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Volume 1 

State and County Data 

Part 19 

Maine 

AC78-A-19 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

Issued March 1981 

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U.S. Department 0 fCommerce 

Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary 

William A. Cox, . 

Acting Chief Economist 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, 

Acting Director 

Volume 1 ty D ta State and Coun a 

Part 19 

Maine 

AC78-A-19 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, Acting Director 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for 

Economic Fields 

Richard B. Quanrud, Assistant Di rector for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Arnold L. Bollenbacher, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various 

activities of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields, and Richard B. 

Quanrud, Assistant Director for Economic and Agriculture Censuses. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general 

supervision of Orvin L. Wilhite, Chief (to January 1980) and Arnold L. 

Bollenbacher, his successor. Arnold L. Bollenbacher, assisted by 

Thomas D. Monroe, Donald R. Jahnke, and John A. Blackledge, was 

directly responsible for data content of the tables, analysis of the data, 

and clerical and computer edit, and tabulation specifications. William A. 

Harlan, ArIon M. Scott, and James C. Vogelsang, directed the resolution 

of problems with individual census reports. 

John E. Adkins, assisted by Stephen M. Schobel, Loyd C. Brown, 

Billy E. Stark, Lowell Wrucke, Sharon C. Spivey, Martin S. Harahush, 

Ralph A. Graham, Avon B. Floyd, Kent C. Hoover, and Lee Smallwood, 

was directly responsible for the systems and processing procedures, 

including preparation of control systems, clerical procedures, and computer programs. Dana E. Moore and Jay A. Johnson were responsible 

for the photocomposition system. Bobbie E. Catlin and Paulette M. 

Bonchak were directly responsible for table preparation and publication standards used. Mittie Buchanan, Industry Division (to May 1980), 

and Helen R. Pugh, her successor, were responsible for coding the Lino· 

tron table formats for publication. Carl N. McAllister coordinated the 

final preparation of the tables. Virginia Crockett, Regina E. Lindsey, 

and Karin G. Bauer provided editorial services. 

Charles E. Rogers, assisted by D. Dean Prochaska, and David D. 

Chapman, with the additional assistance of Jane Y. Dea and Tommy W. 

Gaulden, was directly responsible for mailing list acquisition and unduplication, design of sampling procedures for the direct enumeration sample 

and the sample from the mail list, sampling variability estimates, statistical adjustment for non response, monitoring of processing, and evaluation of coverage. Albert W. Graybill was responsible for the preparation 

of the operational procedures for the collection and processing of the 

direct enumeration sample data. 

George E. Pierce, assisted by Patricia A. Clark and Richard R. Storm, 

was directly responsible for overall census planning, the Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey, and development of the data collection forms and 

followup letters. J. Thomas Miller, Consultant, assisted in the design and 

content of the data collection forms and followup letters, specifications 

for publication tables, and preparation of text. 

Don L. Adams, Chief, Data Preparation Division, Jeffersonville, Ind., 

assisted by Patricia M. Clark, Rebecca Lamon, George Wilson, William L. 

Pangburn, Les Brown, Darrell L. Farabee, and Keith Lacey, was directly 

responsible for clerical and data-keying operations, and labeling, sorting, 

and distribution of the mail and direct enumeration census forms. 

The direct enumeration activities were administered by the Field 

Division, under Forrest P. Cawley, Chief, with the assistance of Darren F. 

Althouse and Thomas J. Manning and the 12 directors of the Bureau's 

Regional Offices. 

The computer processing facilities used were under the general supervision of C. ThomasDiNenna,Chief, Computer Operations Division. 

Forms design was performed under the general supervision of Henry J. 

Husmann, Chief, Administrative Services Division, assisted by Albert W. 

Cosner, Cathern S. Kline, and Irene A. Grey. 

Within the Publications Services Division, many individuals made 

significant contributions in the areas of publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition, and printing procurement. 

Important contributions were made by the members of the Census 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics in establishing data needs 

and priorities for collection and publication of the information. Other 

representatives of both public and private organizations also. made 

significant recommendations and suggestions. 

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

provided advice and counsel during the planning, data collecting, and 

processing phases of the census and assisted farmers and ranchers who 

requested help in completing the report form. 

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

most helpful in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation of 

farm and ranch operators. John W. Ternus and Douglas J. Miller, Agriculture Division, and Richard D. Ritter, Public Information Office, were 

primarily responsible for developing and coordinating the public relations 

program. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch operators 

and other agriculture-associated people who furnished the information 

requested in the census. Only through their cooperation was it possible 

to collect and publish the data in this report. 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

United States. Bureau of the Census. 

1978 census of agricultu reo 

Supt. of Docs. no.: L·3.31/ 

CONTENTS: V. 1. State and county data.-v. 2. Statistics by subject.-

v. 3. Agricultural services. [etc.) 

1. Agriculture-United States-Statistics. I. Title. II. Title: Census of 

agriculture. 

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CONTENTS 

Introduction .......................................................... . 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1978 and 1974, ..................... ' ....... . 

State Map ......................... . 

CHARTS 

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4. 

5. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 ........................... . 

Profile of State's Agriculture. 1978 .................................... . 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 ............................... . 

Farms by Value of Sales: 1978 ....................................... . 

Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 

PATTERN MAPS 

Land in Farms by County: 1978 

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Average Size of Farm by County: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XV 

Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XV I 

Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ...... XVI 

Milk Cows Inventory by County: 1978...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XVII 

Chickens 3 Months Old or Older Inventory by County: 1978 ............. . . . .. XVII 

Land in Orchards by County: 1978 ..................................... XVIII 

Irish Potatoes Harvested by County: 1978 ................................ XVII I 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. State Data 

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Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 ........................... . 

Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for FarmsWith Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 ................ " ..................................... . 

Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 .............. . 

Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978,1974, and 1969 .... . 

Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 ...................................................... . 

Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969 ...................... . 

Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978,1974, and 1969 ................ . 

Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 ................... . 

Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969 ...... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978,1974, and 1969 ................. . 

Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 .. 

Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 ....................................................... . 

Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 .. . 

Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 ........................ . 

Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 ............ . 

Irrigation: 1978,1974, and 1969 ........................................ . 

Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978 .................. . 

Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978,1974, and 1969 ................. . 

PoultrY-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ................................ . 

Cattle and Calves-I nventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ......................... . 

Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978'and 1974 ............................ . 

Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ......................... . 

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TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER 1-Con. 

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Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 .... 

Fish Sales: 1978 . 

Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 .. 

Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 ..... . 

Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 

Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978. 

Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 .................... . 

Summary by Type of Organization: 1978. . .... . 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978 ..... . 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ............ . 

Summary by Sizeof Fa'rm: 1978 .......... . 

34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 ......... . 

35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 .. 

CHAPTER 2. County Summary Data 

1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 

2. Land Use: 1978 ..... . 

3. Irrigation: 1978 ........ . 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 ... 

Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 .. 

Characteristics of Operators: 1978 .... 

Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 .... 

Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 ............. . 

Farms by Market Value of Agricultural PI'oducts Sold: 1978 ..... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 ... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978 ... 

Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 ............................ . 

Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 ..... . 

Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 ............ . 

Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 ................... . 

Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978. 

Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 .................................. . 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ................ . 

Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978. ............ . 

Sheep and Lambs-I nventory and Sales: 1978 .............. . 

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Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 119 

Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ................................ Not shown 

Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . .................. Not shown 

Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 119 

FishSales:1978........................... .................. 119 

Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ..... 

27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ............ . 

28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 .................... . 

29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 .. 

30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 ......................... . 

31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 ... , ............... . 

32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978 ............................................ . 

33. Berr ies: 1978 .................................................. . 

34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 .......... . ..... . 

35. Other Crops: 1978 ................................................ . 

36. Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978 ............... . 

37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978 ........ . 

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CONTENTS-Continued 

TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER 2-Con. 

38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 ........................... . 

40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978. . . . ........ . 

41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 ........ . 

42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 .............. . 

43. Female Operators: 1978 ....................................... . 

CHAPTER 3. Individual County Data [The following tables are common to the Stateand each county] 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

2. Market Value of Aqricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

9.' Livestock and Poultry-I nventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Maine ...................... . 

Farms Not on Mail List .......... . 

Androscoggi n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 

131 

136 

141 

Aroostook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 146 

Cumberland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 151 

Franklin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 156 

Hancock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 161 

Kennebec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 166 

Knox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 171 

APPENDIXES 

Lincoln .. 

Oxford .. 

Penobscot 

Piscataquis ................... . 

Sagadahoc ................... . 

Somerset ................... . 

Waldo ............... . 

Washington ............... . 

York .................... . 

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A. General Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-l 

B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 B-1 

C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. C-1 

D. Report Forms ................... . D-1 

Index .................. . . ... , ........ , ................ Index-1 

Publ ication Program ......... . . ........................ I nside back cover 

VII 

INTRODUCTION 

Page 

HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

FARM DEFINITION ............................. VII 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION ...................... VII 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ....................... VII 

USE OF SAMPLING .............................. VIII 

GRAPHICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

TABULAR PRESENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS ......................... VIII 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ................. VIII 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

ABBREVIATIONSANDSYMBOLS ................... VIII 

HISTORY 

The census of agriculture provides a periodic statistical 

picture of the Nation's farming, ranching, and related activities. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the 21st 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. From 1840 to 1950, an agriculture 

census was taken as part of the decennial census of population. 

A 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 to coincide with the 

1982 Economic Censuses covering manufacturing, mining, 

construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, 

and selected transportation activities. Thereafter, the agriculture 

census will revert to a 5-year cycle. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is authorized under the provisions 

of title 13, United States Code. Section 142(a) provides for the 

census to be taken in 1979, in 1983, and in every fifth year 

after 1983. Section 191 provides that the census shall include 

each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 

the Virgin Islands. A census of agriculture will be conducted in 

American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with the 1980 Census of Population and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes were first established, the farm definition has 

been changed nine times, as the Nation has grown and changed. 

The current definition was announced on August 12, 1975, in 

accordance with a joint agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Office of Management and Budget, and 

the Bureau of the Census. It defines a farm, for statistical 

purposes, as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been sold 

during the census year. The previous definition (used for the 

1959, 1964, and 1969 censuses, and for the 1974 preliminary 

county reports) counted as a farm any place with less than 10 

acres from which $250 or more of agricultural products were 

sold or normally would have been sold during the census year, 

or any place of 10 acres or more from which $50 or more of 

agricultural products were sold or normally would have been 

sold during the census year. 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION 

Evaluation studies of the 1969 and 1974 censuses, which 

were conducted primarily by mail, indicated that the 

administrative lists used to create the census mailing list were 

not adequate to assure complete coverage in the census. Also, 

censuses prior to 1969, conducted by direct enumeration, had 

been found by evaluation studies (conducted since 1950) to be 

progressively less and less complete, as increased mobility of 

farm operators led to increases in the numbers of nonresident 

operators, operators farming on a part-time basis, and operators 

farming two or more separate tracts. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was conducted primarily by 

mail for maximum economy, supplemented by a personal 

canvass of a statistical area segment sample for maximum 

completeness of coverage. The area segment sample, which 

consists of selected geographic areas completely canvassed by 

direct enumeration, provides reliable estimates for States of the 

number and characteristics of any farms not represented in the 

mail portion of the census. Estimates for such farms are an 

integral part of the State totals published for the 1978 census. 

The direct enumeration sample estimates are statistically reliable 

only for State totals and have not been allocated to counties. 

Appendix A provides a more detailed description of how the 

1978 census was taken and includes a discussion of census 

coverage. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

State totals for 1978 are not directly comparable with totals 

for 1974 or earlier censuses as they include data for farm operations represented on the mail list plus estimates from the direct 

enumeration sample for farms not represented on the mail list. 

The 1974 State level data include only operations represented 

on the mail list. 

Coverage evaluation studies for the 1974 census indicated 

that 10.7 percent of all farms were not included in the census. 

Farms missed in the census were usually small and accounted 

for less than 3 percent of the total value of a9ricultural products 

sold and less than 6 percent of the land in farms. The proportion of farms missed in the 1974 census was generally higher in 
VIII INTRODUCTION-Continued 

States having a large proportion of small farms and urbanized 

areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. Farm 

counts for 1974, adjusted for the net undercount, are shown in 

appendix C. 

County level data on acreages and inventories for 1978 and 

1974 are generally comparable; however, improvements in the 

coverage of the 1978 census, especially of smaller farms, should 

be taken into consideration when comparing farm counts. 

USE OF SAMPLING 

Two types of sampling were used for data collection 

for the 1978 census. In addition to the State estimates from 

the direct enumeration sample discussed previously, data 

for items in sections 22 through 27 of the census report 

form were collected from only a sample of farms. Data based on 

a sample are subject to sampling error. Detailed discussions of 

the census report forms, the use of sampling, and estimates of 

sampling error are included in appendix A. 

GRAPHICS 

Several charts and maps presented on the following pages 

show selected agricultural statistics for this State. The items in 

the charts and the first four maps are presented for all States. 

The last four maps present data of particular importance to this 

State. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-In chapter 1, State tables 1 through 28 show 

detailed State level data usually accompanied by historical data 

for one or more censuses. Tables 29 through 35 provide 1978 

State data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County summary data-Selected data items are presented by 

county in chapter 2. Tables 1 through 15 include general data 

such as land in farms, size of farms, land use, operator 

characteristics, expenses, and machinery and equipment. Inventory and sales data for I ivestock, poultry, and animal specialties 

are contained in tables 16 through 27 and detailed crop data in 

tables 28 through 35. Tables 36 through 43 present data on 

foreign ownership, income from customwork, direct sales to 

consumers, operators by racial group, and female operators. 

Individual county data-F ive pages of tables are presented in 

chapter 3 for each county with 10 farms or more in 1978. The 

tables include final data for each county and are more 

comprehensive than those in the preliminary reports. Data are 

provided for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more for both 1978 and 1974. 

This chapter also includes a set of similar tables for the State 

as a whole and for those farms in the State not on the mail ing 

list and not included in county tables. 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS 

Preliminary reports have been published separately for all 

counties in the United States with 10 farms or more in 1978, 

each State, the four geographic regions, and the United States. 

This series provided, at the earliest possible date, information on 

major data items, with comparable final data from the 1974 

census. The data items were standard for each State and county 

except in table 3 where the selected crops varied by State 

according to their relative importance in the State. The State 

pre I iminary report also included a full set of tables providing 

data derived from the direct enumeration sample on the estimated number and characteristics of farms not included in 

county totals because they were not represented on the mailing 

list. 

For major data items at the county level differences between 

the preliminary and final figures are in general less than 5 

percent. At the State level, differences are significantly less. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

I n keeping with the provisions of title 13, United States 

Code, data that would disclose the operations of an individual 

farm are not published. However, the number of farms in a 

given size category or other classification is not considered a 

disclosure. Appendix A presents additional information on 

disclosure rules. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of selected 

terms used in the tables. 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE 

Items in the tables which are followed by the reference '·See 

text" are explained or defined in appendix A. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

Zero. 

(D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing information for 

individual farms. 

(X) Not applicable. 

(Z) Less than half of the unit reported. 

(NA) Not available. 

* Independent city. 
Highlights of the State1s Agriculture: 

1978 

Total 

forms _______________________________________ number -- 8 158 land in forms __________________________________ acreL - I 606 239 Average size of farm ________________________ acres-- 197 Harvested cropland ____________________________ ocres_ 

Average per form ___________________________ acres-- 487 950 

60 

Forms by size: 1 to 49 ocres _______________________________ number_ - I 927 50 to 499 ocreL ____________________________ number_ 5 561 500 to 999 ocres ____________________________ number_ - 539 1.000 acres or more _________________________ number_ - 131 

Value of land and buildings::t Average per form __________________________ dollars-- 108 176 Average per ocre ___________________________ dollars_ - 538 

- 218 615 

26 798 

Value of machinery and equipment on forms:? _______ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars-

- 399 426 

- 48 961 

- 109 944 

- 13477 

Value of agricultural products sold ________________ $1.000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars_ 

Crops sold __________________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per farm __________________________ dollars-

- 86 614 

- 10 617 

- 202 868 

- 24 867 

livestock and livestock products sold ____________ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars_ 

Poultry and poultry products sold _______________ $1,000_ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 

- 3204 

- I 650 

- I 337 

- I 048 

- 514 

- 396 

- 9 

less than $2.500 ____________________________ number_ 

$2.500 to $9,999 ____________________________ number_ 

$10,000 to $39,999 __________________________ number_ 

$40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ number_ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ number_ 

$200,000 or more ___________________________ number_ 

Abnormal forms ____________________________ number_ 

- 3 178 

- 8 192 

- 29 811 

- 66 680 

- 72 964 

- 217 849 

- 750 

Value of agricultural products sold by forms having sales of- less than $2,500 _____________________________ $1,000_ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________ $1 ,000_ 

$10,000 to $39,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________ $1,000_ 

$200,000 or more ____________________________ $1.000_ 

Abnormal forms _____________________________ $1.000_ 

Form production expenses for selected items;' 

- 141 689 

- 8 648 

- 17 980 

- 8 921 

- 14 181 

- 39 942 

feed for livestock and poultry __________________ $1,000_ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________________ $1,000_ Commercial fertilizer __________________________ $1.000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals-___________________ $1.000_ 

Petroleum products-gasoline. diesel. etc. ________ $1.000_ Hired farm labor _____________________________ $1,000_ 

- 133 398 

- 9 324 

- 10 978 

- 9 159 528 

livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calveL ___________________________ number_ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ number_ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________ number_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ________________ number_ 

Crops harvested: 

- 41 786 

- 41 764 

Corn for all purposes __________________________ acresOats for groin ________________________________ acres_ 

- 2 644 540 

- 118 170 

bushels_ Irish potatoes ________________________________ acres_ 

- 25 759 597 

- 252 844 

hundredweight_ Hoy crops ___________________________________ ocres_ 

tons. dry_ - 381 313 

INot fully comparable because of direct enumeration sample tn 1978 totals; see text. '1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1974' 

Not on moil list Total 

I 383 64361 105 849 I 523 6961 77 237 24 921 449 901 18 70 

688 I 0331 

69~1 4 736

1 509 

158 

59 922 80 656 

'83 341 

II 876 141 550 8 587 21 993 

5 5581 359 6121 4 018 55 875 3 192 132 583 2 308 20 600 770 65 828 557 10 228 I 595 158 317 I 153 24 599 

I I I 1141 I 9571 187 I 024 57 I 425 17 I 182

(~I 1 

526 

308 

14 

927 2 020 830 5 461 I 171 33 223 I 166 76 259 I 463 73 2881 - 168 638 (Xl 723 

I 190 I 115 882 1 

429 10 769 523 18 968 318 6 603 296 9 268 522 31 435 

4 1481 I 536 137 3661 648O 682 11 546 144 413 9861 717 

336 42 451 1 540 (NAl 95 957 (NAl 

3 2671 136 9631 826 372 33 873 34)1 16 2771 209 869 13 917 340 581 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974' 

Total Not on mail list Total 

4 945 269 4 553 

I 277 177 43 262 I 285 128 

258 161 282 

430 116 II 890 416 790 

87 44 92 

760 69 593 

3 571 

~I 3338 

489 468 

125 154 

133 695 66 452 93 816 

506 413 332 

191 930 3 897 126 038 

38 813 14488 27 682 

395 498 4 630 I 356 990 I 79 979 17 213 78 408 107 914 2 625 131 102 

21 823 9 757 28 795 

84 848 434 64 923 17 158 I 613 14 259 

202 735 I 572 158 226 40 998 5 843 34 752 

I I -

187

1 

88 I 650 I 024 1 337 57 I 425 I 048 17 I 182 514 

(X~I 526 396 308 (Xl (Xl 

- - 121 8 192 830 5 461 29 811 I 171 33 223 66 680 I 166 76 259 72 964 I 

~I 73 288 217 849 168 638 (Xl (Xl 

140431 817 1 115 160 I 8 473 365 10688 17 469 384 18 780 8 582 190 6 538 13 515 176 8 923 38 982 456 30 933 

119 741 1 

~I 125 582 5 688 4 469 6 286 89 7 721 9 136 171 139 274 9 842 610 

41 255 280 42 102 40414 I 215 26 745 2 588 548 82 350 1 562 108 117 706 3 1581 136 590 25 691 829 822 311: 1 33 804 391 200 896 5 448 180 582 326 988 4 417 305 280 

IX 
OXFORD 

MAINE 

PISCATAQUIS 

SCALE 

t::=::::t==2i0,==30:tI,==40:iI,==5f' MILES 

AROOSTOOK 

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

WASHINGTON 
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Chart 1. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 Mail portion 

Area sample 

NuniJer of farms 

Land in farms 

Harvested cropland 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Value of land 

and buildings 

Value of agricultural procfucts sold 

Crops 

Livestock 

Poultry 

Farms by value of sales: 

$100,000 or more 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$2,500 to $4,999 

Less than $2,500 

Selected farm 

production expenses: 

Feed purchased 

Fertilizer 

Oth~r chemicals 

Hired farm labor 

Gasoline and petroleum 

Estimated value of 

machinery and equipment 

1 

1 

I 

I 

I I 

o 50 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

I 126.8 

1 105.4 

1 108.5 

1 18 p.5 

1117.4 

105.9 

80.8 

~2.9 

1 170.0 

111.1 

II 82.~ 

131.~ 

128.1 

109.1 

8E .6 

I 85.~ 

1 106.2 

·1 128.l 

1163.6 

122.3 

I 4.8 

1 13~ .1 

127.1 

1153.0 

I 154.4 

I I 

100 150 

As percent of 1974 

I 1 92.6 

200 

XI 

250 
XII 

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Chart 2. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Farms by size: 

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 

Farms by value of 

land and buildings: 

$1 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $499,999 

$500,000 or more 

Farms by value of 

machinery and equipment: 

$1 to $4,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 or more 

Operators by age group: 

Under 35 years 

35 to 44 years 

45 to 54 years 

55 to 64 years 

65 years or over 

Operators by tenure: 

Full owner 

Part owner 

Tenant 

Farms by type of organization: 

Individual or family 

Partnership 

Corporation 

Other 

, 23.6 

39.7 

28.5 

"6.6 

• 1.3 

.3 

-.J 5.9 

>',;, 7.6 , 40.8 

34.) 

