

4 

3 

1 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

14 

24 

26 

165 

15 

64 

290 11 264 

49 

8655 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

8 

(0) 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

260 

4.5 

42594 

152 

260 

917 

3274 

236 

6 

4 

14 

7 

3 

2 

2 

2 

5 

33 

1 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

23 

109 

1 

(D) 

40 

293 

1 

(0) 

27 

109 

17 

56 

16 

76 

15 

111 

1 

(0) 

3 

26 

15 

72 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Total 

1 434 

22.9 

217009 

151 

1 434 

9720 

6776 

317 

446 

296 

201 

107 

17 

20 

6 

6 

6 

3 

16 

17 

3 

(0) 

3 

(D) 

14 

13 

335 

509 

35 

44 

16 

10 

6 

23 

10 

5 

137 

34 

35 

819 

5 669 

1 060 

6433 13 

2457 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

(0212) 

769 

12.6 

129671 

165 

769 

6692 

8462 

155 

246 

169 

117 

56 

12 

10 

6 

6 

4 

3 

6 

9 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

5 

7 

191 

276 

13 

33 

5 

4 

3 

19 

7 

3 

36 

10 

27 

814 

5 669 

763 5463 12 

(D) 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

662 

13.6 

313042 

363 

662 

95591 

110695 

9 

6 

6 

11 

30 

32 

90 

69 

265 

266 

66 

6 

2 

11 

77 

3 

36 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

7 

17 

2 

(0) 

171 

931 

2 

(D) 

21 

(0) 

12 

144 1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

14 

256 

1 

(0) 

29 

56 

662 

86520 

578 

78739 

653 7378 

11 

(0) 

Poultry 

and eggs 

(025) 

216 

3.4 27766 

129 

216 

129791 

600 662 

23 

10 

7 

5 

4 

7 

2 

5 

17 

56 

46 

23 

9 

5 259 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

(0) 

44 

177 

11 

53 

4 

18 

3 

45 

4 

26 

216 126 352 

153 

(0) 

13 

664 6 563 

46 

150 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

315 

5.0 

28249 

90 

315 

12 900 

40952 

131 

72 

45 

36 

12 

5 

5 

2 

2 

2 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

16 

16 

1 

(0) 

4 

(Z) 

2 

(0) 

15 

7 

21 

33 

General farms, 

primarily livestock 

and animal 

specialties 

(029) 

62 

1.0 

9209 

149 

62 

1 400 

22566 

19 

17 

9 

6 

1 

1 

1 

5 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

26 

166 

9 

7 

10 

55 

1 

(D) 

3 

3 

2 

(D) 

36 

59 

21 

496 2 

(D) 

26 

551 

2 

(D) 

MAINE 113 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses ofTotal 

295 

1064 3 367 

549 

879 

477 13070 5 11 832 

6266 

324 276 51 752 

1 742 21 876 

$1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 1 332 

$5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 280 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 111 $100,000 or more _________________________ 19 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ 

$100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 to $79,999 _____________________ _ $80,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

114 MAINE 

3 197 94386 

2124 

598 

354 

121 

2044 

63 160 

1 142 

548 

219 

135 

2525 

10684 

1 505 

543 

376 

101 

3252 

16437 

2451 

666 

98 

37 

2821 

11 996 

2226 

513 

50 

32 

5857 

12827 

5242 

577 

30 

8 

5232 

6421 

3268 

4252 87 

105 

4128 

2049 

Cash grains 

(011) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

53 1 188 22419 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

47 

67 

34 

8 

5 

48 

225 

38 

8 

2 

51 

269 

36 

12 

2 

1 

53 

63 

52 

1 

36 

25 

31 

22 

12 

10 

35 

6 

Total 

23 

20 

70 

36 

45 

36 

1 755 82482 

46998 

214 

340 

191 

23 

370 

325 

359 

11 

136 

76 

136 

945 8725 

343 

197 

311 

94 

1 119 11 348 

587 

426 

72 

34 

972 7799 

541 

367 

43 

21 

1 711 

5227 

1 398 

289 

21 

3 

1 596 2679 

1 166 1 793 

26 

18 

279 

737 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(Ot31) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

23 

20 

70 

36 

45 

36 

1 755 82482 

46998 

214 

340 

191 

23 

370 

325 

359 

11 

136 

76 

136 

945 6725 

343 

197 

311 

94 

1 119 

11 348 

587 

426 

72 

34 

972 7799 

541 

367 

43 

21 

1 711 5227 

1 398 

289 

21 

3 

1 596 2679 

1 166 1 793 

26 

18 

1 279 

737 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

14 

12 

11 

27 

11 

5 

242 

4900 

20248 

34 

20 

34 

51 

29 

51 

14 

6 

14 

214 

362 

130 

71 

12 

1 

201 

414 

185 

13 

2 

1 

204 

397 

191 

12 

234 

263 

225 

9 

219 

153 

103 

73 

1 

(0) 

119 

(D) 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

3 

2 

5 

3 

15 

25 

762 22818 

29945 

54 

27 

54 

86 

99 

85 

38 

50 

37 

211 

180 

162 

40 

9 

443 

510 

423 

16 

4 

635 2397 

543 

80 

3 

9 

752 

928 

710 

39 

3 

626 

489 

405 

222 7 

2 

533 

215 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, pcultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General famns, 

primarily livestock Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Totsl (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Totsl sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 2 8 191 39 26 5 6 17 $1,000 __ (0) 5 967 20 38 5 (0) 11 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - 3 - - - - - $1,000 __ - - 367 - - - - -

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ fanms __ 5 17 361 30 35 14 15 14 $1,000 __ (D) 19 736 19 39 5 5 8 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 9 11 115 44 26 10 215 19 $1,000 __ (D) 8 124 22 15 16 12828 10 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - 5 - $1,000 __ - - - - - - 11 832 -

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 244 287 1 505 670 871 173 305 69 $1,000 __ 7102 1 802 12431 6343 73 131 105 244 12045 1 130 Average per fanm ____________________ dollars __ 29108 6280 8260 9467 83963 608346 39491 16382 

Livestock and pcultry purchased ________ farms __ 23 24 659 274 397 170 138 28 $1,000 __ (0) 70 1 304 760 2901 16353 760 99 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 23 22 597 244 244 37 104 25 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ - 1 56 25 132 34 32 2 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ - 1 4 3 21 83 1 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ - - 2 2 - 16 1 -

Feed for livestock and pcultry __________ fanms __ 30 106 1 219 495 860 171 234 69 $1,000 __ (D) 190 2103 1 167 24929 60821 5632 242 

Fanms wtth expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 30 98 1 163 455 59 25 189 64 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ - 7 47 33 464 22 43 4 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ - 1 8 6 310 32 1 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ - - 1 1 27 92 1 -

Commercially mixed fomnula feeds ____ famns __ 8 34 597 215 860 171 126 60 $1,000 __ 5 132 701 325 18643 38218 5118 211 

Famns with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 8 27 574 206 141 25 123 57 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ - 6 21 7 495 22 2 2 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ - 1 2 2 194 20 - 1 $80,000 or more ________________________ - - - - 30 104 1 -

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 171 57 326 115 506 24 3 21 $1,000 __ 605 47 85 38 574 27 1 10 

Fanms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 103 47 311 106 332 20 3 20 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 46 7 14 8 157 3 - - $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 16 3 1 1 17 1 - 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 6 - - - - - - -

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 126 123 496 168 577 41 58 20 $1,000 __ 103 51 456 229 3140 93 23 73 

Farms wtth expenses of487 373 38 58 18 $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 122 122 160 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3 1 8 7 188 2 - 1 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 - 1 1 14 1 - 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ - - - - 2 - - -

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 170 53 213 102 412 47 55 9 $1,000 __ 93 49 132 87 774 64 8 15 

Farms wtth expenses of- 55 7 $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 167 52 210 99 378 46 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 3 1 2 2 34 - - 2 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ - - 1 1 - 1 - - $50,000 or more __________________________ - - - - - - - -

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 214 183 1 359 614 846 164 276 65 $1,000 __ 514 99 847 460 3053 1 580 181 69 

Farms with expenses of- 607 64B 148 274 63 $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 192 181 1 351 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 18 2 8 7 196 12 1 2 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2 - - - 2 1 1 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 - - - - 3 - -

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ fanms __ 187 163 1 161 526 809 140 244 51 $1,000 __ 169 66 556 288 1 529 585 134 36 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 85 64 547 248 657 91 72 47 $1,000 __ 62 20 166 104 1 150 660 37 25 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 1 3 21 9 5 11 - - $1,000 __ (D) (D) 13 1 4 56 - - LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 342 823 138 142 53 grease, etc. ________________________ fanms __ 153 98 755 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 112 68 369 259 10 8 

See footnotes at end of tsble. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 115 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con, 

(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses -Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and eqUipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________ • _______________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 _. ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ 

$100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Famns with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by nasi estate ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Famns with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Gash rent _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See foo1nOtes at end of table. 

116 MAINE 

Total 

4574 

7596 

3140 

1 177 

245 

12 

3 108 

51 613 

1 922 

767 

362 

57 

906 4978 

386 

347 

148 

25 

5381 

19667 

4330 

947 

76 

28 

1 444 3052 

870 

430 

127 

17 

2753 

15455 

2036 

635 

74 

8 

2032 

11 312 

521 

969 

477 

65 

1 445 4 143 

800 

473 

160 

12 

1287 

3845 

1 098 

119 

52 

18 

6064 

11 460 

5695 

240 

115 

14 

5630 

38 383 

4512 

831 

166 

121 

Cash grains 

(011) 

47 

13 

46 

1 

28 

34 

26 

2 

1 

(D) 

46 

57 

45 

1 

20 

14 

17 

3 

26 

71 

21 

5 

23 

59 

5 

15 

3 

6 

12 

4 

1 

1 

20 

175 

16 

3 

51 

85 

48 

1 

2 

48 

112 

45 

2 

1 

Total 

1 236 

1 332 

870 

321 

44 

1 

1 062 

16089 

573 

324 

141 

24 

184 

867 

71 

69 

38 

6 

1 585 

7438 

1 141 

392 

36 

16 

494 1 542 

253 

167 

61 

13 

936 5985 

627 

258 

49 

2 

656 

4640 

203 

216 

197 

40 

514 

1 345 

272 

179 

57 

6 

524 1 970 

425 

54 

35 

10 

1 643 3731 

1 499 

87 

49 

8 

1 595 9764 

1 248 

269 

42 

36 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) Tobacco (0132) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) 

1 236 

1 332 

870 

321 

44 

1 

1 062 

16089 

573 

324 

141 

24 

184 

867 

71 

69 

38 

6 

1 585 

7438 

1 141 

392 

36 

16 

494 

1542 

253 

167 

61 

13 

936 

5985 

627 

258 

49 

2 

656 

4640 

203 

216 

197 

40 

514 

1 345 

272 

179 

57 

6 

524 1 970 

425 

54 

35 

10 

1 643 3731 

1 499 

87 

49 

8 

1 595 9764 

1248 

269 

42 

36 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

183 

104 

165 

17 

1 

86 

1 238 

62 

6 

16 

2 

52 

219 

6 

41 

4 

1 

183 

372 

184 

18 

1 

46 

45 

31 

15 

84 

278 

72 

11 

1 

67 

217 

19 

36 

11 

1 

32 

60 

22 

8 

2 

34 

79 

31 

2 

241 

405 

232 

7 

1 

1 

224 

676 

183 

39 

1 

1 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

372 

425 

334 

20 

14 

4 

353 

8424 

229 

66 

42 

16 

290 1 961 

98 

136 

43 

13 

626 

1500 

575 

46 

2 

3 

266 

487 

166 

77 

22 

1 

281 

1 202 

241 

33 

5 

2 

199 

935 

74 

98 

21 

6 

141 

267 

94 

36 

10 

1 

62 

425 

37 

16 

6 

3 

737 

990 

704 

25 

6 

2 

696 

3264 

609 

63 

6 

18 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

(For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, sea introductory text 1 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal sralties (021 

Item General farms, 

Horticultural General lanns. Beef cattle. Poul1ry Animal 

primarily livestock and animal 

special1ies primartlycrop except feedlots Dairy farms andMj specialties special1ies 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (0 (027) (029) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total Electrfclty farm production expenses - Con. _____________________________ farms __ 207 141 1084 472 858 159 243 44 $1,000 __ 190 40 407 207 2675 1 790 597 23 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 174 138 1 015 441 94 34 228 42 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 24 2 65 27 842 70 14 1 $5.000 10 $24.999 _________________________ 8 1 4 4 122 50 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 5 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 126 32 481 195 685 127 97 31 $1,000 __ 2187 111 576 354 9624 10 718 2457 155 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ______________________________ 80 29 457 174 311 48 87 20 $5,000 10 $24.999 _________________________ 22 2 22 19 254 50 9 10 $25.000 to $99.999 ________________________ 18 1 2 2 118 23 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 6 2 6 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 44 33 101 50 116 33 44 8 $1.000 __ (D) 14 54 34 414 1 258 76 5 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 ________________________________ 18 32 77 36 52 3 22 7 $1.000 10 $4,999 __________________________ 16 1 24 14 38 4 16 1 $5.000 10 $24,999 _________________________ 10 26 21 6 $25,000 or more __________________________ 5 

Repair and maInIenance _______________ farms __ 198 209 1 236 507 831 161 253 53 $1,000 __ 505 180 1 871 836 5791 1 400 441 133 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ______________________________ 176 208 1 148 468 467 111 243 52 $5.000 10 $24.999 _________________________ 20 1 88 39 328 44 9 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 33 2 $50.000 or more __________________________ 1 3 4 

Customworl<. machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 54 18 177 62 300 21 26 20 $1,000 __ 39 6 94 32 740 55 19 11 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 48 17 147 55 138 10 24 17 $1.000 to $4,999 __________________________ 3 1 30 7 124 6 1 3 $5,000 10 $24,999 _________________________ 3 35 5 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 3 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 132 89 365 169 584 110 106 40 $1,000 __ 568 277 762 383 3398 2600 270 43 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 99 80 337 158 356 65 100 38 $5,000 10 $24.999 _________________________ 31 9 25 9 219 37 5 :I $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 2 3 2 9 5 $100.000 or more _________________________ 3 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 100 70 270 111 454 104 67 22 $1.000 __ 477 205 620 288 2391 1 519 217 30 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 11 10 106 43 49 12 23 9 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 57 51 142 58 251 53 38 12 $5.000 to $24.999 _______________________ 30 9 19 8 148 33 5 1 $25,000 or more ________________________ 2 3 2 6 6 1 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 81 33 153 87 334 59 73 19 $1.000 __ 92 72 142 95 1 007 1 081 54 13 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 67 12 99 52 144 30 39 17 $1,000 to $4.999 ________________________ 10 15 54 35 118 17 34 1 $5,000 to $24.999 _______________________ 4 6 70 9 1 $25.000 or more ________________________ 2 3 

Cash rent _____________________________ farms __ 20 9 149 80 420 10 21 18 $1.000 __ 69 6 197 116 839 25 28 32 

Fanns with expenses of- $1 to $4.999 ______________________________ 17 9 141 72 375 8 21 18 $5.000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2 7 7 34 1 $10,000 10 $24.999 ________________________ 1 1 1 8 1 $25.000 or more __________________________ 3 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 239 287 1484 670 861 171 291 59 

$1.000 __ 360 368 2047 882 2188 441 760 65 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4.999 ______________________________ 229 286 1428 657 776 162 278 53 $5.000 to $9,999 __________________________ 7 21 4 70 4 12 6 $10,000 10 $24.999 ________________________ 2 35 9 15 4 $25.000 or more __________________________ 1 1 

All other farm production expenses ______ farmS __ 224 209 1 235 511 871 170 299 59 $1.000 __ 1 740 294 1 497 757 12090 8019 793 133 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 10 $4,999 ______________________________ 175 200 I 210 492 379 113 294 58 $5,000 to $24.999 _________________________ 37 9 21 16 350 35 3 3 $25.000 10 $49.999 ________________________ 6 3 2 94 12 1 $50.000 or more __________________________ 6 1 1 48 10 1 

See footnotes al end of tsble. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 117 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Item Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except Vegetables Fruits and Cash grains Cotton Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. and melons tree nuts 

Total (011) Totai (0131) (0132) (0133,0134,0139) (016) (017) 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 6266 53 1 755 - - 1 755 242 762 $1,000 __ 74252 -534 21 442 - - 21 442 2508 6688 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 11 850 -10075 12218 - - 12218 10365 8777 

Farms with net gains· _________________ numbeL_ 2912 6 860 - - 860 185 447 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 31 859 3295 31 057 - - 31 057 14685 17831 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 441 - 160 - - 160 22 91 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 1021 6 282 - - 282 110 208 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 027 - 257 - - 257 49 113 $50,000 or more __________________________ 423 - 161 - - 161 4 35 

Farms with net 10SS6S _________________ numbeL_ 3354 47 895 - - 895 57 315 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 5522 11 782 5885 - - 5885 3656 4071 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 642 4 204 - - 204 12 93 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2283 31 561 - - 561 43 204 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 400 10 122 - - 122 2 11 $50,000 or more __________________________ 29 2 8 - - 8 - 7 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 851 32 340 - - 340 20 28 $1,000 __ 3062 106 1 524 - - 1 524 19 42 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 1 941 11 640 - - 640 75 216 $1,000 __ 7942 56 2696 - - 2696 270 1 026 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 666 5 233 - - 233 26 84 $1,000 __ 2163 30 945 - - 945 54 343 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 294 3 139 - - 139 11 28 $1,000 __ 525 (D) 380 - - 380 19 24 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 1 025 3 290 - - 290 44 134 $1,000 __ 4546 (D) 1 078 - - 1 078 193 629 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 450 2 141 - - 141 4 21 $1,000 __ 709 (D) 293 - - 293 4 29 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 56 2 42 - - 42 - - $1,000 __ 323 (D) 203 - - 203 - - Corn _________________________________ farms __ 5 - 3 - - 3 - - $1,000 __ (D) - 76 - - 76 - - Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 1 - 1 - - 1 - - $1,000 __ (D) - (D) - - (D) - - Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 40 2 37 - - 37 - - $1,000 __ 126 (D) 123 - - 123 - - COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 11 - 2 - - 2 - - $1,000 __ 111 - (D) - - (D) - -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 5919 70 1 730 - - 1 730 230 780 acres __ 592309 13641 234436 - - 234436 10958 58 169 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 5486 70 1 730 - - 1 730 230 780 acres __ 410891 6493 177609 - - 177609 7370 33459 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 3273 42 797 - - 797 194 844 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 980 8 400 - - 400 23 80 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 719 11 308 - - 308 8 35 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 441 7 182 - - lB2 4 15 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 54 1 31 - - 31 - 3 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 16 1 11 - - 11 1 1 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 3 - 1 - - 1 - 2 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 2649 12 496 - - 496 53 114 acres __ B7487 1 292 13 37B - - 1337B B22 3086 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 772 25 401 - - 401 45 74 acres __ 3360B 1 313 24021 - - 24021 625 1306 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 141 8 29 - - 29 23 15 acres __ 1 473 132 438 - - 438 191 159 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 206 6 71 - - 71 17 53 acres __ 6679 1 365 2 155 - - 2155 612 1 251 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 1 245 32 363 - - 363 74 329 acres __ 52171 3246 16835 - - 16835 1 338 18908 

Totai woodland __________________________ farms __ 4565 50 1306 - - 1306 166 537 acres __ 615 780 9182 202 060 - - 202060 14074 78741 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 1 158 11 244 - - 244 26 64 acres __ 59939 2680 17 731 - - 17 731 776 4701 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 4170 43 1 201 - - 1 201 158 512 

acres __ 555 841 6502 184 329 - - 184 329 13298 74040 

See footnotes at end of table. 

118 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, See introductory text) 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General fanms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 244 287 1 505 670 871 173 305 69 $1,000 __ 3411 -971 -2623 -255 21 412 21 099 756 1 063 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 13980 -3383 -1 743 -381 24583 121 960 2480 15400 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ 165 12 320 145 723 112 42 40 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 23738 6753 8472 13855 32073 194 758 58596 29633 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 27 5 104 40 16 1 7 8 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 80 5 153 67 129 15 28 5 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 43 2 59 35 444 37 5 18 $50,000 or more __________________________ 15 - 4 3 134 59 2 9 

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL_ 79 275 1 185 525 148 61 263 29 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 6401 3826 4501 4313 12004 11 703 6481 4231 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 10 18 277 148 7 2 8 7 $1.000 to $9,999 __________________________ 55 248 778 324 91 45 206 21 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 14 9 130 53 44 9 48 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ - - - - 6 5 1 -

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 8 25 187 58 177 7 12 15 $1,000 __ 12 40 511 370 669 20 14 105 Other farm-related income1 _______________ farms __ 53 45 419 171 320 30 102 30 $1,000 __ 478 124 1 239 371 1 301 379 317 58 Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 14 13 145 73 62 14 43 27 $1,000 __ 14 11 190 72 89 285 182 20 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 8 7 64 29 12 4 17 1 $1,000 __ 10 18 35 21 7 3 15 (0) Foresl products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 39 25 264 105 176 10 33 7 $1,000 __ 402 60 963 277 1 065 45 91 (0) Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 14 17 60 5 159 5 26 1 $1,000 __ 52 35 51 1 140 46 29 (0) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Tolal ___________________________________ farms __ - - 2 1 1 1 8 - $1,000 __ - - (0) (0) (0) (0) 91 - Com _________________________________ farms __ - - 1 - 1 - - - $1,000 __ - - (0) - (0) - - - Wheat ________________________________ fanms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sorghum, baney, and oats ______________ farms __ - - 1 1 - - - - $1,000 __ - - (0) (0) - - - - COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ - - - - - 1 8 - $1,000 __ - - - - - (0) 91 -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 290 280 1 291 717 841 149 198 60 acres __ 4213 10677 74836 47989 164 398 8908 7796 4077 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 290 278 1 050 599 813 lOB 86 51 acres __ 1 838 6694 41 985 27746 124910 5507 2311 2735 

Farms by acres harvesled: 1 10 49 acres _____________________________ 282 249 769 399 108 81 70 37 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 6 23 186 125 218 18 13 5 100 10 199 acres __________________________ 1 4 77 64 262 5 3 5 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 1 2 16 9 207 3 - 4 500 to 999 acres __________________________ - - 2 2 17 - - - 1,000 10 1,999 acres _______________________ - - - - 1 1 - - 2,000 acres or more _______________________ - - - - - - - -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ 153 farms __ 31 134 927 499 621 72 36 acres __ 582 2251 26161 16903 33142 1 868 4177 728 

In cover crops, legumes. and soil- improvement grasses, nol harvesled 70 11 12 and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 18 24 84 46 8 acres __ 271 628 2011 1284 2681 184 260 308 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 6 11 28 11 11 2 4 4 acres __ 17 169 241 132 82 (0) 33 (0) 

In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 10 4 21 4 13 6 3 2 acres __ 88 16 279 33 790 (0) 39 (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 67 50 163 87 84 37 33 13 acres __ 1417 919 4179 1 871 2793 1 275 976 285 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 130 216 1 078 591 723 144 169 46 acres __ 9328 24845 116508 68 489 126874 14399 15424 4345 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 21 44 387 239 254 27 60 20 acres __ 745 1 599 14015 10372 14771 532 1 568 821 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 119 203 950 504 658 140 152 34 acres __ 8583 23246 102493 58117 112103 13867 13856 3 524 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 119 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Item Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except Vegetables Fruits and 

Cash grains Cotton Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. and melons tree nuts 

Total (011) Total (0131) (0132) (0133, 0134, 0139) (016) (017) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 991 9 208 - - 208 26 77 acres._ 35903 1 068 7905 - - 7905 300 2818 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 3849 46 1 003 - - 1 003 150 546 acres __ 98596 1 080 30848 - - 30848 2537 19581 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 134 12 98 - - 98 2 - acres __ 4589 561 3394 - - 3394 (D) - Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 115 11 81 - - 81 2 2 

acres __ 5941 421 4671 - - 4671 (D) (D) 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 6266 53 1 755 - - 1 755 242 762 $1,000 __ 1 320 729 10 891 343 542 - - 343 542 46884 160852 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 210 777 205 491 195 750 - - 195 750 193 736 211 092 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 962 506 711 - - 711 1 272 1 029 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 652 14 159 - - 159 26 102 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 773 4 207 - - 207 36 89 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 916 7 333 - - 333 14 157 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 998 9 276 - - 276 29 117 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 699 1 221 - - 221 65 70 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 1 699 14 442 - - 442 56 171 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 389 2 78 - - 78 12 45 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 119 1 33 - - 33 2 7 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 16 1 6 . - - 6 2 1 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 5 - - - - - - 3 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 6264 53 1 754 - - 1 754 242 761 $1,000 __ 240068 1 890 96 445 - - 96445 7584 19590 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 590 1 98 - - 98 20 76 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 227 10 282 - - 282 26 158 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 301 21 334 - - 334 81 231 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 768 11 442 - - 442 77 215 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 802 5 316 - - 316 32 56 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 375 3 158 - - 158 1 15 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 183 2 115 - - 115 4 8 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 18 - 9 - - 9 1 2 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 5537 51 1 584 - - 1 584 224 673 

numbeL_ 12236 109 5 218 - - 5218 401 1 175 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 5597 52 1654 - - 1 654 212 662 number __ 14260 135 4917 - - 4917 556 1 299 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 3805 28 974 - - 974 152 519 

numbeL_ 6201 51 1 663 - - 1 663 322 783 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ a 549 37 1 195 - - 1 195 135 285 

numbeL_ 8059 84 3254 - - 3254 234 516 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 471 38 302 - - 302 20 1 

numbeL_ 540 50 340 - - 340 27 (D) Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 2152 3 590 - - 590 37 108 number __ 2326 3 630 - - 630 38 134 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 2708 7 727 - - 727 49 109 

numbeL_ 2925 7 769 - - 769 49 110 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 3252 48 1 119 - - 1 119 201 443 

acres on which used __ 246 899 4366 124 976 - - 124976 6909 21 652 Ume ___________________________________ farms __ I 220 9 541 - - 541 69 75 

acres on which used __ 59021 1 062 46512 - - 46 512 872 702 tons __ 84 204 1 380 47009 - - 47009 1 030 877 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ I 728 26 770 - - 770 187 474 

acres on which used __ 129 050 2846 90112 - - 90 112 6091 22600 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 144 - 60 - - 60 10 31 

acres on which used __ 8 314 - 5975 - - 5975 161 669 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ I 079 34 566 - - 566 86 260 

acres on which used __ 72535 2058 58265 - - 58265 2425 8208 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ I 833 36 696 - - 696 120 430 

acres on which used __ 138 262 4060 86965 - - 86 965 4733 15840 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farm"-_ 552 3 376 - - 376 14 137 

acres on which used __ 53000 461 45947 - - 45947 738 5437 

See footnotes at end of table. 

120 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef callie, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 21 45 335 181 156 23 79 12 acres __ 1 218 901 10618 5 173 7952 843 1 887 393 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 177 173 855 442 479 156 227 37 acres __ 2340 6171 15047 8240 13 818 3638 3142 394 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ - 2 3 2 16 - - 1 acres __ - (D) 35 (D) 497 - - (0) Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ - 3 7 6 5 2 1 1 acres __ - 50 420 (0) 51 (0) (D) (0) 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 244 287 1 505 670 871 173 305 69 

$1,000 __ 45579 48894 282 764 115941 266 950 57601 39744 17028 Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 186799 170362 187 883 173 046 306487 332954 130308 246 783 Average per acre ____________________ doliars __ 2925 1 016 1 215 1 083 841 2420 1 534 1 386 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 17 10 203 74 13 20 70 18 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 59 79 226 119 23 16 33 1 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 33 10 195 87 71 33 59 4 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 37 66 241 130 129 34 59 1 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 24 23 121 61 122 20 24 8 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 50 63 385 147 377 39 52 30 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 21 16 92 40 109 7 6 1 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 2 - 41 11 24 2 1 6 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 1 - 1 1 3 - 1 - $5,000,000 or more __________________________ - - - - - 2 - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 244 287 1 505 670 871 173 305 69 

$1,000 __ 6479 3360 28783 14802 56463 10624 7056 1 813 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 44 53 216 115 6 22 53 1 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 27 146 422 164 16 18 108 14 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 61 40 319 125 95 32 70 17 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 90 38 426 195 326 61 58 24 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 15 2 96 48 236 18 15 11 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 4 8 14 13 156 14 - 2 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 3 - 12 10 34 5 - - $500,000 or more ___________________________ - - - - 2 3 1 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 232 218 1 237 543 832 158 262 66 number __ 446 343 1 858 914 1 897 294 402 93 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 200 235 1 311 601 856 156 191 68 

number __ 369 391 2650 1 354 3045 405 333 160 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 171 168 983 427 503 96 155 56 

numbeL_ 221 224 1 517 699 950 153 242 75 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 98 120 725 389 730 112 69 43 

number __ 148 167 1 133 655 2095 252 91 65 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 7 6 29 20 45 7 14 - numbeL_ (D) 8 29 20 52 12 14 - COllonpickers and slrippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 26 53 506 272 721 48 27 33 

numbeL_ 38 53 527 283 787 54 27 35 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 50 84 737 350 783 50 60 52 

numbeL_ 55 90 780 376 888 56 67 54 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 126 123 496 168 577 41 58 20 

acres on which used __ 1 517 1 060 13491 6506 68084 2256 973 1 615 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 41 29 169 42 260 5 15 7 

acres on which used __ 124 212 1 850 642 7166 29 247 245 

tons __ 149 469 2692 841 10123 31 74 370 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects On hay and other crops _________ farms __ 111 22 41 18 80 15 1 1 

acres on which used __ 458 189 911 870 5738 (D) (0) (0) Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 11 13 - - 17 1 - 1 

acres on which used __ (D) 160 - - 1 285 (D) - (D) 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 38 16 45 21 18 5 9 - acres on which used __ 158 125 173 86 1094 20 9 - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 7 pasture ______________________________ farms __ 73 14 53 34 369 28 7 

acres on which used __ 479 138 2132 1 605 21959 1639 145 372 

Chemicals for defoliation or for ~wth 

control of crops or thinning of it _______ farms __ 10 - 1 1 10 1 - - acres on which used __ (0) - (0) (D) 250 (0) - -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 121 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ Full ownerS ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

122 MAINE 

Total 

6269 

4211 

1 786 

272 

6249 

4 196 

1784 

269 

20 

15 

2 

3 

6002 

167 728 

5997 

148 150 

2073 

196037 

2058 

194438 

368 

21 177 

5276 

654 

339 

3220 

3049 

2275 

3653 

676 

724 

2253 

341 

267 

402 

1 039 

3680 

18.8 

881 

53 

611 

1 469 

763 

757 

760 

622 

566 

688 

51.7 

5705 

564 

16 

5594 

1 059 102 

350 

110356 

281 

(0) 

3 278 

19 

(0) 

1 

18 

25 14800 

Cash grains 

(011) 

70 

44 

18 

8 

70 

44 

18 

8 

62 

19327 

62 

18281 

26 

6941 

26 6890 

12 

1 097 

45 

22 

3 

33 

37 

15 

53 

9 

9 

35 

2 

2 

3 

22 

35 

17.3 

8 

1 

12 

16 

7 

6 

12 

9 

3 

4 48.1 

65 

5 

64 17 101 1 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

5 

Total 

1 730 

1 074 

536 

120 

1 724 

1 070 

536 

118 

6 

4 

2 

1 612 

420 352 

1 610 

410 495 

658 65437 

656 

64 754 

138 

10540 

1 407 

217 

106 

959 

771 

646 

977 

226 

196 

555 

107 

69 

92 

227 

1 093 

20.4 

249 

22 

178 

402 

202 

210 

181 

167 

161 

207 

51.6 

1 647 

83 

8 

1 552 

376774 

89 

35501 

75 

56496 

1 

74 

5 1677 

5 

9 4801 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. (0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

1 730 

1 074 

536 

120 

1 724 

1 070 

536 

118 

6 

4 

2 

1 612 

420 352 

1 610 

410495 

658 65437 

656 64 754 

138 

10540 

1 407 

217 

106 

959 

771 

646 

977 

226 

196 

555 

107 

69 

92 

227 

1 093 

20.4 

249 

22 

178 

402 

202 

210 

181 

167 

161 

207 

51.6 

1 647 

83 

8 

1 552 

376774 

89 35501 

75 56496 1 

74 

5 677 

5 

9 4801 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

230 

147 

68 

15 

230 

147 

68 

15 

215 

24936 

215 

24314 

83 

3605 

83 

3555 

16 

672 

204 

16 

10 

131 

99 

74 

142 

35 

40 

67 

14 

14 

24 

44 

120 

17.3 

28 

29 

62 

18 

24 

31 

19 

23 

24 

50.8 

211 

19 

209 

23100 

15 

(0) 

5 2482 

5 

1 

(0) 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

780 

645 

100 

35 

779 

645 

100 

34 

745 

147285 

745 

146460 

135 

12903 

135 

12849 

33 

879 

506 

217 

57 

280 

500 

225 

510 

102 

93 

315 

45 

34 

52 

157 

427 

17.7 

110 

3 

57 

150 

78 

82 

111 

90 

78 

131 

55.1 

696 

84 

2 

671 

103111 

48 13612 

52 33026 

2 

50 

5 6983 

5 

4 2577 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal SjialtieS (021 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Oairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 290 280 1 434 789 862 216 315 62 Full owners ___________________________________ 259 238 1 042 572 275 185 264 38 Part owners ___________________________________ 22 37 363 199 553 28 41 20 Tenants ______________________________________ 9 5 29 18 34 3 10 4 

White ________________________________________ 290 279 430 788 858 216 313 60 Full owners _________________________________ 259 238 038 571 272 185 262 36 Part owners _________________________________ 22 36 363 199 552 28 41 20 Tenants ____________________________________ 9 5 29 18 34 3 10 4 

Black and other races _________________________ 4 4 2 2 Full owners _________________________________ 4 3 2 2 Part owners _________________________________ 1 Tenants ____________________________________ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 282 275 1 406 772 829 213 305 58 acres __ 16493 41 484 197961 119 189 242 262 25298 25344 6986 OWned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 281 275 1 405 771 828 213 305 58 acres __ 16073 40526 194 039 116823 241 277 24857 25014 6814 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 32 44 399 219 589 31 52 24 acres __ 1 027 2074 23 167 13087 72 317 2931 3240 2395 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 31 42 392 217 587 31 51 24 acres __ 1 026 2068 22970 13048 71 765 2931 3235 2395 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 11 15 85 54 31 12 11 4 acres __ 421 964 4 119 2405 537 441 335 172 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 231 246 310 706 797 190 285 55 Not on farm operated __________________________ 44 12 61 41 30 14 17 4 Not reported __________________________________ 15 22 63 42 35 12 13 3 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ Other 138 77 492 304 809 164 110 27 ________________________________________ 152 203 942 485 53 52 205 35 

Operators None _________________________________________ by days of work off farm: 

124 72 313 196 608 105 76 17 

A'r io99clays================================ 147 194 067 555 189 99 230 45 

30 26 123 70 81 20 17 7 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 32 36 187 105 42 26 51 12 200 days or more ___________________________ 85 132 757 380 66 53 162 26 

Not reported __________________________________ 19 14 54 38 65 12 9 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 15 13 61 25 24 6 26 3 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 22 5 85 32 48 17 49 5 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 65 43 262 111 99 32 76 12 10 years or more ______________________________ 155 167 839 501 557 135 121 31 Average years on present farm _______________ 15.4 19.2 18.2 20.7 22.5 18.2 11.7 15.2 

Not reported __________________________________ 33 52 187 120 134 26 43 11 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 1 12 2 10 1 3 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 29 18 111 49 91 19 55 12 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 79 56 363 168 184 47 95 15 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 30 41 191 104 129 18 44 5 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 30 36 185 101 106 41 27 10 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 43 38 159 91 94 46 38 7 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 25 30 152 97 90 17 19 4 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 27 35 120 77 73 16 25 5 70 years and over _____________________________ 26 26 141 100 85 11 9 4 Average age ________________________________ 51.0 53.3 51.5 53.6 51.4 50.9 46.9 48.7 

Operators Male by sex: _________________________________________ 239 248 1 287 731 824 198 230 60 Female _______________________________________ 51 32 147 58 38 18 85 2 

Operators of Spanish Origin (see text) _____________ 3 2 2 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 235 270 1 355 746 707 191 284 56 

acres __ 14589 40722 203 653 121 488 228 356 19806 23949 7941 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 17 7 49 26 97 10 14 3 

acres __ (0) 1 602 6417 5 129 45069 (0) 1 000 620 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 36 2 27 16 49 13 14 3 acres __ 1 234 (0) 4202 (0) 34261 3073 2561 648 More tihan 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 36 2 27 16 49 13 14 3 

Otiher than family held _________________ farms __ 1 5 2 1 acres __ (0) 511 (0) (0) More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 5 1 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 1 1 3 1 4 2 

acres __ (0) (0) 2737 (0) 3845 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 123 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg~ (025) ___________ ~ ______________ _ Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

G~7~~1 ='!iJC!m(~~)I~~~~~-~~--------------

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ fanns __ 

number._ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heffers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

MHk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heffer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ number __ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

124 MAINE 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Total 

419 1 029 

515 

564 

812 

562 

409 

321 1 028 

474 

106 

30 

70 

730 

1 730 

230 

780 

290 

280 

1434 

789 

862 

216 

315 

62 

2637 

119475 

854 1019 

424 

241 

95 

4 

2271 

61 597 1 331 11 782 

943 

368 

16 

3 

1 

1 183 49 815 

263 

65 

475 

273 

90 

15 

2 

2025 

47036 

1 666 10842 

2366 

50 357 15329 

1 465 26156 

2842 

2087 

24201 

12487 433 2604 

1 332 

Cash grains 

(011) 

2 

10 

1 

5 

14 

3 

6 

3 

11 

10 

3 

2 

70 

3 

72 

2 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

36 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

Total 

21 

159 

135 

143 

239 

192 

151 

99 

357 

168 

53 

13 

1 730 

1 730 

350 5 168 

193 

138 

16 

3 

247 2002 

227 

1 846 

176 

48 

2 

1 

44 

156 

39 

3 

2 

227 1 855 

238 

1 311 

264 

1 999 

625 

117 

748 

100 

219 1 251 

525 

56 

257 

121 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Cotton Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. (0131) (0132) (0133, 0134, 0139) 

21 

159 

135 

143 

239 

192 

151 

99 

357 

168 

53 

13 

1 730 

1 730 

350 5168 

193 

138 

16 

3 

247 2002 

227 

1 848 

176 

48 

2 

1 

44 

156 

39 

3 

2 

227 

1 855 

238 1311 

264 1999 

625 

117 

748 

100 

219 1 251 

525 

58 

257 

121 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

26 

61 

23 

23 

34 

20 

10 

7 

20 

5 

1 

230 

36 

286 

30 

6 

31 

168 

28 

155 

24 

4 

8 

13 

8 

20 

57 

20 

61 

22 

87 

27 

10 

41 

8 

15 

48 

20 

5 

11 

4 

Fruits and 

tree nuta 

(017) 

38 

165 

86 

79 

110 

60 

51 

34 

96 

44 

10 

7 

760 

40 

473 

28 

9 

3 

34 

285 

29 

194 

26 

3 

9 

71 

6 

2 

1 

24 

109 

24 

99 

27 

163 

43 

21 

89 

14 

15 

74 

29 

8 

19 

7 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ Poultry and 9$!s (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ !arms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

$1,000 __ Callie ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

119 

74 

26 

17 

21 

12 

3 

6 

8 

3 

1 

290 

14 

105 

10 

4 

11 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

6 

3 

2 

(D) 

2 

5 

(D) 

7 

23 

8 

(D) 

(0) 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

(0) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

7 

58 

35 

45 

44 

26 

19 

13 

13 

17 

3 

260 

107 

581 

102 

4 

1 

86 

273 

70 

204 

69 

1 

23 

89 

22 

63 

174 

64 

134 

15 

160 

72 

7 

89 

19 

14 

91 

53 

3 

(0) 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Total 

90 

291 

137 

169 

226 

143 

81 

61 

176 

51 

6 

3 

1 434 

789 

1 090 22419 

393 

613 

88 

12 

4 

888 8810 

797 

7880 

513 

271 

11 

1 

1 

191 

930 

141 

34 

11 

5 

606 

7906 

800 5703 

1 080 14835 

6433 

511 5665 

1 328 

962 9170 

5105 

308 1 588 

835 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

(0212) 

42 

139 

66 

84 

133 

77 

56 

42 

116 

28 

4 

2 

789 

789 

743 16599 

230 

448 

61 

12 

2 

597 6320 

521 

5506 

318 

192 

10 

1 

135 

814 

92 

27 

11 

5 

571 6 189 

526 

4 110 

763 12634 

5463 

420 

S 277 1 264 

660 7357 

4 1911 

58 

192 

99 

~airy farms 

(024) 

14 

26 

14 

30 

61 

73 

59 

83 

314 

160 

24 

4 

862 

856 

87746 

16 

199 

324 

223 

90 

4 

854 46 863 

86 

890 

57 

26 

2 

1 

852 

47973 

14 

18 

446 

267 

90 

15 

2 

803 

36065 

425 

2818 

853 

31 438 7378 

752 

19130 

1 324 

764 12308 

6054 34 

846 

323 

Poultry 

and eggs 

(025) 

31 

63 

18 

21 

30 

10 

14 

7 

14 

5 

2 

1 

216 

56 1 693 

18 

25 

10 

3 

46 

779 

32 

318 

25 

6 

1 

20 

461 

7 

2 

10 

1 

38 

573 

35 

341 

46 

470 

150 

20 

194 

14 

43 

276 

138 7 

28 

16 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

66 

lOS 

37 

25 

24 

17 

11 

6 

12 

9 

2 

315 

50 

292 

40 

10 

40 

179 

35 

(0) 

30 

5 

9 

(0) 

II 

19 

54 

26 

59 

21 

96 

33 

12 

40 

9 

21 

58 

24 

3 

7 

5 

General farms, 

primarily livestock 

and animal 

specialties 

(029) 

5 

16 

3 

7 

9 

6 

4 

2 

7 

2 

1 

62 

35 

640 

22 

11 

1 

32 

167 

16 

38 

16 

25 

129 

15 

6 

4 

19 

216 

24 

257 

28 

1 033 

551 

11 

141 

25 

26 

892 

526 

7 

31 

15 

MAINE 125 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ larms __ number __ Other ________________________________ lanns __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ larms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ larms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Litters 01 pigs larrowed between- Dec. 1 01 preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ larms __ number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ lanns __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ larms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs 01 all ages inventory _____ lanns __ number __ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ lanns __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ larms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ larms __ 

number __ 

pounds 01 wool __ 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ lanns __ 

number __ Goats inventory _________________________ lanns __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ lanns __ 

number __ 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ larms __ number __ 

Farms wlth- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ fanns __ number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ fanns __ 

number __ Hens and pullets sold ____________________ fanns __ 

numbe,-_ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ lanns __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold ____________________________ fanns __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

126 MAINE 

Total 

421 

8999 

372 

14 

16 

9 

7 

3 

158 1633 

373 

7366 

295 

13905 

1 064 

88 7322 

253 

167 

758 

151 

BB2 

125 

874 

559 15606 495 

9915 

508 11 933 

504 12905 

104438 

1 349 

6324 

252 

1 127 

191 

1 255 

64 

523 

719 

6 999885 

624 

4 

17 

18 

43 

12 

3 

882 5665 233 

115 1 334452 

239 6649904 

95 13 879 943 

40 

B 

7 

40 

15 

151 

9B 4 128 

Cash grains 

(011) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

l8l 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

Total 

50 

448 

45 

3 

1 

1 

16 

83 

47 

365 

23 

325 

20 

9 228 

8 

16 

66 

12 

25 

14 

43 

76 

113 

64 

672 

82 

606 

64 

658 

6779 

264 1 146 

20 

46 

26 

108 

7 

26 

100 

2029 

100 

99 1882 

14 

167 

21 

445 

3 

51 

3 

2 

(D) 

7 

131 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Tobacco 

(0132) 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except 

cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134, 0139) 

50 

446 

45 

3 

1 

1 

16 

83 

47 

365 

23 

325 

20 

9 228 

B 

16 

68 

12 

25 

14 

43 

76 

113 

64 

672 

62 

606 

64 

858 8779 

264 

1 146 

20 

46 

28 

108 

7 

26 

100 2029 

100 

99 

1 862 

14 

167 

21 

445 

3 

51 

3 

2 

(D) 

7 

131 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

16 

41 

16 

7 

12 

15 

29 

14 

141 

12 

3 

76 

2 

7 

14 

7 

8 

4 

6 

13 

466 

12 

(D) 

11 

358 

11 

345 2560 

24 

65 

2 

(D) 

4 

10 

28 

820 

28 

28 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

9 

97 

6 148 

6 

7 

78 

Fruits and tree nuts 

(017) 

9 

15 

9 

1 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

46 

3 

(D) 

5 

60 

4 

41 

318 

51 

118 

5 

11 

7 

15 

27 

432 

27 

27 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

3 

34 

3 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-cOh. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry 

primarily livestock 

Animal and animal specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and (~~~) specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (027) (029) 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 4 10 233 70 56 8 12 21 number __ (D) 29 7966 318 304 59 42 83 

Farmswfth- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 4 10 191 69 55 7 12 21 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 10 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 14 100 to 199 __________________________________ 8 200 to 499 __________________________________ 7 500 or more ________________________________ 3 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ I 1 105 17 16 2 5 4 number __ (D) (D) 1 451 76 49 (D) 18 5 Other ________________________________ farms __ 3 10 204 63 46 8 9 20 numbeL_ 8 (D) 6515 242 255 (0) 24 78 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 2 8 191 39 26 5 6 17 number __ (D) 54 12827 301 350 36 79 81 $1,000 __ (0) 5 967 20 38 5 4 11 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ I 2 65 9 5 3 numbeL_ (0) (0) e 816 190 99 64 $1,000 __ (D) (0) 237 6 2 2 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ I 2 110 17 19 2 5 4 number __ (0) (D) 589 56 46 (0) 18 4 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ I 1 101 15 18 2 5 3 number __ (D) (0) 798 26 29 (0) 9 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 2 86 12 12 1 5 1 number __ (0) 791 30 19 (0) 9 (D) 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 5 16 359 42 38 15 17 13 number __ (0) 249 12130 468 892 235 164 207 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 5 13 327 25 30 12 15 12 

numbeL_ 34 194 7727 298 504 170 (D) (0) 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 4 17 341 24 29 11 13 13 number __ (0) 271 9606 249 679 94 85 138 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 4 15 338 25 33 10 11 12 number __ (0) 230 10 313 347 631 159 94 176 

pounds of wool.. (D) 1 939 83712 2382 5532 1 067 722 385 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 26 108 421 221 147 27 258 21 number __ (0) 465 1 378 727 421 80 2508 75 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 2 1 40 23 19 3 154 5 

numbeL_ (0) (D) 66 37 34 3 947 11 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 4 14 88 22 12 9 16 9 

numbeL_ 5 50 848 113 33 29 68 89 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ I 40 8 4 2 4 6 number __ (0) 409 53 24 (0) 17 40 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 17 35 244 95 77 126 28 37 number __ 345 40893 5534 2087 4797 6929269 679 14887 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 17 34 244 95 76 34 28 36 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 1 3 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 17 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 15 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 42 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 12 100,000 or mOre ____________________________ 3 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 17 32 239 95 76 102 28 34 number __ 345 844 4866 1 940 4640 5649240 679 581 

Pullets 3 montihs old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 6 34 11 13 35 6 

numbeL_ 40049 668 147 157 1 280029 13306 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ I 12 49 14 17 115 10 

numbeL_ (0) 40296 960 198 4156 6590247 13606 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ I 10 2 2 63 1 4 number __ (D) 544 (0) (D) 13678934 (0) 85 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 10 2 2 8 4 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 8 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 7 100,000 or mOre ____________________________ 40 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 4 3 3 5 number __ 9 (D) 3 132 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ I 1 46 13 7 10 3 12 number __ (0) (0) 763 176 235 2714 7 169 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 127 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductorY text) 

Item 

Total 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 544 acres __ 28711 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~s: ?!r~~== 442833 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 223 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 228 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 85 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 6 500 acres or more ___________________________ 2 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 535 acres __ 35548 bushels __ 2 728 024 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 acres __ 150 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 839 acres __ 83261 cwt __ 22 412 030 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 34 acres __ 3485 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 120 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 118 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 285 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 249 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 67 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 3672 acres __ 221 675 

tons, drY-_ 393 393 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 13 acres __ 184 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 322 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 631 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 600 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 112 500 acres or more ___________________________ 7 

Tame h~ other than alfalfa, small grain, and wil hay (see text) ________________ farms __ 2494 acres __ 136898 

tons, drY-- 240 584 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 3 acres __ (0) 

Vegetables harvested for saie (see text) ___ farms __ 509 acres __ 9727 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 73 acres __ 776 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 294 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 141 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 52 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 16 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 394 acres __ 7405 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 21 acres __ 177 Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 206 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 117 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 55 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 10 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 6 

Berries harvested for sale ________________ farms __ 739 acres __ 24303 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 92 acres __ 711 

See footnotes at end of table. 

128 MAINE 

Cash grains 

(011) 

3 

35 

400 

2 

1 

42 3884 

299005 1 

(0) 

1 !O) 

0) 

11 

547 

706 

4 

6 

1 

9 280 

472 

8 

41 

7 

Total 

59 

1 541 

23796 

38 

19 

2 

418 30315 

2 339 504 2 

(0) 

725 

82016 

22097 664 

25 

3418 

34 

101 

277 

247 

66 

1 136 56836 

97476 

2 

(0) 

363 

630 

129 

14 

756 

38320 

66 423 

87 4350 

6 

41 

41 

17 

12 

13 

4 

38 

125 1 

(0) 

28 

10 

19 

49 

1 

(0) 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

59 1 541 

23796 

38 

19 

2 

418 30315 

2339 504 

2 

(0) 

725 82016 

22097664 

25 3418 

34 

101 

277 

247 

66 

1 136 

56833 

97476 

2 

(0) 

363 

630 

129 

14 

756 38320 

66423 

87 

4350 

6 

41 

41 

17 

12 

13 

4 

38 

125 

1 

(0) 

28 

10 

19 

49 

1 

(0) 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

5 137 9667 

50 

793 207715 

1 

(0) 

42 

4 

1 

2 

1 

84 

1 994 

2525 

4 

27 

61 

18 

5 

54 

1 434 

1 951 

1 

(0) 

230 

4320 

39 

564 

117 

79 

29 

3 

2 

27 

86 

4 

11 

20 

7 

54 

114 

18 

50 

Fru~s and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

4 

(0) 

326 

4 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

8 1 615 

1 

(0) 

5 

1 

125 

2528 

2988 

91 

30 

4 

70 

1 420 

1 741 

41 

255 

11 

78 

29 

9 

3 

235 6899 

11 

162 

78 

88 

53 

10 

6 

587 23878 

62 

625 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, green __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

ewL Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) , __ farms __ acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) ________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 aeres or more ________________________ _ 

Berries harvested for sale ________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

52 12000 2 

(D) 

3 

31 

770 

816 

18 

13 

19 

589 

633 

26 

131 7 

17 

16 

9 

1 

14 

32 

5 

(D) 

13 

1 

16 

30 

5 

13 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

3 

38 

(D) 

3 

3 

23 

877 

17 

94 20688 2 

(D) 

11 

5 

1 

255 6168 

6763 1 

(D) 

169 

81 

5 

135 3102 

4584 

40 

301 4 

54 

25 

12 

3 

18 

50 

13 

5 

24 

47 

4 

7 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Total 

66 1 987 25 113 

52 

10 

3 

39 

360 18 178 

15 

7 832 

15 

1 016 39925 

57545 4 

72 

456 

467 

87 

6 

687 27297 

41 807 1 

(D) 

35 

79 

3 

2 

32 

3 

40 

91 

36 

4 

13 

19 

1 

(D) 

Beef cattle, 

excapt feedlots 

(0212) 

41 1 599 19788 

30 

8 

2 

17 

211 10670 

11 

4 405 

11 

589 26023 

37771 

3 

(0) 

222 

294 

69 

4 

407 18396 

28024 1 

(0) 

13 

50 

10 

3 

12 

36 

10 

2 

5 

14 

1 

(D) 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

396 24746 

386806 

114 

196 

79 

6 

1 

24 

807 60013 

15 

271 65610 

3 

17 

4 

6 

5 

797 104336 

210072 

46 

302 

353 

89 

7 

637 59425 

114238 

21 

171 1 

(D) 

11 

8 

2 

10 

88 

6 

2 

2 

8 

73 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Poultry and eggs 

(025) 

7 140 2065 

5 

2 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

4 

16 5330 

3 

1 

95 3867 

7012 

46 

42 

5 

2 

57 2359 

4636 

11 

65 

7 

3 

1 

5 

16 

5 

3 

44 

Animal specialties 

(027) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

82 2265 

2690 2 

(0) 

50 

29 

3 

45 

101 

282 

'1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

5 

(D) 

5 

5 

1 

General farms, 

primarily livestock and animal specialties 

(029) 

4 198 4100 

3 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

40 2442 

4800 

16 

13 

6 

1 

25 1 571 2815 

9 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

8 

1 

2 

(0) 

2 

10 

49 

1 

(0) 

MAINE 129 
Table 1, County Summary Highlights: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms _____________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _____________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _______________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment': Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 179 acres _______________________________________ _ 

180 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ Average per farm _______________________________ dollars .. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________ .. ___ .. ________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators Any __________________________________________________ by days worked off farm: _ 

200 days or more ___________________________________ _ 

Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 

number._ Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 

number._ Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 

number._ Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ 

number._ 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, green __ 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cw1 __ 

Hay-a1faifa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __________ farms __ acres __ 

tons, dry __ 

Vagetables harvested for sale (see text) ___________ farms __ acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

130 MAINE 

Maine 

6269 

1 342588 

214 

2107n 

982 

38325 

419 

1 029 

2453 

1758 

474 

136 

5919 

592309 

5486 

410891 359 6065 

405484 

84 681 

157828 

247656 

2059 

870 

719 

700 

466 

553 

902 

3220 

3049 

3653 

2253 

51.7 

324276 

51 752 

2637 

119 475 

1 331 

11782 

1 183 49815 

2366 

50357 

421 

8999 

295 13905 

559 15606 719 

6999685 

95 

13679943 

544 

28711 

442833 

535 

35548 

2728024 

839 

83261 22 412 030 

3672 

221 675 

393393 

509 

9727 

394 

7405 

Androscoggin Aroostook 

343 1 012 

69551 329971 

203 326 

318023 175482 

1563 552 

44 826 71 841 

30 40 

53 84 

137 332 

90 381 

30 118 

3 57 

315 993 30821 187 566 

295 956 

23016 135067 

24 36 304 2135 

71 083 98829 207239 97657 

5855 93267 

65228 5562 

115 148 

42 77 34 86 

35 104 

23 108 

23 181 

71 308 

188 711 

155 301 

201 509 

123 252 

53.4 48.1 

60 316 75098 

176361 74208 

182 239 

11 680 8521 79 154 

820 2072 98 68 

5322 2420 174 212 

4619 3038 

23 32 123 810 

14 18 159 856 

28 35 501 849 

32 47 

(D) (D) 

2 7 

(D) 188 

65 21 4108 784 

71 620 10057 

3 461 

18 33490 

980 2591 824 

13 676 

211 75473 

54 345 20537 231 

238 329 

15434 17561 

31 582 28902 

30 71 

335 6120 

36 15 

848 40 

Cumberland 

456 

57745 

127 

315600 

2300 

31 201 

59 

103 

199 

76 

16 

3 

429 

27251 

390 

19389 

56 

684 

13077 

28678 

5581 

7498 

174 

85 

57 

52 

29 

18 

41 

205 

251 

287 

189 

53.0 

11 856 

25943 

193 7703 

111 

1 041 

74 

2594 

175 3622 

38 1 032 

27 

1 817 

64 1 521 

55 

123 129 

2 

(D) 

32 

1 128 

16607 

3 

27 

975 

12 

321 73140 

289 

17486 

29 133 

57 

690 

27 

412 

Franklin 

229 44 217 

193 

151 158 

709 

27500 

13 

31 

92 

83 

8 

2 

214 16604 

204 11 374 

13 

169 

7312 

31 930 

1 271 

6041 

97 

25 

22 

17 

23 

24 

21 

117 

112 

128 

84 

52.6 

5635 

24716 

128 

5630 

60 

446 

69 

2573 

112 

1 667 

20 

65 

13 

(D) 

20 

176 

31 

84 635 

33 

1 188 

22335 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

165 

9429 

17 066 

10 

138 

24 

516 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text 1 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford Penobscot 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ 290 576 221 228 334 572 Land in farms _____________________________________ acres __ 50026 112203 34 390 29230 70813 132717 Average size of farm _____________________________ acres __ 173 195 158 128 212 232 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ 224 772 228082 244018 137480 198 536 160 572 Average per acre _______________ ~ _______________ dollars __ 1 570 1 020 1517 1 315 926 723 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment': Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ 25017 35 175 24594 22 747 29722 35587 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________________________________ 19 35 21 11 21 45 10 to 49 acres _________________________________________ 68 91 55 57 47 78 50 to 179 acres ________________________________________ 128 237 84 108 136 213 180 to 499 acres _______________________________________ 55 165 49 45 94 171 500 to 999 acres _______________________________________ 15 42 10 6 29 50 1.000 acres or more ____________________________________ 5 8 2 1 7 15 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 284 533 201 211 313 532 

acres~_ 14212 52280 14485 12017 23943 54397 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 272 478 173 192 286 494 acres __ 6927 36093 8907 7934 16636 38952 Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 24 27 14 10 16 30 acres __ 124 99 54 58 450 584 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1.000 __ 15696 42263 9325 4817 14523 26338 Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ 54 125 73374 42196 21 127 43481 46045 

Crops. including nursery and greenhouse crops _________________________________________ $1.000 __ (D! 5216 2166 1 640 7721 8 167 Uvestock. poultry. and their products _____________ $1.000 __ (0 37047 7159 3177 8801 18 171 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2.500 _______________________________________ 100 187 77 107 152 212 $2.500 to $4.999 _______________________________________ 61 90 35 46 42 75 $5.000 to $9.999 _______________________________________ 52 50 26 24 38 70 $10.000 to $24.999 _____________________________________ 38 64 27 18 30 60 $25.000 to $49.999 _____________________________________ 19 38 17 10 19 24 $50.000 to $99.999 _____________________________________ 11 46 20 12 17 52 $100.000 or more ______________________________________ 9 101 19 11 38 79 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ 82 299 102 85 169 288 Other _________________________________________________ 208 277 119 143 165 284 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ___________________________________________________ 197 302 138 168 192 332 200 days or more ____________________________________ 134 203 87 117 124 222 Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 55.0 51.8 50.4 50.8 52.4 51.3 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1.000 __ 12136 31 900 8029 3699 11 333 21 132 Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ 41 647 55477 36 493 16 151 33930 36880 

Uvestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ________________ . _______ farms __ 70 337 77 95 176 262 

numbeL_ 802 19045 2362 3228 6120 15061 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 55 148 38 51 107 104 number __ 280 1 550 280 382 872 732 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 22 167 29 30 66 145 number __ 128 8539 907 992 2105 7214 Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 49 311 76 88 159 221 number __ 348 7524 169 1 681 4097 6417 

Hogs and pigs Inventory __________________________ farms __ 16 39 14 17 34 48 

numbeL_ 139 1 093 39 104 159 828 Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 11 33 7 14 25 34 

numbeL_ 329 2188 23 249 399 405 Sheep and lambs Inventory _______________________ farms __ 28 47 37 36 28 49 

numbeL_ 458 1 369 1 823 1 316 445 017 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 42 80 28 27 50 54 number __ 1 004 1 032 884 229 223 81 838 102602 112566 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ 6 10 3 6 8 number __ (D) 2053020 (D) (D) (D) 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 7 80 8 10 29 78 acres __ (D) 4556 152 412 1 551 5710 

tons, green __ (D) 70339 2265 7128 22380 82746 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 3 6 1 3 1 25 acres __ 21 26 !D) 9 (D) 1 279 bushels __ 534 1 040 D) (D) (D) 89964 

Irish potatoes ___________________________________ farms __ 5 12 8 2 10 51 acres __ 11 35 9 

!8! 

1 412 4090 

cwL 1 085 5566 704 413889 963 264 

Hay-alfalfa. other tame, small Wain. wild. grass silage. green chop, etc. see text) __________ farms __ 101 398 117 155 229 384 

acres __ 2520 30702 6556 6932 11 181 27582 

tons. dry __ 4271 62140 9462 10981 16654 48872 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___________ farms __ 23 50 16 25 23 58 acres __ 46 409 128 114 154 361 

Land in orchards ________________________________ farms __ 24 29 16 14 42 40 acres __ 145 680 180 72 1 161 334 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 131 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms __________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms _____________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _____________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ Average per acre _______________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of tall machinery and 

equipment': Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ________________________________________ _ 

SO to 179 acres _______________________________________ _ 

180 to 499 acres ___ .------------______________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land __________________________ • ________ - __ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___ • ___________________________ dollars __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ________________ • _____________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 _______________ • _________________ • ___ -. $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ____________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ • __ _ $100,000 or more _____________________________________ • 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming __________________ • ___________________________ _ 

Other ______________ ,---------------__________________ _ 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ________________________________________________ .--

200 days or more ____ .------------------------------- Average age of operator ___________________________ years __ 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___ .---_______________________ • dollars __ 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ___ • ___________________ farms_. 

number __ Beef cows __________________________________ ._ farms __ 

nUl"(lber __ Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold __________________ • _____ • __ farms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory _______ • _____________ ._. __ farms._ 

number __ Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 

number_"t Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ number __ 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

tons, green __ 

Oats for grain ___________________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ bushels __ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cwt __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __________ farms __ 

aeres __ tons, dry __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

132 MAINE 

Piscataquis 

138 38391 

278 

135210 534 

28 115 

5 

26 

49 

29 

25 

4 

130 13054 118 8596 4 

(0) 

4898 

35492 

1 066 3832 

59 

16 

19 

9 

13 

9 

13 

64 

74 

90 

158 49.7 

3831 

27763 

61 3545 27 

213 

32 

859 

54 

452 

18 

104 9 116 

15 

720 

20 

392 

12 

991 14445 

6 332 21 332 

7 

529 110 050 

102 

6510 

10736 

4 

7 

10 

21 

Sagadahoc 

124 18 319 

148 

229758 1 415 

29 493 

6 

30 

56 

26 

6 

117 7072 

107 4867 10 

40 

3250 

26212 

945 2306 

54 

26 

13 

9 

5 

7 

10 

53 

71 

84 

61 

53.0 

2948 

23771 

55 1 812 

37 

241 

19 

639 

51 

610 

12 

146 

11 

332 

24 1 108 

31 92584 4 135 

8 395 4950 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

8825 

83 4432 

7719 

13 

209 

14 

80 

Somerset Waldo 

462 426 112 332 85137 243 200 

179950 187 317 636 886 

32738 31 473 

20 26 63 62 167 164 159 139 42 30 11 5 

440 394 47 154 33301 391 368 32303 23629 14 12 (0) 42 

20069 32140 43 438 75446 

1 815 1 894 18254 30246 

141 121 64 57 52 48 57 42 43 33 41 54 64 71 

258 251 204 175 

247 221 142 115 61.3 51.2 

16159 26316 34976 61 774 

276 215 16199 11 768 107 77 

922 665 161 124 7 185 5544 266 201 7 199 4131 

31 22 7715 419 24 16 695 893 41 44 862 1 750 67 57 295590 2115 941 2 39 (0) 10008635 

71 57 4142 2591 66 067 38459 

6 5 237 33 16480 435 

4 11 (0) 290 (0) 62093 

354 299 28131 19724 47651 38243 

20 33 190 105 

12 24 152 257 

Washington 

337 85734 254 

222 104 

765 

25341 

22 

56 

138 

83 

27 

11 

331 31 795 

325 18781 15 

223 

11 683 34669 

(0) 

(0) 

100 

50 

61 

67 

32 

13 

14 

108 

229 

243 

126 

55.8 

9725 

28945 

46 

888 

29 

246 

19 

254 

35 

401 

8 

86 

5 

(0) 

17 

669 

31 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

10 

16 

2424 

95 3193 

4687 

19 

49 

15 

71 

York 

521 71 812 

138 

254 437 1 873 

35675 

46 

125 

213 

113 

20 

4 

482 26357 439 18420 54 

869 

30 180 57928 

6639 

23541 

215 

79 

69 

71 

30 

25 

32 

240 

281 

314 

216 

52.9 

24 165 46471 

225 5111 147 

020 

60 1 540 

182 2402 

49 3077 

34 3271 46 

222 

67 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

30 

954 12769 

10 

68 

2606 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

334 14302 

23074 

57 

674 

52 1 457 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6269 343 1 012 456 1982 __ 7003 355 1 253 507 $1,000,1987 __ 405484 71 083 98829 13077 1982 __ 399412 79955 87412 14879 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 64 681 207239 97657 28678 1982 __ 57034 225226 69762 29347 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 1 023 49 69 92 $1,000 __ 320 17 24 29 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 1 036 66 79 82 $1,000 __ 1677 109 129 133 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 870 42 77 85 $1,000 __ 3074 148 269 305 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 719 34 86 57 $1,000 __ 5061 241 628 379 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 539 27 77 37 $1,000 __ 7511 373 1 075 508 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 161 8 27 15 $1,000 __ 3568 177 611 328 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 292 16 72 19 $1,000 __ 9234 505 2311 594 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 174 7 36 10 $1,000 __ 7748 305 1 605 446 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 553 23 181 18 $1,000 __ 40434 1661 13391 1 361 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 610 49 216 30 $1,000 __ 93644 7777 32501 4734 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 199 18 61 9 $1,000 __ 67941 6030 20489 (0) $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 93 4 31 2 $1,000 __ 165270 53738 25795 (0) 

1982 value of saies1: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 1 405 55 113 119 $1,000 __ 407 15 (0) 35 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 1 144 62 97 106 $1,000 __ 1 883 101 158 172 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 914 40 89 73 $1,000 __ 3220 136 310 261 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 664 43 73 55 $1,000 __ 4654 312 533 364 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 479 19 89 38 $1,000 __ 6683 278 1 269 541 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 165 8 51 2 $1,000 __ 3642 168 1 127 (0) $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 338 14 107 24 $1,000 __ 10723 442 3489 (0) $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 233 8 99 16 $1,000 __ 10354 366 4359 691 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 745 37 275 31 $1,000 __ 53397 2700 19202 2169 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 642 45 202 31 $1,000 __ 97996 6869 30018 4667 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 187 12 43 9 $1,000 __ 63926 3871 14365 3105 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 82 12 13 3 $1,000 __ 142 402 64 698 12473 2074 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________________ 245 farms, 1987 __ 3822 185 856 1982 __ 3873 172 1 032 235 $1,000,1987 __ 157828 5855 93267 5581 1982 __ 142834 6814 82210 4638 Grains ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 564 3 450 5 1982 __ 686 12 545 4 $1,000,1987 __ 4298 (0) 3012 10 1982 __ 4890 (0) 2975 7 

Com for grain _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 2 4 2 1982 __ 47 7 6 1 $1,000,1987 __ 767 (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ 1 192 384 22 (0) Wheat ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 - 18 - 1982 __ 25 - 20 - $1,000,1987 __ 64 - 56 - 1982 __ 104 - 100 - SOybeans ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - 1982 __ 9 - 6 - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - 1982 __ 17 - 12 - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - 1982 __ - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - 1982 __ - - - - Barley ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 21 - 17 1 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1987 __ 41 - (0) (0) 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oata _______________________________ !arms, 1987 __ 457 1 417 2 1982 __ 529 2 493 - $1,000, 1987 __ 2900 (0) 2758 (0) 1982 __ 2721 (0) 2592 - Other grains. ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 94 1 39 1 1982 __ 131 3 55 3 $1,000,1987 __ 527 (0) 145 (0) 1982 __ 866 (0) 248 (0) 

See footnctes at end of table. 