• 1.7 

lJJd 147 

29.8 

19.7 

20.1 

9.7 

.5.9 

17.1 

22.0 

25.8 

21.1 

14. ) 

26.3 

.4.5 

"5.4 

.3.0 

.3 

o 20 40 60 

>u~ 69.2 

As percent of total farms 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

80 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

;:; 91.3 

100 
~~~~~--~~~~-~--~----~-~~~~~-~~~~~--~~-

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Chart 2 - Con. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Operators working off farm: 

None 

1 to 99 days 

100 to 199 days 

200 days or more 

Value of agricultural 

products by commodity group: 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Expenditures for energy 

and petroleum products: 

Gasoline 

Diesel oil 

Lp gas, butane 

Fuel oil 

Electricity 

Other 

11.4 

10.4 

148 

• 1.7 

151 

"7.5 

41.6 

3~.5 

27.5 

21.7 

50.8 

35 0 

26.0 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

XIII 

o 20 40 60 80 100 

As percent of total farms 

Chart 3. 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Partnership ~---T~_ -~~~~~~~~~-8.5% 

Individual or family 

82.0% 

u.s. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Corporation ~----~8.9% 

Other 

----·0.6% 
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Chart 4. 

Farms by Value of Sales: 1978 

Less than $2,500 

39.3% 

$2,500 to $4,999 

12.2% 

Chart 5. 

$100,000 or more 

--------11.2% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

----12.9% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

---~9.0% 

$10,000 to $19,999 

-----7.4% 

$5,000 to $9,999 

--------8.0% 

Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 

2.2% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

5.3% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

16.7% 

u.s. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1.2% 

--====================Less than $5,000 

1.7% 

$100,000 or more ------~72.9% 
Map 1. Land in Farms by County: 1978 

As percent of land in county 

State average 8.1 percent 

Map 2. Average Size of Farm by County: 1978 

Average size 197 acres 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Percent 

c.=J less tim 5 

[==:J 5-9 

[==:J 10-19 

_ 2)(7m7e 

Acres 

c:::==:J Less than 150 

~ 150-179 

c:::==:J 180 - 199 

c:=::J 200 - 249 

- 250 or more 

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XVI 

Map 3. Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 

Average per farm 

State average $108,176 

Map 4. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 

State total $399,426,000 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Dollars 

c:=::J lass 1IlI1100,<XXl 

~ 100,<XXl-119,!m 

~ 1a>,<XXl- 149,!m 

_ 1oo,<XXllS nue 

Dollars 

~ lass 1IlI110 rrillioo 

[ ] 10 - 19 rrillial 

c:::::::JiJ[J a> - 49 rrillial 

_ 00 rrilflon lS nue 
Map 5. Milk Cows Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 57,298 

Map 6. Chickens 3 Months Old or Older 

Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 9,159,528 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Milk Cows 

C==:J less ttBl1,OO) 

c==::J 1,(0) - 2.!m 

c==::J 3,(0) - 4,!m 

_5.(0)crrrae 

Chickens 

c==J less ttBI S),OO) 

~ &),00) - 99,!m 

c==J 100.(0) - 499,!ll9 

c:=J &X).OO) - 999.!m 

- l,(XX),OO) cr rrae 

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XVIII 

Map 7. Land in Orchards by County: 1978 

State total 9,191 acres 

Map 8. Irish Potatoes Harvested by County: 1978 

State total 118,170 acres 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Acres 

C:=:J Less ttm 100 

~ 100-400 

C:=:J 500 - 999 

~ 1,CXXl- 1,400 

_ 1,5OOexrme 

Acres 

C:=:J Less ttm 100 

~ 100-400 

C:=:J 500 - 999 

~ 1,CXXl- 99,999 

_ 100,CXXl ex rme 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 

1978 1974 1969 1964 1959 1954 1950 1945 

All formL _______________________________________ number __ 8 158 6436 7 971 12 875 17 360 23 368 30 358 42 184 

land in farms ________________________________ - _ -- __ ac(es __ 606 239 523 696 759 700 2 590 022 3 081 987 3 614 242 4 181 613 4613175/ 

Average size of form ______________________________ ocres __ 197 237 221 201 178 155 138 109 

Approximate land orea ______________________________ ocres __ 19 788 160 19 788 672 19 788 672 19 847 680 19 847 680 19 865 600 19 865 600 19 865 600 

Proportion in forms _____________________________ percenL_ 8.1 7.7 8.9 13.0 15.5 18.2 21.0 23.21 

Value of land and buildings:] Average per form _______________________________ dollors __ 108 176 80 656 35 496 19 979 14 756 9 392 7 462 3 7851 Average per ocre ________________________________ doHors __ 538 341 161 100 83 61 54 35 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $9,999 ________________________________ -- - ___ - _____ 119 249 292 4468 (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 359 619 1 925 3964 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ 1 438 492 2 558 2 933 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$40,000 to $69,999 ______________________________________ 2 034 716 I 405 I 029 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$70,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ I 294 863 382 286 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 

$100,000 to $149,999 __________________________ - _________ I 309 703 225 125 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$150,000 to $199,999 ____________________________________ 610 350 79 33 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$200,000 to $499,999 ____________________________________ 857 382 85 31 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$500,000 or more _______________________________________ 138 62 20 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

land in forms according to use: 067 Total cropland ___________________________________ farms __ 7 719 6 032 7 253 12 020 16 329 22 414 29 257 41 

ocres-_ 689 298 641 940 706 769 894 206 077 670 272 350 407 022 489 789 

Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms __ 7 269 5 631 6 519 11 007 15 195 20 260 27 880 39 882 

ocres __ 487 950 449 901 457 935 594 434 698 188 795 710 932 028 3155621 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 4 498 2 933 3 480 6 955 10 322 15 012 21 972 31 660 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 1 449 788 958 2090 2 809 4 223 6226 9 778 

10 to 19 acres __________________________________ 1 021 645 781 1 647 2 637 3 725 5 839 7 694 

20 to 29 acres __________________________________ 817 629 734 1 381 2 085 3059 4 494 6416 

30 to 49 acres __________________________________ 211 871 007 1 837 2 791 4005 5 413 7 772 

50 to 99 acres ____________________________________ 273 251 526 2 275 3 139 3 654 4 498 6239 

100 to 199 acres __________________________________ 914 954 078 1 362 1 362 I 293 1 189 1 664 

200 to 499 acres __________________________________ 524 436 395 381 352 276 206 287

500 to 999 acres __________________________________ 46 43 35 27 16 20 13 22 1 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ 14 14 5 7 4 5 2 10

1 

LOOO to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 12 11 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 2 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing' _________ farms __ 3 526 2964 3 583 5 341 7 665 10 931 12 310 4 493/ acres __ 98 075 100 580 118 514 142 560 171 405 235 948 221 330 73 983 

Other cropland _________________________________ forms __ 2 719 1 952 2 765 4 651 6081 10 381 9 803 (NA) 

acres __ 103 273 91 459 130 320 157 212 208 077 240 692 253 664 100 244 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ________ forms __ 946 (NA) (NA) 1 466 1 967 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

acres __ 32 307 (NA) (NA) 47458 55 107 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cropland on which all crops failed _______________ farmL_ 319 (NA) (NA) 296 (NA) (NA) (NA) I 362 

ocres __ 3 001 (NA) (NA) 3 818 (NA) (NA) (NA) 15 506 

(ropland in cultivated summer fallowl ___________ forms __ 348 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

acres __ 10 104 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cropland idle ________________________________ forms __ I 808 (NA) (NA) 3 549 (NA) 7 275 (NA) 4 787 

acres-_ 57 861 (NA) (NA) 105 936 (NA) 157 724 (NA) 84 738 

Total woodland ___________________________________ farms __ 6 163 4 898 6 132 10 810 14 568 19 176 25 071 33 5681 

acres __ 773 452 713 897 875 784 458 448 714 552 992 496 2 232 116 2 450 444 

Woodland postured _____________________________ forms __ I 405 (NA) (NA) 2 537 3639 6 207 9 322 14 059\ acres __ 81 573 (NA) (NA) 128 722 169 511 280 425 382 715 611 498 Woodland not pastured __________________________ forms __ 5 618 (NA) (NA) 10013 13 548 17 015 22 061 27 144 

ocres __ 691 879 (NA) (NA) 329 726 545 041 712 071 849 401 838 9461 Other land _______________________________________ farmL_ 5443 4 399 5 048 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

ocres __ 143 489 167 859 177 147 237 368 289 765 349 396 542 475 672 942 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland 16 2741 pastured ____________________________ farms __ I 136 (NA) (NA) 3 122 4 437 6461 9030 

acreL_ 39 939 (NA) (NA) 98 124 133 280 203 424 272 547 439 136 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ____ farms __ 5 051 (NA) (NA) 10 948 (NA) 18938 22 902 30 925 acres __ 103 550 (NA) (NA) 139 244 156 485 145 972 269 928 233 806 

Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 297 176 115 206 138 87 123 3 acreL_ 7097 6 211 5 526 4 157 2 214 1 097 2299 100 

'1978 and 1950 through 1964 data ore based on a sample of farms. 2Not fully comparoble for various census years because of differences in cropland used only for pasture. 3Varies 

from State to State, 1950 through 1964; 17 Western States, 1945 not available. 

Table 2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

Farms ___________________________________ number __ land in farms _______________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _______________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _________________________ dollars __ Average per acre _________________________ dollars __ 

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

acres __ Harvested cropland ______________________ farms __ 

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 acres or mare ________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ___ forms __ 

C~opland in cover crops, legumes, and soilImprovement grasses, not harvested and not 

ocres __ 

1978 

4 945 

277 177 

258 

133 695 

506 

4 631 

588 917 

4410 

430 116 

862 

081 

888 

519 

46 

14 

12 

2 

1 997 

72146 

1974 

4 553 

285 128 

282 

93 816 

332 

4 212 

570 731 

4000 

416 790 

440 

117 

951 

435 

43 

14 

11 

3 

1 897 

76 884 

1969 

5 103 land in farms according to use- Con. 

370 642 Total croplond - Con. 

269 

43 606 

162 

4640 

603 187 

4 326 

413 264 

472 

354 

070 

390 

35 

5 

1 

4 

2 157 

85 608 

Cropland on which aU crops failed _________ farms_ - acres_ - (ropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ farms_ - acres_ - Cropland idle ____________________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

Total woodland ____________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Woodland postured ______________________ farms_ - acres_ Woodland - not pastured ___________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Pasturelond and rangeland other than cropland 

and woodland postured ____________________ forms_ - acres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wQsteland, etc._forms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

- Postureland. all types _________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

-

- pastured ---- -- ------------ ------------f~~;:;~==a.. __ 2_9_3_7ri_! ___ 2_6_~_1 f ____ 30_~_1..:~. 1rrigaled land ---------- --------------- ______ f~;;:;~= 

11978 doto ore based an a sample of farms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

1978 1974 1969 

! 

153 180 lJ 2 126 4 617 3 959\ 255 260 422 9 301 7 613 15 789 1 023 766 1 2171 45 922 38 416 54 150 

3 837 3 436 3 974\ 576 181 576 161 651 866 887 1 025 1 370 61 313 83 101 135 030 \ 3 506 2 940 3 250 514 868 493 060 516 836 

703 864 938 1 

30889 52 622 41 011 3 045 2 958 3 017 81 190 85 614 74 578 2 647 2 715 3 067 164 348 212 607 261 649 

198 132 98 6 670 5 711 5 353 

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Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms _____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated Jond_ ~ 

Forms by size: 1 to9acres _____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated tond_ 10 to 49 acres ______________________________ number_ ~ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigoted lond_ 

~ 

~ 

50 to 69 acres ______________________________ number_ ~ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated tond_ 70 to 99 acres ______________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

100 to 139 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 140 to 179 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

180 to 219 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 220 to 259 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested crap land_ 

with irrigated lond_ 

260 to 499 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ 500 to 999 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ 2,000 acres or more __________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 5,000 acres or more _______________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

Forms 

1978 1974 

8 158 6436 1 7 269 5 631 I 297 176\ 

650 305 440 171 49 22 I 277 728 958 511 58 30 

613 420 \ 534 330 19 7 883 597 

808 516 51 16 

1 016 856 

935 759

1 16 23 727 681 685 619 

23 18 

600 543 573 508 11 6 

388 415 

373 394

10 14 1 

I 334 I 224 

1 299 1 178 

29 19 

539 509 534 496 

19 9 

105 130 104 123 

8 8 26 28 

26 26 4 4 

2 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

I (NA) 

land in farms (acres) Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

606 239 1 523 696 487 950 449901 7 097 545 160 I 435 050 487 950 449901 7097 63 859 47 873 21 035 16382 7 097 

3 347 I 033 1 127 387 66 2 453 622 I 127 387 66 171 74 73 45 66 33 809 21 022 11 798 6666 175 26 008 15 151 11 798 6666 175 

1 663 747 350 220 175 

34 957 24 1861 12 182 6954\ 125 

30 432 19 088 12 182 6954 125 

I 141 410 340 58 125 

72 337 48 735 19 202 14070 200 

66 276 42 210 19 202 14 070 200 

4 445 I 226 489 412 200 

116 097 97426 33 083 28923 140 

106 746 86 746 33 083 28923 140 

I 964 2 583 403 647 140 

114 543 107 249 33 666 30641 349 

108 078 97 556 33 666 30641 349 

3 630 2 823 959 613 349 

118 793 107 239 34 690 33 475 504 

113 427 100 454 34 690 33 475 504 

2 159 1 104 I 023 176 504 

92 141 98 684 28474 30 748 694 

88 550 93 707\ 28474 30 748\ 694 

2 307 3 400 930 675 694 

462 351 427 095 143 830 132 303 1 196 

450 092 411 167 143 830 132 303 1 196 

9 997 6 892 3069 1 941 1 196 

348 878 329 769 108 210 89014 1 025 

345 455 321 283 108 210 89014 I 025 

12 801 6489 3454 2907 1 025 

131 656 165 498 40 056 46 493 945 

130 313 156 078 40 056 46 493 945 

9349 11 161 3 866 4 533 945 

77 330 95 760 21 632 30227 1 678 

77 330 90 988 21 632 30227 I 678 14 232 10964 6079 4 155 1 678 (D) (NA) (D) (NA) (0) 

(D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) 

(D) (NA) (D) (NA) (D) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All farms Forms operated by Block and other racesl 

1978 1974 1969 1978 1974 

Farms and land in farms operated by: All operators _________________________________ farms_ ~ 8 158 6436 7 971 15 11 

acres- ~ I 606 239 1 523 696 I 759 700 5 002 1 847 Harvested cropland __________________________ farms- ~ 7 269 5 631 6 519 15 11 

acres_ ~ 487 950 449 901 457 935 1 619 680 Full owners __________________________________ forms- ~ 5 648 4 614 6 077 12 7 

acres_ ~ 919 273 927 145 1 182 735 3 951 988 Harvested cropland __________________________ farms_ ~ 4 869 3 862 4 716 12 7 

acres_ ~ 207 726 216 407 251 276 I 064 332 

Port owners __________________________________ farms_ - 2 144 I 632 1 609 3 4 

acres_ ~ 644 120 575 648 549 496 I 051 859 Harvested cropland __________________________ forms_ ~ 2 076 1 599 I 546 3 4 

ocres_ ~ 262 060 223 461 192 488 555 348 Tenants ~ 366 190 285 - - _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ ~ 42 846 20903 27 469 - - Harvested cropland __________________________ farms_ ~ 324 170 257 - -

acres_ ~ 18 164 10033 14 171 - - Percent of tenancy __________________________ percenL ~ 4.5 3.0 3.5 - -

~ 7 446 (NA) (NA) 13 (NA) 

~ I 317 216 (NA) (NA) I 987 (NA) 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

~ 441 (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) 

~ 135 872 (NA: (NA) (D) (NA) 

Partnership __________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

~ 244 (NA) (NA) I (NA) 

~ 142 881 (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) 

Corporations _________________________________ farms_ 

acres-

~ 4 (NA) (NA) - (NA) 

family held, More than 10 stockholders _________________ forms_ 

acres_ ~ 5 597 (NA) (NA) - (NA) 

10 or less stoekholders _____________________ farms_ ~ 221 (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) 

acres_ ~ 129 231 (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) 

~ I (NA) (NA) - (NA) 

Other than family held, More than 10 stockholders _________________ forms_ 

aeres_ ~ (0) (NA) (NA) - (NA) 

10 or less stockholders _____________________ forms- ~ 18 (NA) (NA) - (NA) 

ocres_ ~ 6693 (NA) (NA) - (NA) 

~ 27 (NA) (NA) - (NA) 

10 270 (NA) (NA) - (NA) 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

1974 

6 211 

6 211 

6 211 

38 

38 

38 

116 

116 

116 

42 

42 

42 

212 

212 

212 

380 

380 

380 

392 

392 

392 

103 

103 

103 

259 

259 

259 

1 051 

1 051 

1 051 

943 

943 

943 

1 045 

1 045 

1 045 

1 630 

1 630 

1 630 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

3 

446 2 

180 

3 446 

2 

180 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969-Con. 

All forms Forms operated by Block and other racesl 

Operators by age group:l Under 25 yeors ___________________________________ _ - 25 to 34 yeors _____________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yeorL ____________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 year'- ____________________________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors _____________________________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________________________ _ 

- Average oge _______________________________________ _ 

-

Operators by place of residence;] On form operated __________________________________ _ - Not on form operated _______________________________ _ - Not reported ______________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: I None _____________________________________________ _ 

- Any ______________________________________________ _ 

- 1 to 49 days ____________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 days ______ .. ____________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _________________________________ _ - 150 to 199 days _________________________________ _ - 200 days or more ________________________________ _ - Not reporting __________________________________ _ -

Operators by principal occupation: 1 Forming __________________________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Female ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres--

Operators of Spanish origin _______________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1 

1978 1974 

121 59 

1 275 676 

1 794 1 260 

2 107 1 576 

1 721 1 624 

1 140 1 079 

48.8 51.5 

6925 4 847 

650 459 

583 1 130 

3 122 2458 

4 762 2 743 

584 445 

348 222 

394 205 

457 292 

2 979 1 579 

274 I 073 

4 148 4 130 

4010 2 144 

7 600 (NA) 

530 057 (NA) 

558 (NA) 

76 182 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

4 984 (NA) 

1969 1978 

97 - 784

1 

- 1 634 4 

2 0651 5 

2002 3 

1 389 3 

515

1 

52.0 

6 436 11 

736

1 

2 

799 2 

(NA)I 5 

4 315 8 

953/ 1 

456 2 

} 687 -f -

2 2191 ~ 2 

3 

(NA) 2 

(NA) 10 

(NA) 5 

(NA) 11 

(NA) I 4600 

(NA) 4 

(NA)/ 402 

(NA) 2 

(NA)i (D) 

Jl969 dato apply only to farms operated by Blocks; 1974 dato opply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

Individual or family ______________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Partnership ____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Corporations ___________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Family held, More than 10 stockholders ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farmsacres_ Other thao family held, More than 10 stockholders ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Other - cooperative, es tote or trust, institutional. etc. _ forms_ 

ocres_ 

1)969 dato for forms operated by Blocks only. 

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- 1 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1978 

Forms operated by ! Farms 

Block and other races, I 

(see text) 

4 370 7 

009 971 1 484 332 1 121 775 (0) 

235 

(0

1

141 223 )1 

4 - 5 597 - 212 1 127 573 (0) 

1 - (D) - 18 - 6693 -

8 - 4 208 -

1974 

Forms operated b;r Farms 

Block and other races, I 

(see text) 

4 . 8 1 040 796 1 586 261 - 114 528 -

146 (NA) 1 129 211 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA;l 2 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

1974 1969 

- -

1 

7 -;1 

2 -

1 2 

- - 42.9 50.0 

7 2 

4 

- -;1 

5 (NAf/ 6 

-

=1 

-

-

4 } 

(NAil 2 

-

4 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

1969 

Form s operated by 1 

Forms 

Block and other races, 1 I 

(see text) 

4 558 3 1 116 463 446 405 - 146 289 -

121 

=1 103 114 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

19 - 4 776 -

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Table 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

(1978 do to ore based on 0 sample of forms; see textl 

1978 1978 

All Farms 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) 1974 1969 

All Farms Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 1974 1969 

1.ivestock and poultry purchased ____________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 _______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ $40,000 to $49,999 _______________ _ 

$50,000 to $79,999 _______________ _ 

$80,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 3 298 (X) 2 456 3 005 

- (X) 35 3ll 22 851 16 882 

I 404 262 937 1 192 459 322 306 277 

- 661 I 441 474 616 174 I 208 185 353 

- ll4 1 324 1 234 l - 76 I 319 } J 567 1 - 18O 4 361 89 3 032 

- 26 I 133 320 

- 72 4 457 43 16 451 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ___________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ $40,000 or more ________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

forms with expenses of4 944 (X) 3884 4 809 

- (X) 17980 18 968 10475 

- 2 026 342 I 469 2 273 

- 664 450 380 428 

- I 193 2677 935 I 512 

- 495 3 428 569 439 

- 412 5 372 372 } - 79 I 833 l 157 - 32 I 067 J 159 

- 43 2811 

- 4 727 (X) 3041 (NA) 

- (X) 8 921 6603 4 029 

$1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

- I 294 46 701 (NA) 

Feed for livestock and $100 to $499 ___________________ _ - I 252 293 775 (NA) 

poultry ______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

- 5 153 (X) 4 009 4 643 

- (X) 141 689 ll5 882 62 6811 

- 1 993 429 I 157 I 734 

- 695 479 433 352 

- 753 I 390 703 785 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 642 434 380 (NA) 

- 457 613 } 871 (NA) - 648 1 972 

262 I 752 

- } III 1 457 314 (NA) 

- 61 2 355 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 _______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 _______________ _ $30,00010 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $79,999 _______________ _ $80,000 or more _________________ _ 

- 265 I 940 309 507 

- 234 2 845 1 457 1 159 2 740 

250 6 109 I 265 - 127 4 247 ~ 950 264 14 638 413 106 871 J J 

Hired form labor _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ___________________ _ 

$50010 $999 ___________________ _ $1,00010 $2,499 ________________ _ 

- 4410 (X) 3466 5 389 

- (X) 39 942 31 435 23 295 

- 233 II 206 } I 732 - 949 231 572 

- 533 359 372 625 

- 815 I 308 558 970 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ - 527 1 811 504 874 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Forms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 tonL __________________ _ 

501099 tonL _________________ _ 

100 to 199 10nL _______________ _ 200 to 499 tonL _______________ _ 

50010799 tonL _______________ _ 

800 10 999 10n' ________________ _ 

1,000 tons or more ___________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________________ _ 

$50010 $999 __________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 _______________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _______________ _ 

$10,00010 $14,999 _____________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _____________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _____________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _____________ _ 

$40,00010 $49,999 _____________ _ 

$50,000 or more _______________ _ 

- 3 5ll (X) 3 405 3 674 

- (X) 119 373 107 861 60 941 

- 2 058 (X) I 886 I 775 

- 346 (X) 397 475 

- 374 (X) 409 478 

- 330 (X) 349 530 165 (X) } - 83 (X) 364 416 155 (X) 

- I 215 2641 901 9951 

- 320 215 305 243 

- 391 943 537 713 

- 273 I 919 297 494 

- 207 2566 1 458 } - 164 2 887 

222 5 303 I 229 94 3 224 907 - 73 3 243 

- 552 98 810 1-' 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ______________ _ $50,000 or more ________________ _ 

Contract lobor _________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 _____________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20.000 or more ________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire. and rental 

of machinery and equipmenL ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 524 3 650 569 682 

- 453 6 llO 402 } - 151 3 480 } 506 - ll8 4 332 283 

- 107 18650 

- 646 (X) 249 (NA) 

- (X) 2 499 I 390 (NA) 

- 200 54 99 (NA) 

- 104 66 46 (NA) 

- 208 480 66 (NA) 

- 102 678 13 (NA) 

- 19 235 } 25 (NA) - 13 986 

- 2 357 (X) I 706 (NA) 

- (X) I 972 I 856 (NA) 

- I 563 272 I 138 (NA) 

- 332 224 231 (NA) 

- 375 755 286 (NA) 

- 69 396 36 (NA) 

- 13 184 } 15 (NA) - 5 141 

Energy and petroleum products 

Animal health cost ______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

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

$100 to $499 ____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 10 $4,999 _________________ _ $5,000 or more __________________ _ 

- 3 837 (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 2 107 (NA) (NA) 

- I 455 57 (NA) (NA) 

I 341 295 (NA) (NA) 

482 338 (NA) (NA) 

- 438 691 (NA) (NA) 1 

- 72 273 (NA) (NA) 

- 49 453 (NA) (NA) 

expenses _____________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms 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 $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

- 8 101 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- (Xl 19 537 (NA) (NA) 

- 3 630 673 (NA) (NA) 

- I 119 789 (NA) (NA) 

- I 066 1 520 (NA) (NA) 

- I 360 4422 (NA) (NA) 

- 650 4 371 (NA) (NA) 

- 203 2 767 (NA) (NA) 

- 49 I 272 (NA) (NA) $40,000 or more ________________ _ - 24 3 722 (NA) (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and Petroleum products ___________ farms_ - 8 093 (X) 6 300 7 811 trees _________________________ formL 4 346 (X) 3 482 3 894 $1,000_ - (X) 14 181 9 268 6 169 $1,000_ - (X) 8648 10 769 4 281 Farms with expenses offorms wifh expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________ _ 

- 4 260 746 2 854 4 346 $1 10 $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 _________________ _ 

- 2 656 392 I 845 2 339 

- 447 314 393 513 

847 2 010 697 858 

$50010 $999 _________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ______________ _ 

$2,00010 $4,999 ______________ _ 

- I 138 793 I 021 I 515 962 I 341 L 2 ll4 I 846 - I 145 3 695 $5,00010 $9,999 _________________ _ -' 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 or more _________________ _ 

- 207 I 413 240 113 

- 114 I 543l 307 71 - 75 2 976 _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ______________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________ _ 

- 399 2 666 223 80 

- 143 I 929 } 88 24 46 3 Oil 

4 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 

Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms 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 $19,999 _______________________________ _ $20,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms 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 or more _________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane. and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

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

$100 to $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 __________________________ . _________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Motor oil. grease, notural gas, kerosene. and fuel oil __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

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

$100 to $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

-

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

f1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms- see text} 

1978, All forms 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) 

7 810 (X) 

(X) 6840 

4 768 734 

1 117 761 

995 1 417 

776 2 246 

105 667 

38 480

1 11 535 

2 827 

(X) 2 887 (X) I 1 576 

ill I 528 

380 515 

279 786 

46 287 

18 675 

705 (X) 

(X) 330 

235 13 

318 80 

69 45 

42 51 I 33 81 

8 61

1 

8 093 (X) 

(X) 4 124 

4 784 1421 2 062 462 

607 

~~~i 301 

235 727 

104 1 969 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

Forms with so'es of $2,500 or more 

1978, 

expenses 1969,forms 1978,forms ($1,000) 1974,forms 

4 771 (X) 4 403 5 034 

(X) 6 376 5463 3 715 

1 863 372 1 499 2 438 

989 678 1 132 1 406 

992 1 412 1 037 832 

773 2 232 611 329 

105 l 667 102 -, 29

1 

38 480 J 22 11 535 J 2 408 (X) 1 776 1 310 I (X) 2840 1 379 550 

1 174 239 1 016 995

1 

512 338 382 185 

379 (0) 236 91 

279 786 114 32 

} 71 46 287 22 

18 675 6 

650 (X) 632 707 

(X) 324 481 166 

204 12 233 300 

295 75 277 331 

68 (0) 68 51 

} "1 42 51 47 r 25 1 33 81 

8 61 7 J 

4 939 (X) 4 526 5 0851 (X) 3 976 I 601 1 330 

1 863 71 1 852 2 61>9 

1 842 412 1 976 1 884 

599 403 412 262 

301 417 } 257 231 715 } 270 

103 (0) 29 

1978, All forms 

Fuel oil Natural gas Kerosene, motor oil, Electricity Other - coal. wood, 

and grease coke, etc. 

Forms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) Farms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) Forms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) Forms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) Forms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) I 

Forms _______________________________________ number_ 

dollarsForms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $ 1,999 _________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

- 1 506 (X) 49 (X) 8 090 (X) 5 428 (X) 867 (Xd 

- (X) 2943 (Xl 18 (X) 1 163 (X) 5 079 (X) 

27: 1 - 192 10 7 (Z) 5 264 160 1 207 56 137 

- 875 325 40 14 2 652 736 2 977 1 129 690 199 

- 173 228 1 (0)1 133 162

1 

765 1 032

1 

22 23

- 1 171 514 1 (0) 39 (0) 415 1 195 16 (0) 

- 95 I 861> - -j 2 (0) j 64 1 668 i 2 (0) i 

Table 8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 

(1978 dote ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

Total Reporting storage capacity 

All Farms Purchased Expenses Expenses Storage capacity Average 

Forms (1,000 gallons) ($1,000) Price per gallon Forms ($1,000) (1,000 gallons) capacity 

Gasoline ____________________________________________ _ 

- 7 810 11 437 6840 59.8 2 942 4 679 1 586 539 Storage capacity of 500 gollons or more _______________ _ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 431 3 582 1 239 866 Diesel fuel __________________________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ lP gas, butane, and propane ___________________________ _ 

Storage copacity of 500 gallons or more _______________ _ Fuel oil _____________________________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gollons or more _______________ _ 

- 2 827 5 729 2 887 50A

I 

1 792 2 323 947 529 - (X) (X) (X) (Xl 605 1 634 658 1 088 

- 705 625 330 

52.7\ 

290 182 143 493 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 114 131 114 1 002 - 1 506 6 102 2 943 48.2 791 1 833 663 839 

- (X) (X) (Xl (Xl 304 1 639 555 1 825 

Table 9. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

[1978 doto are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms, 1--------.-------.-------------- Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ~ 

1978 1978 1974 1969 

Hired form labor ______________________________________ forms __ 

Workers by number of days worked, 

workers __ 

payroll, $1,000 __ 

150 days or more _________________________________ formL_ 

workers __ less than 150 dayL _______________________________ farmL_ 

workers __ Contract labor ________________________________________ farms __ 

expenses, $1,000 __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

4410 

41 901 39 942 

1 564 

5 095 

4009 

36 806 . 

646 

2499 

3 529 

39 163 

38 982 

1 511 

4983 

3 172 

34 180 

513 

2 446 

3006 

41 928 

30933 

1 256 

4 350 

2 690 37 578 

185 

1 367 

4 282!\ 45 459 

22 616 

1 526\ 3 627 3 931 

41 832 

363

1 389 1 

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Table 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agriculturel products sold l (see text) _forms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Average per farm ________________________ dollars_ -

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: less than $2.500 (see text) _____________________ farms_ -

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ j~~~~: -

- $1,000_ - $5,000 to $7,499 ______________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - $7,500 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

$10,000 to $14,999 ____________________________ farms-

$1,000_ $15,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms-

$1,000_ $20,000 to $29,999 ____________________________ farms-

$1,000_ $30,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ $40,000 to $59,999 ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

$60,000 to $79,999 ____________________________ farms-

$1,000_ $80,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ $100,000 or more _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ farms-

$1,000_ $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ farms-

$1,000_ $500,000 Of more ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Abnormal forms ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Form sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products __ forms_ 

$1,000_ Groins _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

CommOdity Credit Corporation looos __________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

T aboeea ___________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Field seeds. hoy, forage, and siloge _____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Fruits. outs, and berries ______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Other crops _________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

livestock, poultry, and their products sold _________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products ______________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Cottle and colves ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool ______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms_ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

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-

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-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $1,000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL_ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

'1974 and 1969 doto include soles of forest products. 

All farms 

1976 1974 

6 158 6436 399 426 359 612 46 961 55 675 

3 204 1 957 3 178 2 020 994 513 3 549 1 838 397 317 2 414 1 938 

259 194 2 230 1 665 

336 301 4 052 3 663 268 267 4 627 4 621 398 467 9 698 11 318 335 390 11 434 13621 

498 549 

24 364 27 284 

340 362 23 508 26 510 

210 251 18 808 22 465 910 834 

290 614 241 926 514 526 

72 964 73 288 319 270 93 276 73 416 77 38 124 571 95 220 

9 14 

750 723 

4653 3 961 109 944 132 563 745 (NA) 

3 708 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

407 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 694 (NA) 

5 201 (NA) 

660 (NA) 

4964 (NA) 

1 332 (NA) 

19 473 (NA) 

365 272 

6 431 4 262 

1 334 (NA) 

70 147 (NA) 

4 558 3 690 289 462 224 145 

1 125 694 

202 868 158 317 

1 357 (NA) 

69 350 (NA) 

3 094 (NA) 

15 403 (NA) 

507 (NA) 

312 (NA) 

595 (NA) 

611 (NA) 

594 (NA) 

938 (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1969 1978 1974 1969 

7 971 4 945 4 553 5 103 

196 161 395 496 356 990 195 154 

24 662 79979 76 408 36 243 

2 976 (X) 66 122 

2 246 (X) 121 152 

546 994 513 546 

1 964 3 549 1 838 1 964 

406 397 317 406 

2464 2 414 1 938 2464 

314 259 194 314 

2 740 2 230 1 685 2 740 

577 336 301 577 

7 076 4 052 3 663 7076 

515 268 267 515 

8 899 4 627 4621 8699 

769 398 467 769 

18 834 9 698 11 318 16 634 

494 335 390 494 

16 915 11 434 13621 16915 

497 498 549 497 

24 054 24 364 27 284 24054 

297 340 382 297 

20 393 23 508 26 510 20393 

193 210 251 193 

17 013 18 808 22 465 17 013 

371 910 834 371 

74 651 290 814 241 926 74651 

301 514 526 301 

(NA) 72 964 73 288 (NA) 

55 319 270 55 (NA) 93 278 73416 (NA) 

15 77 36 15 

(NA) 124 571 95 220 (NA) 

14 (X) (X) (X) 

931 (X) (X) (X) 

4 654 3 090 2609 3 059 

63 694 107 914 131 102 62 419 (NA) 702 622 610 (NA) 3 667 3 143 961 

(NA) 53 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 407 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - -

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 1 135 1 017 619 

(NA) 4455 4 714 1 704 (NA) 533 338 416 (NA) 4 766 4 582 2 332 (NA) 699 401 427 (NA) 16 839 10 553 7 675 

(NA) 265 192 115 (NA) 6 307 4 158 1 694 (NA) 1 229 1 394 1 876 (NA) 69 860 103 952 47 832 

4 281 2 871 2685 3040 132 772 287 584 223 149 131 353 (NA) 757 773 1 101 

(NA) I 202 735 158 226 90 107 (NA) 1 248 1 337 1 510 

(NA) 68 996 54 662 34 636 (NA) 2 059 2 007 (NA) 

(NA) 14 474 9 426 5 932 (NA) 226 142 } (NA) 199 164 (NA) 247 203 (NA) 

(NA) 461 257 677 (NA) 233 123 (NA) 716 412 

Table 11. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

All farms Forms with soles or $2.500 or more 

Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Direct soles __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - 1 599 (X) 841 (X) 

- (X) 4464 (X) 3 992 Average per form ______________________________ dallars_ - (X) 2 792 (X) 4 747 

Forms by vafue of direct sales: $1 to $99 ______________________ -- -------- ------------ ---- $100 to $249 ____________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 ______________ - _______ -- ------ --------------- $500 to $999 ________________________ -- __ ------------ -- ---

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________ -- --------------------

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________ -- ---- ---------------- $10,000 to $19,999 __________________ -- - _________ ---- -- ----

$20,000 to $29,999 __________________ -- ---- ------ ---- -- ---- $30,000 or more _________________________________________ _ 

- 238 10 120 4 

- 206 33 77 12 

- 205 74 60 21 

- 323 232 128 88 

- 482 977 311 729 

- 55 367 55 367 

- 46 640 46 640 

- 16 371 16 371 

- 28 1 760 28 1 760 

6 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 12. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Totol __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________________ dollors_ 

Income trom machine work, customwork, and other 

agricultural services: $1 to $249 ______________________________________ _ $250 to $499 ____________________________________ _ $500 to $999-___________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 _______________________________ _ $30,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

780 

964 

I 236 

307 

133 

121 

181 

21 

11 

5 

1 

All forms 

1974 1969 

582 760 

2002 1 699 

3440 2 236 I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA)i 

forms with sofes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 

498 375 562 

755 I 805 I 545 

516 4 813 2 749 

206 110 165 

74 41 88 

71 45 76 

114 104 137 

16 25 46 .., 11 

~ 50

1 

5 50 

1 J 

Tobie 13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 

Selected capitol assets, I overage Value of sales ($1,000) per form (dollars) 

All Farms Crops. including 

Harvested Value of nursery ond livestock and Poultry and land in farms cropland Value of land machinery and greenhouse livestock poultry Forms (acres) (acres) and buildings equipment Total products products products 

T atal ___________________________ _ 

- 8 158 1 606 239 487 950 108 176 26910 399 426 109 944 86 614 202 868 

Crops (01) __________________________ _ 

- 4 318 S63 603 273 456 96907 26 393 108 399 107 010 1 321 68 

Cosh groins (011) ______________________ _ Wbeat (0111) ____________________________ _ Rice (0112) ______________________________ _ 

- 81 16404 5 468 59 914 26354 790 717 73 - - 1 (D) (0) (D) (D) - - - -

Corn (0115) _____________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - Soybeans (0116) _________________________ _ 

Cosh groins, n,e.e.' (0119) _________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______ _ Cotton (0131) ____________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) __________________________ _ Sugar crops (0133) _______________________ _ Irish potatoes (0134) ______________________ _ 

Field crops, except cosh groins, n.e.c.' (0139) __ 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________ _ Berry crops (0171) _______________________ _ Gropes (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) ________ _ 

Horticultural specialties, n.e.c.2 (0189) _______ _ 

General forms. primarily crop (019) _______ _ 

- 8 1 137 45~1 226 153 54 16~1 53 50 3 

=1 - - - - - - - - 72 15 113 4998 50999 25 598 736 667 70 

-

- 2 196 

- 569 583 

- 216 936 

- 114954 

- 39 418 

- 77 118 

- 76 278 

- 803 

- 3~1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 163 390 979 166 690 131 822 60 772 73 088 72 529 554 4 - 1 033 178 604 50 246