Franklin 

229 

288 

7312 

7041 

31 930 

24448 

52 

20 

45 

77 

25 

83 

22 

143 

13 

180 4 

85 

11 

355 

12 

532 

24 1 724 

17 2432 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

77 

21 

55 

86 

47 

160 

18 

131 

17 

246 

6 131 

17 

554 

4 

181 

28 2 147 

16 2421 3 961 

-

-

114 

102 1 271 

879 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 133 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 290 576 221 228 334 1982 __ 286 573 211 240 403 $1,000,1987 __ 15696 42263 9325 4817 14523 1982 __ 12260 34145 8934 4504 14728 Average per farm ___ • ________________ • ___ dollars, 1987 __ 54 125 73374 42196 21 127 43481 1982 __ 42866 59590 42340 18766 36547 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 53 95 34 43 84 $1,000 __ 19 25 12 19 24 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 47 92 43 64 68 $1,000 __ 76 146 70 100 113 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 61 90 35 46 42 $1,000 __ 219 328 117 163 145 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 52 50 26 24 36 $1,000 __ 356 347 205 169 259 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 28 57 24 15 23 $1,000 __ 377 798 328 214 312 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 10 7 3 3 7 $1,000 __ 219 163 69 66 145 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 10 28 12 5 11 $1,000 __ 311 850 387 167 347 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 9 10 5 5 8 $1,000 __ (0) 456 223 212 347 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ II 46 20 12 17 $1,000 __ (0) 3343 1 498 862 1 232 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 7 69 9 7 22 $1,000 __ (0) 10685 1 207 (0) 3560 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ - 21 7 2 10 $1,000 __ - 7 104 2343 (0) 3520 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 2 11 3 2 6 $1,000 __ (0) 18018 2867 (0) 4516 

1982 value of sales ': Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 58 120 45 67 107 $1,000 __ 18 (0) 15 21 31 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 65 90 49 54 78 $1,000 __ 112 144 84 87 126 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 58 65 23 49 62 $1,000 __ 210 223 76 172 221 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 48 51 17 19 44 $1,000 __ 340 360 123 131 315 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 25 34 20 18 25 $1,000 __ 330 490 284 245 320 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 5 13 4 1 8 $1,000 __ (0) 289 (0) (0) 178 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 9 25 5 6 15 $1,000 __ (0) 812 (0) (0) 464 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 4 15 7 2 2 $1,000 __ (0) 670 304 (0) (0) 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 7 56 18 12 28 $1,000 __ (0) 4205 1 233 (0) (0) $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 5 69 11 7 21 $1,000 __ (0) 10481 2017 1 026 3363 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ - 25 9 5 7 $1,000 __ - 8561 2894 1 767 2703 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 2 9 3 - 6 $1,000 __ (0) 7833 1 655 - 4996 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 240 255 122 118 185 1982 __ 216 235 118 116 194 $1,000,1987 __ (0) 5216 2 166 1 640 7721 1982 __ (0) 5 131 1 401 781 6374 Grains ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 11 1 1 6 1982 __ 1 12 1 2 11 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) 57 (0) (01 279 1982 __ (0) 35 (0) (0 (0) 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms, 1987 __ - 1 - - 4 1982 __ - 6 - - 6 $1,000,1987 __ - (0) - - (0) 1982 __ - 20 - - (0) WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - 1 - 1982 __ - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - (0) - 1982 __ - - - - - Soybeans ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - Barley ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 2 - - - 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $1,000, 1987 __ - (0) - - - 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 1 - - 1 1982 __ 1 1 - - 2 $1,000,1987 __ - (0) - - (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) - - (0) 

Other grains2 ________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 7 1 1 4 1982 __ - 5 1 2 7 $1,000, 1987 __ (0) 24 (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ - (0) (0) (0) 274 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Penobscot 

572 

654 26338 

25337 

46045 

38 741 

113 

32 

99 

153 

75 

268 

70 

486 

46 

632 

14 

312 

16 

489 8 351 

52 3745 53 8281 20 7038 6 4551 

180 

49 

112 

188 

77 

273 

57 

384 

41 

598 

11 

233 

28 

851 8 347 

60 4481 57 8719 18 5689 5 3527 

323 

306 8167 

6747 38 

42 

318 

518 

7 

6 156 

318 1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

16 

18 

95 

99 

18 

21 

(0) 

(0) 

134 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982 - Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text I 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ farms. 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1982 value of sales': Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2.500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ Grains ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms. 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ $1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

SOybeans ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Barley ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ Oats _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ $1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ 

Other grains2 ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Piscataquis 

138 

158 4898 

4223 

35492 

26729 

33 

9 

26 

40 

16 

61 

19 

132 

6 

84 

3 

63 

8 248 5 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

9 1 382 3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

44 

10 

33 

55 

22 

79 

9 

64 

8 105 4 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

12 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

78 

76 1 066 

(0) 

12 

9 108 

73 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

6 

4 

33 

(0) 

6 

7 

53 

59 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Sagadahoc 

124 

120 3250 

4995 

26 212 41 621 

28 

11 

26 

38 

26 

91 

13 

92 

6 

68 

3 

65 

5 155 

7 477 6 986 4 1266 

32 

9 

20 

33 

18 

65 

15 

109 

5 

70 

3 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

10 1 766 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

65 

55 

945 

508 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Somerset Waldo Washington 

462 426 337 523 465 381 20069 32140 11 683 22 939 36531 16539 43438 75446 34669 43860 78561 43408 

79 52 40 19 20 11 62 69 60 102 110 102 64 57 50 226 202 176 52 48 61 358 341 446 

37 33 56 531 476 780 20 9 11 435 195 247 19 19 19 596 559 621 24 14 13 1 108 608 576 

41 54 13 3036 3968 794 50 36 8 7665 5745 1 216 11 23 3 3699 8499 1018 

3 12 3 2293 11 417 5695 

106 74 66 (0) 24 (0) 

73 61 70 (0) 107 (0) 

74 65 57 258 231 204 38 42 70 255 305 479 

27 24 50 389 316 653 17 9 12 394 (0) 268 27 19 12 824 (0) 375 

22 19 9 986 876 (0) 

66 52 15 4897 3807 (0) 

60 58 7 9156 9386 939 7 30 7 2541 11010 2547 

5 12 5 3090 9638 9564 

218 220 288 210 204 308 1 815 1 894 (0) 

1 455 1 850 12736 

9 11 2 19 16 2 46 74 (0) 

214 83 (0) 

3 5 

8 2 (0) 54 174 (0) 

1 2 (0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 3 4 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

5 4 2 

10 10 2 

5 18 (0) 

32 34 (0) 

MAINE 

York 

521 

586 30180 

24991 

57928 

42648 

107 

28 

108 

178 

79 

272 

69 

477 

54 

775 

17 

388 

22 

737 8 357 

25 1 832 

22 3308 4 1 292 

6 20536 

142 

44 

119 

192 

95 

340 

65 

449 

39 

548 

11 

245 

18 

558 8 377 

42 3064 34 4992 

9 2982 

4 11 200 

310 

294 6639 

5766 12 

7 

(0) 

55 

4 

3 

68 

33 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

9 

2 

5 

(0) 

2 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

135 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - 1982 __ - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - 1982 __ - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms, 1087 __ - - - - 1982 __ - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - 1982 __ - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms, 1987 __ 1 793 116 158 139 1982 __ 1 709 109 171 138 $1,000,1987 __ 7255 391 655 495 1982 __ 5314 583 569 474 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms, 1987 __ 509 30 71 57 1982 __ 535 38 97 49 $1,000,1987 __ 8221 299 4507 677 1982 __ 5313 190 2297 856 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms, 1987 __ 914 50 20 45 1982 __ 916 38 16 47 $1,000, 1987 __ 30660 3809 65 1 040 1982 __ 33893 4671 22 847 Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms, 1987 __ 370 25 18 52 1982 __ 339 23 11 45 $1,000, 1987 __ 11 582 726 276 2785 1982 __ 7298 503 197 1 575 

Other crops ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 833 13 675 13 1982 __ 1 064 14 885 12 $1,000, 1987 __ 95811 (D) 84752 573 1982 __ 86 127 (D) 76150 878 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ______ farms, 1987 __ 3301 220 273 268 1982 __ 4028 255 369 323 $1,000, 1987 __ 247 656 65228 5562 7496 1982 __ 256 578 73 141 5202 10241 Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms, 1987 __ 547 34 28 33 1982 __ 776 40 55 64 $1,000, 1987 __ 128641 53767 (D) 1 510 1982 __ 135 645 60784 (D) 3671 

Dairy products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 949 84 47 55 1982 __ 1 265 110 67 69 $1,000, 1987 __ 88672 9829 4033 4514 1982 __ 95354 10437 3 810 4954 Cattle and calves ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2366 174 212 175 1982 __ 3030 197 310 224 $1,000, 1987 __ 15329 1 526 878 1 097 1982 __ 15231 1 708 985 1 176 

Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 295 14 18 27 1982 __ 450 21 37 47 $1,000,1987 __ 1 064 11 53 187 1982 __ 946 47 33 122 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms, 1987 __ 549 29 30 67 1982 __ 561 36 29 50 $1,000, 1987 __ 879 30 (D) 92 1982 __ 731 52 22 71 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 477 26 41 44 1982 __ 474 25 44 46 $1,000,1987 __ 13070 65 254 96 1982 __ 8671 113 (D) 247 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 70 - 39 - Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 1 730 55 721 86 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ - - - - Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ 1 730 55 721 86 

Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________________ 230 15 23 28 Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 780 33 12 34 Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 290 20 13 41 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 280 16 19 21 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________________ 1 434 92 116 150 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 789 61 64 67 

~airy farms (024) _________________________________________ 862 79 45 50 Poultry and eggs (025) ________ . ___________________________ 216 14 3 11 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 315 18 19 26 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 62 1 2 9 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Franklin 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

74 

72 

328 

175 

10 

12 

162 

54 

33 

21 

548 

488 

11 

8 

128 

53 

4 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

151 

208 

6041 

6162 

16 

40 

1 181 

826 

56 

76 

4306 

4558 

112 

165 

461 

625 

13 

20 

9 

26 

18 

26 

7 

27 

24 

25 

76 

100 

-

42 

-

-

42 

4 

24 

8 

11 

61 

36 

54 

6 

17 

2 

136 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Lincoln Oxford 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms, t987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms, 1987 __ 51 163 59 76 128 1982 __ 48 160 51 53 132 $1,000,1987 __ 122 922 219 268 434 1982 __ 69 485 127 106 394 Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____ farms, t987 __ 23 50 16 25 23 1982 __ 26 40 11 28 33 $1,000,1987 __ 77 375 110 121 (D) 1982 __ 57 248 135 156 115 

Fru~s, nuts, and berries ________________ farms, 1987 __ 169 42 47 28 48 1982 __ 151 38 56 39 43 

$1,000,1987 __ 2965 2624 1 310 561 2824 1982 __ 4065 3298 785 295 1 995 Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms, 1987 __ 26 30 16 15 18 1982 __ 25 33 13 19 21 $1,000,1987 __ 657 1 176 522 658 (D) 1982 __ 636 991 335 158 (D) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 11 7 3 8 1982 __ 7 12 6 3 15 $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 61 (D) (D) 2250 1982 __ 3 73 (D) (D) 2335 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ______ farms, 1987 __ 87 402 134 142 197 1982 __ 103 435 131 160 264 

$1,000, 1987 __ (D) 37047 7159 3177 6801 1982 __ (D) 29014 7533 3723 8355 Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms, 1987 __ 29 62 27 25 21 1982 __ 30 79 31 27 51 $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 18554 5281 925 1 562 1982 __ (D) 10494 5749 1 288 1 780 

Dairy products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 142 26 21 47 1982 __ 16 156 31 39 79 $1,000,1987 __ 97 15726 1 389 1 570 3903 1982 __ 50 15611 1 455 1 767 5445 Cattle and calves ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 311 76 88 159 1982 __ 57 352 83 114 216 

$1,000,1987 __ 166 2248 330 527 1210 1982 __ 102 2377 247 555 1 017 

Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 11 33 7 14 25 1982 __ 22 34 14 25 36 

$1,000, 1987 __ 30 119 3 18 44 1982 __ 28 123 9 50 37 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms, 1987 __ 25 47 38 37 27 1982 __ 29 47 27 40 32 

$1,000, 1987 __ (D) 68 121 74 23 1982 __ 34 103 35 44 20 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 15 47 19 22 27 1982 __ 21 36 10 18 24 

$1,000, 1987 __ (D) 332 35 63 61 1982 __ (D) 307 38 20 56 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ - 3 - - 2 Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 27 99 35 52 74 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ - - - - - Tobacco (0132) _____________ . __________________________ - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ 27 99 35 52 74 

Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________________ 9 28 9 7 9 Fru~s and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 161 33 41 24 41 Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 24 23 13 9 13 

General farms, primarily crop (019) __ .---------------------- 8 33 7 9 25 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

"Cf~::I~?~~cePt-ieedIOiS-(02-ii)======================= 44 146 60 81 102 

21 87 29 39 68 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 3 131 25 18 42 Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________________ 3 36 16 10 5 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 6 41 15 17 17 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 5 3 - 1 4 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Penobscot 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

203 

190 

829 

658 

58 

50 

365 

171 

46 

49 

601 

447 

43 

33 

374 

222 

52 

44 

5679 

4730 

309 

399 18 171 

18590 

44 

63 

2 212 2 751 

121 

168 

13 151 14 250 

221 

312 

2510 

1 356 

34 

51 

96 

99 

50 

43 

48 

36 

57 

56 

155 

99 

9 160 

-

-

160 

26 

23 

33 

35 

109 

60 

113 

12 

41 

11 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 137 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)·Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed ...... _ .......... farms, 1987 •• · · - - - 1982 •• - - . - - $1,000,1987 •• - - - - - 1982 •• - - . - - Tobacco •••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• farms, 1987 •• · - - - - 1982 •• · - - - - $1,000,1987 •• - - - - - 1982_. - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds •• _ •••• _._._ farms, 1987 •• 59 36 173 134 32 

1982_. 51 37 154 125 36 

$1,000, 1987_. 167 87 838 620 131 

1982_. 143 59 415 316 155 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ._._ farms, 1987._ 4 13 20 33 19 

1982 •• 6 16 26 29 21 

$1,000,1987 •• (0) 393 (0) 121 64 

1982 •• 16 304 185 80 45 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ••••••••••• _._._ farms, 1987 •• 7 11 14 51 244 

1982._ 8 9 23 49 265 

$1,000,1987 •• 103 55 335 504 10439 

1982 •• 58 30 313 723 12443 

Nursery and greenhouse crops •••• _ .• _._ farms, 1987 •• 1 14 17 19 11 

1982 •• 7 8 21 11 12 

$1,000,1987 •• (0) 368 196 348 108 

1982 •• (0) 59 224 185 67 

Other crops_ •• _ .••••••••••••••••••••• _ farms, 1987 •• 7 4 4 11 9 

1982 •• 8 2 15 16 9 

$1,000.1987 •• 672 42 (0) 228 (0) 

1982 •• 403 (D) 105 463 (0) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ••••• _ farms, 1987 •• 77 85 317 295 65 

1982 •• 101 87 392 337 94 

$1,000,1987 •• 3832 2306 18254 30246 (0) 

1982 •• (0) 4486 21 483 34681 3803 

Poultry and poultry products ••••••••• _._ farms, 1987_. 10 23 41 82 21 

1982_. 10 26 50 115 26 

$1,000, 1987 •• 2 841 3044 19467 (0) 

1982_. (0) 2444 4861 25662 3069 

Dairy products •••••••••• _._ •••••••••• _ farms, 1987_. 28 16 142 110 9 

1982 •• 38 20 180 119 12 

$1,000,1987 •• 3438 1 182 12922 9576 412 

1982 •• 2 969 1 732 14269 7934 553 

Cattle and calves •••••••••••• _ ••••••••• farms,1987 •• 54 51 266 201 35 

1982 •• 80 57 333 225 52 

$1,000,1987 •• 318 180 1 985 974 103 

1982 •• 502 228 2 135 912 142 

Hogs and pigs ._ ••••••••.••• _ •••• _ •••• farms, 1987 •• 9 11 24 16 5 

1982 •• 9 8 30 27 15 

$1,000,1987 •• 10 27 112 46 5 

1982 •• 9 9 24 67 12 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 12 23 38 44 18 

1982 •• 13 19 40 53 27 

$1,000, 1987 •• 50 51 40 96 42 

1982 •• 23 46 64 60 16 

Other livestock and livestock products 

(see text) ••••••.•.••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987"1 17 12 31 25 12 

1982 •• 10 14 38 28 15 

$1,000,1987 •• 13 24 152 87 (0) 

1982 •• 7 27 131 46 10 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8 · 3 3 - Field crops, except cash grains (013) ••••••••••••••••••••••• 41 25 93 71 26 

Cotton (0131) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• · · - - - Tobacco (0132) ••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• _. · · - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0133,0134,0139) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 41 25 93 71 26 

Vegetables and melons (016) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 5 16 11 9 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7 8 12 42 239 

Horticultural specialties (018) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 10 15 15 8 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9 2 28 18 11 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

specialties (021) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 32 42 128 100 27 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ••••••••••••••••••••••• 13 19 80 56 13 

Dairy farms (024) •••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••• 26 12 131 99 4 

Poultry and eggs (025) •••••••.••••.••••••••••••••••••••••• · 9 16 53 5 

Animal spectalties (027) ••.. _ ••••.• _._ •••••.••••••••••••••• 8 11 16 11 5 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) .••••••••..•••••••••. _' •••••••••••••••••• 4 - 4 3 3 

'0ata for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 

'Oata for 1982 include market value of barley sold. 

York 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

192 

182 

748 

585 

57 

53 

670 

404 

59 

64 2877 

3413 

54 

49 1 432 

(0) 

7 

13 

(0) 

(0) 

279 

370 

23541 

19225 

51 

69 

19499 

11 943 

38 

85 

2625 

5559 

182 

253 

816 1 164 

34 

54 

295 

252 

46 

50 

78 

80 

58 

64 

228 

226 

3 123 

-

-

123 

29 

46 

44 

28 

144 

78 

30 

17 

47 

10 

138 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms, 1987 __ 6266 342 1 012 457 228 $1,000,1987 __ 324 276 60316 75098 11 856 5635 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 51 752 176361 74208 25943 24716 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987 __ 1 742 104 112 133 93 1982 __ 2196 130 180 191 110 $1,000, 1987 __ 21 876 6008 368 682 370 1982 __ 20717 5769 239 800 291 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 3 197 205 222 261 142 1982 __ 4051 259 313 337 235 $1,000, 1987 __ 94386 27867 1 223 2142 1 837 1982 __ 100 879 31 304 1 333 4142 2466 Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987 __ 2044 154 129 174 104 1982 __ 2471 203 135 172 157 $1,000, 1987 __ 63 160 4451 727 1817 1 418 1982 __ 92580 30305 935 3620 1766 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ farms, 1987 __ 2525 147 814 128 79 1982 __ 2585 134 1 018 125 94 $1,000, 1987 __ 10684 171 7893 387 46 1982 __ 9218 268 6995 174 43 Commercial fertilizer' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 3252 190 791 197 117 1982 __ 3344 176 1 006 179 121 $1,000,1987 __ 16437 601 10111 479 188 1982 __ 18 719 599 12644 479 205 

Agricultural chemicals' _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 2821 147 791 125 57 1982 __ 2704 122 949 149 40 $1,000,1987 __ 11 996 541 6996 213 108 1982 __ 9865 412 6965 225 52 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5857 315 983 424 192 1982 __ 6889 348 1 249 475 288 $1,000, 1987 __ 12827 1 425 4539 626 245 1982 __ 18739 1 827 7421 797 416 

Gasoline and gasohoL ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 5232 289 964 368 188 1982 __ 6435 330 1 186 458 262 $1,000, 1987 __ 6421 619 2344 291 117 1982 __ 9200 777 3811 448 229 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3268 177 664 264 109 1982 __ 3220 194 870 224 147 $1,000,1981-_ 4252 575 1 541 154 102 1982 __ 5401 670 2494 175 125 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 87 1 16 2 - 1982 __ 52 2 7 2 1 $1,000, 1987 __ lOS (D) 10 (D) - 1982 __ 43 (D) 8 (D) (D) 

LP gas, fuel all, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4128 230 843 262 142 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $1,000, 1987 __ 2049 (D) 644 (D) 26 1982 __ 4095 (D) 1 107 (D) (D) 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4574 269 837 297 144 1982 __ 4671 258 975 358 185 $1,000,1987 __ 7596 1 318 1 285 333 147 1982 __ 7001 1 340 1 216 345 220 Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3108 164 780 215 104 1982 __ 3355 199 946 196 111 $1,000,1987 __ 51 613 10 051 15476 1 789 623 1982 __ 44 906 9442 13928 1 889 511 

Contract labor _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 906 38 152 70 10 1982 __ 428 29 75 13 7 $1,000, 1987 __ 4978 133 911 104 62 1982 __ 3436 85 514 82 22 Repair and maintenance ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 5381 293 948 372 149 $1,000,1987 __ 19687 1 606 6278 1 310 512 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' ________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 444 77 407 66 31 1982 __ 1 498 62 392 105 39 $1,000,1987 __ 3052 221 1 193 118 34 1982 __ 2416 128 1 101 79 44 

Interest paid3 _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2753 149 657 150 84 1982 __ 2826 153 757 146 122 $1,000, 1987 __ 15455 1 961 5213 552 288 1982 __ 18511 2432 7 102 510 384 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate _________________ farms, 1987 __ 2032 113 476 108 63 $1,000,1987 __ 11 312 1 102 4083 378 180 Not secured by real estate _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1 445 76 336 78 52 $1,000, 1987 __ 4143 859 1 130 174 106 

Cash rent _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 287 70 404 95 39 $1,000,1987 __ 3845 141 1 825 183 80 Property taxes paid ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8064 341 904 448 228 $1,000, 1987 __ 11 460 813 2647 1 074 253 All other farm production expenses __________ farms, 1987 __ 5630 330 953 376 206 $1,000, 1987 __ 38383 7460 9142 1 884 843 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 139 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford Penobscot 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms, 1987 __ 290 575 220 229 334 573 $1,000, 1987 __ 12 136 31 900 8029 3699 11 333 21 132 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 41 847 55477 36493 16151 33930 38880 

Livestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987 __ 71 243 62 108 99 160 1982 __ 28 258 57 120 182 216 $1,000, 1987 __ 401 2360 858 341 434 702 1982 __ 26 2715 924 406 531 979 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 109 394 99 155 192 318 1982 __ 70 421 111 158 276 453 $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 12570 3817 1 085 2484 5293 1982 __ 729 10407 3445 1 426 2759 6587 Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987 __ 46 278 89 66 141 233 1982 __ 32 309 74 88 123 279 $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 10581 3733 934 1 613 4055 1982 __ (D) 9520 3350 1 194 2208 5249 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and tr ______________ farms, 1987 __ 122 216 79 56 104 228 1982 __ 47 165 31 61 91 210 $1,000, 1987 __ 44 206 35 38 292 875 1982 __ 51 169 12 77 269 565 Commercial fertilizer' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 112 321 85 82 110 294 1982 __ 114 232 53 57 124 289 $1,000, 1987 __ 72 818 65 73 605 1 465 1982 __ 57 700 31 149 501 1 208 

Agricultural chemicals' ________ ._. __________ farms, 1987 __ 167 241 95 74 92 278 1982 __ 151 160 80 96 89 224 $1,000, 1967 __ 259 427 137 77 593 888 1982 __ 93 262 78 77 371 545 Petroleum products ______________ • _________ farms, 1987 __ 260 564 208 216 273 530 1982 __ 277 572 205 240 398 654 $1,000, 1987 __ 189 899 308 211 456 1 019 1982 __ 442 1 205 285 261 664 1 359 

Gasoline and gasohoL ___________________ farms, 1987._ 197 452 181 177 273 463 1982 __ 233 529 190 227 369 594 $1,000, 1987 __ 116 393 161 103 226 509 1982 __ 159 581 137 146 319 740 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 112 302 97 124 158 258 1982 __ 68 282 51 74 208 277 $1,000, 1987 __ 50 362 66 79 145 345 1982 __ 52 350 39 53 194 378 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 30 1 - - 13 1982 __ 17 9 - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - 18 (D) - - 15 1982 __ 14 4 - - - - LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 154 383 163 147 159 323 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $1,000,1987 __ 22 125 (D) 28 86 151 1982 __ 218 270 109 62 151 242 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 177 455 151 157 230 450 1982 __ 108 372 142 169 260 351 $1,000,1987 __ (D) 860 162 94 312 580 1982 __ 252 662 157 110 260 505 Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 79 261 110 90 141 233 1982 __ 72 271 86 99 165 257 $1,000, 1987 __ 2846 4056 676 603 1 904 2944 1982 __ 2326 2861 545 376 1 927 2312 

Contract labor _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 92 69 34 31 35 78 1982 __ 71 21 11 15 31 12 $1,000, 1987 __ 230 998 113 39 367 375 1982 __ 450 55 35 14 131 38 Repair and maintenance ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 260 498 198 217 282 508 $1,000, 1987 __ 428 1 667 515 289 685 1635 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' ________________ farms, 1987 __ 93 118 46 38 50 131 1982 __ 143 73 37 81 44 103 $1,000, 1987 __ 71 180 51 43 155 461 1982 __ 83 163 70 80 81 168 

Interest paid' _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 133 253 81 90 112 247 1982 __ 44 270 80 95 138 281 $1,000,1987 __ 330 1476 260 212 520 1032 1982 __ 179 1346 225 295 793 1 150 Interest paid on debt Secured by real estate ______________ • __ farms, 1987 __ 69 184 57 72 63 189 $1,000, 1987 __ 263 1 224 157 166 363 845 Not secured by real estate _. ___________ farms, 1987 __ 74 150 51 38 73 110 $1,000,1987 __ 66 252 123 45 157 187 

Cash renL ______ • _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 11 105 36 21 58 133 $1,000, 1987 __ 10 140 100 7 286 339 Property taxes paid ____ • ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 290 554 215 211 324 571 $1,000, 1987 __ 797 1023 341 216 478 825 All other farm production expenses __________ farms, 1987 __ 270 497 187 217 295 507 $1,000, 1987 __ 799 4200 570 370 1 752 2681 

See footnotes at end of table. 

140 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc 

Total farm production expenses _______________ farms, 1987._ 138 124 $1,000,1987._ 3831 2948 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 27763 23771 

Uvestock and poultry purchased ____________ farms, 1987._ 35 49 1982 __ 52 53 $1,000,1987._ 106 247 1982 __ 139 351 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 80 81 1982 __ 90 99 $1,000,1987._ 1 031 913 1982 __ 1 006 2092 Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ farms, 1987._ 42 53 1982 __ 58 56 $1,000,1987._ 856 802 1982 __ (D) 2021 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _____________ farms, 1987 __ 43 32 1982 __ 45 28 $1,000, 1987 __ 124 49 1982 __ 90 40 Commercial ferlilizer' ______________________ farms,1987 __ 81 60 1982 __ 83 41 $1,000,1987 __ 291 72 1982 __ 293 71 

Agricultural chemicals' _____________________ farms, 1987._ 54 40 1982 __ 35 23 $1,000,1987._ 178 37 1982 __ 86 20 Petroleum products ________________________ farms, 1987._ 117 121 1982 __ 156 120 $1,000,1987._ 193 158 1982 __ 219 188 

Gasoline and gasohol. ___________________ farms, 1987._ 101 92 1982 __ 146 109 

$1,000,1987._ 117 72 1982 __ 130 96 Diesel fuel ______________________________ farms, 1987._ 55 69 1982 __ 80 40 

$1,000, 1987._ 53 67 1982 __ 54 42 

Natural gas _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 - 1982 __ 1 1 $1,000, 1987._ 1 - 1982 __ (D) (0) 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 79 84 1982 __ (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1987._ 23 19 1982 __ (D) (0) 

Electricity _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 98 90 1982 __ 117 92 $1,000, 1987 __ 100 90 1982 __ 108 84 Hired farm labor ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 64 33 1982 __ 66 41 $1,000, 1987._ 416 315 1982 __ 443 355 

Contract labor _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 10 1982 __ 5 6 

$1,000, 1987._ 6 8 1982 __ 18 7 Repeir and maintenance ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 112 117 $1,000,1987 __ 284 246 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' ________________ farms, 1987 __ 29 14 1982 __ 40 25 $1,000,1987 __ 36 12 1982 __ 52 23 

Interest paid3 _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 53 47 1982 __ 62 54 $1,000, 1987 __ 260 212 1982 __ 294 180 

Interest peid on debt Secured by realastate _________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 35 $1 ,000, 1987 __ 194 182 Not secured by raal estata _____________ farms, 1987 __ 32 22 $1 ,000, 1987 __ 66 30 

Cash ranL ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 29 18 $1,000, 1967 __ 28 16 Property taxes paid ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 130 124 $1,000, 1987 __ 194 293 All otihar farm production axpenses __________ farms, 1987 __ 131 114 $1,000,1987 __ 586 281 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 'Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

3Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Somerset Waldo Washington York 

462 426 336 520 16 159 26316 9725 24165 

34 976 61 774 28945 46 471 

169 128 47 129 183 190 56 190 1 292 4642 115 2951 

1 517 3346 445 2240 

274 254 96 315 

406 330 85 408 5416 12959 (D) 10291 

7035 15915 2 137 8115 176 192 40 125 279 227 29 250 4501 12645 (D) 9689 5963 15345 2073 7801 

132 138 79 130 196 143 42 155 156 108 36 223 145 90 8 220 256 207 173 176 283 164 147 275 604 445 204 323 854 319 97 514 

124 179 212 145 119 106 196 163 

164 186 918 275 105 96 214 268 435 387 335 497 508 459 368 572 638 566 406 930 

897 1 016 685 1 057 

393 350 302 442 

492 423 338 551 

353 318 204 477 

453 442 176 557 

278 197 165 239 

255 178 92 180 

202 162 86 264 265 234 60 217 

3 5 - 10 2 10 - - 2 2 - (0) 

(D) 6 - -

356 273 252 278 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

81 104 116 (0) 

(D) 335 449 283 

356 326 184 353 

446 343 115 380 

540 683 (0) 446 508 695 99 420 

253 190 151 240 

247 202 198 199 

1686 1 830 3835 2561 

1 795 1 712 1650 2833 

21 57 135 64 

7 35 75 15 

41 216 955 422 

19 75 1700 194 

403 324 271 429 

1246 1020 635 1314 

97 57 92 98 

76 79 124 75 

131 64 203 79 

62 46 183 72 

271 160 109 157 

196 166 80 182 

870 653 335 1 264 1 155 976 855 833 

210 145 91 113 

678 506 269 722 

143 77 39 94 192 147 66 542 

95 68 29 76 

143 80 220 248 

461 422 334 509 

751 556 381 818 

436 367 287 457 2482 2286 1049 2019 

MAINE 141 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the 

farm unit (see text), --------------c--------- farms, 1987 __ 6266 342 1 012 457 $1,000,1987 __ 74252 10299 23 128 665 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 11 850 30 113 22854 1 455 

Farms with net gains' _____________________ number, 1987 __ 2912 167 591 179 $1,000, 1987 __ 92773 11 387 26710 2753 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 31 859 68183 45195 15380 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 3354 175 421 278 $1,000,1987 __ 18521 1 088 3582 2088 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 5522 6217 8508 7511 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 851 34 289 55 $1,000,1987 __ 3062 93 831 146 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 3598 2746 2874 2654 

Amount received in cash ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 686 33 179 54 $1,000, 1987 __ 2 107 77 344 136 

Value of commodity certificates received _____ farms, 1987 __ 370 10 190 13 $1,000, 1987 __ 955 16 486 10 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' ____________ farms, 1987 __ I 941 52 275 136 $1,000,1987 __ 7942 321 1064 369 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 4092 6 166 3867 2713 

Customwork and other agricultural services' ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 666 14 60 83 1982 __ 466 22 92 40 $1,000, 1987 __ 2 163 25 420 187 1982 __ 1 095 21 386 61 Rental of farmland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 294 1 81 30 $1,000, 1987 __ 525 (0) 339 36 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 025 29 106 46 

$1 ,000, 1987 __ 4546 282 256 113 Other farm-related income sources __________ farms, 1987 __ 450 19 81 6 $1,000,1987 __ 709 (0) 48 33 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 56 - 41 - 1982 __ 74 - 62 - $1,000, 1987 __ 323 - 198 - 1982 __ 904 - 673 -

Corn _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 - - - $1,000, 1987 __ (0) - - - WheaL ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 - 1 - $1,000, 1987 __ (0) - (0) - SOybeans _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - -

Sorghum, barley, and oats __________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 - 37 - $1,000, 1987 __ 126 - 119 - COt!on ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _______ farms, 1987 __ 11 - 4 - $1,000, 1987 __ III - (0) -

See footnotes at end of table. 

Franklin 

228 

781 

3425 

94 1 659 17645 

134 

878 

6551 

42 

103 2453 

40 

80 

9 

23 

79 

450 5701 

22 

23 

8 

73 

6 

5 

55 

420 

27 

18 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

(0) 

142 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox lincoln Oxford Penobscot 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text)' ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 290 575 220 229 334 573 $1,000,1987 __ 2249 9003 1 733 1 008 3023 4380 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 7755 15657 7879 4401 9052 7643 

Farms with net gains' _____________________ number, 1987 __ 99 251 74 67 141 254 $1,000,1987 __ 2930 10202 2172 1 490 3645 6033 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 29599 40644 29351 22233 25852 23751 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 191 324 146 162 193 319 $1,000, 1987 __ 681 1 199 439 482 622 1 653 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 3568 3700 3004 2974 3222 5 183 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 59 14 24 32 79 $1,000,1987 __ 25 424 24 36 110 495 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 878 7 190 1 739 1 492 3440 6260 

Amount received in cash ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 55 12 21 30 63 $1,000,1987 __ (D) 413 (0) 18 77 324 

Value of commodity certificates received _____ farms, 1987 __ 6 10 3 5 11 42 $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 11 (0) 18 33 170 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' ____________ farms, 1987 __ 101 190 62 81 134 154 $1,000,1987 __ 410 892 282 172 483 376 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 4062 4692 4550 2127 3601 2438 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 65 35 31 40 51 1982 __ 13 35 16 21 44 32 $1,000,1987 __ 204 322 118 35 99 64 1982 __ 21 140 27 20 84 43 Rental of farmland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 32 5 8 23 15 $1,000, 1987 __ 16 25 (0) 2 26 11 

Sales of forest products and Chris1mas trees ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 63 77 45 40 60 77 $1,000,1987 __ 186 513 149 67 272 248 Other farm-related income sources __________ farms, 1987 __ 8 37 3 23 41 22 $1,000, 1987 __ 4 31 (0) 68 85 52 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

T01al _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 2 2 - 3 3 1982 __ - - - - 1 7 $1,000,1987 __ - (D) (0) - (D) (D) 1982 __ - - - - (D) 197 

Corn _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 1 - - 2 $1,000, 1987 __ - - (0) - - (D) WheaL ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - Soybeans _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - -

Sorghum, bartey, and oats __________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - 1 1 

$1,000,1987 __ - - - - (D) (D) COtton ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _______ farms, 1987 __ - 2 1 - 2 - $1,000,1987 __ - (D) (0) - (D) -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 143 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash retum from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text), ____ • ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

Farms with net gains. _____________________ number, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

Amount received in cash ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

Value of commodity certificates received _____ farms, 1987 __ $1,000,1987 __ 

OTHER FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' ____________ farms, 1987 __ $1,000,1987 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ Rental of farmland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ Other farm-related income sources __________ farms, 1987 __ 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

$1,000,1981-_ 

Total _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ 

Com _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ WheaL ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ Soybeans _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats __________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ COtton ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ Peanu1s, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _______ farms, 1987 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Piscataquis 

138 

728 5278 

59 1 088 18446 

79 

360 4557 

24 

96 4013 

21 

81 

12 

15 

49 

134 2728 

11 

9 

19 

7 

3 

1 

27 

91 

18 

22 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

Sagadahoc 

124 

338 2722 

33 

976 29561 

91 

638 

7011 

14 

23 1 628 

14 

23 

36 

108 2989 

21 

9 

(0) 

10 

2 

(0) 

20 

59 

Somerset 

462 3 123 6760 

243 4648 

19129 

219 1 525 6965 

61 

304 4964 

52 

191 

32 

113 

235 1 206 5 131 

61 

26 

189 

45 

53 

30 

168 

837 

75 

150 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains. 

3Data for 1987 are based on a sample of farms; data for 1982 are nonsample. 

Waldo 

426 5679 

13332 

243 6349 

26126 

163 

669 3657 

46 

114 2471 

46 

92 

11 

22 

150 

474 3 162 

50 

18 

244 

18 

9 

9 

76 

174 

65 

47 

2 

(D) 

Washington 

336 1 487 4426 

218 2286 

10485 

118 

799 

6769 

18 

19 1077 

12 

12 

6 

7 

84 

628 7481 

37 

20 

(0) 

39 

2 

(0) 

77 

535 

York 

520 6628 

12747 

199 8446 

42443 

321 1 818 

5663 

32 

219 6855 

30 

190 

10 

30 

123 

574 4670 

48 

46 

99 

99 

7 

1 

59 

343 

25 

131 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

144 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 6269 343 1 012 456 229 1982 __ 7003 355 1 253 507 288 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 1 342 588 69551 329971 57745 44217 1982 __ 1 468674 74219 385828 62096 51 046 Average size offarm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 214 203 326 127 193 1982 __ 210 209 308 122 177 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 210777 318023 175 482 315600 151 158 1982 __ 150487 222 992 151 124 176028 146 792 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 962 1 563 552 2300 709 1982 __ 708 972 508 1 298 671 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 19836812 305113 4 301 638 560883 1 087 462 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 6.8 22.8 7.7 10.3 4.1 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 419 30 40 59 13 acres __ 1 706 128 143 230 38 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 029 53 84 103 31 acres __ 27974 1 540 2026 2876 781 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 515 26 40 49 19 acres __ 29599 1461 2301 2817 1 093 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 564 29 59 63 26 acres __ 46380 2480 4903 5298 2206 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 812 42 118 56 31 acres __ 93204 4781 13518 6540 3582 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 562 40 115 31 16 acres __ 87913 6 193 18132 4867 2418 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 409 20 67 20 19 acres __ 80649 3955 13049 3946 3758 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 321 14 65 12 11 acres __ 76467 3408 15584 2822 2598 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 028 56 249 44 53 acres __ 362664 20230 87671 14661 18457 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 474 30 118 16 8 acres __ 310704 19668 76774 9925 (0) 1,000 to 1,999 aCres ___________________________ farms __ 106 2 44 3 1 acres __ 137 583 (0) 56956 3763 (0) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 3D 1 13 - 1 acres __ 87745 (0) 38914 - (0) 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 379 36 32 54 16 acres __ 1 376 128 104 200 58 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 139 59 105 142 45 acres __ 31 793 1 444 2606 3931 1 473 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 573 20 52 43 26 acres __ 33015 1 146 2955 2506 1 495 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 692 29 89 68 30 acres __ 56889 2402 7335 5650 2441 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 890 40 153 63 42 acres __ 101 774 4463 17672 7399 4870 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 669 32 120 43 28 acres __ lOS 044 4980 19027 6894 4361 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 517 27 110 18 22 acres __ 102172 5341 21 804 3537 4341 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 373 15 86 15 17 acres __ 88713 3587 20424 3577 3960 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 128 60 304 46 47 acres __ 394666 21 482 105 595 16 146 16 124 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 50S 31 144 12 12 acres __ 329717 19664 94601 7693 6971 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 108 5 47 3 2 acres __ 136442 (D) 59322 4563 (0) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 30 1 11 - 1 acres __ 87073 (0) 34383 - (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5919 315 993 429 214 1982 __ 6591 329 1 228 464 272 acres, 1987 __ 592309 30821 187 566 27251 16604 1982 __ 610691 33728 203 750 28948 16276 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5486 295 956 390 204 1982 __ 6138 292 1 181 422 246 acres, 1987 __ 410891 23016 135 067 19389 11 374 1982 __ 457 076 24 175 159 434 21 276 12393 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 2649 179 248 220 121 1982 __ 2970 203 310 229 155 

acres, 1987 __ 87487 5402 10 800 5406 4294 1982 __ 86726 8380 11 516 5875 3322 

Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 943 66 578 99 52 1982 __ 1 867 51 620 96 47 acres, 1987 __ 93931 2403 41 699 2456 936 1982 __ 66 889 1 173 32800 1 797 561 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pestured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 772 29 363 33 20 1982 __ 645 16 343 22 8 acres, 1987 __ 33608 980 21 606 572 244 1982 __ 21 010 591 15818 238 69 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 145 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

All Fanns 

Hancock Kennebec Knox lincoln Oxford Penobscot 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Fanns _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 290 576 221 228 334 572 1982 __ 286 573 211 240 403 654 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 50026 112203 34390 29230 70813 132717 1982 __ 51 326 117547 31 703 32318 78270 145 949 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1981-_ 173 195 156 128 212 232 1982 __ 179 205 150 135 194 223 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 224 772 226082 244 018 137480 198 536 160 572 1982 __ 216 699 139681 134621 112063 143630 127353 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ I 570 1 020 1 517 1 315 926 723 1982 __ 1 177 668 885 912 784 592 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 983 814 560 876 236646 293254 1 313 990 2 195027 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 5.1 20.0 14.5 10.0 5.4 6.0 

1987 size of fann: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 19 35 21 11 21 45 acres __ 92 126 108 60 84 170 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 68 91 55 57 47 78 acres __ I 857 2528 1 555 1 563 1 357 1 912 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 33 47 14 23 33 46 acres __ (0) 2618 (0) 1 408 1 834 2651 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 31 56 21 26 37 41 Bcres __ 2557 4471 1 697 2125 2948 3511 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 36 86 34 48 28 75 acres __ 4 115 9997 3977 5316 3 156 8751 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 28 48 15 11 38 51 acres __ 4378 7451 2373 1 690 5986 8000 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 19 35 10 11 20 37 acres __ 3732 6930 1 973 2122 3901 7378 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ fanns __ 12 37 6 9 14 28 acres __ 2874 8804 1 419 2188 3274 6708 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ fanns __ 24 93 33 25 60 106 acres __ 8312 33 155 10837 8243 21 270 38477 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ fanns __ 15 42 10 6 29 50 acres __ (0) 26968 (0) (0) 18728 32407 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 2 5 2 1 7 12 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 8275 15191 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ fanns __ 3 1 - - - 3 acres __ (0) (0) - - - 7561 

1982 size of fann: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 14 26 12 13 22 34 acres __ 59 89 47 31 106 95 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ fanns __ 62 88 58 41 69 88 acres __ I 584 2535 1 646 1 137 2020 2583 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 31 45 18 30 45 70 acres __ 1 796 2582 1 045 1 745 2572 4055 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 26 58 21 39 36 64 acres __ 2159 4868 1 641 3134 2969 5277 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 37 73 22 45 38 82 acres __ 4097 8175 2513 5013 4372 9489 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 25 54 23 21 45 48 acres __ 3896 8485 3625 3258 7083 7467 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 33 43 16 16 25 51 acres __ 6452 8369 3220 3 141 4912 10085 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 51 9 6 23 30 acres __ 2890 12099 2 132 1 478 5500 7238 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ fanns __ 26 88 24 18 65 118 acres __ 9767 30696 8316 6196 23053 41 400 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 16 38 6 10 29 54 acres __ 10788 24835 (0) (0) 19296 35291 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 2 7 1 1 6 11 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 6387 13352 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 2 2 1 - - 4 acres __ (0) (0) (0) - - 9617 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ fanns, 1987 __ 284 533 201 211 313 532 1982 __ 277 534 193 232 374 618 acres, 1967 __ 14212 52260 14485 12017 23943 54 397 1982 __ 11 684 52503 11 535 11 748 24866 56662 

Harvested cropland ________________________ fanns, 1987 __ 272 476 173 192 266 494 1982 __ 263 484 182 214 345 566 acres, 1987 __ 6927 36093 8907 7934 16636 38952 1982 __ 6733 39454 7358 8405 19619 44 795 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 73 316 105 107 156 237 1982 __ 86 316 82 131 170 295 acres, 1987 __ I 247 11 747 3207 3496 4287 9271 1982 __ 2001 11002 2603 2748 4396 7898 

Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1967 __ 125 116 60 40 78 152 1982 __ 113 78 54 45 63 188 acres, 1987 __ 6038 4440 2371 587 3020 6174 1982 __ 2950 2047 1 574 595 851 3969 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 45 10 15 25 68 1982 __ 27 23 6 16 17 52 acres, 1987 __ 240 960 211 115 1 444 3266 1982 __ 406 308 68 67 139 1 126 

See footnotes at end of table. 

146 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

All Farms 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 138 124 462 426 337 521 1982 __ 158 120 523 465 381 586 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 38391 18319 112332 85 137 85734 71 812 1982 __ 36248 17827 122 973 90463 87438 83423 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 278 148 243 200 254 138 1982 __ 229 149 235 195 229 142 

Value of land and buildings1: Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 135 210 229758 179 950 187317 222 104 254 437 1982 __ 118424 109942 145 975 118 170 148 997 162 744 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 534 1 415 636 886 765 1 873 1982 __ 495 711 831 624 581 1 049 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 2551 180 164537 2515 513 467 123 1 654 937 644 812 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 1.5 11.1 4.5 18.2 5.2 11.1 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 5 6 20 26 22 46 acres __ 17 33 70 96 104 207 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 26 30 63 62 56 125 acres __ 682 925 1 673 1 882 1 505 3 312 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 9 9 38 31 43 57 acres __ 520 524 2067 1 788 2467 3379 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ II 16 27 43 25 53 acres __ 919 1 258 2184 3435 2047 4341 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 13 21 57 52 44 71 acres __ I 411 2439 6588 6070 4842 8121 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 16 10 47 38 26 32 acres __ 2481 1 587 7401 5980 3976 5000 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 9 34 32 25 43 acres __ I 583 1 790 6634 6329 5011 8578 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ - 5 32 33 18 27 acres __ - 1 225 7624 7883 3744 6312 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 21 12 93 74 42 43 acres __ 7333 4384 34060 25947 15049 14578 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 25 8 42 30 27 20 acres __ 16826 4154 28020 19309 19408 12713 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 3 - 9 5 6 4 acres __ (0) - (0) 6418 8626 5271 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ I - 2 - 5 - acres __ (0) - (0) - 18955 - 1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ II 4 21 13 18 53 acres __ 29 23 65 42 60 220 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 16 17 63 63 92 131 acres __ 468 594 1 775 1 848 2545 3604 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 12 13 39 38 36 55 acres __ 683 724 2308 2147 2055 3201 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 18 23 45 53 26 67 acres __ I 500 1 885 3736 4338 2115 5441 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 19 22 67 67 46 74 acres __ 2214 2467 7684 7612 5134 8600 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 16 12 54 48 38 62 acres __ 2465 1 697 6646 7465 5987 9508 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 4 45 40 27 33 acras __ 1 364 795 8980 7853 5399 6579 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 5 36 31 11 19 acres __ I 587 1 202 8597 7371 2547 4524 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 32 17 91 76 52 64 acres __ II 345 5956 31 634 26717 18400 21 839 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 17 3 52 33 23 25 acres __ II 380 2284 33299 20712 16823 15927 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 3 - 7 3 7 3 acres __ 3213 - 9074 4358 8594 3980 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ - - 3 - 5 - acres __ - - 7175 - 17759 -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 130 117 440 394 331 482 1982 __ 148 112 486 412 373 539 acres, 1987 __ 13054 7072 47154 33301 31 795 28357 1982 __ 12358 7795 47351 30824 28256 32407 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 118 107 391 368 325 439 1982 __ 139 108 463 378 359 498 acres, 1987 __ 8596 4867 32303 23629 16781 18420 1982 __ 8757 5572 35491 23275 16346 23993 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1987 __ 77 60 268 202 53 229 1982 __ 78 70 270 207 90 278 acres, 1987 __ 2552 1 693 10493 6680 1 597 5335 1982 __ 2501 1 600 9535 5140 1 921 8288 

Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 39 109 96 176 111 1982 __ 38 20 91 92 178 95 acres, 1987 __ I 906 512 4358 3012 11 417 2602 1982 __ 1 100 623 2325 2409 9989 2126 

cr0r-Iand in cover crops, legumes, and SOl -improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 11 26 30 20 37 1982 __ 12 10 28 17 21 27 acres, 1987 __ 772 111 1 580 812 262 433 1982 __ 194 145 519 304 682 336 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 147 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

All Farms 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland-Con. 

Other cropland-Con. Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, 1987 __ 141 10 25 13 6 1982 __ 129 8 40 19 1 acres, 1987 __ 1473 213 383 80 18 1982 __ 1746 119 705 211 (0) 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 206 5 58 10 5 1982 __ 233 5 74 10 8 acres,1987 __ 6679 135 2467 292 18 1982 __ 5477 22 2129 212 (0) 

Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 245 44 305 68 35 1982 __ 1 238 31 339 69 32 acres, 1987 __ 52171 1 075 17243 1 512 656 1982 __ 38656 441 14148 1 136 460 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4565 255 685 290 175 1982 __ 5461 275 919 356 229 acres, 1987 __ 615780 32972 114096 24202 23909 1982 __ 707404 34065 139645 26281 30360 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 158 87 122 67 72 1982 __ 1 298 84 152 84 75 acras,1987 __ 59939 5130 12375 1 994 3852 1982 __ 77 478 5976 17182 2508 3329 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 4170 227 625 269 157 1982 __ 5012 243 830 322 212 

acres, 1987"_ 555841 27842 101 721 22 208 20057 1982 __ 629926 28089 122463 23773 27031 

Other land ___________ " ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 4148 220 641 313 135 1982 __ 4835 239 869 362 187 acres, 1987 __ 134499 5758 28309 6292 3704 1982 __ 150579 6426 42433 6867 4410 

Pastureland and ranp,8land other than cropland and wood and pastured _. _________ farms, 1987 __ 991 51 138 58 37 1982 __ 1056 51 176 69 63 acras, 1987 __ 35903 1 541 6871 1 487 1 141 1982 __ 47131 1 718 11 463 2507 2250 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3849 196 619 296 116 1982 __ 4567 229 830 350 172 acres, 1987 __ 98596 4217 21 438 4805 2563 1982 __ 103448 4708 30970 4360 2160 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3650 236 400 275 180 1982 __ 4074 248 502 299 204 acres, 1987 __ 183 329 12073 30046 8887 9287 1982 __ 211 335 16074 40161 10890 8901 

Cropland diverted under annual commO<frty acreage adjustment programs ________________ farms, 1987 __ 134 2 94 2 1 1982 __ 65 - 42 3 - acres, 1987 __ 4589 (0) 2970 (0) (0) 1982 __ 1 108 - 724 17 - Cropland placed undsr the conservation reserve program ____________________________ tarms, 1987 __ 115 2 96 - - acres, 1987 __ 5941 (0) 4866 - -

See footnotes at end of table. 

148 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

All Farms 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford Penobscot 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland-Con. Other cropland-Con. Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, 1987 __ 7 14 6 6 4 12 1982 __ 5 6 7 5 3 7 acres, 1981-_ 32 89 58 31 30 123 1982 __ 42 68 (0) 18 (0) 51 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 16 17 10 6 4 10 1982 __ 16 10 4 3 7 27 acres, 1981-_ 99 1 113 88 41 42 339 1982 __ 342 128 (0) 28 (0) 418 

Cropland Idle ____________________________ farms. 1987 __ 100 68 47 23 54 88 1982 __ 74 59 45 30 44 133 acres, 1987 __ 5887 2278 2014 400 1 504 2448 1982 __ 2160 1 543 941 482 648 2374 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 204 450 148 159 250 421 1982 __ 230 457 160 203 321 528 acres, 1987 __ 27386 47383 14458 12962 41 021 67280 1982 __ 32570 52036 16896 17 718 48878 76910 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 128 42 40 65 88 1982 __ 42 146 34 34 71 131 acres, 1981-_ 1 740 4306 748 924 5037 7447 1982 __ 2100 6934 1 179 751 5112 8105 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms. 1987 __ 178 415 137 147 231 388 1982 __ 214 416 149 193 300 496 acres, 1981-_ 25646 43077 13 710 12038 35984 59833 1982 __ 30470 45102 15 717 16967 41 768 68 805 

Other land __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 221 394 158 152 204 369 1982 __ 213 380 164 165 272 443 acres, 1987 __ 8428 12540 5447 4251 5849 11 040 1982 __ 7072 13008 3272 2852 6528 12377 

Pastureland and 21and other than cropland and wood and pastured ___________ farms, 1987 __ 47 109 34 54 48 94 1982 __ 36 107 29 42 58 100 aetes, 1987 __ 1 581 7 146 1 181 1034 1584 3282 1982 __ 870 4997 634 1 109 3182 4079 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 207 361 151 141 186 335 1982 __ 205 348 155 159 253 417 acres, 1987 __ 6847 5394 4268 3 217 4265 7758 1982 __ 6202 8011 2638 1743 3344 8298 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 125 410 134 157 217 330 1982 __ 125 428 119 162 238 398 acres, 1987 __ 4568 23199 5136 5454 10908 20 000 1982 __ 4971 22 933 4416 4608 12690 20 082 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 - - 4 9 1982 __ - 2 - - - 9 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) - - 178 562 1982 __ - (0) - - - 146 

Cropland placed under the cortseIVation reserve program ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 4 - 2 - - acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) - (0) - -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 149 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory iext I 

All Farms 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo WaShington York 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con, 

Total cropland-Con. 

Other cropland-Con. Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, 1987 __ I 3 11 3 11 9 1982 __ 1 - 7 6 5 9 acres,1987 __ (D) (D) 119 (D) 111 120 1982 __ (D) - 154 85 33 56 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1987 __ 5 6 10 8 21 15 1982 __ 4 3 9 12 32 9 acres,1987 __ (D) (D) 74 (D) 1 096 292 1982 __ (D) 30 105 127 1 104 325 

Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 26 79 64 148 74 1982 __ 25 15 61 66 145 70 acres, 1987 __ 786 285 2585 2015 9948 1 757 1982 __ 856 448 1 547 1 893 8170 1 409 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 113 99 374 331 240 371 1982 __ 130 97 446 387 285 440 acres, 1987 __ 22027 9243 58 381 41 083 40080 39297 1982 __ 21 442 8352 67070 50647 43995 42539 

Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 36 100 85 37 111 1982 __ 38 32 105 88 44 138 acres, 1987 __ I 770 718 4406 2623 2923 3946 1982 __ 2473 1 368 7590 3758 3866 5247 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 104 88 346 306 223 329 1982 __ 115 84 415 358 265 400 acres, 1987 __ 20257 8525 53 975 38460 37157 35351 1982 __ 18969 6984 59480 46889 40129 37292 

Other land __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 84 96 291 286 241 343 1982 __ 112 94 338 312 281 404 acres, 1987 __ 3310 2004 6797 10753 13859 6158 1982 __ 2448 1 680 8552 8992 15187 8477 

Pastureland and ran~eland other than cropland and wood and pastured ___________ farms, 1987 __ 21 29 83 71 35 82 1982 __ 22 17 101 81 42 62 acres, 1987 __ 757 754 2091 2371 1 528 1 554 1982 __ 1 227 312 3438 4331 2887 2127 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 77 87 264 264 232 317 1982 __ 102 90 308 292 266 389 acres, 1987 __ 2553 1 250 4706 8382 12331 4604 1982 __ 1 221 1366 5 114 4661 12300 6350 

Pastureland, all types ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 97 87 328 263 101 330 1982 __ 104 86 362 286 146 369 acres, 1987 __ 5079 3165 16990 11 654 6048 10835 1982 __ 6201 3280 20563 13229 8674 13662 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity 

acreage adjustment programs ________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 - 4 6 - 4 1982 __ 1 - 7 1 - - acres, 1987 __ (D) - (D) 167 - 198 1982 __ (D) - 127 (D) - - Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 - 5 - 1 - acres, 1987 __ (D) - (D) - (D) -

'Data are based on a sample of farms, see text. 