1 

95 242 14462 4 030 3 749 249 33 

- 345 39397 8 263 79 352 15 672 1 4 136 4067 57 12 - 1 092 188 117 32 769 87096 12 793 19 144 18928 214 2 - 713 123 345 22 187 88 822 10461 9 020 8 954 64 2 - 2 (0) (D) (D) (D) (0) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 229 48 254 9462 102 482 21 581 10 016 9872 145 - - 148 16 512 1 1141 54 408 9863 106 101 5 

1:1 - 280 11 073 1 373 63 445 11 3071 6 353 6325 14 

- 278 10771 I 370 63 500 11 343 6 349 6 321 14 14 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - 324 39029 8 647 71 502 8 231 858 696 159 3 Livestock (02) _______________________ _ 

- 3840 742 636 214 494 120 694 27479 291 028 2934 85 293 202 800 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021). ______________________ _ 

Seef cottle feedlots (0211) _________________ _ 

Seef cottle, except feedlots (0212) ___________ _ Hogs (0213) _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and goats (0214) ___________________ _ 

General livestock, except doiry, poultry, and animal specialties (0219) ______________ _ 

- 1 716 243 803 46 410 83 219 11 164 8 308 404 7872 33 - 230 36954 7 534 104 620 11 497 I 136 30 1 103 4 - 1 042 167 979 31 382 85 019 12 026 6099 299 5 787 12 - 182 10 772 1 256 51 806 7 162 475 15 456 3 - 145 14632 3 344 71 024 7 791 267 13 253 2 

- 117 13466 2 894 84 371 12 562 331 47 272 12 Dairy (024) ________________ c ___________ _ 

Poullry and eggs (025) __________________ _ 

Sroiler, fryer, and rooster chickens (0251) ____ _ Chicken eggs (0252) ______________________ _ 

Turkey and turkey eggs (0253) _____________ _ Poultry hatch.ries (0254) __________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs, n.e.c.' (0259) _____________ _ 

- 1 142 395 815 150 944 174 307 48 130 76 353 1 195 74 596 562 - 676 68 421 11 689 141 698 41 274 204 663 1 097 I 409 202 157 - 301 29 726 4 628 148 602 46 840 81 916 462 764 80 690 - 355 35 169 6 639 137 182 37 117 107 810 628 451 106 731 - 1 (D) (0) - - (D) - - (D) - 7 1 948 - 173 629 56970 13 969 - - 13 969 - 12 1 558 419 87 846 19 523 967 7 193 767 Animal specialties (027) _________________ _ 

Fur·bearing animals and rabbits (0271). ______ _ Horses and otber equines (0272) ____________ _ 

Animal specialties. n.e.c.' (0279>-___________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029). ___ _ 

- 237 20 745 3 239 80 972 9 780 807 24 781 

~I - 39 2 516 151 31 774 9 226 52 2 51 - 165 15 462 2 941 89 332 9 974 521 20 500 - 33 2 767 147 81 536 9 285 233 3 231 

- 69 13 852 2 212 95 286 16034 896 215 636 46 

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text 

2Not elsewhere classified receives 50 percent or more of Iheir value of sales from a three digit SIC "group, but less than 50 percent from any single four digit SIC group. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 7 
Table 14. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

'1978 doto are bosed on 0 sample of forms; see text) 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value Forms ($1,000) Forms 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ torms- - 8 124 (X) 6 243 (X) 218 615 (X) 

- (X) 26 910 (X) 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________________ dollars_ 

By value group: 

- 46 29 60 - 1 150 3 204 1 007 - 2 425 16 134 1 277 

- 1 599 21 390 1 465 - 842 19 579 942 

- 792 29144 911 

- 468 25 579 313 - 802 103 557 268 

- 323 25 699 (NA) 

- 372 45 981 (NA) 

- 99 23 827 (NA) 

- 8 8 050 (NA) 

$1 10 $999 ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $29,999 _______________________________ _ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 _______________________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 _______________________________ _ $70,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 ___________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 ___________________________ _ $500,000 or more ______________________________ _ 

1978 

Total Manufaclured 1974 10 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms 

Selected machinery and equipment: I Automobiles _______________________________________ _ 

- 5 130 6 860 2 754 3 223 2 933 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 1 173 2 494 329 706 473 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- 112 521 19 111 48 Motortrucks. including pickups _______________________ _ 

- 6 713 13 473 3 223 4 147 4 950 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2 220 5 177 540 1 164 1 664 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- 798 4 601 58 358 472 Wheel tractors _____________________________________ _ 

- 6 935 15 064 1 618 2 154 6 398 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 3 193 7 616 323 705 2984 4 ar more _______________________________________ _ 

- 976 4 682 46 200 648 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only ____________ _ 

- 364 415 70 79 298 Cornpickers. corn heads, and picker-shellers ____________ _ - 248 302 78 80 183 Corn heads for combines _________ ._. _______ . ______ _ - 175 192 56 57 125 Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________________ _ 

- 91 110 23 23 73 Cottonpickers ___________ • _______________ • __________ _ 

- - - - - - Mower conditioners ________________________________ _ 

- 1 941 2 092 895 918 1 105 Pickup bolers ___________ • _______ . __________________ _ 

- 2 676 2 770 698 709 2010 Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ______ _ - 1 123 1 341 381 409 804 

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

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________ formsacres on which used_ 

$1,000_ lime ________________________________________ form5_ 

forms by tons used: 

acres on which used_ 

ton5_ 

1 to 49 tonL __________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 10nL _________________________________ _ 

10010 19910n' ________________________________ _ 

20010 499 lon' ________________________________ _ 

50010 99910n' ________________________________ _ 

1,000 tons or more _____________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control: 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Insects on hoy and other crops ________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Nematodes in crops _________________________ forms_ - acres on which used_ - Diseases in crops and orchards ________________ farms- - acres on which used_ - Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture ____ forms_ 

acres on which used_ -

-

Chemicals for: 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry __________ farm5-_ 

Sanitotion and rodent ond bird control __________ farm5-_ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms, 

1978 

5 612 26 901 

4944 

287 157 17 980 

2 610 

93 508 104 985 

1 987 

318 

230 

60 

13 

2 

2 238 141 957 

311 

10 824 

1 493 

101 015 

2 358 168 749 

738 

60 034 

1 312 

890 

Number Farms 

3 637 4946 

1 026 1 271 199 49 

9 326 5 437 

3 907 1 891 

2 605 763 

12 910 5 555 

7 098 (NA) 

3 046 (NA) 

336 227 

222 194 

135 129 

87 71 

- (NA) 

1 174 1 283 

2 061 2 197 

932 783 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

3 768 

26 052 

3 319 

272 731 

17 469 

1 791 

85 904 93 546 

1 210 

305 

201 

60 

13 

2 

1 627 

137 086 

250 10 492 

1 098 

97 183 

1 992 

164 890 

647 

59 147 

989 

672 

Value 

($1,000) 

(X) 

141 550 22 673 

37 

2914 

8 913 

20264 

22 413 

33 563 17 334 36 112 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 

Number 

manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

6 579 3 868 2 710 1 142 

243 62 

11 325 3 819 

4 317 1 139 

4 225 392 

12 508 2 463 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

242 49 

219 92 

141 58 78 34 (NA) (NA) 

1 378 515 

2 255 515 

914 275 

1974 

3 200 

25 319 2 974 

260 852 

18 780 

900 46 103 

49 792 

629 

146 

79 

38 

5 

3 

(NA) 

159 875 

27 

1 009 

472 

44 823 

(NA) 

118 842 

353 37 363 

252 

(NA) 

8 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 16. Irrigation: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census yeor ____________________ tormL Proportion of forms _____________ • ___________ percenL 

Irrigated land __________________ • ________________ ocres_ 

Average per form _____________________________ ocres_ 

Irrigated forms by acres irrigated: 1 to 9 acres __ • _______________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 10 to 49 ocres ________________________________ formL 

ocres_ 50 to 99 ocres ________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 100 to 199 ocres ______________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 200 to 499 ocres ______________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 500 to 999 acreL _____________________________ forms. 

aeres_ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irrigated land use: Harvested cropland ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Pastureland __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land ___________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land in irrigated forms ___________________________ acres_ Cropland _____________________________________ acres_ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

297 

3.6 

7097 24 

213 

461 

46 

(D) 

17 

1 251 

10 

1 195 

10 2489 

1 

(0) 

-

-

288 

6 563 7 

(D) 

9 

(0) 

63 859 

32 225 

21 035 

All forms 

1974 1969 

176 115 

2.7 1.4 

6 211 5 526 

35 480 

94 64 

(HA) (HA) 

54 22 

(NA) (HA) 

13 14 

(HAJ\ (HA) 

7 

(HA) 

7 (NAjI 

(HA) (HA) 

- 3 (NA) (HA) 

1 - (HA) (NA) 

(HA) (HA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

47 873 60 909 

(HA) (NA) 

16 382 23 552 

Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigatecl Farms: 

Irrigated forms 

All forms Any irrigated land 

Farms _____________________________________________ number_ 

land in farms ________________________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form __________________________________ dollarsAverage per acre ___________________________________ dollars_ 

IrrigDted land _________________________________________ ocres_ 

land in farms according ta use: Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

- 8 158\ 297 

- 1 606 2391 63 859 

- 108 176 145 881 

- 538 611 

- 7 097' 7 097 

- 7 719 297 

- 689 298\ 32 225 

- 7 269 297 acres- Total postureland, excluding woodland pastured __________ farms_ - 487 950 21 035 

- 4 237 101 ocres_ - 138 014 2 829 

Inventory of livestock: Cottle and calves ____________________________________ farms_ - 3 760 50 .f1umber_ Milk cows _______________________________________ forms_ - 133 398 1 284 

- 2060 18 number_ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ farms_ - 57 298 282 

- 1 062 27 number _ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ forms_ - 9 324 70 

- 564 9 number _ - 10 978 91 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmentl _____ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form __________________________________ dollars_ 

- 8 124 273 

- 218 615 10041 

- 26910 36 780 

Markel volue of agricultural producfs sold ________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form ________________________________ dollars_ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products ________ forms_ 

- 399 426 18 654 

- 48 961 62 809 

- 4 653 289 $1,000_ livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Poulfry and poullry producIL _________________________ forms_ 

- 109 944 15 911 - 3 976 61 

- 86 614 493 

- 1 125 29 $1,000_ - 202 868 2 250 

Selected form production expenses: I 

feed for liveslock ond poultry _________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ Seed. bulbs, planls. and Irees _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 5 153 74 

- 141 689 1 524 

- 4346 242 

- 8648 1 061 

- 4944 244 

- 17 980 1 081 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime ______________ farms_ - 4 727 241 $1,000_ Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Hired farm labor ---- ________________________________ formL 

$1,000_ Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 8 921 911 - 8 101 273 

- 19 537 1 101 

- 4410 158 - 39 942 3 314 - 646 3S - 2 499 682 

'1978 dolo are based on a sample of farms; see texf. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 

198 132 98 

4.0 2.9 1.9 

6 670 5 711 5 353 

34 43 546 

118 61 50 

271 177 154 

44 46 20 

(D) (0) 504 

17 11 14 

1 251 822 

8 6 89~1 (0) 857 

10 7 52~ I 2 489 1 730 1 605 

1 - 3 

67~ I (D) - 1 

- 1 

- (D) 

193 131 97\ 6 249 5 701 5348 

5 (NA) (HA) 

(D) - 2 

6 3 3 

(0) 10 3 

55 142 42808 58 731 

30 316 19043 37 645 

20 244 15 512 23 272 

1978 

All harvested cropland 

irrigated Nonirrigafed forms 

133\ 7 8611 9 792 1 542 380 

105 625 106871 

1 051 535 1 794 (X) 

133 7 422 

3 110 \ 657 073\ 133 6972

1 

1 783 466 915 25 4 136 504 135 185 

8 3 710 I 77 132 114\ 

(0\ \ 2 042 

57 016 8 1 035 16 9 254 2 555 (D) 10 887 

124 7 851 2 630 208 574 21 212 26 567 

4 495 380 772 33 798 48 438 130 4364 3 898 94 033 13 3 915 19 86 121 14 1 096 

578\ 200618\ 

29

1 

5 079 412 140 165 107 4 104 378 7 587 115 4 700 129 16 898 

109 4 486 86 

124 7 8 828 010 I 336 18 436 68 4 252 712 

22 36 611 62~ I S2 1 817 

MAINE 9 
Table 18. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All Farms 

Value of livestock and poultryl____________ _ _____ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Value of poultry ________________________________ 1978_ 

Value of livestock _. ___ . _________ . ____ ._. ____ • __ .1978. 

(ottleond calves ________ . _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

- Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

Beef cows _. _________________________ • ______ 1978. 

1974_ 

1969_ Milk cows __________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

Hogs and pigL __________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Feeder pigs sold ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sheep and lambsz _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Horses and ponies ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 1974_ 

1969_ -

- Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ .. _ . _________ 1978. 

1974_ 

1969_ Turkeys _________________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

IVolue of maior poultry and livestock inventory items. 

zVolue of soles includes sheep, lambs, and wool sold. 

Table 19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

5 353 (X) 

4 045 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

I 922 (X) 

4 932 (X) 

3 760 133 398 

3 250 137 366 

3 389 127 018 

3 218 69 569 

2 808 72 444 

2 874 65 840 

1 698 12 271 

I 281 11 151 

(NA) 9 104 

2 060 57 298 

2 034 61 293 

2 246 56 736 

1 062 9 324 

769 6480 

609 7 350 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

564 10 978 

402 II 546 

504 14 330 

I 570 5 656 

1 010 3 766 

1 379 4 930 

1 393 9 159 528 

805 9861 717 

I 011 7 373 553 

I 325 7 625 720 

729 7 254 681 

889 5 523 363 

449 13 497 708 

359 12 005 042 

459 13 057 223 

165 1 349 

1978 and 1974 

Inventory 

Soles 

Value Value 

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

97 152 4 558 (X) 289 482 

67 869 3 690 (X) 224 145 

48325 4 281 (X) 132 772 

28 771 I 125 (X) 202 868 

68 381 3976 (X) 86614 

65 285 3 094 62873 15 403 

37 776 2 716 58 771 (NA) 

29 240 2 904 54 500 (NA) 

45 753 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

27 3881 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

20 488 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 645 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 565 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 048 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

40 109 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

24824 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

18 439 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

807

1 

595 12 122 611 

332 324 7 844 (NA) 

247 288 9 257 (NA) 

(X) 151 5 635 177 

(X) 108 3 414 (NA) 

593 362 6437 312 

416 279 7 588 (NA) 

245 373 9 911 (NA) 

I 697 359 824 582 

758 137 370 (NA) 

862 205 688 (NA) 

20 528 417 14257911 (NA) 

22 104 391 8 439 981 (NA) 

12 247 610 7 493 722 (NA) 

17920 305 7 455 616 (NA) 

17 411 294 5 304 137 (NA) 

10494 461 4 369 490 (NA) 

8234 345 69 137 035 (NA) 

6483 387 64 457 259 (NA) 

5484 554 59 906 919 (NA) 

10 89 I 720 (NA) 

Soles 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

or mare ar more 

Forms Number I Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

- I 922 (X) I 016 (X) 1 062 (X) 781 (X) 

- 1 170 (X) 849 (X) 772 (X) 717 (X) 

Any poultry ______________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ____________________ 1978_ - 1 393 9 159 528 653 9 136 171 417 14257911 342 14 247 651 

1974_ - 805 9 861 717 497 9 842 610 391 8 439 981 342 8 417 225 

Farms with- 1 to 1,599 _________________________________ 1978_ - I 158 32 234 420 (0) 123 10 762 50 7 896 1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________ 1978_ - 7 14 350 7 14 350 7 15 852 6 (0) 

- 41 273 930 39 (0) 60 437 641 59 (0) 

- 187 8 839 014 187 8 839 014 227 13 793 656 227 13 793 656 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ 1978_ 

10,000 or mor<- ____________________________ 1978_ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I 325 7 625 720 589 7 603 965 305 7 455 616 231 7 445 530 

- 729 7 254 681 444 7 237 647 294 5 304 137 247 5 281 840 

Farms with- I to 99 __________________________________ 1978_ - I 113 21 657 386 9 764 102 2 256 35 920 100 to 399 _______________________________ 1978_ - 32 5 417 26 4355 10 2292 7 1 736 400 to l.599 _____________________________ 1978_ 

1,600 to 3,199 ___________________________ 1978_ - 3 I 900 2 (0) 7 5 375 5 (0) 

- 7 14 350 7 14 350 7 15 852 6 (0) 

3,200 to 9,999 ___________________________ 1978_ 

10,000 to 19,999 _________________________ 1978_ 

20,000 to 49,999 _________________________ 1978_ 

50,000 to 99,999 _________________________ 1978_ 

100,000 or more __________________________ 1978_ 

- 32 218 614 30 (0) 54 388 511 53 (0) 

- 48 649 816 48 649 816 55 827 200 55 827 200 

- 73 2 074 582 73 2 074 582 53 1 516 090 53 I 516 090 

- 11 605 275 11 605 275 10 566 155 10 566 155 

- 6 4 034 109 6 4 034 109 7 4 131 885 7 4 131 885 

- 449 13 497 708 302 13 494 774 345 69 137035 321 69 132 638 

- 359 12 005 042 321 12 003 356 387 64 457 259 379 64 456 604 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 165 I 349 63 616 89 I 720 21 369 

- (NA) (NA) 16 347 (NA) (NA) 7 I 391 

Turkeys _______________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 147 1 244 54 580 89 I 720 21 369 

- (NA) (NA) 13 289 (NA) (NA) 7 I 391 

For slaughter _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 36 105 12 36 - - - -

- (NA) (NA) 9 58 (NA) (NA) - -

Hens kept for breeding _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 568 (X) 171 (X) 95 (X) 42 (X) 

- (NA) (X) 47 (X) (NA) (X) 17 (X) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

10 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

SeJected poultry inventory, 1978-AII forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Pullet chicks and pullets Broilers and other meet-type 

under 3 months old chickens 

Totol Hens and puliets of Pullets 3 months old or 

loying age older not of Joying age 

Forms Number forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Farms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ 1 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 

I 393 9 159 528 I 325 7 625 720 297 1 533 808 46 1 185 674 142 912 076 - I 120 23 390 I 111 21 577 204 I 813 26 711 125 2 413 - 33 5944 33 (0) 18 (0) - - 8 180 - 400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

1,600 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 ____________________________________ _ 

None _______________________________________________ _ 

- 5 2 900 4 (0) 2 (0) - - - -

- 7 14 350 7 14 350 -

55 3161 

2 (0) - 6008 1 - 41 273 930 I 32 218 614 11 3 10 2001 3 

- 64 892 816 47 630 316 17 262 500 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- 100 2 827951 71 1 990 082 35 837 869 9 159 000 2 (0) 

- 17 965 275 14 709 275 7 256 000 2 (0) - -

- 6 4 152972 6 4 034 109 3 118863 3 978 863 2 (O) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 48 1 116 845 307 12 585 632 

Selected poultry sales. 1978-AII farms 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Broilers and other meot·type Value of poultry and 

Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or chickens poultry products 

Total laying age older not of laying age 

Value 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms ($1.000) 

Forms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ 1 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 

400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

1,600 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 ____________________________________ _ 

None _______________________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 11 567 3091 271 6 752 7751 73 48145341 32 4 530 340 I 659 1136601 

- (NA) 1 760 79 I 536 11 

22~1 21 2 428 388 66 - (NA) 1 567 11 I 567 - - - 31 43 

- (NA) 13 294 4 (0) 1 (0) - - 5 51 

- (NA) 26 058 7 26058 - 107 7121 

- - 7 417 

- (NA) 312 348 32 204 636 10 3 11 136 41 3 198 

- (NA) 951 306 46 537 606 17 413 700 4 218 000 64 9040 

- (NA) 3 027 651 72 1 798 753 30 1 228 898 2 (0) 100 29 987 

- (NA) 865 275 14 613 275 3 252 ~I - - 17 12 331 

- (NA) 6 368 050 6 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 6 58 527 

- (NA) 2 690 602 34 702 841 53 1 987 761 313 64 606 695 466 89 208 

SeJected poultry soles, 1978- All forms-Con. 

Chickens 3 months old Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or Broilers and other meat-type Pullet chicks and pullets 

or older laying age older not of laying age chickens under 3 months old 

Forms Number I Forms Number I Farms Number I Forms Number I Farms Number! 