150 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres harvested, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 

acres harvested __ 

1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1982 acres hervested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acrss __ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Maine 

5486 

6 138 

410 891 

457076 

240 

582 

766 

9239 

440 

9382 

503 

13402 726 

27861 

518 

23646 

387 

23740 309 

23297 999 

115 118 

464 

91 222 

104 44 354 

30 29048 

201 

445 

853 10179 

480 9721 

603 

17 120 

812 

30367 

620 

29990 

490 32079 

363 28410 

1 086 127777 

496 102 506 

104 43248 

30 25234 

1 001 

3727 

829 

10848 

644 14477 

799 29230 980 

65 771 

719 96632 

441 125711 

54 

34036 

19 

30459 

1 087 

4489 

897 

12053 

713 

15967 

915 32995 

1 101 

74582 876 118607 

470 134 793 

65 41 598 

14 

21 992 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Androscoggin 

285 

282 

23016 

24 175 

12 

18 

42 

543 

21 

406 

27 

775 

34 

1 490 

39 1 548 

19 1 558 

14 

982 

54 6688 

30 

6901 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

13 

32 

39 

419 

19 

351 

24 

526 

35 1 371 

29 

472 

22 

685 

15 

854 

59 7510 

31 

6974 

5 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

40 

151 

43 

581 

36 

785 

43 

585 

67 

4458 

34 4682 

29 8212 2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

50 

197 

34 

471 

34 

754 

43 

544 

51 

3432 

43 5657 

35 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Aroostook 

956 

1 181 

135067 

159434 

31 

88 

76 1 403 

32 

174 

52 

1 910 

109 5583 

110 

6869 

66 5802 

62 6276 

245 

37274 

116 

28965 

44 

26388 

13 13335 

21 

53 

88 

777 

47 1 670 

79 3540 

143 

7590 

115 

7484 

108 9708 

84 8307 

297 45266 

142 38991 

46 23224 

11 

11 824 

63 

319 

85 1 074 

65 1 475 

111 

4149 

181 

12979 

226 31660 

165 

47445 

26 16891 

14 

19055 

64 

258 

80 1 078 

82 1853 

128 

4719 

301 

21 251 

288 39318 

198 57557 32 20 847 

8 12555 

Cumberland 

390 

422 

19389 

21 276 

42 

88 

83 

936 

41 

993 

59 

786 

47 

2109 

29 

1 281 

17 

286 

12 

165 

41 

5433 

16 

4039 

3 

273 

31 

55 

108 1 249 

35 

840 

57 

2103 

56 2375 

42 

1 720 

17 

1 323 

15 1 342 

46 7067 

12 2921 

3 281 

102 

353 

69 

940 

49 

1 089 

55 2076 

55 

3662 

39 

5274 

21 

5995 

102 

357 

72 

985 

57 1 251 

73 

2659 

57 3862 

35 5000 

25 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

MAINE 

Franklin 

204 

246 11 374 12393 

4 

7 

24 

326 

17 

412 

26 

643 

26 

876 

16 

387 

18 

903 

11 

944 

52 4952 

8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 

20 

29 

382 

22 

472 

28 

742 

38 

338 

25 

947 

21 

205 

16 1 240 

47 4036 

12 1 016 2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

31 

125 

36 

513 

33 

727 

35 1 209 

38 2564 

20 2689 

10 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

45 

207 

41 

559 

29 

848 

50 1 785 

45 3107 

25 3223 

11 

2864 

151 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acrea harvested, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

SOD to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

SOD to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

3D to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ SOD to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

3D to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ SOD to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

152 MAINE 

Hancock 

272 

263 6927 

6733 

17 

41 

62 

516 

29 

428 

29 

478 

35 

815 

28 

711 

19 

770 

10 

407 

23 1 139 

15 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 472 

13 

27 

49 

(0) 

26 

345 

25 

306 

37 

682 

25 

669 

31 

726 

12 

369 

26 

1 403 

15 

388 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

98 

373 

84 

838 

39 

862 

32 

120 

28 

838 

7 991 

4 

905 

106 

437 

57 

702 

41 

920 

28 

1 033 

19 

1 237 

7 849 4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Kennebec 

476 

484 36 093 

39454 

14 

24 

62 

842 

39 

753 

45 

953 

79 3152 

37 2100 

33 2183 32 1 982 

88 12084 

41 

9710 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

13 

26 

63 

776 

34 

821 

43 

144 

62 

2405 

46 

2420 

43 3159 

51 

4058 

82 10797 

38 

10713 

7 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

84 

289 

55 

707 

60 

374 

71 

2620 

80 5299 

78 10357 

44 

12226 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

66 

257 

60 

799 

52 

181 

86 3 121 

83 5539 

89 12234 

42 

12486 

6 3837 

Knox 

173 

182 

8907 

7358 

9 

17 

34 

404 

12 

219 

18 

437 

28 1 245 

15 

438 

9 525 

5 277 

32 3861 

9 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

8 

20 

43 

442 

16 

297 

19 

384 

21 

734 

20 

834 

15 

955" 

8 

350 

24 2470 

6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

40 

136 

29 

385 

29 

655 

23 

828 

26 

713 

16 

2093 

10 3097 

43 

179 

41 

532 

29 

638 

23 

807 

23 

478 

18 2228 

5 496 

Uncoln 

192 

214 

7934 

8405 

6 

20 

39 

444 

22 

509 

23 

499 

41 

289 

11 

415 

10 

524 

9 532 

24 2514 

6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

11 

20 

38 

414 

26 

340 

33 

877 

42 

204 

19 

792 

16 

742 

5 

414 

15 

1 249 

8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

39 

145 

46 

583 

29 

655 

31 

1 127 

26 1 798 16 2028 

5 598 

51 

191 

58 

782 

26 

577 

33 

160 

28 

820 

11 

1 445 6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Oxford 

286 

345 16636 

19619 

12 

32 

34 

419 

26 

841 

31 

786 

22 

907 

34 

279 

19 

925 

14 

084 

58 4258 

29 4404 

7 921 

11 

32 

56 

715 

36 

701 

32 

940 

33 

124 

41 

1 742 

22 

1 291 

23 2221 

56 4527 

29 

3398 

6 

2928 

44 

191 

57 

737 

37 

819 

54 

988 

47 

3052 32 

4250 

11 

3168 4 2431 

58 

243 

60 

808 

47 

1 041 

71 

2537 60 3918 

34 4916 11 2823 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Penobscot 

494 

566 38 952 44795 

26 

56 

53 

589 

39 

687 

40 

1 132 

65 

2602 

45 

953 

33 

1 927 

27 

2451 

103 

10331 

49 

10756 11 4503 

3 

965 

16 

25 

59 

685 

57 

084 

59 

584 

75 

2792 

44 

2 106 

44 

2667 

30 

2253 

113 

12835 

54 

10718 

11 

5627 4 

2439 

91 

333 

62 

788 

49 

093 

75 

2739 

90 

5811 

72 

9501 

50 

15248 

5 3439 

98 

422 

80 

087 

84 

439 

80 

2838 

101 

6877 

87 12006 

46 13703 10 6423 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres harvested, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 10 to 49 aCres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 

acres harvested __ 

1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Piscataquis 

118 

139 

8596 

8757 

15 

211 

9 

255 

11 

312 

12 

418 

16 

643 

6 559 

21 

571 

24 

3464 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

6 

12 

10 

142 

9 136 

17 

529 

16 

551 

16 

842 

7 287 

7 259 

32 

2511 

16 

2833 

3 655 

8 

39 

16 

203 

21 

476 

23 

803 

19 

1 384 

20 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

22 

73 

21 

265 

20 

460 

21 

777 

28 

1 924 

17 

2408 9 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Sagadahoc 

107 

108 

4867 

5572 

5 

14 

20 

181 

8 161 

13 

335 

21 

597 

9 295 

9 339 

5 400 

12 

1 612 

5 933 

2 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

13 

239 

22 

440 

22 

694 

11 

600 

3 344 

5 443 

17 2381 

3 279 

27 

96 

18 

236 

14 

318 

21 

745 

13 

879 

7 

960 

7 1 633 

19 

84 

17 

224 

23 

503 

19 

678 

10 

660 

14 

895 

6 1 528 

Somerset 

391 

463 

32303 

35491 

10 

35 

33 

339 

27 

522 

22 

763 

49 2026 

39 

2 104 

34 

2 138 

32 

2263 

93 9949 

41 

8094 

9 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

10 

24 

47 

536 

35 

700 

36 

026 

60 

2 108 

50 

2 545 

44 

3044 34 

2496 

86 

8653 

52 

10098 

6 

2801 

3 

1 460 

46 

175 

40 

561 

33 

754 

62 

2263 110 

7225 

55 7004 

40 

11 408 

5 

2915 

53 

204 

58 

791 

57 

1 312 

78 

2839 

99 

6754 

80 

10452 

34 

9850 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Waldo 

368 

378 

23629 

23275 

14 

46 

45 

661 

25 

505 

31 

706 

50 1 547 

34 1 777 

31 1 638 

33 2 110 

71 7 184 

29 5359 

5 2096 

4 

(0) 

32 

390 

23 

546 

44 

841 

61 1 953 

39 1 701 

39 2243 

29 1 753 

73 7767 

32 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

54 

175 

67 

857 

42 

937 

45 1 630 

87 

5677 

45 5917 

25 6745 

3 691 

45 

185 

67 

901 

35 

771 

73 2606 

85 5522 

53 7066 

18 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Washington 

325 

359 18781 

16346 

17 

50 

52 

490 

43 

546 

25 

443 

43 

838 

26 

362 

25 

620 

16 

640 

40 1 912 

27 

2528 

6 

828 

5 

9524 

16 

40 

84 

755 

34 

391 

25 

308 

42 

898 

36 

833 

27 

593 

11 

366 

50 

2544 

22 

935 

7 

1 371 

5 

6312 

118 

497 

75 

996 

33 

760 

41 

1 529 

37 

2353 

14 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

1654 3 

(0) 

148 

693 

74 

975 

54 

237 

28 

985 

29 1 900 

13 

1 697 8 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 5700 

MAINE 

York 

439 

496 18420 

23993 

21 

46 

92 

935 

50 1 171 

51 

1444 

65 2367 

30 1 484 

39 2043 

27 

1804 

42 4356 

19 1 870 

3 900 

21 

44 

98 

1 002 

48 

808 

60 1 850 

69 2548 

62 3283 

31 2107 

18 1 685 

63 6761 

24 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

96 

330 

67 

649 

75 1 698 

77 2819 76 5079 

36 4640 

9 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

117 

504 

77 

094 

63 

382 

81 

2907 

82 

5301 

62 8 213 

12 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

153 
154 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Lincoln Oxford Penobscot 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 24 27 14 10 16 30 1982 __ 9 11 8 7 18 13 Land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 2792 3231 896 865 4005 8020 1982 __ 226 1 287 068 927 4824 6189 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 27 14 10 16 30 1982 __ 9 11 8 7 18 13 acres, 1987 __ 421 328 173 193 845 2423 1982 __ 58 264 248 152 3245 2561 

Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 12 5 4 9 14 1982 __ 4 2 2 6 8 acres, 1987 __ 89 434 137 20 470 973 1982 __ 111 (0) (D) 283 281 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ___ farms, 1987 __ 7 8 4 2 4 5 1982 __ 3 2 2 4 4 4 acres, 1987 __ 46 789 99 (D) 142 78 1982 __ 23 (0) (0) 31 120 98 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 124 99 54 58 450 584 1982 __ 26 120 35 41 764 755 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 27 14 10 16 29 1982 __ 9 11 8 7 18 12 acres, 1987 __ 124 99 (0) 58 450 (0) 1982 __ 26 120 35 41 764 (0) 

Pastureland and other land _________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1982 __ 2 acres, 1987 __ (D) (0) 1982 __ (0) 

1987 Irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 8 3 4 1 3 5 

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~~~~~~~~:~~:: 10 3 4 (D) 3 5 

5 7 4 2 1 6 

acres irri~ated-- 14 15 6 (D) (D) 9 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ arms __ 2 1 1 4 1 4 acres Irrlgated __ (D) (0) (D) 46 (0) 12 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 5 1 2 

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~ri~:~~:: (D) 8 (D) (0) 

2 5 2 1 5 

140 to 179 aCres _______________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~:: (0) 56 (D) (D) 8 

1 2 2 

acres irrigated __ (0) (D) (D) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 

220 to 259 aCres _______________________ ~~~~~~~i~:~~:: (D) 

3 2 1 

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~,:~~:: 12 (D) (D) 

3 2 1 7 1 acres irrigated __ 85 (D) (0) 272 (D) 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 1 2 2 

acres irri~ated __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ arms __ 

acres irri?:ted __ 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ rms __ 2 acres irrigated __ (D) 

1982 Irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 1 2 3 1 4 2 

acres Irri~ated __ (D) (D) 6 (D) 4 (D) 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ arms __ 7 4 1 4 3 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~~~~~~~ri?::;:: (D) 6 (0) 15 11 

1 1 acres Irrigated __ (0) (D) 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 1 1 1 

acres Irri~ated __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ arms __ 1 3 1 

acres Irri~ated-- (D) 22 (D) 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ arms __ 2 1 acres Irrlgated __ (0) (D) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 

220 to 259 acres _______________________ ~~~~~~~ri?::~:: (0) 

1 3 

acres Irri~ated-- (D) 32 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ arms __ 2 1 2 3 acres Irrigated __ (D) (D) (D) 337 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 2 

acres irri~ated-- (0) (D) 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ arms __ 2 

acres Irri~ated-- (D) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ arms __ 2 

acres Irrigated __ (D) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 155 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Farms with irrigation 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York 

Farms ••••••••.••••••••.•••••.••••••••••••• number, 1987 •• 4 10 14 12 15 54 1982 •• 1 4 8 6 9 36 Land in irrigated farms •••••••.•••••••••••••••• acres, 1987 •. 1 084 432 2 124 978 1 918 8790 

1982 •• (D) (D) 722 2158 9041 7080 

Harvested cropland •••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 4 10 14 12 14 54 1982 •• 1 4 8 6 9 36 acres, 1987 •• 237 120 89 199 317 2202 1982 •• (D) (D) 114 519 3282 2255 

Other cropland, excluding cropland 

pastured ••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 3 4 8 3 6 21 1982 •• 3 6 2 3 14 acres,1987 •• 366 56 538 122 270 577 

1982 •• 270 69 (D) 3 116 906 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ••• farms, 1987 •• 3 3 5 3 3 17 1982 •• 1 1 3 2 7 

acres, 1987 •• 428 (D) 40 88 163 579 

1982 •• (D) (D) 50 (D) 103 

Irrigated land ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• acres, 1987 •• (D) 40 (D) 42 223 869 

1982 •• (D) (D) 34 80 (D) 884 Harvested cropland •.•••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 4 10 13 12 14 53 1982 •• 1 4 8 6 9 36 

acres, 1987 •• (D) 40 (D) 42 (D) (D) 

1982 •• (D) (D) 34 80 (D) 884 

Pastureland and other land ••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 2 1982 •• 

acres, 1987 •• (D) (D) (0) 1982 •• 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 4 3 3 2 12 

10 to 49 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~~~~~~~=== 10 6 4 (D) 16 

1 3 5 4 4 10 

50 to 69 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~~~~~~?=== (D) 3 11 4 10 31 2 1 1 3 3 acres irrigated •• (D) (D) (D) 23 7 

70 to 99 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 2 2 1 5 

100 to 139 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••• ~~~~~~?:~== (D) (D) (D) 6 1 1 1 4 

acres irri~ated •• (D) (D) (D) 23 140 to 179 acres •••• _ •••••••• _ •••••••••••••••• arms •• 1 1 3 acres irrigated •• (D) (D) 13 

180 to 219 acres ••••••••••••••••• _ •••••••••••• farms •• 2 3 

220 to 259 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••• ~~~~~~~?=== (D) 39 2 5 

aCreSirri~._ (D) 26 260 to 499 acres ._ ••••••••••••••••• _ ••••••• _.. s •• 1 5 acres irrigated •• (D) 122 

500 to 999 acres __ ••••••••••••••••• _ •••••••••• farms •• 1 1 1 3 

acres irri~ated •• (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ••••••••••••••••••••• _ ••••• arms._ 1 1 

acres irrigated •• (D) (D) 

2,000 acres or more ••••••••••••••• _ ••••••• _ ••• farms •• 

acres irrigated •• 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres •••••••••••••• _ ••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 1 1 5 

acresirri~ •• (D) (0) 8 10 to 49 acres •• _ •••••••••••••••••••••• _...... s •• 1 2 1 3 8 

acresi~ •• (D) (D) (D) 11 51 50 to 69 acres ••••••••••••••• _ ••• _ •• _._ ••• _._. s._ 2 3 acres irrigated •• (D) 15 

70 to 99 acres _ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 1 1 1 3 

100 to 139 acres •• _ •• _ ••••• _ ••••••••••• ~~~~~~?=== (D) (D) (D) 15 

1 3 

acresirri= •• (D) 22 140 to 179 acres • __ ••••••••••••• _............. ._ 1 1 5 acres irrigated_. (D) (D) 37 

180 to 219 acres _._ ••••••••••••••••• _ ••••••••• farms •• 1 1 

220 to 259 acres •••••••••••••••••• _ •••• ~~~~~== (D) (D) 

2 2 

acresi~ •• (D) (0) 260 to 499 acres _ •••••••••••••••••• _ •••••• _... _. 1 2 .. acres irrigated •• (D) (D) 318 

500 to 999 acres •• _ •••••••••• _ ••••• __ ••••••••• farms •• 2 

1,000 to 1,999 acres •••••••• _ ••••• _ ••••• ~~~~~~== (D) 1 1 1 

acres i~ated •• (D) (D) (0) 

2,000 acres or more ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• arms •• 2 

acres irrigated •• (0) 

\156 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

All Farms 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumbe~and Franklin 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6264 342 1012 457 228 1982 __ 6974 355 1 253 492 288 $1,000, 1987 __ 240068 15331 72703 14259 6270 1982 __ 236 527 12494 80270 13586 9 181 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 38325 44 826 71841 31 201 27500 1982 __ 33916 35193 64 062 27614 31 879 Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ I 817 72 163 137 86 1982 __ 2553 98 260 248 79 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ I 3dl 88 123 119 41 1982 __ 1 328 88 166 60 48 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987_" 967 58 134 86 37 1982 __ 881 54 162 54 25 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 801 46 108 50 28 1982 __ .785 20 154 54 76 $50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 538 11 177 17 11 1982 __ 464 41 91 42 16 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 264 21 65 24 3 1982 __ 337 17 72 11 32 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 375 37 143 10 20 1982 __ 459 31 236 10 10 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 201 9 99 14 2 1982 __ 167 6 102 13 2 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 183 6 91 14 2 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ 18 3 8 - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1987 __ 5537 294 954 393 206 1982 __ 5784 309 1 148 407 252 number, 1987 __ 12236 630 3996 694 319 1982 __ 12231 558 4188 738 426 Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5597 301 947 426 198 1982 __ 5955 308 1 103 382 256 number, 1987 __ 14260 B75 3184 997 420 19B2 __ 13569 7B7 3178 B50 481 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ____________ farms, 1987 __ 3805 209 410 340 138 number, 19B7 __ 6201 371 800 522 232 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ______________ farms, 1987 __ 3549 214 760 251 96 number, 1987 __ 8059 604 2384 475 188 Grain and bean combines' ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 471 3 309 15 1 19B2 __ 2B8 5 206 1 1 number, 1987 __ ~g 7 357 16 (0) 1982 __ 6 235 (D) (0) Cottonpickers and strippers ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - ~ 

- - - 1982 __ - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - Mower conditioners __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2152 120 233 230 64 1982 __ 2128 173 245 114 93 number, 1987 __ 2326 129 267 232 70 1982 __ 2353 lB5 256 116 134 Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 19B7 __ 2708 167 219 267 100 19B2 __ 2890 172 275 239 158 number, 1987 __ 2925 lB5 236 283 105 1982 __ 3047 181 2B7 247 173 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 19B3 to 19B7: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 2102 106 424 157 59 number __ 2459 13B 544 193 75 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 1060 91 90 Bl 28 numbeL_ 1403 124 130 123 30 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 545 46 25 47 11 number __ 655 53 26 sa 11 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 583 47 sa 54 17 number __ 748 71 104 55 19 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 38 2 30 - 1 numbeL_ 63 (D) 54 - (0) 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - number __ Mower - - - - - conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 538 48 32 74 21 number __ 564 48 33 74 21 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 424 57 21 42 9 number __ 432 57 21 42 9 Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 4580 237 B66 308 165 

Wheel number __ 9777 492 3452 601 244 tractors __________________________________ farms __ 5 181 278 917 396 187 number __ 12857 751 3054 874 390 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 3389 166 389 308 132 number __ 5546 318 774 454 221 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 3339 212 739 224 B6 number __ 7311 433 2280 420 169 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 438 3 281 15 - number __ 477 (0) 303 16 - Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ numbeL_ farms __ - - - - - 1652 76 211 158 43 number __ I 762 81 234 158 49 Pickup balers ___________________________________ fanns __ 2352 118 207 227 92 number __ 2493 12B 215 241 96 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 157 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

All Farms 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford Penobscot 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 290 575 220 228 334 573 1982 __ 278 573 205 240 403 654 $1,000, 1987 __ 7255 20226 5411 5 188 9927 20391 1982 __ 5045 19481 3878 6926 10399 16723 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 25017 35175 24594 22747 29722 35587 1982 __ 18147 33999 18918 28858 25803 25571 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 148 122 87 71 124 192 1982 __ 151 219 100 87 157 279 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 72 148 46 60 80 128 1982 __ 70 89 43 40 80 168 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 29 129 33 40 35 106 1982 __ 24 72 26 50 89 62 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 34 49 16 48 29 28 1982 __ 26 67 22 26 31 45 $50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 1 60 15 1 37 35 1982 __ 2 33 4 9 13 35 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 2 19 14 2 14 35 1982 __ 3 39 7 10 14 31 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 2 35 9 3 5 31 1982 __ 1 42 3 16 13 23 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 2 13 - 3 10 18 1982 __ 1 12 - 2 6 11 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 1 12 - 3 10 16 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ 1 1 - - - 2 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1987 __ 261 487 172 207 316 471 1982 __ 206 424 168 219 340 503 

number, 1987._ 389 867 294 287 612 960 1982 __ 324 786 307 360 581 873 Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 225 549 188 184 256 514 1982 __ 224 511 172 211 377 529 

number, 1987._ 322 1 508 390 356 605 1 284 1982 __ 332 1 198 298 430 760 1 233 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ____________ farms, 1987 __ 154 420 132 129 166 381 number, 1987 __ 179 717 228 201 226 564 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ______________ farms, 1987 __ 110 347 106 110 215 281 number, 1987 __ 143 791 162 155 377 720 

Grain and bean combines' __________ ~-------- farms, 1987 __ 2 4 - - 11 82 1982 __ 1 13 - 1 11 28 number, 1987 __ (D) 6 - - 12 84 1982 __ (D) 13 - (D) 11 30 Cottonpickers and strippers ___________________ farms, 1987._ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ . - - - - - Mower conditioners __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 278 43 60 99 158 1982 __ 81 250 47 87 116 208 number, 1987 __ 45 311 43 63 117 172 1982 __ 101 282 53 90 131 223 Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 335 60 101 163 270 1982 __ 68 317 68 86 215 320 number, 1987 __ 40 364 72 103 175 289 1982 __ 87 341 86 88 219 352 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, Including pickups ____________________ farms __ 85 200 57 74 96 189 number __ 93 213 83 74 103 219 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 33 138 35 60 45 116 number __ 42 181 40 72 51 146 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) _~ ______________ farms __ 25 79 12 27 5 65 number __ (D) 91 12 36 6 68 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 17 70 23 35 41 55 number __ (D) 90 28 36 45 80 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ - - - - 1 3 number __ - - - - (D) 3 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 18 71 16 23 21 48 number __ (D) 73 16 25 28 53 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ - 63 17 40 15 29 number __ - 64 21 40 15 30 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, Including pickups ____________________ farms __ 216 387 139 155 261 381 number __ Wheel 296 654 231 213 509 741 tractors __________________________________ farms __ 200 518 178 149 235 454 number __ 280 1 327 350 284 554 1 138 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 129 379 122 104 185 328 nUmber __ (D) 626 216 165 222 498 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 94 324 104 91 188 270 number __ (D) 701 134 119 332 640 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 2 4 - - 10 80 number __ (D) 6 - - (D) 81 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - number __ Mower - - - - - - conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 26 215 27 37 79 113 number __ (D) 238 27 38 89 119 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 37 276 51 63 150 245 number __ 40 300 51 63 160 259 

See footnoteS at end of table. 

158 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

All Farms 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 138 124 462 426 335 520 1982 __ 158 120 523 465 381 566 $1,000, 1967 __ 3660 3657 15 125 13407 8489 16551 1962 __ 3738 3018 16292 13692 5700 16104 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1967 __ 28 115 29493 32738 31 473 25341 35675 1962 __ 23659 25151 31 151 29445 14960 27482 Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 53 29 143 142 61 187 1982 __ 69 41 162 160 209 234 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 29 26 86 32 138 85 1982 __ 30 24 87 112 101 122 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 14 16 62 70 31 87 1982 __ 26 13 99 42 19 64 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 21 35 79 112 75 43 1982 __ 9 29 63 59 30 64 $50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 8 10 47 25 20 65 1982 __ 12 6 42 40 14 64 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 7 6 15 15 3 19 1982 __ 8 5 34 23 4 27 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 6 1 23 28 4 18 1982 __ 3 1 32 28 3 7 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 2 1 7 2 3 16 1982 __ 1 1 4 1 1 4 $200,000 to 5499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 2 1 7 2 2 14 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ - - - - 1 2 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1987 __ 116 118 435 353 307 447 1982 __ 136 107 422 356 297 490 number, 198L_ 246 198 699 675 574 796 1982 __ 240 186 862 678 456 868 Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 120 111 422 391 308 457 1982 __ 134 108 442 422 282 494 number, 1987 __ 303 283 958 1 063 555 1 157 1982 __ 321 249 1 014 902 434 1 102 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ____________ farms, 1987 __ 71 91 291 272 215 386 number, 1987 __ 119 169 480 449 315 627 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ______________ farms, 1987 __ 85 68 231 267 151 257 number, 1987 __ 184 114 478 614 240 530 Grain and bean combines' ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 3 15 16 - - 1982 __ 2 - 18 1 - - number, 1987 __ IS 3 19 18 - - 1982 __ (D) - 18 (D) - - Cottonpickers and strippers ___________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - Mower conditioners __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 54 57 259 207 71 175 1982 __ 54 50 217 146 79 168 number, 1987 __ 57 62 274 216 82 186 1982 __ 60 56 220 164 104 178 Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 79 67 265 237 105 236 1982 __ 65 77 325 183 63 263 number, 1987 __ 83 73 280 269 107 261 1982 __ 68 83 339 196 64 276 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 40 48 110 108 132 217 numbeL_ 46 59 116 122 148 253 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 14 23 96 75 51 76 number __ IS 25 130 142 60 92 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ I 13 55 58 38 38 number __ (0) 13 76 83 41 47 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 14 11 41 39 14 39 numbeL_ (0) 12 54 59 19 45 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ - - - 1 - - numbeL_ - - - (0) - - Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 16 13 49 54 2 34 numbeL_ 16 13 50 59 (0) 34 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 6 2 26 58 1 38 numbeL_ 

Manufactured prior to 1983: 6 (0) 27 59 (0) 38 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 97 92 381 326 242 327 number __ 200 139 583 553 426 543 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 120 108 385 351 278 427 number __ 288 258 828 921 495 1 065 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 71 84 240 231 185 358 number __ (0) 156 404 386 274 580 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 85 60 221 251 149 241 number __ (0) 102 424 555 221 485 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 10 3 15 15 - - numbeL_ 15 3 19 (0) - - Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 40 48 213 155 70 141 numbeL_ 41 49 224 157 (0) 152 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 74 66 242 201 104 199 numbeL_ 77 (0) 253 210 (0) 223 

'Data for 1982 include self-propelled only. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 159 
Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Chemicals used 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3252 190 791 197 117 1982 __ 3351 176 1 006 179 121 acres on which used, 1987 __ 246 899 14792 111 952 8 197 4768 1982 __ 252282 14430 128 615 9428 5215 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1987 __ 3 126 183 786 197 111 1982 __ 3194 170 994 157 115 acres on which used, 1987 __ 232 078 12272 110835 7288 4102 1982 __ 240 935 13406 127856 7 160 4562 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1987 __ 517 47 20 44 29 1982 __ 536 46 57 61 32 acres on which used, 1987 __ 14821 2520 1 317 909 686 1982 __ 11 ~7 1 024 759 2268 633 

Ume _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1220 61 457 81 33 lS82 __ 1 510 49 681 80 41 acres on which used, 1987 __ 59021 1 272 43 540 1 604 492 1982 __ 72502 1 575 53 311 1 672 669 tons, 1987 __ 64 204 1 715 43 795 2274 544 1982 __ 76650 1696 51 347 1 647 704 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1987 __ I 728 55 704 76 19 1982 __ 1948 54 833 99 8 acres on which used, 1987 __ 129 050 2871 88111 1 459 646 1982 __ 139 550 3453 102366 2114 365 

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 144 12 50 2 13 1982 __ 150 8 51 14 2 acres on which used, 1987 __ 8314 335 5326 (D) 477 1982 __ 6800 210 4958 243 (D) 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms,1987 __ 1 079 31 635 40 20 

1982"_ 1 094 53 614 42 3 acres on which used, 1987 __ 72535 1 875 54 566 816 523 1982 __ 80281 3004 65406 1 180 (D) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 833 101 596 75 27 1982 __ 1 690 98 669 90 40 acres on which used, 1987 __ 138 282 e 794 81 176 2239 1 115 1982 __ 145312 7107 90 806 3022 1 763 

Chemicals used for defoli\ltion or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1987 __ 552 11 361 13 4 1982 __ 565 18 410 13 4 acres on which used, 1967 __ 53000 1 403 41 453 581 103 1962 __ 53 611 2224 41. $.56 676 97 

Chemicals used 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncaln Oxford Penobscot 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 112 321 85 82 110 294 1982 __ 114 232 53 57 124 289 acres on which used, 1987 __ I 868 18896 1 888 2074 7533 23780 1982 __ 1 447 16 118 1 ~42 2009 8280 21 315 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1987 __ III 310 85 73 97 283 1982 __ 114 222 52 56 119 284 acres on which used, 1987 __ I 589 17690 (0) 1 917 6038 22391 1982 __ 1 437 14699 1 153 (D) 7900 20005 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1987 __ 19 53 2 14 27 37 1982 __ 9 52 6 3 25 29 acres on which used, 1987 __ 279 1 206 (D) 157 1 495 1 389 1982 __ 10 1 419 89 (0) 380 1 310 

Ume _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 99 21 38 37 101 1982 __ 20 93 21 43 43 114 acres on which used, 1987 __ 197 2012 126 302 905 3749 

1982"_ 79 2892 127 288 1 556 4693 tons,1967 __ 255 2643 279 592 1 151 4017 1982 __ 145 4169 196 414 2165 5923 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., 10 controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1987 __ III 128 69 19 57 133 1982 __ I'll 83 80 55 56 132 acres on which used, 1987 __ 2271 4380 2200 270 3441 7571 1982 __ 2253 3039 1 679 904 2814 5566 

Nematodes In crops _____________ " _________ farms, 1987 __ - 4 I 8 9 5 1982 __ 1 5 - 14 8 19 acres on whIcII used, 1987 __ - 238 (D) 32 125 467 1982 __ (0) 204 - 560 141 522 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ flmla, 1987 __ N 81 20 37 40 86 1982 __ 48 38 15 28 49 59 acres on which used, 1987 __ 583 1 311 (D) 377 1 711 5313 1962 __ 242 1069 105 332 1741 2872 Weeds, grass, 0( brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ f.-rna, 1987 __ 119 172 58 24 46 168 1982 __ 47 119 28 35 47 158 acres on which used, 1967 __ 2220 6559 2356 742 3008 11409 1982 __ 825 5044 1 114 859 4658 11 806 

Chemicals used for defOliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1987 __ 18 11 2 17 17 38 1962 __ 20 11 1 13 17 19 acres on which used, 1967 __ 376 246 (D) 90 1400 3569 1982 __ 788 909 (D) 345 1 880 2110 

160 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Chemicals used 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York 

Commercial fertilizer _______ •••• ______________ farms, 1987 __ 81 60 256 207 173 176 1982 __ 83 41 283 164 147 282 acres on which used, 1987 __ 5212 1 708 16155 9260 13274 5542 1982 __ 4934 1 619 13667 7292 7524 9147 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ !arms, 1987 __ 73 50 236 206 163 162 1982 __ 76 41 243 153 147 251 acres on which used, 1987 __ 4939 1 487 13288 8406 (D) 5061 1982_. 4536 (D) 12375 6660 (D) 8248 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized • _____ • __ farms, 1987 __ 20 22 87 49 22 25 1982 __ 22 2 79 29 8 76 acres on which used, 1987 __ 273 221 2887 854 (D) 481 1982._ 398 (D) 1 292 432 (D) 899 

Ume _________________________ • ____________ • farms, 1987 __ 23 21 93 56 9 55 1982 __ 30 19 80 40 40 116 acres on which used, 1987_. 733 280 1 725 1290 69 743 1982._ 930 223 1 602 1 190 132 1 563 tons,1987 •• 871 459 2391 1 855 138 1 025 1982 __ 1 432 342 2380 1 509 123 2458 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1987._ 22 25 36 51 131 92 1982 •• 21 13 57 81 171 104 acres on which used, 1987._ 1 005 225 1 308 1 313 11 454 2523 1982_. 730 227 1 237 1 573 8341 2867 

Nematodes in crops ______ ._ •••••••• __ •• _ •• farms, 1987._ 2 - 13 2 8 15 1982 •• 1 - 3 17 1 6 acres on which used, 1987 •• (D) - 257 (D) 72 740 1982 •• (D) - (0) 329 (D) (D) 

Diseases in crops and orchards •• _. ___ • _____ farms, 1987_. 23 15 20 6 34 62 1982._ 18 8 25 21 22 55 acres on which used, 1987 •• 1 070 (D! 397 243 1 469 1 787 1982_. 633 (0 402 505 1 146 1 462 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ____ ._ ••• __ •• _____ • _______ •••••• __ farms, 1987 __ 37 15 73 107 128 87 1982 __ 23 16 98 66 66 100 acres on which used, 1987 •• 2049 441 4592 3351 7019 3192 1982 •• 1 817 607 5535 2789 4550 3410 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth , .. control of crops or thinning of truH ___ ._. ___ •• farms, 1987 •• 3 - 2 26 19 14 

1182 •• S - 3 9 14 7 acres on which used, 1 87 __ 490 - ~O) 467 1 597 907 

1 8L 355 - D) 325 (D) 744 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 161 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Characteristics 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6269 343 1 012 456 1982 __ 7003 355 1253 507 acres, 1987 __ 1 342588 69551 329971 57745 1982 __ 1 468 674 74219 385828 62096 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5486 295 956 390 1982 __ 6138 292 1 181 422 acres, 1987 __ 410891 23016 135067 19389 1982 __ 457076 24175 159434 21 276 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4211 215 544 306 1982 __ 4778 238 755 356 acres, 1987 __ 712238 30513 155122 29676 1982 __ 844527 37319 215462 33746 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3516 178 494 254 1982 __ 4023 186 690 282 acres, 1987 __ 149468 6609 50752 6996 1982 __ 191 874 8781 74841 7083 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1786 118 349 137 1982 __ 1 931 107 375 134 acres, 1987 __ 595 137 37151 160111 26722 1982 __ 590661 35830 156057 26946 Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 435912 26522 122839 16387 1982 __ 427921 26845 120496 16176 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 159 225 10629 37272 10335 1982 __ 162740 8985 35561 10770 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 716 110 345 123 1982 __ 1 852 101 369 127 acres, 1987 __ 243 734 15846 76610 11 775 1982 __ 247014 14865 74965 13711 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 272 10 119 13 1982 __ 294 10 123 17 acres, 1987 __ 35213 1 887 14738 1 347 1982 __ 33486 1 070 14309 1 404 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 254 7 117 13 1982 __ 263 5 ~22 13 acres, 1987 __ 17 689 761 7.1'05 618 1982 __ 18188 529 9628 482 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 5276 292 778 396 1982 __ 5762 305 976 426 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 654 30 170 40 1982 __ 650 22 174 44 Not reported _____________________________ c _______ 1987 __ 339 21 64 20 1982 __ 591 28 103 37 

Operators by principal occupation: 205 Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 3220 188 711 1982 __ 3644 195 920 197 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 3049 155 301 251 1982 __ 3359 160 333 310 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 2275 117 437 143 1982 __ 2609 135 577 161 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 3653 201 509 287 1982 __ 3932 197 574 314 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 436 24 95 20 1982 __ 501 19 120 27 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 240 7 44 18 1982 __ 229 14 55 9 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 287 15 69 23 1982 __ 286 12 58 13 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 437 32 49 37 1982 __ 449 28 54 41 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 2253 123 252 189 1982 __ 2467 124 287 224 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 341 25 66 26 1982 __ 462 23 102 32 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or 5 less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 267 11 60 1982 __ 361 20 80 30 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 402 17 56 28 1982 __ 620 26 80 49 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 1 039 52 135 85 1982 __ 1 300 63 206 98 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 3680 208 620 280 1982 __ 3546 184 697 244 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 18.8 21.6 18.9 18.8 1982 __ 17.2 17.8 18.2 16.8 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 881 57 141 58 1982 __ 1 176 62 190 86 

Franklin 

229 

288 

44217 

51 046 

204 

246 

11 374 

12393 

157 

196 24927 

30347 

133 

158 

4363 

5362 

63 

76 

17915 

18308 

13577 

14879 

4338 

3429 

62 

73 

6073 

6113 

9 

16 

1 375 

2391 

9 

15 

938 

918 

201 

245 

19 

15 

9 

28 

117 

138 

112 

150 

86 

104 

128 

168 

11 

19 

8 

4 

11 

20 

14 

15 

84 

110 

15 

16 

4 

12 

19 

32 

37 

54 

140 

138 

19.4 

17.7 

29 

52 

162 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 290 576 221 228 334 1982 __ 286 573 211 240 403 acres, 1987 __ 50026 112203 34390 29230 70813 1982 __ 51 326 117547 31 703 32318 78270 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 272 476 173 192 286 1982 __ 263 484 182 214 345 acres, 1987 __ 6927 36093 8907 7934 16636 1982 __ 6733 39454 7358 8405 19619 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 245 391 157 171 220 1982 __ 232 372 159 181 259 acres, 1987 __ (D) 61 960 20672 18306 38767 1982 __ 39449 62710 22097 21 721 44 603 

Harvested cropland ________ ---------------- farms, 1987 __ 228 308 114 138 179 1982 __ 215 299 132 162 208 acres, 1987 __ (D) 13584 3005 3097 4681 1982 __ 4288 15041 (D) 4029 6262 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 167 53 51 102 1982 __ 48 177 51 53 138 

acres, 1987 __ 11 158 48 732 12233 10541 30294 1982 __ 11 524 52246 (D) 10385 33562 Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 9200 33267 6775 6569 22589 1982 __ 8513 35615 5348 6682 23453 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 1 958 15465 5458 3972 7705 1982 __ 3 011 16631 (D) 3703 10 109 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 157 49 48 97 1982 __ 45 165 49 46 134 acres, 1987 __ 2317 21 853 4966 4557 10803 1982 __ 2426 23748 3813 4239 13 315 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 18 11 6 12 1982 __ 6 24 1 6 6 acres, 1987 __ (D) 1 511 1 485 383 1 752 1982 __ 353 2591 (D) 212 105 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 13 10 6 10 1982 __ 3 20 1 6 3 acres, 1987 __ (D) 656 936 280 1 152 1982 __ 19 665 (D) 137 42 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 200 515 181 194 299 1982 __ 202 485 170 199 350 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 68 27 22 21 23 1982 __ 63 32 24 19 20 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 22 34 18 13 12 1982 __ 21 56 17 22 33 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 82 299 102 85 169 1982 __ 100 286 93 100 189 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 208 277 119 143 165 1982 __ 186 287 118 140 214 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 84 240 72 53 120 1982 __ 84 224 80 61 139 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 197 302 138 168 192 1982 __ 182 309 121 161 237 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 14 19 18 14 21 1982 __ 13 29 16 21 22 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 19 16 12 8 13 

1982 __ 12 20 11 6 8 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 10 18 5 16 12 1982 __ 15 16 7 8 21 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 20 46 16 13 22 1982 __ 20 28 16 31 19 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 134 203 87 117 124 1982 __ 122 216 71 95 167 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 9 34 11 7 22 1982 __ 20 40 10 18 27 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 14 11 years or less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 11 36 11 1982 __ 8 30 9 11 15 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 26 38 14 13 24 

1982 __ 18 55 25 22 45 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 50 92 48 46 40 1982 __ 73 95 38 48 84 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 166 324 114 131 216 1982 __ 137 288 114 114 190 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 16.8 19.1 17.2 16.9 20.4 1982 __ 16.5 17.2 17.4 16.1 15.9 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 37 86 34 24 43 

1982 __ 50 105 25 45 69 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Penobscot 

572 

654 132717 

145949 494 

566 38952 

44795 

386 

445 64682 

76771 313 

370 12666 

16818 

176 

187 66163 

66514 

47581 

47455 

18582 

19059 

172 

177 26056 

26494 

10 

22 1 872 2664 

9 

19 

230 1 483 

502 

541 

40 

55 

30 

58 

288 

320 

284 

334 

210 

249 

332 

371 

32 

37 

21 

21 

20 

29 

37 

45 

222 

239 

30 

34 

33 

31 

39 

55 

88 

123 

334 

328 

18.5 

17.3 

78 

117 

MAINE 163 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristic$ of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, ~ introductory tllxt] 

Characteristics 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms,1987 __ 138 124 462 426 337 1982 __ 158 120 523 465 381 acres, 1987 __ 38391 18319 112332 85137 85734 1982 __ 36248 17 827 122 973 90463 87438 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 118 107 391 368 325 1982 __ 139 108 483 378 359 

acres, 1987_" 8596 4867 32303 23629 18781 1982 __ 8757 5572 35491 23275 16346 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 92 91 310 276 273 1982_. 115 84 336 331 319 acres, 1987 __ (D) 11 612 59865 41 236 53333 1982 __ 20326 10726 60 954 52670 65541 Harvested cropland ___________________ .---- farms, 1987 __ 73 76 245 221 263 1982 __ 97 73 284 249 300 acres, 1987 __ (D) 2452 12040 7177 5837 1982 __ (D) 2192 11 863 9 191 9378 

Part owners ___________ • ___________ • _________ farms, 1987 __ 44 33 145 137 45 1982 __ 41 33 168 125 50 acres, 1987 __ 20891 6707 50727 42621 28535 1982_. (0) 6722 59506 36735 19360 Owned land in farms __________ • _____ • _____ acres, 1987 __ 18381 4852 36409 31 112 22054 1982 __ 13133 4675 43 676 27397 12787 Rented land in farms _____ • _______________ acres, 1987 __ 2510 1 855 14318 11 509 6481 1982 __ (0) 2047 15830 9338 6573 

Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 31 140 134 43 1982 __ 40 32 164 121 48 acres, 1987 __ 5219 2415 19103 15767 11 321 1982 __ 5 127 3229 22040 13588 5737 

Tenants ________ --__________________________ fllrms, 1987 __ 2 - 7 13 19 1982 __ 2 3 19 9 12 acres, 1987 __ (D) - 1 740 1 280 3866 1982 __ (D) 37\1 2513 1 058 2537 Harvested cropland _____ • __________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 - 6 13 19 1982 __ 2 3 15 8 11 acres, 1987 __ (D) - 1 160 685 1 623 1982 __ (D) 151 1 588 496 1 231 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by pl&C8 of residence: On farm operated __________ • _____________________ 1987 __ 124 117 415 367 230 1982 __ 134 106 441 400 281 Not on farm operated _________________ ,----------- 1987 __ 5 2 29 35 81 1982 __ 11 3 25 31 75 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 9 5 18 24 26 1982 __ 13 11 57 34 25 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ "1987 __ 64 53 258 251 108 1982 __ Other 70 56 302 277 148 ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 74 71 204 175 229 1982 __ 88 64 221 188 233 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 46 36 195 181 77 1982 __ 55 45 220 198 108 Any ___________________________ .--_______ •• _. ____ 1987_. 90 84 247 221 243 1982 __ 97 70 259 239 249 

1 to 49 days _________ • _________ • _______________ 1987_. 16 11 33 31 47 1982 __ 9 9 39 42 38 50 to 99 days ________________ • _________________ 1987 __ 3 6 16 15 14 1982 __ 7 4 9 16 17 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 3 - 21 27 22 1982 __ 7 4 21 17 13 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 10 6 35 33 34 1982 __ 12 5 26 28 31 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 58 61 142 115 126 1982 __ 62 48 164 136 150 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1967 __ 2 4 20 24 17 1982 __ 6 5 44 26 24 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ___________________ • _______________ 1987 __ II 3 17 10 9 1982 __ 11 5 28 29 16 3 or 4 years _________________________ • ___________ 1987 __ 15 12 39 24 12 1982 __ 15 9 51 39 46 5 to 9 years ___________________________ • __________ 1987 __ 30 29 76 85 61 1982 __ 31 24 88 73 74 10 years or more _______________________ •• ________ 1987 __ 62 70 268 242 194 1982 __ 79 62 254 248 185 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 15.8 18.3 18.2 18.9 19.5 1982 __ 15.3 16.7 18.3 17.3 17.8 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 23 10 62 65 61 1982 __ 22 20 102 76 60 

York 

521 

586 71 812 

83423 439 

496 18420 

23993 

377 

400 45609 

50085 301 

318 8385 

9697 

125 

168 24636 

31 671 17798 

20791 

6838 

10880 

121 

161 9253 

13604 

19 

18 1 567 

1 667 

17 

17 

782 

692 

465 

501 

42 

37 

14 

48 

240 

253 

281 

333 

178 

169 

314 

384 

30 

41 

20 

16 

15 

25 

33 

50 

216 

252 

29 

33 

24 

26 

26 

53 

85 

128 

313 

284 

19.3 

16.9 

73 

95 

164 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 53 2 22 5 1982 __ 96 2 36 1 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 611 29 146 30 1982 __ 873 35 210 50 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 1 469 59 262 100 1982 __ 1 741 92 316 125 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 1 520 102 249 120 1982 __ 1 701 83 333 126 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 1 382 83 212 93 1982 __ 1 505 88 240 125 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 760 35 121 55 eo to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 622 48 91 38 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 1 234 68 121 108 1982 __ 1 067 55 118 80 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 566 22 61 56 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 668 46 60 52 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 51.7 53.4 48.1 53.0 1982 __ 49.8 50.5 46.7 51.0 

Operators Male by sex: _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5705 320 988 403 1982 __ 6468 335 1 222 456 acres, 1987 __ 1 267935 66 212 326250 52764 1982 __ 1 395656 71 258 379757 56634 

Female __ --------------------------------- farms, 1987 __ 564 23 24 53 1982 __ 535 20 31 51 acres, 1987 __ 74653 3339 3721 4981 1982 __ 73018 2961 6071 5462 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 5594 281 872 397 1982 __ 6317 295 1 091 450 

acres, 1987 __ 1 059 102 44 214 248544 45998 1982 __ 1 180 862 49563 289404 50468 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 350 19 65 25 1982 __ 364 25 89 26 acres, 1987 __ 110356 5221 25180 4697 1982 __ 122912 7311 33836 4999 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 281 40 66 28 1982 __ 242 32 65 22 acres, 1987 __ (0) 17 170 52397 3087 1982 __ 134526 14383 54238 3010 Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 19 3 3 4 1982 __ 30 3 5 6 acres, 1987 __ (0) 2946 652 (0) 1982 __ 16124 2962 5407 1 672 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, Institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 - 6 2 1982 __ 30 - 3 3 acres, 1987 __ 14800 - 3198 (0) 1982 __ 14250 - 2943 1 947 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Franklin 

2 

6 

17 

29 

50 

79 

53 

72 

56 

59 

38 

18 

51 

43 

24 

27 

52.6 

50.0 

212 

273 

41 897 

49166 

17 

15 

2320 

1 880 

207 

268 

35879 

44 139 

12 

12 

2362 (0) 

10 

7 5976 

2452 

-

-

-

-

-

1 

-

(0) 

MAINE 165 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ - 2 5 - 1 1982 __ 2 6 2 2 2 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 18 56 25 27 26 1982 __ 34 64 27 29 52 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 58 127 50 59 90 1982 __ 55 155 42 68 100 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 65 146 60 56 78 1982 __ 65 150 54 51 100 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 68 137 46 42 58 1982 __ 62 112 44 48 77 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 39 82 23 22 31 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 29 55 23 20 27 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 81 108 35 44 81 1982 __ 68 86 42 42 72 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 33 51 19 20 34 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 48 57 16 24 47 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 55.0 51.8 50.4 50.8 52.4 1982 __ 52.8 49.5 51.1 49.9 50.1 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 245 528 199 197 305 1982 __ 248 538 188 220 369 acres, 1987 __ 43235 103272 31 427 27364 66754 1982 __ 43 513 113 164 28620 31 035 74072 

Female ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 46 22 31 29 1982 __ 38 35 23 20 34 acres, 1981-_ 6791 8931 2963 1 866 4059 1982 __ 7 813 4383 3083 1 283 4198 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 256 506 207 214 300 1982 __ 260 512 195 225 367 acres, 1987 __ 38 247 90791 29547 27315 57565 1982 __ 41 903 96940 27311 29141 66828 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1981-_ 20 45 9 8 18 1982 __ 12 42 12 9 17 acres, 1987 __ (0) 14896 1 886 846 (0) 1982 __ 2 269 15357 2495 (0) (0) 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 20 5 6 14 1982 __ 9 13 3 5 15 acres, 1981-_ (0) (0) 2957 1 069 (0) 1982 __ 5 913 4394 (0) 1 530 5847 Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1 - - 1 1982 __ 1 3 1 - 3 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) - - (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) - 432 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 4 - - 1 1982 __ 4 3 - 1 1 acres, 1987 __ (0) 1 892 - - !O) 1982 __ (0) (0) - (0) 0) 

Penobscot 

-

8 

50 

75 

140 

175 

153 

167 

123 

130 

82 

41 

106 

99 

55 

51 51.3 

49.6 

520 

595 

126308 

136675 

52 

59 

6409 

9274 

527 

612 

111 785 

130469 

28 

31 11 499 

(0) 

14 

10 

8739 

4721 

-

-

-

-

3 

1 

694 

(0) 

166 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text J 

Characteristics 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ - - 8 3 2 1982 __ 1 1 8 10 8 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 19 10 44 49 24 1982 __ 24 9 76 54 41 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 39 27 106 105 70 1982 __ 48 35 119 115 73 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 33 34 115 85 50 1982 __ 24 23 129 115 69 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 25 24 104 107 87 1982 __ 33 35 116 96 102 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 16 7 52 60 45 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 9 17 52 47 42 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 22 29 85 77 104 1982 __ 28 17 75 75 88 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 9 18 39 32 45 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 13 11 46 45 59 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 49.7 53.0 51.3 51.2 55.8 1982 __ 49.2 51.1 49.1 50.0 53.3 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 124 112 414 386 294 1982 __ 140 105 487 432 334 acres, 1987 __ 35931 16067 104762 81 315 79938 1982 __ 33384 15452 117 274 86077 82371 

Female ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14 12 48 40 43 1982 __ 18 15 36 33 47 acres, 1987 __ 2460 2252 7570 3822 5796 1982 __ 2864 2375 5699 4386 5067 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 125 115 417 400 296 1982 __ 139 112 483 434 345 acres, 1987 __ 28815 16746 93450 77440 52703 1982 __ 29006 16245 105701 77923 56534 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 8 32 19 18 1982 __ 11 3 26 20 24 acres,1987 __ 5423 (0) 11 303 6002 (0) 1982 __ 4556 (0) 8 176 8359 (0) 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 1 11 6 18 1982 __ 6 4 11 6 11 acres, 1987 __ 4153 (0) (0) (0) 16113 1982 __ (0) 839 5581 (0) 20109 Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - 3 1982 __ 2 - - 2 - acres, 1987 __ - - - - 6250 1982 __ (0) - - (0) -

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 2 1 2 1982 __ - 1 3 3 1 acres, 1987 __ - - (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ - (0) 3 515 700 (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

York 

1 

1 

41 

64 

127 

144 

121 

140 

117 

138 

52 

65 

114 

99 

48 

66 

52.9 

51.2 

458 

526 

64 439 77 204 

63 

60 

7373 

6219 

474 

529 

60063 

69287 

14 

25 2754 

3753 

27 

23 

6841 

6678 

3 

4 1 108 

2325 

3 

5 

1 046 

1 380 

MAINE 167 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2637 182 239 193 128 1982 __ 3652 220 365 281 204 number, 1987 __ 119475 11 680 8521 7703 5630 1982 __ 141 206 12574 8721 9405 7313 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 854 50 72 69 39 1982 __ 1 354 67 142 124 86 

number,1987 __ 3944 237 328 341 174 1982 __ 6603 317 757 625 443 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 458 28 49 36 17 1982 __ 685 26 91 54 33 number, 1987 __ 6262 389 654 534 230 1982 __ 9 146 345 1 215 759 423 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 561 38 61 43 28 1982 __ 698 45 78 48 30 number, 1987 __ 17754 1 294 1 893 344 829 

1982 __ 22255 1460 2348 523 960 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 424 26 32 22 27 1982 __ 529 40 40 26 36 

number, 1987 __ 29823 1 919 2140 (0) 1 816 

1982 __ 36975 2840 2503 722 2616 

100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 241 24 20 15 14 1982 __ 293 25 13 22 15 number,1987 __ 31 844 3205 2429 (0) 1 670 1982 __ 38246 3250 (0) 3011 1 898 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 95 16 5 8 3 1982 __ 84 17 1 7 4 number, 1987 __ 26710 4636 1077 2003 911 1982 __ 22658 4362 (0) 1 765 973 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 1982 __ 9 number, 1987 __ 3 138 1982 __ 5323 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 2271 160 200 168 113 1982 __ 3 123 190 315 233 173 

number, 1987 __ 61 597 6142 4492 3635 3019 1982 __ 70415 6305 4533 4506 3628 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 331 79 154 111 60 1982 __ 1 811 84 224 164 97 

number, 1987 __ 11 782 820 2072 1 041 446 1982 __ 13242 461 1 939 1 398 581 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 943 53 83 74 43 number __ 3599 226 388 278 146 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 239 18 43 25 10 

numbe,-_ 3048 219 538 339 128 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 129 7 19 11 7 number __ 3464 (0) 483 (0) 172 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 16 7 1 number __ 991 (0) (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 3 1 2 number __ (0) (0) (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 1 numbe,-_ (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 183 98 68 74 69 1982 __ 1 784 129 136 99 105 number, 1987 __ 49815 5322 2420 2594 2573 1982 __ 57 173 5844 2594 3 108 3047 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 328 20 24 26 15 

numbe,-_ 853 49 47 89 28 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 76 6 4 7 5 

numbe,-_ 1098 81 72 (0) 55 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 399 25 20 21 33 

numbe,-_ 13661 863 718 (0) 120 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 273 31 14 12 12 

numbe,-_ 17728 930 929 760 789 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 90 15 6 8 3 number __ 11 645 (0) 654 929 (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 15 1 1 

numbe,-_ (0) (0) (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 2 number __ (0) 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 2025 144 167 151 98 1982 __ 2924 187 277 214 161 

number, 1987 __ 47036 4864 2652 3282 2 167 1982 __ 55680 5431 2846 3650 2775 

Steers, steer caives, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 1 666 106 169 122 84 1982 __ 2604 145 287 210 148 

number, 1987 __ 10842 674 1377 786 444 1982 __ 15 111 838 1 342 1 249 910 

168 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see intrOductory text 1 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Lincoln Oxford Penobscot 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves. ______ ._. __________________ farms, 1987 __ 70 337 77 95 176 262 1982 __ 86 395 103 140 246 382 number, 1987 __ 802 19045 2362 3228 6120 15061 1982 __ 1 215 21 615 2690 3811 8287 18045 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 42 91 24 34 69 85 1982 __ 50 102 41 62 96 141 number, 1987 __ 159 426 112 156 363 372 1982 __ 233 511 180 315 466 678 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 62 20 20 29 34 1982 __ 20 74 22 30 48 54 number, 1987 __ 223 840 261 276 380 479 1982 __ 253 966 290 424 646 700 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 67 15 24 41 43 1982 __ 11 77 24 28 52 61 number, 1987 __ (0) 2172 474 677 1 289 1 347 1982 __ (0) 2513 805 779 1 580 1 828 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 58 15 9 21 51 1982 __ 4 86 10 11 29 68 number, 1987 __ (0) 4263 146 669 1377 3548 1982 __ (0) 6313 693 783 1 977 4701 

100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 41 3 5 13 32 1982 __ 1 37 6 6 16 42 number, 1987 __ (0) 5277 369 559 787 4366 1982 __ (0) 4708 722 707 (0) (0) 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 3 3 16 1982 __ 16 3 4 15 number, 1987 __ (0) 891 924 (0) 1982 __ 4813 803 1 071 3983 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1 1982 __ 3 1 number, 1987 __ (0) (0) 1982 __ 1 791 (0) (0) 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 67 287 64 74 155 220 1982 __ 75 344 86 113 212 325 number, 1987 __ 408 10089 1 187 374 2977 7946 1982 __ 592 10766 1 284 520 4041 9232 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 55 148 38 51 107 104 1982 __ 58 179 52 71 135 160 

number, 1987._ 280 1 550 280 382 872 732 1982 __ 431 1 926 302 392 078 972 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 49 110 29 34 76 80 numbeL_ 151 467 129 127 292 281 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 4 16 7 14 18 15 number __ (0) 201 (0) 187 224 204 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 1 21 1 3 13 8 numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) 68 356 (0) 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 1 1 1 number __ (0) (0) (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 1 number __ (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987._ 22 167 29 30 66 145 1982 __ 30 223 43 60 114 212 

number, 1987._ 128 8539 907 992 2 105 7214 1982 __ 161 8840 982 1 128 2963 8260 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 18 40 6 15 25 34 

numbeL_ (0) 107 (0) 42 62 78 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 1 10 1 5 5 

numbeL_ (0) 152 (0) 84 73 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 3 45 16 7 20 50 

numbeL_ (0) 1 683 516 226 696 1 749 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 51 6 5 14 36 

numbeL_ 3257 363 289 (0) 2360 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 16 2 2 19 

numbeL_ 1 923 (0) (0) (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 4 1 1 

numbeL_ (0) (0) (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 1 

numbeL_ (0) 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 48 256 58 78 135 206 1982 __ 64 335 80 113 197 310 

number, 1987 __ 217 7714 848 1 204 2 106 6178 1982 __ 336 8719 1 008 1 373 3 197 7344 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 50 202 52 69 128 150 1982 __ 70 268 77 115 170 271 number, 1987 __ 177 1 242 327 650 1 037 937 1982 __ 287 2130 398 918 1 049 469 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 169 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York 

INVENTORY 

Cattie and calves ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 61 55 276 215 46 225 1982 __ 102 70 363 272 103 320 number, 1987 __ 3545 1 812 16 199 11 768 868 5111 1982 __ 4473 2504 18710 11 092 1 435 9316 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 23 58 44 29 107 1982 __ 36 24 87 81 72 143 number, 1987 __ 76 113 269 217 130 471 1982 __ 161 96 396 348 327 750 10 to 19 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 10 41 37 6 46 1982 __ 18 14 63 53 18 67 number, 1987 __ 85 124 575 518 82 612 1982 __ 218 176 849 752 249 881 

20 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 15 12 65 52 5 43 1982 __ 27 16 77 61 7 56 number, 1987 __ 445 354 2 105 1 784 (0) 1 294 1982 __ 870 549 2 554 2102 (0) 1 871 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 4 69 50 4 23 1982 __ 8 8 77 52 1 33 

number, 1987 __ 775 290 4946 3430 (0) 1617 1982 __ 521 598 5285 3633 (0) 2471 

100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 5 33 23 2 5 1982 __ 10 8 49 19 5 19 number, 1987 __ 783 (0) 4661 3026 (0) (0) 1982 __ 1 345 1 085 (0) 2498 567 (0) 200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 1 8 9 1 1982 __ 2 8 6 1 number, 1987 __ 1 381 (0) (0) 2793 (0) 

1982 __ (0) 2 152 1 759 (0) 

500 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1982 __ 2 number, 1987 __ (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 54 51 240 186 41 191 1982 __ 88 62 317 228 81 281 

number, 1987 __ 2072 880 8 107 6209 500 2560 1982 __ 2118 1 219 9968 5593 706 4404 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 27 37 107 77 29 147 1982 __ 49 45 132 107 59 195 number, 1987 __ 213 241 922 665 246 1 020 

1982 __ 361 308 016 648 237 1 192 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 18 30 80 55 21 108 number __ 59 124 288 199 77 367 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 5 6 17 12 5 24 

numbeL_ 52 (0) 241 151 75 292 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 4 7 9 3 15 

numbeL_ 102 213 (0) 94 361 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 1 3 1 

numbeL_ (0) 180 (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 32 19 161 124 19 60 

1982 __ 51 28 236 150 41 127 

number, 1987 __ 1 859 639 7 185 5544 254 1 540 1982 __ 1 757 911 8952 4945 469 3212 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ a 8 27 21 15 28 number __ 10 21 93 78 26 70 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 2 16 10 1 3 number __ (0) 222 145 (0) 39 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 13 a 66 56 18 number __ 420 209 2 134 919 615 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 7 4 42 27 3 9 number __ 521 (0) 2782 1696 (0) (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 2 1 7 7 2 number __ (0) (0) 894 888 (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 2 2 3 number __ (0) (0) 818 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 1 number __ (0) 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 38 228 163 25 161 1982 __ 81 54 310 218 68 255 

number, 1987 __ 1 242 779 6934 4784 269 1 816 1982 __ 1 933 1 071 7373 4239 495 3890 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 41 34 155 118 29 157 1982 __ 68 50 234 184 63 224 

number, 1987 __ 231 153 158 795 119 735 1982 __ 422 214 369 1 260 234 1022 

170 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

SALES 

Oairy products sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ fanms __ 

numbeL_ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1981-_ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Maine 

949 

1 265 88672 

95354 

2366 

3030 

50357 

52363 

15329 

15231 

1 208 

4959 

408 

5488 

531 

16356 

154 

10264 

49 

6354 

12 

3565 4 

3371 

1 465 

1 992 26156 

28522 

2842 

2755 

729 

2705 

304 

4099 

342 

9570 

66 4243 

18 

2419 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2087 

2611 

24201 

23841 

12487 

12476 

1 371 

5431 404 

5106 

256 

7421 

38 2439 

12 

504 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

433 

660 2604 

3 144 

1 332 

1 583 

362 

152 

48 

604 

20 

473 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Androscoggin 

84 

110 

9829 

10437 

174 

197 

4619 

4671 

1 526 

1 708 

78 

322 

23 

331 

48 1 386 

17 

150 

9 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

113 

144 

2363 

2448 

177 

153 

52 

191 

15 

225 

34 

911 

10 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

159 

171 

2256 

2223 

1 349 

1 555 

89 

344 

33 

443 

26 

716 

10 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

29 

35 

152 

185 

75 

97 

24 

70 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Aroostook 

47 

67 

4033 

3 810 

212 

310 

3038 

3 223 

878 

985 

120 

545 

45 

801 

37 

102 

8 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

120 

194 

1 531 

1 381 

213 

150 

78 

310 

20 

283 

14 

384 

7 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

179 

265 

1 507 

1 842 

665 

835 

123 

506 

34 

415 

22 

586 

57 

88 

373 

383 

157 

164 

44 

163 

9 

109 4 

101 

Cumberland 

55 

69 4514 

4954 

175 

224 

3622 

3644 

1 097 1 176 

98 

408 

29 

391 

31 

953 

11 

787 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

95 

138 

1 783 

1 985 

161 

254 

53 

177 

16 

210 

18 

485 6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

163 

199 

1 839 

1 659 

936 

922 

111 

417 

24 

297 

23 

731 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

45 

81 

312 

503 

218 

333 

37 

116 

3 

33 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Franklin 

56 

76 4306 

4556 

112 

165 

1 667 2347 

461 

625 

55 

206 

29 

383 

23 

691 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

71 

100 

873 

403 

70 

168 

40 

150 

14 

172 

15 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

92 

148 

794 

944 

391 

457 

59 

252 

26 

342 

6 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

20 

33 

80 

94 

42 

42 

18 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

MAINE 171 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

SALES 

Dairy products sold __________________________ farms, 1967 __ 

1982 __ $1,000, 1967 __ 1982 __ 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ fanns, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 ________________ • ___________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1 to 9 _________________________________ • ____ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number._ 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 __________________________________ fsrms __ 

number __ 500 or more _. ______________________ • _______ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ______________________ .------------ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 fsrms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ____________________________________ fsrms __ 

number __ 

10 to 19.--------------------------------- fsrms __ number __ 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

100 to 199 ________________________________ fsrms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 ________________________________ fsrms __ 

number __ 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

172 MAINE 

Hancock 

7 

16 

97 

50 

49 

57 

348 

318 

166 

102 

35 

101 

11 

146 3 101 

19 

31 

92 

147 

13 

25 

16 

52 

3 

40 

39 

43 

256 

171 

153 

77 

28 

79 

9 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

16 

15 

47 

34 

28 

18 

15 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

Kennebec 

142 

156 15726 

15611 

311 

352 7524 

7750 

2246 

2377 

148 

578 

53 

730 

88 2160 31 

2121 

8 995 

3 940 

196 

234 3997 

3941 

413 

378 

76 

273 

45 

559 

61 

1849 

10 

831 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

275 

300 3527 

3809 

1835 

1 999 

165 

608 

60 

778 

37 1 020 9 611 

4 510 

43 

65 

296 

386 

139 

197 

33 

94 

6 

76 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Knox 

26 

31 

1 389 

1 455 

76 

83 1 169 

874 

330 

247 

45 

184 

9 

(0) 

20 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

44 

49 

660 

439 

93 

45 

25 

98 

9 120 8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

61 

74 

509 

435 

237 

202 

39 

138 

14 

173 8 198 

15 

22 

40 

53 

21 

28 

15 

40 

Uncoln 

21 

39 

1 570 

1 767 

88 

114 1 661 

1 801 

527 

555 

58 

235 

18 

229 

8 

230 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

48 

88 1 067 

1 279 

287 

320 

33 

101 

9 109 4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

77 

96 

594 

522 

240 

235 

60 

241 

13 

162 3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

16 

32 

70 

107 

34 

51 

15 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Oxford 

47 

79 

3903 

5445 

159 

216 

4097 

3447 

1210 

1 017 

88 

364 

28 

351 

34 1028 

7 

452 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

106 

140 2801 

2007 

638 

277 

57 

166 

20 

283 

26 

701 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

136 

198 1296 

1440 

571 

740 

99 

389 

23 

295 

13 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

35 

57 

175 

298 

75 

147 

29 

99 

6 

76 

Penob8cot 

121 

188 13151 

14250 

221 

312 6417 

5927 

2510 

1358 

100 

388 

25 

371 

65 1 945 

21 

1 364 

7 849 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

147 

227 2994 

3704 

219 

224 

58 

242 

36 

523 

41 

1 157 

11 

701 

3 371 

188 

251 

3423 

2223 

2291 

1 132 

117 

482 

30 

388 

33 

972 5 302 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

25 

49 

217 

248 

131 

114 

18 

(OJ 

(0) 

5 

139 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, S99 introductory text] 

Item 

SALES 

Dairy products sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

100 to 199 ________________________________ ,--- farms __ 

numbeL_ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ sao or more __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ____ • _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 20 to 49 ________________ -. __________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ tarms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 20 to 49 _______ • ________________ ,----------- farms __ 

numbeL_ 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 _________________________ • ________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more _______________________ • ________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by number sold: 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 

number._ 20 to 49 __________________________________ tarms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 _________________________ • ________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Piscataquis 

28 

38 

3438 

2989 

54 

80 

1 452 

1 727 

318 

502 

19 

81 

12 

180 

14 

423 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

42 

55 

914 

847 

78 

45 

15 

(0) 

13 

161 

10 

297 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

46 

71 

538 

880 

240 

456 

22 

74 

15 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

5 

11 

58 

43 

22 

19 

1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Sagadahoc 

16 

20 

182 

732 

51 

57 

610 

782 

180 

228 

37 

159 5 

(D) 

5 

(0) 

4 

260 

29 

38 

313 

395 

31 

31 

19 

65 

5 

56 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

43 

53 

297 

387 

149 

197 

37 

151 

4 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

14 

12 

46 

46 

27 

20 

14 

46 

Somerset 

142 

180 

12922 

14269 

266 

333 

7199 

8033 

1 985 

2135 

113 

499 

42 

571 

80 

2595 

21 

337 

6 750 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

173 

231 

3276 

4475 

190 

372 

68 

250 

44 

635 

51 

1 388 

5 305 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

246 

279 

3923 

3558 

1 795 

1 763 

142 

626 

61 

743 

34 

1 079 

3 164 

3 393 

3 918 

43 

54 

446 

251 

222 

115 

38 

155 4 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

Waldo 

110 

119 

9576 

7934 

201 

225 4131 

3528 

974 

912 

68 

302 

54 

688 

63 

1888 

13 

819 

3 

434 

144 

151 

2368 

1 900 

137 

119 

61 

310 

38 

510 

37 

1034 

8 

514 

189 

202 

1763 

1 628 

837 

793 

129 

580 

36 

430 

22 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

15 

29 

91 

215 

39 

91 

11 

49 

4 

42 

Washington York 

9 38 

12 85 

412 2625 

553 5559 

35 182 

52 253 

401 2402 

472 3819 

103 816 

142 1 164 

27 119 

130 457 

2 25 

(D) 327 

5 29 (D) 902 

1 6 

(D) 378 

3 

338 

23 95 

29 163 

205 919 

189 1 982 

31 90 

16 178 

17 63 (0) 219 

17 

213 

6 13 (D) (D) 

2 

(D) 

32 162 

41 222 196 1463 

263 1 637 

72 725 

126 988 

26 125 

98 468 

5 17 (D) 220 

1 16 (D) 505 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 50 

23 54 21 180 

118 184 

8 94 48 102 

4 46 (0) 112 

1 3 (0) (0) 

1 

(0) 

MAINE 173 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 25 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

breeding _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ___________________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 __________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 __________________________________________ _ 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

LITTERS 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 

SALES 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000,1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by numbar sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1981-_ 

1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 

174 MAINE 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Maine 

421 

804 

8999 

8586 

372 

750 1 658 3100 14 

28 

474 

901 

16 

12 1 116 

838 9 

6 

164 

(0) 

7 

6 1 830 1 610 2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

158 

268 

1 633 

1 796 

146 5 

6 

1 

(0) 

373 

728 7366 

6790 

167 

289 

1 756 1 681 

151 

256 

882 

983 

125 

148 

874 

698 

295 

450 13905 

12067 

1064 

946 

201 

1 165 

42 1 397 

26 1 732 

13 1 791 

6 1 579 4 2260 3 3981 

99 

152 7322 

6623 

253 

249 

260 

384 6583 

5444 

812 

697 

Androscoggin 

23 

32 

123 

800 

23 

28 

123 

(0) 

3 

75 

(0) 

7 

14 

35 

92 

7 

20 

29 

88 

708 

7 

16 

18 

85 

6 

15 

9 

50 

4 

9 

9 

35 

14 

21 

159 

588 

11 

47 

11 

59 

3 100 

3 

11 

100 

236 3 

7 

11 

19 

59 

352 8 

40 

Aroostook 

32 

89 

810 

457 

26 

87 

134 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

15 

27 

92 

68 

15 

27 

87 

718 

389 

18 

30 

115 

60 

17 

27 

76 

46 

9 

8 

39 

14 

18 

37 

856 

440 

53 

33 

7 

67 

6 182 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

6 

14 

545 

199 

16 

6 

17 

29 

311 

241 

37 

27 

Cumberland 

38 

66 1 032 1 596 

34 

56 

128 

220 1 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

16 

26 

203 

252 

15 

1 

(0) 

28 

53 

829 

344 

16 

27 

272 

183 

16 

22 

148 

92 

15 

19 

124 

91 

27 

47 1 817 1 427 

187 

122 

16 

113 7 220 1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

7 

14 

450 

681 

17 

21 

26 

40 1 367 

746 

171 

101 

Franklin 

20 

46 

65 

187 

20 

46 

65 

187 

2 

18 

(0) 

56 

2 

20 

40 

(0) 

131 

2 

19 

(0) 

44 

1 

17 

(0) 

30 

2 

5 

(0) 

14 

13 

20 

(0) 

337 9 

26 

12 

36 

1 

(0) 

8 

137 

4 

13 

16 

(0) 

200 

9 

22 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Lincoln Oxford Penobscot 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 39 14 17 34 48 1982 __ 34 52 22 31 72 92 number, 1987 __ 139 093 39 104 159 828 1982 __ 143 119 60 252 380 597 Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ IS 32 14 16 34 40 1982 __ 33 44 22 27 70 87 number, 1987 __ (D) 161 39 (D) 159 217 1982 __ (D) 185 60 107 (D) 407 25 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 1 1 1982 __ 2 4 4 number, 1987 __ 134 (D) (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) 145 (D) (D) 50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 6 1982 __ 4 1 number, 1987 __ (D) 473 1982 __ 244 (D) (D) 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ (D) (D) 

200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1982 __ 2 number, 1987 __ (D) 1982 __ (D) 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1,000 Or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 15 4 13 25 1982 __ 8 21 4 8 24 31 number, 1987 __ 54 271 24 60 235 1982 __ 23 270 8 57 70 172 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 5 12 4 13 24 25 to 49 ___________________________________________ 1 1 1 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ 2 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 15 35 14 15 28 40 1982 __ 34 45 21 27 65 82 number, 1987 __ 85 822 39 80 99 593 1982 __ 120 849 52 195 310 425 

LITTERS 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 6 16 4 14 26 1982 __ 10 23 4 10 26 32 number, 1987 __ 48 316 24 55 221 1982 __ 31 389 12 53 82 157 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______ farms, 1987 __ 6 14 4 12 25 1982 __ 10 20 3 10 22 28 

number, 1987 __ 22 175 12 29 120 1982 __ 24 190 7 32 60 97 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 11 4 11 18 1982 __ 3 10 3 7 12 22 number, 1987 __ 26 141 12 26 101 1982 __ 7 199 5 21 22 60 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ II 33 7 14 25 34 1982 __ 22 34 14 25 36 51 number, 1987 __ 329 2188 23 249 399 1405 1982 __ 269 2507 95 462 484 1 186 $1,000, 1987 __ 30 119 3 18 44 96 1982 __ 28 123 9 50 37 99 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 7 23 7 11 21 16 

numbeL_ 12 92 23 62 154 104 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 3 2 2 3 5 

numbeL_ (D) (D) (D) (D) 188 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 4 10 

numbeL_ 218 710 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 3 

numbeL_ (D) (D) (D) 403 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ I 1 numbeL_ (D) (D) 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ I numbeL_ (D) 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 9 4 8 18 1982 __ 6 19 2 6 14 14 

number, 1987 __ (D) 1 742 187 154 888 1982 __ 78 2297 (0) 222 223 358 

$1,000,1987 __ (D) 70 6 5 32 1982 __ 3 96 (0) 7 7 10 

Hogs and pigs other then feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 9 29 7 13 21 28 1982 __ 20 23 12 21 32 44 

number, 1987 __ (D) 446 23 62 245 537 

1982 __ 191 210 (0) 240 261 828 

$1,000,1987 __ (D) 48 3 11 39 64 1982 __ 25 27 (0) 43 30 89 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 175 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 12 31 22 .8 49 1982 __ 23 12 50 46 35 102 number, 1987 __ 104 146 775 419 86 3077 1982 __ 85 134 336 891 90 1 459 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 10 23 18 7 42 1982 __ 23 11 46 41 35 92 

number, 1987 __ 104 (D) 93 73 (D) 177 1982 __ 85 (D) (D) (D) 90 399 25 to 49 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 2 3 1982 __ 1 1 3 

number, 1981-_ (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) 

50 to 99 ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 2 1 1982 __ 1 1 2 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 100 to 199 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 3 1982 __ 2 3 number, 1987 __ (D) 510 1982 __ (D) (D) 

200 to 499 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1 1982 __ 1 2 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) 500 to 999 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ (D) 1982 __ 

1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

number, 1987 __ (D) 1982 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 7 11 10 3 20 1982 __ 8 3 15 15 10 36 number, 1987 __ 24 37 308 104 (D) 167 1982 __ 19 18 57 189 29 416 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ____________________________________________ 4 7 8 9 3 18 25 to 49 ___________________________________________ 2 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ 3 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 12 30 20 7 45 1982 __ 21 12 49 43 28 92 

number, 1987 __ 80 109 467 315 (D) 2910 1982 __ 66 116 279 702 61 1043 

LITTERS 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1987 __ 4 8 11 10 4 21 1982 __ 8 3 18 16 11 36 number, 1987 __ 20 52 268 112 (D) 204 1982 __ (D) (D) 47 201 23 257 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31-_____ farms, 1987 __ 1 8 10 7 3 21 1982 __ 8 3 11 16 10 34 number, 1987 __ (D) 29 70 (D) (D) 124 1982 __ (D) (D) 22 124 19 159 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 7 11 8 3 14 1982 __ 3 3 13 10 3 18 number, 1987 __ (D) 23 198 (D) (D) 80 1982 __ (D) (D) 25 77 4 98 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 11 24 16 5 34 1982 __ 9 8 30 27 15 54 number, 1987 __ 116 332 695 893 (D) 3271 1982 __ 78 212 296 1 045 178 2463 

$1,000, 1987 __ 10 27 112 46 5 295 1982 __ 9 9 24 67 12 252 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 6 7 16 13 3 25 

numbeL_ 28 43 111 79 11 171 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 3 2 1 2 1 1 

numbeL_ 88 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 1 4 1 2 

number __ (D) 244 (D) (D) 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 1 3 

number __ (D) 485 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 1 1 

number __ (D) (0) 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 number __ (D) (D) (D) 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 1 

number __ (D) 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1981-_ 2 4 6 7 2 9 

1982 __ 2 3 8 9 6 16 

number, 1987 __ (D) 148 133 (D) (D) 972 

1982 __ (D) 191 132 724 102 957 

$1,000, 1987 __ (D) 5 23 (D) (D) 37 

1982 __ (D) 6 4 24 3 50 Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 9 9 22 11 5 30 1982 __ 7 7 30 22 14 48 

number, 1987 __ (D) 184 562 (D) 22 2299 1982 __ (D) 21 164 321 76 1 506 

$1,000,1987 __ (D) 22 89 (D) (D) 258 1982 __ (D) 3 20 44 9 203 

176 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 559 28 35 64 20 1982 __ 623 38 34 54 34 number, 1987 __ IS 606 501 649 1 521 176 1982 __ 17 308 1 144 613 1 610 412 1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ______________________________________________ 383 22 28 42 19 25 to 99 _____________________________________________ 147 6 6 19 1 100 to 299 ___________________________________________ 26 - 1 3 - 300 to 999 ___________________________________________ 3 - - - - 1,000 or more ________________________________________ - - - - -

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 495 27 24 61 16 1982 __ 541 33 25 51 29 number, 1987 __ 9915 330 315 967 118 1982 __ 11 709 735 414 1 082 258 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 504 29 23 61 16 1982 __ 524 31 27 48 24 number, 1987 __ 12905 471 535 1414 171 1982 __ 13838 879 394 1 171 387 pounds of wool, 1987 __ 104 438 3670 4527 12548 1 372 1982 __ 94519 5761 2474 9381 2811 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 508 26 29 65 15 1982 __ 505 34 24 46 20 number, 1987 __ 11 933 451 424 1 206 163 1982 __ 10344 580 394 773 316 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 549 29 30 67 18 1982 __ 561 36 29 50 26 $1,000, 1987 __ 879 30 (0) 92 7 1982 __ 731 52 22 71 27 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________ farms, 1987 __ I 349 82 105 119 67 1982 __ 1 382 78 142 114 71 number, 1987 __ 6324 463 391 710 278 1982 __ 5498 353 470 616 228 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 252 16 25 27 15 1982 __ 245 13 25 27 9 number, 1987 __ I 127 47 45 103 46 1982 __ 1 031 48 53 147 26 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 013 56 113 91 34 1982 __ 1 067 102 39 208 18 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Lincoln Oxford Penobscot 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 47 37 36 28 49 1982 __ 32 52 25 43 43 47 number, 1987 __ 458 1 369 1 823 1 316 445 1 017 1982 __ 581 1 404 1 034 1 215 576 976 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 ______________________________________________ 25 33 23 20 23 33 25 to 99 _____________________________________________ 3 10 7 13 5 16 100 to 299 ___________________________________________ - 4 6 3 - - 300 to 999 ___________________________________________ - - 1 - - - 1,000 or more ________________________________________ - - - - - -

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 43 34 32 24 43 1982 __ 28 44 24 35 32 40 

number, 1987 __ 326 834 1 206 765 265 703 1982 __ 385 909 746 777 393 693 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 45 37 34 25 44 1982 __ 27 44 26 38 32 38 number, 1987 __ 411 922 1 450 1 154 373 788 1982 __ 511 993 861 977 540 778 

pounds of wool, 1987 __ 3297 7192 11 375 8876 3233 6604 1982 __ 3370 6772 5 640 6966 3533 5776 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 47 35 36 22 43 1982 __ 27 42 24 36 27 40 number, 1987 __ 405 1 131 1 334 1 190 310 730 1982 __ 374 1 158 551 523 366 587 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 47 38 37 27 50 1982 __ 29 47 27 40 32 43 

$1,000, 1987 __ (0) 68 121 74 23 48 1982 __ 34 103 35 44 20 36 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 128 41 51 101 131 1982 __ 44 108 39 56 82 156 

number, 1987 __ 161 780 243 234 295 713 1982 __ 259 536 173 195 238 656 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 22 14 13 11 31 1982 __ 8 23 4 6 14 29 

number, 1987 __ (0) (0) 22 23 21 74 1982 __ 24 (0) 14 11 30 54 $1,000,1987 __ (0) 267 16 36 35 100 1982 __ 20 (0) 14 13 37 37 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 177 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ fanns, 1987 __ 15 24 41 44 17 46 1982 __ 14 23 43 52 33 56 number, 1987 __ 720 1 108 862 1 750 669 1 222 1982 __ 904 842 1 648 2263 715 1 371 1987 fanns by inventory: 1 to 24 ______________________________________________ 12 20 30 19 7 27 25 to 99 _____________________________________________ 1 2 10 21 8 19 100 to 299 ___________________________________________ 1 1 1 4 2 - 300 to 999 ___________________________________________ 1 1 - - - - 1,000 or more ________________________________________ - - - - - -

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ fanns, 1987 __ 13 18 37 41 15 42 1982 __ 13 19 40 50 28 50 number, 1987 __ 545 641 588 1 146 412 754 1982 __ 611 669 1 165 1 491 479 902 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ farms, 1987 __ II 20 36 39 17 42 1982 __ 10 18 39 51 26 45 number, 1981-_ 523 950 738 1 394 628 983 1982 __ 615 1 008 1 409 1 766 477 1 072 pounds of wool, 1987 __ 3082 8040 5808 10825 5767 8222 1982 __ 3032 8 172 8844 11 179 3140 7668 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 18 35 44 17 41 1982 __ 13 18 38 45 22 49 number, 1987 __ 567 554 687 1 250 504 1 027 1982 __ 617 548 1 302 996 279 980 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 23 38 44 18 46 1982 __ 13 19 40 53 27 50 $1,000,1987 __ 50 51 40 96 42 78 1982 __ 23 46 64 60 16 80 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 33 124 83 42 150 1982 __ 46 25 113 101 45 162 number, 1987 __ 164 154 494 312 144 788 1982 __ 127 128 465 302 143 609 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 6 16 11 7 31 1982 __ 6 5 20 11 5 40 number, 1987 __ 9 36 35 19 10 79 1982 __ 8 (D) 44 14 (D) 74 $1,000,1987 __ (D) 24 34 20 4 167 1982 __ 7 (D) 55 26 (D) 179 

178 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 903 41 60 59 31 1982 __ 1 254 58 102 98 74 Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 719 32 47 55 31 1982 __ 1 015 51 84 91 84 number,1987 __ 6999 685 (D) (D) 123129 84 635 1982 __ 7 232 235 3 642 034 (D) 370417 (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 682 28 47 51 29 1982 __ 975 47 84 84 84 number, 1987 __ 5665 233 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 5 765 315 (D) 13093 203 269 (0) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 __________________________________________ 593 23 45 46 26 100 to 399 _______________________________________ 400 to 3,199 _____________________________________ 20 - 1 1 - 4 - - 1 - 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________________ 12 1 - 1 1 10,000 to 19,999 _________________________________ 13 1 1 - 1 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________________ 32 2 - 2 1 50,000 to 99,999 _________________________________ 5 - - - - 100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 3 1 - - - number._ 4 128 842 (D) - - -

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 115 8 13 9 10 1982 __ 158 10 14 18 5 number, 1987 __ 1 334 452 554003 308 (D) (O! 1982 __ 1 466 920 (D) (D) 167 148 (0 

Pullet chicks and pUllets under 3 months old ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 58 6 4 2 5 1982 __ 59 4 2 6 3 number, 1987 __ 896 828 191 002 75 (D) (O! 1982 __ 737 080 110000 (D) 81 503 (0 Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms, 1987 __ 128 1 7 3 1 1982 __ 253 4 23 11 8 number, 1987 __ 2 209 817 (D) 261 150 (D) 1982 __ 3 306 637 (0) 711 299 (0) 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 155 4 14 7 3 1982 __ 216 7 21 17 14 number, 1987 __ 2526 (0) 193 78 24 1982 __ 2671 61 163 257 272 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 15 - 2 2 - 1982 __ 30 2 4 - 7 number,1987 __ 151 - (D) (D) - 1982 __ 79 (D) 10 - 15 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 228 12 17 12 4 1982 __ 306 17 27 11 19 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 547 34 28 33 16 1982 __ 776 40 55 84 40 $1,000, 1987 __ 128641 53767 (D) 1 510 1 181 1982 __ 135 645 60784 216 3671 826 

Hens and pullets sold ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 190 17 2 10 4 1982 __ 280 20 9 27 14 number, 1987 __ 8355 491 4067 837 (0) 231 904 123 550 1982 __ 8 508 210 3 885 878 (D) 556809 109949 Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1987 __ 139 7 2 6 3 1982 __ 219 12 9 15 13 number, 1987 __ 5 315 452 !D) !D) 127380 18! 1982 __ 5241 332 0) 0) 138 936 Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms, 1987 __ 61 11 - 5 2 1982 __ 70 10 - 12 3 number, 1987 __ 3040 039 !D) - 104524 1982 181 __ 3 264 878 0) - 417 873 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ farms, 1987 __ 95 2 7 2 - 1962 __ 145 3 7 4 3 number, 1967 __ 13 679 943 (O! 188 (0) - 1982 __ 20061 324 (0 276 88 (0) 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ 40 2 7 2 - 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 8 - - - - 100,000 to 199,999 _________________________________ 7 - - - - 200,000 to 499,999 _________________________________ 12 - - - - 24 - - - - 500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 4 - - - - number __ 3439 800 - - - - Turkeys sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 98 4 8 5 1 1982 __ 110 7 6 11 10 number, 1987 __ 4 128 (0) 139 (0) (0) 1982 __ 3712 81 23 353 272 Turkeys for slaughter sold ________________ farms, 1987 __ 98 4 8 5 1 1982 __ 108 7 6 11 9 number, 1987 __ 4 128 (0) 139 (0) (0) 1982 __ (0) 81 23 353 (0) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 36 1 - 1 4 1982 __ 49 3 6 2 2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 179 
Table 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford Penobscot 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 46 101 39 36 60 65 1982 __ 63 121 38 53 95 114 Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 42 80 28 27 50 54 1982 __ 56 89 27 45 86 92 number,I987 __ 1004 1 032884 229223 81 838 102602 112566 1982 __ 1 528 794 006 280045 91 000 154 710 172 190 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 42 73 28 26 48 53 1982 __ 51 78 26 43 85 92 number, 1987 __ 973 743 283 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 1388 388887 (D) 90 950 (0) (D) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 __________________________________________ 42 55 20 22 44 48 100 to 399 _______________________________________ - 5 - 2 2 1 400 to 3,199 _____________________________________ - - - - - 1 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________________ - 4 - - - - 10,000 to 19,999 _________________________________ - 1 1 - - - 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________________ - 6 6 2 2 2 50,000 to 99,999 _________________________________ - 1 1 - - 1 100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ - 1 - - - - numbeL_ - (D) - - - -

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms. 1987 __ 4 18 2 3 8 3 1982 __ 12 25 3 6 6 12 number, 1987 __ 31 289601 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 140 405119 (D) 50 (D) (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oId ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 13 2 - 3 2 1982 __ 4 10 - 3 2 6 number, 1987 __ (D) 213 739 (D) - 75000 (D) 1982 __ (D) 169550 - (D) (D) (D) Broilers and other meat·type chickens _______ farms. 1987 __ 9 14 4 8 5 9 1982 __ 10 22 11 13 17 22 number, 1987 __ (D) 461 084 (D) (D) 64 (D) 1982 __ (D) 291 321 299 137 199 422 (D) 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 16 7 7 10 16 1982 __ 9 14 7 5 24 17 number, 1987 __ 49 304 271 161 106 156 1982 __ 91 (D) 144 29 130 177 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 1 1 - 2 1982 __ - 2 1 1 3 3 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) - (D) 

1982 __ - (D) (D) (D) 7 (0) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 11 22 12 9 10 25 1982 __ 17 26 6 16 26 39 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 29 62 27 25 21 44 1982 __ 30 79 31 27 51 63 $1,000,1987 __ (D) 18554 5281 925 1562 2212 1982 __ 106 10494 5749 1 288 1 780 2751 

Hens and pullets soId ______________________ farms,1987 __ 5 32 15 6 10 13 1982 __ 8 43 18 11 17 15 number, 1987 __ 52 1 179 734 245 891 81 023 363 998 198 946 1982 __ 307 1 069 489 241 145 127226 255 578 198 811 Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ farms, 1987 __ 5 20 13 5 7 12 1982 __ 8 26 17 9 14 14 number, 1987 __ 52 652 508 (0) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ (0) 311 026 (D) (D) (D) (D) Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms, 1987 __ - 13 3 1 3 1 1982 __ 1 17 1 3 3 3 number, 1987 __ - 527 226 (D) (D) (0) (D) 1982 __ (D) 758 463 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Broilers and other rMat-type chickens soId ___ farms. 1987 __ 6 10 3 6 - 8 1982 __ 3 12 8 5 3 6 number, 1987 __ (D) 2053 020 (0) (0) - (0) 1982 __ (0) 1 865 995 1 403 017 160 90 478064 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ 5 1 1 5 - 6 2.000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 1 100,000 to 199,999 _________________________________ - 2 - 1 - - 200,000 to 499,999 _________________________________ - 5 2 - - 1 500,000 or mote ____________________________ farms __ - 1 - - - - number __ - (D) - - - - Turkeys sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 8 4 9 6 13 1982 __ 1 5 5 3 7 12 number, 1987 __ 100 (D) 44 285 52 211 1982 __ (D) 199 97 (0) 28 (0) Turkeys for Slaughter sold ________________ farms. 1987 __ 7 8 4 9 6 13 1982 __ 1 5 5 3 7 11 number,I987 __ 100 (D) 44 285 52 211 1982 __ (D) 199 97 (D) 28 (0) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ________ farms. 1987 __ - 5 1 1 1 6 1982 __ - 4 2 2 6 7 

180 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 14. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbrevlations and symbols. see introductory text I 

Item 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington Yotk 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 37 77 99 36 92 1982 __ 30 32 73 128 61 114 Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ farms, 1987 __ 20 31 67 57 31 67 1982 __ 29 28 64 63 56 90 number, 1981-_ 392 92564 295 590 215941 (0) (0) 1982 __ 555 207928 232 737 314 705 230 672 675437 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms, 1987 __ 20 29 61 54 30 83 1982 __ 29 27 62 60 55 88 number, 1987 __ 330 (0) 183461 183 826 (0) (0) 1982 __ 505 (0) (0) 264 835 (0) (0) 

1987 tarma by inventory: 1 to 99 __________________________________________ 20 27 49 43 26 57 100 to 399 _______________________________________ 3 2 2 1 400 to 3,199 _____________________________________ 2 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________________ 1 2 10,000 to 19,999 _________________________________ 5 3 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________________ 3 4 50,000 to 99,999 _________________________________ 2 100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ I number __ (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 4 13 8 3 7 1982 __ 3 6 7 9 13 11 number, 1987 __ 62 (0) 132129 32115 98 (0) 1982 __ 50 (0) (0) 50 070 (0) (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oId ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 3 1 8 1982 __ 2 5 3 1 7 number, 1987 __ (0) 31 (0) 309 426 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 62 367 Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ farms, 1987 __ 5 4 5 37 7 9 1982 __ 3 5 14 57 16 17 number, 1987 __ 86 155 186 1 567497 830 (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 2509822 496 (0) 

Turkeys __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 5 12 18 6 14 1982 __ 1 4 16 17 13 30 number, 1987 __ 50 (0) 230 246 59 309 1982 __ (0) 143 115 170 133 388 Turkey hena kept for breeding ____________ farms. 1987 __ I 1 1 1 1982 __ 1 3 2 1 number, 1987 __ (0) (O~ ~~ (0) 1982 __ (0 6 (0) 

Ducks, 9M", and other poultry _____________ farms, 1987 __ 6 12 19 16 14 25 1982 __ 5 6 21 25 21 24 

SALES 

Any poultry sold _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 23 41 82 21 51 1982 __ 10 26 50 115 26 69 

$1,000, 1987 __ 2 841 3044 19467 (0) 19499 1982 __ 1 2444 4881 25662 3069 11 943 

Hens and pullets soId ______________________ tarma, 1987 __ 5 4 24 21 5 17 1982 __ 5 8 30 21 8 26 number, 1987 __ 175 138610 340 968 304295 (0) 1 028 597 

1982.._ 86 234 281 390 512 422 823 119564 (0) Hens and pullets of laying age sold _______ tarma, 1987 __ 5 2 17 16 5 14 1982 __ 5 6 26 15 8 22 number, 1987 __ 

~! jg! 156 968 214085 (0) 

Pullets not of laying age sold _____________ farms. 1982.._ 1987 __ 241 012 246807 119564 726~ 2 2 8 5 5 1982 __ 1 2 4 6 4 number, 1987 __ (0) (0) 184 000 90 210 1982 __ (0) (0) 149 500 176016 jg~ 

BroIlers and other meat-type chickens soId ___ farms. 1987 __ 4 2 39 1 5 1982 __ 1 7 70 8 5 number, 1987 __ 135 (0) 10008835 (0) f8! 1982 __ (0) 778342 15306388 355 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ 4 1 4 2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ 7 80,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 3 100,000 to 199,999 _________________________________ 9 200,000 to 499,999 _________________________________ 16 500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 3 number __ (0) 

Turkeys sold ______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 4 9 7 1 12 1982 __ 7 8 9 7 12 number, 1987 __ (0) 177 120 (0) 353 1982 __ 152 49 203 98 248 Turkeys for slaughter sold ________________ farms. 1987 __ 4 9 7 1 12 1982 __ 7 8 9 7 12 number, 1987 __ (0) 177 120 (OJ 353 1982 __ 152 49 203 98 249 

Ducka, 9M", and other poultry sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 4 3 3 2 4 1982 __ 5 4 5 1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 181 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Crop 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, green, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________ . _______________________ _ 25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 

250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

cw!,1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 

250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 !arms by bearing and nonbearing 

acres: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

182 MAINE 

Maine 

5486 

6 138 410891 

457 076 

352 

199 

5998 

5825 

544 

690 

28711 

32517 

442 833 486 368 

223 

228 

85 

8 

535 

679 

35548 

40971 

2 728 024 2 514 472 

3 

150 

185 

240 

89 

21 

839 

1 134 

83261 

99251 

22412030 

24556322 

34 

41 

3485 

3175 

120 

118 

285 

316 

3672 

4290 

221 675 

241 490 

393393 

414555 

13 

7 184 

151 

1 322 

1 631 

600 

119 

509 

535 

9727 

11 278 

73 

62 

778 

700 

294 

141 

52 

22 

394 

414 

7405 

7772 

21 

11 

177 

86 

206 

117 

55 

16 

Androscoggin 

295 

292 

23 016 24 175 

24 

16 

304 

(D) 

65 

77 

4 108 

3992 

71 620 66 697 

22 

26 

17 

3 

3 

18 

40 

960 2250 

3 

13 

15 

211 

(D) 

54345 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

1 

1 

1 

238 

232 

15434 

15525 

31 582 

30741 

70 

116 

46 

6 

30 

38 

335 

196 

10 

9 

93 

65 

14 

12 

4 

36 

34 

1 848 

1 936 

2 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

15 

7 

5 

Aroostook 

956 

1 181 

135 067 

159434 

34 

14 

(D) 

1 066 

21 

22 

784 

810 10057 

8922 

11 

8 

2 

461 

583 

33490 

38163 

2591 824 2 345 791 

2 

(D) 

132 

227 

81 

21 

676 

886 

75473 

91 123 

20537231 

22533963 

16 

13 

1 965 

1 002 

25 

100 

267 

284 

329 

439 17561 

20921 

28902 

31 783 

129 

144 

49 

7 

71 

97 6120 

7995 6 

3 

181 

24 

12 

14 

21 

15 

20 

40 

43 

3 

3 

13 

2 

Cumberland Franklin 

390 204 422 246 19389 11 374 21 276 12393 

56 12 37 3 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

32 33 

41 42 

1 128 1 188 1 766 1 455 16607 22335 

23812 25651 

15 17 15 13 

2 3 

3 1 

6 3 

27 1D) 61 D) 

975 (D) 

2610 (D) 

3 

12 8 19 7 

321 (D) 

781 (D) 

73140 (D) 

151 913 (D) 

5 

9 

(D) 

344 (D) 

8 7 1 

1 

2 

289 165 

339 213 17486 9429 17850 10492 

29133 17086 

31 723 18070 

1 1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

124 67 

115 69 

40 24 

10 5 

57 10 

49 12 

690 136 831 82 

15 3 14 1 289 68 339 (D) 

28 6 22 2 

7 2 

27 24 

30 28 

412 516 

350 498 

5 1 

1 1 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

17 10 

5 4 

3 10 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Crop 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford Penobscot 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms. 1987 __ 272 476 173 192 286 494 1982 __ 263 484 182 214 345 566 

acres. 1981-_ 6927 36093 8907 7934 16636 38952 

1982.._ 6733 39454 7358 8405 19 619 44 795 Irrigated __________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 24 27 14 10 16 29 1982 __ 9 11 8 7 18 12 acres. 1987 __ 124 99 (D) 58 450 (D) 1982 __ 26 120 35 41 764 (D) 

Corn for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1981-_ 7 80 8 10 29 78 1982 __ 6 94 10 13 42 90 acres, 1987 __ (D) 4556 152 412 1 551 5710 1982 __ 17 4604 150 429 1 791 5984 

tons, green, 1987 __ (D) 70339 2265 7 128 22 380 82746 1982 __ 231 69865 2165 6997 25893 80448 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1981-_ 

1982 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 7 28 6 7 10 19 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 37 2 1 14 36 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 13 2 4 22 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 2 1 1 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 6 3 1 25 1982 __ 6 8 1 3 31 acres, 1987 __ 21 26 (D) 9 (D) 1 279 1982 __ 28 190 (D) (D) 1 756 bushels, 1987 __ 534 1 040 (D) (D) (D) 89964 1982 __ 803 7448 (D) (D) 117 587 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 3 6 3 12 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 7 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 6 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ farms, 1981-_ 5 12 8 2 10 51 1982 __ 15 13 11 6 22 48 

acres, 1987 __ 11 35 9 (D) 1 412 4090 1982 __ 7 63 9 (D) 1 810 3606 cwt. 1987 __ 1 085 5586 704 (D) 413 669 963 264 1982 __ 1 019 14418 735 (D) 526093 923348 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 1 2 5 1982 __ 1 4 4 acres, 1987 __ (D) (Dl (D) 512 1982 __ (D) (D 490 735 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ 4 9 8 4 18 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ 1 3 1 6 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ 1 8 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ 4 19 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 101 398 117 155 229 384 1982 __ 117 426 129 164 289 467 acres, 1987 __ 2520 30702 6556 6932 11 181 27582 1982 __ 3159 32945 5776 7 166 13197 31 554 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 4271 62140 9462 10981 18854 48 872 1982 __ 4308 61 850 9702 9959 22 140 55125 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 2 2 1982 __ 1 1 

acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ 59 115 48 77 93 115 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 41 162 49 58 99 168 100 to 249 acres _____________________________________ 1 104 16 17 34 78 250 acres or more ____________________________________ 17 4 3 3 23 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 23 50 16 25 23 58 

1982 __ 26 40 11 28 33 50 

acres, 1987 __ 46 409 128 114 154 361 1982 __ 49 310 103 167 159 238 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 3 1 2 3 2 

1982 __ 5 3 3 4 2 

acres, 1987 __ 7 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1982 __ 9 3 9 (D) (D) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ 20 31 10 18 14 33 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ 3 13 5 7 7 24 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ 6 1 2 1 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ 

Land in orchards ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 29 16 14 42 40 1982 __ 16 38 12 19 40 39 

acres, 1987 __ 145 660 180 72 161 334 1982 __ 110 1 175 63 106 990 272 Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 1 1982 __ 1 

acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 

1982 __ (D) (D) (D) 

1987 farms by bearing and nonbearing 

acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ 17 16 9 8 14 25 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ 5 8 5 6 14 11 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ 2 3 2 13 4 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ 2 1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 183 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Crop 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, green, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 

250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

cwt,1987 __ 

1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 

250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Irrigated __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 farms by bearing and nonbearing 

acres: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

184 MAINE 

Piscataquis 

118 

139 

8596 

8757 

4 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

12 

14 

991 1 070 

14445 

15346 

2 

6 

3 

1 

6 

7 332 

216 

21 332 13242 

1 

(0) 

1 

4 

1 

7 

9 529 

425 110050 

86090 

(0) 

2 

3 

2 

102 

118 

6510 

6888 

10736 

11 802 

32 

48 

20 

2 

4 

6 

7 

21 

4 

10 

11 

21 

(0) 

10 

Sagadahoc 

107 

108 4867 

5572 

10 

4 

40 

(0) 

8 

17 

395 

(0) 

4950 

8420 

2 

6 

1 

3 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

600 

4 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

8825 

(0) 

2 

1 

1 

83 

92 

4432 

5070 

7719 

8500 

36 

34 

8 

5 

13 

16 

209 

182 2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

4 

3 

14 

12 

80 

69 

2 

(0) 

9 

4 

1 

Somerset 

391 

463 32303 

35491 

13 

8 

(0) 

34 

71 

97 

4142 

5474 

66067 

88853 

31 

28 

11 

1 

6 

11 

237 

213 

16480 

12250 

3 

2 

1 

4 

17 

(0) 

135 

(0) 

31 190 

3 

354 

417 

28131 

27962 

47651 

47590 

(0) 

75 

185 

74 

20 

20 

26 

190 

220 1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

9 

7 

4 

12 

19 

152 

232 

5 

5 

2 

Waldo 

368 

378 

23629 

23275 

12 

6 

42 

80 

57 

74 

2591 

2738 

38459 

38409 

28 

23 

4 

2 

5 

7 

33 

67 

1 435 2088 

5 

11 

19 

290 

482 

62093 

87762 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

1 

2 

2 

299 

315 19724 

19195 

38243 

31 355 

93 

143 

52 

11 

33 

29 

105 

108 

3 

1 

6 

(0) 

30 

2 

1 

24 

21 

257 

248 

14 

7 

3 

Washington 

325 

359 

18781 

16346 

14 

9 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

20 

3 

4 

13 

175 

10 

19 

16 

26 2424 

4033 

(0) 

9 

1 

95 

127 

3 193 4489 

4687 

6204 

52 

38 

5 

19 

21 

49 

58 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

16 

3 

15 

18 

71 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

9 

6 

York 

439 

496 

18420 

23993 

53 

36 

(0) 

864 

30 

48 

954 

1 689 

12769 

24639 

15 

13 

2 

10 

3 

68 

5 

2606 

128 

10 

6 

24 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

1 

334 

406 14302 

19301 

23074 

33703 4 

1 

37 

(0) 

137 

162 

32 

3 

57 

53 

674 

581 

17 

11 

137 

132 

31 

18 

7 

1 

52 

57 

1 457 

1 593 

3 

3 

47 

(0) 

21 

20 

5 

6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 

[Oata for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2621 152 701 140 85 1982 __ 2871 155 879 154 91 acres, 1987 __ 871 002 48595 285081 29546 23 776 1982 __ 939 193 54182 328492 32387 24989 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 332 320 407 211 280 1982 __ 327 350 374 210 275 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________ doliars, 1987 __ 291 431 509 163 218908 497 361 229 173 1982 __ 228 572 386917 189 130 282 234 186 842 Average per acre ________________________ doliars, 1987 __ 862 1 483 557 2420 764 1982 __ 699 1 081 517 1 076 710 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2532 144 696 136 82 1982 __ 2731 145 875 144 84 acres, 1987 __ 444 948 23527 168435 17 079 10378 1982 __ 459475 26384 183 308 18778 9886 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2437 141 692 133 79 1982 __ 2652 141 871 136 83 acres, 1987 __ 327398 18619 127832 12 981 7893 1982 __ 364 700 20318 149848 14688 8 188 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 217 14 25 33 6 1982 __ 116 9 11 25 1 acres, 1987 __ 5540 280 2117 627 78 1982 __ (0) 326 1 053 712 (0) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000, 1987 __ 395352 70567 97778 12231 6989 1982 __ 389 122 79392 86302 14047 6642 Average per farm ________________________ doliars, 1987 __ 150840 464 259 139484 87365 82220 1982 __ 135 535 512206 98182 91 215 72986 

1987 sales by commodi1y or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________________ farms __ 1 754 85 660 86 40 $1,000 __ 151 895 5590 92597 5 188 1 123 

Grains ______________________________________ farms __ 469 3 402 3 2 $1,000 __ 4118 (0) 2922 (0) (0) Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ 30 2 3 2 1 $1,000 __ 759 (0) (0) (0) (0) WheaL ___________________________________ farms __ 13 · 11 - · SOybeans $1,000 __ 54 · (0) - · _________________________________ farms __ · · - · · $1,000 __ · · · · · 

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ · - - - · $1,000 __ Barley · · - - · ____________________________________ farms __ 14 · 11 · · $1,000 __ 34 · (0) Oats · · _____________________________________ farms __ 401 1 377 · · $1,000 __ 2824 (0) 2889 - · Other grains ______________________________ farms __ 61 1 36 1 2 $1,000 __ 448 (0) 142 (0) (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ · · - · · $1,000 __ · · · - · Tobacco ____________________________________ farms __ · · · - · $1,000 __ · · - - · Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 571 42 85 32 20 $1,000 __ 4583 239 483 271 233 Vegetables, sweet com, and melons __________ farms __ 235 18 44 25 4 $1,000 __ 7643 258 4447 604 157 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________ farms __ 410 28 3 24 18 $1,000 __ 29089 3775 (0) 988 516 Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ 187 14 8 30 5 $1,000 __ 11 038 690 (0) 2726 (0) Other crops _________________________________ farms __ 721 11 618 10 1 $1,000 __ 95424 (0) 84 447 (0) (0) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________ farms __ 1 393 110 126 87 61 $1,000 __ 243 456 64977 5181 7063 5865 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 226 20 4 12 4 $1,000 __ 128 492 53763 (0) 1 498 1 178 Oairy products ______________________________ farms __ 870 78 47 50 50 $1,000 __ 66550 9823 4033 4504 4294 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 1 172 94 112 71 55 $1,000 __ 12826 1344 626 848 357 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 80 5 3 7 2 $1,000 __ 800 (0) 5 (0) (0) Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________ farms __ 82 6 2 6 2 $1,000 __ (0) 7 (0) (0) (0) 

Other livestock and livestock products 13 2 (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 96 8 15 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 208 45 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 185 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms ______ • ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Average per acre ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ fanms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1987._ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000,1987._ 

1982 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

1982 __ 

crops ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Grains ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Vegetables, sweet com, and melons __________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nU1s, and berries ______________________ tanms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ tanms __ 

$1,00o __ Other crops _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Uvestock, poultry, and their products ____________ tanms __ $1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Cattle and caives ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

186 MAINE 

Hancock 

77 

57 

25455 

20345 331 

357 

306 184 626657 902 

811 

75 

56 8929 

6094 75 

54 4063 

3 561 

13 

2 

75 

(0) 

15 027 11 579 195 154 

203 144 

72 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

15 

47 

7 

(D) 

53 2540 11 

613 1 

(0) 

21 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

3 

91 

12 

103 6 

28 

4 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

Kennebec 

249 

246 72859 

75990 293 

309 

282373 

209419 

1 021 

687 

231 

225 37872 

36742 216 

207 27849 

29352 

14 

7 

49 

(0) 

41 417 33340 

166 335 135 530 

107 4796 

5 

41 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

71 

709 

20 

304 

19 2550 16 

132 7 

59 

207 36622 40 18536 135 15 711 

179 1 992 9 

99 

6 

18 

10 

268 

Knox Uncoln 

83 51 77 51 16673 9845 17250 10989 201 193 224 215 

333 988 227 826 187377 144 953 1 341 1 244 

899 746 

76 49 70 51 8313 5815 6950 5657 

68 49 

67 49 5504 3916 4947 4269 

10 7 

5 4 (0) 53 (0) 19 

8921 4365 8637 4094 107 482 85597 112167 80269 

48 32 937 1 437 

12 11 117 134 

6 10 (D) 107 

27 15 

225 525 

11 6 

508 (0) 

1 2 (D) (0) 

46 28 6984 2928 14 6 5273 916 

22 15 1 387 1 557 

31 24 

234 422 

1 2 (D) (0) 

10 5 (D) 30 

1 1 

(D) (0) 

Oxford 

104 

112 31 971 34253 

307 

306 

263 269 303 944 

839 

997 

103 

106 15321 

15032 100 

103 11 058 13066 

9 

10 

430 

696 

13981 

14036 

134429 

125 326 

70 7452 

5 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

38 

253 

12 

91 

28 2788 8 

(0) 

8 2250 

68 6529 

9 1 557 

41 3894 

60 1 012 7 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

8 

38 

Penobscot 

215 

228 86342 

89979 

402 

395 

259 244 218 320 

620 

538 

209 

218 40451 

41 166 

196 

214 30 176 34870 

17 

6 544 

744 

25399 

24443 

118136 

107 208 

111 7574 

22 

278 6 

(0) 

11 

92 

7 

(0) 

55 

497 

23 

286 

25 

582 

16 

285 

35 5646 

139 17826 12 2203 

113 13131 

130 2341 12 

65 

7 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see inlroduc1ory text 1 

Item 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 31 205 200 126 158 1982 __ 50 35 231 223 117 165 acres, 1987 __ 24066 7338 72782 52981 52300 31 392 1982 __ 19998 8158 78661 53754 53554 36212 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 547 237 355 265 415 199 1982 __ 400 233 341 241 458 219 

Value of land and buildings1: Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 235929 316633 252113 249 035 339 917 384 924 1982 __ 209 420 183676 198182 171 313 253 573 260 097 Average per acre ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 477 1 106 672 895 746 1 619 1982 __ 531 778 619 742 525 1 171 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 30 200 180 125 152 1982 __ 50 32 221 184 116 154 acres, 1987 __ 9186 3427 34340 24742 23356 13777 1982 __ 8632 4384 35518 22020 21 171 17 753 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 28 182 166 124 144 1982 __ 49 30 213 170 115 150 acres, 1987 __ 6006 2619 24545 18434 15650 10253 1982 __ 6140 3329 28067 17 458 12 557 14042 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 6 7 7 11 35 1982 __ 1 2 2 4 4 23 acres, 1987 __ (D) 30 13 36 215 786 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 840 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000,1987 __ 4655 3018 19362 31 467 10948 29225 1982 __ 4015 4778 22277 35863 15 709 23966 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 105 796 97340 94451 157 335 86892 184 970 1982 __ 80303 136528 96439 160821 134 266 145250 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________________ farms __ 24 18 84 79 119 119 $1,000 __ 907 830 1 467 1 515 (D) 6134 

Grains ______________________________________ famns __ 7 - 4 8 1 6 $1,000 __ 92 - (D) 67 (D) 91 Com for grain _____________________________ farms __ 1 - 2 4 - 4 

WheaL $1,000 __ (D) - (D) (D) - 68 ___________________________________ famns __ - - 1 - - 1 $1,000 __ - - (D) - - (D) Soybeans _________________________________ famns __ - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - Baney ____________________________________ farms __ 1 - - - - - $1,000 __ (D) - - - - - Oats _____________________________________ farms __ 5 - 1 2 - 3 $1,000 __ (D) - (D) (D) - 4 Other grains ______________________________ famns __ 2 - 1 2 1 2 $1,000 __ (D) - (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - Tobacco ____________________________________ $1,000 farms __ 

__ - - - - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 15 7 64 47 4 53 $1,000 __ (D) 33 574 434 (D) (D) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________ farms __ - 8 10 12 6 30 $1,000 __ - 384 130 76 34 623 

Fruits, nuts, and bernes ______________________ farms __ 4 3 7 16 111 29 $1,000 __ 87 (D) 321 399 9 914 2804 Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ 6 8 8 5 35 $1,000 __ - 349 161 313 (D) 1 361 Other crops _________________________________ farms __ 5 1 4 8 3 6 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 226 3 (D) 

Uvestock, poultry, and their products ____________ farms __ 34 21 175 173 14 85 $1,000 __ 3748 2188 17895 29952 (D) 23091 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 1 5 18 58 5 11 $1,000 __ (D) 839 3032 19457 (D) 19460 ~airy products ______________________________ farms __ 26 12 135 105 4 34 $1,000 __ (D) 1 182 12907 9573 (D) 2621 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 32 14 161 129 9 59 $1,000 __ 272 105 1 735 792 61 584 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ - 5 7 5 - 9 $1,000 __ - (D) 93 (D) - 284 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________ farms __ 2 3 10 8 1 7 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 31 (D) 39 

Other livestock and livestock products 12 (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 2 - 7 6 1 $1,000 __ (D) - (D) (D) (D) 123 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 187 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________________ _ FruHs and tree nuts (017) ________________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________________ _ 

Animal SJl6Gjalties (027) __________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Par1 owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

. 1982 __ 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 100 to 149 acres _______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Maine Androscoggin 

20 

799 7 

799 7 

85 8 

346 20 

146 11 

16 

170 14 

100 11 

828 76 

171 14 

29 2 

11 

104 11 

87 8 

228 6 

212 8 

115 4 

98 1 125 8 156 7 

264 15 

275 12 

219 16 

250 15 

176 9 

257 14 

195 12 

226 9 

710 42 

794 47 

362 26 

393 28 

93 2 

96 5 

30 1 

27 1 

1 289 69 1 493 76 337256 13391 

415757 20 108 

1 174 77 1 213 74 

506 486 33 440 

497243 33054 

158 6 

165 5 

27260 1764 

26 193 1 020 

2 141 122 

2298 128 

337 16 

300 12 

143 14 

273 15 

2106 127 

2437 141 

515 25 

434 14 

1 455 83 1 676 94 987 52 

910 43 

227 13 

263 10 

109 5 

97 8 

130 9 

64 5 

Aroostook 

10 

619 

619 

5 

6 

2 

8 

4 

45 

1 

5 

8 

6 

42 

42 

21 

24 

23 

42 

61 

83 

68 

74 

49 

88 

55 

68 

209 

264 

108 

134 

44 

44 

13 

10 

301 

453 116540 

163 914 

316 

336 155417 

151 364 

64 

90 13124 

13214 

534 

675 

121 

125 

48 

79 

616 

813 

85 

66 

380 

503 

270 

282 

65 

95 

37 

42 

56 

37 

Cumberland Franklin 

13 5 

13 5 

12 3 16 13 24 5 1 

17 4 

7 3 

45 49 7 4 

2 1 

3 

14 4 9 8 15 5 21 6 

12 2 

9 2 

11 8 

11 6 

16 6 

22 10 

9 8 

10 9 10 6 12 5 

9 8 12 10 

28 32 

37 26 15 4 

10 6 

1 1 

1 2 

1 

1 

67 43 

73 47 

9459 8329 

10003 9582 

68 37 

77 35 19231 14333 

21 703 13559 

5 5 4 9 858 1 114 

681 1 888 

114 73 135 73 19 9 13 7 

7 3 6 11 

109 89 116 75 

31 16 

36 16 

71 55 85 57 58 25 55 25 

9 4 19 9 11 2 3 

4 6 3 2 

188 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbOls, see introductory text I 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Unooln Oxford Penobscot 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 2 1 Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 29 4 13 44 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ 1 29 5 4 13 44 

V6ll"tables and melons (016) ______________________________ 3 10 3 2 2 8 Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 51 14 l!3 15 25 13 Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 10 11 9 5 5 9 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 1 1 1 6 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

19 sr.:;;alties (021) -- __________ ----_________ - --- ____________ 7 8 5 9 16 eef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 5 12 5 1 8 8 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ 2 128 22 15 39 108 Poultry and eg~s (025) ____________________________________ 1 33 13 4 5 6 Animal specialties (027) ___________________________________ 1 4 3 2 General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________________ 2 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 8 11 5 2 3 7 1982 __ 2 13 6 3 3 7 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987_ .. 8 22 16 9 4 14 1982 __ 7 23 12 4 5 8 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 3 8 2 5 8 <I 1982 __ 6 8 5 4 4 4 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 7 10 6 1 7 7 1982 __ 2 8 3 4 6 12 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 9 32 16 11 9 19 1982 __ 6 28 11 10 7 19 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 4 15 5 1 9 18 1982 __ 1 17 6 3 e 15 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 10 20 6 3 6 8 1982 __ 7 20 9 7 12 19 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 3 19 1 1 9 14 1982 __ 3 27 5 1 14 15 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 12 75 20 14 33 67 1982 __ 10 64 14 10 35 71 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 8 31 5 4 11 45 1982 __ 10 33 4 5 14 43 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 2 5 1 5 11 1982 __ 1 7 1 4 11 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 3 1 3 1982 __ 2 2 4 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 56 132 49 28 37 98 1982 __ 45 128 50 29 40 103 acres, 1987 __ (0) 30 379 7399 (D) 7797 28743 1982 __ 13864 32666 10788 (0) 9485 30 656 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 20 110 31 21 59 113 1982 __ 12 108 27 20 72 114 acres, 1987 __ (D) 41 725 9 103 (0) 22 552 57 169 1982 __ 6481 42325 6462 6491 24788 57490 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 3 2 8 " 1982 __ 10 2 11 acres, 1987 __ (0) 755 171 (0) 1 622 430 1982 __ 999 (D) 1 833 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 193 On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 43 223 63 41 91 1982 __ 36 200 60 41 92 189 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 28 12 15 9 9 15 1982 __ 17 13 ~1 4 7 17 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 6 14 5 1 " 7 1982 __ 4 33 6 6 13 22 

Operators by principal occupation: 

205 39 84 181 Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 38 63 1982 __ 30 205 59 37 95 189 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 39 44 20 12 20 34 1982 __ 27 41 18 14 17 39 

Operators None by days of work off farm: ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 35 157 45 19 63 130 1982 __ 22 156 47 21 87 154 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 37 72 33 28 38 69 1982 __ 31 60 24 23 31 62 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 3 11 10 4 6 19 1982 __ 3 15 7 5 10 13 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 3 6 " 3 6 9 1982 __ 7 3 2 3 9 100 to 149 acres _______________________________ 1987 __ 4 9 3 2 2 3 1982 __ 2 5 2 3 " See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 189 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data for 1987 inClude abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg!js (025) ___________________________________ _ Animal specialnes (027) __________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal speCialties (029) ________________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982._ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982._ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farma, 1987 __ 

1982._ acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987._ 1982 __ 

Tenants ____________________________________ fanna, 1987 __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Operators None by days of work off farm: ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 100 to 149 acres _______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

190 MAINE 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc 

3 

7 3 

7 3 

3 4 2 

4 

4 3 

26 12 

4 

7 1 4 3 1 

2 

5 3 4 

1 1 3 3 6 2 8 3 2 1 1 2 

2 2 5 

10 8 16 11 18 3, 

13 1 3 

3 

1 

18 15 19 16 7244 3481 (D) (D) 

26 16 29 18 16822 3857 13793 4680 

2 

(D) (D) 

40 30 39 32 2 

3 

2 1 8 3 

36 25 46 33 8 6 4 2 

25 15 32 24 18 15 15 8 

5 6 5 3 3 1 2 1 

3 

Somerset Waldo Washington York 

1 3 16 14 2 17 

16 14 2 17 

6 1 3 16 5 13 108 24 6 6 4 31 3 1 

25 9 3 19 19 5 2 10 

129 99 4 29 15 52 2 10 2 2 5 

3 

6 7 5 12 4 8 12 14 25 16 25 10 26 14 21 4 14 11 13 3 18 4 6 6 15 6 5 13 18 6 9 

20 15 13 20 15 19 10 19 21 18 9 12 26 18 12 25 12 10 10 14 20 20 10 11 18 19 9 16 25 15 4 11 

62 46 23 29 64 55 33 37 32 27 16 9 44 23 13 12 8 4 3 3 6 3 6 2 2 5 1 5 

96 93 94 93 103 126 97 88 27869 15857 27203 14306 26367 (D) 38549 15307 

105 98 20 57 119 89 15 68 43498 35872 21 627 15989 50358 31 779 12963 19993 

4 9 12 8 9 8 5 9 1415 1 252 3470 1 097 1936 (D) 2042 912 

188 175 75 136 198 191 75 134 12 13 39 18 8 14 36 13 5 12 12 4 25 18 6 18 

172 163 55 124 210 200 63 125 33 37 71 34 21 23 54 40 

130 117 37 93 155 137 36 86 65 73 84 52 49 68 68 68 

19 18 21 14 21 18 12 18 6 5 6 3 1 8 5 3 6 13 8 5 4 8 3 3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10',000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory teXl) 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm -Con. 

Any-Ccn. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 111 7 28 5 1 1982 __ 99 6 27 5 2 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 410 18 84 29 12 1982 __ 367 14 81 25 12 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 179 17 51 11 5 1982 __ 285 18 94 14 9 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 91 5 35 1 4 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 145 6 38 5 8 5 to 9 years ____________________________________________ 351 11 85 25 12 10 years or more _______________________________________ 1668 98 454 91 54 Average years on present farm ________________________ 20.6 23.6 19.6 23.9 20.4 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 366 32 89 18 7 

1987 operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ 34 19 2 2 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 304 12 114 16 8 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 562 26 170 18 19 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 680 48 168 36 23 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ 598 43 158 28 19 65 years and over ______________________________________ 443 23 72 40 14 Average age _________________________________________ 50.8 53.1 47.5 53.6 50.6 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 2153 103 588 105 68 1982 __ 2386 105 740 117 82 acres, 1987 __ 619452 25034 206995 20889 (D) 1982 __ 688035 30308 238 107 23948 21 458 Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 221 8 47 14 10 1982 __ 249 17 70 17 7 acres, 1987 __ 92626 (D) 22493 4134 (D) 1982 __ 102019 (D) 29930 4329 (D) 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1981-_ 217 38 61 16 7 1982 __ 205 31 63 17 2 acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) (0) 2301 4492 1982 __ 128 577 (D) (0) 2779 (D) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 3 2 4 1982 __ 19 2 5 2 acres, 1987 __ (D) 2946 (0) (0) 1982 __ 14935 (D) 5407 (0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13 3 1 1982 __ 12 1 1 acres, 1987 __ 10454 2923 (0) 1982 __ 5627 (0) (0) 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses _____________________ farms __ 2559 153 695 144 75 $1,000 __ 304 135 59200 72927 9882 4915 Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 735 55 50 43 19 $1,000 __ 20824 5894 321 474 274 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 1 356 98 112 89 53 $1,000 __ 92483 27758 1 143 1 935 1 746 Ccmmercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 1 196 93 77 87 52 $1,000 __ 62583 4422 695 1 740 1 380 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________ farms __ 1603 107 642 95 37 $1,000 __ 10403 159 7795 379 42 Ccmmercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 1812 120 628 103 51 $1,000 __ 15487 576 9774 445 163 Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 1666 103 631 70 30 $1,000 __ 11 160 538 6783 208 86 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 2492 136 684 141 68 $1,000 __ 11 248 1 349 4382 495 175 Electricity _______________________________________ farms __ 2235 143 633 113 68 $1,000 __ 6976 1 289 1211 276 126 Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 1 920 111 626 106 56 $1,000 __ 50792 10034 15364 1 726 603 

Ccntract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 525 ·37 133 48 10 $1,000 __ 4493 (D) 829 60 62 Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 2354 142 675 120 66 $1,000 __ 16489 1 394 5996 932 404 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 925 63 340 42 24 $1.000 __ 2805 215 1 152 105 31 

Interest _________________________________________ farms __ 1 685 95 536 99 56 $1,000 __ 13 919 1 896 5099 403 244 Cash ren'-______________________________________ farms __ 1004 64 339 82 25 $1,000 __ 3594 (D) 1 767 180 77 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 2424 152 613 133 75 $1,000 __ 7389 507 2387 592 135 All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 2559 153 695 144 75 $1,000 __ 36074 7320 8923 1651 748 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 191 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductoty text 1 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm -Con. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 years __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years ___________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ______________________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm _______________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

1987 operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________________________ • __ 25 to 34 years ________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ______________________________________ • __ 55 to 64 years ________________________________________ _ 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ 

Average age ________________________________________ _ 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 FARM PRODUcTION 

EXPENSES' 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Total farm production expenses _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Uvestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, planta, and trees ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Contract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cash renL ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

192 MAINE 

Hancock Kennebec 

3 15 5 8 24 32 21 25 

5 20 4 30 

2 9 4 17 8 26 53 155 18.8 20.9 

10 42 

6 21 12 51 14 75 

23 59 

22 43 56.2 52.0 

59 201 39 204 15324 55303 11 838 58 229 6 33 7 28 (D) (D) 

1784 13 210 

11 13 8 10 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 ~8 

1 1 1 3 (D) 

(D) 10 ) D) 

1 

2 1 

(0) 1

0 ) 0) 

49 249 10787 30197 

10 137 393 2271 12 211 (0) 12399 

2 173 (0) 10507 

6 136 (0) 182 

17 171 

59 748 

37 142 126 313 

48 245 

105 784 

22 233 (0) 802 

27 183 

2810 4024 

13 42 

135 980 38 231 220 1 483 

31 77 (0) 154 

9 145 

191 1301 

2 76 (0) 125 49 229 483 627 49 249 

648 4005 

Knox Uncoln 

1 4 

3 2 

15 13 11 12 

5 6 6 7 

4 5 3 2 14 6 

50 35 

19.1 17.2 

12 3 

2 

8 9 16 15 22 13 20 9 15 5 51.8 47.6 

74 46 

67 44 12571 8285 14030 9178 

6 2 6 4 (D) (D) 1 323 (D) 

3 3 

3 3 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

';' 

(D) 

83 46 7382 2841 

26 29 827 265 

52 34 3782 970 51 27 3710 895 

22 24 

~J 33 

23 52 44 45 23 128 62 

81 45 

223 129 

67 44 

144 72 

52 22 

855 562 

32 12 (0) 27 71 46 411 143 

26 17 

44 34 

47 31 

235 155 

36 11 

100 6 78 46 

147 70 

83 46 

503 271 

Oxford 

7 

2 

17 

13 

3 

14 

7 

6 

10 

72 

20.8 

9 

1 

13 

28 

29 

16 

17 

49.4 

78 

86 19446 

23581 13 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

14 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

104 10381 

32 

405 

61 2298 

56 1 561 

50 

286 

58 

573 

55 

553 

104 

411 

93 

275 

80 1 882 

34 

(D) 

91 

499 

50 

155 

81 

513 

57 

(0) 

94 

260 

104 1622 

Penobscot 

9 

3 

29 

33 

16 

12 

5 

10 

33 

138 

20.9 

29 

16 

50 

61 

53 

35 

51.4 

189 

208 68 107 76595 18 

14 9921 

8733 

7 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

209 19499 64 

650 

144 

5128 

127 4004 

118 

839 

148 1402 

146 

814 

196 

906 

180 

526 

136 2833 

43 

364 

197 1 367 

64 

445 

139 

917 

91 

328 

209 

468 

209 2511 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory IlIxt 1 

l1em 

Phlcataquis 8agaIjahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm-Con. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ I 8 8 11 3 1982 __ 1 8 9 7 11 200 days or more ________ • _____________________ 1987 __ 9 8 26 29 38 27 1982 __ 4 4 15 25 41 31 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ I 1 10 10 5 13 1982 __ 3 3 27 18 13 13 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 3 2 3 6 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 4 1 17 12 8 4 5 to 9 years ____________________________________________ 9 4 37 37 15 19 10 years or more ____________________________ • ____ • _____ 24 24 122 112 79 107 Average years on present farm ________________________ 18.8 23.3 20.1 18.7 22.0 22.6 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 7 2 28 37 21 22 

1987 operalors by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ • 6 1 1 2510 34 years _______________________ • _________________ 8 2 20 32 4 17 351044 years _________________________________________ 7 6 43 42 23 36 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 14 8 58 48 28 35 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ 10 9 43 54 22 32 65 years and over ______________________________________ 7 6 35 24 48 37 Average age _________________________________________ 51.3 54.0 ~.9 49.4 57.4 52.7 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ___ • ____ farms, 1987 __ 35 30 174 179 100 124 1982 __ 40 32 205 198 94 125 acres, 1987 __ IS 276 (0) 55553 45636 24899 21 909 1982 __ 13891 7 !!<I8 66 165 42334 27 318 23607 Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 22 15 10 10 1982 __ 6 2 17 17 14 13 acres, 1987 __ (D) 9874 5810 1

0 ) (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) 6909 7609 0) (0) 

Corporation: Family held ____________________________ " __ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 7 5 11 20 1982 __ 4 1 e 5 9 22 acres, 1 a87 __ 18! (0) (01 (0) 13629 (0) 1 82 __ (0) (0 (0) (0) (0) Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 2 1982 __ 2 2 acres, 1987 __ 6250 (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) 

Other-cooperative, estale or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ " ___ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 2 1982 __ 1 1 3 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses _____________________ farms __ 42 30 203 196 121 158 $1,000 __ 3294 2130 14639 25424 8648 21 990 Uveslock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 9 10 99 101 11 40 $1,000 __ 72 162 1 210 4626 107 2873 Feed for livestock and poul1ry ____________________ farms __ 27 23 167 170 18 85 $1,000 __ 965 (0) 5345 12906 302 9951 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 26 22 158 168 12 65 $1,000 __ 647 770 4495 12630 (0) 9644 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and trees ___________________ farms __ 29 12 112 108 33 72 $1,000 __ 121 39 151 88 (0) 212 Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 36 14 128 112 87 88 $1,000 __ 254 54 537 381 163 262 Agricul1ural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 31 14 79 92 79 89 $1,000 __ 156 30 141 113 854 254 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 41 28 201 195 121 158 $1,000 __ 151 99 504 493 310 732 Electricity _______________________________________ farms __ 42 99 201 174 72 121 $1,000 __ 87 (PJ 485 644 (0) 373 Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 38 142 139 61 124 $1,000 __ 396 300 1593 1 790 3748 2475 

Contracl labor ___________________________________ tarms __ 7 2 11 29 40 32 $1,000 __ 5 (0) (0) 190 771 407 Repair and mainlenance _________________________ farms __ 41 29 188 181 98 140 $1,000 __ 195 141 989 918 460 937 

Cuslomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 13 5 69 34 32 38 $1,000 __ 32 (0) 111 60 177 45 

Interest _________________________________________ farms __ 28 15 148 114 52 90 $1,000 __ 217 104 664 610 285 1 064 Cash renl _____________________________ • _________ farms __ 20 7 93 57 8 36 $1,000 __ 25 11 (0) 73 193 133 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 42 30 202 198 119 155 $1,000 __ 106 91 482 401 205 428 All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 42 30 203 198 121 158 $1,000 __ 512 183 2247 2129 979 1 824 

See footnotes al end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 193 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2558 153 695 144 75 1982 __ 2846 157 879 154 95 $1,000, 1987 __ 178 223 12297 62630 9 149 4293 1982 __ 179 701 9566 75 100 9724 5671 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 69673 80376 90115 63536 57237 1982 __ 63 142 60 927 85438 63 145 59696 

Motortrucks, including pickups ______________ farms, 1987 __ 2441 147 681 143 75 1982 __ 2621- 140 839 150 94 number, 1987 __ 7470 397 3278 339 128 1982 __ 7853 347 3754 380 212 Wheel tractors ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2396 137 644 140 68 1982 __ 2574 151 794 146 91 number,1987 __ 8173 548 2454 455 176 1982 __ 7935 539 2678 439 260 

Grain and bean combines' _________________ farms, 1987 __ 340 3 237 13 1 1982 __ 227 5 174 1 1 number, 1987 __ 406 7 285 (D) (D) 1982 __ 259 6 203 (D) (D) 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 180 91 123 69 55 1982 __ 1 432 111 167 89 71 number, 1987 __ 100 151 10545 6418 6081 4657 1982 __ 113 948 11 396 6118 7057 5870 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 1088 85 102 67 55 1982 __ 1 332 105 147 80 68 number, 1987 __ 53332 5643 3410 2926 2617 1982 __ 59 712 5937 3386 3586 3070 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 309 16 59 23 10 1982 __ 366 17 85 33 16 number, 1987 __ 4494 387 1 015 430 113 1982 __ 4450 169 930 589 166 Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 882 79 54 51 51 1982 __ 1 132 103 81 59 65 number, 1987 __ 48838 5256 2395 2496 2504 1982 __ 55262 5768 2456 2997 2904 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 036 83 88 66 50 number, 1987 __ 40679 4432 2.117 2709 1 818 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 673 49 . 86 40 31 number, 1987 __ 6 140 470 891 446 222 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 172 94 112 71 55 1982 __ 1 386 111 149 83 70 number, 1987 __ 42907 4 128 2 175 3004 1 364 1982 __ 43709 4204 2285 2887 1 838 

Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 899 75 69 51 43 number, 1987 __ 23283 2204 1 118 1 564 790 Cattle ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 066 87 95 67 47 1982 __ 1 224 97 131 77 63 number, 1987 __ 19624 1 924 1 057 1440 574 1982 __ 18493 1896 1 294 1 182 623 Fattened on grain and concentrates _______ farms, 1987 __ 122 8 24 13 3 number, 1987 __ I 539 80 241 223 23 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 116 8 7 10 3 1982 __ 168 9 24 15 6 number, 1987 __ 6 313 53 112 (D) 10 1982 __ 4521 (D) 155 1 163 59 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 56 4 3 4 - 1982 __ 60 3 5 7 4 number,1987 __ 1 124 25 (D) (D) - 1982 __ 940 (D) 13 (D) 26 Other ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 97 6 6 7 3 1982 __ 156 9 24 13 5 

number, 1987 __ 5 189 28 (D) (D) 10 1982 __ 3581 (D) 142 (D) 33 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 80 5 3 7 2 1982 __ 94 6 12 12 4 number, 1987 __ 10204 82 90 (D) (D) 1982 __ 6670 (D) 166 587 160 Feeder pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 2 1 4 - 1982 __ 32 2 3 3 3 number, 1987 __ 5072 (0) (0) 280 - 1982 __ 3525 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 87 B 4 5 2 1982 __ 80 6 4 6 1 number, 1987 __ 4621 155 42 147 (D) 1982 __ 4324 233 (D) 280 (D) Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 75 6 2 6 - 1982 __ 66 4 2 4 - number, 1987 __ 3682 154 (D) (D) - 1982 __ 3328 124 (D) 123 -

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _______ tarms, 1987 __ 188 12 8 13 9 1982 __ 235 14 13 18 9 number, 1987 __ 5652422 (0) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 5 745 939 (D) (D) 201 202 (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____ farms,1987 __ 59 - - - - 1982 __ 97 - 3 - 1 number, 1987 __ 13 677 740 - - - - 1982 __ 20 057 627 - 45 - (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

194 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY OAT A 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbQls, see introductOlY text] 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford Penobscot 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 249 83 46 104 209 1982 __ 67 246 77 64 90 228 $1,000,1987 __ 4586 14814 3626 2527 7226 15904 1982 __ 2615 14210 2453 3974 6066 12266 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 93590 59496 43687 64 943 69477 76098 1982 __ 39031 57763 31 862 62098 67396 53800 

Motortrucks, including pickups ______________ farms, 1987 __ 39 243 77 45 102 197 1982 __ 57 221 70 62 64 204 number, 1987 __ 99 543 153 83 262 590 1982 __ 109 474 139 160 224 503 Wheel tractors ____________________________ farms, 198L_ 28 236 68 45 103 195 1982 __ 58 219 66 60 89 215 number, 1987 __ 63 873 141 138 328 726 1982 __ 64 647 138 165 287 679 

Grain and bean combines' _________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 3 - - 5 40 1982 __ - 12 - 1 5 15 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) - - 6 41 1982 __ - (D) - (D) 5 17 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 15 175 31 24 62 131 1982 __ 8 179 36 28 76 161 number, 1987 __ 316 16828 1 811 2261 4717 13471 1982 __ 406 17 952 1 895 2393 6068 15727 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 12 164 28 19 57 123 1982 __ 8 167 33 27 70 155 number, 1987 __ 166 9199 965 1 038 2356 7329 1982 __ 233 9305 973 1 094 3209 8287 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 38 7 7 20 26 1982 __ 8 35 7 7 23 21 number, 1987 __ (D) 733 86 88 312 246 1982 __ 184 620 38 86 382 200 Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 138 22 15 42 110 1982 __ 4 155 26 21 54 145 number, 1987 __ (D) 8466 879 950 2044 7083 1982 __ 49 8685 935 1 008 2827 6087 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 149 30 20 54 115 

number,198L_ 101 6977 668 879 1 662 5521 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1981-_ 15 95 21 13 43 63 

number, 1987 __ 49 652 158 344 699 621 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 179 31 24 60 130 1982 __ 6 183 35 26 76 159 number, 1987 __ 192 8755 858 1 325 3411 5886 1982 __ 100 6705 664 1369 2624 5234 

Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 135 25 17 48 104 

number,198L_ 57 3676 532 970 2524 2746 Cattle ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 164 24 23 52 122 1982 __ 5 161 30 22 70 132 

number, 1987 __ 135 3079 326 355 887 3 140 1982 __ (D) 3160 305 238 946 1 647 

Fattened on grain and concentrate!! _______ farms, 1987 __ 3 13 2 4 9 8 

number, 1987 __ (D) 200 (D) 29 70 142 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 14 3 2 13 14 1982 __ 2 14 5 10 16 18 number, 1987 __ 120 643 13 (D) 70 504 1982 __ (D) 860 21 148 111 210 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ 4 7 - - 4 12 1982 __ 2 8 - 2 7 6 number, 1987 __ (D) 233 - - 31 141 1982 __ (D) 220 - (D) 14 64 Other ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 12 3 2 10 11 1982 __ 2 10 5 9 16 16 

number, 1987 __ !D) 610 13 (D) 39 363 

1982 __ D) 640 21 (D) 97 146 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 9 1 2 7 12 1982 __ 2 10 3 7 4 11 number, 1987 __ 321 1 869 (0) (D) 211 760 1982 __ (D) 2174 (0) 248 68 549 Feeder pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 2 - - 2 4 1982 __ 1 7 - 1 2 2 

number, 1987 __ !D) (0) , - - (D) 332 1982 __ D) 2072 - (D) (D) (0) 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 9 10 5 3 6 1982 __ 1 12 2 3 8 4 

number, 1987 __ 112 417 995 (D) 45 231 1982 __ (0) 593 (0) (0) 151 140 Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 6 9 4 2 7 1982 __ 1 10 2 3 6 4 

number,1987 __ 110 206 751 (0) (D) 140 

1982 __ (D) 696 (0) (D) 93 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _______ farms, 1967 __ 9 29 11 4 14 16 1982 __ 4 29 14 7 16 22 

number, 1987 __ (D) 741 668 228 921 (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ (D) 367 153 (0) (D) (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____ farms, 1987 __ 2 10 2 1 - 2 1982 __ 1 9 7 - - 4 

number, 1987 __ (D) 2053020 (0) (D) - (D) 1982 __ (D) 1 865820 (D) - - (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 195 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or MQre: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of !lbbreviaoons and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market Value of all machinery and 

equipment ______________ .------------------ farms, 1987 __ 42 30 203 198 120 158 1982 __ 50 34 231 192 117 165 $1,000, 1987 __ 2565 1 408 10939 10061 4616 11 583 1982 __ l! 335 1 485 12005 9654 2612 9964 Average per farrn ____________________ • ___ dollars, 1987 __ 61 067 46 918 53887 50 812 38465 73307 1982 __ 46 697 43 678 51 971 50281 22329 60391 

Motortrucks, including pickups ______________ farms, 1987 __ 42 29 185 184 112 140 1982 __ 48 32 200 171 98 151 number, 1987 __ 113 64 384 447 252 338 1982 __ 132 70 368 420 172 389 Wheel tractors ___________ • ________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 29 199 194 120 149 1982 __ 49 30 207 172 84 143 number, 1987 __ 151 96 567 685 244 548 1982_. 175 109 632 489 151 463 

Gl'8in and bean combines' _________________ farms, 1987_. 8 3 13 12 - - 1982 __ 2 - 10 1 - - nU"1ber, 1987 __ (D) 3 (D) 14 - - 1982_. (D) - 10 (D) - -

LlVESTOCI< AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory • __________________ farms, 1987._ 30 12 160 129 11 62 1982 __ 41 25 191 143 19 87 number, 1987 __ 3 171 1 218 14237 10514 471 3435 1982 __ 3827 1 867 16444 9526 807 6595 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1987 __ 28 12 153 117 10 56 1982 __ 37 23 185 130 15 82 number, 1987 __ 1 906 625 7414 5671 305 1 762 1982 __ 1 867 950 9092 5 012 465 3246 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 2 39 18 5 23 1982 __ 8 8 36 32 9 21 number, 1987 __ 79 (D) 355 190 75 280 1982 __ 149 62 441 204 54 176 Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 11 134 106 5 35 1982_. 34 18 174 113 10 70 number, 1987 __ 1 827 (D) 7059 5481 230 1 482 1982 __ 1 718 888 8651 4808 411 3070 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ • ___ farms, 1987 __ 27 12 151 118 8 53 number, 1987_. 1 138 583 6162 4358 132 1 402 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1987 __ 18 7 88 61 7 38 number, 1987 __ 127 10 681 485 34 271 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 32 14 161 129 9 59 1982._ 41 24 191 133 16 83 number, 1987 __ 1 305 413 6468 3605 264 1 756 1982 __ 1 530 632 7284 2977 306 3070 

Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 27 12 129 109 8 40 number, 1987 __ 837 245 3004 2 191 163 682 Cattle ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 30 11 150 119 9 57 1982 __ 40 23 159 122 13 79 number, 1987 __ 468 168 3462 1 414 101 1 094 1982 __ 771 290 3065 1 273 (D) 1368 Fattened on grain and concentrates _______ farms, 1987 __ 3 2 18 5 - 7 number, 1987_. (D) (D) 350 44 - 70 

Hogs and pigs inventory _________ • ____________ farms, 1987 __ 1 5 10 7 1 12 1982 __ 2 3 14 15 1 14 number, 1987 __ (D) 110 541 338 (D) 2782 1982 __ (0) 17 55 451 (D) 584 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1987 __ - 4 4 4 - 6 1982 __ - 1 1 7 - 7 number, 1987 __ - 27 256 90 - 108 

Other 1982 •• - (D) (D) 136 - 219 ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 5 9 5 1 11 1982 __ 2 3 14 15 1 12 number, 1987 __ (D! 83 285 248 (D) 2674 1982 __ (0 (D) (D) 315 (D) 365 

Hogs and pigs sold ___________ • ______________ farms, 1987._ - 5 7 5 - 9 . 1982 __ - 2 4 10 - 7 number, 1987 __ - 247 1 451 (D) - 2914 1982 __ - (D) 10 370 - 1 909 Feeder pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 1 2 3 - 4 1982 __ - 1 - 3 - 4 number, 1987 __ - (D) (D) (D) - (0) 1982 __ - (D) - 94 - (D) 

Sheep and lambs inventory ________ • __________ farms, 1987 __ . 2 3 10 8 1 8 1982 __ 3 4 8 12 1 5 number, 1987 __ (D) (0) 131 319 (0) 303 1982 __ (0) (0) 670 415 (0) 374 Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 10 8 1 6 1982 __ 3 3 8 11 - 5 number, 1987 __ (D) (0) 96 277 (0) 426 1982 __ (D) (0) (0) 293 - 379 

Hens and pulle1s of laying age imlentory _______ farms, 1987 __ 3 6 18 19 5 12 1982 __ 6 8 22 22 9 22 number, 1987 __ 40 (0) 162 281 182991 (D) (D) 1982 __ 104 (D) (D) 263 953 (0) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens soId _____ farms, 1987 __ - - 2 38 1 1 1982 __ - 1 4 68 - 1 number, 1987 __ - - (D) (0) (0) (D) 1982 __ - (D) 776300 15306294 - (0) 

See Ioolrlotes at end of table. 