Specified poultry sold __________________________________ _ 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 

4,000 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 ____________________________________ _ 

- 417 14 257 911: I 305 7 455 616 126 6 802 295 345 69 137 035 15 251 321 

- 124 12662 120 11 823 14 (0) 32 4720 5 I 819 

- 8 21 4501 8 21 450 - - - - - - - 27 160 304 25 146 004 2 (0) 5 (0) - -

- 78 871 313 60 663 071 19 217 212 2 (0) 3 39 702 

- 85 1 880 806 54 1 180 836 31 691 000 10 228 465 3 64 000 

- 70 2 753 0751 27 1 037 6721 45 I 783 4031 18 830 7871 4 145 80~' - 13 872 375 4 262 875 8 541 500 40 2 987 651, i -

- 12 7 685 926 i 7 41318851 7 3 554 041 i 238 65 027 276 - -

Selected poultry sales. 1978-AI! forms-Con. 

Turkeys Turkeys for slaughter Turkey hens kept for breeding 

Forms Number farms Number Farms Number 

Specffied poultry sold __________________________________ _ 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 89 I 720 89 1 720 - - - 89 1 720 89 1 720 - - - - - - - - - 4,000 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 ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

=, -

=, - - - - - - - - - -j - -j - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 11 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

or more All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

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

Any livestock ____________________________________ 1978_ 4932 (X) 2 671 (X) 3976 (X) 86 614 2 388 (X) 84 848 1974_ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ________________________ 1978_ (HA) (X) 2 384 (X) 3 138 (X) 65828 2 166 (X) 64 923 

4 172 (X) 2 392 (X) 3 515 (X) 16 326 2 183 (X) 15 134 1974_ 3 435 (X) 2 274 (X) 2 958 (X) (HA) 2 105 (X) 9849 

Cottle and calves ________________________________ 1978_ 3 760 133 398 2 170 119 741 3094 62 873 15 403 2 059 58481 14 474 1974_ - 3 250 137 366 2 192 125 582 Forms with- 2 716 58 771 (HA) 2 007 55 419 9428 

1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1 491 6935 407 (D) I 562 6 121 1 656 592 2825 870 

669 8979 284 3962 597 8 171 1 971 539 7 507 1 865 741 23 514 626 20430 656 19 696 4 527 653 19623 4 523 509 35987 504 35 673 214 14223 3458 212 (0) (D) 

- 272 35 776 272 35 776 39 4626 1 210 37 (D) (D) 

- 72 18 481 71 (D) 19 5260 1 701 19 5260 1 701 

6 3 726 6 3 726 7 4 776 881 7 4 776 881 1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 2.500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

Cows and heifers that hod calved __________________ 1978_ - 3 218 69 569 1 915 63 437 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1974_ Seef cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 2 808 72 444 1 947 67 327 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 698 12 271 725 7464 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 

1974_ Milk cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1 281 11 151 638 7 346 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 060 57 298 1 455 55973 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Heifers and heifer calves _________________________ 1978_ 2034 61 293 1 591 59981 (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) 

- 2 869 51 871 1 859 47 594 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Steers. steer colves. bulls, and bull calves ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) 1 749 45 978

1 

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

2 406 11 9581 J 377 8 710 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 1 439 12 277 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle fattened on grain and concentrates sold _________ 1978_ (X) (X) (X) (X) 553 3 781 1 535 318 3 247 1 353 

1974_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) 209 1 695 579 

Farms with fattened cattle sold: 1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 443 1 285 481 211 785 313 10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 79 1 026 430 76 992 416 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 24 609 246 24 609 246 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ (X) (X) (X) (X) 4 261 148 4 261 148 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 3 600 230 3 600 230 500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - 1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - 2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - 00 (X) (X) (X) - - - - - -

Cows and heifers thot had colved ____________________ 1978_ - 3 218 69 569 1 915 63437 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - 2 808 72 444 1 947 67 327 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Beef cows _____________________________________ 1978_ 

Farms with- - 1 698 12 271/ 725 7464 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 to 9 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 326 4 763 493 1 872 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 to 19 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 256 3242 134 1 782 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 96 2 578 78 2 122 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 14 874 14 874 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)- 100 to 199 _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 814 6 814 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 500 to 999 _________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,000 or mor"-_____________________________ 1978_ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- - -I - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 2060 57 298 1 455 55973 (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with- 1 or 2 ____________________________________ 1978_ - 670 864 205 283 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 or 4 ____________________________________ 1978_ - 156 533 64 216 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 to 9 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 101 609 57 354 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 to 19 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 144 2082 142 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ 576 19 339 575 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 to 99 ___________________________________ J978_ - 3J8 20532 318 20 532 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 100 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ - 95 13339 94 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 500 or more _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle sold _______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 2577 28 761 12 370 1 821 26 659 11 687 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 708 6442 2 430 961 4493 1 794 10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - DO (X) (X) (X) 476 6 208 2 585 469 6 129 2 563 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 318 8663 3 758 317 (D) (D) 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 52 3 342 1 701 51 (D) (D) 

100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 15 1 763 658 15 1 763 658 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 7 (D) (0) 7 (D) (D) 

500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (0) 

1,000 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - -

Calves sold ______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 2233 34 112 3 033 1 579 31 822 2 787 

Forms with- 1 or 2 ______________________________________ 1978_ (X) (X) (X) (X) 573 845 105 185 266 33 3 or 4 ______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 301 1 047 123 165 591 65 5 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 396 2 632 308 296 1 996 230 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 451 5903 422 427 5 619 394 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 or more _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 405 11 478 719 402 11 398 717 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 83 5086 375 81 (D) (0) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 18 3 206 365 17 (0) (D) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 6 3 915 617 6 3 915 617 

12 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Inventory, 1978-All forms 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved Steers, steer col'les, bulls, Cottle and calves Heifers and herrer calves and bull calves 

Totol cows Milk cows 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Farms with milk cow inventory __________________________ _ 

1 to 4 milk COWL ___________________________________ _ 2060 108 874 2 060 60 783 2060 57 298 1 736 42 781 I 231 5 310 - 826 8 938 826 3 500 826 1 397 571 3 294 538 2 144 5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 101 2 025 101 927 101 609 84 742 81 356 10 to 19 milk cows __________________________________ _ 144 4 241 144 2 227 144 2082 135 1 702 77 312 20 to 29 milk cows __________________________________ _ 179 7408 179 4 395 179 4 288 167 2692 79 321 - 30 to 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 50 to 99 milk COWL _________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

500 milk cows or more ______________________________ _ 

No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

397 15 219 397 15051 381 9843 202 7471 - 397 25 809 

'~ ;::1 318 37 2141 318 21 0661 318 20 5321 308 197 980 

84 

18 23:1 

84 

10 52: I 84 

1041: 1 

80 50 317 - 11 5 003 11 2 922 11 2 922 10. 1 948 7 133 

- - - - - - 1 700 24 524 1 158 8 786 (X) (X) 1 133 9090 1 175 6648 

Soles, 1978 - All farms 

Cottle and calves Cottle Calves Dairy products 

Sales Sales 

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

Forms with milk cow invenfory __________________________ _ 

1 to 4 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 10 to 19 milk cow'-_________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 milk cow'-_______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

500 milk cows or more ______________________________ _ 

No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 768 44 507 9 9091 1 474 18 2921 1 481 26 215 1 322 68 628 

- 537 4 942 1 363 401 2 328 367 2 614 147 139 

- 98 860 239 67 438 81 422 44 150 

- 144 1 720 404

1 

113 760 I 124 960 I 142 1 839 

- 179 3 161 612 150 1 256 156 1 905 179 4 385 

- 397 10 637 2 020 361 3948 372 6 6891 397 17 278 

- 318 14 277 2 960 291 5 757 294 8 520 318 26 653 

- 84 6 950 1 984 81 2 981 77 3 969 84 14 393 

- 11 1 960 326 10 824 10 1 13;1 11 3 791 

- - - - - - - - - - 1 326 18366 5 494 1 103 10 469 752 7 897 35 722 

Inventory, 1978-AII farms 

Cattle and calves Cows and heifers thot Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, Sales of cottle hod calved calves bulls, and bull calves and calves, 1978 

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

Forms with cottle and calves inventory ___________________ _ 

1 to 9 cottle and calves ______________________________ _ 

10 to 19 cottle and calves ____________________________ _ 

20 to 49 cottle and calves ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 co ttl' and colv''- ___________________________ _ 100 to 199 co ttl, and colv's __________________________ _ 

200 to 499 cottle and colv's __________________________ _ 

500 to 999 co ttl, ond colv,'- _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 co ttl' ond colves _______________________ _ 

2,500 cottle and calves or more _______________________ _ 

No cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with cows and heifers that hod calved inventory _____ _ 1 to 4 COWL _______________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 cows ________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 cow'- _____________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 cow'-_____________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 cows ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 cows ______________________________________ _ 100 to 199 cow'- ___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 cows ____________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 cows ____________________________________ _ 

1,000 cows or more _________________________________ _ 

No cows ____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 760 133 3981 3 218 69 5691 2 869 51 8711 2406 11 9581 2 954 59 732 14489

- 1 1 491 6 935 1 134 3 053 849 2 039 884 1 843 695 3 742 1 170 - 669 8 979 577 4 069 513 2 914 500 I 9961 669 5 206 1 314 - 741 23 514 664 11 766 671 8 741 489 3 007 731 11 891 3 042 - 509 35 987 497 19 941 496 14029 305 2 017 509 15 387 3 208 - 272 35 776 2611 19 283 264 14 788 174 

1~1 272 14 540 3 178 - 72 18 481 72 10 060 71 7 975 48 72 6 967 2 084 - 6 3 726 6 1 397 5 1 385 6 944 6 1 999 494 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Xli 

-

(Xl I -

(Xl I -

(xli - - - 9141 (X) (X) (X) (Xl 140 3 141 

- 3 218 127 449 3 218 69 569 2 468 48 007\ 2 032 9 873 2 617 54 580 12 719 - 1 197 8 574 1 197 2 629 790 3 447 7611 2 498 651 5 132 1 492 - 521 7 467 521 3 416 364 2 420 398 1 631 475 3 232 922 - 401 10 532 401 5 466 283 3 0571 246 2 009 392 6 289 1 342 - 232 9 522 232 5 501 211 3 222 121 799 232 4 218 998 - 434 27 773 434 16369 407 10304 230 1 100 434 11 374 2 282 - 326 37 640 326 21 219

1 

314 15 253

1 

203 1 168

1 

326 14 482 3 038

1 

- 95 20 637 95 11 818 88 8 320 58 499 95 7 833 2 294 - 12 5304 12 3 151 11 1 984 8 169 12 2 020 352 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 542 5 949 (X) (X) 401 3 864 374 2 085 477 8 293 2 684 

Forms with beef cow inventary __________________________ _ 1 to 4 beef cawL ___________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 beef COWL ___________________________________ _ 10 to 19 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 beef cows __________________________________ _ 50 to 99 beef cow'-_________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 beef cows ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 beef cows ________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 beef cows ________________________________ _ 

1,000 beef cows or more _____________________________ _ No beef cows ___________________ . _____________________ _ 

- 1 698 35 477 1 698 18 553 1 111 10 400 1 165 6 524 1 298 17 152 4 584 - 891 11 239 891 5 285 575 3 931 572 2 023 530 5 422 1 358 - 435 7 701 435 3 844 297 2 416 338 1 441 405 3 245 943 - 256 7 504 256 4 091 148 1 661 166 1 7521 247 5 087 1 108 - 65 3 354 65 1 970 56 865

1 

53 519

1 

65 1 332 410 - 31 2 231 31 1 421 21 457 20 353 31 794 291 - 14 1 734 14 1 071 10 422 11 241 14 605 216 - 6 1 714 6 871 4 648 5 195 6 667 257 - - - - - -

41 47~ 1 

-

5 43~ I 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 062 97 921 I 520 51 016 1 758 1 241 1 796 45 721 10 819 , 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 13 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Sales. 1978-AII farms 

Cattle 

Cottle and calves 

Fottened on groin and concentrates 

Sales Soles Farms Number ($1.000) forms Number ($1.000) Farms Number 

- 3094 62 873 15 403 2 577 28 761 12 370 553 3 781 

- 983 2 327 650 720 I 410 538 240 422 

Farms with soles of cottle and calves __ _ 1 to 4 cattle and calves ___________ _ 

- 579 3 794 1 006 468 2 153 791 118 464 

- 597 8 171 1 971 517 4085 1 608 73 467 

- 656 19696 4 527 610 8910 3 769 91 1 144 

5 to 9 cottle and calves ___________ _ 

10 to 19 cottle and calves _________ _ 

20 to 49 cottle and calves _________ _ 

- 214 14 223 3 456 205 6400 2 964 20 443 

- 39 4 626 I 210 37 2 367 I 094 6 234 

50 to 99 cattle and calves _________ _ 

100 to 199 cottle and calves _______ _ 

- 19 5 260 1 701 16 2 555 1 341 4 (D) 

- 7 4 776 661 4 661 264 1 (D) 

- 7 4 776 661 4 661 264 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - -

200 to 499 cottle and calves _______ _ 500 cottle and calves or more ______ _ 

500 to 999 cottle and colves _____ _ 

1,000 cattle and calves or more __ _ 

Forms with beef cow inventory _______ _ 1 to 4 beef cows _________________ _ - 1 296 17 152 4 564 I 057 8 347 3 430 333 2069 

- 530 5 422 I 356 441 2 246 902 152 537 5 to 9 beef cows _________________ _ 

- 405 3 245 943 336 2 017 602 98 425 10 to 19 beef cows _______________ _ 247 5 067 I 106 166 I 774 662 50 254 20 to 29 beef cow'- ______________ _ - 65 1 332 410 64 833 351 20 155 30 to 49 beef cow'- ______________ _ - 31 794 291 29 532 258 7 137 50 to 99 beef cows _______________ _ 

100 to 199 beef cow'- ____________ _ 

200 to 499 beef COWL ____________ _ 

- 14 605 216 14 393 188 2 (D) 

- 6 667 257 5 552 247 4 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - 500 to 999 beef COWL ____________ _ - - - - - - - - 1,000 beef cows or more __________ _ - - - - - - - - - No beef cows ______________________ _ 

- 1 796 45 721 10 819 1 520 20 414 6940 220 1 692 

Table 21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory 

All farms ! Forms with sales of I All farms 

Total hogs ond pigL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Forms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 25 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 100 to 199 _________________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ 200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

500 to 999 _______________________________ 1978_ 

1.000 to 1.999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

2.000 to 4.999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

5.000 or more ____________________________ 1978_ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Other hogs ond pigs _____________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Feeder pigs sold _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _____________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ___________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Forms Number 

1 062 9 324 

769 6480 

1 005 4 020 

722 3 096 

19 623 

24 780 

21 1 164 

17 1 080 

11 1 255 

3 424 

4 I 012 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

- -

- - - -

378 1 895 

(NA) (NA) 

951 7 429 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

411 2 005 

273 I 370 

366 1 162 

177 740 

250 843 

209 630 

$2.500 or more 

Forms Number Forms Number 

466 5 666 595 12 122 

438 4469 324 7644 

431 1 764 438 2 253 

407 1 779 256 2 005 

13 420 90 3 002 

13 408 35 1 236 

8 472 45 2 885 

12 758 12 800 

9 (0) 17 2020 

3 424 12 1 416 

3 (D) 4 1 337 

2 (0) 8 (D) 

2 (0) I (D) 

1 (D) 1 (0) 

2 (0) I (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

166 1 095 (X) (X) 

152 988 (X) (X) 

404 4 593 (X) (X) 

416 3481 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 151 5635 

(X) (X) 108 3 414 

189 1 196 (X) (X) 

166 1 045 (X) (X) 

168 667 (X) (X) 

119 581 (X) (X) 

120 531 (X) (X) 

126 464 (X) (X) 

Sales 

($1.000) 

1 535 

160 

169 

186 

463 

215 

110 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

860 

200 

156 

99 

56 

82 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

- 675 

Soles 

Soles 

($1.000) 

611 

(NA) 

141 

(NA) 

132 

(NA) 

108 

(NA) 

105 

(NA) 

97 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

177 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Calves 

Sales 

Forms Number ($1.000) 

2 233 34 112 3033 

507 917 113 

413 1 641 215 

477 4086 363 

562 10786 757 

200 7623 494 

33 2239 115 

15 2 705 360 

6 3915 617 

6 3915 617 

- - -

851 8605 I 154 

334 3 176 456 

256 I 226 141 

165 3 313 427 

45 499 59 

21 262 33 

6 212 29 

4 115 10 

- - -

- - -

- - -

I 362 25307 1 679 

Forms with soles of $2,500 I or more 

Sales 

Forms Number ($1.000) 

247 6 171 461 

203 6038 257 

156 1 138 71 

156 I 310 53 

46 I 531 95 

21 748 26 

23 1 520 67 

9 594 36 

17 2020 105 

6 999 31 

4 1 337 97 

8 (D) (D) 

1 (0) (D) 

I (D) (0) 

1 (0) (D) 

- - - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

77 4048 135 

65 2 561 55 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

14 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 21. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Forms with hogs and pigs inventory ____________________ _ I to 9 hogs and piQL ______________________________ _ 

10 10 24 hogs and pigs------------------------------ 25 1099 hogs and pigs-- ________ - _______________ ----

10010199 hogs ond pigs----------------------------

20010499 hogs ond pigs---------------------------- 50010999 hags and pigs-------------- _____________ _ 1.000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ 

No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with hogs and pigs sold ________________________ _ 

1109 hogs and pigs-------------------------------- 10 1049 hogs and pigs-- ________ --- _____________ ----

501099 hogs and pigs------------------------------ 10010199 hogs and pigs----------------------------

20010499 hogs and pigs----------------------------

50010999 hogs and pigs---------------------------- 1,000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ 

No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

Forms by litters farrowed ____________________________ _ 1 litter __________________________________________ _ 

2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 litters _____________________________________ _ 1010 191illers ___________________________________ _ 2010 491illers ___________________________________ _ 

5010 991illers ___________________________________ _ 

10010 1991illers _________________________________ _ 

200 litters or more ________________________________ _ 

No litters __________________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory, 1978-AII forms 

Hogs and pigs Used or to be used 

for breeding 

Farms Number Forms Number 

I 062 9 324 378 I 895 

901 2 560 240 674 

104 I 460 88 391 

40 I 787 35 359 

II I 255 9 181 

4 (D) 4 (D) 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) I 468 8 001 312 I 792 

237 I 439 101 233 

167 I 801 150 661 

43 I 641 42 443 

16 I 158 14 238 

4 (D) 4 (D) 

I (D) I (O~I - - -

594 I 323 66 103 

387 7 166 378 I 8951 III 461 104 149 

164 I 469 162 491

1 

54 708 54 358 

48 I 880 48 536 

6 848 6 171 

3 (0)1 3 (0)1 1 (D) I (D) 

- 2 15s1 

-

=i 675 -

Other hogs ond pigs 

forms Number Forms 

951 7 429 468 

796 I 886 307 

99 I 069 104 

39 1 428 40 

II I 074 II 

4 (D) 4 

2 (D) 2 

- (Xli 

- (X) 127 

377 6209 595 

223 I 206 355 

106 I 140 173 

29 I 198 45 

14 920 17 

4 (D) 4 

I (O~I I 

- -

574 I 220 (X) 

276 5 271 330 

86 312 70 

III 978 146 

32 350 55 

38 I 3M 49 

5 677 6 

3 (0)1 3 

I (D) I 

-

15si 

- 675 2 265 

Sales, 1978-AII forms 

Hogs and pigs Feeder pig s sold 

Sales Sales 

Number ($J.(JOO) Forms Number ($1.000) 

II 424 559 143 5458 169 

4 375 191 78 I 876 51 

I 921 83 39 I 114 29 

2050 88 19 958 31 

I 148 72 3 380 15 

(D) (0) 3 (D) (D) 

(0) (0) I (D) (0) 

- 521 - - 71 698 8 177 

12 122 6ll 151 5 635 177 

974 82 29 176 5 

4 281 191 84 I 827 50 

2 885 108 24 I 318 38 

2 020 105 10 I 004 35 

(D) (0) 3 (0) (D) 

(D) (O~I I (D) (D) 