196 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maine Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ farms. 1987 __ 471 60 17 27 30 1982 __ 582 67 18 33 38 acres, 1987 __ 27928 4073 736 1 074 1 172 1982 __ 31 499 3887 748 1 673 1 414 tons. green, 1987 __ 433113 71 198 9505 16090 22036 1982 __ 475422 65462 8626 23016 25171 

0e1S for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 436 1 401 1 - 1982 __ 566 3 502 4 1 acres,1987 __ 33965 (0) 32153 (0) - 1982 __ 39275 40 36685 (0) (0) bushels, 1987 __ 2625926 (0) 2 500 507 (0) - 1982 __ 2436 105 2250 2 276413 (0) (0) 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 720 11 618 9 1 1982 __ 907 9 800 11 2 acres, 1987 __ 82748 (0) 75051 318 (0) 1982 __ 97874 (0) 89891 776 (0) cwt,1987 __ 22306015 (0) 20 448 698 72240 (0) 1982 __ 24362614 (0) 22 357971 151 671 (0) 

Hay-alfalfa. other tame, small ~raln, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) ______ farms. 1987 __ 1 374 105 174 81 58 1982 __ 1 582 111 225 97 69 acres, 1987 __ 145806 11 152 12425 11 364 6 192 1982 __ 158 351 11 963 14422 11 471 6445 tons, dry. 1987 __ 291 377 25463 22269 19998 12612 1982 __ 302878 25283 23334 22 733 13329 

Vegetsbles harvested for saie (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 235 18 44 25 4 1982 __ 237 17 72 28 3 acres,1987 __ 8988 288 6038 578 130 1982 __ 10507 142 7917 760 44 

Land In orchards ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 145 22 1 11 15 1982 __ 115 15 3 9 11 acres, 1987 __ 6333 1786 (0) 354 452 1982 __ 6399 1 844 4 301 396 

Item 

Hancock Kennebec Knox Uncoln Oxford Penobscot 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ farms. 1987 __ 1 71 7 8 23 68 1982 __ 1 84 8 10 33 84 acres, 1987 __ (0) 4475 (0) (0) 1 438 5571 1982 __ (0) 4311 (0) 423 1 740 5968 tons, green, 1987 __ (0) 69242 (0) (0) 21 065 80491 1982 __ (0) 68 311 (0) 6925 25267 80280 

Oets for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 - - 1 14 1982 __ 1 5 - - 3 23 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) - - (0) 1 179 1982 __ (0) 157 - - (0) 1 647 bushels, 1987 __ (0) (0) - - (0) 84998 1982 __ (0) 6740 - - (0) 112510 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 7 2 1 9 35 1982 __ - 9 2 1 10 30 acres,1987 __ (0) 33 (0) (0) (0) 4058 1982 __ - 59 (0) (0) 1 801 3590 cwt. 1987 __ (0) 5270 (0) (0) (0) 955952 1982 __ - 13944 (0) (0) 524711 920 528 

Hay-alfalfa. other tame, small ~rain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 24 184 36 28 70 146 1982 __ 15 181 47 31 82 173 acres, 1987 __ 855 22 814 3337 2925 5862 19337 1982 __ 973 23 379 3748 3300 6991 22134 tons, dry, 1987 __ (0) 51 643 5644 6239 12485 38 133 1982 __ 1 569 47 119 7141 5291 14290 43 165 

Vegetlbles harvested for saie (see text) _______ farms. 1987 __ 7 20 6 10 12 23 1982 __ 2 20 6 11 13 10 acres, 1987 __ 27 299 109 94 120 253 1982 __ (0) 260 89 119 116 143 

Land In orchards ____________________________ farms. 1987 __ 7 10 6 5 18 11 1992 __ 2 11 4 4 14 6 acres, 1987 __ 66 601 148 36 1 039 246 1982 __ (0) 974 (0) 33 793 162 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 197 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for silage or green chop _________________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, green, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Oats for grain _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Irish potatoes _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ cw!, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) ______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Land in orchards ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ acres, 1987 __ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Data for 1982 include self-propelled only. 

198 MAINE 

1982 __ 

Piscataquis Sagadahoc 

12 7 12 9 991 (D) 

(D) 459 14445 (D) 

(D) 7685 

5 1 7 1 (D) (D) 

216 (D) 

(D) (D) 

13242 (0) 

5 1 4 2 (D) (D) 416 (D) 

(D) (D) 84170 (D) 

35 17 43 26 4108 2355 4367 2986 7701 (D) 

8754 6036 

- 8 1 4 

- 199 (D) 143 

2 - 1 1 (D) - (D) (D) 

Somerset Waldo Washington York 

64 53 1 22 87 61 - 37 4057 2561 (D) 853 5419 2830 - 1 608 64 952 38092 (D) 11 596 88 131 37 126 - 23917 

3 3 - 3 8 7 - 1 215 (D) - 32 189 67 - (D) 15 100 (D) - 1500 10585 2088 - (D) 

4 7 4 5 10 11 3 3 (D) 286 3 (D) 115 465 (D) (D) 

(D) 61 495 375 (D) 

(D) 86115 (D) (D) 

165 141 24 86 196 148 26 112 20487 14994 1 226 6383 20707 13894 1 853 9718 36337 31 067 (0) 12516 38318 24057 2916 19543 

10 12 6 30 15 11 3 21 150 55 25 624 194 50 12 494 

2 5 7 23 4 6 4 20 (D) 152 26 1 305 181 200 6 1 402 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Milk goats Goat milk 

Totsl sales Farms Number Farms Number Farms Gallons Farms ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Maine _____________ 1987 __ 101 610 31 234 18 19261 39 80 1982 __ 225 1 276 101 767 41 26247 (NA) 95 

Table 18. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 20. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Colonies of bees Honey 

Total sales 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds Farms ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Maine _____________ 1987 __ 229 7313 16 481 86 305 472 92 207 1982 __ 274 6 182 15 1 078 59 323 156 (NA) 255 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Androscoggin ____________ 12 202 2 (0) 5 (0) 5 (0) Aroostook _______________ 14 1 502 1 (0) 9 (0) 9 (0) Cumberland ______________ 31 136 2 (0) 8 1 403 9 1 Franklin _________________ 8 (0) - - 3 (0) 3 (0) HancocL ________________ 10 31 - - 2 (0) 2 (0) Kennebec _______________ 23 1 443 1 (0) 12 38 015 13 22 Knox ____________________ 9 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) Lincoln __________________ 6 13 - - 1 (0) 1 (0) Oxford __________________ 13 1 106 1 (0) 7 27764 8 23 Penobscot _______________ 23 232 1 (0) 13 9334 13 9 

Piscataquis ______________ 6 66 3 (0) 5 (0) 6 1 Sagadahoc ______________ 16 40 - - 5 302 5 (0) Somerset ________________ 11 60 2 (0) 6 2975 6 4 Waldo ___________________ 16 160 - - 2 (0) 2 (0) Washington ______________ 13 (0) - - 2 (0) 2 (0) York ____________________ 18 40 2 (0) 4 1 407 5 (0) 

Table 21. Fish Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area Pounds Number Sales 

Farms (1,000) Farms (1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

TROUT 

State Total 

Maine ____________________________________ 1987 __ 6 29 1 (0) 7 103 1982 __ 1 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 199 
Table 22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Geographic area 

DUCKS 

State Total 

Maine __________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

GEESE 

State Total 

Maine __________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Maine __________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Inventory 

Farms 

166 

212 

103 

153 

37 

63 

Number 

1 480 

2259 

682 

1 293 

3 563 627 2 921 662 

Table 23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and 

Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Geographic area 

MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS 

State Total 

Maine __________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

GOATS, TOTAL 

State Total 

1982 __ 

Maine __________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

Androscoggin __________________________ • ______________________________________ _ Aroostook ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Cumberland _____________________________ • ____________ • _______________________ _ Franklln ____________________________________________ .-________________________ _ Hancock _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Kennebec ____________________________________________________________________ _ Knox ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Lincoln ________________________________ • ___________________ • _________________ _ 

Oxford _. _______ • __ • ___________________________ • ____ • _________________________ _ 

Penobscot ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

Piscataquis ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

Sagadahoc ______________________________________ .-----_________ • _____________ _ Somerset ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Waldo _____ • __________ • _______ • ______________________________________________ _ 

Washington ____ • ______________________________ • ______________________________ _ York ________________________________________________ • ___________ . . ___________ _ 

GOATS, EXCEPT ANGORA AND MILK 

State Total 

Maine ________ • _______________________________ • _________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS 

State Total 

Maine ______________ • ___________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Inventory 

Farms 

56 

31 

191 

266 

8 

12 

16 

8 

15 

14 

7 

11 

10 

9 

11 

12 

10 

17 

8 

23 

110 

51 

154 

103 

Number 

98 

54 

1 255 1 716 

24 

27 

350 

59 

51 

107 

28 

59 

61 

29 

72 

30 

61 

105 

25 

167 

594 

405 

6589 

5837 

Farms 

3 

4 

64 

113 

2 

3 

7 

3 

5 

6 

2 

4 

4 

2 

4 

4 

9 

9 

35 

15 

68 

45 

Sales 

Farms 

25 

26 

19 

25 

63 

103 

Sales 

Number 

8 

(0) 

523 

898 

(0) 

14 

57 

(0) 

16 

50 

(0) 

41 

42 

(0) 

36 

26 

78 

106 

250 

110 

16645 

19964 

Number 

485 

978 

346 

601 

28478632 

26499 985 

Sales 

($1,000) 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

3 

62 

36 

200 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text I 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 80 5342 485087 (0) 126 8020 647910 (0) 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 3 (0) (0) 12 2257 173098 (0) Aroostook _____________________________ 4 110 (0) 10 204 9145 Cumberland ___________________________ 6 62 5334 7 43 2920 Franklin _______________________________ 6 125 (0) 7 242 23988 Kennebec _____________________________ II 369 38210 21 757 52240 Uncoln _______________________________ 5 13 452 6 10 650 Oxford ________________________________ 5 472 (0) 13 750 75636 Penobscot ____________________________ 13 1 044 90983 14 1 464 123 986 Somerset _____________________________ 6 405 35025 18 1 579 122357 Waldo ________________________________ 9 658 73435 6 516 46149 York __________________________________ 9 401 33063 6 183 16750 All other counties ______________________ 3 (0) 9695 75 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

WHEAT FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 33 533 25012 37 805 35394 

Counties 

Aroostook _____________________________ 21 454 21 742 26 743 33620 York __________________________________ 3 (0) 909 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 9 (0) 2361 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

BARLEY FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 40 756 40177 34 703 35769 (0) 

Counties 

Aroostook _____________________________ 22 491 27460 22 365 18719 Kennebec _____________________________ 10 226 11 254 4 80 3070 Penobscot ____________________________ 3 (0) (0) 4 43 2030 All other counties ______________________ 5 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

BUCKWHEAT (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 29 1 296 34292 29 789 17358 

OATS FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 535 35548 2 728 024 3 150 679 40971 2 514 472 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 3 18 960 3 40 2250 Aroostook _____________________________ 461 33490 2591 824 2 (0) 583 38163 2 345 791 Cumberland ___________________________ 3 27 975 6 61 2610 Hancock ______________________________ 3 21 534 6 28 803 Kennebec _____________________________ 6 26 1 040 8 190 7448 Lincoln _______________________________ 3 9 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Penobscot ____________________________ 25 1 279 89964 31 1 756 117 587 Piscataquis ____________________________ 6 332 21 332 (0) 7 216 13242 Somerset _____________________________ 6 237 16480 11 213 12250 Waldo ________________________________ 5 33 1 435 7 67 2088 York __________________________________ 10 68 2606 3 5 128 All other counties ______________________ 4 8 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 21 392 14979 2 (0) 38 939 24924 

Counties 

Aroostook _____________________________ 9 251 10490 17 373 8684 Penobscot ____________________________ 4 46 1 520 8 130 3445 All other counties ______________________ 8 95 2969 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 201 
Table 25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and 

Peanuts: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

DRY EDIBLE BEANS, 

EXCLUDING DRY LIMAS 

(CWT) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 72 1 509 16263 3 3 115 1 955 24744 6 7 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 3 (0) 45 6 9 126 4 (0) Kennebec _____________________________ 11 91 967 (0) 10 61 (0) Oxford ________________________________ 3 (0) (0) 8 882 12580 Penobscot ____________________________ 20 216 1 999 24 270 2566 Piscataquis ____________________________ 6 272 1 884 6 161 2246 Somerset _____________________________ Waldo 6 32 266 11 79 830 ________________________________ 7 55 510 13 106 1 165 Washington ___________________________ 3 (0) 9 6 12 152 York __________________________________ 4 (0) (0) 2 (0) 6 (0) (0) All other counties ______________________ 9 145 1 157 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

IRISH POTATOES (CWT) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 839 83261 22412030 34 3485 1 134 99251 24 556 322 41 3 175 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 13 211 54345 2 (0) 15 (0) (0) 2 (0) Aroostook _____________________________ 676 75473 20537231 16 1 965 886 91 123 22 533 963 13 1 002 Cumberland ___________________________ 12 321 73140 5 (0) 19 781 151 913 9 344 Franklin _______________________________ 8 (0) (0) 7 (0) (0) 1 (0) Hancock ______________________________ 5 11 1 085 (0) 15 7 1 019 Kennebec _____________________________ 12 35 5586 13 63 14418 Knox _________________________________ 8 9 704 11 9 735 1 (0) Oxford ________________________________ 10 1 412 413669 2 (0) 22 1 810 526093 4 490 Penobscot ____________________________ 51 4090 963 284 5 512 46 3606 923 348 4 735 Piscataquis ____________________________ 7 529 110050 9 425 86090 1 (0) 

Sagadahoc ____________________________ 4 (0) 8825 4 (0) (0) Waldo ________________________________ 11 290 62093 (0) 19 482 87762 2 (0) Washington ___________________________ 10 16 2424 19 26 4033 1 (0) York __________________________________ 6 (0) (0) (0) 24 (0) (0) 2 (0) All other counties ______________________ 6 232 49142 12 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

HAY-ALFALFA, OTHER 

TAME, SMALL GRAIN, 

WILD, GRASS SILAGE, 

GREEN CHOP, ETC. (SEE 

TEXT) (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 3672 221 675 393 393 13 184 4290 241 490 414 555 7 151 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 238 15434 31 582 232 15525 30741 AroostooL ____________________________ 329 17 561 28902 439 20921 31 763 Cumberland ___________________________ 269 17486 29133 (0) 339 17850 31 723 (0) Franklin _______________________________ 165 9429 17 066 (0) 213 10492 16070 Hancock ______________________________ 101 2520 4271 117 3 159 4306 (0) Kennebec _____________________________ 398 30702 62140 2 (0) 426 32945 61 650 (0) Knox _________________________________ 117 6556 9482 1 (0) 129 5776 9702 Uncaln _______________________________ 155 6932 10981 2 (0) 184 7166 9959 Oxford ________________________________ 229 11 161 18854 - 269 13 197 22 140 (0) Penobscot ____________________________ 384 27582 48 872 2 (0) 487 31 554 55125 (0) 

Piscalaquis ____________________________ 102 6510 10736 116 6 BB6 11 602 Sagadahoc ____________________________ 63 4432 7719 92 5070 6500 Somerset _____________________________ 354 28131 47651 417 27962 47590 (0) Waldo ________________________________ 299 19724 38243 315 19195 31 355 Washington ___________________________ 95 3 193 4687 127 4489 6204 York __________________________________ 334 14302 23074 4 37 406 19301 33703 (0) 

202 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 698 23836 51 166 2 (0) 753 24210 49919 (0) 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 53 1 479 3966 55 2 111 4936 Aroostook _____________________________ 49 1 542 3311 72 2957 5221 Cumberland ___________________________ 86 2345 4562 73 1 944 4411 (0) Franklin _______________________________ 25 654 1 286 (0) 29 728 (0) Hancock ______________________________ 17 208 594 17 217 332 Kennebec _____________________________ 64 3432 8237 60 2325 4691 Knox _________________________________ 17 282 596 22 (0) (0) Lincoln _______________________________ 17 479 777 19 404 851 Oxford ________________________________ 45 1 493 3611 48 (0) (0) Penobscot ____________________________ 77 3032 5977 81 3585 7024 

Piscataquis ____________________________ 21 826 1 439 25 (0) (0) Sagadahoc ____________________________ 7 103 205 9 (0) (0) Somerset _____________________________ 77 3 120 5481 75 2689 4990 Waldo ________________________________ 47 2413 6064 52 1 609 3636 

~~~~i~~~~~_=:=:::::::=::=:==::======:= 7 110 315 16 198 247 89 2318 4745 (0) 100 2451 5726 

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, 

DRY) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 172 4436 5359 5 48 118 3736 6678 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 8 347 306 4 122 204 Aroostook _____________________________ 34 1 097 920 43 2099 4 111 Cumberland ___________________________ 11 251 308 7 74 201 Franklin _______________________________ 9 96 79 4 41 (0) Hancock ______________________________ 3 (0) (0) 5 36 34 Kennebec _____________________________ 18 259 430 8 253 497 Lincoln _______________________________ 11 263 335 2 (0) 4 92 112 Oxford ________________________________ 7 176 247 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Penobscot ____________________________ 16 541 718 13 360 572 Sagadahoc ____________________________ 5 57 83 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Somerset _____________________________ 14 565 724 10 228 346 Waldo ________________________________ 8 207 430 7 65 116 

~.,a~~i~~~~_===========:::=====:=::::=: 4 130 192 4 9 (0) 

20 323 400 2 (0) 4 43 98 All other counties ______________________ 4 (0) (0) 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

TAME HAY OTHER THAN 

ALFALFA, SMALL GRAIN, 

AND WILD HAY (SEE 

TEXn (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 2494 136 898 240 564 3 (0) 3200 160 072 274091 5 145 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 159 8988 18009 178 10 136 19 185 Aroostook _____________________________ 227 12872 20980 325 13 278 19091 Cumberland ___________________________ 179 9771 16380 250 11 774 20907 Franklin _______________________________ 120 7 176 12873 175 8253 13778 Hancock ______________________________ 62 1 473 2660 90 2435 3504 Kennebec _____________________________ 272 17348 33447 (0) 318 21 318 38925 (0) Knox _________________________________ 77 4539 6650 74 3099 5884 Lincoln _______________________________ 102 4043 6921 106 4966 7243 Oxford ________________________________ 150 6707 11 064 223 8 941 14916 (0) Penobscot ____________________________ 262 15706 26541 (0) 342 20439 36932 (0) 

Piscataqu;s ____________________________ 79 4248 7 110 94 4595 6831 

~~~~:r:=::==========::=======:=:==: 62 2702 5 158 66 3 355 5287 255 17 608 29908 321 18942 32791 (0) Waldo ________________________________ 214 12535 24889 247 12548 22 509 

~.,a~~i~~~~~_=:::=:====:==:=:::=:=:::=:: 63 2028 3 190 86 2 892 4642 

211 9 154 14 784 (0) 305 13 103 21 886 (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 203 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRy) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 783 25027 29 947 4 (0) 797 24672 29050 (0) 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 40 1 369 1 777 23 663 854 Aroostook _____________________________ 41 791 937 42 1 466 1 749 Cumberland ___________________________ 72 3 198 4033 (0) 69 1 734 2255 Franklin _______________________________ Hancock 34 643 898 28 525 597 ______________________________ 44 m 864 24 464 433 (0) Kennebec _____________________________ 90 3478 4055 (0) 97 3987 5573 Knox _________________________________ 39 1 319 1 435 51 1 731 2537 Uncoln _______________________________ Oxford 50 1 987 2692 56 1 501 1 328 ________________________________ 49 1 521 1 966 45 1 605 1 598 Penobscot ____________________________ 63 2041 2 106 (0) 82 2973 2792 

Piscataquis ____________________________ 18 692 521 15 298 272 Sagadahoc ____________________________ 19 570 470 22 588 772 Somerset _____________________________ 61 2425 3249 77 2463 2456 Waldo ________________________________ 59 1 773 2582 54 1 830 1 863 Washington ___________________________ york __________________________________ 26 566 425 36 636 690 78 1 877 1 937 (0) 76 2208 3281 

GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, 

AND GREEN CHOP HAY 

(TONS, GREEN) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 419 31 478 199021 526 28800 164 475 (0) 

CountIes 

Androscoggin __________________________ 39 3251 22573 47 2493 16680 Aroostook _____________________________ 25 1 259 8264 32 1 121 4834 Cumberland ___________________________ 21 1 921 11 555 39 2324 11 860 Franklin _______________________________ 16 860 5846 20 945 5927 Kennebec _____________________________ Knox 68 6 185 47911 70 5062 36494 _________________________________ 

Oxford 9 (0) (0) 8 361 1 446 ________________________________ 20 1 284 5892 32 1 475 10102 Penobscot ____________________________ 68 6262 40592 76 4 197 23415 Piscataquis ____________________________ 9 (0) (0) 11 640 5839 Sagadahoc ____________________________ 8 1 000 5412 11 937 5860 

Somerset _____________________________ 

Waldo 63 4413 24867 65 3640 21 027 ________________________________ 

Washington 37 2796 12842 51 3 145 9699 ___________________________ 8 359 1 695 8 754 1 858 york __________________________________ 19 630 3628 39 1 496 8141 Ali other counties ______________________ 9 168 834 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR 

GREEN CHOP (TONS, 

GREEN) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 544 28711 442833 690 32517 486368 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ Aroostook 65 4 108 71 620 77 3992 66 697 _____________________________ 21 784 10057 22 810 8922 Cumberland ___________________________ 32 1 128 16607 41 1 768 23 812 Franklin _______________________________ 33 1 188 22335 42 1 455 25651 Hancock ______________________________ 7 (0) (0) 6 17 231 Kennebec _____________________________ Knox 80 4556 70339 94 4604 69 B65 _________________________________ 

Uncoin 8 152 2265 10 150 2165 _______________________________ 10 412 7 128 13 429 6997 Oxford ________________________________ Penobscot 29 1 551 22380 42 1 791 25893 ____________________________ 78 5710 82746 90 5984 80 446 

Piscataquis ____________________________ 12 991 14445 14 1 070 1534B 

~============================ 8 395 4950 17 (0) 8420 

Waldo 71 4 142 68 067 97 5474 88 853 ________________________________ 

Washington 57 2591 38459 74 2738 38 409 ___________________________ york __________________________________ 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) 20 30 954 12769 48 1 689 24639 

204 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

SORGHUM FOR SILAGE OR 

GREEN CHOP (TONS, 

GREEN) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 19 493 6407 - - 17 546 2311 - -

Counties 

Kennebec _____________________________ 4 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Penobscot ____________________________ Waldo 6 123 1 495 - - 6 217 575 - - ________________________________ 3 16 (0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA! All other counties ______________________ 6 (0) 1410 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA 

Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning ;:,1 abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

LAND USED FOR 

VEGETABLES (SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 509 9700 73 776 535 11 266 62 688 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 30 328 10 93 38 196 9 65 Aroostook _____________________________ 71 6119 6 (0) 97 7997 3 (0) Cumberland ___________________________ 57 690 15 289 49 819 14 325 Franklin _______________________________ 10 140 3 66 12 65 1 (0) Hancock ______________________________ 23 45 4 7 26 53 5 9 Kennebec _____________________________ 50 406 3 4 40 304 3 3 Knox _________________________________ 16 130 1 (0) 11 103 Lincoln _______________________________ 25 115 2 (0) 28 169 3 9 Oxford ________________________________ 23 149 3 (0) 33 160 4 (0) Penobscot ____________________________ 58 358 2 (0) 50 235 2 (0) 

Piscataquis ____________________________ 4 8 6 21 Sagadahoc ____________________________ 13 210 2 (0) 16 182 2 (0) Somerset _____________ .------_________ 20 t90 1 (0) 26 220 2 (0) Waldo ________________________________ 33 102 3 5 29 108 1 (0) Washington ___________________________ 19 49 1 (0) 21 53 2 (0) York __________________________________ 57 682 17 137 53 583 11 132 

VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 509 9727 73 776 535 11 278 62 700 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 30 335 10 93 38 196 9 85 Aroostook _____________________________ 71 6120 6 (0) 97 7995 3 (0) Cumberland ___________________________ 57 690 15 289 49 831 14 339 Franklin _______________________________ 10 138 3 66 12 62 1 (0) Hancock ______________________________ 23 46 4 7 26 49 5 9 Kennebec _____________________________ 50 409 3 4 40 310 3 3 Knox _________________________________ 16 128 1 (0) 11 103 Lincoln _______________________________ 25 114 2 (0) 28 167 3 9 Oxford ________________________________ 23 154 3 (0) 33 159 4 (0) Penobscot ____________________________ 58 361 2 (0) 50 238 2 (0) 

Piscataquis ____________________________ 4 7 6 21 Sagadahoc ____________________________ 13 209 2 (0) 16 182 2 !O) Somerset _____________________________ 20 190 1 (0) 26 220 2 Waldo (8! ________________________________ 33 105 3 6 29 108 1 Washington _______ • ___________________ 19 49 1 (0) 21 58 2 (0) York __________________________________ 57 674 17 137 53 581 11 132 

ASPARAGUS 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 20 47 24 12 5 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 205 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Geographic area Harvested 

Farms 

SNAP BEANS 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 132 

Counties 

Androscoggin _________________________ _ Aroostook ____________________________ _ 12 

11 Cumberland __________________________ _ 21 Franklin ______________________________ _ Kennebec 4 ____________________________ _ 11 Knox ________________________________ _ 6 Uncoln ______________________________ _ 5 Oxford _______________________________ _ 3 Penobscot ___________________________ _ 20 Sagadahoc ___________________________ _ 7 

Somerset ____________________________ _ 5 Waldo _______________________________ _ 7 Washington __________________________ _ 4 York _________________________________ _ 12 All other counties _____________________ _ 4 

BEETS 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 55 

Counties 

Aroostook ____________________________ _ 9 Cumberland __________________________ _ Kennebec 8 ____________________________ _ 8 Penobscot ___________________________ _ 5 

~~1~~:,-=========================== York _________________________________ _ 

5 

5 

5 All other counties _____________________ _ 10 

BROCCOLI 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 55 

Counties 

Androscoggln _________________________ _ Aroostook ____________________________ _ 4 

12 Cumberland __________________________ _ 4 Hancock _____________________________ _ 5 Kennebec ____________________________ _ Knox 4 ________________________________ _ 

Uncoln 4 ______________________________ _ 4 Penobscot ___________________________ _ Washington 3 __________________________ _ York _________________________________ _ 4 

5 Ali other counties _____________________ _ 6 

HEAD CABBAGE 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 56 

Counties 

Androscoggin _________________________ _ Aroostook ____________________________ _ 5 

6 Cumberland __________________________ _ Hancock 8 _____________________________ _ 4 Kennebec ____________________________ _ 5 Uncoln ______________________________ _ 3 Penobscot ___________________________ _ 3 Sagadahoc ___________________________ _ Waldo 5 _______________________________ _ 

Washington 4 __________________________ _ 

York _________________________________ _ 6 

3 All other counties _____________________ _ 6 

206 MAINE 

1987 

Acres 

127 

16 

3 

36 

5 

9 

4 

1 

(Z) 

9 

2 

2 

4 

1 

33 

2 

34 

2 

13 

3 

3 

5 

1 

2 

4 

2367 

4 2339 11 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

3 

2 

94 

(D) 

15 

27 

1 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

2 

4 

Irrigated 

Farms 

22 

4 

2 

7 

3 

1 

8 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

9 

1 

1 

3 

1 

1 

8 

5 

1 

Acres 

23 

2 

(D) 

12 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

52 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

19 

(D) 

(D) 

Harvested 

Farms 

136 

12 

12 

14 

4 

10 (NA) 

3 

11 

9 

3 

14 

4 

9 

20 

(NA) 

48 

3 

6 

6 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

54 

5 

12 

4 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

68 

5 

5 

8 

5 

9 (NA) 8 (NA) 5 

3 

6 (NA) 

1982 

Acres 

105 

9 

4 

24 

1 

11 (NA) 

(D) 

3 

5 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

7 

21 (NA) 

25 

2 

8 

3 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 (NA) 

302 

3 284 6 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

(NA) 

1 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

140 

1 

5 

70 

2 

7 (NA) 

11 

(NA) 

2 

(D) 

2 (NA) 

Irrigated 

Farms 

18 

4 

1 

3 

1 

1 (NA) 

1 

1 

4 (NA) 

5 

1 

1 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

2 

2 

1 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 (NA) 

17 

2 

1 

7 

1 

1 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

1 

1 

2 (NA) 

Acres 

18 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

65 

(D) 

(D) 

62 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Geographic area 

CANTALOUPS 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 

Counties 

York _________________________________ _ 

Ali other counties _____________________ _ 

CARROTS 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 

Counties 

Aroostook ____________________________ _ 

Cumberland __________________________ _ Hancock _____________________________ _ 

Kennebec ____________________________ _ Knox ________________________________ _ 

Penobscot ___________________________ _ 

Somerset ____________________________ _ Waldo _______________________________ _ 

Washington __________________________ _ YorL ________________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

CAULIFLOWER 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 

Counties 

Androscoggin _________________________ _ 

Cumberland __________________________ _ Lincoln ______________________________ _ 

Penobscot ___________________________ _ York _________________________________ _ 

Ali other counties _____________________ _ 

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 

Counties 

Androscoggin _________________________ _ 

Aroostook ____________________________ _ 

Cumberland __________________________ _ 

Kennebec ____________________________ _ Knox ________________________________ _ 

Lincoln ______________________________ _ Oxford _____________________ - ___ - _____ _ 

Penobscot ___________________________ _ Sagadahoc ___________________________ _ 

Somerset ____________________________ _ 

Waldo _______________________________ _ 

Washington __________________________ _ York _________________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

LETTUCE AND ROMAINE 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 

Counties 

Cumberland __________________________ _ 

Hancock _____________________________ _ Knox ________________________________ _ 

Lincoln ______________________________ _ 

Waldo _______________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

Harvested 

Farms 

21 

5 

16 

74 

11 

11 

3 

6 

5 

6 

3 

8 

7 

6 

8 

28 

3 

5 

3 

3 

3 

11 

132 

10 

7 

20 

13 

5 

3 

7 

21 

5 

7 

3 

5 

21 

5 

34 

5 

4 

4 

3 

4 

14 

1987 

Acres 

9 

4 

6 

63 

22 

9 

(Z) 

2 

2 

3 

1 

1 

6 

1 

16 

36 

(0) 

11 

1 

(0) 

1 

21 

95 

10 

4 

19 

8 

(0) 

1 

3 

14 

4 

7 

(0) 

4 

13 

2 

32 

8 

1 

1 

1 

4 

18 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Irrigated 

Farms 

8 

4 

4 

13 

2 

5 

1 

1 

3 

6 

1 

4 

25 

4 

2 

7 

1 

6 

2 

11 

3 

1 

1 

2 

4 

Acres 

4 

3 

1 

9 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

10 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

22 

6 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

16 

8 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

Harvested 

Farms 

15 

(NA) 

(NA) 

76 

8 

6 

9 

4 (NA) 

(NA) 

4 

5 

5 

7 (NA) 

38 

(NA) 

7 (NA) 

5 

6 (NA) 

141 

15 

9 

15 

11 (NA) 

3 

11 

18 

6 

10 

3 

7 

18 (NA) 

45 

7 

7 (NA) 

3 

3 (NA) 

1982 

Acres 

8 

(NA) 

(NA) 

68 

3 

10 

3 

2 (NA) 

(NA) 

2 

1 

3 

2 (NA) 

36 

(NA) 

18 

(NA) 

2 

4 (NA) 

97 

10 

4 

19 

14 

(NA) 

3 

4 

7 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

3 

16 

(NA) 

49 

24 

2 (NA) 

(0) 

1 (NA) 

Irrigated 

Farms 

6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

9 

1 

1 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 (NA) 

7 

(NA) 

4 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

26 

7 

1 

5 

(NA) 

1 

2 

1 

4 (NA) 

14 

6 

1 (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

Acres 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

15 

(NA) 

14 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

23 

6 

(0) 

9 

(NA) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

28 

22 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

MAINE 207 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

DRY ONIONS 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 25 15 3 (Z) 23 5 (D) 

Counties 

Aroostook _____________________________ 5 1 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cumberland ___________________________ 3 (Z) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Washington ___________________________ 5 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 12 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

GREEN PEAS, EXCLUDING 

GREEN COWPEAS 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 140 3615 19 41 187 7845 20 83 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 9 8 3 5 12 8 7 4 Aroostook _____________________________ 40 3456 1 (D) 78 7640 2 (D) Cumberland ___________________________ 16 29 7 12 13 82 3 10 Franklin _______________________________ 3 8 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) Hancock ______________________________ 3 (D) 1 (D) 7 2 1 (D) Kennebec _____________________________ 10 24 12 30 Knox _________________________________ 4 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Lincoln ------ - - - --- - - ------- ---------- 6 2 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oxford ________________________________ 4 3 2 (D) 5 1 Penobscot ____________________________ 18 13 15 10 

Somerset _____________________________ 3 (D) 10 9 Waldo ________________________________ 4 1 (D) 5 2 Washing10n ___________________________ 6 2 (D) 7 (D) 1 (D) York __________________________________ 10 44 (D) 11 16 3 5 All other counties ______________________ 4 13 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SWEET PEPPERS 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 36 23 12 9 25 19 9 12 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 7 3 2 (D) 5 1 3 (D) Cumberland ___________________________ 7 8 3 4 6 12 4 9 Franklin _______________________________ 3 2 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) York __________________________________ 8 6 4 (D) 6 5 1 (D) All other counties ______________________ 11 5 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

PUMPKINS 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 153 211 16 23 80 92 8 15 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 14 19 2 (D) 8 5 (D) Aroostook _____________________________ 13 7 2 (D) 6 4 Cumberland ___________________________ 20 61 6 12 11 24 3 8 Franklin _______________________________ 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Hancock ______________________________ 9 6 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Kennebec _____________________________ 18 23 8 11 1 (D) Lincoln _______________________________ 4 6 4 7 Oxford ________________________________ 9 9 2 (D) 7 6 (D) Penobscot ____________________________ 16 15 1 (D) 12 9 Sagadahoc ____________________________ 3 7 3 (D) 

Somerset _____________________________ 5 4 3 5 Waldo ________________________________ 9 8 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Washing10n ___________________________ 8 4 3 (D) - York __________________________________ 18 38 (D) 11 17 2 (D) All other counties ______________________ 4 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SPINACH 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 21 79 3 (D) 19 10 4 

208 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

SQUASH 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 173 299 20 40 170 428 18 34 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 17 23 4 4 10 13 3 (0) Aroostook _____________________________ 15 12 3 1 7 5 1 (0) Cumberland ___________________________ 17 63 5 25 18 80 4 20 Hancock ______________________________ 5 (0) 8 5 1 (0) Kennebec _____________________________ 21 34 11 12 1 (0) Knox _________________________________ 6 26 (0) 8 73 Lincoln _______________________________ 6 15 - 10 92 Oxford ________________________________ 7 9 (0) 13 8 2 (0) Penobscot ____________________________ 32 45 20 20 1 (0) Sagadahoc ____________________________ 6 10 5 (0) 

Somerset _____________________________ 7 6 8 36 (0) Waldo ________________________________ 7 11 (0) 11 15 Washing10n ___________________________ 6 5 - 13 11 York __________________________________ 16 30 3 (0) 20 25 3 (0) All other counties ______________________ 5 (0) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SWEET CORN 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 294 2 107 36 362 326 1 685 38 316 

Counties 

~~~~~:;~~~~========================== 21 205 6 65 31 115 8 38 

15 29 16 21 1 (0) Cumberland ___________________________ 41 336 12 136 38 391 8 157 Franklin _______________________________ 8 106 3 (0) 7 20 1 (0) Hancock ______________________________ 12 16 14 14 2 (0) Kennebec _____________________________ 33 258 2 (0) 33 182 1 (0) Knox _________________________________ 8 43 4 9 Lincoln _______________________________ 11 68 2 (0) 11 31 1 (0) Oxford ________________________________ 19 114 1 (0) 24 119 2 (0) Penobscot ____________________________ 40 232 43 157 2 (0) 

Somerset _____________________________ 16 145 19 96 2 (0) Waldo ________________________________ 20 62 21 78 Washington ___________________________ 9 (0) 1 (0) 11 (0) 1 (0) York __________________________________ 33 459 9 93 40 405 9 89 All other counUes ______________________ 8 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

TOMATOES 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 137 70 30 19 132 83 25 22 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 13 6 6 3 16 10 8 6 Aroostook _____________________________ 4 1 6 2 2 (0) Cumberland ___________________________ 17 12 8 5 16 16 6 9 Hancock ______________________________ 5 1 3 1 Kennebec _____________________________ 14 9 13 9 Lincoln _______________________________ 6 1 (0) 6 6 2 (0) Oxford ________________________________ 10 6 12 8 1 (0) Penobscot ____________________________ 15 6 (0) 11 5 1 (0) Sagadahoc ____________________________ 4 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Somerset _____________________________ 5 3 7 4 Waldo ________________________________ 8 3 2 (0) 6 1 Washington ___________________________ 4 2 6 3 1 (0) York __________________________________ 27 18 10 8 24 19 4 4 All other counties ______________________ 5 1 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

TURNIPS 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 9 29 (0) 20 40 (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 209 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

MIXED VEGETABLES 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 52 149 8 30 74 146 6 11 

Counties 

Aroostook ____________________________ _ 4 12 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cumberland __________________________ _ 7 22 (D) 9 18 1 (D) Hancock _____________________________ _ 8 9 (D) 8 14 1 (D) Kennebec ____________________________ _ 9 24 5 19 Penobscot ___________________________ _ 3 10 (D) 4 1 York _________________________________ _ 7 16 (D) 8 24 1 (D) All other counties _____________________ _ 14 55 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

OTHER VEGETABLES 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 20 141 (D) 8 54 (D) 

Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Total Trees or vines not of bearing age Trees or vines of bearing age Harvested 

Geographic area 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

LAND IN 

ORCHARDS 

State Total 

Maine _____________ 1987 __ 394 7405 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

1982 __ 414 7772 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Counties, 1987 

Androscoggin ____________ 36 1 848 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Aroostook _______________ 15 40 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Cumberland ______________ 27 412 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Franklin _________________ 24 516 (X) (X) (X) 

~ (X) (X) (X) Hancock _________________ 24 145 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kennebec _______________ 29 660 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Knox ____________________ 16 180 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Uncoln __________________ 14 72 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Oxford __________________ 42 1 161 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Penobscot _______________ 40 334 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Piscataquis ______________ 10 21 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Sagadahoc ______________ 14 80 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Somerset ________________ 12 152 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Waldo ___________________ 24 257 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Washington ______________ 15 71 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) York ____________________ 52 1 457 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

APPLES 

State Total 

Maine _____________ 1987 __ 386 7293 648 653 277 134649 333 514004 267 70609358 1982 __ 400 7633 590 770 295 133 027 336 457 743 241 90 293 322 

Counties, 1987 

Androscoggin ____________ 36 1 842 195799 20 17463 33 178336 30 19 528 746 Aroostook _______________ 15 (D) 2303 11 981 13 1 322 9 22792 Cumberland ______________ 27 410 43985 17 12 910 22 31 075 16 3 293 589 Franklin _________________ 24 516 28362 17 4849 23 23513 20 3 961 108 Hancock _________________ 23 142 8204 19 3605 20 4599 16 943 770 Kennebec _______________ 27 651 74537 16 5591 26 68946 22 9 068 684 Knox ____________________ 16 177 15736 14 8254 14 7462 10 1 593275 Lincoln __________________ 13 68 4746 10 1 576 12 3 170 11 618197 Oxford __________________ 40 1 133 86283 24 16 465 33 69818 27 14 021 505 Penobscot _______________ 40 327 30998 32 14 035 29 16963 26 1 690 735 

Piscataquis ______________ 10 (D) 733 6 542 8 191 3 (D) 

tl:,~:r'_============== 14 73 6878 12 3758 10 3120 7 94120 

12 151 13668 12 2936 11 10732 5 (D) Waldo ___________________ 24 250 22687 18 7590 21 15077 17 1 999113 Washington ______________ 15 69 5689 13 1 844 10 3825 9 615240 York ____________________ 50 1 427 10e 085 36 32250 48 75835 39 12 009 359 

210 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Total Trees or vines not of bearing age Trees or vines of bearing age Harvested 

Geographic area 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

APRICOTS 

State Total 

Maine _____________ 1987 __ 3 1 21 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 1982 __ 5 2 164 3 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

CHERRIES, 

TOTAL (SEE 

TEXT) 

State Total 

Maine _____________ 1987 __ 36 15 571 23 165 22 406 12 2741 1982 __ 55 18 909 41 286 32 623 12 1 658 

Counties, 1987 

Hancock _________________ 3 (D) 11 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) Kennebec _______________ 3 1 16 2 f) 1 (D) - - Knox ____________________ 3 1 17 2 D) 1 (D) - - Oxford __________________ 5 5 (D) 4 72 3 (D) 2 (D) Penobscot _______________ 6 2 55 3 32 5 23 4 (D) York ____________________ 6 1 26 3 9 4 17 3 350 All other counties _________ 10 (D) (D) 7 23 6 127 2 (D) 

GRAPES (SEE 

TEXT) (FRESH 

WEIGHT) 

State Total 

Maine _____________ 1967 __ 36 17 6662 31 667 27 5795 6 (D) 

1982 __ 60 38 17 607 45 2568 54 15039 22 5723 

PEACHES 

State Total 

Maine _____________ 1987 __ 28 31 2348 21 370 18 1 978 6 (D) 1982 __ 52 25 1 579 41 394 34 1 185 10 (D) 

Counties, 1987 

Kennebec _______________ 5 2 (D) 3 (D) 4 10 2 (D) Oxford __________________ 3 (D) (D) - - 3 (D) 1 (D) Sagadahoc ______________ 4 1 56 4 (D) 2 (D) - - York ____________________ 10 22 1 854 10 237 6 1 617 2 (D) All other counties _________ 6 (D) 211 4 43 3 168 1 (D) 

PEARS 

State Total 

Maine _____________ 1987 __ 34 26 1 732 24 1 230 23 502 14 17273 1982 __ 57 32 1 216 43 673 35 543 20 67932 

Counties, 1987 

Androscoggin ____________ 5 3 146 1 (D) 5 (D) 3 1 228 Kennebec _______________ 3 1 20 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) Penobscot _______________ 6 2 (D) 5 (D) 4 (D) 3 (D) Sagadahoc ______________ 5 1 54 4 34 3 20 2 (D) Waldo ___________________ 3 2 119 3 (D) 1 (D) - - All other counties _________ 12 18 (D) 10 923 7 293 5 13190 

PLUMS AND 

PRUNES (SEE 

TEXT) (FRESH 

WEIGHT) 

State Total 

Maine _____________ 1987 __ 27 17 717 13 176 24 541 19 28156 

1982 __ 46 17 742 30 273 30 469 21 5122 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 211 
Table 29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

BERRIES 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 739 24303 (X) 92 711 792 19584 (X) 73 1 410 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 22 53 (X) 10 33 16 39 (X) 7 25 Aroostook _____________________________ 19 40 (X) 5 1 14 27 (X) 1 (D) Cumberland ___________________________ 35 297 (X) 11 26 42 310 (X) 12 29 Franklin _______________________________ Hancock 17 173 (X) 5 14 9 27 (X) 1 (D) ______________________________ 

Kennebec 162 4233 (X) 9 96 152 (D) (X) 3 9 _____________________________ 35 239 (X) 10 23 26 (D) (X) 3 3 Knox _________________________________ Uncoln 42 1 892 (X) 1 (D) 54 1 294 (X) 2 (D) _______________________________ 21 519 (X) 1 (D) 32 424 (X) 1 (D) Oxford ________________________________ 26 249 (X) 6 41 24 138 (X) 5 35 Penobscot ____________________________ 29 149 (X) 5 (D) 34 224 (X) 6 10 

Piscataquis ____________________________ 6 94 (X) 3 19 6 37 (X) 

~============================ 5 13 (X) 1 (D) 5 5 (X) 2 (D) 

WaJdo 9 21 (X) 5 13 17 21 (X) 2 (D) ________________________________ 

Washington 38 575 (X) 46 800 (X) 2 (D) ___________________________ 242 15 501 (X) 8 210 269 (D) (X) 8 862 york __________________________________ 31 255 (X) 12 191 46 767 (X) 18 376 

TAME BLUEBERRIES 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 110 2426 2463 810 14 132 83 1 306 1 486944 7 42 

Counties 

Cumberland ___________________________ 5 (D) (D) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Franklin _______________________________ Hancock 5 27 27400 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ______________________________ 

Kennebec _____________________________ 28 342 356 192 4 (D) 19 266 279414 - Uncoln 6 8 7100 2 (D) 5 (D) (D) (D) _______________________________ Oxford 3 (D) (D) 3 14 7350 ________________________________ Waldo 4 72 69000 3 3 1 822 ________________________________ 5 52 21 938 7 103 80 192 1 (D) Washington ___________________________ 35 1 796 1861 903 1 (D) 31 808 986 705 2 (D) york __________________________________ 15 40 49000 2 (D) 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) All other counties ______________________ 4 45 22 200 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

WILD BLUEBERRIES 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 433 21 186 31 988 060 9 334 474 17773 29661 891 10 1 177 

Counties 

Cumberland ___________________________ 9 208 248 980 (D) 8 235 277 826 Franklin _______________________________ Hancock 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ______________________________ 125 3870 5028 157 (D) 118 3088 6072424 1 (D) Kennebec _____________________________ Knox _________________________________ 6 83 41 700 3 55 32560 - UncoIn 33 1846 1 964 489 44 1 212 947 139 (D) _______________________________ Oxford ________________________________ 12 434 424 199 19 367 331 491 

Penobscot 8 119 96 080 6 78 106 800 ____________________________ Waldo 3 56 (D) 10 165 157269 ________________________________ 

Washington 26 505 477 466 27 688 847747 ___________________________ 201 13695 23 106 239 6 (D) 230 11 168 20 043 424 6 (D) york __________________________________ 3 (0) (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) (D) 2 (D) All other counties ______________________ 4 79 136661 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 104 100 94 811 25 25 71 27 27373 14 6 

CountIes 

Androscoggin-------------------------- 10 5 3741 5 (D) 4 3 2925 3 (D) Aroostook _____________________________ Cumberland 7 4 4883 4 1 5 1 1 130 1 (D) ___________________________ 11 (D) 5754 4 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) FrankIIn _______________________________ Hancock 6 (D) 6177 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ______________________________ Kennebec 7 6 7040 2 (D) 7 (D) 1671 _____________________________ 13 22 17 854 6 3 7358 lincoln _____ • _________________________ 7 (D) (0) 5 (D) 1 135 Oxford ________________________________ 7 (D) 6500 2 (D) 5 (D) 1856 Penobscot ____________________________ 11 (D) 5384 - 7 (0) 2310 1 (D) 

~===::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3 (D) (D) (D) 4 2 837 2 (D) 

Waldo 3 (0) (D) (0) 3 (D) 350 ________________________________ 6 (D) 3694 4 (0) 745 york __________________________________ 10 (D) 21 025 3 6 12 4 2865 6 3 All other counties ______________________ 3 1 1 100 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

212 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quilntity Farms Acres 

STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 163 588 2087537 61 219 213 454 1 562 119 55 184 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 13 43 177 209 5 27 13 32 98392 5 22 Aroostook _____________________________ 15 36 92623 3 1 12 25 36850 1 (0) Cumberland ___________________________ 20 54 217 215 8 20 31 73 254 509 11 (0) Franklin _______________________________ 7 10 29146 3 8 4 (0) (0) 1 (0) Hancock ______________________________ 8 15 80437 4 5 17 18 37682 2 (0) Kennebec _____________________________ 20 126 352365 8 (0) 15 37 130 737 2 (0) Knox _________________________________ 7 5 15703 1 (0) 5 1 4117 1 (0) Uncoln _______________________________ 4 61 227690 1 (0) 5 (0) (0) 1 (0) Oxford ________________________________ 12 52 264 408 6 (0) 10 42 238 970 5 35 Penobscot ____________________________ 17 84 263450 5 (0) 23 55 199 900 6 (0) 

Somerset _____________________________ 5 13 83100 4 (0) 13 15 47554 2 (0) Waldo ________________________________ 5 (0) (0) - 11 8 19310 1 (0) 

~o~~i~~~_=========================== 10 10 16286 1 (0) 12 16 41 416 2 (0) 

15 38 118825 9 30 37 80 252408 15 54 All other counties ______________________ 5 (0) (0) 3 19 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for 

Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Sq. fl under Sq. fl under 

glass or other Acres in the Sales glass or other Acres in the Sales Farms protection open ($1,000) Farms protection open ($1,000) 

NURSERY AND 

GREENHOUSE CROPS 

(SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 370 1 660910 716 11 582 339 1 391 416 526 7298 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 25 96 039 53 726 23 86 607 (0) 503 Aroostook _____________________________ 18 81 390 2 276 11 (0) (0) 197 CUmberland ___________________________ 52 352519 85 2785 45 339791 41 1 575 Franklin _______________________________ 11 24483 23 128 8 11 952 7 53 Hancock ______________________________ 26 149 235 10 657 25 68 410 11 636 Kennebec _____________________________ 30 164 364 47 1 176 33 170383 84 991 Knox _________________________________ 16 39~ (0) 522 13 53 472 18 335 Uncoin _______________________________ 

Oxford 15 15 658 19 27077 20 158 ________________________________ 18 45 305 (0) (0) 21 (0) (0) (0) Penobscot ____________________________ 43 82229 15 374 33 44 037 14 222 

~============================ 14 53 509 6 368 8 33246 (0) 59 

Waldo 17 52462 6 196 21 85 334 6 224 ________________________________ 19 82349 29 346 11 (0) (0) 185 york __________________________________ 54 284 191 115 1 432 49 254 546 45 (0) All other counties ______________________ 12 (0) 25 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

NURSERY, FLORICULTURE, 

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 

SEED CROPS, SOD, ETC., 

GROWN IN THE OPEN, 

IRRIGATED (SEE TEXT) 

Stat. Totsl 

MaIne ________________________________ 57 (Xl 324 (Xl 32 (Xl 217 (Xl 

Counties 

Androscoggln __________________________ 3 (Xl (0) (Xl (NA) (Xl (NA) (Xl CUmberland ___________________________ 16 (Xl 53 (Xl 7 (Xl 24 (Xl Franklin _______________________________ 3 (Xl (0) (Xl (NA) 

~ ~l (Xl Hancock ______________________________ 6 (Xl 4 

~ 3 Kennebec _____________________________ 5 (Xl (0) 4 ~ 

~ 8 Oxford ________________________________ 4 (Xl (0) 3 (0) (Xl Penobscot ____________________________ 3 (Xl 2 (Xl (NA) (NA) (Xl york __________________________________ 8 (Xl 15 (Xl 6 (Xl 9 (Xl All other counties ______________________ 9 (Xl 7 (Xl (NA) (Xl (NA) (Xl 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 213 
Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for 

Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Geographic area 

BEDDING PLANTS 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 

Counties 

Androscoggin _________________________ _ Aroostook ____________________________ _ 

Cumberland __________________________ _ Franklin ______________________________ _ Hancock _____________________________ _ 

Kennabec ____________________________ _ Knox ________________________________ _ 

Lincoln ______________________________ _ Oxford _______________________________ _ Penobscot ___________________________ _ 

Waldo ~~:r~~r::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: _______________________________ _ 

Washington __________________________ _ York _________________________________ _ 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT 

FLORIST GREENS 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 

Counties 

Androscoggin _________________________ _ 

Cumberland __________________________ _ Franklin ______________________________ _ Hancock _____________________________ _ Kennebec ____________________________ _ 

Lincoln ______________________________ _ 

Penobscot ___________________________ _ 

Sagadahoc ___________________________ _ 

York _________________________________ _ All other counties _____________________ _ 

FOLIAGE AND POTTED 

FLOWERING PLANTS, 

TOTAL 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 

Counties 

~~~~S;;~91~::::::::::::::==:::=::=:== Franklin ______________________________ _ 

Hancock _____________________________ _ Kennebec ____________________________ _ Knox ________________________________ _ 

Lincoln ______________________________ _ 

Penobscot ___________________________ _ 

~a~~a_h_~:::::::::=::::::::=::::::=:= York _________________________________ _ 

All olher counties _____________________ _ 

FOLIAGE PLANTS 

State Total 

Maine _______________________________ _ 

Counties 

Cumberland __________________________ _ 

Hancock _____________________________ _ Kennebec ____________________________ _ Knox ________________________________ _ 

~~~-~=:======:==:::::=:=======:== All olher counties _____________________ _ 

Farms 

239 

15 

10 

28 

8 

22 

17 

13 

10 

11 

36 

10 

12 

10 

9 

28 

60 

5 

13 

3 

6 

5 

5 

3 

3 

11 

6 

96 

5 

22 

3 

9 

9 

10 

4 

6 

5 

3 

15 

5 

35 

9 

3 

3 

4 

3 

7 

6 

1987 

Sq. It. under 

glass or other 

protection 

981 425 

60 421 56310 

157752 (D) 

91 591 90344 

53240 

23700 (D) 

75774 

32705 

41 842 72479 

20246 

172485 

45458 

9900 

13786 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

7410 

2120 

399 088 

13184 

103 079 

(D) 

26244 (D) 

47173 

8900 

2988 (D) 

(D) 

90216 

23810 

74875 

18804 (D) 

(D) 

5898 

5625 

7350 

22298 

Acres in the 

open 

29 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

2 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

45 

(D) 

18 

(D) 

3 

4 

2 

(D) 

4 

9 

2 

24 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

1 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Sales 

($1,000) 

4293 

166 

198 

804 

(D) 

398 

439 

234 

385 

103 

318 

152 

171 

250 

(D) 

541 

419 

(D) 

84 

3 

17 

(D) 

5 

2 

(D) 

67 

6 

2930 

75 1 231 6 180 

(D) 

185 

44 

14 

(D) 

(D) 

299 

76 

489 

223 

(D) 

11 

34 

43 

58 

(D) 

Farms 

233 

18 

7 

27 

5 

21 

21 

9 

11 

13 

27 

6 

13 

9 

8 

32 

43 

3 

10 

(NA) 

3 

5 

3 (NA) 

(NA) 

9 (NA) 

90 

4 

17 

4 

9 

11 

5 

4 

4 

4 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1982 

Sq. It. under 

glass or olher 

protection 

812137 

37466 

33830 

111 415 11 316 54894 

87629 

33172 

18727 

22765 

39055 

28760 

41 981 38484 

63281 

181 046 

47476 

8400 

14976 (NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

12600 (NA) 

379771 

12850 

174 300 

(D) 

25246 (D) 

19000 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

46100 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres in the 

open 

91 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

16 

3 (NA) 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 (NA) 

21 

2 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Sales 

($1,000) 

2726 

185 

131 

384 

36 

271 

360 

146 

101 

49 

183 

45 

159 

105 

51 

530 

293 

(D) 

22 

(NA) 

(D) 

26 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

18 

(NA) 

2272 

(D) 

967 

12 

301 

301 

92 

11 

5 

(D) 

(NA) 

335 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

214 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for 

Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Sq. ft. under Sq. ft. under glass or other Acres in the Sales glass or other Acres in the Sales 

Farms protection open ($1.000) Farms protection open ($1.000) 

POTTED FLOWERING 

PLANTS 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 83 324 213 20 2441 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 3 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cumberland ___________________________ 18 84275 (0) 1 008 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Franklin _______________________________ 3 (0) (0) (0) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) Hancock ______________________________ 7 (0) (0) (NA (NA) (NA) (NA) Kennebec _____________________________ 7 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Knox _________________________________ 9 41 275 (0) 151 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Uncoln _______________________________ 4 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Penobscot ____________________________ 6 (0) !O) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

~~~d~a_~~~=============:======:======= 4 (0) 0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) York __________________________________ 14 82866 (0) 244 (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 5 13810 1 54 (NA) (NA (NA) (NA) 

NURSERY CROPS 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 84 80507 500 3044 55 65655 351 1 745 

Counties 

Androscoggin __________________________ 6 (0) 45 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cumberland ___________________________ 8 2772 (0) (0) 8 28000 26 210 Franklin _______________________________ 4 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Hancock ______________________________ 6 !O) 3 42 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Kennebec _____________________________ 3 0) (0) !O) 6 6000 (0) (0) Knox _________________________________ 4 3348 (0) 0) 4 (0) (0) Lincoln _______________________________ 4 (0) 10 (0) 3 (0) (0) 30 Oxford ________________________________ 6 (0) (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) (0) Penobscot ____________________________ 7 (0) 11 38 6 11 29 Somerset _____________________________ 3 - (0) 7 6 (0) (0) 24 Waldo ________________________________ 9 (Ol (0) 42 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) York __________________________________ 19 (0 100 514 8 (0) 40 95 All other counties ______________________ 5 11 520 22 37 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 

SEEDS 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 23 79263 (0) 301 27 43790 40 166 

GREENHOUSE 

VEGETABLES 

State Total 

Maine ________________________________ 15 52038 (X) 131 12 24400 (X) 38 

Table 31. Other Crops: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State] 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 215 
Table 32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 

1987 and 1982 

[For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Market value Farms by value of sales 

Land in farms Harvested cropland of Occupation farming Occupation other than farming Geographic area agricultural 

products 

sold Less than $2,500 to $10,000 or Less than $2,500 to Farms Acres Farms Acres ($1,000) $2,500 $9,999 more $2,500 $9,999 

STATE TOTAL 

Maine ________________ 1987 __ 20 4343 15 1 901 1 617 5 3 9 2 1 1982 __ 11 1 894 11 401 739 1 - 3 5 2 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Aroostook ___________________ 4 429 4 281 82 - - 3 - 1 Kennebec ___________________ York ________________________ 3 525 1 (D) 191 - - 2 1 - 4 333 3 147 49 3 - 1 - - All other counties _____________ 9 3056 7 (D) 1 294 2 3 3 1 -

Table 33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1987 and 1982 

[For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Full owners Part owners 

Geographic area Land in Harvested Land in Harvested Number farms cropland Number farms cropland 

STATE TOTAL 

Maine _____________ 1981-_ 15 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 1982 __ 11 1 894 401 - - -

COUNTIES, 1987 

Kennebec _______________ 3 525 (D) - - - York ____________________ 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) (0) All other counties _________ 9 1 005 304 1 (0) (0) 

Table 34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

BLACK 

State Total 

Maine __________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

AMERICAN INDIAN 

State Total 

Maine __________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

York _________________________________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

OTHER RACES (SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Maine __________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

AroostooL ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

'Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 

All farms 

Farms 

2 

4 

11 

6 

3 

8 

7 

1 

3 

4 

Land in farms 

(D) 

(D) 

3 279 

974 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

610 

Tenants 

Land in Number farms 

3 2200 

- -

- - - - 3 2200 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more1 

Farms 

5 

2 

5 

3 

2 

1 

$10,000 or more 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Harvested 

cropland 

1 200 

-

-

- 1 200 

Land in farms 

(D) 

(D) 

2900 (0) 

2900 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

216 MAINE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1987 and 1982 

[For classification of Spanish origin, see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

All farms 

Geographic area 

STATE TOTAL 

Maine __________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

COUNTIES. 1987 

Aroostook ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

'Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 

Farms 

16 

10 

7 

9 

Table 36. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

Land in fanms Farms by land in farms 

Geographic area Less than 100 to 260 to 500 to Farms Acres 100 acres 259 acres 499 acres 999 acres 

Maine _____________ 13 2706 3 5 5 - Kennebec _________________ Waldo 3 590 - 2 1 - _____________________ 3 722 - 2 1 - All other counties ___________ 7 1 394 3 1 3 -

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

-

-

-

-

Land in 

farms 

4676 

3 104 

(D) 

(D) 

2,000 acres or more 

-

-

-

-

Forest 

service 

2 

-

-

2 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or 

more' 

Farms 

9 

3 

6 

3 

Source of permits 

Taylor Indian grazing land 

2 -

- - 2 - - -

Land in 

fanms 

3862 

990 

(D) 

(D) 

Other 

9 

3 

1 

5 

MAINE 217 

APPENDIX A. 

General Explanation 

Page 

DATA COLLECTION _______________________________________ A-1 

DATA PROCESSING _________________________________ .__ ___ A-2 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES __________________________________ A-2 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, AND 

RELATED PUBLICATIONS _________ • _____ • __________ ._____ A-2 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS __________________ ._____ A-3 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS_____ A-9 

DATA COLLECTION 

Method of Enumeration 

All agriculture censuses beginning with the 1969 census 

primarily have used mailouVmailback data collection. Direct 

enumeration methods, however, continue to be used for 

the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. 

Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1987 census was comprised of 

individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be 

readily identified as being associated with agriculture. The 

list was assembled from the records of the 1982 census, 

administrative records of the Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), and the statistical records of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). In addition, lists of large or specialized 

operations, such as nurseries and greenhouses, specialty 

crop farms, poultry farms, fish farms, livestock farms, and 

cattle feedlot operations, were obtained from State and 

Federal agencies, trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of companies having one or more establishments (or locations) producing agricultural products were 

obtained from the 1982 census and updated using the 

information from the Standard Statistical Establishment 

List maintained by the Census Bureau. Exhaustive record 

linkage, unduplication, and mathematical modeling yielded 

a final mail list of 4.1 million names and addresses that had 

a substantial probability of being a farm operation. 

Report Forms 

In 1987, three different report forms were used-a 

two-page, a four-page, and a six-page form to minimize the 

reporting burden, particularly for small farms and places 

less likely to be farms. The six-page sample form and the 

four-page nonsample form are the same, except sections 

23 through 28 have been added to the sample form to 

obtain supplemental information from a sample of farms. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

The information collected in these sections will give the 

Bureau of the Census a good basis for making estimates of 

these data for other farms included in the census. The 

two-page form does not have as many questions or as 

much detail as the four-page and six-page forms. The 

four-page form has 11 regional versions and the six-page 

form has 13 regional versions. Both forms have different 

crops prelisted. Appendix D contains copies of both the 

two-page and six-page forms. 

The six-page form was mailed to 1,104,000 addressees 

on the mail list, including all those expected to be large 

(based on expected sales or acreage) or unique (farms 

operated by multiestablishment companies or nonprofit 

organizations), all those in Alaska and Hawaii, and a 

sample of other addressees. The two-page form was 

mailed to 906,000 addressees. These were expected to be 

small farms or less likely to be farms. The four-page form 

was mailed to the remaining 2,079,000 addressees. Further discussion of the criteria used to determine which 

form was mailed to an addressee is provided in the Census 

Sample Design section of appendix C. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were mailed in mid-December 1987 to 

the approximately 4,089,000 individuals, businesses, and 

organizations on the mail list. The mail packages included 

a report form, a cover letter with a description of the 

purposes and uses of the census on the reverse side, an 

information sheet containing instructions for completing 

the form, and a postage-paid return envelope. Additional 

special instructions were included with report forms sent to 

grazing associations; feedlot operations; institutional organizations; Indian reservations; firms with multiple farm or 

ranch operations; and producers of poultry under contract, 

bees and honey, fish, laboratory animals, and nursery and 

greenhouse crops. 

To provide additional help to farmers in completing their 

reports, copies of an Agriculture Census Guide booklet 

were sent to vocational agriculture instructors, USDA 

county offices of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service, and the Cooperative Extension Service. 

The Guide contained descriptions and definitions of various items in more detail than the instructions included with 

each report form. Representatives of the above agencies 

graciously consented to assist farmers in completing their 

report forms. 

APPENDIX A A-1 
Followup Procedures 

A thank you/reminder card was mailed to those on the 

mail list in mid-January 1988. Five followup letters, three of 

which were accompanied by a report form, were sent to 

nonrespondents at 4-week intervals starting in mid-February 

and continuing until early June 1988. 

Telephone calls were made to all large farms who had 

not responded. In addition, telephone calls were made to a 

sample of other nonrespondents in counties that had a 

response rate of less than 75 percent. A nonresponse 

adjustment procedure was used to represent the final 

nonrespondent farms in the census results. A description 

of this procedure is included in the Census Estimation 

section of appendix C. 

DATA PROCESSING 

Selected report forms were reviewed prior to keying the 

data. These included reports with attached correspondence and reports with remarks or no positive data on the 

front page. 

The data from each report form were subjected to a 

detailed item-by-item computer edit. The edit performed 

comprehensive checks for consistency and reasonableness, corrected erroneous or inconsistent data, supplied 

missing data based on similar farms within the same 

county, and assigned farm classification codes necessary 

for tabulating the data. Substantial computer-generated 

changes to the data were clerically reviewed and verified. 