- - - -

(X) (X) I (X) (X) (X) 

10 793 495 151 5 635 177 

445 24 29 198 6 

2406 

1~61 59 I 202 32 

2 335 23 950 26 

3 127 127 34 I 780 57 

I 073 40 3 825 27 

(D) (0) I 2 (D) (0) 

(D) 

(O~i I (D) (D) 

- - - -

I 329 ll6 - - -

litters of pigs farrowed between Dec. I, 1977, and Nov. 30, 1978-AII farms 

Total Dec. I, 1977, and May 31, 1978 June l. 1978. and Nov. 30, 1978 

Forms Number Forms 

Farms by litters forrowed- __________________________ _ I litter __________________________________________ _ 

- 4ll 2 005 366 

- 128 128 103 2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ - 169 468 152 510 91illers _____________________________________ _ 

- 55 322 54 10 to 19 litters ___________________________________ _ 

- 49 618 49 20 to 49 litters ___________________________________ _ 

- 6 165 4 5010 991illers ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 1991illers _________________________________ _ 

200 litters or more ________________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) I 3 

- I (O~i I 

- - -

Table 22. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory of- Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL Value of sales from sheep, lambs. and wool _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All farms 

1978 

564 10 978 

499 

7 813 

362 6 437 

468 

8 974 

64 556 

507 

312 

Inventory, 1978-AII forms 

Sheep and lambs Ewes 1 yeor old or 

older 

Forms Number Farms Number 

Forms with sheep and lambs inventory _________________________ _ - 564 10 978 499 7 813 

~;~02~9s~h:~pa~~Jal~~bs-===============================:== 10010299 sheep and lambs _______________________________ _ 

- 476 3 156 415 2 189 

- 68 3 ll4 64 2 211 

- 16 2 933 16 I 973 30010999 sheep and lambs _______________________________ _ 

- 4 I 775 4 I 440 1,000102.499 sheep and lambs _______________________ _ 

2,500 to 4,999 sheep and lambs ________________________ -----

N05;~~~ps~,:! I~~t~a",-~~ ~~_ ~_o~~_:::::::: :::::::::::::::: == == = 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - (X) (X) - ()O (X) 

Fo~ms with ewes 1 year old or older inventory __________________ _ 

~iJ~:~i:~~:£;s=========================================== 

- 499 10 674 499 7 813 

- 429 3 436 429 2 448 

- 54 3 052 54 2 279 II 2 161 - II I 446 20010499 ewes ________________ _ 

J~:~~~~_~~~~~~~_-~ __ ~::-~~-~ __ ~-~~---- - 5 2 025 5 I 640 

- - - -. -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 65 304 (X) (X) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1974 

402 11546 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

279 

7 588 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Sheep and lambs 

Farms Number 

336 5986 

249 2 114 68 2 165 15 935 4 772 

- -

- -

- - 26 451 

306 5 696 237 2 118 54 2 205 10 551 

5 822 

- - - - - - - - S6 741 

Number Farms Number 

I 162 250 843 

103 25 25 

289 124 179 

208 47 114 

351 44 267 

61 6 104 

(0) I 3 (0) I (D~ i I (O~i -

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

254 186 6 286 7 721 

232 165 

4 356 4 835 133 135 4084 5 292 212 112 5 071 5 668 37 566 40 469 226 142 199 164 

Sales, 1978 - All farms 

Sheep and lambs shorn Sheep, 

lambs. and wool 

Pounds Soles Farms Number of wool Forms ($1.000) 

451 8 741 62 929 481 293 366 2 584 20 119\ 393 98 65 2 433 17 870 68 ll8 16 2 279 14 519 16 42 4 I 445 10 421 4 35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 233 I 627 26 19 

436 8 614 62 039 446 277 366 2 796 22 013 376 102 54 2 527 18 223 54 109 II I 646 10 582 II 29 5 I 645 II 221 S 38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32 360 2 517 61 35 

MAINE 15 
Table 23. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Horses and pomes _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Mules, - burros. and donkeyL ______________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ -

Mink and their pelts _____________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ -

Colonies of bees _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ -

Honey sold (pounds) _____________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ -

Goats ________________________________________ forms- - number _ 

$1,000_ Angora goats _________________________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Mohair sold (pounds) ________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Milk goats __________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Goots milk sold (gol[ons) _____________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Other goats __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Rabbits and their pelts ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Chinchillas and therr pelts _________________________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

-

Worms (see text) _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ All other livestock _______________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Other livestock products __________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Table 24. Fish Sales: 1978 

Total 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sales 

Forms ($1,000) 

AU FARMS 

CatfISh _______________________________ _ 

Trout ________________________________ _ 

Tropical ond bOlt fIsh ___________________ _ Other flSh _____________________________ _ 

Other oQuacultural products ______________ _ 

FARMS WITH SALES OF $2,500 

OR MORE 

CatfISh _______________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

- Trout __________________________ - ______ _ 

Tropical and bait fish ____________________ _ 

Other fisL _____________________________ _ 

Other aquacultural products _______________ _ 

16 MAINE 

- -

13 131 

5 11 

- - - -

- - 9 128 

4 (0) 

- - - -

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

All farms, 1978 1978 

1 570 686 

5 656 2 654 (X) (X) 

39 24 

70 36 

(X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

165 63 

3 659 2 645 

(Xl (Xl 

(X) (Xl 

(Xl (X) 

(X) (X) 

273 84 

1 974 653 

(X) (X) 

3 1 

(D) (0) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

176 61 

1 198 484 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

115 34 

763 (D) 

(X) (X) 

192 49 

4 439 1 123 

(X) (X) 

3 2 

(D) (D) 

(X) (X) 

2 1 

(0) (0) 

(X) (X) 

6 2 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Any 

Farms Pounds Farms Number Forms 

- - - - - 9 68 826 4 (D) 9 

I (D) 4 108 000 1 

- - - - -

- (X) - (X) -

- - - - -

6 68 100 3 (D) 6 

1 (0) 3 (D) 1 

- - - - -

- (X) - (Xl -

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 All farm s, 1978 1978 1974 

521 359 144 89 

2 339 824 443 284 

(X) 582 435 271 

17 4 2 2 

30 4 (D) (0) 

(X) 1 (D) (D) 

1 2 2 1 

350 (D) (D) (D) 

(X) (D) (D) (D) 

15 11 7 - 2 182 750 699 - (Xl 14 13 - (X) 57 36 11 

(X) 133 559 120 149 68489 

(X) 73 63 36 

15 101 26 4 

60 735 318 10 

(X) 33 15 (Z) 

- - - -

- - - - (X) - - - (X) 1 - - (X) (D) - - (X) (D) - -

11 88 21 2 

41 594 226 (D) 

(X) 30 14 (D) 

(X) 35 10 I 

(X) 15 141 10406 (D) 

(X) 25 18 (D) 

8 15 6 3 

19 141 92 7 

(X) 3 1 (Z) 

8 64 14 6 

2 488 12 488 (D) 2393 

(X) 36 (0) 34 

- 4 2 - - 466 (D) - (X) 14 (0) -

(NA) 1 1 (NA) 

(NA) (D) (D) (NA) 

(X) (D) (D) (NA) 

54 1 1 10 

(X) (D) (D) 25 

(X) 2 2 (NA) 

(X) (D) (0) (NA) 

Only pounds Only number Acres under water 

for fish production 

Sales Sales 

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

- - - - - - -

68 826 119 4 (D) 12 13 72 (0) (0) 4 108 000 8 4 (D) 

- - - - - - - (X) (NA) - (X) (NA) - -

- - - - - - -

68 100 116 3 (D) (0) 9 61 

(D) (D) 3 (D) 7 3 (0) - - - - - - - (X) (NA) - (X) (NA) - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 25. Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

IrrigQted land Irrigated land 

forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms. Acres Quontity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes ____________ ___ ______________ 1976_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ________________ - ___ - - ~~;~: 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __ ______ _____ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

873 41 786 (X) 1 (0) 789 41 255 (X) 1 (D) 

883 42 451 (X) (NA) (NA) 807 42 102 (X) 6 78 

112 5 570 375 606 - - 87 5481 371 714 - -

95 4 625 317 988 (NA) (NA) 81 4 544 314 575 2 (0) 

790 36 211 469 017 1 (D) 727 35 769 463 221 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 744 37 100 510 499 5 40 (NA) 

I (D) (X) - - I (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 11 458 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

32 548 (X) I I (0) I 32 548 (X) I 1 (O~ I 62 I 694 (X) (NA) (NA) 51 1 531 (X) -

I (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (0) - - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 31 543 4 580 1 (D) 31 543 4 580 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 43 1 065 12 336 - -

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for grain (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds} _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Catton (bales) ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 381 555 - - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - -I 

- 47 983 41 720 - - 36 944 41 324 - - - 59 1 921 76 167 (NA) (NA) 53 1 888 75 354 - -

- 857 41 764 2 644 540 - - 714 40414 2 588 548 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 658 26 745 1 562 108 1 (D) -

- 12 176 8 915 - - 9 173 B 795 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 374 11 600 - -

- 10 120 4 351 - - 9 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~I 15 221 4 576

1 

- - 49 951 =1 (X) - 48 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 

(NA~I 56 889 (X) I -

- ;1 2 (D) (D) - 2 (0) (D) -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (NA~I - -

~I -

~I - - - - (NA) - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - Tobacco (pounds) ________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 398 118 170 25 759 597 41 2 789 1 254 117 706 25 691 829 34 2 680 

- 1 575 136 963 33 873 341 (NA) (NA) 1 426 136 590 33 804 391 42 4259 Sweetpotataes (bushels) __________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Hoy craps (tans, dry) (see text) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

381 31: I (NA) (NA) I - -

326 98: I - -

- 4 820 252 844 13 255 2 758 200 896 12 (D) 

- 3634 209 869 340 581 (NA) (NA) 2 436 180 582 305 280 7 96 

- 707 20 886 40431

1 

5 711 516 17 704 36 8241 5 711 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 384 14 352 31 742 3 54 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) __________ 1978_ - 3 397 167 373 259 080 5 99 2 104 136946 224 835 4 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 136 877 230 485 (NA) 42 

Field seed crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 13 322 (X) 1 (D) 10 313 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 71 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (paunds) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) I - (NA) I 2 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see textL __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes ____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 861 11 585 (X) 125 1 019 533 10 931 (X) I 81 944 

- 572 9 382 (X) (NA) (NA) 359 9 062 (X) 50 804 

- 413 1 982 (X) 56 437 317 1 856 (X) 46 414 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 244 1 746 (X)l 36 333 

- 221 125 (X) 38 33 148 109 (X) 32 32 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 143 82 (X) 34 24 

- 373 6984 (X)! 18 26 237 6 687 (X) I 14 241 - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 165 4643 (X) 19 26 

land in orchards ________________________________ 1978_ - 855 9 191 (X) 21 201 309 7 447 (X) 14 176 1974_ Apples (pounds) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 311 6 878 (X) (NA) (NA) 167 6461 (X) 6 151 

- 845 8 927 73 540 092 (NA) (NA) 306 7 366 71 483 137 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 167 6 437 69 688 200 (NA) (NA) 

- 19B 35 30 535 (NA) (NA) 26 8 21 042 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 2 23 700 (NA) (NA) 

- 176 45 40233 (NA) (NA) 24 5 633 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I - - -I (NA) (NA) 

Berries ________________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products __________________ 1978_ Other craps _________________ • __________________ 1978_ 

- 1 117 21 175 (X) 114 2 104 524 19 386 (X) I 53 2 044 

- 523 20 267 (X) (NA) (NA) 271 18 898 (X) 24 121 - 411 550 1 398 392 87 112 125 255 951 192 38 89 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 68 246 382 15~ i 21 44 

- 365 505 (X) 87 185 265 452 (X) 66 162 - 99 2 548 (X) (NA) (NA) 74 2 431 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 17 
Tobie 26. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 

Entire crop irrigated Port of crop irrigated None of crop irrigated 

All Farms Average Average Average 

yield Acres Acres not yield yield Fonns Acres per acre Forms irrigated irrigated per acre Forms Acres per acre 

Com for grain or seed (bushels) • ________________________ _ 

Com for silage or green chop (tons, green) ________________ _ 

Sorghums for groin or seed (bushels) _____________________ _ Wheat for groin (bushels) _______________________________ _ Oots for groin (bushels) ________________________________ _ 

Barley for groin (bushelsL ______________________________ _ Rice (100-lb bogs) _____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - 112 5570 67.4 1 (0) 7.0 - - - - 789 36 207 13.0 

- - - - - - - 1 (D) 119.3 - - - - - - - 47 983 42.4 - - - - - - - 857 41 764 63.3 - - - - - - - 12 176 SO.7 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - Peonuts for nuts (pounds) ______________________________ _ - - - - - - - 2 (D) 25.0 - - - - - - - - - - Dry lield and seed beans (100-lb bogs) ____________________ _ 1 (D) 13.0 I (D) (D) 6.9 76 1852 9.4 

CoHan (boles) _______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons) ___________________________ _ - 23 I 042 229.8 18 1 747 2214 196.9 I 357 113 167 218.6 

- - - - - - - - - - - Sugarcane for sugar (.005>- ____________________________ _ AlfoHo hay (tons, dry) ________________________________ _ 

Small groin hoy (tons, dry) _____________________________ _ 

Other tome dry hoy (see text) (tons, dry) _________________ _ Wild hoy (tons, dry) __________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 4 69 3.4 I (D) (D) 0.7 702 20m 1.9 

- 3 38 2.7 - - - - 134 2576 1.5 

- 5 99 2.4 - - - - 3392 167274 1.5 

- 3 23 0.8 - - - - 1266 38 466 1.1 Grass silage and hoylage (tons, green) ___________________ _ 

- 3 24 4.0 - - - - 281 15719 5.1 

Hoy crops cut and fed green (tons, green) ________________ _ AlfoHa seed (pounds) _________________________________ _ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______________ _ land in orchards _____________________________________ _ 

Strawberries (pounds) _________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - 286 7 739 4.0 

- - - - - - - - I (D) 100.0 

- 60 461 ()() 65 559 579 (X) 736 9987 ()() 

- 12 53 (X) 9 148 665 (X) 834 8325 ()() 

- 80 96 4870,8 7 16 24 2514.8 324 414 2008.9 

Tobie 27. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value of Value of 

production production Forms Acres Quantity ($1,000) Farms Acres Quantity ($1,000) 

Harvested cropland ____________________________________ _ 7269 487950 (X) 148 381 5631 449901 ()() 161 737 Com lor groin or seed (bushels) _________________________ _ 112 5 570 375 606 864 95 4625 317 988 954 (am for silage or green chop or fodder or hogged or grazed __ 790 36216 ()() 9381 816 37826 (X) 7 746 Sorghums for groin or seed (bushels) _____________________ _ 1 (D) (D) I 2 (D) (D) 3 Sorghums for silage or green chop or cut for dry forage or hay or hogged or grazed __________________________________ _ 31 545 ()() 69 60 1 649 (X) 209 Wheat for groin (bushels) _______________________________ _ 47 983 41 720 121 59 1 921 76 167 272 Other small groins for 9roio _____________________________ _ (NA) 43 011 (X) 2625 (NA) (NA) ()() 2543 Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ____________________________ _ 2 (D) (D) (Z) - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________________________ _ - - - - - - - - Cotton (boles) ________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight} ___________________________ _ 1 398 118 170 25 759 597 82 431 1 575 136 963 33 873 341 III 862 Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) __________________________ _ 4820 252844 381 313 23 263 3634 209869 340 581 18045 All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________________ _ 861 11 585 (X) 4984 572 9382 ()() 3 579 land in orchards ______________________________________ _ 855 9 191 (X) 8 717 311 6878 (X) 8849 Berries ______________________________________________ _ 1 117 21 175 (X) 8990 523 20 267 (X) 3921 Other crops (including nursery and greenhouse prooucts) _____ _ (NA) 3 375 (X) 6935 (NA) (NA) (X) 3 754 

18 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated land Irrigated lond 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantify Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes: Acres harvested ____________ -_ ---- - _______ - - --- 1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 2S to 49 Qcres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 10 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

25010499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

873 41 786 (X) I (0)1 789 41 255 00 1 I (D) 

279 I 805 (X) I (D) 205 I 547 ()O I (0) 

105 I 930 (X) - - 101 I 862 00 - -

198 6 801 (X) - - 193 6646 (X) - -

182 12 271 (X) - - 181 (0) <X) - -

93 13 020 <X) - - 93 13 020 <X) - -

14 (D) (X) - - 14 (0) <X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) <X) - -

- - - (X) I - -I - - <X) I - -I Oats for groin (bushels): Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ I to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 100 10 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

25010 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

50010 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 857 41 764 2 644 540 - - 714 40 414 2 588 548 - -

275 I 715 85 965 - - 164 I 303 70 849 - - - 128 2 413 135 109 - - 112 2 115 122 219 - -

189 6 490 382 404 - - 175 6 035 361 521 - -

151 10 339 653 276 - - ISO (0) (0) - -

- 92 12 403 821 218 - - 91 (0) (0) - -

- 19 5804 359 0181 -

=1 

19 5 804 359 018 -

2 =1 (0) (0) - 2 (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - I (D) (0) - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweight): Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2.9 acres __________________________________ _ 3.0 to 9.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- I 398 118 170 25 759 597 41 2 789 I 254 117 706 25 691 829 34 2680 

- 64 23 2 607 7 3 31 12 I 442 2 (0) 

- 123 170 16 267 7 12 53 73 8 780 6 (0) 

- 104 581 100 448 2 (D) 66 399 80 206 2 (0) 

10.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 25.0 to 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 100.0 to 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

250.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text): Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

- 114 I 771 363 7961 I (0)1 113 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 174 6268 I 291 237 3 118 174 6268 I 291 237 3 118 

- 397 27 572 6011128\ 4 253 396 (0) (0) 4 253 

- 337 47 509 10 367 390 9 I 215 336 (D) (D) 8 (D) 

- 73 24 140 5 368 546 8 I 165 73 24 140 5 368 546 8 I 165 

- 12 10 138 2238178\ - - 12 10 138 2 238 178 - -

- 4 820 252 844 381 313 13 255 2 758 200 896 326 988 12 (D) 

- I 000 7 986 II 372 6 (D) 356 2763 4 576 5 (D) 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 841 15 448 21 794 I (D) 289 5 337 8 960 I (D) 25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- I 311 43958 58 219 3 57 656 22 457 36 150 3 57 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ - 920 60689 93 546 3 160 737 49360 83 616 3 160 100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 639 90672 147 576 - - 611 86 888 144 880 - - 250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry), Acres harvested __________________________________ _ 

1 to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 105 31 837 46 399 - - 105 31 837 46 399 - -

- 4 2254 2 40~\ - - 4 2 254 2 407 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- 707 20 886 40 4311 5 711 516 17 704 36 8241 5 71 I - 281 2043 4 375 2 (D) 175 I 362 3 255 2 (D) 151024 acres _________________________________ _ - 147 2 636 5 196 - - 102 I 832 4 163 - - 25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 140 4 554 9 133 3 (D) III 3 632 8 233 3 (D) 50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 100 6 059 II 695 - - 90 5 419 II 166 - - 10010 249 acres _______________________________ _ - 36 4 594 8 757 - - 35 (D) (D) - - 25010 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ - I (D) (D) - - I (0) (D) - - J,OOO acres or more _____________________________ _ 

Olher tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lexl), 

- - - -

I - -

I - - -I - -

Acres harvested __________________________________ _ 

- 3 397 167 373 259 080 5 99 2 104 136946 224 835 4 (0) 1 to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 687 5 279 8437 2 (D) 233 I 868 3 289 I (0) 15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 561 10 504 16489 I (D) 232 4 342 7 861 I (D) 25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 948 31 881 45407 2 (D) 551 18 892 31 430 2 (D) 50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ - 733 48 935 78 171 - - 631 42 528 72 852 - - 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 422 56 635 93272 - - 411 55 177 92 099 - - 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

50010 999 acres _______________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

- 45 (D) (D) I - - 45 (D) (D) - - - I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text): Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

- 861 II 585 (X) 125 I 019 533 10 931 (X) 81 944 0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 221 91 (X) 19 7 117 46 (X) 10 4 1.0 to 4.9 acres __________________________________ _ 5.0 to 14.9 ocres _________________________________ _ - 369 873 <X) 52 85 165 397 (X) 21 39 - 134 994 (X) 25 151 115 881 (X) 21 125 15.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 25.0 to 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 250.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 32 596 <X) 9 103 31 (D) (X) 9 103 

- 52 I 786 (X) II 243 1 52 I 786 (X) I II 243 

- 35 2 232 (X) 8 (D) 35 2 232 (X) 8 (0) 

- 12 I 498 (X) I (D) 12 I 498 (X) I (0) 

- 4 (D) (X) - - 4 (D) (X) - -

- 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - -

land in orchardsl Acres in orchards ___________________________________ _ 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________ : _________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres _________________________________ _ 15.0 to 24.9 ocres ________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 ocres ________________________________ _ 100.0 to 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 250.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 855 9 191 (X) 21 201 309 7 447 (X) 14 176 

- 205 99 (X) 5 2 35 16 (X) 4 (D) 

- 326 743 (X) 6 121 72 139 (X) I 3 6 - 226 I 733 (X) 2 (0) 117 I 060 (X) I (D) 

- 28 517 (X) - - 21 388 (X) - - - 28 916 (X) 2 (D) 23 736 (X) I (D) 

- 24 I 589 <X) 2 (D) 23 (0) (X) I (D) 

- 12 I 609 (X) 3 (D) 12 I 609 (X) 3 (D) 

- 5 (D) (X) I (D) 5 (D) (X) I (D) 

- I (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 19 
Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978-Con. 