In the computer edit, farms with sales, acreage, or 

commodities exceeding specified levels were tested for 

historical comparability. Key items, such as acreage and 

sales, were compared for substantial changes between 

1982 and 1987. Sizeable historical differences were resolved 

or verified by telephone, if necessary. Respondents who 

reported sales or acreage above specified levels on nonsample forms were sent correspondence requesting the 

additional sample data. Prior to publication, tabulated 

totals were reviewed by statisticians to identify inconsistencies and potential coverage problems. Comparisons 

were made with previous census data, estimates published 

by the USDA, and other available data. 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES 

Prior to each agriculture census, the Census Bureau 

reviews the content of the census forms to eliminate 

questions no longer needed and to identify new items 

necessary to meet user needs and to better describe the 

agricultural situation in our Nation. Data requests are 

solicited from farmers, farm organizations, land grant colleges and universities, State and federal agencies, and 

members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agricultural Statistics. Each agency and organization is asked to 

identify and justify its specific data needs. The following 

data inquiries were added to the 1987 report form: 

A-2 APPENDIX A 

Income from farm-related sources 

Acres under the Conservation Reserve Program 

Payments received for participation in federal farm 

programs 

Grazing permits by source 

Additional data on production expenses were added in 

1987: 

Repair and maintenance expenses 

Cash rent 

Property taxes paid 

All other production expenses 

The following separate data inquiries were eliminated 

from the 1987 form: 

Storage capacity for petroleum products 

Number of hired farm and ranch workers 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

for human consumption 

Source of irrigation water 

Tons of commercially mixed feed 

Expenditures for coal, wood, and coke 

Selected machinery items: automobiles, corn heads for 

combines, and field forage harvesters 

Chinchillas 

Worms 

Tropical and baitfish 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, 

AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS 

In addition to the 1987 Census of Agriculture for the 50 

States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, the census of agriculture program includes 

the 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, the 1988 

Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey, and 

the 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties. 

The 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides 

data on water use by irrigated farms and ranches. Data 

include: the amount of water applied by crop, method of 

water distribution, source of water, and energy costs for 

pumping water. Data from this survey will be published as 

volume 3, part 1. 

The 1988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership 

Survey provides detailed data on debts, expenses, taxes, 

credits, assets, land ownership, and farm and off-farm 

income for farm operators. Many of these items, as well as 

detailed data on landlord characteristics, are being collected from the landlords of the farms involved in the 

survey. Data from this survey will be published as volume 

3, part 2. 

The 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers 

operations growing and selling $2,000 or more of horticultural products such as greenhouse products, outdoorgrown floricultural products, nursery products, mushrooms, 

and sod. These data will be published as volume 4. 

Additional publications of the 1987 Census of Agriculture data include the Agricultural Atlas of the United States 

(previously called the Graphic Summary), Coverage Evaluation, Ranking of States and Counties, and Government 

Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
The Agricultural Atlas of the United States presents the 

Nation's agriculture graphically illustrated by dot and multicolor pattern maps. The maps provide displays on size 

and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, market value of 

products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and 

other characteristics of farms. This report will be published 

as volume 2, part 1. 

The Coverage Evaluation report provides estimates of 

the completeness of the 1987 Census of Agriculture for 

the United States, geographic regions, and selected States 

and groups of States. Estimates with their associated 

sample reliability are provided for farms not on the mail list, 

farms classified as nonfarms, duplicate farms, and nonfarms classified as farms. This report will be published as 

volume 2, part 2. 

The Ranking of States and Counties report ranks the 

leading States and counties for selected items in the 1987 

census and provides comparative data from the 1982 

census. This report will be published as volume 2, part 3. 

A new publication on Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold presents 1987 data 

for the United States and each State. The U.S. table has a 

format similar to volume 1, U.S. table 52 and presents 

summary data by size of farm. This report will be published 

as volume 2, part 5. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

The following definitions and explanations provide a 

more detailed description of the terms used in this publication than are available in the tables or on the report form. 

For an exact wording of the questions on the 1987 census 

report forms and the information sheet which accompanied these forms, see appendix D. Most definitions of 

terms are the same as those used in earlier censuses. The 

more important exceptions are also noted here. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms 

reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number 

of farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 

farms in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and 

calves, the data for those farms reporting cattle and calves 

would appear as: 

Cattle and calves- - - - - - - -farms- - 842 

number- - 28,594 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in the tables 

as "land in farms" consists primarily of agricultural land 

used for crops, pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used 

for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm 

operator's total operations. Large acreages of woodland or 

wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted 

from individual reports during the processing operations. 

Land in farms includes acres set aside under annual 

commodity acreage programs as well as acres in the 

Conservation Reserve Program for places meeting the 

farm definition. 

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Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes 

land owned and operated as well as land rented from 

others. Land used rent free was to be reported as land 

rented from others. All grazing land, except land used 

under government permits on a per-head basis, was 

included as "land in farms" provided it was part of a farm 

or ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing 

association was to be reported by the grazing association 

and included as land in farms. All land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing livestock was to be 

included as land in farms. Land in reservations not reported 

by individual Indians or non-Indians was to be reported in 

the name of the cooperative group that used the land. In 

some instances, an entire Indian reservation was reported 

as one farm. 

Land area-The approximate land area of counties and 

States represents the total land area as determined by 

records and calculations as of January 1, 1988. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreages 

shown for 1987 are essentially the same as for 1982. Any 

differences between the land area for 1987 and 1982 are 

due to annexations and other changes affecting county 

boundaries. 

Land in two or more counties-With few exceptions, 

the land in each farm was tabulated as being in the 

operator's principal county. The principal county was defined 

as the one where the largest value of agricultural products 

was raised or produced. It was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion of the land in the farm or 

viewed by the respondent as his/her principal county. For 

a limited number of Midwest and Western States, this 

procedure has resulted in the allocation of more land in 

farms to a county than the total land area of the county. To 

minimize this distortion, separate reports were required for 

large farms identified from the 1982 census as having 

more than one farm unit. Other reports received showing 

land in more than one county were separated into two or 

more reports if the data would substantially affect the 

county totals. 

Value of land and buildings-Respondents were asked 

to report their estimate of the current market value of land 

and buildings owned, rented or leased from others, and 

rented or leased to others. Market value refers to the value 

the land and buildings would sell for under current market 

conditions. If the value of land and buildings was not 

reported, it was estimated using the average value of land 

and buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic 

area. 

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Harvested cropland-This category includes land from 

which crops were harvested or hay was cut, and land in 

orchards, citrus groves, vineyards, nurseries, and greenhouses. Land from which two or more crops were harvested was counted only once, even though there was 

more than one use of the land. 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing-This 

category includes land used only for pasture or grazing 

that could have been used for crops without additional 

improvement. Included also was all cropland used for 

rotation pasture and land in government diversion programs that were pastured. However, cropland that was 

pastured before or after crops were harvested was to be 

included as harvested cropland rather than cropland for 

pasture or grazing. 

Other cropland-This category includes cropland not 

harvested and not grazed which was used for cover crops, 

soil improvement crops, land on which all crops failed, 

cultivated summer fallow, idle cropland, and land planted 

in crops that were to be harvested after the census year. 

Total woodland-This category includes natural or 

planted woodlots or timber tracts, cutover and deforested 

land with young growth which has or will have value for 

wood products, land planted for Christmas tree production, 

and woodland pastured. Land covered by sagebrush or 

mesquite was to be reported as other pastureland and 

rangeland or other land. 

Woodland pastured-This category includes all woodland used for pasture or grazing during the census year. 

Woodland or forest land pastured under a per-head grazing permit was not counted as land in farms and therefore, 

was not included in woodland pastured. 

Cropland in annual commodity acreage adjustment 

programs-This category includes land diverted or set 

aside under the provisions of the Federal Commodity 

Acreage Program. These data are for the acres of cropland 

taken out of production by growers of wheat, cotton, rice, 

corn, sorghum, barley, and oats, and devoted to conservation uses. Information was not obtained as to which 

crops would have been grown on the acres set aside. 

Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program 

(CRP)-This category includes acres of "highly erodible" 

cropland taken out of agricultural production and planted 

to protective cover crops or reforested. The CRP was 

established through the 1985 Food Security Act and 

provides for annual rental payments and shared costs of 

conservation practices through a 10-year contract with the 

USDA. Appendix B presents data on places with all their 

cropland enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program 

and which were not counted as farms in the 1987 census. 

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Irrigated land-This category includes all land watered 

by any artificial or controlled means, such as sprinklers, 

furrows or ditches, and spreader dikes. Included are 

supplemental, partial, and preplant irrigation. Each acre 

was to be counted only once regardless of the number of 

times it was irrigated or harvested. 

Operator-The term "operator" deSignates a person 

who operates a farm, either doing the work or making 

day-to-day decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding, and marketing. The operator may be the 

owner, a member of the owner's household, a hired 

manager, a tenant, a renter, or a sharecropper. If a person 

rents land to others or has land worked on shares by 

others, he/she is considered the operator only of the land 

which is retained for his/her own operation. For partnerships, only one partner is counted as the operator. If it is 

not clear which partner is in charge, then the senior or 

oldest active partner is considered the operator. For 

census purposes, the number of operators is the same as 

the number of farms. In some cases, the operator was not 

the individual named on the address label of the report 

form, but another family member, a partner, or a hired 

manager who was actually in charge of the farm operation. 

Operator characteristics-All operators were asked 

to report place of residence, principal occupation, days of 

off-farm work, year in which his/her operation of the farm 

began, age, race, sex, and Spanish origin. If race, age, sex, 

and prinCipal occupation were not reported, they were 

imputed based on information reported by farms with 

similar acreage, tenure, and value of sales. No imputations 

were made for non response to place of residence, Spanish origin, off-farm work, or year began operation. Operators of Spanish origin were tabulated by reported race. 

Farm production expenses-In 1987, additional specific expense items and a category for all other farm 

production expenses were added to the selected farm 

production expenses collected in 1982. Consequently, we 

are publishing total farm production expenses in 1987. The 

expenses are limited to those incurred in the operation of 

the farm business. Expenses include the share of the 

expenditures provided by landlords, contractors, and partners in the operation of the farm business. Property taxes 

paid by landlords are excluded. Expenditures for nonfarm 

activities; farm-related activities such as providing customwork for others, the production and harvest of forest 

products, and recreational services; and household expenses 

are excluded. In 1987, as in other recent censuses, 

operators producing crops, livestock, or poultry under 

contract often were unable or unwilling to estimate the cost 

of production inputs furnished by the contractors. As a 

consequence, extensive estimation was required for contract producers. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial 

fertilizer is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1987 

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including the cost of custom application. The cost of 

custom application was excluded from the 1982 and 

1978 data. 

Agricultural chemicals-These expenses include the 

cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and 

other pesticides, including the cost of custom application. Data exclude commercial fertilizer purchased. 

The cost of custom application was excluded from the 

1982 and 1978 data. The cost of lime was excluded 

from the 1987 and 1982 data, but included in 1978. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery 

and equipment-These expenses include costs incurred 

for having customwork done on the place and for 

renting machines to perform agricultural operations. 

The cost of cotton ginning is excluded. The cost of 

labor involved in the customwork service is included in 

the customwork expense. The cost of custom application of fertilizer and chemicals was included in the 

1982 and 1978 customwork data, but is included in 

expenditures for these items in 1987. The cost of hired 

labor for operating rented or hired machinery is included 

as a hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Interest-In 1987, separate data were collected for 

interest paid on debts secured by real estate and 

interest paid on debts not secured by real estate. In 

1982, only total interest expenses were collected. 

Market value of agricultural, products sold-This 

category represents the gross market value before taxes 

and production expenses of all agricultural products sold 

or removed from the place in 1987 regardless of who 

received the payment. It includes sales by the operator as 

well as the value of any shares received by partners, 

landlords, contractors, or others associated with the operation. In addition, it includes receipts from placing commodities in the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCG) loan 

program in 1987. It does not include payments received for 

participation in federal farm programs nor does it include 

income from farm-related sources such as customwork 

and other agricultural services, or income from nonfarm 

sources. 

The value of crops sold in 1987 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1987. Data 

may include sales from crops produced in earlier years and 

exclude some crops produced in 1987, but held in storage 

and not sold. For commodities, such as sugar beets and 

wool, sold through a co-op which made payments in 

several installments, respondents were requested to report 

the total value received in 1987. 

The value of agricultural products sold was requested of 

all operators. If the operator failed to report this information, estimates were made based on the amount of crops 

harvested, livestock or poultry inventory or number sold. 

Extensive estimation was required for operators growing 

crops or livestock under contract. 

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Caution should be used when comparing sales in 1987 

with sales reported in earlier censuses. Sales figures are 

expressed in current dollars and have not been adjusted 

for inflation or deflation. 

Government payments-This category is limited to 

direct cash or generic commodity certificate (PIK) payments received by the farm operator in 1987. It includes 

deficiency and diversion payments; wool payments; payments from the Dairy Termination Program, the Conservation Reserve Program, other conservation programs, and 

all other federal farm programs under which payments 

were made directly to farm operators. 

Other farm-related income-The 1987 report form 

included a new inquiry on income from farm-related sources. 

These data consist of gross income in 1987 before taxes 

and expenses from the sales of farm by-products and 

other sales and services closely related to the principal 

functions of the farm business. These data are for income 

producing activities that are primarily a by-product or 

supplemental to the farm operation. They exclude income 

from business activities that are separate from the farm 

business. 

Customwork and other agricultural services-This 

income includes gross receipts received by farm operators for providing services for others such as planting, 

plowing, spraying, and harvesting. Income from customwork and other agricultural services is generally 

included in the agriculture census if it is closely related 

to the farming operation. However, it is excluded if it 

constitutes a separate business or is conducted from 

another location. 

Rental of farmland-This income includes gross cash 

rent or share payments received from renting out 

farmland; payments received from the lease or sale of 

allotments for crops such as tobacco; and payments 

received for livestock pastured on a per-head, permonth, or per-pound basis. It excludes rental income 

from nonfarm property. 

Sales of forest products-This income includes gross 

receipts from the sales of Christmas trees, standing 

timber, maple products, gum for naval stores, firewood, and other forest products from the farm business. It excludes income from nonfarm timber tracts 

and sawmill businesses. 

Other farm-related income sources-This income 

includes gross receipts from hunting leases, fishing 

fees, camping, other recreational services, patronage 

dividends of cooperatives, sales of farm by-products, 

and other sales and services closely related to the 

farm business. It excludes income from nonfarm businesses. 

Commodity Credit Corporations loans-This category includes loans for corn, wheat, soybeans, sorghum, 

barley, oats, cotton, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey. 

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Agricultural chemicals used, including fertilizer and 

lime-For each type of agricultural chemical, the acres 

treated were to be reported only once even if the acres 

were fertilized or limed more than once. If multipurpose 

chemicals were used, the acres treated for each purpose 

were to be reported. 

Fish and other aquacultural products-The raising of 

fish and other aquacultural products in captivity is included 

in the agriculture census. Production in salt water is 

considered not to be in captivity and is excluded from the 

census. 

Bees and honey-Bee and honey production was 

enumerated and tabulated in the county in which the home 

farm was located even though hives are often moved from 

farm to farm over a wide geographic area. 

Citrus enumeration-In the 1987 census, reports for 

selected citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas 

were obtained by direct enumeration. A citrus caretaker is 

an organization or person caring for or managing citrus 

groves for others. This special enumeration has been used 

in recent censuses because of the difficulty in identifying 

and enumerating absentee grove owners who often do not 

know the information that is needed to adequately complete the census report. Each citrus caretaker was enumerated as a farm operator and requested to complete 

one report form for all groves cared for and to furnish a list 

of grove owners' names, addresses, and acres of citrus. 

The names on the lists were matched to completed grove 

owners' report forms to eliminate duplication. The caretaker also was requested to inform the grove owner that he 

had already reported for the citrus under his care and that 

the grove owner was not to report the citrus again. In the 

1987 census, 7 caretakers in Arizona reported 175 grove 

owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 65 caretakers in 

Florida reported 3,000 grove owners having 170,000 acres 

of citrus; and 20 caretakers in Texas reported 800 grove 

owners having 14,500 acres of citrus. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity 

harvested are for the calendar year 1987 except for citrus 

fruits, avocados, olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in 

Florida and Texas; and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data for Florida relate to the quantity 

harvested in the September 1986 through July 1987 

harvest season, except limes that were harvested in 

the April 1987 through March 1988 harvest season. 

The data for Texas relate to the quantity harvested in 

the September 1986 through May 1987 harvest season. The data for States, other than Florida and Texas, 

relate to the quantity harvested in the 1986-87 harvest 

season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity harvested in the November 1986 through November 1987 harvest season and for Florida the April 1987 

through March 1988 harvest season. 

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Olives-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested in the September 1986 through March 1987 

harvest season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop 

harvested in the September 1986 through August 

1987 harvest season. 

Sugarcane for sugar-The data for Florida relate to 

the cuttings from November 1986 through April 1987, 

and for Texas the cuttings from October 1986 through 

April 1987. 

Pineapples-The data for Hawaii relate to the quantity 

harvested in the year ending May 31, 1987. 

Coffee-The data for Hawaii relate to the 1986-87 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported 

in whole acres, except for the following crops which were 

reported in 10ths of acres: Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, 

tobacco, fruit and nut crops including land in orchards, 

berries, vegetables, and nursery and greenhouse crops; 

and in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, and lotus root. Totals for 

crops reported in 10ths of acres were rounded to whole 

acres at the aggregate level during the tabulation process. 

If two or more crops were harvested from the same land 

during the year, the acres would be counted for each crop. 

Therefore, the total acres of all crops harvested generally 

exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. An exception to 

this procedure is hay crops. When more than one cutting of 

hay was taken from the same acres, the acres are counted 

only once but the quantity harvested includes all cuttings. 

However, hay cut for both dry hay and green chop or silage 

would be reported for each applicable crop. For interplanted crops or "skip-row" crops, acres were to be 

reported according to the portion of the field occupied by 

each crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were 

not to be reported as harvested. These acres were to be 

reported in the "land use" section under the appropriate 

cropland items-cropland used only for pasture or grazing, 

cropland used for cover crops, cropland on which all crops 

failed, or cropland idle. 

Corn and sorghum hogged or grazed were to be reported 

as "cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only 

for pasture or grazing." Crop residue left in fields and later 

hogged or grazed was not reported as cropland pasture. 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables; nursery and greenhouse crops; corn cut for 

dry fodder, hogged or grazed; and sorghum, hogged or 

grazed. 

Acres of land in bearing and non bearing fruit orchards, 

citrus or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be 

reported as harvested cropland regardless of whether the 

crop was harvested or failed. However, abandoned orchards 

were to be reported as cropland idle, not as harvested 

cropland and the individual abandoned orchard crop acres 

were not to be reported. 

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Land in orchards-This category includes land in 

bearing and non bearing fruit trees, citrus or other groves, 

vineyards, and nut trees of all ages, including land on 

which all fruit crops failed. Respondents were instructed 

not to report abandoned plantings and plantings of less 

than 20 total fruit, citrus, or nut trees, or grapevines. 

Crop units of measure-The regional report forms 

allowed the operator to report the quantity of field crops 

harvested in a unit of measure commonly used in the 

region. When the operator reported in a unit of measure 

different than the unit of measure published, the quantity 

harvested was converted to the published unit of measure. 

Grapes could be reported in dry weight or fresh weight; 

plums and prunes in fresh weight, or prunes in dry weight; 

and in Hawaii, coffee in pounds parchment or pounds 

cherry, and macadamia nuts in pounds husked, unshelled 

or pounds shelled. For other fruit and nut crops and citrus, 

the operator was given a choice of units of measure of 

pounds, tons, or boxes. The quantity harvested for these 

crops is published in pounds. 

Write-in crops-T 0 reduce the length of the report 

form, only the major crops for the region were pre listed. 

For other crops, the respondent was requested to look at 

a list of crops in each section and write in the crop name 

and its code. For crops that had no individual code listed 

on the report form, the respondent was to write in the crop 

name and code the crop into the appropriate "all other" 

category for that section. Write-in I crops coded as "all 

other" were reviewed and assigned a specific code when 

possible. Crops not assigned a specific code were left in 

the appropriate "all other" category. 

In some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine 

the specific crop reported by the respondent because of 

incomplete or generalized crop names. To ensure proper 

coding, most of these respondents were telephoned. 

Reports for those not telephoned were changed on the 

basis of other reports for the area. 

Misreported or miscoded crops-In a few instances, 

tabulated data may be inaccurate because respondents 

misunderstood or misinterpreted questions on the report 

form. Data may have been reported on the wrong line or in 

the wrong section, or the wrong crop code may have been 

placed beside the name of a write-in crop. Some of these 

errors as well as some keying errors may not have been 

identified during processing and therefore, were not corrected. Reports with significant acres of unusual crops for 

the area were examined to minimize the possibility that 

they were in error. 

"See text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. 

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Data are based on a sample of farms-For 1987, 

1982, and 1978, selected data were collected from only a 

sample of farms. These data are subject to sampling error. 

For 1987, the six-page sample form was mailed to all large 

and specialized farms (based on expected sales, acres, or 

standard industrial classification), all farms in Alaska and 

Hawaii, and approximately 17 percent of all other farms. 

Sample sections 23 through 28 of the 1987 census forms 

included inquiries on production expenses, commercial 

fertilizer and lime, chemicals, machinery and equipment, 

value of land and buildings, and income from farm-related 

sources. Estimates of the reliability of county totals for 

selected items are shown in table F of appendix C. 

Operators of Spanish origin-No imputation was made 

for those not responding to the question on Spanish origin. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-This 

category includes Blacks, American Indians, Asian and 

Pacific Islanders, and all other racial groups other than 

White. 

All other races-This category is primarily limited to 

persons native to or of ancestry from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. 

Total sales-This item represents the gross market 

value of all agricultural products sold before taxes and 

expenses in the census year including livestock, poultry, 

and their products; and crops, including nursery crops and 

hay. Respondents were asked to include landlords' and 

contractors' shares. The value of commodities placed in 

CCC loans are included as sold. In 1987, all farms including abnormal farms were tabulated by size based on 

reported sales. In 1982 and 1978, abnormal farms were 

included in the total sales figure, but excluded from the 

detailed size breakdowns. Abnormal farms include institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian 

reservations. 

Farms with sales of less than $1,000-This category 

includes all farms with actual sales of less than $1,000, but 

having the production potential for sales of $1,000 or 

more. These farms normally could be expected to sell 

$1,000 or more of agricultural products. 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm 

unit-This category is derived by subtracting total operating expenditures from the gross market value of agricultural products sold. DepreCiation and the change in inventory values are excluded from expenditures. Production 

expenditures may be understated on part owner and 

tenant farms because property taxes paid by landlords are 

excluded. Other landlord expenditures, such as insurance 

or rent paid, which are not readily known to renters may 

also be omitted or understated. Gross sales include sales 

by the operator as well as the share of sales received by 

APPENDIX A A-7 
partners, landlords, and contractors. Consequently, the 

net cash return is that of the farm unit rather than the net 

farm income of the operator. 

Other livestock and livestock products-This category includes all livestock and livestock products not listed 

separately. 

Value of livestock and poultry on farms-Data for 

the value of livestock and poultry on farms were obtained 

by multiplying the inventory of each major age and sex 

group by State average prices. The State average prices 

for cattle, hogs, sheep, Angora goats, hens and pullets of 

laying age, and turkeys were obtained primarily from data 

published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, 

USDA. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages based primarily on reported value 

of sales in the census. 

Poultry hatched-This category includes all poultry 

hatched on the place during the year and placed or sold. 

Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1987, is tabulated under the column heading "Inventory" and the 

number of poultry hatched and placed or sold is under the 

heading "Sales." 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass 

silage, green chop, etc.-Data shown for hay represent 

all hay crops, including grass silage, haylage, and hay 

crops cut and fed green (green chop). In production data, 

dry tons represent dry tonnage for the various hay categories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and hay 

cut and fed green. The conversion used was 3 tons of 

green weight to 1 ton of dry weight. 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild 

hay-Data shown represent dry tons of hay harvested 

from clover, lespedeza, timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudan 

grass, and other types of legume and tame grasses. 

Grapes-Farm operators were given the option of 

reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or 

fresh weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of 

grapes harvested have been converted to pounds of fresh 

weight. The conversion used was 4 pounds fresh weight to 

1 pound dry weight. 

Plums and prunes-Farm operators were given the 

option of reporting the quantity of plums and prunes 

harvested in dry weight or fresh weight. For publication 

purposes, all quantities of plums and prunes harvested 

have been converted to pounds of fresh weight. The 

conversion used was 3 pounds fresh weight to 1 pound dry 

weight. 

Cherries-For 1987, cherries were reported as "sweet 

cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries" depending on the 

regional form the respondent completed. On regional 

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forms for States where cherries are an important fruit crop, 

"sweet cherries" and "tart cherries" were listed separately. On the other regional forms, either "cherries" were 

listed or could be written in. For publication purposes, 

"cherries, total" could be shown along with the individual 

breakdown of "sweet cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries, 

not specified." "Cherries, not specified" is used to account 

for cherries where the "sweet" and "tart" breakdown was 

not asked or where respondents wrote in "cherries" but 

did not specify or code the kind of cherry. All the individual 

cherry items may not be shown. Data for "sweet cherries," 

"tart cherries," and "cherries, not specified" are not 

available for 1982. 

Other fruits and nuts-Data shown for other fruits and 

nuts relate to any fruits and nuts not having a specific code 

on the 1987 report form. 

Land used for vegetables-Data are for the total land 

used for vegetable crops. The acres are reported only 

once, even though two or more harvests of a vegetable or 

more than one vegetable were harvested from the same 

acres. 

Vegetables harvested for sale-The acres of vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested. All of the individual vegetable items 

may not be shown. 

Nursery and greenhouse crops grown for sale-These 

data are a summation of the individual items reported. All 

of the individual items may not be shown. 

Nursery, floriculture, vegetable and flower seed 

crops, sod, etc., grown in the open, irrigated-Data 

refer to farms reporting irrigated nursery, floriculture, vegetable and flower seeds, sod, bedding plants, etc., grown 

in the open. 

Other grains-These data are for the total market 

value of other grains sold including dry edible beans, dry 

lima beans, buckwheat, dry southern peas (cowpeas), 

emmer and spelt, flaxseed, mixed grains, lentils, mustard 

seed, dry edible peas, popcorn, proso millet, rice, rye for 

grain, safflower, sunflower seed, triticale, and wild rice. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the 

estimated value of all crops harvested during the 1987 

crop year. Data for the value of crops harvested were 

obtained by multiplying the average estimated value per 

unit by the reported acres or quantity harvested. Generally, 

harvested units of production (pounds, bushels, bales, 

etc.) were multiplied by State estimates of prices per unit. 

If only acres harvested were reported, State estimates for 

value of production per acre were used. The State average 

production price and production value per acre used in 

these calculations were obtained usually from publications 

of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. When 

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USDA estimates were not available, Bureau of the Census 

statisticians made estimates using available sources such 

as data from adjacent States, respondent report forms, 

county extension agents, and other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED 

CHARACTERISTICS 

State tables 48 through 53 present detailed 1987 data 

for all farms classified by specified characteristics-tenure 

of operator, type of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, size of farm (acres), value of agricultural 

products sold, and standard industrial classification. Other 

tables include data classified by value of sales groups or 

other characteristics of the farm or the operator. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold or 

value of sales-In 1987, all farms were tabulated by size 

based on reported sales. In 1982 and earlier censuses, 

abnormal farms were not tabulated based on sales size. In 

the tables on market value of agricultural products sold, 

the sales of abnormal farms in 1982 and earlier censuses 

were included in the total sales figure, but excluded from 

the detailed size categories. Abnormal farms included 

institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and 

Indian reservations. The category "farms with sales of less 

than $1,000" included all farms with actual sales of less 

than $1,000 but having the production potential for sales of 

$1,000 or more. These farms normally could be expected 

to sell $1,000 or more of agricultural products. 

The sales size categories used in this report are consistent with the standard business size categories issued 

by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 1982. In 

State table 52, data are presented for four sales size 

categories between $10,000 and $49,999. This provides 

users with bridge data under both the OMB and the 1978 

census classifications. For the 1992 census, data will be 

presented only for the OMB sales size categories of 

$10,000 to $24,999 and $25,000 to $49,999. 

Abnormal farms-This category includes institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, penitentiaries, churches, schools, grazing associations, and government agencies. In 1987 and 1982, 

nongovernmental units such as church farms and Future 

Farmers of America camps were classified as abnormal 

farms only when 50 percent or more of their products 

produced and intended for human consumption were 

utilized by the organization. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of 

tenure used in the 1987 census were: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Part owners, who operate land they own and also land 

they rent from others. 

Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or 

work on shares for others. 

Farms by type of organization-All farms were classified by type of organization in the 1987 census. The 

classifications used were: 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship), excluding 

partnership and corporation. 

Partnership, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. 

Corporations were subclassified by two additional characteristics into: 

1. Family held 

Other than family held 

2. More than 10 stockholders 

10 or less stockholders 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age and principal occupation were requested 

from all operators in 1987. The principal occupation classifications used were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of 

his/her worktime in 1987 in farming or ranching. 

Other-The operator spent more than 50 percent of 

his/her worktime in 1987 in occupations other than 

farming or ranching. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified into selected 

size groups according to the total land area in the farm. 

The land area of a farm is an operating unit concept and 

includes land owned and operated as well as land rented 

from others. Land rented to or assigned to a tenant was 

considered the tenant's farm and not the owner's. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-In 1987, 

all agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) were classified by type of 

activity using the standard industrial classification (SIC) 

system. These classifications, found in the 1987 SIC 

Manual1, are used to promote uniformity and comparability 

in the presentation of statistical data collected by various 

agencies. 

1Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. For sale by 

Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Stock No. 041-001-003-14-2. 

APPENDIX A A-9 
An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or production of livestock and animal 

specialties (major group 02) is classified in the four-digit 

industry and three-digit industry group which accounts for 

50 percent or more of the total value of sales of its 

agricultural products. If the total value of sales of agricultural products of an establishment is less than 50 percent 

from a single four-digit industry, but 50 percent or more 

from the products of two or more four-digit industries within 

the same three-digit industry group, the establishment is 

classified in the miscellaneous industry of that industry 

group. Otherwise, it is classified as a general crop farm in 

industry 0191 or a general livestock farm in industry 0291. 

Establishments that derive 50 percent or more of the value 

of sales from horticultural speCialties of industry group 018 

are classified in industry 0181 or 0182 according to their 

primary activity. 

Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings 

are shown in State tables 18 and 53. The SIC groupings 

shown in State table 53, together with the associated 

products (value of sales representing 50 percent or more 

of the value of agricultural products sold during the year) 

on which the classification is based, are as follows: 

Cash grains (011)-Wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, barley, buckwheat, cowpeas, dry field and seed beans 

and peas, flaxseed, lentils, milo, mustard seed, oats, 

popcorn, rye, safflower, sorghum, sunflowers, and 

other small grains. 

Cotton (0131)-Cotton and cottonseed. 

Tobacco (0132)-Tobacco. 

Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 

0139)-Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, alfalfa, 

broomcorn, clover, grass seed, hay, hops, mint, peanuts, sweetpotatoes, timothy, and yams. 

Vegetables and melons (016)-Vegetables and melons grown in the open. 

A-10 APPENDIX A 

Fruits and tree nuts (017)-Berries, grapes, tree nuts, 

citrus fruits, deciduous tree fruits, avocados, bananas, 

coffee, dates, figs, olives, pineapples, and tropical fruit. 

Horticultural specialties (018)-Bedding plants, bulbs, 

florists' greens, flower and vegetable seeds, flowers, 

foliage, fruit stocks, nursery stock, ornamental plants, 

shrubberies, sod, mushrooms, and vegetables grown 

undercover. 

General farms, primarily crops (019)-Crops, including horticultural specialties, but less than 50 percent of 

sales from any single three-digit industry group. 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021)-Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, goat's 

milk, mohair, and wool. 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212)-Production or 

feeding of beef cattle, except feedlots. 

Dairy farms (024)-Production of cows' milk and other 

dairy products and raising of dairy heifer replacements. 

Poultry and eggs (025)-Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants, pigeons, quail, and 

squab. 

Animal specialties (027)-Fur-bearing animals, rabbits, horses, ponies, bees, fish in captivity except fish 

hatcheries, worms, and laboratory animals. 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029)- Livestock and animal specialties and 

their products, but less than 50 percent of sales from 

any single three-digit industry group. 

The SIC manual was revised for 1987. Animal aquaculcultural specialties, not elsewhere classified (0189) was 

deleted. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
APPENDIX B. 

Places With All Cropland in the Conservation Reserve 

Program 

The Food Security Act of 1985 established the 

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This program 

provides annual payments for highly erodible cropland 

enrolled in the program and meeting its conservation 

requirements. It also requires that the land be taken out 

of agricultural production for 10 years. 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture includes Conservation 

Reserve acreage as land in farms on operations that 

meet the census farm definition. For census purposes, 

a farm is any place from which agricultural products of 

$1,000 or more were produced and sold or normally 

would have been sold during the census year. 

Operations which placed all of their cropland in the CRP 

and did not otherwise meet the farm definition based 

upon sales, livestock inventories, planted crops, or other 

criteria for potential sales were not included as farms in 

the census tabulations. 

Land in Conservation Reserve Program: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 

The following table provides CRP data for places not 

meeting the census farm definition ("whole farm" CRP 

places). It also contains separate but corresponding 

CRP data for farms included in the census tabulations. 

In addition to State data, detailed county data are 

presented for counties with three or more"whole farm" 

CRP places reported. For counties with less than three 

"whole farm" CRP places reported, their data are 

combined and reported in "all other counties." 

The data for "whole farm" CRP places are not 

complete for all counties. The census mail list was 

developed from sources which indicated the farm had 

agricultural production activity. It was not designed to 

cover all "whole farm" CRP places. Therefore, the data 

for these places are limited to what was reported in the 

census and have not been adjusted to account for 

nonresponse, incomplete coverage, and reporting errors. 

Agricultural places excluded by farm definition with acres Farms with acres in the CRP in the CRP 

Geographic area 

Land in places Land in CRP Land in farms Land in CRP 

Number (acres) (acres) Number (acres) (acres) 

Maine •••••••••••.•••••••••..•••••••...••••••....•••••••••.•. 35 9727 2172 115 64212 5941 

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APPENDIX C. 

Statistical Methodology 

Page 

MAIL LIST MODEL •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• C-1 

CENSUS SAMPLE DESIGN •••• ••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••• C-1 

CENSUS ESTIMATION •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• C-1 

CENSUS SAMPLING ERROR............................... C-3 

CENSUS NONSAMPLING ERROR •••••••••••••••••••••••••• C-5 

EDITING DATA AND IMPUTATION FOR ITEM 

NON RESPONSE ••• ••••• •• ••• ••••••• ••••• •• •• •••••••••• •• c·s 

TABLES: 

A. PERCENT OF STATE TOTALS CONTRIBUTED BY 

WHOLE FARM NON RESPONSE ESTIMATION: 1987 

B. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES FOR NUMBER OF FARMS IN 

A COUNTY REPORTING A COMPLETE COUNT ITEM: 

1987 

C. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES FOR NUMBER OF FARMS IN 

A COUNTY REPORTING A SAMPLE ITEM: 1987 

D. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES OF STATE TOTALS: 1987 

E. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES OF PERCENT CHANGE IN 

STATE TOTALS: 1982 TO 1987 

F. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES OF COUNTY TOTALS: 1987 

G. NEW ENGLAND STATES COVERAGE EVALUATION 

ESTIMATES OF FARMS NOT ON THE MAIL LIST: 1987 

MAIL LIST MODEL 

A statistical discriminant model was developed to pre· 

dict the probability that a mail list addressee operated a 

farm. The model was used to identify the 4.1 million 

records from the preliminary census mail list of 6.0 million 

records that would receive a census of agriculture report 

form. Records from the 1982 census mail list were used to 

build the model. Record characteristics such as the source 

of the mail list record (see appendix A for a description of 

record sources), number of source lists on which the 

record appeared, expected value of agricultural sales, and 

geographic location were used to separate mail list records 

into model groups. The proportion of 1982 census farm 

records in each group was calculated to provide an 

estimate of the probability that an addressee in the group 

operated a farm. 

Using these same group definitions, the 1987 census 

mail list records were separated into groups, each with an 

associated estimate of farm probability from the model. 

The 4.1 million mail list records in groups with the largest 

estimate of farm probability were selected to receive the 

census report form. A large percentage of the 1.9 million 

records that were dropped from the 6.0 million preliminary 

census mail list were nonfarm records from the previous 

census. This procedure was used to obtain a more com· 

plete census enumeration without excessive respondent 

burden and data collection cost. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

CENSUS SAMPLE DESIGN 

Each of the 4.1 million name and address records on 

the census mail list was designated to receive one of three 

different types of census report forms. The three forms 

were the nonsample census form (a four·page form), the 

sample form (a six·page form), and the short form (a 

two·page form). Sections 1 through 22 of the sample form 

were identical to sections on the nonsample census form. 

However, the sample form contained additional sections 

on farm production expenditures, usage of fertilizers and 

insecticides, value of machinery and equipment, value of 

land and buildings, and farm·related income. The short 

form contained abbreviated versions of the sections on the 

nonsample census form. These three different forms were 

used to reduce the response burden of the census, while 

providing quality information on a large number of data 

items at the county level. 

The sample form was mailed to all mail list records in 

Alaska and Hawaii and to a sample of records in other 

States identified when the mail list was constructed. Addresses 

were selected into the sample with certainty if they were 

expected to have large total values of agricultural products 

sold or large acreage, if they were firms with two or more 

farms, or if they had other special characteristics. When a 

nonsample large farm was identified during processing, a 

supplemental form that contained the additional data 

inquiries was mailed. All farms in counties with less than 

100 farms in 1982 were included in the sample with 

certainty; counties containing 100 to 199 farms in 1982 

were systematically sampled at a rate of 1 in 2; and 

counties containing 200 or more farms in 1982 were 

systematically sampled at a rate of 1 in 6. This differential 

sample scheme was used to provide reliable data for 

sections 23 through 28 of the report form for all counties. 

To determine which mail list records would receive the 

short form, all mail list records not designated for the 

sample were sorted into model groups according to farm 

probability as specified by the mail list model. The 906,000 

mail list records in the model groups with the lowest 

probability of being farms and with an expected total value 

of agricultural product sales less than $20,000 were des· 

ignated to receive the short form. The remaining mail list 

records were selected to receive the nonsample census 

form. 

CENSUS ESTIMATION 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture used two types of 

statistical estimation procedures. These estimation 

APPENDIX C C-1 
procedures accounted both for non response to the data 

collection and for the sample data collection. These procedures are used because some farm operators never 

respond to the census despite numerous attempts to 

contact them, and not all farm operators are requested to 

provide the sample data items. 

Whole Farm Nonresponse Estimation 

A statistical estimation procedure was used to account 

for the census farms among mail list nonrespondents that 

were not designated for telephone followup. A stratified 

systematic sample of eligible census nonrespondents were 

mailed a simplified report form. Five sample strata were 

defined based on form type, expected value of sales, and 

previous census status. The report form was designed to 

provide sufficient information to determine farm status. 

Additional mail and telephone contacts were made to 

survey nonrespondents to obtain sufficient response for 

survey estimates. 

Estimates of the proportion of census nonrespondents 

that operated farms were made for each stratum in the 

State using survey results and applied to the total number 

of census nonrespondents in that stratum. A synthetic 

estimation procedure was used to estimate the number of 

census nonrespondents that operated farms for each 

county by stratum. This estimation procedure is based on 

the assumption that the distribution of farms in a stratum 

by county is the same for census non respondents as for 

census respondents. 

Within each stratum in a county, a noninteger nonresponse weight was calculated and assigned to each 

eligible respondent farm record. The procedure used for 

calculating the nonresponse weight assumed the eligible 

census respondents and the nonrespondent farm operations in a county had similar characteristics within each 

StralUm. Tne nonimeger nonresponse welgm was me ratio 

of the sum of the estimated number of nonrespondent 

farms (using nonresponse survey results) and the number 

of eligible census respondent farms to the number of 

eligible census respondent farms. Stratum controls were 

established to ensure that this weight was never greater 

than 2.0. The noninteger nonresponse weight was used in 

the estimation of the final weight for the sample items. It 

was randomly rounded to an integer weight of either 1 or 2 

for each record for tabulating the complete count items. 

The procedure assumed that we obtain complete response 

from large and unique farm operations because these 

cases received intensive telephone followup during census processing. In situations where addressees could not 

be contacted by telephone or refused to cooperate, secondary sources such as Agricultural Stabilization and 

Conservation Service offices or county extension agents 

were asked to provide information as to whether or not the 

addressee had agricultural activities. Data from previous 

census reports for the specific addressee, in conjunction 

with other information, were used to complete the census 

report form. 

C-2 APPENDIX C 

Table A quantifies the effect of the nonresponse estimation procedure on selected census data items. The 

percentage of the census value contributed by nonresponse estimation as provided in this table indicates the 

potential for bias in published figures resulting from this 

procedure. The estimates provided in these tables do not 

reflect the effect of nonresponse to individual data items 

on respondents' census report forms. The effect of this 

item nonresponse is discussed further under Census Nonsampling Error. 

Table A. Percent of State Totals Contributed by 

Whole Farm Nonresponse Estimation: 1987 

Item Percent of total 

Farms - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --number-- 13.2 

Land in farms - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -acres-- 9.7 

Value of land and buildings - --- - - ----- --- -$1 ,000-- 10.8 

Market value of agricultural products sold --$1 ,000-- 3.0 

Harvested cropland - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --acres-- 8.0 

Corn for grain or seed---------------------acres-- 3.9 

Wheat for grain - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --acres-- 5.4 

Livestock and poultry inventory: 

Cattle and calves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - --number-- 8.3 

Hogs and pigs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --number-- 16.8 

Hens and pullets of laying age ---------number-- 0.1 

Sample Estimation 

All respondent sample records received a sample weight 

The sample data estimates the actual figures that would 

have resulted from a complete census of the items in 

sections 23 through 28 of the report form. The estimates 

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that resulted in the assignment of a weight to each record 

containing sample items. For any given county, a sample 

item total was estimated by multiplying the data items for 

each farm in the county by the corresponding sample 

weight and summing overall sample records in the county. 

Each sample farm was assigned one sample weight to 

be used to produce estimates for all sample items. For 

example, if the weight given to a sample farm had the 

value 5, all sample data items reported by that farm would 

be multiplied by 5. The weight assigned a certainty farm 

was 1. The estimation procedure used to assign weights 

was performed for each county. 

Within a county, the ratio estimation procedure for farms 

was performed in three steps using three variables. The 

first variable contained eight 1987 total value of agricultural 

production (TVP) groups. Both the second and third 

variables, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code and 

farm acreage, contained two groups. The variable groups 

were as follows: 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
TVP 

$1 to $999 

$1,000 to $ 2,499 

$2,500 to $ 4,999 

$5,000 to $ 9,999 

$10,000 to $24,999 

$25,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 or more 

SIC 

01 All crops 

02 All livestock 

Acres 

o to 69 

70 or more 

The first step in the estimation procedure was to partition the sample records into 32 mutually exclusive initial 

post strata formed by combining the three variable groups. 

This produced a three dimensional array where the cells of 

the array corresponded to the initial post strata groups. 

Each sample farm record was assigned an initial weight 

equal to the ratio of the total farm count to the sample farm 

count, expanded for nonresponse estimation, for the cell 

containing the sample farm. This weight was approximately equal to the inverse of the probability of selecting a 

farm for the census sample. 

The second step in the estimation procedure was to 

combine, if necessary, the cells of the array (prior to the 

repeated ratio estimation) to increase the reliability of the 

ratio estimation procedure. Any cell within the array that 

either contained less than 10 sample farms or had a ratio 

of total farms to sample farms that was more than 2 times 

the mail sample rate was collapsed with another cell (in the 

same variable) according to a specified collapsing pattern. 

New total farm counts and sample farm counts were 

computed for each of the collapsed cells (final post strata) 

and were used in the ratio estimation procedure to calculate final sample weights. 

In the third step in the ratio estimation procedure, 

complete counts for the three variables (TVP, SIC, acreage) were used to compute the marginals of the array 

defined by the final post strata. Factors were then applied 

to expanded sample totals in each cell of the array to 

obtain agreement with the row marginal (TVP) complete 

counts. The sample totals then had factors applied to 

obtain agreement with the column marginal (SIC) complete 

counts. Lastly, the sample totals had factors applied to 

obtain agreement with the depth marginal (acreage) complete counts. This procedure that requires the row totals, 

then the column totals, and then the depth totals to agree 

with the complete counts for the rows, columns, and 

depths, respectively, is continued iteratively until the process converges (the marginal totals agree with the complete count totals). 

The ratio of the adjusted total farm count to the sample 

farm count obtained from the second iteration of the 

estimation procedure was the noninteger final post stratum 

sample weight assigned to the sample farm records in that 

post stratum. The noninteger sample weight, the product 

of the noninteger final post stratum sample weight and the 

nonresponse weight, was randomly rounded to an integer 

weight for tabulation. If, for example, the final weight for the 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

farms in a particular group was 7.2, then one-fifth of the 

sample farms in this group were randomly assigned a 

weight of 8 and the remaining four-fifths received a weight 

of 7. 

CENSUS SAMPLING ERROR 

Sampling error in the census data results from the 

nonresponse sample and the census sample data collection. Census items were classified as either complete 

count or sample data items. The complete count items 

were asked of all farm operators. The complete count data 

items included land in farms, harvested cropland, livestock 

inventory and sales, crop acreages, quantities harvested 

and crop sales, land use, irrigation, government loans and 

payments, conservation acreage, type of organization, and 

operator characteristics (sections 1 through 22 of the 

census report form). Variability in the complete count data 

items is considerably smaller than in the sample items as 

the variation is due only to the nonresponse sample 

estimation procedure. The sample items were asked of 

approximately 25 percent of the total census farm operators. The sample data items included farm production 

expenditures, fertilizer and chemical usage, farm machinery and equipment, value of land and buildings, and 

farm-related income (sections 23 through 28 of the census 

report form). Variability in the estimates of sample items is 

due both to the census sample selection and estimation 

procedure and the nonresponse sample estimation procedure. 

The sample for the 1987 Census of Agriculture is one of 

a large number of possible samples of the same size that 

could have been selected using the same sample design. 

Estimates derived from the different samples would differ 

from each other. The difference between a sample estimate and the average of all possible sample estimates is 

called the sampling deviation. The standard error or sampling error of a survey estimate is a measure of the 

variation among the estimates from all possible samples, 

and thus is a measure of the precision with which an 

estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible samples. The percent relative 

standard error of estimate is defined as the standard error 

of the estimate divided by the value being estimated 

multiplied by 100. If all possible samples were selected, 

each of the samples were surveyed under essentially the 

same conditions, and an estimate and its standard error 

were calculated from each sample, then: 

1. Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from one 

standard error below the estimate to one standard 

error above the estimate would include the average 

value of all possible samples. 

2. Approximately 90 percent of the intervals from 1.65 

standard errors below the estimate to 1.65 standard 

errors above the estimate would include the average value of all possible samples. 

APPENDIX C C-3 
The computations involved to define the above confidence statements are illustrated in the following example. 

Assume that the estimate of number of farms for the State 

is 94,382 and the relative standard error of the estimate 

(percent) is .1 percent (0.001). Multiplying 94,382 by 0.001 

yields 94, the standard error. Therefore, a 67-percent 

confidence interval is 94,288 to 94,476 (Le., 94,382 plus or 

minus 94). If corresponding confidence intervals were 

constructed for all possible samples of the same size and 

design, approximately 2 out of 3 (67 percent) of these 

intervals would contain the figure obtained from a complete enumeration. Similarly, a 90 percent confidence 

interval is 94,227 to 94,538 (Le., 94,382 plus or minus 1.65 

x 94). 

Tables Band C provide the reliability estimates of the 

estimated number of farms in a county reporting complete 

count and sample items, respectively. Both tables show 

the percent relative standard errors for selected estimated 

number of farms in a county reporting an item.These are 

derived from a regression equation. The parameters of the 

regression equation were estimated using the estimated 

number of farms in a county reporting the complete count 

or sample item as the independent variable and the 

standard error of that estimate as the dependent variable 

for all counties in the State. 

Table B. Reliability Estimates for Number of Farms in 

a County Reporting a Complete Count Item: 

1987 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25----------------------------------------

50----------------------------------------

75----------------------------------------

100---------------------------------------

150---------------------------------------

200---------------------------------------

300---------------------------------------

500---------------------------------------

750---------------------------------------

1,000-------------------------------------

1,500 ------------------------------------- 2,000 -------------------------------------

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

19.6 

17.0 

14.4 

12.8 

10.9 

9.7 

8.2 

6.7 

5.7 

5.0 

4.3 

(NA) 

Note: Complete count items are items in sections 1 to 22 of the report 

form. 

To illustrate the use of these tables, assume that the 

estimate of the number of farms reporting hogs and pigs 

for a particular county, as given in county table 12, is 89. 

Since hogs and pigs is a complete count data item, refer to 

table B and select the estimated relative standard error of 

the estimate from the row whose value is equal to or just 

less than the estimated number of farms, 89. For this 

example, the relative standard error of the estimate comes 

from the row for 75 farms reporting. For sample data items, 

follow the same procedure using table C. In counties that 

had less than 100 farms in the 1982 Census of Agriculture, 

table C does not apply because the farms in these 

C-4 APPENDIX C 

counties were sampled with certainty (1 in 1), and thus, the 

reliability estimates for the number of farms in these 

counties are smaller than for counties that were sampled 

at lower rates (1 in 2 or 1 in 6). 

Table C. Reliability Estimates for Number of Farms in 

a County Reporting a Sample Item: 1987 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25----------------------------------------

50----------------------------------------

75----------------------------------------

100---------------------------------------

150---------------------------------------

200---------------------------------------

300---------------------------------------

500---------------------------------------

750---------------------------------------

1,000 ------------------------------------- 1,500 ------------------------------------- 2,000 -------------------------------------

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

63.1 

44.8 

36.9 

32.2 

26.7 

23.4 

19.5 

15.6 

13.1 

11.6 

9.8 

(NA) 

Note: Sample items are items in sections 23 to 28 of the report form. 

Table 0 presents the relative standard error of selected 

State data items for all farms and for all farms with sales of 

$10,000 or more. The percent relative standard error of the 

estimate for complete count data measures the variation 

associated with the sample-based adjustment for whole 

farm nonresponse. The percent relative standard error of 

the estimate for sample items measures both the sampling 

error due to the nonresponse sample estimation procedure 

and the census sample selection and estimation procedure. The reliability of State estimates may vary substantially from State to State. Generally, State estimates for a 

given data item are less reliable than the corresponding 

U.S. estimate. 

Table E presents the standard error (not relative standard error) for percent change in State totals from 1982 to 

1987. The general purpose of the percent change estimate 

is to provide a relative measure of the difference in a 

characteristic between censuses. The relative change for 

a given characteristic is defined as the ratio of the difference of the 1987 and the 1982 estimate for that characteristic to the 1982 estimate. This ratio is multiplied by 100 

to obtain the percent change. The percent standard error 

of a percent change estimate, then, is the standard error of 

the ratio multiplied by 100. 

Table F presents the relative standard error for county 

totals for 10 major complete count items and 7 sample 

items. The relative standard error of the estimate (percent) 

for the same item differs among counties in a State. 

Reasons for this are differences among counties in (1) the 

total number of farms, (2) the number of large farms 

included with certainty, (3) the size classifications of the 

farms sampled, (4) the amount of nonresponse, (5) the 

general agricultural characteristics, and (6) the specific 

characteristic being measured. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
CENSUS NONSAMPLING ERROR 

The accuracy of the census counts are affected by the 

jOint effects of the sampling errors described in the previous section and nonsampling errors. Extensive efforts 

were made to compile a complete and accurate mail list for 

the census, to design an understandable report form and 

instructions, and to minimize processing errors through the 

use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. Nonsampling errors arise from incompleteness of the census mail list, duplication in the mail list, 

incorrect data reporting, errors in editing of reported data, 

and errors in imputation for missing data. These specific 

nonsampling errors are further discussed in this section. 

Evaluation studies will be conducted to measure the extent 

of certain nonsampling errors such as coverage error, 

classification error, and item imputation. 

Census Coverage 

The main objective of the census of agriculture is to 

obtain a complete and accurate enumeration of U.S. farms 

with accurate data on all aspects of the agricultural operation. However, the cost and availability of resources for 

this enumeration place restrictions on operationally feasible data collection methodologies. The past five agriculture censuses have been conducted by mail enumeration 

with telephone contact for selected nonrespondents. The 

completeness of such an enumeration thus depends to a 

large extent on the coverage of farm operations by the 

census mail list. 

Historically, the census of agriculture has included 

approximately 90 percent of the farms in the United States 

and over 96 percent of the agricultural production. Complete enumeration of agricultural operations satisfying the 

farm definition of $1,000 or more in agricultural sales is 

complicated by fluctuations in agricultural operations qualifying for enumeration, the variety of arrangements under 

which farms are operated, the multiplicity of names used 

by an operation, the number of operations in which an 

operator participates, the accuracy of data reporting, etc. A 

new mail list is compiled for each census because no 

current single list of agricultural operations is comprehensive. 

An evaluation of census coverage has been conducted 

for each census of agriculture since 1945. The evaluation 

provides estimates of the completeness of census farm 

count and major census data items. In addition, the 

evaluation helps to identify problems in the census enumeration and provide information that can form the basis 

for improvements. The results of the 1987 Coverage 

Evaluation program will be published in volume 2, part 2. 

The evaluation of coverage conducted in 1987 was 

deSigned to measure errors in the census mail list and in 

farm classification. Mail list error includes a measurement 

of farms not on the census mail list (undercount), and a 

measurement of farms enumerated more than once in the 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

census (overcount). Classification error includes a measurement of farms classified as nonfarms in the census 

(undercount) and of nonfarms classified as farms in the 

census (overcount). Classification error arises from reporting and processing errors. Mail list undercount dominates 

all coverage errors. Net coverage error is defined as the 

difference of undercounted and overcounted farms. Measurements of these errors, as well as a description of the 

complete coverage program, will be available in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

Mail List Coverage 

A major problem with the use of a mail list for the census 

of agriculture enumeration is the difficulties that are encountered in compiling a complete list. The percentage of farms 

on the census mail list varies considerably by State. 

Several reasons have contributed to farm operators' names 

not being included on the census mail list-the operation 

may have been started after the mail list was developed, 

the operation may be so small as not to appear in 

agricultural related source lists used in compiling the 

census list, or the operation may have been falsely classified as a nonfarm prior to mailout. A large proportion of 

the farms not included on the mail list were small in both 

acres and sales of agricultural products. 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture Coverage Evaluation 

used the area segment sample of the 1987 June Enumerative Survey (JES) of the National Agricultural Statistical 

Service (NASS) to estimate farms not on the census mail 

list. The Census Bureau contracted with the NASS to 

augment the JES data collection and receive survey data 

under the confidentiality protection afforded by Title 13, 

U.S. Code, from all residents of area sample segments 

with agricultural activity. These survey records were matched 

to the census mail list. Records that did not match were 

mailed a census of agriculture report form to estimate mail 

list coverage. Estimates of farms not on the census mail 

list used the capture-recapture dual frame estimator that 

will be described in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

Table G provides coverage evaluation estimates of the 

number of farms not on the mail list and selected characteristics of those farms with their percent relative standard 

error. The table also provides an estimate of characteristics of farms not on the mail list as a percentage of total 

farms in the New England States. The estimate of total 

farms in the New England States is based on census farm 

count and the estimated number of farms not on the 

census mail list. This estimate of total farms in the New 

England States was not adjusted for classification and list 

duplication errors. Estimates of these errors will be made 

at the regional level and will be available in the Coverage 

Evaluation report. The table provides the standard error 

(not relative standard error) of this percent estimate. 

Respondent and Enumerator Error 

Incorrect or incomplete responses to the mailed census 

report form or to the questions posed by a telephone 

APPENDIX C C-5 
enumerator introduce error into the census data. Such 

incorrect information can lead, in some cases, to incorrect 

enumeration of farms. This type of reporting error is 

measured by the Classification Error Study discussed later 

in this section. To reduce all types of reporting error, 

questions were phrased as clearly as possible based on 

tests of the census report form, and detailed instructions 

for completing the report form were provided to each 

addressee. In addition, each respondent's answers were 

checked for completeness and consistency. 

Item Nonresponse 

Nonresponse to particular questions on the census 

report that we would logically or statistically expect to be 

present may create a type of nonsampling error in both 

complete count and sample data. When information reported 

for another farm with similar characteristics is used to edit 

or impute for item nonresponse, the data may be biased 

because the characteristics of the non respondents have 

not been observed and may differ from those reported by 

respondents. Any attempt to correct the data for nonresponse may not completely reflect this difference either at 

the element level (individual farm operation) or on the 

average. 

Processing Error 

The many steps of processing of each census report 

form are sources for the introduction of nonsampling error. 

The processing of the census report forms includes clerical screening for farm activity, computerized check-in of 

report forms and followup of non respondents, keying and 

transmittal of completed report forms, computerized editing of inconsistent and missing data, review and correction 

of individual records referred from the computer edit, 

review and correction of tabulated data, and electronic 

data processing. These operations undergo a number of 

quality control checks to ensure as accurate an application 

as possible, yet some errors are not detected and corrected. 

Classification Error 

An evaluation study of classification errors was conducted in the 1987 Census of Agriculture as part of the 

census coverage evaluation program. A sample of mail list 

respondents was selected, and these addresses reenumerated to determine whether they were a farm or nonfarm. A farm status determination was made based on the 

evaluation questionnaire and compared with the status 

based on the data reported on the census form. Differences in status were reconciled. 

In past censuses, the proportion of farms undercounted 

due to classification errors was higher for farms with small 

values of sales. The classification error rate was higher for 

(1) livestock farms than crop farms, (2) farms with a small 

C-6 APPENDIX C 

number of acres than larger farms, or (3) tenant farms than 

full or part-owner farms. Results from the 1987 classification error study will be published in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

EDITING DATA AND IMPUTATION FOR ITEM 

NON RESPONSE 

For the 1987 Census of Agriculture, as in previous 

censuses, all reported data were keyed and then edited by 

computer. The edits were used to determine whether the 

reports met the minimum criteria to be counted as farms in 

the census. Computer edits also performed a series of 

complex, logical checks of consistency and completeness 

of item responses. They provided the basis for deciding to 

accept, impute (supply), delete, or alter the reported value 

for each data record item. 

Whenever possible, edit imputations, deletions, and 

changes were based on component or related data on the 

respondent's report form. For some items, such as operator characteristics, data from the previous census were 

used when available. Values for other missing or unacceptable reported data items were calculated based on reported 

quantities and known price parameters. 

When these and similar methods were not available and 

values had to be supplied, the imputation process used 

information reported for another farm operation in a geographically adjacent area with characteristics similar to 

those of the farm operation with incomplete data. For 

example, a farm operation that reported acres of corn 

harvested, but did not report quantity of corn harvested, 

was assigned the same bushels of corn per acre harvested 

as that of the last nearby farm with similar characteristics 

that reported acceptable yields during that particular execution of the computer edit. The imputation for missing 

items in each section of the report form was conducted 

separately; thus, assigned values for one operation could 

come from more than one respondent. 

Prior to the imputation operation, a set of default values 

and relationships were assigned to the possible imputation 

variables. The relationships and values varied depending 

on the item being imputed. For example, different default 

values were assigned for several standard industrial classification and total value of sales categories when imputing 

hired farm labor expenses. These values and item relationships for the possible imputation variables were stored in 

the computer in a series of matrices. The computer 

records were sorted by reported State and county, where 

the county sequence was based on similar types of farms 

and agricultural practices. 

Each execution of the computer edit consisted of records 

from only one State. For a given execution of the edit, the 

stored entries in the various matrices were retained in the 

computer only until a succeeding record having acceptable 

characteristics for some sections of the report form was 

processed by the computer. Then the acceptable responses 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
of the succeeding operation replaced those previously 

stored. When a record processed through the edit had 

unreported or unacceptable data, the record was assigned 

the last acceptable ratio or response from an operation 

with a similar set of characteristics. Once each execution 

of the computer edit for a State was completed, the 

possible imputation variables were reset to the default 

values and relationships for subsequent executions. 

After the initial computer edit, keyed reports not meeting 

the census farm definition were reviewed to ensure that 

the data were keyed correctly. Edit referrals were generated for about 30 percent of the reports included as farms, 

and they were also reviewed for keying accuracy and to 

ensure that the computer edit actions were correct. If the 

results of the computer edit were not acceptable, corrections were made and the record was reedited. More 

extensive discussions of the edit and item imputation 

methodology with measures of the extent of imputation in 

the census estimates will be provided in a separate 

research report. 

Tables D through G follow. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-7 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' __________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 179 acres ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

180 to 499 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 2,000 acres or more __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total cropland __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres._ 

Acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ______________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land _ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ ______ _ ___ ___ _ ______ ______ ______________ ___ _ __ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Acres irrigated: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural producta sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25.000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $100,000 or more __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Grains ____________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Com for grain ___________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Wheat __________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Soybeans_ _____________ _______ ______ ______ _ ____ _______________ __ $1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Barley ____ ________ _____ ____ __ _ ____________ __ ___ _ __ __ ____ ___ ____ _ $1,000 __ Oats _ ____ ____ ___ _ _ __ ______ _________________ __ _ ___ __ _ ___ ___ _____ $1,000 __ 

Other grains ____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

C-8 APPENDIX C 

All farms 

Total (number) 

6269 1 342 588 

214 

1 320 729 210 777 

962 

240 068 38325 

419 

1706 

1 029 27974 

2453 257096 

1 758 519780 474 310704 106 137583 

30 87745 

5919 

592309 5486 

410891 

1 001 3727 

2272 

54555 

980 65771 

719 96632 441 125711 

54 34036 19 30459 

2649 

87487 

1 943 93931 

359 6065 

277 

547 

48 1 106 

18 

088 

9 266 7 2058 

405 484 64 681 

2059 

1 997 

870 

3074 

719 5061 

700 11 080 

466 16982 

553 40 434 

902 326 856 

3822 

157828 4298 

767 

64 

41 2900 

527 

Relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) 

.2 

.3 

.5 

2.2 

2.4 

3.8 

2.2 

2.1 

1.7 

2.2 

1.1 

1.2 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7 

1.3 

1.2 

.2 

.4 

.2 

.3 

1.0 

1.4 

.7 

.8 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

1.0 

.4 

.6 

.9 

.7 

1.1 

1.4 

.8 

1.6 

2.7 

4.8 

3.1 

4.6 

1.3 

.1 

.3 

.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.3 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

(Z) 

(Z) 

.4 

.2 

.5 

.1 

5.3 

4.0 

.5 

2.1 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Relative standard Total error of estimate (number) (percent) 

2621 .2 871 002 .4 332 .8 

745 772 2.6 291 431 2.9 862 4.9 

178223 2.3 69673 2.8 

104 1.8 361 2.3 228 2.3 

6078 2.6 723 1.2 82296 1.3 

1 081 .8 

334 621 .8 

362 1.3 238 694 1.3 93 121 207 

30 87745 

2532 .2 444 948 .4 2437 .3 327398 .3 

189 1.7 611 2.9 560 1.4 15379 1.6 570 1.4 39917 1.4 

614 1.1 83942 1.0 431 .9 123 054 .8 

54 34036 19 30459 

1 045 .8 50951 1.0 983 .8 66 599 1.5 

217 1.5 5540 1.3 

146 1.8 286 3.8 38 5.3 (0) (0) 

17 4.6 (0) (0) 

9 1 266 7 2058 

395352 .1 150 840 .3 

700 1.2 11 080 1.3 466 1.6 16982 1.6 553 1.4 40434 1.4 902 (Z) 

326856 (Z) 

1754 .5 151 895 .2 4118 .8 759 1.7 54 6.2 

34 4.4 2824 .5 448 5.4 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Sales by commodity or commodity group -Con. 

Crops. including nursery and greenhouse crops-Con. Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Tobacco _____ __ __ _ _ ___ _______ _ __ __ __ __ __ _ ___ _ __ ____ _ _ _ ___ ______ ___ $1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ________________________________ $1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops ______________________________________ $1,000 __ Other crops ________ _ ___ _ __ _ ___ _ ____ __ ___ __ _ _ ___ __ ____ ___ __ _______ _ $1,000 __ 

Uvestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ________________________________________ $1,000 __ Dairy products ____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Cattle and calves __________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

~~2!p~7~,gb~~ and-wool:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~l:ggg:: Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ______________________ $1,000 __ 

Fanms by standard industrial classification: Cash grains (011) ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Field crops, except cash grains (013) ___________________________________ fanms __ 

acres __ Vegetables and melons (016) __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) _____________________________________________ fanms __ 

acres __ Horticultural specialties (018) __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ General fanms, primarily crop (019) _____________________________________ fanms __ 

acres __ 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Dairy farms (024) _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Poultry and eggs (025) ________________________________________________ fanms __ 

acres __ 

Animal specialties (027) _______________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Fanms by type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _ ___ ______ ___ _ __ ___ __ __ __ ______ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ ___ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _____ fanms __ 

acres __ Corporation _ ___ _____ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ __ __ ___ _ __ _ ______ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _______ farms __ 

acres __ Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners ___ __ ___ ___ _ _ _ __ _ ____ __ ______ _ _ __ _ ___ _________ __ __ __ _ ___ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Part owners ______ __ __ __ _ _ __ _________ __ __ _ __ _ ___ _ _______ _ __ ___ ___ _____ farms __ 

acres __ Tenants ____ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ ___ _ _ _____ __ _ ___ ___ ______ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ ____ ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ___ __ _ _ _ __ ____ __ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ _____ _ _ _ _ _ ________ __ _____ _ __ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Other __ _ _ ____ _ _ ____ __ _ ___ __ _ _ _ ____ _____ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ ___________ __ _ __ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Operators by sex: Male _ ____ ____ _ __ __ _ _ ___ _ __ _ __ __ __ _________ ___ _ _ ____ __ _ _ __ _ __ _____ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Female ____ __ __ _ _ _ _ ___ ________ _________ ______ _ _ ____ _ __ __ _ __ ______ __ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Average age of operator _________________________________________________ years __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Government payments: Amount received in cash _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Value of certificates received _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Net cash return from agricultural sales': Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) _________ farms __ $1,000 __ Average per fanm _________________________________________________ doliars __ 

Farms with net gains2 ______________________________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Farms with net losses ______________________________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total fanm production expenses' _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Uvestock and poultry purchased _______________________________________ fanms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

All fanms 

Total 

(number) 

7255 

8221 

30660 

11 562 95611 

3301 

247656 

126641 

66672 

15329 

1 064 

679 13070 

70 25171 

1 730 

475249 230 27669 

760 159 309 

290 17099 260 42594 

1 434 217009 662 313 042 

216 27766 

315 26249 62 9209 

5594 1 059 102 

350 110356 300 156 330 

25 14600 

4211 

712 236 1 766 595 137 

272 35213 

3220 

912895 

3049 

429 693 

5705 1 267935 564 74853 51.7 

134 4569 

115 5941 

2107 

955 

6266 

74252 

11 650 

2912 

92773 

3354 

16521 

6266 

324 276 1 742 21 676 3 197 94366 

2525 

10664 

3252 

16437 

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

1.3 

.6 

.6 

.3 

.5 

.2 

.1 

.4 

.6 

3.1 

2.6 

.5 

4.9 

2.2 

.8 

.7 

2.6 

3.4 

1.1 

1.3 

2.4 

3.4 

.9 

1.3 

.9 

.5 

1.6 

1.4 

2.4 

3.8 

5.0 

4.3 

.2 

.4 

1.8 

1.2 

1.5 

.5 

6.1 

3.5 

.4 

.6 

.7 

.6 

2.4 

2.1 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.8 

.2 

.4 

1.6 

2.1 

.3 

2.1 

.5 

3.0 

3.4 

1.6 

1.6 

.4 

2.6 

3.1 

.7 

1.5 

.5 

3.6 

.4 

.6 

4.3 

1.1 

2.2 

.6 

2.9 

2.7 

2.6 

1.7 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Total (number) 

4563 

7643 

29069 

11 036 95424 

1 393 243 456 126 492 66550 

12826 600 

(D) 

(D) 

20 16465 799 322 602 

85 15665 

346 108 783 

146 9 116 

16 5 168 

170 51 112 

628 310 113 

171 22696 

29 4513 11 4549 

2 153 619 452 

221 92626 234 146 470 

13 10454 

1 289 337 256 1 174 506486 156 27260 

2106 

735 529 

515 135 473 

2482 

640091 139 30911 50.8 

123 4520 78 4266 

1818 

837 

2559 

83808 

32750 

2029 

91 176 

530 7368 

2559 

304 135 

735 20824 

1356 

92463 

1 603 10403 

1812 

15487 

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

1.7 

1.0 

.7 

.3 

.5 

.2 

.1 

.4 

.7 

4.8 

(D) 

(D) 

7.4 

3.3 

.7 

.6 

3.6 

4.2 

1.6 

1.6 

7.7 

15.2 

2.9 

3.5 

.9 

.7 

1.1 

1.4 

6.6 

7.5 

7.0 

5.6 

.3 

.5 

2.0 

1.5 

1.3 

.9 

5.4 

4.2 

.7 

.9 

.7 

.5 

2.9 

2.2 

.4 

.4 

1.5 

1.6 

.3 

.4 

2.8 

3.0 

.5 

1.9 

1.3 

3.0 

3.2 

1.7 

1.5 

.8 

2.2 

2.6 

.8 

1.5 

1.8 

4.3 

.8 

.6 

5.2 

.9 

2.3 

.6 

2.7 

2.7 

2.6 

1.5 

APPENDIX C C-9 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Total larm production expenses-Con. 