All forms, 1978 

Totol Trees or vines not of Trees or vines of Harvested bearing age bearing age 

Trees or Trees or Trees or 

Forms Acres vines Farms vines Farms vines Forms Pounds 

Apples, Acres _____ . ___ . ___ . __________ . ___ . __ . _______ . ___ . 845 8 927 472 188 643 107 625 648 364 563 521 73 540 092 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ _ - 259 72 4023 202 1 879 136 2 144 97 99 425 1.0 to 4.9 acres . ________ ._._. ___ . ___ . ___ . ______ _ 5.0 to 14.9 acres ___ . ___________________________ _ 271 627 24 793 186 7 063 249 17730 195 766643 

218 1 671 55 352 186 20923 168 34 429 139 4 181 253 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ _ 25.0 to 49.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 29 534 26 791 20 6403 28 20388 25 3 053 306 

26 865 49 530 17 10325 25 39 205 23 7 489 355 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _____________________________ _ 24 1 572 98 076\ 17 19006\ 24 79070 24 15 910 810 

18 3 587 213 623 15 42 026 18 171 597 18 42 039 300 

20 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 21 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

lExdudes abnormal farms; see text} 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent _ land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Averoge size of form ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value of land and buiJdingsl ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollars_ - Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors_ -

Forms by value ot land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: lOlld owned ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Totol cropland _____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland _______________________________ farmsacres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocreL __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL __________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

(over crops. legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured ___ _ ___________________ forms_ 

ocres_ On which all crops foiled ________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer foHow _______________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Idle __ __________________________________ forms_ -

ocres_ 

Total woodland _______________ _ ____________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Woodland postured _______________________ : ________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms_ 

acres_ - Postureland and rangeland of her thon cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - acres_ -

Pasturelond, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ - Irrigated fand _____________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Horvesled cropland irrigated _______________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Posture/and irrigated _______________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number_ - White __ .. ______________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners ____________________________ -- -- -- number_ 

Tenants ________________________________ -- -- - number_ 

Block and other roces ____________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants ______________________________ ------ number_ -

See footnote at end of toble. 

22 MAINE 

I 

I 

All forms 

Total Full owners 

8 149 5 640 100.0 69.2 

600 815 914 452 

196 162 

8 149 5 543 

875 996 495 704 

107 497 89 428 

535 535 

478 327 

I 438 I 173 

2 033 I 531 

I 294 920 I 308 854 

609 310 

853 382 

108 31 

28 15 

7 784 5 640 

409 737 931 517 

2 515 6 

211 418 122 

537 444 

20 340 17 187 

7 711 5 228 

687 721 324 664 

7 261 4 862 

487 234 207 180 

4 494 3 620 

I 272 746 

912 338 

523 141 

46 13 

12 3 

2 I 

3 524 2 218 

97 735 50 378 

943 569 

32 061 17 477 

318 220 

2 994 I 486 

345 209 

10 068 6 379 

I 801 I 349 

57 629 41 764 

6 156 4 296 

769 891 493 214 

I 405 955 

81 573 53 557 

5 611 3 914 

688 318 439 657 

I 135 810 

39 919 25 446 

5 044 3 514 

103 284 71 128 

4 650 3 075 

219 227 129 381 

294 193 

6 975 2 953 

285 187 

6 441 (0) 

7 3 

101 (0) 

9 9 

433 433 

176 57 

2 792 669 

8 149 5 640 

5 640 5 640 

2 143 - 366 - 8 134 5628 

5 628 5 628 

2 140 - 366 - 15 12 

12 12 

3 - - -

Port owners 

2 143 

26.2 643 517 

300 

2 181 

347 362 

159 267 

524 

46 

183 

380 

328 

441 

290 

425 

75 

13 

2 143 

(0) 

2 143 

168 112 

82 

(0) 

2 132 

337 763 

2075 

261 890 

651 

474 

542 

367 

32 

8 

I 

I 156 

44 618 

339 13 436 

89 

I 436 

124 

3 612 

385 12 771 

I 718 261 877 

414 

26986 

I 568 234 891 

294 

13 474 

I 393 30 403 

I 406 

85 078 

86 3 497 

84 3 416 

3 

81 

-

-

108 

I 882 

2 143 

-

2 143 

- 2 140 

-

2 140 

-

3 

-

3 

-

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Tenants Totol Full owners Port owners Tenants 

366 1 4 945 3 031 I 676 238 

4.4 60.6 37.1 20.5 2.9 

42 846 I 277 177 645 528 598 340 33 309 

117 258 213 357 140 

425 4 953 2962 I 729 262 

32 929 662 192 327 780 313 495 20917 

77 480 133 695 110661 181 315 79 834 

682 506 501 508 565 

1 105

1 

194 100 26 68 

82 567 424 86 57 

122 I 073 758 245 70 

46

1 

853 594 238 21 

13 914 541 368 5 

9 471 202 260 9 

46 745 297 418 30 

2 108 31 75 

- 28 15 13 :1 

I 4 708 3 031 I 676 I 

(0) I 105 417 656 141 (0) (0) 

366 I 919 5 I 676 238 

43 184 185 338 121 151 583 33 634 

II 308 232 66 10 

(0) I 13 578 10 734 (0) (0) 

351 4 631 2 733 I 668 230 

25 294 588 917 249 796 317 760 21 361 

324 4 410 2 541 I 644 225 

18 164 430 116 165 160 248 630 16 326 

223 I 862 I 436 297 129 

52 I 081 618 416 47 

32 888 330 526 32 

15 519 140 364 15 

I 46 13 32 I 

I 12 3 8 I 

J 2 I I -

I 997 I 051 876 70 

2 739 1 72 146 30688 39 716 I 742 

35 741 405 ~12 24 

I 148 29 306 15 247 13 049 I 010 

9 153 72 74 7 

72 2 126 729 I 351 46 

12 255 139 106 10 

77 9 301 5 795 3 442 64 

67 I 023 686 298 39 

3 0941 45 922 32 177 II 572 2 173 1 

142 3 837 2350 I 403 84 

14 800 576 181 326 169 240 045 9 967 

36 887 512 346 29 

I 030 61 313 34 949 25 497 867 

129 3 506 2 141 I 288 77 

13 770 514 868 291 220 214 548 9 100 

31 703 429 251 23 

999 30 889 17 571 12 582 736 

137 3 045 I 903 I 062 80 

I 753 81 190 51 992 27 953 I 245 

169 2 647 I 490 I 076 81 

4 768 164 348 83 208 77 795 3 345 

15 198 116 67 15 

525 6 670 2 690 3 455 525 

141 193 114 65 14 

(0) 6 249 (0) 3 374 (0) 

(D~I 5 I 3 I 

96 (0) 81 (0) 

6 6 - -

325 325 - -

II 150 38 102 10 

241 2 539 465 I 853 221 

366 4 945 3 031 I 676 238 

- 3 031 3 031 - -

- I 676 - I 676 -

366 238 - - 238 

366 4 936 3 024 I 674 238 

- 3 024 3 024 - -

- I 674 - I 674 -

366 238 - - 238 

- 9 7 2 -

=1 

7 7 -

=1 2 - 2 

- - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-(on. 

{Excludes abnormal forms- see text) 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Corporations: family held _______________________________________ forms_ 

acresMore than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other thon family held _____________________________ forms_ 

acresMore thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeor'- ________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: forming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting doys of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ _ I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 doys or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre'-__________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 ocre,-________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'- ________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 1.000 to 1.999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cash grain forms (013)-____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (01321-__________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133.0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) _ 8eef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ________ " ______________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499.999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ $40.000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

I 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 

Total 

7 446 317 216 

441 

135 872 

225 

134 828 

4 

221 

19 

8 053 I 

18 

18 

4846 

6 918 

648 

121 

1 273 

1 793 

2 105 

I 718 

1 139 

48.8 

7 591 

558 

21 

4 142 

4 007 

3 116 

932 

851 

2976 

649 

1 277 

612 

883 

1 016 

727 

600 

387 

1 332 

536 

105 

25 

81 

2 194 

-

-

2 194 

345 

1 089 

280 

324 

1 715 

I 042 

I 140 

675 

237 

69 

8 149 

398 676 

77 

319 

514 

I 048 

733 

604 

656 

994 

3 204 

All forms 

Full owners Part owners 

5 245 1 888 

768 519 516 255 

249 162 

64 899 68 673 

120 85 

73 152 54 779 

3 I 

117 84 

14 5 

4966 3 087 1 - 13 5 12 3 

2916 723 

4 773 1 924 

409 123 

29 38 

747 398 

I 115 591 

I 500 567 

1 271 407 

978 142 

50.7 45.8 

5 153 2 084 487 59 

15 4 

2 435 1 499 

3 205 644 

I 997 981 

576 313 

596 206 

2 277 572 

568 21 

912 258 

463 113 

739 121 

798 188 

515 182 

410 168 

226 141 

716 593 

226 297 

53 50 14 11 

49 22 

1 398 663 

- - - -

1 398 663 262 69 973 92 253 12 

252 57 

I 232 406 745 263 425 682 580 74 169 47 47 19 

5 640 2 143 249 607 137 172 

45 27 206 106 254 246 464 541 

392 307 381 167 

503 123 

786 159 

2 609 467 

Tenants 

313 32 442 

30 2 300 

20 

6 897 

201 

-

-

-

-

3 I 207 

I 

221 

116 

54 

128 

87 

~I 

38.0 19/ 

354

1 

12 

2 

208 

158 

138 

43 

49 

127 

I 

60 

107 

36 

23 

30 

30 

22 

20 

23 

13 

2 

-

10

133 1 

-

-

133 

14 

24 

15 

15

1 

77 

34 

33 

21 

21 

3 

366

1 

II 897 

5 

7 

14 

43 

34 

56 

30 49 I 128 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

4 370 2 723 1 453 194 

1 009 971 512 107 474 422 23 442 

332 176 134 22 

121 775 54 241 (0) (D) 

216 113 83 20 

133 170 71 729 54 544 6897 

201 4 3 1 

212 110 82 

19 14 5 -

8 053 4966 3 087 - 1 1 - -

18 13 5 - 8 5 I 2 

4 208 2 485 (0) (D) 

4 113 2 483 I 491 139 

445 264 102 79 

84 20 27 37 

725 381 257 87 

1 086 594 428 64 

I 248 744 480 24 

I 092 717 362 13 

710 575 122 13 

49.3 51.5 47.1 36.5 

4694 2820 1 642 232 

251 211 34 6 

10 5 4 I 

3 520 I 942 I 418 160 

1 425 I 089 258 78 

2 467 I 437 932 98 

657 336 282 39 

477 300 148 29 1 116 805 247 64 

I 231 195 8 28 

529 397 61 71 

301 211 69 21 

369 293 59 17 

544 390 133 21 475 306 151 18 415 253 144 18 

288 152 128 

1 179 586 572 2~ I 489 184 292 13 100 50 48 2 25 14 II -

54 28 19 I 518 860 546 11;1 - - - - - - - -

1 518 860 546 112 187 116 57 14 556 473 68 15 204 179 12 13 46 27 18 1 

584 374 189 21 388 244 131 13 1 097 387 677 33 595 511 70 14 78 62 9 7 26 14 II 1 

1 4 945 3031 1 676 238

1 

395 498 247 on 136 711 11 765 

77 45 27 

1~ I 319 206 106 514 254 246 I 048 464 541 43 733 392 307 34

1 604 381 167 56 656 503 123 30 994 786 159 49 ( X ) (X) (X) 

MAINE 23 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD- Can. 

Market value of ogricultural products sold- Can. Groin ____ _ _ _ ___ __ __________ __ __ ____ _ ________ formsSales 01 ~O,OOO or morL ______________________ ~I~~~~: 

Commodity Credit Corporation loon'- _ _ _ _ _______ $I~~~~: 

Cotton and cottonseed __________ _ _______ $I~~~~: -

-

Sales 01 ~O,OOO or more ________________________ $I~~~~: -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ $I~~~~: -

$1,000_ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ formsSales 01 ~O,OOO or more ________________________ $I~~~~: 

field seeds, hoy, loroge, and siI0ge __________________ $I~~~~: 

Sales 01 $40,000 or morL ______________________ ~I~~~~: 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ___ ____ _ ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more ________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___________________ forms-

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL 

$1,000_ Other crops _____________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more_________ _ ___________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ___________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Cottle and calveL______ _ _______________________ farms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to ~,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ ------ -- -----

$20,000 to ~9,999 __________________ ------------------ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expense s of- $1 to ~,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 __________________ -- -- ---- -- -- ------ $50,000 or more ____________________ -- -- -- ---- ---- ----

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farmsFarms by fans purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 to 99 10nL ______________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 100 10 499 lon'- ___________________________________ _ 

- 500 tons or more __________________________________ _ -

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

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________ -- -- -- -- - - -- -- -- -- ------ $20,000 10 $49,999 __________ . ___ - - -- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- - $50,000 or more ____________________ --------------- -

See footnote at end of toble. 

24 MAINE 

Total 

744 

3 702 

II 

782 

53 

407 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- I 893 

5 196 

I 

(0) 

859 4 982 

26 2 140 

I 329 

19 371 

80 14 447 

365 

6 431 

42 

4377 

I 331 

69 936 

515 57 189 

I 123 

202 795 

553 

201 626 

I 355 

69 047 

656 

58 102 3 091 

15 363 

38 

3 426 

594 

603 I 

(0) 

506 

311 

-

- 594 

938 

I 

(0) 

3 294 

35 295 

2 521 

363 

295 

115 

5 149 

141 540 

3 441 

657 

470 

581 

3 509 

753 518 119 324 

2 404 

702 

403 

I 926 

644 

387 

552 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

393 315 I 335 2 240 1 10 (0) (0) 

23 25 164 222 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- -

- - I 383 463 

3 153 I 842 - I - (0) 

624 196 I 854 2 924 

3 23 287 I 853 

I 121 176 

II 749 7 119 

46 26 7 664 6 399 

301 45 

4 688 I 274 

34 2 3 077 (0) 

662 553 27 125 38 743 226 271 

20 383 33 918 

880 196 

177 143 22 062 468 72 176 157 21 921 

535 768 

15 406 51 531 

145 493 

10 106 46 183 I 742 I 233 5 877 9 021 

II 25 (0) 2 353 

398 144 

438 115 

I -

(0) -

333 134 

185 III 

- - - - 434 124 

654 190 

I - (0) -

2 145 I 002 

28 347 6 173 

I 600 795 

213 143 

243 40 

89 24 

3 381 I 565 

105 442 32 725 

2 485 810 

333 299 

153 299 

410 157 

2 183 I 182 

543 356 189 253 

87 090 28 985 

I 598 702 

259 414 

326 66 

I 356 478 

296 328 

124 245 

407 131 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

36 702 359 311 32 127 3 667 I 311 2234 122 

- II I 10 - - 782 (0) (0) - 5 53 23 25 5 

20 407 164 222 20 

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 47 I 135 777 323 35 

201 4 455 2 546 1 719 190 

- I - I - - (0) - (0) - 39 533 342 164 27 

204 4 786 I 675 2 908 203 

- 26 3 23 - - 2 140 287 I 853 -

32\ 699 567 116 16 

504 18 839 II 254 7 095 490 

8 80 46 26 8 

384 14 447 7 664 6 399 384 

19 265 215 33 17 

470 6 307 4 567 I 272 467 

6 42 34 2 6 (0) 4 377 3077 (0) (0) 

116 I 229 608 518 103 

4 068 69 860 27 089 38 720 4 051 

18 515 226 271 18 

2 888 57 189 20 383 33 918 2 888 

47 757 603 129 25 

3 590 202 735 177 093 22 056 3 587 

13 553 468 72 13 

3 548 201 626 176 157 21 921 3 548 

52 I 248 458 739 51 

2 110 \ 68 998 15 367 51 521 2 110 

18 656 145 493 18 

I 813 58 102 10 106 46 183 I 813 

116 2 059 961 I 021 77 

465 14 474 5 188 8 856 430 

2 38 II ,25 2 (0) 3 426 (0) 2 353 (0) 

52 247 142 87 18 

5~ \ 461 334 101 27 

I I - - - (0) (0) - -

39 226 153 69 4 

15 199 III 84 4 

- - - - - - - - - - 36 233 150 64 19 

93 716 486 145 85 

=\ I I - - (0) (0) - -

147 I 983 I 189 724 70 

775 34 629 27 916 6 000 712 

126 I 210 644 517 49 

7 363 213 143 7 

12 295 243 40 12 

2 115 89 24 2 

203 2 948 I 682 I 162 104 

3 373 140 431 104 611 32 511 3 308 

146 I 240 786 407 47 

25 657 333 299 25 

18 470 153 299 18 

14 581 410 157 14 

1441 2 322 I 296 937 89 

20 908 750 692 541 328 188 678 20 685 

3 248 118 858 86 753 28 888 3 217 

104 I 217 711 457 49 

29 702 259 414 29 

II 403 326 66 II 

92 739 469 233 37 

20 I 644 296 328 20 I 18 387 124 245 18 

14 552 407 131 14 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms· see text) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - Con. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ ._ 

$500 to $999 _____________________________ _ $1,000 to $2,999 ______________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ • _____________ forms_ - $1,000_ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Petroleum products _______________ ._. ______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _________________________________ .. _____ farms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Hired form labor _________________ :.. __________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - less than 150 doys- _____________________________ farms_ - workers_ - Contract lobar ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work. customwork. and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ - Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

3 834 2 105 

2 795 

480 

438 

121 

4 342 

8 641 

3 102 

844 

207 

189 

4 936 

17 941 

3 447 

924 

411 

154 

4 719 

8 902 

3 867 

680 

111 

61 

8092 

19 467 

6 144 

1 674 

202 

72 

8 084 14 134 

7801 

6 821 2 821 

2 884 

702 

329 

1 502 2 925 

49 

18 

8 081 1 158 

5 420 

5 056 

867 

277 

4401 

39 418 

3 057 

975 

266 

103 

1 555 5 051 

4 001 

36 705 

644 

2 490 

430 

182 

19 

13 

2 357 

1 972 

2 173 

166 

13 

5 

780 

964 

1 598 

4464 

All forms 

Full owners Part owners 

2 418 1 293 

I 113 931 

I 925 784 

251 206 

183 243 

59 6IJ 

2 621 I 501 

3 464 4 770 

2 069 882 

391 402 

87 107 

74 110 

2977 1 686 

7 194 9 877 

2372 885 

393 465 157 246 

55 90 

2 832 1 613 

3 565 4 859 

2 478 1 148 

293 362 44 64 17 39 

5 486 2 181 

11 398 7 351 

4546 1 255 

812 789 

91 105 

37 32 

5 478 2 181 7 984 5 595 

5 252 2 141 

3 516 3004 

1 359 1 273 

1 413 1 351 

410 253 

160 158 957 465 2 322 (D) 