Agricultural chemicals •••. _ •••••••••• _ •.•••••••••••••••••••••••••• _.... larms •• $1,000_. Petroleum products •••• _ •••••••••.••• _ ••••• _ •••••••••• _ •••••••••••• _ •• larms •• 

$1,000 .• Electricity •••••••••.•.••••••••••••••••• ' •••••••••••••••••••••••••• "_ _ larms •• 

$1,000 .. 

Hired larm labor ••.•••••••••••••••••••• _ .•••••••••••••••••••••••• _._ •• larms •• 

$1,000 .. Contract labor ••..• _ ••••••••.•••••••• _ ••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••• larms •• 

$1,000 .. Repair and maintenance •••••••••••••.••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••• _ •• larms •• 

$1,000 .. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment •••••••• larms •• 

$1,000 .. Interest ••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• _. larms •• 

$1,000 .. Cash renL ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• larms •• 

$1,000 .. 

Property taxes ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• _. larms •• 

$1,000 .. Ali other larm production expenses ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• _ ••• larms •• 

$1,000 •. 

Livestock and poultry: 

Cattie and calves inventory •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• _. larms •• 

number.. 

Beel cows •.••••••••• _ ••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ' larms._ 

number.. Milk cows •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• larms •• 

number.. 

Cattle and calves sold ••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• _ ••• larms •• 

number •• 

Hogs and pigs inventory ••..•••••••••••••••••.•••••••••• _ •••••••••••••• larms._ 

number •• Hogs and pigs sold ..••••..•• _ ••••••..•••••••• _ •••••••••.•••••••••• _._ larms •• 

number •• 

Sheep and lambs inventory •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• larms •• 

number.. Sheep and lambs sold ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• _ larms •• 

number.. Hens and puliets 01 laying age inventory •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• number.. 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold •.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• larms •• 

number.. Horses and ponies inventory ••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• larms •• 

number.. 

Selected crops harvested: 

Com for silage or green chop •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• larms •• 

acres •• tons, green __ 

Oats lor grain •••.••••• __ .•••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• acres __ 

bushels •• 

Irish potatoes ••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• larms •• 

Hay - allalla, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. 

acres __ 

cwt •• 

(see text) ••••••••••••••••••• _. •••••• ••••••••• ••••••••••• •••••••••••• farms •• acres __ 

tons, dry •• 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• acres __ 

Land in orchards •••••••••• _ .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• acres._ 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

All larms 

Total 

(number) 

2821 

11996 

5857 

12827 

4574 

7596 

3108 

51 613 

906 

4978 

5381 

19687 

1 444 3052 

2753 

15455 

1 287 3845 

6064 

11 460 5630 

38383 

2637 

119475 1 331 11 782 1 183 49815 

2366 

50 357 

421 8999 

295 13905 

559 15606 508 11 933 

682 5665233 

95 13 679 943 1 349 6324 

544 28711 

442833 

535 35548 2728024 

839 83261 22412030 

3672 

221 675 393393 

509 9727 

394 7405 

Relative standard 

error 01 estimate 

(percent) 

2.6 

1.7 

.9 

1.4 

1.8 

1.2 

2.7 

1.2 

6.7 

4.3 

1.3 

2.4 

4.8 

5.0 

3.0 

2.0 

4.9 

6.0 

.7 

2.2 

1.1 

1.3 

.6 

.5 

1.0 

1.6 

.9 

.5 

.6 

.6 

1.9 

3.9 

2.4 

3.7 

1.7 

2.4 

1.8 

2.4 

1.4 

(Z) 

3.1 

(Z) 

1.0 

1.7 

1.1 

.3 

.3 

1.1 

.6 

.6 

.8 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.6 

.6 

1.5 

.8 

1.9 

1.2 

Farms with sales 01 $10,000 or more 

Relative standard 

Total arror of estimate (number) (percent) 

1 666 2.4 11 160 1.5 2492 1.1 11248 1.5 2235 1.8 6976 1.1 

1 920 2.5 50 792 1.2 525 8.2 4493 4.3 2354 1.5 16489 2.5 

925 5.0 2805 5.3 1 685 2.9 13 919 1.9 1004 4.9 3594 6.1 

2424 1.3 7389 2.4 2559 .8 36074 1.4 

1 180 .7 100 151 .5 309 2.0 4494 3.0 882 .8 48 838 .5 

1 172 .7 42907 .6 116 3.3 6313 4.8 80 4.3 10204 7.1 

87 3.4 4621 5.4 75 3.8 3682 5.4 188 2.1 5652 422 (Z) 

59 1.9 13 677 740 (Z) 

304 1.9 1 356 3.3 

471 1.1 27928 .5 433113 .5 

436 1.0 33965 .5 2625926 .5 

720 .6 82748 .4 22306 015 .3 

1 374 .6 145 806 .7 291 377 .7 

235 1.9 8988 .9 

145 2.7 6333 1.7 

2Farms wi1h total production expenses equal to market value 01 agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains. 

C-10 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table E. Reliability Estimates of Percent Change in State Totals: 1982 to 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of· land and buildings': Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dolIars __ 

Total cropland __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland __ _________ __ __ __ __ ____ _ ___ _____ _ _ __ _________ __ ___ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______ ____ ________ _ _________ _________ __________ ___ ______ __ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer' _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Agricultural chemicals' ________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Interest" ________ __ ___ _______ ____ ________ _ ___ _______ ____ ____ ___ __ _____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattie and calves _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Hens and pullets of laying age _________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Sorghum for grain or seed _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Wheat for grain ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-aHalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) _____ ____ ____ _______ ____ __ __ _____ __ ____ __________ __ _______ _ farms __ 

. acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. "Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

All farms 

Percent change 

-10.5 

-8.6 

40.1 

-10.2 

-3.0 

-10.6 

-10.1 

79.5 

4.0 

-10.5 1.5 

-1.3 

10.5 

-18.0 

-3.5 

-29.5 

-5.2 

-20.7 5.6 -21.1 

-6.4 

-2.3 

15.9 

-2.8 

-12.2 

4.3 

21.6 

-7.4 

14.9 

-2.6 

-16.5 

-27.8 

-15.4 

-47.6 4.8 -30.1 

-1.7 

-36.5 

-33.4 

-10.8 

-33.8 

-100.0 

-100.0 

-14.4 

-8.2 

-4.9 

-13.8 

-4.8 

-4.7 

Farms wilh sales of $10,000 or more 

Standard error of 

estimate Standard error of estimate (percent) Percent change (percent) 

.3 -8.7 .3 .4 -7.3 .4 

4.1 27.5 4.5 

.3 -7.3 .4 .5 -3.2 .4 .3 -8.1 .4 .4 -10.2 .3 

2.6 87.1 2.9 1.4 (D) (D) 

.3 -8.7 .3 .3 1.6 .2 

.5 -3.8 .7 

.4 10.6 .4 

.5 -16.2 .5 

.2 -3.3 .2 

1.1 -32.5 .9 .1 -5.2 .1 

4.5 -7.7 6.4 2.1 7.0 1.9 2.6 -12.8 3.8 1.1 -6.1 1.1 

4.0 -7.5 3.4 

5.2 16.2 5.3 

3.5 -6.6 3.3 

2.3 -14.3 2.1 

4.1 -9.5 3.4 

3.4 16.1 3.1 3.4 -13.2 2.9 2.0 16.6 2.0 4.0 -6.4 3.5 

2.3 -17.3 2.2 

.5 -17.6 .6 

.5 -12.1 .5 

1.0 -31.0 2.3 

4.3 39.6 6.8 

1.0 -20.0 1.7 

.1 -1.6 (Z) 

2.0 -28.2 2.3 

1.1 -32.2 1.1 

5.8 -20.0 5.5 

3.5 -36.3 3.9 

-100.0 

-100.0 

.4 -13.1 .5 

.6 -7.9 .7 

1.5 -.8 1.9 

.9 -14.5 .8 

1.8 26.1 3.5 

1.8 -1.0 1.7 

APPENDIX C C-11 
Table F. Reliability Estimates of County Totals: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Average value of land Estimated market value 

Farms Land in farms of all machinery and Harvested cropland Irrigated land and buildings per farm' equipment' 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative stendard standard standard standard standard stendard error of error of error of error of error of error of Total estimate Totel estimate Value estimate Totel estimate Total estimate Totel estimate (number) (percent) (acres) (percent) (dollars) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) 

Androscoggin ____________ 343 .6 69551 1.3 318023 13.9 15 331 4.9 23016 1.1 304 4.9 Aroostook _______________ 1 012 .4 329 971 .5 175 482 8.4 72703 4.5 135067 .5 2 135 .8 Cumberland _____________ 456 .6 57745 1.7 315 600 9.0 14259 19.6 19389 2.2 684 1.7 Franklin _________________ 229 .8 44 217 2.0 151 158 1.9 6270 11.6 11 374 2.5 169 9.8 Hancock ________________ 290 .7 50026 2.4 224 n2 12.0 7255 6.8 6927 2.6 124 19.3 Kennebec _______________ 576 .5 112203 1.2 226 082 10.8 20226 5.3 36093 1.2 99 11.7 Knox ____________________ 221 .9 34390 2.5 244 018 8.8 5411 12.5 8907 4.7 54 26.2 lincoln __________________ 228 .8 29230 2.1 137480 10.8 5 186 8.6 7934 3.1 58 2.2 Oxford __________________ 334 .6 70813 1.7 198 536 12.7 9927 6.0 16636 1.4 450 1.1 Penobscot _______________ 572 .5 132717 1.1 160 572 9.0 20391 3.9 38952 1.0 584 1.5 Piscataquis ______________ 138 1.2 38391 3.1 135210 10.4 3880 6.7 8596 3.4 (D) (D) Sagadahoc ______________ 124 1.1 18319 3.1 229 758 10.9 3657 7.8 4867 3.5 40 4.3 SOmerseL _______________ 462 .5 112332 1.2 179 950 9.0 15125 4.5 32303 1.4 (D) (D) Waldo __________________ 426 .6 85137 1.4 187 317 6.7 13407 4.6 23629 1.7 42 1.3 Washington ______________ 337 .6 85734 1.4 222 104 5.0 8489 7.2 18781 .9 223 3.5 York ____________________ 521 .5 71 812 1.6 254 437 - 18551 10.5 18420 1.4 869 2.5 

Cattle and calves Hogs and pigs inventory Corn for grain or seed Wheat for grain Soybeans for beans Market value of agricultural 

inventory products sold 

Geographic area Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

stendard standard stendard stendard standard stendard 

error of error of error of error of error of error of 

Totel estimate Totel estimate Totel estimate Totel estimate Total estimate Total estimate 

(number) (percent) (number) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

Androscoggin ____________ 11 680 1.3 123 11.1 (D) (D) - - - - 71 083 .2 Aroostook _______________ 8521 3.1 810 20.6 110 .8 454 5.8 - - 98829 .3 Cumberland _____________ 7703 2.4 1 032 5.8 62 2.7 (D) (0) - - 13077 .8 Franklin _________________ 5630 2.9 65 10.2 125 4.2 - - - - 7312 1.9 Hancock ________________ 802 4.9 139 2.9 - - - - - - 15696 .7 Kennebec _______________ 19045 1.1 1 093 16.1 369 .6 - - - - 42263 .4 Knox ____________________ 2362 5.7 39 10.5 - - (0) (0) - - 9325 1.3 lincoln __________________ 3228 3.4 104 18.0 13 24.2 (D) (0) - - 4817 2.0 Oxford __________________ 6120 2.1 159 8.4 472 .1 - - - - 14523 .9 PenobscoL ______________ 15061 1.2 828 11.4 1044 .4 (D) (0) - - 26338 .6 Piscataquis ______________ 3545 2.4 104 15.2 (0) (D) - - - - 4898 2.3 Sagadahoc ______________ 1 812 3.1 146 13.2 (D) (D) (D) (0) - - 3250 1.5 SomerseL _______________ 16 199 1.3 775 16.6 405 - (D) (0) - - 20069 .9 Waldo __________________ 11 768 2.2 419 3.5 658 .2 (0) (0) - - 32140 .5 Washington ______________ 888 5.5 86 27.7 - - - - - - 11 683 .9 York ____________________ 5 111 2.4 3077 5.7 401 1.1 (0) (D) - - 30180 .4 

Selected farm production expenses' 

Livestock and poultry Commercial fertilizer Hired farm labor Petroleum products Electricity for the farm business purchased 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative stendard error standard error standard error stendard error standard error 

Totel of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate 

($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

Androscoggin ____________ 6008 1.4 601 4.3 10051 1.5 1 425 4.2 1 318 1.6 Aroostook _______________ 368 6.7 10 111 2.4 15476 1.8 4539 2.6 1 285 2.6 Cumberland _____________ 682 19.4 479 16.4 1 789 4.8 626 7.3 333 11.6 Franklin _________________ 370 15.0 188 7.5 623 23.5 245 10.5 147 9.2 Hancock ________________ 401 11.0 72 14.3 2848 3.2 189 7.9 (D) (0) Kennebec _______________ 2360 3.4 818 7.2 4056 2.8 899 3.7 860 3.8 Knox ____________________ 858 9.4 65 10.4 676 8.3 308 12.1 162 6.7 Lincoln __________________ 341 17.6 73 23.6 603 41.9 211 9.0 94 5.7 Oxford __________________ 434 5.0 605 2.6 1 904 5.5 456 4.7 312 6.1 PenobscoL ______________ 702 8.3 1 485 4.9 2944 3.2 1 019 5.1 580 4.1 Piscataquis ______________ 106 17.1 291 10.1 416 3.9 193 6.6 100 8.4 Sagadahoc ______________ 247 13.5 72 13.4 315 7.7 158 6.5 90 8.1 SomerseL _______________ 1 292 7.2 604 6.5 1 686 5.0 638 5.9 540 4.9 Waldo __________________ 4642 .3 445 12.0 1 830 5.1 586 5.2 683 5.4 Washington ______________ 115 9.2 204 11.2 3835 7.4 406 10.2 (D) (D) York ____________________ 2951 1.2 323 10.2 2561 7.9 930 5.3 446 3.7 

, Date are based on a sample of farms. 

C-12 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table G. New England States Coverage Evaluation Estimates of Farms Not on the Mail List: 

1987 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text 1 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Farms by size: Less than 50 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

50 acres or more _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

Harvested cropland _ ________ ____ __ __ __ __ __ _ ____ _ ___ ______ __ __ _ _ ___ _ ____ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $10,000 ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

Less than $2,500 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ $10,000 or more _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by standard industrial classification: Crops (01) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Livestock (02) ___ _ _ __ ___ __ ____ __ _____ __ __ __________ ___ _ __ _ _ ____ ___ __ _ _ farms __ 

Farms by tenure of operator: Full owners _______ _ ___ _ ____ _____ ___ _ _ _______ _ _ __ ___ ___ __ ____ ______ _ _ _ farms __ Part owners __________________________________________________________ farms __ Tenants _____ ___ _ _ __ ___ __ ____ __ ____ _ __ __ _____________ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ __ ____ farms __ 

Operators by principal occupation: 

~:;n~_==================:=====:==================================== ::;:::~== Average age of operator _________________________________________________ years __ 

Not on mail list 

Total number 

7767 

533 303 

4 B19 294B 

7767 

150 362 

7 101 5642 

1 459 

666 

259B4 

3237 

4530 

6643 

1 124 

1 532 6235 

51.9 

Relative standard error 

of estimate 

(percent) 

11.5 

17.4 

14.5 

11.9 

11.5 

2B.2 

12.1 

9.9 

39.B 

13.9 

24.9 

20.6 

10.6 

12.4 

14.9 

13.1 

13.0 

(Z) 

Percent not on mail list 

Total percent Standard error of percent 

23.6 2.7 11.2 1.9 

35.6 5.2 15.2 I.B 

26.9 3.1 9.9 2.B 

33.3 4.0 40.7 4.1 19.6 7.B 5.7 .B 

1.6 .4 

21.9 4.5 24.9 2.7 

2B.9 3.6 13.4 2.0 

10.2 1.3 34.8 4.5 

(X) (X) 

Note 1: Farms classified as nonfarms, nonfarms classified as farms, and farms appearing more than once in the census are not accounted for in these estimates. but will be provided in the 1987 Coverage Evaluation publication. See appendix C for futher explanation. 

Note 2: Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

Note 3: New England States include Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-13 

APPENDIX D. 

Report Form and Information Sheet 

DUE BY FEBRUARY 1 1988 OMBNo.oeo7-0534:~roveJ&p;.o .. SepI.mber30. 1989 

FORM 87-A0201 

""~ftcl U.S. DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

UNITED STATES 

CENSUS 

NOTICE - Response to this Inquiry is required by law (title 13. U.S. Code). By the same law YOUR REPORT TO THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. It may be seen only by sworn Census employees and may be used only for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of tax8tlon, Investigation. Or regulation. 

The law also ides that: co ies reuined in our files are immune from I al rocess. 

In cone-.pondence ~ to th .. nport .. ...-. refer to your Cenau. Ae Number (CFN) 

AG CENSUS U$.>\ OF AGRICULTURE 

------------------~ BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 120'1 Eaat Tenth 8beet Jeffersonville. IN 47133 

Note - If your records are not available. reasonable estimates may be used. If you cannot file by February 1, a time extension request may be 

sent to the above address. Ihclude your 12-character Census File 

Number (CFN) as shown in your address label in all correspondence to us. 

A 

A 

CENSUS 0.6 037 0'8 

B7-A020"1 

--, 

g=~y ~~--------ho".~0~-------fuo~ ••• --------1n0'''2,--------I Please correct errors in name .. addre6$, and ZIP Code. ENTER street lind number if not shown. 

5. 

ACREAGE IN 1987 Report land owned. rented. or used by you. your spouse. or by the partnership. corporation. Or organization for which you are reporting. Include ALL LAND. REGARDLESS OF LOCA nON OR USE - cropland. 

pastureland. rangeland. woodland, idle land. house lots. etc. I~- ____ In 1987 chanrleddu<lng _ pear. 

_ ... _,NFORMAT,ONSHEET._'. NOM Numberofacre5 

1. All land owned .................................... 0 

2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS. including land worked 

by you on shares. used rent free. in exchange for services. 

payment of taxes. etc. Include leased Federal. State. and railroad land. (DO NOT include land used on a per-head basis under a grazing permit.) Also complete item 5 below ............... 0 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS. including land worked on shares by others and land subleased. Also complete item 6 below. 0 

4. Acres in "THIS PLACE" - ADD acres owned (item 1 ) and acres rented (item 2). then SUBTRACT acres rented TO OTHERS (item 3). and enter the result in this space._ 

0 •• 

044 

0" 

0'8 

____ ~these.,. ,,", __ In "THIS PLACE. ,,'-___ --'t If the entry is zero please refer to the INFORMA T10N SHEET. section 1. 

5. II you rented land FROM OTHERS (item 2). enter the following information for each landlord. 

Name of landlord Memng address (Include ZIP Code) Number of acres 

INSTRUCTIONS Pi .... report your crops In the appropriate sectl_. 

Use section 7 to report ONLY those CROPS NOT Ileted in sections 2 through 6 

end s.ctlon 8. DO NOT INCLUDE Ct'OP. grown on land rented to others. 

Were any of the foIJowIng CROPS harwHted from "THIS PLACE" 

in 19871 S2 Acres Acres Quantity harvested None harvested irrigated 067 088 

1. Com (field) for grain or 

seed (Rtlportqvanrity on" 0 dry __ weighr basis.l •• Bu. 

070 07' 072 2. Com (field) for silage 

0 Tons, 

or green chop . . . .... g,..lIn 

oa6 0 •• 090 

3. Soybeans for beans .. 0 Bu. 

••• ••• .&8 

4. Beans. dry edible .. . . 0 Cwt:. 073 07. 07. 

5. Wheat for grain ..... 0 Bu . 

8. Oats for grain ....... 0 Bu. 07. 080 08. 

7. Barley for grain . . . . . . 0 Bu. 

688 887 68. 

8. Rye for grain ........ 0 Bu. 

9. Sorghum for grain 08' 08. 08' 

orseed ............ 0 Bu. 

085 oe6 087 10. Sorghum for silage or 

green chop (Do not inclUde 

0 Ton •• sorghum-svdM> crosses.J. • • 'oen 

•• 088 

11. Tobacco - all typeS •• 0 110 Lb •• 110 

7Ust=_===-;:_=_==on:::-:.-:_=::",~ ... :=-_=7t-:Of~_--.,-.-------------JL.....--------t12. Potatoes. lrish .•.•.• 0 097 : 110 098 Cwt. 099 110 

8. If you rented land TO OTHERS (item 3). enter the following information for eBch renter. W .. any DRY HAY. GRASS SILAGE. HAYLAGE. or GREEN CHOP cut 

Name of renter Mailing address (Include ZIP Cede) Numbet' of acres or haned8d fnm "THIS PLACE" In 19871 

Ust MkJition.IJI rentfNS on I!I SlJpenfte sheet of paper. 

e. Of the land you rented or leased to others. how many None 053 

acres did you. own? ...... " ...............• 0 ________ Acres 

7. Did you have any grazing permits On a per·head basis? 

• 0 Yes - Marie (X) all boxes which apply. • .0 Taylor Grazing Sec. 3 (BLM) 

• 0 Indian Land 

0.' 13 0 Forest Service 

2 0 No - Go to item 8 • 0 Other - Spec~ 

8. LOCA nON OF AGRICULTURAL ACnVITY FOR "THIS PLACE" 

a .In what county was the largest value of your County name State Number of acres 

05. agricultural products Principal 

raised or produced? .. .• t-c_o_u_nty_-+-rl ________ t-__ t;~----~ 

0'7 

058 

058 

b.1I you also hed agricultural 

operations in any other Other 

county(!es), enter the counties county narne(s). etc. " .. 

PENAL TY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

S3 1oYES-~ I_~_-"'''--- __ 20 NO-Goro_4 

If curt/ngs went made for bo'" dry hay _ f1TIISS silage. hByIage. or green chop 

from the ssme fields. report the lICffJlll1f1 in the eppropriatrl items under DRY 

HA Y end also under GRASS SILAGE. HAYLAGE. _;::-G=RE=:EN==C:,:H,OP;:,,:,. -::---:--~r------f 

Quantity 1. DRY HAY (If rwo or mont cuttings of dry 

hay were made from the same lIC'es. report acres only once, but f"SPOrt totlll tons front all cuttings.) 

e. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay or dehydrating .............. . 

b. Small grain hay - oats. wheat. 

barley. rye. etc. . ............... . 

c. -()ther tame dry hay - clover. lespedeza. 

timothy. Sudangrass. meadow and pasture grasses. etc. . . . . . ....... . 

d. Wild hay .................... . 

2. GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE. AND GREEN CHOP (If two or more cuttings were tnlIde from the samtJ acres, tt:tpOrt 

acres only on~. but repon total tOtl$ ftOlT1 "n cunings.1 . • . . . . . . • . • • • • • . • . • 

3. HAY SOLD - Did you sell any hay or grass silage in 1 987? (Report value 

of hay sold In sectJon 9 .. /rem 3) •••• - •• _ 

Acres 

harvested 

103 

100 

10. 

11. 

"' 

118 

·oYes 

Acres harv8sted irrigated --"'" .,,~-

104 .0& 

Tons. 

d<y 

107 .06 

Ton •• d.y 

110 "' Ton •• d,y 

113 

Tona. "' d, 

118 117 

Ton •• green 

20 No 

APPENDIX D 0-1 
W_..., VEGETABLES. SWEET CORN. MELONS. etc •• harnsted FOR 

SALE from "THIS PLACE" in 19871 (DonotlncludethoHl/I'Of/mfor 

5' home_.J s. 

Were any STRAWBERRIES. CRANBERRIES. or OTHER BERRIES ......... 

FOR SALE from "THIS PLACE"", 19877 (Do not Include ~1I"JWff for 

'-_J 

10 YES - C«npIefe __ 1 0 YES - CompIefe __ 

2 0 NO - Go to section 5 2 0 NO - Go to SBCtion 7 

1. Land from which vegetables were 

harvested in 1987 ............... . 375 

LI-:::::--:-:.cA:=c:.:re::s'-r:::--::-+ \~A",c:;:re=. ",img;:''''T-ated:::='-.-I From the list below. enter crop .name and code. Report qulHJtIry ""rves_1n unit Whole acres Tenths Whole acres Tenths specified with crop n/ImtJ. 

110 lb •. 110 

I 

Crop name Code Acnos harvested Acres irrigated I 110 110 

Sweet com 481 I 110 462 I 110 

1 110 110 110 I 110 1 I 110 I 110 , CNp_ C_ 

I R_berrie. (poundl) ............. 833 110 I /10 

110 ' I 

I 10 I ~t;r18~ .(~~~.~ :-: .......... , &3. 

1 I I 110 I 110 I more 6pI#CfIt IB nlltH:It!NJ. U!m IJ ,,,parma ,heet of paper. 

CNp.- Code Cmp _me Code CnIp ""... c_ Asparagus • • • . . . • . . . 378' Cucumbers and pickles 411 I Peppers, sweet ..•.• 443 

• W ... any OTHER CROPS "-ated from "THIS PLACE"'" 1987 - .mel 

anln .. field ....... or other crope not preylOUIIy reported? 

87 fR..,frvltln-'lDn8.} 

10YES - ~ ___ 

2 0 NO - Go to oection 6 

= .. ~~.(~~~d.POI~). ~:~ I ~rv~.: :::::::::: :~~ I =.;.h~.::::: ::::: Broccoli .•.......... 385 I Eocarole ........... 419 I Radishes .......... 4111 Brussels sprouts ....... 387 Kale .............. 425 Spinach ......... -.487 

g:~~j,~~""'''' 381 I t=:~:=~::: :~: I ~ ........... ::: For those crops not listed enter the crop name and code frorn the liet below. muskmelons ••••..•• 3815 I MUBtard greens •..... 431 I T~~i~~.::::::::: 481 Report quantity harvested in unit specified with crop name. 

Crop name Code Acre. harvested Quantity harvested Acre. irrigated g:~~;.; . : : : : : : : : : : ~:~ I 8::=:~'::::::: :~: I Tumipgrem1s ......• 487 I----------.----,------r---------,------; 

~~ .:: :::::::::: :g~ I ~::"y':::::::::::: :~: I ~~=bI;,;.-..:. .. ·473 Collards .••••.•.•.•• 407 I Pess. g ...... n ....••••• 441 I 5pfJcIfy • .•.•..... 4711 

• Went any NURSERY and GREENHOUSE CROPS. MUSHROOMS. aod, 

bulb ....... IIoww ..... wege1able .... and pienta ............. under 

gIa .. or otherprotec1lon. GROWN FOR SALE on "THIS PLACE"", 19B77 

55 1 0 YES - C«npIefe""...aIon 

2 0 NO - Gotosection6 Area irrigated 

None I Square feet .1 A"",s Temhs 

Sweetpotatoes and yams 100 

Buckwheat 676 

Red clover seed 871 

Timothy seed 748 

101 102 

I I 110 Bu. 110 

.78 5'7 Bu. 

.'2 8'3 

Lb •. 

'47 748 

Lb •• 

1 2 

I 2 1. Nursery and greenhouse crops irrigated in 1987 .. 0 L4_7_7 ____ JI_4_78:.-._..iI_..!.1~1.!!0~---------I--I-----II-----__ ,, _____ , 

2. From the list below. enter the crop name and code for each crop grown. I 2 

, 2 

, 2 

Code 

Square feet Acres in the open under glass or in 1987 other protection 

in 1987 Whole 8CI88 Tenths 

Crop name Sales in 1987 

Dollars 'Cents 

I 00 2 

I 110. I If mom f!lPB08 is neaded, use 1I.epentt:e shfHrt of p.".,. 

I 00 

I 00 I 110(. Cmp_ 

~"~~====~==~m~n=~=od~.=d~.=wm~a~se~~==~~~~oJ,p=~==~.L--------L--~~~----------L~~AH~fa.eed(~} ............ . 

Cmp- Code CNp_ Cod. g=~f=:;'~~=~=!d .... .. Bedding plants (Includevsgstabla plants) 479 I Potted floWering plants ..•..•.••••• 710 or grazed (report seres only) .•..•.. 

~~~~nS~ ":~:::::~~~ : :: ::: I ~h=~ed'::::::::::::::::: ::; ~Tn'!::~:C~~:'~:~~: : : :: : :: :: 

Nursery crops - ornamentals~ fruit I Vegetable and flower leedS .•..• p • •• 1100 leIpodeu seed Cpounds) •.•...•... and nut trees, and vlnea . p ••• p • • • •• 488 Greenhouse vegetables. . • . • . • • • • .. 503 Peas. dry edible lpounds} ....•••.•. 

Foliage plants ................... , 707 I Other - Specify . . • • • . . . • . .. .. .• &08 Popcorn (pound •• shelledl ........ .. 

Code 

542 

888 

881 

8.9 

814 

838 

8119 

882 

I CNpI ~:";,'; =)(p.~~I.::::::::::: 

I ~~h~(:.;'d.:~=a ......... . r s;~~.'::r:n:)g~~e.d ......... . I Sunflower - (poundo) •••••••••• Vetch ._ (pounds) .•.••.••.••... 

I Other crops (pounds) - 5pfJcIfy ••••• 

• : W .. there a c:ombIned total of 20 or more FRUIT TREES. including GRAPEVINES and NUT TREES, on "THIS PLACE"", 19871 

58 1 0 YES - eom",.. ___ 

2 0 NO - Go to _on 9 I Total acres , Acres irrigated , 

l Whole seres Tenths' Whole aer .. _ : Tenths' 1. TOTAL ACRES In bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards. vineyards, 112' I 1'22 I I 

and nut trees on this place. (Do not include abandoned aCfflB.) L /1 01 1!Q1 

2. For those crops not listed below, enter the name and code from the 6st lit the right for other fruit and nut trees on this place In 1987. 

Report the requested Information for each crop even if not harvellted because of low prices, damage from hall, frost, etc. 

Crop name Code 

Apples 123 

Grapes 177 

Sweet charries 345 

Tart cherries &87 

FORM 87 A0201 18-11 B6) 

NUMBER OF Acres In tree. Unit of measure 

TREES OR VINES OF - and vines of Quantity MIIrl< on. 

Nonbearing 

ege 

,24 

17. 

Bearing 

ag8 

3'0 

688 

all ages harvested 

12& I 110 '28 

70 I '8u 

I 110 

I··· I 110 ,.- 689 I 5SO 

110 

I 110 

2 I 3 

I 110 

Page 2 

Lb •• l.b&. Tons Boxes per 

box 127 12. 

10 20 30 I 

18' • '82 

,0 ,0 30 

4,!. 

,0 20 

,360 

30 I 69, 592 ,0 20 30 I 

• 6 

,0 20 30 I 

4 

30 15 10 20 

CNpApricots ..................... . Nectarine. . .................. . Peaches ••••....•••••••••••••• 

Peers ..•.•.................•. Plums and prunes ..••••••• p ••••• 

Other fruit and nuta - Specify ..••••• 

Code 

129 

.201 

228 

231 

243 

389 

Cod. 

8.8 

8.8 

8 •• 

701 

734 

788 

782 

D-2 APPENDIX D 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
0 GROSS VALUE of CROPS SOLD from "THIS PLACE"", 1987, BEFORE 0 DId you or IIIIJD.H ........ any CATTLE or CALVES on H. pi_in 198n 

•• _ and ._n_ (Refer to the INFORMA nON SHEET, section S.) 513 Report 

from this 

your 

place 

best 

in 

estimate 

1987. Include 

of the 

the 

value 

value 

for each 

of the 

of 

landlord's 

the following 

and/or 

groups 

contrsctor's 

of crops 

share, 

sold .0 

20 

YES 

NO 

-

- c:-.....-- Go to section 14 INVENTORY estimating if necessary. Include value of Govemment CCC /osns. ~';"ber on tills 

None Dollars Cents • DECEMBER 31, 1987 INVENTORY Nona Dec. 31, 1987 1 • Grains, soybeans and other beans sold in 1987 773 803 

e • Com for grain . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . • •.• 0 $ 00 1. CA TILE AND CALVES of all agas 

(Toralofll. b. c.llnddbelowJ ...................... 0 Totel 

b.Wheat 0 77. 80. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 •• $ 00 e. BEEF COWS - Include beel heil_ that 0 Beef 

17. hlJd ClIIwd. .. , , ...................... cows 

c.Soybeans ............................ 0 $ 00 80. 

n. b. MILK COWS kept for production of milk Of 

d. Sorghum for grain • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 0 $ 00 cream for sale or home use - Include dry 0 Milk milk __ ."., mille heifers thllfhlJd .. 1vBd •••••••• cow. 

0 777 808 e. Barley He/fara ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0. $ 00 and 

0 

77. c. HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES - (Do _Include heifer I. Oats . ............ ................... $ 00 "."te,. ___ .} .••.••••.•....••••.• 0 calves 

g. Other - rye, dry beans, dry peas, popcom. 77. 007 Steers and 

sunflower seed, buckwheat, etc .............. 0 $ 00 d.STEERS, STEER CALVES, BULLS, 

0 but .. of 

AND BULL CALVES •.......••.......••. oa_. 7 •• 

2. Tobacco ............................... 0 $ 00 78. • CATTU AND CALVES SOLD 

3. Hay, silage, field seeds, and grass seeds ..•..•... 0 $ I 00 FROM THIS PLACE IN 1987 

4. Vegetables, sweet com, and melons- IDonotlnclude 783 

__ fed on this place on. Number sold Gross v81ue of sale. I contrect or custom basis. Ajso I1JP(Jf"t in 1987 Irish potatoetllKJd SW88tpot8f'OeS_ report them In Item B below.} 0 $ I 00 as.old CIrttle moved from this piece None DoDen (Cents 

5. Fruits, nuts, and berries - apples, peaches, grapes, 7 •• to. ,-. f",. lurther feedmg. aD. 809 I I 

cherries, cranberries, strawberries, blu.berrias, etc. ... 0 $ I 00 2. Calves w8ighlng less than 500 pounds 0 $ I 00 6. Other crops - Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, etc. 7 •• I 810 ." I 

(Do not Include nursery and greenhouse crops.} - I 3. Cattle. including calves weighing 

0 I 

0 I 500 pounds or more •.••...•....• $ I 00 

Specffy $ I 00 e • Of tfte total cattle sold, how many were I 

• 0' How _the ACRES in thIa place USED In 19871 FA TIENED on tftis place on GRAIN or 812 •• 3 I 

"0 CONCENTRATES for 30 days or mono I 

and SOLD for SLAUGHTER? •....• 0 $ I 

1. Copy 00 acnos in "THIS PlACE" from section 1, item 4, page 1 Acres 

NOTE: FCK;'ems 2 to 5 bekJw. if Iltnd was used ftx mom thm one purpo$B In 1987 

report It In the FIRST land use listBd below thllt app/"I8S. For fJJICampie. report cropland DAIRY PRODUCTS • DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD FROM harvested and also PlISfUred. only as IiCroplsnd harvested. -- THIS PLACE IN 1987 Gross value of sales 

2. CROPLAND None Number of acres None Dollars Cents 

e. Cropland harvasted - Include,," lend from which crops a7 4. Gross value of sales of DAIRY PRODUCTS .,. I 

were hBrvested or hey waif cut, and aN land in orchards. citru3 from tftis place In 1987 - Include mIItr., crum, 0 I 00 groves, vineytJrds. and nursery and greenhouse crops. ~ ........ 0 butter,etc .•.••.•..•.•..•....•..•.• $ I 

b. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing - Include _ 88 0 DId,.,.. ... ...,.,... .......... any HOGS or PIGS ontftla piece In 188n pBSfUre _ grazing ,_ th .. could have been used for crops without 

tldd"ltionaIlmprovemems.. • . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . _ _ ... 0 8.' .0 YES c. Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil- 8. - ~-- INVENTORY 

improvement grasses, but NOT harveated and NOT 20 NO - Go '" 88CtIon 15 Numbe< on this 

0 place Dec. 31, 1987 pastured ......................... " ........... • DECEMBER 31, 1887 INVENTORY None 9 •• d. Cropland on which all crops fa~ed - (Exception: Do not 80 

report here land in orehat"c/s and vineyards on whk:h the crop 1. HOGS and PIGS of all ages rrtml of a and b below) ... 0 Total failed. Such acreage ;s to be reported in item 2a.J ...••••.••.• 0 81. 

0 ., e. Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ................ •• HOGS and PIGS used or to be used for BREEDING 0 •• 7 -II 

0 .3 b.OTHER HOGS and PIGS •.........•.••••••• 0 Other I. Cropland idle ...............................•... 

3. Woodland -: Include aU { a. Woodland pastured. . . . . .. 0 .. • UTTERS FARROWED 

woodlots end timber tracts snd Nona Numbe< of litters •• 2. UTIERS FARROWED on this place between - cutover and defortJsted land 8.8 with youngtimberllrowth. b. Woodland not pastured .... 0 •• December 1,1986 and May31, 1987 .•.•. 0 4. Other ~nd and rangel.nd - Include any paature/and •• 8 .. 

other than cropland and woodland pasture. . ••••.•• _ •••...•.. 0 b.June 1.1987 and November 30, 1987 ••.. 0 

5. All oth8l' lend - Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, .7 ... umber Gross value of Bales etc. - Include any land nor repodtHl In Items 2 through 4 BfHwe. ~.. 0 sold • HOGS AND PIGS SOLD None in 1987 OoOaD :eem. 8. TDTALACRES - AIfd ___ ..... llnlt8m.2111rough5 1' •• 8.0 821 I (Should be file _me .. ,.", 1 abow'It .1 , 3. HOGS and PIGS SOLD from this I 

• W .... , LAND In this place IRRIGATED_anytime In 18871 place in 1987 •...•..•••.••.••••••. 0 $ 00 "2 823 I Irrigated lend i5 all land watered by 8ny artificial or controll~ means - sprinkllKS. funolllfS 4. Of the hogs and pigs sold, how many were 0 I or ditches, spreader dikes. etc. (nclude supplemental. psrtiSI, and prepillflt irrigation. sold as FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? $ I 00 

SI1 0 YES • DId you ... ...,_ ........ anySHEEP ... LAMBI on tftIa pIKe In 18871 • - eompr.c.--- 0 Number of acres S18 

1. How many acres 

2 

of 

NO 

harvested 

- Go to section 12 None 

080 

irrigated 

20 

,0 YES 

NO -

- c:-.....-- Goto_IS land were Irrigated? Include land frum which hay was cut Bnd IIInd in bearing and 0 nonbeBring INVENTORY fruit lind nut crops reported in section 10. item 2a ..... Number on tIlio NUMBER SOLD 

2. How many acres of pastureland, rangeland, and any other .Ol None place Dec. 31, 1987 in 1987 

lands not included in item 1 above were irrigated? • . . .••.. 0 82' 82. 

1. SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages ..••.• 0 • W_ any ACRES Inth .. place SET ASIDE, DIVERTED, OR IDLED 82. under FEDERAL _ .. reduction ,....am. In 19871 e. EWES 1 year old or older . . . . • • • • 0 ~~;~;~~~;~;~;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;~~~~~~i~n~ S'2 

Nonel I Pounds of wool I 0 YES - Numbershom • Cornp#fto --- in 1987 shom In 1987 2 0 NO - Go to section 13 None Number of acres o l827 1

828 

•• 2 2. SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN •.•... I 1. How many acres were set aside (or diverted) under ANNUAL 

0 Groa value of sales commodity acreage adjustment programs? ......•..•.. I Cents 0.3 None D ...... 

2. How many acres were under the CONSERVATION RESERVE 3. What was tfte gross value of 88188 of SHEEP. 

0 .2. I PROGRAM (lOyear, CRPI? ......•.... " ....•..••.. 0 LAMBS, and WOOL from this place in 1987? ..• $ I 00 

FORM81~A0201 8-11-861 

Poge3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 0 0·3 
I DId you or....,one .... haft any HORSES, BEES, FISH, GOATS. I GOVERNMENT CCC LOANS 

OTHER LIVESTOCK. or ANIMAL SPECIALTIES on this place In 19871 51. 51. 

,0 YES - 20 NO 

Comple .. __ 

- Go to section 17 1 • Amount received in 1987 from Government CCC loans for - None Dollars Centll 

INVENTORY Gross value of sales 

Includeregu/« __ ,...""",.,....."W_or_. ••• I Number on Total quantity sold a.Com 0 $ I 00 this place in 1987 .................................. None Dec. 31, 198? Dollars Cents •• 7 I 

1. Horses and ponies 830 8., .32 b.Wheat ................................. 0 $ I 00 

of all ages ....... 0 Number $ 00 8 •• I .00 c.Soybeans ............................... 0 • 83. I 00 Number 842 ... 0 

8" Pounds $ 00 0 I 

2. Colonies of bees ... 00 honey d.Sorghum, barley, and oats ................... $ I 

8.' I "0 

0 I .43 Number 848 e. Tobacco, rye, and honey ..............•..... • 00 ... Gallons $ 00 I ~ NCIIInd for participation In FEOERAL FARM PROGRAMS 

3. Milk goats ....... 0 milk In 1987/PO NOT INCLUDE CCC",."." Refer 10 INFORMATION 

8.8 SHEET. secrkJn 19. 847 N"one Dollars Cants Number 850 8" ••• I 

0 

8 •• Pound. • 00 1. Amount received in cash ........•............. 0 I 4. Angora goats ..... mohair I $ 00 

851 862 8 •• 2. Value of certificatas received - payment·in-klnd (PlK) ... I I 

0 I I or commodity certificatas. . . . . . . . . . . ........... $ 00 6. Other goats ...... 0 Numbe $ I 00 

83. 83' .3. I I TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

6.Mules. burros, end I .20 donkeys ......... 0 Number $ I 00 

7. Mink and their 83. .37 838 I Mark (X) the one item which best describes the type of organization for 

0 I this place in 1987. -... to the INFORMA nON SHEET, section 20. pelts ........... Number $ I 00 

864 8'5 8 •• • FAMll Vor INDIVIDUAL operation - .21 B. Rabbits and their I 

pelts ........... 0 10} I IDa not 1ncIud4 partnership and co.pontlon.' ••••••••• 

Number $ 00 • PARTNERSHIP operation -Include fsmBy Go to oectIan 22 

9. All other livestock and I ~ .......................... 20 

livestock products .67 8.8 8.9 I 

30 I • INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW ........... Go toMK:tion 21 

Specify Numbltl $ I 00 • OTHER, such as estate or trust, prison farm, grazing .D~ SpecIfy below then 

10. Fish and other aquaculture Total quantity sold Gross value of 881es association, Indian reservation, etc. . . • . . . . . . . _ .. go to HCfian 22 

products (Enter name and in 1987 Dollars I Cents 

code from list below.J I}; I Specify Name Code ~--OR--~~~ I 

1 I 00 • CORPORATE STRUCTURE (for lnc:chpotalllCl operations only! -- Number I _to the INFORMATION SHEET. section 21. 

N ..... Code Name Cod. 521 Catfish .................... 880 Other fish - Specify •.. ..•.... 886 922 Trout ............•.....•.. 883 Other aquaculture 1. Is this a family-held corporation7 ...............•. 1 DVes 20 No 

If more 5pBCfJ g needttld. USIJ.II ~lItrI IIhfHlt of paptK. products - Specify •...• ..... 889 

I Did you or anyone else haft any POULTRY, such .. CHICICENS. 2. Are there more than 10 stockholders7 ............. 3DVes .0 No 

TURKEYS, DUCKS, etc., on this piece in 19871 --"..,.gro .... I CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR ISonIor partner 'oroth ... CHt.~""". .22 or person In ....... ) Refer to the INFORMATION SHEET, _ 22. 

517 INVENTORY 

lOVES - Com,.-tht. __ Number on Total number 1. RESIDENCE - Does the operator (senior partner or 823 this place sold in 1987 

20 NO lOVes 20 No - Go to section 1 S None Dec. 31, 1987 person in charge) rIVe on this place 7 ............... 

1. HENS and PUllETS of laying age. . . . . . . . . . . . . D 

.92 •• 3 2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

2. PUllETS for laying flock replacement did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or .2. 

••• ••• more) of his/her worktime in 19877 For partnership" 1 0 Farming 2 0 Other ... PUllETS 3 months old or older not yet of laying age 0 consKle< all members of the PBnnenJhip together. • • . •••••• 

8 •• or ranching b.PUllET CHICKS and PUllETS under 3 months old 

0 

.29 

(Do not include commercial broilers.) .•••••.•••• 3. OFF- FARM WORK - How many days did the operator r

N

-

3. BROilERS. fryers, snd othsr meat-type chickens .9. 899 (senior partner or person in charge) work at least 201-49days 

including capons and roasters ............... 0 

4 hours per dey off this place In 19877 -lnclud4 w,,", 

st II nonfarm job~ busin6ss, or on someone else". fann for 3 0 50-99 deys 

4. TURKEYS 900 901 pay. (Do notJnclude8xchange fsrmworl<.} • ••.••.••••••• 40 100-149 days a • Turkeys fot slaughter (Do not include breeders.} . • • 0 60 1S0-199 days 

0 

902 903 

b.Turkey HENS kept for breeding ............. • 0 200 days or more 

5. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity - ducks, 4. In whst YEAR did the operator (or senior partner) bagin 000 

geese, pigeons or squab, pheasants. quail, etc. to operate any part of this place? ................. Vear 

(Enter poultry name lind code from the list below.) 1 92. 

Poultry name Code ___ , 5. AGE of operator (senior pertner or person In charge) ... Vears old 

Poultry name Code ___ .24 

r~~ _.m. Cod. I Name Code I N ...... Cod. 2 0 Negro or Black Ducks ............ 904 PIgeons or squab. . . . 90a QuaH ............ 912 Geese ••••.......• 906 I Pheasants ......... a10 I AU other poultry - 3 0 American Indian 

Specify ......... 914 6. RACE of operator (senior pertner or person In charge) .. 4 0 Asian or Pacific 

6. POULTRY HATCHED on this place in 1987 and None Number Islander 

placed or sold - chickens. turkeys. ducks, etc. - .,. 9 0 Other - Speclf'll 

Specify kind of poultry 0 

9" 

7. Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1987 .. 0 92. 

7. SEX of operator (senior pertner or person in charge) ... 1 o Male 20 Female 

Gross value of sales 

8. What was the gross value of sales of None Dollars Cents B. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator (senior partner .27 

poultry and poultry produc1s (eggs, 918 I or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent 

lOVes 20 No etc.) from this place in 19871 .......... 0 $ I 00 (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Spenish)7 .... 

FORM 87 A0201 (a 11 88) Page 4 Page 5 

D·4 APPENDIX D 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
nv .. v .. '-'~_R EXPENSES paid by you and 

.23 ........ In 1987 OTH~~nl!~::"'''DES~';''OTHER I., ..t, ~:..i.";=·~';;;n 

.20 2 0 NO- Goto_on26 Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you, your landlord, contractors, 'DYES - eom..-___ 

buyers, and others for ~roductlon of crops, livestock, and other agricultural products In 1987. (DO NOT IN LUOE expenses connected with performing customwork for Inc/ude any materials provided by you, your landlords, Dr contractors. For each item others; operation of nonfarm activities, businesses, or services; or household listed, report acres only once. If multipurpose chemicals were used, report acreage expenses not related to the farm business.) 

Doll.,. : Cents trsated for each purpose. None Acres on which 1. LIYestock and poultry purchased - cattle, calves, 1

07 I 1. Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc., (fungicide, None used hogs, pigs, sheep, lambs, goats, horses, chicks, poults, 0 1$ I 00 herbicide. insecticide, nematicide) to control - 1038 started pullets, etc .............•.•••••..•.... a. 1...-on crops, including hay ....••••.••...••.. 0 2. Feed purc .... ed for IiYestocIc and poultry - grain, '072 I 0 '.37 0 I b. Namatodea in crops .... , .' ..••••••.••.•.•••• hay, silage, mixed feeds, concentrates, etc ..•......• '03. 

a.Commercially mixed formula feeds purchased C. D .... _ in crops and orchards (blights. 

amuts. ruats. etc.) • ,0_" •••••••••••••••••••• 0 complete, supplement. concentrates, premixes. 

d. W ....... gress, or btu ... in crops and pasture '.3. (Do not Include ingredients None Dolla", 0 ~~:,,~r=~has 1:73 IncludfJ both pre-emerg,mce tmd po.r 8tntHJ18f'1Cl!l'. • • • • • • • • • 

00 meal, 2. Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control '040 and urea.} ... . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 ofcropsorthinnlngofrrun ..•..••..•••••••.•• 0 3. Seed cost - for com, other grains, soybeans. tobacco. 0 i$ : 00 52& - Im:Iude ronthl ...... on cotton. etc. - Include plants. and trees purchMllld. .. .... r .......... 'ht18ri~~. 4. Commercial fertilizer purchuad - all '.7. 

I forms, including rock phosphate and gypsum. 0 i~ J 00 • Value of ALL mllCltlnery and equipment on this pl_. Decamber31,1987 Include cost of custom sppnC8tlons. -................ 

6. Agricultural chemical. purche.ed - Insecticides. ,oi8 I 1. What is the estimated markat value of AU machinery, EstImated mar1<81 value herbicides, fungicides. other pesticides. etc. - Include I equipment. and implements usually kept on this place Doll ... !Cent. cost of custom applications. (Do not include lime.) ••. • • . •• 0 i$ I 00 and used for the farm or ranch business? - Include eMIl, '.4. trucks. trecfOIS. cotnbines, plows, dJSlc.s. harrows. d~. I 6. Ga.onna and other petroleum fuel end oil 

1~7 I pumps, motors, Irrlgtltlon Bqulpment, tJ.lry equipment Including I purchased for the fenn buslnes. -

0 I mitkefS and bulk tanks, livestock. feeds,.. grlndi1llllJnd mixing I. I 00 a • Gasoline and gasohol . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . • . . • .... 00 equlp""tnt, etc. . • . . . . .• . . • . • . . . • • • • • • . • • • . . . . • 

b. Diesel fuel .............................. 0 1~78 I 00 • SELECTED machinery and equipment on Total number 

~70 I 00 i~E:i~ thfapl_.December31, 1987. Illeport on this place on 

c. Natural gas 0 onIyHU«Hlht f8860r 1987./ _be< 31,1987 ............................ , None 

d. LP gas. fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil. grease, etc .... 0 :80 I 00 2. Motortrucks - Include pickups 0 944 84a 

......... 7. Electricity for the farm business - (Do not 

981 I 3. Wheel tractors other than gerden tractors include household expenses.) ...... ..... .......... 0 $ I 00 and motor tillers -

0 8' • 847 

8. Hired farm and ranch labor - also include employer's cost a. Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) .•.•. 982 I 0 194• '.40 for social security, workman's compensation. insurance I b. 40 horsepower (PTO) or more •..•.•. premiums, pension plans, etc. (S-INFORMAT/ON SHEET) 0 $ I 00 Grain and bean combines. all types ••..• 0 1

050 '951 

4. 

9. Contract labor - Include expenditures for labor. such 1983 5. Cotton pickers and strippers •.••. . . . • 0 I·'· 1 9 • 7 

I as harvesting of fru/t~ vegetables, berries. etc_, I 0 1 0 •• 19 • 9 performed on a contract basis by a contrllctOl', crew 6. Mower conditioners .•....•.•..•••• leader, a cooperative, etc. ... -...... -............ 0 Is I 00 7. Pickup balers -/nclud. rectangle •• 0 961 

110. Repair and maintenance expenses for the 1.84 I lfrld TOtJnd bslers ••••• _ • • • • • • • ••.••• 0 

upkeep of buildings, motor ""hlcles, and fann 0 1$ equipment ...........•.................. I 00 I ~!.!!'!'~.'~~ .. unn~n. MARKET VALUE OF LAND and .27 BUILDINGS I 

111. Cuatomwork, machine hIre and rental of I Please give your best ESTIMATE of the CURRENT MARKET macblnery and equipment -Include e""enditures for I e:;~"'!::d.~r.~;::~e VALUE of land and buildings for all acres reported in use of equipment Bnd for customworlc such 8S grinding I and miK;ng section 1. nems 1, 2, and 3, page 1. None Dolla", !Cenu feed, plowing. combining. com picking, I··· drying. :lilo filling, BPflIYing, dusting, fertilizing, etc. (Do I j.9a 

I 00 not I include cost of cotton ginning Bnd application of fartlllzfK and chemicals.) ............. ....... ... 0 1$ I 00 1. All land owned '" ........................ 0 i$ 

112. I~ paId on debts - (See INFORMATION SHEET) 19 • a I j99 : 0 1$ 00 2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS •.•..•.•.. 0 1$ 00 a. Secured by real estate. . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . ... 

19 199• • 7 I 0 1$ i 00 b. Not secured by reel estate ..............•••.. 0 i$ I 00 3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS ..•....•.... 

113. Ca.h rent paid for land and buildings in 1987- 19 • 8 

I I INCOME FROM FARM· RELAT " ....... m .. " .. IN 1987 

(Do not include grazing fees.) . ••••••..•••.••.•....• 0 1$ I 00 S28 Report amount recehred before taxes .nd ........... 

ilncome I 114. Property taxes paid -Include farm real estate, 10 • 9 I 1. Customwork and other agricultural services provided for None Dollars : Cent. machinery, livestock, etc. for the fsrm business. (Do not Include 0 '$ I 00 fanners and others - plowing, planting, spraying, : tsxes paid by landlords.) ......... ............... harvesting, preparation of products for market, etc . i

092 

I (If customworlc Is a separate buslnus, refar to INFORMA nON 0 i. I 

I 00 16. All other production expenses -Include insurence, I SHEET, sec#on 28) •••••••••••••••••.••••••••••. 

water, animal health costs, grazing fees, m"rketlng charges. .90 I 2. Gross cash rent or share payments received from renting I miscellaneous farm supplies, etc. (Do not include depreciation. I out farmland or payments received from lease or sale of 99' I household expenses. and expenses not associated with the 0 • I 00 I (ann business.} .............................. allotments - Include PlfY11J9nts for livestock pr.rtured on 0 $ I 00 

~!'!""!. . ~~~~~I:::j including ROC or 

lJ per-head basis, per-momh basis. per·pound bBSis, etc ..•.... 

994 I 

.2' : uied an this place during 1 3. Sales of foreat products and Christmas trees -Include 0 $ i 00 1 0 YES - Contp#fIfe _ __ 2 0 NO - Go to section 25 maple products, naval stores, firewood, etc. • ....••..•••• 

4. Recreational services. patronage dividends of cooperatives, I None A"'es fertilized and other income which is CLOSELY RELATED to the I 

1. Acres of cropland fertilized in 1987 - (Do not include cropland 932 agricultural operation on this place - 995 I 

0 I for pasture. reported In BBCtlon 10, item 2b.) . • . . • . • • • . . . • . • 

Specify 0$ I 00 2. Acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized in 1987 1

033 

reported in section 1 0, items 2b and 4 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 r.N~tt~ H~t"UK -PleBse Drint 

Tons oflime I Ac",.nmed Name ra9 Da1:8 None I 3. LIME - tons of lime used and acres on 

which 1"35 applied - (Do ~t include land plsster or 0 ,9" I Are. Code I Number gypsum or lIme fex SBnltsttOn.) .•••••••• " ••• Telephone number -

FORM 87·A0201 {S-l' ·861 PageS 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 0 0·5 
FORM 87-11.01 III (12-17-88) INFORMATION SHEET U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUs 

1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Special Reporting Instructions 

1_ Who Should Report 

WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM, 

INCLUDING individuals, landlords, tenants, partnerships, 

corporations, institutions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each case included in the census has a unique Census File Number (CFN). In order to make the census 

results as complete and accurate as possible, we need to obtain 

information about every CFN. 

2. If You Received More Than One Report F_ fot' an Operation 

Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Write "Duplicate" near the address label of each extra report form. Alao, write the 

1 1 -digit census file number(s) of the DUPLICATE report,s) ON THE 

COMPLETED REPORT in the space provided to the left of the address 

label. Return the extra report(s) in the same envelope with your 

completed report form so that we can correct our records. 

3_ If You No Longer Fann 

If you had agricultural operations at any thna during 1987, please 

report all agricultural activity during the year. Report all land on your census form that you owned or rented. Also, report your 1987 crop 

and livestock production and 1987 sales. 

Explain on the first page of the report form (or on a separate sheet of 

paper) that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximate 

date and the name and address of the present operator, if known. 

4. If You Navar Farmed 01' Ha_ No A_oclatlon WIth Agriculture 

Please write a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

this and retum the form so that we can correct our records. In our efforts to make the census as complete as possible, we obtained lists 

from various sources. We tried to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm 

addresses, however. it was not always possible to do so. 

5_ If You Have Mora Than One Agricultural Operation 

Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

production unit, i.e., each individual farm, ranch, feedlot, greenhouse, 

etc., or combination of farms, etc., for which you maintain SEPARATE 

records of operating expenses and sales, livestock and other 

inventories, crop acreages, and production. 

6_ If You Have a Partnership Operation 

Complete only ONE report for the entire partnership's agricultural 

operation and include all partners' shares on the one report. If 

members of the partnership also operate separate farms or ranches in 

addition to the partnership farming operation, separate report forms 

should be completed for each individual operation. 

If two Or more report forms were received for the same operation, mark 

each additional form as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate report(s) in 

the same envelope with the completed partnership report, where 

possible, or write a note on the duplicate report, such as, .. (Name of 

partna.) has completed a report for the partnership (provide nama and 

CFN of partnership.)" 

7. Landlord'. 01' Contractor'. Share 

If you rented or leased land from others or had a contract for the 

production of agricultural products. include both your share and the 

landlord's or contractor's share of the production, sales, and expenses 

so your census report form will be complete for "THIS PLACE." 

If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share, InClude your 

BEST ESTIMATE. If you do not have records available for all data items, 

use your best estimate. 

How to Enter Your Re.pon_ 

Enter your replies in the proper spaces, on the correct lines, and in the 

units requested, i.e .. dollars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any explanation 

outside the answer spaces or on a separate sheet of paper. 

All dollar figures may be entered in whole dollars. CENTS ARE NOT 

REQUIRED. 

Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres of potatoes harvested. If you have 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4 of an acre, convert 

to tenths. For example, convert 1/2 to 5/10, 1/3 to 3/10, 1/4 to 2/10. 

The census report form will contain sections and questions which do 

not apply to you. When this occurs, mark the "None" or "No" box 

and go on to the next item or section. 

D-6 APPENDIX D 

Instructions For Specified Sections 

~ SectIon 1 - ACREAGE IN 1987 

Your answers to this section will determine tha land lA_In 

"THIS PLACE") referred to in the rest of the report form. 

When answering the acreage questions, include the land 

associated with your agricultural operations in 1 987 whether in 

production or not. Include all land that you owned or rented 

during 1987 even if only for part of the year. Do not include any 

unrelated residential or commercial land. 

IF YOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1987 - Complete the 

report form for the portion of the year that you did farm. Explain on the report form In the space to the left of the address label (or 

on another sheet of paper) when you stopped farming and 

include the name and address of the person now using the land. 

Raport all land in section 1 in whole acres. 

Item 1 - An Land Owned - Report all land owned in 1987 whether 

held under title, purchase contract or mortgage. homestead law, or as heir or trustee of an undivided estate. Include all land owned by you 

and/or your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization 

for which you are reporting. 

Item 2 - All Land Rented or Leased FROM OTHERS -

Report all land rented by you or your operation even though the 

landlord may have supplied materials or supervision. 

INCLUDE in item 2: 

e. Land for agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 

b,Land you worked on a share basis (crop or livestock) 

c. Land owned by someone else that you used rent-free 

d. Federal, Stete, Indian reservation, or railroad land rented or 

leased by the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 

Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit basis. 

such as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act, Nationai Forest. 

or Indian reservation permit land. If you had any of these 

permits. mark "yes" to item 7. 

Item 3 - All Land Rented Dr Lea.ed TO OTHERS - Include 

all land rented out for any purpose if it was part of the acreage 

reported in items 1 and 2. A report form will be obtained from 

each of your tenants to cover the operations on that land. 

INCLUDE in item 3: 

•• Owned land rented to others for cash or a share of crops or 

livestock 

b. Land you rented from someone and then subleased to 

someone else 

c. Land worked for you by someone for a share of crops or 

livestock 

d. Land which you allowed others to use rent-free 

Item 4 - Acre. In "THIS PLACE" - This figure will show 

the total of all land you operated at any time in 1987. 

If ham 4, Ac .... In "THIS PLACE" I. "0" and: 

•• You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on 

"THIS PLACE" in 1987, complete the raport. 

b. All your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, 

complete item 6 (name and address of renters). skip to and 

complete section 29, and explain briefly, "all land rented 

out," etc. Mail form in retum envelope. 

c. You did not have any agricuitural activity on owned or rented 

land in 1987, complete section 29 and explain briefly, such 

as "retired," "sold farm," and date. Give name and address 

of current operator if known and return form. 

~ Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting crops harvested 

during the 1987 crop year from the land shown in section 1. Item 4 (Acres in "THIS PLACE") of your report. Please report your crops 

in the appropriete sections. Do NOT include any crops grown on 

land rented or leased TO OTHERS, or worked by others on shares 

during 1987. 

Acres harvaatad - Enter the acres harvested in 1987. Round 

fractions to whole acres except where tenths are requested by 

"'10" in the reporting box, such as for potatoes. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Q~antlty harvested - If your unit of measure is different than the 

unit on the report form, please convert your figure for the quantity 

harvested to the unit requested. If the harvest was incomplete by 

December 31, 1987, please report the quantity harvested and 

estimated quantity to be harvested. 

Acre. Irrigated - For each crop irrigated, report number of acres 

irrigated. Irri'!ation is defined as I",nd "\Iatered by artificial or controlled means - spnnklers, furrows or dItches, spreader dikes, purposeful 

flooding, etc. In~l,:,de !!Icres that received supplemental, partial, 

end/or preplant IrngatlOn. Do not report water applied in transplanting 

tobacco plants, tress, Or vegetables as irrigation .. Leave" Acres 

irrigated" blsnk for crops thst are not irrigated. 

How to Report Crops Harvested 

~ Secti ..... 2 and 3 - Report only for the listed crops. 

~ Sections 4 through 8 - To raport: (1) find the crop name and the 

code number from the list in the section; (2) enter crop name and code 

in the first two columns of the first available answer line in the section' 

(3) enter the informstion that is requested in the remaining columns. It' 

you h!!lrvested a cr~p not listed in sections 4 through 8, use the "Other" 

code In the appropriate section and specify the crop name. 

Double Cropping - If two or more crops were harvested from the 

same land (double cr?pping) report. the total acres and production of 

each harvested crop In the approprlste section(s) of the report form. 

Example: In 1987 you harvested 1,230 bushels of wheat from 40 

acres. then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans, from which you 

hervested 1.550 bushels You irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat. 

We .... ny of ths following CROPS h"rv_ fn>m 

6. "THIS PLACE" In 19877 

Acres Quantity Acres 

None harvs8ted harvested irrigated 

1.Cotton ...•.•..... 0 081 08. 093 

Balea 

2. Soybeans for beans 0 0 •• ~D 0 •• /.550 Bu. 090 ","0 

3. Wheat for grain ..... 0 07'~O 07j.. ;Z~O 07. 

Bu. 

4. Oats for orain ...... 0 07. 07 Bu. 079 

Interplanted Crops - If two crops were grown at the same time in 

alternating strips in the same field, report the portion of the field used 

for eech crop. 

Example: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton and soybeans, with 

two rows of c",~on ~ollowed by an area of the same width planted in 

soybeans. No IrrigatIon was used. Thirty acres of soybeans and 30 

acres of cotton would be reported in the appropriate section(s). 

Skip Row Planting - If a crop is planted in an alternating pattern of 

planted !lind non-planted rows, such as two rows planted and two 

rows skIpped (2 X 2). report the portion of the field occupied by the 

crop in the appropriate section for that crop and report the skipped 

portion as "Cropland idle" in section 10, it';m 2f. 

~ Section 4 - VEGETABLES - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE or commercial processing. Do not include vegetables grown 

for home use. Report the total ecreage of eech vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: In 1987 you harvested 10 acres of lettuce from a field then 

replanted the field in lettuce and harvested the 10 acres egain. &th 

crops of lettuce were irrigated. Enter only 10 ecres of land from which 

vegetable~ were harvested and 10 acres irrigated In item 1 of section 4. 

but write In 20 acres of lettuce harvested and 20 acres of lettuce 

Irrigated In Item 2 of section 4. 

~ Section 8 - FRUITS and NUTS - In counting the combined total 

of 20 or '!'lore trees and vInes, include those for home use as well as 

those maintained for sale of the production. Acres in trees or vines 

that have been abandoned should not be included' these aCres should 

be included in section 10, item 2f "Cropland idle.:' 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines ;"'ere interplanted with 

trees or vines, report the total acres for. the orchard crop In section 8 

and the total acres of the interplanted crop in the appropriate section. 

~ Section 8 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the value of all crops sold .from "THIS PLACE" In 1987, 

regardless of the year.they were harvested or who owned the land. Be 

sure to report groas values before deducting expenses and taxes. 

Include Government C~C loans received for "THIS PLACE" in 1987. 

Include payments receIved In 1987 from cooperatIves or marketing 

organIzations for crops produced on "THIS PLACE" regardless of the 

year In which the crops Were harvested. 

Also i.~clude as sale.!!,. your eStimate of the value of any crop removed 

from THIS PLACE In trade for services, such as hay cut in exchange 

for fence repair. clearing. or other services. If the sale price or market 

value Is not known, give your best estImate of the crop's market value 

when removed from "THIS PLACE." 

DO NOT INCLUDE crops or crop products purchased from others 

and later sold. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Page 2 

~ Section 10 - USE OF ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" 

This section is used to classify the acres in "THIS PLACE" 

reported in section 1. item 4. (Do not include any acres you 

rented to others reported in section 1, item 3). The sum of the 

?'THfseptA'b~~r;', various categories should equal total acres in 

Land Used for More Than One Purpose - Do not raport the 

same acreage for more than ana of the listad purposes. If part 

or all of your land was used for more than one listed purpose in 1987. report that land only in the first category listed. For 

axample. if you plowed under a cover crop, and planted and 

harvested a grain crop, report the land in item 2a. "Cropland 

harvested," but do NOT report as "Cropland used for cover 

crops, legumes, etc." (hem 2c). 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was harvested 

from the same land in 1987, report that land only ONCE as 

.ICropland harvested," in item 2a. 

Interplanted Crops - If you interplanted crops, such as cotton 

In an orchard, report the total land used for both crops only 

ONCE, as "Cropiand harvested," in item 2a. 

Skip Row Plamed Crops - Report the acres that represent the 

total nonplanted or skipped rowS as "Cropland idle." item 2f. The 

acres that represent the planted rows should be reported as 

"Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 

~ Section 12 - ACRES SET ASIDE, DIVERTED, OR IDLED UNDER FEDERAL ACREAGE REDUCTION 

PROGRAMS IN 19S7 

Include in item 2 all acres In "THIS PLACE" retired from production 

and placed, by long-term contract, into the Conservation Reserve 

Program. Acres placed into the program during and prior to 1987 

should be included. 

~ Sections 13 through 17 -LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, OTHER 

LIVESTOCK, OR ANIMAL 

SPECIALTIES 

Animals and Poultry to Include In the Report - Report all 

animals, poultry, and animal specialties on "this place" (section 

1. item 4) on December 31 ,1987. Include all owned by you and 

any kept by you for others. Include animals on unfenced lands. 

National Forest land, district land, cooperative grazing association 

land. or rangeland administered by the Bureau of Land 

Management on a per-head or lease basis. Animals in transit on 

December 31, 1987. or animals on a short-term pasture (such as 

wheat pasture or crop residue) on a per-head or lease basis should 

be reported by the person who had control of the animals. 

Animals and Poultry to Exclude from the Report - Do not 

report animals or poultry kept on land rented to others or kept 

under a share arrangement on land rented to others. Do not include 

animals quartered in feedlots which are not a part of "this place." 

Animals kept on a place not operated by you are to be included on 

the report for that place. 

Animals Bought and Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS 

BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases 

and sales are considered "dealer" transactions, and are not 

included in this census. 

Number Sold - Report all animals and poultry sold or removed 

from "this plsce" in 1987, without regard to ownership or who 

shared in the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or given 

to a landlord or others in trade or in payment for goods or services. 

Do NOT report number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on 

another place. 

Dairy Termination Program or "Whole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out 

Program" - The amount received In 1987 from the 

Government under the dairy termination program should be 

included in section 1 9, item 1 . Dairy animals and products sold 

in 1987 should be reported in section 1 3. 

Animals Moved to Anothar Place - For animals moved from 

"this place" to another place, such as for further feeding, report 

animals as "sold" and give your best estimate of their market 

value when they left "this place." 

Fat Cattle Sold - Cattle fattened on grain or concentrates for 

~~~al:. or more and sold for alaughter are reported in section 13. 

DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 

a. Cettle and calves sold for further feeding 

b. Veal calves. or any calves weighing less than 600 pounds 

c. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before being sold 

APPENDIX D D-7 
Value of Sal_ - Report the total gross value of animals and poultry 

sold or removed from "this place" in 1987 without deducting 

production or marketing expenses (cost of feed, cost of livestock 

purchased, cost of hauling and selling, etc.). If the sale price or market value is not known, give your best estimate of their market 

value when they left' 'this place. " Do NOT report the value of sales 

of any livestock and poultry owned by you but kept and sold from a place you did not operata. 

Contract and Custom Feeding Operatlon& - Uvestock or poultry 

kept by you on "this place" on a contract or custom basis should be 

included on this report REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. Report as "INVENTORY" numbers of animals or poultry on the place on 

December 31, 1987. Report as "SOLD" animals and poultry kept on a contract or custom basis and removed or sold from the place in 1 987. 

If the sale price or market value is not known, give your best estimate 

of the market value of tha animals or poultry when they left the placa. 

• Section 16 - HORSES. BEES. FISH, GOATS. OTHER LIVESTOCK. 

OR ANIMAL SPECIALTIES 

11em 2 - If you owned BEES - Report all colonies or hives of bees and 

honey operations conducted by you, regardless of where the hives were kept most of the year. Report hives or colonies, pounds of honey sold, 

and value of sales. 

Items 7 lind 8 - Mink pelts and rabbit pelts should be included in 

number sold and value of sales, but not in inventory. 

Item 9 - Other LIv_ock lind LIvestock Products - Include in all 

other livestock and livestock products manure, beeswax, and any 

other animal products sold from "this place" in 1987. Please indicate 

units used in reporting. 

ItIInI 10 - Fish and Other AquacuHure Products - Report number 

of pounds sold and gross value of sales for each. Enter name and code 

from list. 

• Section 17 - POULTRY 

The person who furnished the housing and labor should report the 

poultry operetion on his/her report form regardless of who owns the 

birds. Report as sold poultry that were taken or moved from the place 

in 1987. 

~ Section 18 - AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT 

CCC LOANS 

Item 1 - Report the amount received under the regular or reserve program for commodities placed under CCC loan during 1 987. Include amount received even if commodity was redeemed or forfeited prior to December 31, 1987. 

Do not include CCC loans received to build crop storage facilities or amount received for storage payments in the reserve program. 

~ Section 19 - FEDERAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED 

Report all payments received from Federal Farm Programs in 1987 

regardless of whether payment was made in cash or commodity 

certificates. Include cash payments in item 1 . In item 2, include the 

value of any certificates held or the value received from sale or redemption of any certificates in 1987. 

Federal payments include receipts from Federal programs such as deficiency payments, "Whole-herd dairy buy-out," support price 

payments, indemnity programs, disaster payments, paid land 

diversion, inventory reduction payments, payments received for 

approved soil and water conservat.ion projects .. etc. 

• Section 20 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to determine the type of organization for your operation: 

Family or Individual Operation - Defined as farm or business 

organization controlled and operated by an individual (sole proprietor). 

Include family operations that are not incorporated and not operated 

under a partnership agreement. 

Partnership Operation - Defined es two or more persons who have 

agreed on the amount of their contribution (capital and effort) and the 

distribution of profits. C(H)wnership of land by husband and wife or joint filing of income tax forms by husband and wife DOES NOT 

constitute a partnership. unless a speCific agreement to share 

contributions, decision making, profrts, and liabilities exists. Production 

under contract or under a share rental agreement DOES NOT constitute a partnership. 

Incorporated Under Stat .. Law - A corporation is defined as a legal 

entity or artificial person created under the laws of a State to carry on a business. This definition does not include cooperatives. Information on type of corporation should be reported in section 21 • 

Other - Such as cooperatives (defined as an incorporated or unincorporated enterprise or an association created and formed jointly 

by the members), estate or trust (defined as a fund of money or property 

administered for the benefit of another individual or organization), prison farm. grazing association, Indian reservation. institution run by a 

government or religious entity, etc. 

FORM 87-AOlm U2-17.aen 

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• SectIon 21 - CORPORATE STRUCTURE 

This section is to be answered by corporations only. Answer both 

items. A family-held corporation has more then 50 percent of its 

stock owned by persons related by blood or marriage. 

• Section 22 - CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF 

OPERATOR 

Thia section collects information about the operator of "this 

place" defined as the individual owner, the operator, the senior 

partner, or person in charge for the type of organization reported 

in section 20. 

For Family or Indlvld .... 1 Operation - Complate this section for 

the operator. 

For Partnership OpendIon. - Answer all items, except Item 2, 

for the "Senior ~artner." The "Senior Partner" is the Individual 

who is msinly responsible for the agricultural operations on "this 

place:' not necessarily the person senior in age. If each partner 

shares equally in the day-to-day managemant decisions, consider 

the oldest as the "Senior Partner." For item 2 (Principal 

Occupation) consider all members of the partnership together. 

Please include as "farming" worktlme at all types of agricultural 

enterprises. including work at greenhouses, nurseries, mushroom 

production, rsnchlng, feedlots. broiler feeding, etc. 

F_ Corporation. end Other Operati_ (Cooparathrae. E __ • _., - Complete section 22 for the person in cherge, 

such as a hired manager, business manager, or other person 

primarily responsible for the on-site, day-ta-day operation of the 

farm or ranch business. 

Item 4 - Y .. er Bagan OperatIon - Report the first vear the 

operator or senior partner began to operate any part of "this 

place" on a continuous basis. If the operator retumed to a place 

previously operated, report the year operations were resumed. 

~ Section 23 - PRODUCTION EXPENSES paid by you end 

others for ··thl. piece" In 1987 

Include farm production expenses paid by you, your landlord, 

contractors, or anyone else for crops, livestock, or poultry produced 

on "this place." Include expenses incurred in 1987 even if they were not paid for in 1987. Please estimate if exact figures are not known. Refer to the individual expenditure items below for further 

explanations. 

~ock and Poultry Purch ...... - Report the cost of cattle. 

calves, hogs, pigs, sheep, lambs, horses, goats, chicks, pulleta. 

poults, etc .. including breeding stock and dairy cows. Contract 

growers or custom feeders who did not own or purchase the 

livestock or pOUltry themselves should estimate the value of the 

cattle, caives, pigs, baby chicks. pullets. etc, at the time they came onto the place. 

Feed Purchased for ~ and Poultry - Report the 

purchase cost of com, sorghum, oats, barley, other grains, 

silage, hay, mixed feed, concentrates, etc., fed to livestock and 

pOUltry on "this place." Contract livestock and poultry growers 

should estimete the value of feed provided by the contracting 

company. Custom feedyards should include feed costs for all 

cattle fed even if the owners of tha cattle were billed for the feed. 

Feed raised on "this place" should not be reported as purchased. 

C_ of Hired Fa ...... end Ranch Labor - Include gross salariea 

and wagea, commissions, dismissal pay, vacation pey, and peld 

bonuses paid to hired workers, family members, hired managers, 

administrative and clerical employees, and salaried corporate 

officars. Also, include supplemental cost for benefits such as employer's social security contributions, unemployment 

compensation, workmen's compensation insurance,life and 

medical insurance, pension plans, etc. 

Contract Labor - Includes the labor costs of workers furnished on a contract besis by a labor contractor, crew leader, or cooperative for harvesting vegetables or fruit, shearing sh .. ep, or similiar farm activities. Do not include costa for building or repelr 

work done by a construction contractor. Include the cost of 

customwork or machine hire in item 11 . 

Repair and Malntana_ Expeo_ f_ the Upkeep of 

BuildInga. M_r VehIc ..... end Farm Equlpm_ - Include the cost of repairs and upkeep of farm machinery, vehicles, buildings, 

fences, and other equipment used in the farm business. Do not 

include repairs to vehicles not used in the farm business or for 

equipment used only for performing customwork for others. Do not includa expenditures for the construction of new buildings or the cost of additions to existing buildings. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Interest Expense Peld on Debts - Report all interest expenses paid 

in 1987 for the farm business. Include interest on loans secured by 

land and buildings Ireal estate) in item 12a. Include all loans not 

secured by real estate such as for fertilizer. feed. and seed in item 12b. 

Include interest paid on CCC loans. Do not include interest associated 

with activities not related to production of crops or livestock on "this 

place" such as land Or buildings rented to others. packing sheds. or 

feed mills that provide services to others. Do not Include interest on 

owner/operator dwelling where amount is separated from interest on 

other land and buildings on "this place. " 

Cash Rent Paid for Land end Buildings In 1987 - Report rent paid 

in cash during 1987 for land and buildings in "this place." Do not 

include rent paid for operator dwelling or other nonfarm property. Do 

not include the value of shares of crops or livestock paid to landlords. 

Property Taxes Paid - Include real estate property taxes you 

paid on the acres and buildings you operated and used in the farm business. 

Do not include: 

a. Property taxes on land or buildings rented to someone else 

b. Taxes paid by landlords 

c. Property taxes paid on other property not associated with the 

farm business 

d. Income and excise taxes 

All Other Production Expense. - Farm production costs not 

previously listed should be reported here. In addition to items listed 

on the report form. include bookkeeping charges. tax preparation 

fees. postage. advertising. commission for sale of cattle. and fees 

paid for farm·related advice or for farm consultants. Do not include 

depreciation or expenditures for the purchase of land and buildings 

or new or used machinery. 

.. Section 24 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer IItems 1 and 2) or lime 

litem 3) was applied during 1 987. If any acreage was fertilized or 

limed more than once, report acres ONLY ONCE in each item. Report 

expense for commercial fertilizer purchased, excluding lime. in section 

23. item 4. 

FORM 87-A01C11 (12-17-86) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

.. SectIon 26 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to ALL machinery and 

equipment kept primerily on"this place" and used for the farm 

business. Report the value in its present condition, not the 

replacement or depreciated value. Specialized equipment. which 

is an integral psrt of a building. should be included as a part of the 

value of land and buildings. 

.. Section 27 - ESTIMATED CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF 

LAND AND BUILDINGS 

The value for each of the three listed categories should be your 

estimate of the value of the land and buildings if they were sold in 

the current market. The real estate tax assassment value should 

not be used unless that value represents a full market value 

assessment and the land and buildings could reasonably be 

assumed to be sold at that price. Do not deduct real estate 

marketing charges from your estimate. Report the total value. 

not the value on a per acre basis. 

.. Section 28 -INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 

IN 1987 

Item 1 through 4 refer only to those income producing activities 

for which yoo use part of the land. machinery. equipment, labor. 

or capital normally used on "this place ••• and which you do not 

consider as entirely separate from your farming activities. Report 

gross amounts received before taxes and expenses. 

lte ... 1 - Custom_ork - Do not report income for customwork 

or agricultural services provided to others if operated as an 

entirelv separate business from your agricultural operations. 

Ita ... 2 - Rantallncome - Do not include rental income from 

nonfarm property. 

lte ... 3 - Forest Products - Include only those forest products 

or Christmas trees cut from "this place." not items cut from other 

nonfarm timber acreage .. Do not include income from saw mill 

business. 

Item 4 - Othar Farm-Relatad Incolne - Include income from 

hunting leases. fishing fees, and other recreational services, sales 

of farm by-products. and· other business or income closely related 

to the agricultural operation on "this place." Include dividends for 

business done with farmer-owned cooperatives. Do not enter 

previously reported farm sales or income from investments not 

associated with the farm. Do not include retirement pensions or 

social security benefits received. 

{( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINiING OFFICE: 198~ 2 4 2 - 3 0 31 0 0 0 1 0 

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APPENDIX D D-9 
£~ CENSUS l!JS~ 

u.s. DEPAR"nAENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

UNITED STATES 

CENSUS 

OF AGRICULTURE 

--------------------~ 1201E_T BUREAU OF ___ 

THE CENBUB, 

~~IN 47133 

Note - If your records are not available. reasonable estimates may be used. If you canno1 file by February 1. a tfme extension request may be sent 10 the above address. Include your 12-ch~r Census File Number (CFN) address label in to us. 

87-A0400 

r I 

Please Comtcf errors In nBme~ sddmss" and ZIP Code. ENTER street and number H not shown. 

1 • At any time during 1987, did you plant, grow, or have any: 

• Hay or tobacco? • Fruit; nut, or citrus trees; grapevines? • Com, wheat, or other grains? • Vegetables, ,melons, or berries? 

• Other crops? • Greenhouse or nursery crops? 

:0 Yes 0 No 

2. At any time during 1987, did y;;;' rais;:;;;n.-;;'"k;;,p any: 

• Cattle, hogs, sheep, or goats? • Horaes or ponies? • Chickens or other poultry? • FiSh in captivity? 

• Bees? • Other animal specialties? 

:0 Yes ' 0 No: 

----- If you,.""';"""'" YES to EITHER at"". If you • __ red NO to BOTH,.,_, gO ... SECTION 2- to SECTION 10. 

ACREAGE IN 1987 Report landoW'ned, rentad, or used by you, 

your spouse, or by the partnership. corpOration. or organization for 

which you are reporting, Include ALL LAND, REGARDLESS OF" 

LOCATION OR USE,-, cropland. pastureliand, rangeland. ' 

woodland, idlelarid, house lots. etc. ' ~~§~~~~" 

1. An hind owned ,." .••. ,. '. '; •• , ' • : , .. :'; ••••• , .. ' ,; 0 

2, All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS,including land 

worked by you on shares, used rent free, in exchange for 

services, payment of taxes, etc. Include leased Federal, State, 

and railroad land. (DO NOT include land used on a per,head 

basis under a grazing permit. 1 ',' , .... : " ..• ": • , .•.. , : ' , " 0 '1=,.....----1 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS, InCluding llind workad on 

shares by others and land subleased. Also cOmplete item 5 below. 0, .. ~ ___ ... 

4. Acres in "TH IS PLACE" - ADD aetes owned (item 11 0 •• 

and Bcres rented (item 21. then SUBTRACT acres rented" 

TO OTHERS (itam 31, and enter the resUlt Inthis space • ....:.....:.... 

If the entry ;s zerO pltOsse ;"'er to fi,~ (nfunnedon Sh~. ~'2, _' __ ~ ... 

5. Of the I~nd you rented or leased to oth~rs, h~w manv:NOorie . 

aCres dId you own? .• , • , ':,' • ',' .• , •.• , .'. , • ',.' 

r-~----~--.r~~ 

1 • Cropland harvested - I,;c/ude~;i land from whTCI(Crops' , were herve.ted or hay wa. cut, 'and 1111 IlInd in citi::hard., c1ttu. grove., vineyards, and nur.sry MJd gniHMht;u .. cropw., . ~- .•..• 

2. Cropland on which ali crops fanad '"'": IExceptlon, DO nOt"" " 

report hers Isnd In orcfNtrds s,!d v;neysrdg On Which the ~ fIIlled.J ._~ 

3. Cropland idla, cropland u'sed 10r cover 'crops, :'"'" , " or cropland In cultivated summer fallow:, 'C'" • : ~"."; • , , , I=~ ___ -I 

4. Cropland used only for pasture;~oodland 'p~at,!rec:i.; 0 

and other psstureland and rangeland. , •••• , , • ,', • "-

6. All other wc)ocllslrld,,"w'astel,an,d;: 

D-10 APPENDIX D 

• PART A - CROPS HARVESTED from "THIS PLACE" In 1987. 

(00 nor Include Cf't.)ptlgrown on/~~!!!!!~:!!:!.2!!~!!:l ______ ..... --::-_-:_..,.-l 

1. Hay crops -

II. Alfalfa and alfalfa 

mixtures ••• ,... 

b. Small grain hay :.': 

c.Wild hay ••• ;'. ,;'. 

d.Otherh8y - ", '0' specify k/nd' ___ _ 

2.Com',for grain 'or seed 

3. SoVbe8rts for beans •• , 

4. Wheat for grain, •• , , 

5. T~bac~ - all type~ , 

6. Potatoes; Irish'-IDo not IncludtJ tho •• grown fo~ home u~.J • _ .•.•... ~ ~ 

CrvP ........ Oats for grain ·'CbUehela) 

Sorghum tor 91111n-mllo 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
• PART A - CATTLE and CALVES 

INVENTORY 

Number on this 

None~~~~D=ec==.~3~1~19=8=7~ __ i 

1. CATTLE and CALVES ofall aga. • • • • • • • • •• 0 

a. ~;~r:,;,~~~ -: !~"!. •. ~~ ~~f~~ :~ .. t . •.•••. 0 

b. MILK COWS kept for product/on of mnk or 

c;,~:~d:' 8:~ o;,/~~J:I.~,~= ;;/:g,:::a'lv"'d. . ... 0 '-_____________ --'M"''''llk~ 3. Milk gOatB 

None 

2. Value of DAIRY PRODUCTS 80Id In 1987-

Include mille, cream, butter, etc. • • • • • • •. 0 

• CAnLE and CALVES SOLD 

FROM THIS PLACE IN 1987 Include II • • old cnt/II moved frDm thl. plIIC" to II feedlot for further f •• dlng. 

3. Calves lass than 500 pounds ...••••••.• 

0'4 

• 

1. HOGS and PIGS of all ages ••••••• , • • • • .. 0 

a. HOGS and PIGS used or to be used for breeding 0 

2. HOGS and PIGS SOLD from this 

place in 1987 ••••••••••.•.••••••••• 

3. Of the 

Gross value of salea 

Dollar. Ce_ 

I 

I 00 

4. Angora goats .••• 0 

IS • Othar livestock, fish, 

animal products. (Enter n.",./cott. from 

1 . RESIDENCE - Does the operator live on this .23 

place? ••••••.•••••••••••••••.••••• ,0 Yes 20 No 

2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which 

00 

mejorlty (50 percent or more) of his er , 0 Farming 2 0 Other 1. SHEEP and LAMBS of an agas •...• o~~~:::;;;~~~~~~~~ occupatIon did the operator spend t,hha .2. a. EWES 1 year old or older. • • . • • • . . 0 :"o".~'!r:..e,.I~f ~8~~':"::'::=f!~.co.n~~d:". . . • . • or ranching .2. 

2. SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN None ,027 1

828 I 3. OFF-FARM WORK - How many days did the {' 0 None 

in 1987 ...•.•.•.•..•.••• 0 . Number ~. operator work at leaat 4 houra per dey off this 0 

place In 19877 -Indud.worle IItllnOnfllrmJob. 2 1-49 days bUill"" .. , or on aom.one .. I ... '. 'linn for PIIY· (Do not 3D 50-99 days 

3. Whet was the gross velue of sales of None 1o;;;r--==~---~=9 Include .><change f.rmworle.J • . . . • • • • . . • . • • . • •. .. 0 100-149 days 

Y9~~' and WOOL from this 0 00 60 1 50-199 days 

• 0-................ ..... 00 200 days or mora 

.o~~~~~~7 4. In what YEAR did the operator begin to operata oeD 

1. HENS and PULLETS any part of this place? . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • .• ______ Yaar 821 

a. HENS and PULLETS of laying IIga • . . . • . . . .• 0 m:r-----k. .... ----t IS. AGE of operator 

b. PULLETS 3 months old or older not yet of • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Yaars old 

laying ega for layer replacement • • • • • • • . •• 0 1;:;;.---------\ 

o. ~~;;:~e~da~ ~ ~~~t~~ ~~d. f.o~ ~a.y~~ ..• 0 I..:;;-------lw.;-------t 8. RACE of operator 

124{,o White 

2 0 Negro or Black 

. . .. . .. . .. . . . . ... .. .. 30 American Indian 

.. 0 Asian or Pacific 

2. BROILERS, Islander fryers, other meat-type chickens.. 0 Io;;..----+.c..-----I 

3. TURKEYS for slaughter 100 nor Include _dora.) 0 I-------h--------t 

4. OTHER POULTRY (Enter ntlme/code from below.) 

.0 Other -S~i"'J 

... Poultry ntrmll ____________ Code N._I_ N.m.'_ 7. SEX of operator •••• _ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• , 0 Male L-~-----~---------t .27 

8. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is tile operator of Spanish 

20 

Neme/_ 

Turltoy henl klpt 0.... ........... 90e for bleeding •• . • •• 802 Pigeons or squab •.•• 808 Ducks. . .. . . . . . ... 804 Ph •••• ,... ......... 9'0 

or descent Puerto Ricen, or other .... 6 •• 'DI .. \~ 

cu.n ............. ,2 AI other poultry - gp.cIfy ......... 814 

S. Value of POULTRY and POULTRY None 

PRODUCTS (eggs, etc.) aold from this placa h......---==::.:.----!O==_j 

In 19877 ••••••••.•••••.••••.•••.. 0 

I'llge2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D D-11 
FOftM 87-... 04(1) (3-31-87) 

U.S_ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

INFORMATION SHEET 

'1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Special Reporting Instructions 

... W'ho Should Report 

WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

INCLUDING individuals, landlords, ten8n"ts. partnerships. 

corporations, institutions .. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each case included in 'the census has 

a unique Census File Number (CFN). In order to make the census 

resul"ts as complete and accurate as possible. vve need to obtain 

inforTTlation about every CFN. 

2.. ,. You Received More Than One Report FOrni "or an Operation 

Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Write °Dupltcate" 

near the address label of each extra report form. Also. write the 11-digit census file number(s) of the DUPLICATE repon(s) ON THE 

COMPLETED REPORT in the space provided 'to the left of the address 

label. Return the ex'tra reportls) in the same envelope ""ith your 

completed report' form so tha't w-e can correct: our records_ 

3.. .., You No Longer Farm 

If you had agricultural operations at any time during 1 S87, please 

report all agricultural activity during the year. Report all land on your 

census fOrTTl that you ovvned or rented. Also. report your 1987 crop 

and livestock production and 1987 sales_ 

Explain on the first page of the report fonn (or on a separate she~t of 

paper) that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximate 

date and the name and address of the present operator. if known. 

4.. If You Never Farnled or Have No A_oclatlon With Agriculture 

Please W'rite a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

this and ret:urn the form so that w-e can correct our records. In our 

efforts to make the census as complete as possible. 'W'B obtained lists 

froO"1 various sources. We tried to eliminate duplica'te and nonfarm 

addresses, hovvever. it vvas not a'w-ays possible to do so. 

5_ If You Have More Than One Agrtcultural Operation 

Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

production unit. i_e •• each individual farm, ranch. feedlot. greenhouse, etc_. or combination of farms, etc., for vvhlch you 

lTIaintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses and sales, 

livestock and other inventories, crop acreages. and produc'tion. 

8.. I" You Have a Partnership Operation 

Complete only ONE report for the entire partnership's agricultural 

operat.ion and include all partners' shares on the one report. If 

members of t.he partnership also opera'te separate fanns or ranches in addition to the partnership farrning operation, separate report forlTIs 

should be completed for each individual operation. 

If t:w-o or more report forms vvere received for t.he sarna operation. 

rnark each additional forrr'll as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicat.e 

report(s) in the s8nle envelope vvith the completed partnership report. 

vvhere possible. or w-rite a note on the duplicate report, such as, 

•• (Nsme 0' partner) has completed a report for the partnership 

(provide nSlT'le and CFN of partnership.)" 

7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 

If you rented or leased land from others or had a contract for the 

p,-oduction of agricultural products, include both your share and the landlord's or contractor's share of the production, sales. and expenses so your census report form vvUl be complete for 4 4THIS PLACE.· .. 

If you do not know- the landlord's or contraC1:or's share. include your BEST ESTIMATE. If you do not have records available for all data 

items. use your best. 8st10"18t9. 

B.. HoWV' to Enter Your Respon,e 

Enter your replies in the proper spaces, on the correct lines .. and in the 

units requested, i.e., dollars, bushels" tons, etc. Write any explanation outside the ansvver spaces or on a separate shee't of paper. 

All dollar figures may be entered In W'ho'e dollars. CENTS ARE NOT 

REQUIRED. 

Enter vvhole numbers except w-here tenths Bre requested, such as acres of potatoes harvested. If you have 1/2 .. 1/3. or 1/4 of an acre, convert: 

t:o tenths. For example, convert 1/2 to 5/10. 1/3 to 3/10 .. 1/4 to 2/10. 

The census report form vvfll contain sections and questions W'hlch do not apply to you. When this occurs, mark the uNone" or "No" box and 

go on to the next item or section. 

Instructions For Specified Sections ~ Section 2 - ACREAGE IN "1987 

Your ansW'ers to this section vvill determine the land (Acres In 

"'THIS PLACE", referred to in the rest of the report form. 

When ansW'ering the acreage questions, Include the land associated 

vvith your agricultural operations in 1 S87 \Nhether In production or 

n01:. Include an land "that you o'Wned or rented during 1 987 even If 

only "for part of the year. 00 not include any unrelated residential or commercial fand_ 

Report all land in section 2 In vvhole acres_ 

0-12 APPENDIX 0 

In", ., - All Land Ovw-necl - Report all land owned in 1987 'Whether 

held under title .. purchased contract or mortgage. hOfTlestead laW'. or as 

heir or trustee of an undivided es'tats_ Include aflland ovvned by you and/or your spouse, or by 'the partnership, corporation .. or organization 

for vvhich you are reporting. 

Item 2 - All Land Rented or Leased FROM OTHERS - Report all land rented by you or your operation even 'though the landlord may 

have supplied materials or supervision. 

INCLUDE in item 2: 

a. Land for agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 

b.. Land you 'Worked on a share basis (crop or livestock) 

c.. Land O'\IVned by someone else that you used rent-free 

d. Federal, State. Indian reservation, or railroad land rented or 

leased by the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 

Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit basis. such 

as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act. National Forest. or Indian 

reservation permit land. 

Item 3 - All Land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS - Include all 

land rented out for any purpose if it was part of the acreage reported 

in items 1 and 2. A repon form will be obtained "from each of your 

tenants to cover the operations on that land. 

INCLUDE in item 3: 

8_ Ovvned land rented to others for cash or a share of crops or 

livestock 

b. Land you rented from someone and then subleased to someone 

else 

c.. Land worked for you by someone for a share of crops or 

livestock 

d. Land which you allovved others to use rent-free 

Itent 4 - Acres In "THIS PLACE· ... - This figure vvill shoYV' the total of all land you operated at any time in 1987. 

If item 4, Acres in "THIS PLACE'" is "0" and: 

.... You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on "THIS 

PLACE'" in 1987. complete the report. 

b .. All your land vves operated by a renter or sharecropper, skip to 

and cOn'lp'ete section 10~ and explain briefly, 44Alliand rented 

out." etc. Mall form in return envelope. 

c.. You did not have any agricul'tural actlvi'ty on ow-ned or rented land,ln 1987, complete section 10 end explain briefly .. such as '4retired,"' .... sold farm." and date_ Give name and address of 

current operator if knovvn and return form. 

~ S"c~lon 3 - LAND USE AND I.~RIGATION 

This section Is used to classify the acres in "THIS PLACE" reported in 

section 2. item 4. Do not include any acres you rented to others 

reported in section 2. item 3. The sum, of the acres entered In various 

categories should equal total acres in ~'T,HIS PLACE." 

Land U.ed 'for More Than On_ Purpose - Do not report the same 

i!.c;.:-:;~:;~~~of~rt~~r:..r~~a~f ~~: :::i:~ g~~~::~~ I~ ~~'i,c:~:~~ft~~~r land onlv in the fi,-st category listed. For example. if you harvested a 

crop and later used 'the same land for pasture .. report the land in 

part A .. Item 1. uCropl~nd harvested .... 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was harvested from 

the same land In 1987. report that land only ONCE as °Cropland 

harvested,'" in part A, Item 1 of this section. 

Interplantect Crops - If you Interplanted crops, such as cotton in an orchard~ report the total land used for both crops only ONCE. as "Cropland harvested .... in part A .. item 1_ 

Skip Ro'VV Planted Crop_ - Report the acres that represent the total nonplanted or skipped roW's as I'Cropland idle.'" part A, item 3. the acres that represent the planted rows should be reported as 

~~Cropland harvested .. •• part A. item 1. 

Irrigation •• defined •• land ¥watered by ertHlclal or controlled 

m •• n_ - sprinklers .. furroW's or ditches, spreader dikes. purposeful 

flooding. etc_ Include acres that receive supplemental .. partial, andlor 

preplant irrigation. Do not report vvater applied in transplanting 

tobacco plants. trees. or vegetables as irrigation. 

~ Section 4 - CROPS 

This section provides space for reporting crops harvested during 

the 1987 crop year from the land shovvn in section 2. item 4 (Acres In nTHIS PLACe"') of your report:. A fevv crops are already 

listed on the form. For these crops, just report acres harvested .. 

quantity harvested .. and value of sales. If you produced crops not 

listed .. vvrite the nan18 of the crop and code from the list: provided and report 'the acrea harvested .. quantity harvested. and the value 

of sales. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
DO NOT INCLUDE: 

a. Any crops grown on land rented or leased TO OTHERS, or vvorked by others on shares dudng 1987. 

b. Crops or crop products purchased from o'thers and later sold. 

Acres Harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 1987. Round 

fractions 1:0 vvhole acres except: vvhere tenths are rsquaS1:ed by 11/10'" in the reporting box. such as potatoes. 

Quantity Harvested - If your unit of measure is differen't than the 

unit on the report form. please convert your figure for the quantiTv 

harvested to the unit requested. If the harvest \Nas incomplete by December 31, 1987. please ,.sport the quantity harvested and the 

estimated quantity to be harvested. 

Gros. Value 0* Crops Sold - Report t.he value of aU crops sold from 

"THIS PLACE"' in 1987# regardless of the yeaI'" 't.hey ~el'"e harvested or \Nho ovvned the land. Be sure to report gross value before deduc'tlng 

expenses and taxes. Include Government CCC loans received for uTHIS PLACE" In 1987. Include payments received in 1987 from 

cooperatives or marketing organizations for crops produced on ~~THIS 

PLACE." 

Itelft 7 - Vegetabl •• - Report acres of vegetables harvested FOR SALE or commercial processing. Do not include vegetables grovvn for horne use. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested. 

Item 8 - Fruit Orchards, Citrus. Vineyards. and Nut T ..... - Report only if total of 20 or more trees and vines, Include those for 

home use as well as those maintained for sale of their productIon. 

Acres In trees and vines that have been abandoned should not be 

Included, these acres should be included in section 3, part A, item 3 ~~Cropland idle." 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines were Interplan'ted wi'th 

'trees or vines, report the 1:otal acres for the orchard crop in item 8 and the total acres of the interplanted crop in the appropriate item. 

Item 9 - Other Crop. - To report: (1) find the crop name and the 

code number from the list under item 9; (2) en1:er crop name and code 

In the flrs1: 'two columns of the first available answer line under i'tem 9; (3) enter the information 'that is reques'ted In the remaining columns. If 

you harvested a crop not list:ed~ use the HOTHER rI code and specify 

the crop name. If you need additional space, use a separate sheet of 

paper to write the crop name(sL acres and quantity harvested .. and gross value of crop(s) sold. 

.. Section 5 - LIVESTOCK. POULTRY. OTHER LIVESTOCK. OR 

ANIMAL SPECIALTIES 

Parts A. B. C. and D - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Anh ... al. and Pouhry to Include In the R.part - "Report ad animals, poultry. and animal specialties on 6It his place" (section 2. item 4) on December 31, 1987. Include all ovvned by you and any 

kept by you for o"thers. Include animals on unfenced lands. National 

Forest land, dis"trict land, coc;>perative grazing associat:ion land .. or rangeland adminlst:ered by "the Bureau of Land Management on a per-head or lease baSis. Animalsi in "transit on DecelTlber 31, 1987, or 

animals on a short-term pasture {such as 'Whea't pas"ture or crop 

residue) On a per-head or lease basis should be reported by the person W'ho had control of the animals. 

Anlft'1lals and Poultry to Exclude 'froftll'the Report - 00 not report 

anllTla's or poultry kept on land rented to others or kept under a share 

arrangemen't on land rent:ed to others. Do not include animals quartered in feedJo"ts 'Which at'e not a part of ~~this place. H Animals 

kept on a place not operated by you are 'to be included on the report for that place. 

Anl ..... I .. Bought and Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS 

BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases and sales are considered '~dealer·' transactions. and are no"t included 

in this census. 

Number Sold - Report all animals and poultry sold or removed from ~ Ithla place~· in 1 987, 'Without regard to ovvnership or vvho shared in 

the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or given to a landlord 

or others in trade or in payment for goods or services. Do NOT report 

number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on another place. 

Dairy Termination Program or "Whole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out 

Program'" - The amount received in 1987 from the Government 

under the dairy termination program should be included in section 7. item 1. Dairy cat:t.le and calves sold should be reported in section 5. part A. 

Anhnale Moved to Another Plae. - For animals moved from ~'"this 

place·" to another place. such as for further feeding, report animals as 

uso.d" and give your best es"tirnate of their market value vvhen they left Uthis place." 

Fat CIIt'tI. Sold - Cattle fa1:tened on grain or concentrates for 30 

days or more Bnd sold for slaught.er are reported in section 5. pan A, 

item 4a. 

DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 

II. Cattle and calves sold for further feeding 

b. Dairy CO\NS fed only the usual dairy rat:ion before being sold 

c~ Veal calves~ or any calves \Neighing less than 500 pounds 

Value 0", Sal •• - Report the "total gross value of animals and poultry sold or removed from ~'this place .... in 1987 W'rthout deducting 

production or marketing expenses (cost: of feed~ cost of livestock purchase~ cost: of hauling and selling. etc.). If the sale price or market: 

value is not knovvn, give your best estirna"te of their market value when "they left: "this place ...... Do NOT report the value of sales of any 

livestock and pouttry ovvned by you bu"t kep"t and sold from a place you did no~ operate. 

Contract and Custo", Feeding Operation. - Livestock or poultry 

kep't by you on uthis place" on a contract or custom basis should be 

included on this report: REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. Report as 

uINVENTORY"· numbers of animals or poultry on 1:he place on 

December 31. 1987. Report as uSOLOH anirnala and pOUltry kept on 

a contract or cus'torn basis and removed or sold from the place in 

1987. If "the sale price or rnarks't. value is not knovvn, give your best estirna"te of the rnarke"t value of the animals or poultry W'hen they left the place. 

The person vvho furnished the housing and labor should report the 

poul1:ry operation on his/her report form regardless of vvho owned the birdt. •. Report as sold the number of poultry "that vvere taken or moved 

from the place in 1987. 

Part E - HORSES. OTHER LIVESTOCK. ANIMAL 

SPECIALTIES. AND FISH 

1'1 you O'lfVftad BEES - Report all colonies or hives of bees Bnd honey 

operations conducted by you .. regardless of vvhere the hives were 

kept most of the year. Report hives or colonies. pounds of honey sold, 

and value of seles. 

Other Livestock and LIvestock Product. - Include in all o"ther 

livestock and livestock products manure, beeswax~ and any o"ther animal producu sold from ··this place .... in 1987. Mink pelts and rabbi't 

pelts should be included in nuanber sold and value of sales, but not in 

inventory. 

Fish and Other Aquaculture Products - Report quantity sold and 

gross value of sales for each . 

.. S_lon 8 - AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT CCC 

LOANS 

lten'l "I - Report the amount received under the regular or reserve 

program for commodi'tles placed under CCC loan during 1 987. Include amount received even if commodity was redeemed or forfeited prior to December 31 ~ 1987. 

Do no1: include cee loans received to build crop storage facilities or amoun't received for storage payments in the reserve program . 

.. Section 7 - FEDERAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED 

Repon all payments received from Federal Farm Programs in 1987 regardless of vvhether payment vvas rnade In cash or cOrTnTlodity 

certificates. Include cash payments in item 1. In item 2. include the 

value of any certificat:es held or the value received from sale or redemption of any certi'ficates in 1 987. 

Federal payments include receipts from Federal programs such as deficiency payments, I#Whole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out.rI support price 

payments, indemnity programs. disaster payrnen'ts~ paid land 

diversion. inventory reduction payments, payments received for 

approved soli and wa1:er conservation projec"ts. etc. 

~ Section B - ACRES SET ASIDE. DIVERTED. OR IDLED UNDER 

FEDERAL ACREAGE REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN "1987 

Include in item 2 all acres in ..... this place" retired from productIon and 

placed .. by 10ng-1:errn cantract, into the Conservation Reserve 

Program. Acres placed in"to the program during and prior to 1987 should be inCluded. 

.. Section 9 - CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF 

OPERATOR 

This sec'tlon collects in'forma"tion about the operator of "this place .... 

defined as the individual owner. the opera'tor, the senIor partner, or 

person in charge. 

For Family or Individual Operation - Complete "this section for the 

operat:or. 

For Partnership Operadon. - Answer all items. except item 2 .. for the "Senior Part:ner." The uSenior Partner H Is the individual vvho is 

rnainly responsible for the agricultural operations on ~·this place.~" not 

necessarily the person senior in age. If each partner shares equally in 

the day-t:o-day management decisions~ consider the oldes"t as the "~Senior Partner.'~ For it.em 2 (Principal Occupation) consider all 

members of the partnership together. Please include as ufarming or 

ranching·' work"tlrne at all 'types of agricul'tural enterprises. including 

W'ork at greenhouses .. nurseries. mUShroom product:ion. ranching, feedlo"ts .. broiler feeding, etc. 

For Corporation and Other Operatlona (Cooperatl" •• , eatatea. etc.) - Cornple'te section 9 for the person in charge. such as a hired manager, bUSiness manager, or other person primarily responsible for 

the on-site. day-to-day operation of "the farm or ranch business. 

ltC-in 4 - Year Began Operation - Report the first year the operator or senior partner began to operate any part of °1::his place" 

on a cont:inuous basis. If the operator re"turned to a place previously 

operated. report: the year operations W'ere resumed. 

FOAM 87·"'0-111 (3-31·87) Page 2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 0 0-13 

INDEX 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

A B-Con. 

Abnormal farms ......... 19 - Bluegrass seed, 

Acreage reduction Kentucky ................. 44 26 

program ................ 7,10,48-53 5 Boysenberries ........... - 29 

Age of operator ......... 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 Breeding hogs and 

Agricultural products sold, pigs ..................... 32,48-53 12,16 

market value .......... 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 Broccoli .................. - 27 

Agricultural services Broilers .................. 1,20-22,48-53 1,14,16 

income ................. 5,48-53 4 Bromegrass seed ....... - 26 

Alfalfa hay ............... 43,44,48-53 26 Brussels sprouts ........ - 27 

Alfalfa seed ............. 43,44 26 Buckwheat. .............. - 24 

Almonds ................. 45,48-53 28 Bulbs ..................... 46 30 

American Indian Bulls, bull calves, steers, 

operator ................ 17 34 and steer calves ...... 20,25,48-53 11,16 

Angora goats ............ 41 18 Burros, donkeys, and 

Apples ................... 45,48-53 28 mules ................... 41 23 

Apricots .................. 42 28 C 

Aquacultural products .. 41 21 

Artichokes ............... - 27 Cabbage ................. - 27 

Asian or Pacific Islander Cantaloups .............. 44 27 

operator ................ 17 34 Carrots ................... - 27 

Asparagus ............... - 27 Cash, government farm 

Assets, value ............ 1 ,1 0-12,18, 1,5,8,16 programs payments ... 5 4 

47,48-53 Cash rent, expenses .... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Austrian winter peas .... - 26 Cash rent or share 

Avocados ................ 45 28 payments received, 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 

B Catfish sales ............ - 21 

Cattle and calves '" .... 1,10,20,25,27,47, 1,11,16 

48-53 

Bahia grass seed ....... - 26 Cattle and calves sales, 2,20,26,31,47, 2,11,16 

Balers, pickup ........... 13,48-53 8 value .................... 48-53 

Bananas ................. 45 28 Cauliflower ............... - 27 

Barley for grain .......... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 Celery ............. '" .... - 27 

Barley for grain sales, Certificates, govern- value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 ment farm programs Beans, dry edible ....... 42-44,48-53 15,16,25 payments ............... 5 4 

Beans, dry lima ......... - 25 Chemicals, expenses ... 1,3,10,15,47,48-53 3,16 

Beans, green lima ...... - 27 Chemicals used ... " .... 15,48-53 9 

Beans, snap (bush and Cherries .................. 45,48-53 28 

pole) .................... 44,48-53 27 Chickens 3 months old 

Beans, soybeans ........ 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 or older ................. 1,20,21,23,48-53 1,14 

Bedding plants .......... 46 30 Chicory .................. - 27 

Beef cows ............... 1,20,25,29,48-53 1,11,16 Chinese cabbage . " .... - 27 

Bees, colonies .......... 41 20 Chinese or ming peas .. - 27 

Beets, sugar. ............ 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Christmas trees and 

Beets, table ............. - 27 forest products sales, 

Bentgrass seed ......... - 26 farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 

Bermuda grass seed. ... - 26 Citrus fruit ......... " .... 45,48-53 28 

Berries ... '" ............. 42,44,48-53 29 Clover seed ............. - 26 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ... - 26 Coffee ................... 45 28 

Blackberries ............. - 29 Collards .................. - 27 

Black operators and other Colonies of bees ........ 41 20 

races ................... 16,17,48-53 32-34 Combines, grain and 

Blueberries .............. 44 29 bean, all types ......... 13,48-53 16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 1 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

C-Con. D 

Commercially mixed for- Daikon ................... - 27 

mula feed purchased .. 1,3,48-53 3,16 Dairy cows (milk cows). 1 ,10,20,25,30,47, 1,11,16 

Commodity Credit 48-53 

Corporation loans ...... 6,10,48-53 4 Dairy products sales, 

Conservation reserve value .................... 2,47,48-53 2,11,16 

programs ............... 7,10,48-53 5 Dates .................... - 28 

Contract labor expenses 3,10,48-53 3,16 Dewberries ., ............ - 29 

Corn, field ............... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16, Diesel fuel expenses ... 14,48-53 3 

24,31 Dill for oil ................ - 31 

Corn for grain sales, Disease control in 

value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 crops and orchards .... 15,48-53 9 

Corn, sweet ............. 44,48-53 27 Donkeys, burros, and 

Corn, sweet, for seed ... - 31 mules ................... 41 23 

Corporation, family Ducks .................... - 14,22 

held ..................... 16,48-53 10,16 Ducks, geese, and other 

Corporation, nonfamily poultry .................. 21 14,22 

held .................... 16,48-53 10,16 

Corporation, type of E organization ............ 1,16,48-53 - Cotton ................... 1,42,44,47,48-53 1,15,16,25 Eggplant ................. - 27 

Cotton sales, value ..... 2,47,48-53 2,16 Electricity expenses ..... 10,47,48-53 3 

Cotton pickers and Emmer and spelt. ....... - 24 

strippers ................ 13,48-53 8 Endive ................... - 27 

Cowpeas for dry peas .. - 25 Equipment and Cowpeas, green ......... - 27 machinery .............. 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 

Cows and heifers that Escarole ................. - 27 

had calved ............. 20,25,48-53 11,16 Ewes 1 year old or 

Cranberries .............. 44 29 older .................... 38 13 

Cropland diverted, set Expenses, farm 

aside ................... 7,10,48-53 5 production .............. 1,3,10,47,48-53 1,3,16 

Cropland for cover crops, 

legumes, and soil- F 

improvement grasses .. 7,48-53 5 

Cropland harvested ..... 1,7,8,10,16,18,42, 1,3,5,6, Family held 

47,48-53 10,15,16 corporations ............ 48-53 10,16 

Cropland harvested, Family or individual, 

irrigated ................. 8-10 7 type of organization ... 1,16,48-53 ;0,16 

Cropland idle ............ 7,48-53 5 Farm-related income .... 5,48-53 4 

Cropland in cultivated Farms by age and 

summer fallow ......... 7,48-53 5 principal occupation 

Cropland on which all of operator ............. 16,48-53 10,16 

crops failed ............. 7,48-53 5 Farms by size of farm .. 8,47,48-53 6,16 

Cropland pastured ...... 7,48-53 5 Farms by standard 

Cropland total ........... 1,7,10,47,48-53 1,5,16 industrial classification 18,48-53 16 

Crops, farms reporting, Farms by tenure of 

acres, production ...... 42 15,16 operator ................ 16,48-53 10,16 

Cucumbers .............. 44 27 Farms by type of 

Currants ................. - 29 organization ............ 1,16,48-53 10,16 

Customwork, machine Farms by value of 

hire, and rental of agricultural products 

machinery and equip- sold ..................... 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

me nt, expenses ........ 3,10,48-53 3,16 Farms, number .......... 1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 1,5,10,16 

Customwork and other 48-53 

agricultural services, Fattened cattle sales ... 26,29,31,48-53 11,16 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 16 Feed purchased ......... 1,3,47,48-53 3,16 

2 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

F-Con. G-Con. 

Feeder pigs sales ....... 20,33,35-37,48-53 12 Grapes ................... 45,48-53 28 

Female operators ....... 16,17,48-53 10 Grass silage, haylage, 

Fertilizer applied ........ 15,48-53 9 and green chop hay ... 43,44 26 

Fertilizer expenses ...... 3,10,15,47,48-53 3,16 Grazing permits ......... - 36 

Fescue seed ............ 44 26 Grease, LP gas, fuel 

Field seed crops ........ 44,48-53 26 oil, kerosene, motor oil, 

Figs ...................... - 28 etc., expenses ......... 14,48-53 3 

Filberts ................... 45 28 Greenhouse crops ...... 42,46 30 

Fish sales ............... 41 21 Greenhouse vegetables 46 30 

Flaxseed ................. 42,44,48-53 24 Guar ...................... - 31 

Florist greens and Guavas .................. 45 28 

flowers, cut ............. 46 30 

Flower and vegetable H 

seeds ................... 46 30 

Flowering plants, Hatcheries ............... - 22 

potted .................. 46 30 Hay crops ............... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,26 

Flowers and florist Hay, silage, and field 

greens, cut. ............ 46 30 seeds sales, value ..... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

Foliage plants ........... 46 30 Haylage, grass silage, and 

Forest products and green chop hay ........ 43,44 26 

Christmas trees sales, Hazelnuts ................ 45 28 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 Heifers and heifer 

Foxtail millet seed ...... - 26 calves .................. 20,25,48-53 11,16 

Fruit crops ............... 45 15,16,28 Hens and pullets of 

Fruits, nuts, and berries laying age .............. 20,21,48-53 14,16 

sales, value ............ 2,47,48-53 2,16 Herbs .................... - 31 

Fuel oil, kerosene, motor Hired farm labor 

oil, grease, LP gas, etc., expenses ............... 3,10,47,48-53 3,16 

expenses ............... 14,48-53 3 Hogs and pigs ........... 1,10,20,32,35,47, 1,12,16 

Full owners .............. 16,48-53 10,16 48-53 

G 

Hogs and pigs sales, 

value .................... 2,20,33,36,47,48-53 2,12,16 

Hogs, litters farrowed ... 34,37,48-53 12 

Garlic .................... - 27 Honey sales ............. 41 20 

Gas, natural, expenses. 14,48-53 3 Honey tangerines ....... - 28 

Gasoline and other Honeydew melons ...... - 27 

petroleum fuel and oil Hops ..................... 44 31 

expenses ............... 14,48-53 3,16 Horses and ponies ...... 20,41,48-53 13 

Gasoline expenses ..... 14,48-53 3 

Geese ................... - 22 I 

Geese, ducks, and 

other poultry ............. 41 14,22 Income from farm-related Ginger root .............. - 31 sources ................. 5,48-53 10 

Goat milk sales ......... 41 17 Income, see net cash 

Goats .................... 41,48-53 23 return ................... 4,48-53 4 

Goats, Angora ........... 41 23 Individual or family, type Goats, milk .............. 41 17 of organization ......... 1,16,48-53 10,16 

Goats, other. ............ 41 23 Insects, chemical 

Government farm control .................. 15,48-53 9 

programs payments ... 5,10,47,48-53 4 Interest, debt not secured 

Grain hay ................ 43,44 26 by real estate ......... 3,48-53 3 

Grain sales, value ....... 2,47,48-53 2,16 Interest, debt secured 

Grains .................... 44,48-53 16 by real estate .......... 3,48-53 3 

Grapefruit ................ 45 28 Interest expenses ....... 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 3 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

I-Con. M 

Irish potatoes ............ 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Macadamia nuts ........ 45 28 

Irrigated farms and Machine hire, rental 

acres ................... 1,8-10 1,7 of machinery and equipment, and customwork 

J expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Machinery and 

Jojoba ................... - 31 equipment .............. 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 

Male operators .......... 16,17,48-53 10 

K Mangoes ................. - 28 

Kale ...................... 27 Melons ................... - 27 - Milk cows (dairy cows) . 1,10,20,25,30,47, 1,11,16 Kentucky bluegrass 48-53 seed .................... 44 26 Milk goats ............... 41 17 Kerosene, motor oil, 

grease, LP gas, fuel oil, Millet, proso ............. 44 24 

etc., expenses ......... 14,48-53 3 Millet seed, foxtail. ...... - 26 

Kiwifruit .................. - 28 Mink and their pelts ..... 41 19 

Kumquats ................ - 28 Mint for oil. .............. 44 31 

Mohair sales ............. 41 18 

L Motor oil, grease, LP 

Labor expenses ......... 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 gas, fuel oil, kerosene, 

etc., expenses ......... 14,48-53 3 

Land and buildings, Motortrucks, including value .................... 1,10,11,47,48-53 5,16 pickups ................. 13,48-53 8,16 

Land in farms ........... 1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 1,5,10,16 Mower conditioners ..... 13,48-53 8 

48-53 Mules, burros, and 

Land owned ............. 10,48-53 - donkeys ................ 41 23 

Land rented from others 48-53 - Mungbeans for beans .. - 31 

Land rented to others .. 48-53 - Mushrooms .............. 46 30 

Land set aside in federal Mustard cabbage ....... - 27 

farm programs ......... 7,10,48-53 1 Mustard greens ......... - 27 

Land use ................ 7,8,10,47,48-53 5 Mustard seed ............ - 24 

Lemons .................. 45 28 

Lentils .................... 44 25 N 

Lespedeza seed ........ - 26 

Lettuce and romaine .... 44 27 Natural gas expenses .. 14,48-53 3 

Lima beans, dry ......... 25 Nectarines ............... - 28 - Lima beans, green. , , . , . - 27 Nematode control in 

Lime applied ............. 15,48-53 9 crops ................... 15,48-53 9 

Net cash return from Limes .................... - 28 agricultural sales ....... 4,48-53 4 Litters farrowed ......... 34,37,48-53 12 Nonfamily held Livestock and livestock corporations ............ 16,48-53 10,16 products sold .......... 20 - Number of farms ........ 1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 1,5,10,16 Livestock and poultry ... 20 1,16 48-53 Livestock and poultry Nursery and greenhouse purchased .............. 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 crops ................... 42,46 30 

Livestock, poultry, and Nursery and greenhouse their products sales, crops sales, value .... 2,42,46,47,48-53 2,16,30 value .................... 1,2,10,18,20,47 1,2,16 

Loans, Commodity Credit Nursery crops-shrubs, 

Corporation ............. 6,10,48-53 4 trees, etc ............... 46 30 

Loganberries ............ - 29 0 

Lotus root ............... - 31 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, Oat sales, value ......... 2,48-53 2,16 

motor oil, grease, etc., Oats for grain ........... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 

expenses ............... 14,48-53 3 Occupation of operator. 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

4 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

O-Con. P-Con. 

Off-farm work by Pimientos ................ - 27 

operator ................ 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 Pineapples ............... 1,42,44,48-53 1,15,16,31 Okra ..................... - 27 Pistachios ............... - 28 

Olives .................... - 28 Plums .................... ,45 28 

Onions, dry and green .. 44 27 Pomegranates ........... - 28 

Operator characteristics- Ponies and horses ...... 20,41,48-53 13 

residence, age, race, Popcorn .................. 44 24 occupation, off-farm 

work, sex, Spanish Potatoes, Irish ........... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 

origin, years on Potatoes, sweet ......... 42,44,48-53 25 

present farm ........... 16,17,48-53 10,16 Poultry and poultry 

Oranges ................. 45 28 products sales, value .. 2,20,48-53 2,16 

Orchardgrass seed ..... - 26 Poultry hatched ......... - 22 

Orchards ................. 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,28 Principal occupation 

Organization of farm .... 1,16,48-53 10,16 of operator ............. 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Other farm production Production expenses ... 1,3,10,47,48-53 1,3,16 

expenses ............... 5,48-53 3,16 Property taxes, 

Other field crops sales, expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 Proso millet .............. 44 24 

Other grains sales, value 2,48-53 2,16 Prunes ................... 45 28 

Other livestock and live- Pullets ................... 22 14 

stock products sales, Pumpkins ................ - 27 

value .................... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

Other poultry ............ - 22 Q 

Owned land ............. 10,48-53 - Quail ..................... - 22 

P 

R 

Papayas ................. 45 28 

Parsley ................... - 27 Rabbits and their pelts . 41 23 

Part owners ............. 16,48-53 10,16 Race of operator ........ 16,48-53 34 

Partnership, type of Radishes ................ - 27 

organization ............ 1,16,48-53 10,16 Rangeland ............... 7,48-53 5 

Passion fruit ............. - 28 Rapeseed ............... - 31 

Pastureland and grazing Raspberries ............. 44 29 

land ..................... 7,48-53 5 Redtop seed ............ - 26 

Pastureland and other Rent paid in cash, land irrigated ........... 9 7 expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Payroll expenses ........ 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 Rent received, farmPeaches ................. 45,48-53 28 related income ......... 5,48-53 4 

Peanuts for nuts ........ 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Repair and maintenance 

Pears .................... 45 28 expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Peas, Austrian winter ... - 26 Residence of operator .. 16,48-53 10,16 

Peas, Chinese or ming . - 27 Rhubarb ................. - 27 

Peas, dry edible ......... 44 25 Rice ...................... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 

Peas, green ............. 44,48-53 27 Romaine and lettuce ... 44 27 

Pecans ................... 45,48-53 28, Rye for grain ............ 42,44 24 

Peppers .................. - 27 Ryegrass seed .......... 44 26 

Persimmons ............. - 28 

Petroleum products S 

expenses ............... 3,10,14.48-53 3,16 

Pheasants ............... - 22 Safflower ................ - 24 

Pickup balers ............ 13,48-53 8 Sales of agricultural 

Pigeons or squab ....... - 22 products ................ 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 5 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) . 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

S-Con. T-Con. 

Salt hay .................. - 31 Tenure of operator. ..... 16,48-53 10,16 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Timothy seed ............ - 26 

trees purchased ....... 3,10,48-53 3 Tobacco ................. 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 

Set aside programs, Tobacco sales, value ... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

acreage ................. 7,10,48-53 5 Tomatoes ................ 44,48-53 27 

Sex of operator ......... 16,17,48-53 10 Tractors, wheel.. ........ 13,48-53 8,16 

Shallots .................. - 27 Triticale .................. - 24 

Sheep and lambs ....... 10,20,38,39,48-53 1,13,16 Trout sales .............. - 21 

Sheep and lambs shorn 38,48-53 13 Trucks, including 

Sheep, lambs, and wool pickups ................. 13,48-53 8,16 

sales, value ............ 2,20,38,4 7 ,48-53 2,13,16 Turkeys .................. 20,21,24,48-53 14 

Size of farm, average ... 1,48-53 1,16 Turnip greens ........... - 27 

Small grain hay ......... 43,44 26 Turnips ................... - 27 

Snap beans, bush and Type of farm ............ 18,48-53 16 

pole ..................... 44,48-53 27 Type of organization .... 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Sod ...................... 46 30 

Sorghum ................. 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 V 

26,31 Value of agricultural Sorghum for grain sales, 

value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 products sold .......... 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

Southern peas Value of land and 

(cowpeas), dry ......... - 25 buildings ................ 1,10,18,48-53 5,16 

Southern peas Value of machinery 

(cowpeas), green ...... - 27 and equipment ......... 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 

Soybeans ................ 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Vegetable and flower 

Soybeans sales, value .. 2,48-53 2,16 seeds ................... 46 30 

Spanish origin, Vegetables, greenhouse 46 30 

operators of. ........... 16,17,48-53 35 Vegetables harvested for 

Spelt and em mer ....... 24 sale ..................... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,27 - Vegetables, sweet corn, Spinach .................. - 27 and melons sales, value 2,47,48-53 2,16 Squash .................. - 27 Vetch seed .............. 26 Standard industrial -

classification of farms. 18,48-53 2,16 W 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ....... 20,25,48-53 11,16 Walnuts, English ........ 45,48-53 28 

Strawberries ............. 43,44 29 Watercress .............. - 27 

Sudangrass seed ....... - 26 Watermelons ............ 44 27 

Sugar beets ............. 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Weeds, chemical 

Sugarcane ............... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 control .................. 15,48-53 9 

Sunflower seed ......... 1 ,42,44,48-53 1,15,16,24 Wheat for grain ......... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 

Sweet corn .............. 44,48-53 27 Wheat sales, value ..... 2,48-53 2,16 

Sweet corn for seed .... - 31 Wheatgrass seed ....... - 26 

Sweet potatoes ......... 42,44,48-53 25 Wheel tractors .......... 13,48-53 8,16 

Wild hay ................. 43,44 26 

T Wild rice ................. - 24 

Woodland ................ 1,7,48-53 5 

Tame dry hay ........... 43,44 16,26 Wool, pounds shorn .... 38,48-53 13 

Tangelos ................. - 28 Work off-farm by 

Tangerines .............. - 28 operator ................ 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Taro ...................... - 31 

Taxes, property, y 

expenses ............... 5,48-53 3 

Tenant operated farms. 16,48-53 10,16 Years on present farm .. 47,48-53 16 

6 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
PUBLICATION PROGRAM 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Results of the 1987 Census of Agriculture are being published 

in a series of reports which provide data for each county (or 

equivalent), each State, the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, 

the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the 

Northern Mariana Islands. The publications include statistics on 

the number of farms; land in farms; farm and operator characteristics; livestock, poultry, and their products; crop production and 

value; operating expenditures; irrigation; and other characteristics of farms. 

Publication order forms may be obtained from Data User 

Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, 

Washington, DC 20233, any U.S. Department of Commerce 

district office, or by calling (301) 763-1113. 

ADVANCE REPORTS (AC87-A-01-000(A) TO 56-000(A) 

Advance Reports are published separately for each county (or 

equivalent) in the United States with 10 farms or more, for each 

State, and the United States. The reports contain data for all 

agricultural operations with $1,000 or more in actual or potential 

sales of agricultural products in the census year. The Advance 

Reports contain final data for major data items together with 

comparable data from the 1982 census. Included in the reports 

are data on number of farms, land in farms, size of farms, land 

use practices, farm operator characteristics, sales expenditures, 

machinery and equipment, livestock, poultry, dairy products sold, 

and major crops harvested (which vary by State). No advance 

reports are available for Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin 

Islands. 

VOLUME 1. GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

(AC87-A-1 TO 56) 

State and County Data (A-1 to 50) are published showing 

detailed data in national and State tables for the United States, 

and in county and State tables separately for each State. These 

reports include data on number and size of farms; crop production; livestock, poultry, and their products; tenure, age, and 

occupation of operators; types of organization; value of products 

sold; and standard industrial classification of farms. 

Summary and State Data (A-51) 

• Chapter 1. National level data 

• Chapter 2. State level data 

Outlying Areas (A-52 to 56) provide detailed data for the 

regions and municipios of Puerto Rico; the election districts of 

Guam; the U.S. Virgin Islands; American Samoa; and Northern 

Mariana Islands. 

VOLUME 2. SUBJECT SERIES (AC87-S-1 TO 6) 

Agricultural Atlas of the United States (AC87-S-1), formerly 

the Graphic Summary, presents a profile of the Nation's agriculture in a series of dot and multicolor pattern maps. The maps 

provide displays on size and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, 

market value of products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and other characteristics of farms. 

Coverage Evaluation (AC87-S-2) provides national and regional 

level estimates on the completeness of the census, in terms of 

both the number of farms missed and selected characteristics of 

those farms. 

Ranking of States and Counties (AC87-S-3) presents the 

ranking of the top 20 States and the top 100 counties of 

importance of selected items from the 1987 census. Comparative 

data from the 1982 census are included in most tables. Tables 

also show cumulative totals for States and counties. 

History (AC87-S-4) is a concise description of the major 

census operations together with facsimiles of selected data 

tables. It explains the history of the agriculture census, farm 

definition, data collection and processing, and dissemination of 

census data. 

Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural 

Products Sold (AC87 -S-5) shows detailed data for farms crosstabulated by combined market value of agricultural products sold 

and Government payments received, including detailed national 

data and selected data for each State. 

ZIP Code Tabulations of Selected Items From the 1987 

Census of Agriculture (AC87 -S-6) provides tabulations by fivedigit ZIP Code for selected items from the 1987 census. Data 

items include number of farms, land in farms, farms by size, 

market value of agricultural products sold by size of sale, 

livestock inventory, cropland harvested, and selected crops. 

VOLUME 3. RELATED SURVEYS (AC87-RS-1 AND 2) 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (AC87 -RS-1) provides statistical data collected from a sample of farm operations 

from the 1987 Census of Agriculture. The publication offers 

information on acres irrigated, land use, yields of specified crops, 

methods of water distribution, quantity of water used by its 

source, and other irrigation practices. 

Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey (AC87-

RS-2) provides data on indebtedness, expenditures, income and 

assets for both farm operators and landlords. This report also 

includes measures of credit used for purchases and expenditures, debt by type of lender, assets, off-farm income, and other 

land ownership data. 

VOLUME 4. CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL 

SPECIALTIES (AC87-HOR-1) 

This report includes detailed information on the horticultural 

establishments with production and sales of $2,000 or more. It 

provides data on number of establishments, value of sales of 

horticultural products, type of horticultural products, and kinds of 

horticultural businesses, for the United States, States, and 

counties. 

ELECTRONIC MEDIA 

Flexible Diskette-The Advance Reports of the 1987 Census 

of Agriculture are available on flexible diskettes. The files can be 

used with any compatible microcomputer employing the PC-DOS 

2.0 or higher operating system. Diskettes can be obtained by 

calling (301) 763-4100. 

Computer Tapes-Public-use computer tapes contain the 

same summary statistics that are found in the published reports. 

Two files are available for each State: data for counties and the 

aggregated State-level data. Order forms may be obtained from 

the Data User Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of 

the Census, Washington, DC 20233 (or call (301) 763-4100). 

Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)- Data for the 

conterminous United States and Puerto Rico are available on 

CD-ROM. The CD-ROM can be obtained from the Data User 

Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, 

Washington, DC 20233 (or call (301) 763-4100). 

Online Access- National and State level data from the 1987 

Census of Agriculture are available on CENDATA through two 

information vendors- CompuServe and DIALOG. In addition, the 

advance reports, highlights of the Subject Series, and Related 

Surveys reports, are available online from AGRIDATA. For information on these services call (301) 763-4100.