33 15 

9 (D) 

5 475 2 181 564 532 3 450 1 727 

3 249 1 670 

561 277 

165 86 

2 637 1 536 

21 390 16 368 

2 098 797 403 524 91 164 45 51 

654 833 2546 2 342 2 438 1 345 

19 318 14 762 

465 149 1 705 651 

330 87 119 49 9 8 7 5 

1 524 711 899 982 

1 435 625 

86 71 2 11 

1 4 

439 307 488 431 

1 093 430 2 142 2 194 

Tenants 

123 

61 

86 

23 

12 

2 

220

407 1 

151 

51 

13 

5 

273 

869 

190 1 

66 

8 

9 

274 

478 

2411 

25 

3 

5 

425 

718 

343 

73 

6 

3 

425 

555 

408

1 

301 

189 

120 

39

11 1 

80 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

425 

62 

243 

137

29 1 26 

228 

1 661 

162 

48 

1 i 1 

68 

163 

218 

2 625 

30 

134 

131 

14 

2 

1 

122 

91 

1131 

~I 

34 

45 

751 128 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

2 478 1 346 1 058 74 

1 992 I 024 911 58 

1 456 869 550 37 

463 235 205 23 

438 183 243 12 

121 59 6IJ 2 

2 933 1 457 1 314 162

8 473 3 324 4 752 397 1 

1 696 908 695 93 

842 389 402 51 

206 86 107 13 

189 74 110 5 

3 319 1 682 1 441 196 

17 469 6827 9 797 845 

1 841 1 088 640 113 1 

913 382 465 66 

411 157 246 8 

154 55 90 9 

3 387 1 799 1 388 200 

8 582 3 304 4 823 456 

2 535 1 445 923 167

680 293 362 25 1 

111 44 64 

26: I 61 17 39 

4 941 2 950 1 729 

18614 10 755 7 189 670

1 2 993 2 010 803 180 

1 674 812 789 73 

202 91 105 6 

72 37 32 3 

4 939 2 948 1 729 262 

13 515 7 526 5 470 519 

4 771 2 832 1 694 245 

6 376 3 191 2 909 276 

2 408 1 051 1 209 148 

2 840 1 381 1 343 116 

650 365 247 38

324 156 157 1 

~~I 1 337 808 449 

2 894 2 296 (D) (01 35 19 15 

14 6 (D) 

4 936 2 945 1 729 262 (0)1 

1 067 497 515 55 

3 847 2 192 1 484 171 

4 855 3092 1 638 126 694 422 246 26 1 244 137 81 26 

3 529 1 933 1 417 179 

38 982 21 063 16 276 1 644 

2 185 1 394 678 113 975 403 524 48 266 91 164 103 45 1 j 1 51 

1 511 636 807 68

1 

4 983 2 524 2 296 163 3 172 1 751 1 252 169 34 180 17 175 14 543 2 4621 

513 347 140 26 2 446 1 670 646 131 

299 212 78 91 182 119 49 

I~ 1 19 9 8 13 7 5 

1 605 892 628 85

1 1 700 660 956 83 

1 449 831 542 76 1 138 58 71 13 2 11 5 1 4 ~I 

498 

755 341 

262 208 J 372 421 

841 489 309 43 99 1 758 2 125 

MAINE 2S 
Tobie 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see textl 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ torms_ 

Farms by value group: $1.000_ 

$110 $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 10 $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10.000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms-- number_ Wheel - troclor5 ______________________________________ forms_ - numher_ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ -

- number_ - 4 or more ________________________________________ formsnumber _ - Groin and bean combines, self'propelled only _____________ farms- - number _ - (ornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms- - number _ - (orn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _______ • _________ farms- - number _ -

(ottonpickerL ______________________________________ forms- - number _ - Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms. - number _ - Pickup balers ________________________ • ______________ farmL - number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms_ 

number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ (ommercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used. lime ___________________________________________ farmsacres on which used. 

tons. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to controJ- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms. 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farmsacres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ formsacres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms. 

acres on which used_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ - Sanitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ farms- -

LIVESTOCK 

(ollie and calves inventory ___________________________ farms. - number _ - Forms with- IloL _____________________________________________ _ 

- 101049 __________________________ - ___________ -------- 50 10 99 ________________________ -_ -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- 100 10 199 ______________________ -_ ---- ------ ---------- 200 10 499 ______________________ -- -- -- -------- -- -- ---- 500 or more ________________ -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- -- ---- -

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms_ - number __ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ farms. 

number __ 

forms with- I 109 ___________________________________________ _ 

101049 ____________ ---- ---- -- ---- ------ -- -- ------ 50 to 99 ______________________ -------------------- 10010199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 __________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- 500 or more _______________ -----------------------

See footnote of end of table. 

26 MAINE 

Total 

8 115 217 949 

1 195 

2 425 

1 599 

1 630 

789 

371 

98 

8 

5 130 

6 860 

6 704 13 437 

6 927 15 026 

3 191 7 612 

970 

4 648 

363 

414 

248 

302 

175 

192 

91 

110 

-

- I 938 

2 089 2 674 

2 768 

I 120 1 338 

5 604 26 842 

4 795 

286 420 

2 604 

93 356 104 749 

2 234 141 651 

311 

10 824 

I 488 

100 719 

2 352 

168 389 

733 

59 784 

I 309 

887 

3 757 

133 068 

I 491 

I 409 

508 

272 

71 

6 

3 216 

69 417 

I 698 

12 271 

1 326 

352 

14 

6 

-

-

All forms 

Full owners Pari owners 

5 509 2 181 111 517 97 117 

970 136 

1 966 319 1 135 390 915 637 334 429 

140 218 

46 48 3 4 

3 333 1 577 4 483 2 091 

4 340 1 992 

7 612 5 133 

4 581 2 008 8 498 5 807 I 949 1 069 4 592 2 616 

352 577 I 626 2 829 

165 172 

187 201 

77 159 97 192 

58 106 

64 (0) 

26 64 

33 (0) 

- -

- - 985 922 1 064 991 

I 434 1 155 

I 477 I 205 

465 614 

513 754 

3 522 1 783 10 759 14 735 

2 866 I 662 

108 915 165 115 

I 458 I 037 

39 050 50 795 41 239 58 352 

1 379 732 

61 844 72 665 

223 62 

4 234 6 040 

861 510 40 452 54 799 

1 134 1 054 

63 218 96 712 

355 273 

23 115 32 031 

710 544 

501 323 

2 237 1 375 

44 245 84 394 

I 109 313 

899 456 

175 317 

48 221 

6 63 

- 5 

1 835 1 267 

22 044 45 088 

I 094 537 

6 871 5098 

879 386 

209 137 

5 9 

1 5 

- - - -

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Tenants TOlol Full owners Part owners Tenants 

425 4 953 2 962 1 729 262 9 315 191 930 91 692 92 117 8 120 

89 530 422 59 49 

140 635 481 110 44 74 1 085 739 289 57 78 1 450 805 577 68 

26 783 332 425 26 

1~ 1 364 134 217 13 

98 46 48 4 

1 8 3 4 1 

220 3 523 2 034 1 337 152 

286 4 776 2 777 1 791 208 

372 4 396 2 539 1 618 239 

692 10 509 5 344 4 639 526 

338 4 364 2 482 1 659 223 

721 1 I 257 5 535 5 210 512 

173 2 214 1 231 876 107 

404 5 502 3 051 2 195 256 

41 950 341 572 37 

193 4 555 1 574 2 804 177 

26 317 140 163 14 

26

1 

368 162 192 14 

12 216 62 151 3 13 270 82 184 4 

II 145 45 98 2 (0) 162 51 (0) (0) 

I 89 24 64 1 (0) 108 31 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - 31 I 580 709 846 25 

34 1 712 777 907 28 

85 I 885 880 946 59 

86 I 961 909 992 60 

41 961 345 581 35 

71 1 157 372 720 65 

1 1 

299 3 768 2048 I 506 214 

1 348 26 052 10 130 14 620 I 302 

267 3 234 I 621 I 423 190 

12 390 272 731 98 543 162 406 11 782 

109 I 791 800 915 76 

3 511 85 904 32 767 49 983 3 154 

5 158 93 546 32 024 56 964' 4 558 

1 I 123 I 627 888 632 107 

7 142 137 086 58 003 72 112 6 971 

26 250 171 53 26 

550 10 492 3955 5 987 550 

117 1 098 537 467 94 

5 468 97 183 37 302 54 524 5 357 

164 1 992 884 989 119 

8 4591 164 890 61 003 95 956 7 931 1 

105 647 289 272 86 

4 638 59 147 22 643 32 009 4 495 

55 989 451 503 35 

63 672 317 311 44 

145 2 170 1 039 I 058 73 

4 429 119 741 34446 81 347 3 948 

69 407 280 113 14 

54 910 532 341 37 16 504 173 315 16 

3 272 48 221 3 

~ 1 

71 6 63 2 

6 - 5 I 

114 1 915 862 989 64 

2 285 63 437 17641 43 693 2 103 

67 725 398 305 22 

302 7 464 3 341 3 980 143 

61 493 287 189 17 

6 212 105 102 5 

- 14 5 9 -

=1 

6 I 5 

=1 - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms· see text] 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. MHkcows ____________________________ _ ___ forms_ 

number _ 

forms with- I to 4 _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 _____________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _____________ formL 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 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 __________________________________ formL 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farmL 

number _ Oec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farmL 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farmL 

number _ Sheep and lambs sharn _______________________________ f<!rms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goots sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I 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 n01 of loying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

See footnote of end of fable. 

Total 

2 058 

57 146 

826 

101 

719 

318 

83 

II 

- -

- 2 866 

51 709 

- 2 403 

I I 942 

- 3 091 

- 62 679 

- 15 363 

2 231 

34 004 

- 3 026 

- 2 574 

- 28 675 

12 336 

- 552 

- 3 769 

- I 526 

- I 061 

- 9 272 

- 901 

123 

- 20 

II 

4 

- 2 

- 377 

- I 889 

- 950 

- 7 383 

- 594 

- 12 050 

- 603 

- 151 

- 5 635 

- 177 

- 410 

- I 997 

- 365 

I 158 

- 249 

- 839 

- 563 

- 10 966 

- 499 

- 7 813 

- 361 

- 6425 

- 468 

- 8 974 

- 64 556 

- I 567 

- 5 630 

- 359 

- 824 

- 582 

- 273 

- I 974 

- 101 

- 735 

- 33 

- I 391 

- 9 151 328 

- I 153 

12 

39 

- 64 

- 100 

- 17 

- 6 

- I 323 

- 7 617 520 

- 297 

- I 533 808 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

I 054 942 

15 173 39990 

593 214 

75 25 

308 377 

68 245 

9 72 

I 9 

- -

I 604 I 145 

16 242 33 619 

I 456 866 

5 959 5 687 

I 742 I 233 

23 089 37 575 

5877 9 021 

I 183 966 

I I 867 21 160 

I 305 I 644 

I 417 I 056 

II 222 16 415 

4 573 7377 

339 185 

I 840 I 653 

698 740 

703 281 

6 588 2 286 

584 246 

92 26 

12 8 

10 -

4 - I I 

259 75 

I 370 361 

630 260 

5 218 I 925 

398 144 

8 229 2 623 

438 115 

97 41 

3 426 I 744 

109 53 

283 83 

I 420 383 

255 75 

821 220 

173 46 

599 163 

382 152 

6 750 3934 

342 139 

4 777 2 840 

223 109 

3 698 2 481 

315 124 

5 523 3 091 

36 519 25 823 

I 033 466 

3 623 I 594 

252 90 

589 210 

408 137 

223 47 I 245 683 

82 17 

491 (0) 

25 (0) 

I 043 297 

8 076 806 885 491 

847 262 

12 - 32 6 

54 8 

79 19 

14 I 

5 I 

985 289 

6 715 788 735 024 

212 65 

I 361 018 150 467 

Tenants 

I 

I 

62

1 983 

IiI 

34 

~ I 

I 

-

117 

I 848 

81 

296 

116

1 

2 ~!~ I 82 

977 

I 038 1b~\ 387 

28

276 1 

881 

77 

398 

7; I 

II 

I~\ 

2~1 52 

I 198

51 1 

13

1 

465 

14 

I~I 35 

1171 30 

77 

29 

282 

18 

196 

29 

246 

29 1 360 

2 2141 

68 

413

1 

17 

25 

38 

4~ I 

(O~I (0) 

J 189 0311 

44 

-

I 

2 

2 

2 

-

49

1 166 708 

20 I 22 323 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Tala! Full owners Port owners Tenanfs 

I 

I 455 596 810 49 

55 973 14 300 39 713 I 960 

269 167 96 6 

57 45 II I 

717 306 377 34 

318 68 245 

83 9 72 ~I II I 9 

6~ I 

- - -

I 859 843 956 

47 594 13 274 32 696 

I 377 666 667 I 6~1 8 710 3 531 4 958 221 

2 059 961 I 021 771 58 481 19 766 36 822 I 893 

14 474 5 188 8 856 430 

I 579 683 828 68 

31 822 10 106 20 790 926 

2 787 I 113 I 603 72 

I 821 836 917 68 

26 659 9660 16 032 967 

I I 687 4 075 7 253 359 

318 170 136 121 3 247 I 464 I 529 254 

I 353 576 695 82

1 466 260 170 36 

5 688 3 656 I 800 232 

386 215 141 3~ I 58 30 23 

8 3 5 

9 8 - II 3 3 -

2 I I 

1;\ 166 98 55 

I 095 727 311 57 

404 222 154 28

1 

4 593 2 929 I 489 175 

247 142 87 18 

8 171 5 422 2 353 396

461 334 101 27 1 

77 42 30 

12: I 4 048 2 310 I 614 

135 81 50 

189 116 59 141 I 198 813 343 42 

168 108 54 6 

667 451 192 241 120 73 36 II 

531 362 151 

254 175 76 I: I 

6 286 3 439 2 831 16 

232 161 68 JI 4 356 2 361 I 987 

133 73 56 

4 084 2 129 I 857 

212 144 64 

5 071 2 761 2 249 6~ I 37 566 18 887 18 235 4441 

686 360 292 34 

2 654 I 487 I 023 

I~; 1 144 84 47 

443 310 117 16 435 300 100 35 84 68 16 

= I 653 472 181 

26 22 4 - 318 239 79 - 15 12 3 -

653 470 158 25 9 136 171 8 064 746 883 040 188 3851 

416 275 123 

1~ 1 II II - 39 32 6 64 54 8 2 100 79 19 

2! \ 

17 14 I 6 5 I 589 413 153 7 603 965 6 704 924 732 942 166 099\ 

131 100 21 10 I 532 206 I 3 9 5 8 22 150 098 

MAINE 27 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

!Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ farms_ 

number_ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ formsnumber _ Farms with- I to 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 _______________________ . ____________ _ 

100.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ torms_ - number _ - Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _______________________________ formsocres_ -

Oats for groin ---------- ____________________________ formL - acresbushels_ -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ -

Irish potatoes --- -_ - _____________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

-

- acres_ - Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 fa 24.9 ocreL ___________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms 

acres 

tons, dry Irrigated ________________________________________ forms 

acres Forms by acres harvested: I to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 fa 99 acres _____ . _________________________________ _ 

lOa to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _ _ __________________________________ forms 

acres 

tons, dry Irrigated ___________________________________ forms 

acres 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms 

Irrigated ______________ _ 

Farms by ocres harvested: 

acres _________________________ farms 

acres 

0.1 to 4.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acre, ____________________________________ _ 100.0 ocres or more __________________________________ _ 

lond in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acre, _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocre' ____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples _________________________________________ farms_ 

totol ocres_ 

pounds_ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

28 MAINE 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total 

415 14250517 

344 69 135 235 

31 

35 

40 

238 

36 

105 

89 

I 720 

872 41 753 

856 41 654 

2 639 237 

-

-

1 395 

118 004 25 723 427 

40 

2 684 

64 

155 

185 

570 

421 

4 816 

252 571 

380 891 

13 

255 

I 839 

2 230 

743 

4 

707 

20 886 

40 431 

S 

71 

860 II 581 

125 

I 019 

589 

166 

87 

18 

853 9072 

19 

184 

531 

254 

50 

18 

843 

8 810 

72 410 244 

All form, 

Full owners Port owners 

329 64 12 877 405 1 038 188 296 42 58 670 957 9 523 523 

24 6 33 2 32 7 

207 27 

22 14 

65 40 67 22 I 440 280 

280 569 

6 577 33 870 

477 351 18 725 21 892 

I 155 715 I 420 001 

- -

- -

719 560 

48 159 63944 10 649 568 13811647 

17 20 

396 2 010 

55 8 93 54 97 38 

311 214 

163 246 

3 115 I 531 110423 134 670 

154 480 215 088 

8 2 

223 (0) 

I 438 317 1 485 680 

191 531 

1 3 

386 301 11 142 9 223 19 430 19 795 

5 -

71 -

625 196 4 816 6 194 

82 38 271 742 

483 83 98 56 

39 45 

5 12 

756 82 5 435 3 507 

16 3 

92 91 

482 38 

230 21 

37 12 7 11 

750 80 5 203 3 487 

35 691 396 35 679 618 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Tenants Totol Full owners Port owners Tenants 

22 342 276 55 11 334 924 14 247 651 12 874 887 1 037 947 334 817 

6 321 279 37 5 940 755 69 132 638 58 668 492 9 523 396 940 750 

1 8 7 I - - 35 33 2 - I 40 32 7 I 

41 238 207 27 4 

- 12 9 3 - - 36 25 11 -

- 21 9 12 - - 369 157 212 -

23 789 214 552 23 

1 306 41 255 6 163 33 786 I 306 

28 714 367 323 24 

I 037 40 414 17 763 21 688 963 

63 521 2 588 548 1 116692 I 412 575 59 281 

- - - - - - - - - -

116 [ 1 254 626 525 103 

5 901 117 706 47993 63 860 5 853 

1 262 212 25 691 829 10 629 805 13 808 190 1 253 834 

3 34 11 20 3 

278 2 680 393 2 010 278 

I 31 26 5 -

8 72 39 32 1 

50 160 87 28 45 

45 570 311 214 45 

12 421 163 246 12 

170 2 758 1 515 1 147 96 

7 478 200 896 73 176 121 818 5902 

11 323 326 988 115 268 202 187 9 533 

3 12 7 2 3 (0) 252 220 (0) (0) 

84 645 473 130 421 65 1 393 858 502 33 

21 716 183 512 21 

- 4 I 3 -

20 516 232 267 17 

521 17 704 8 587 8 633 484 

1 206 36 824 16 298 19 351 1 175 

- 5 5 - -

3: [ 

71 71 - -

533 342 164 27 

571 10 931 4 250 6 125 556 

5 81 41 35 5 

6 944 200 738 6 

23 282 215 56 11 12 146 83 51 12 

3 87 39 45 3 

II 18 5 12 I 

15 309 247 58 4 

130 7 447 3892 3 452 103 

- 14 11 3 - - 176 85 91 -

11 107 90 17 -

3 138 117 18 3 

I 46 33 12 I 

- 18 7 11 -

13 306 245 57 4 

119 7 366 3 827 3 436 103 

1 039 230 71 483 137 34 894 989 35 612 018 976 130 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 

IExciudes abnormal forms' see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ______ • ____________________________________ number_. 

percent __ land in forms ______________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form __________________________ • ___ acresValue of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms-

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________________________ dollars- Average per acre __________ . _________ • ____________ dollars __ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ - $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned • ______________________________ ._. ____ forms. 

acres- land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ - acres. - Land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms_ - acresLAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland ________________________________ formsacres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

lOa to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ -

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ - acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acres __ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ - acres __ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Pasturelond and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms __ 

acres_ land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ forms __ 

acres_ 

Postureland, all types ________________________________ farms __ 

acres- Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasturelond irrigated _______________________________ farms- - acres __ Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms __ 

acres_ - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR ' 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ Full owners ____________________________________ number_ -

- Port owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenonts - _______________________________________ number_ White - _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Black and other roceL ___________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ numbeL 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

-

See footnote at end of toble_ 

I 

I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Individuol 

Totol or family 

8 149 7 446 

100_0 91.3 

600 815 I 317 216 

196 177 

8 149 7 445 

875 996 725 623 

107 497 97 464 

535 541 

478 455 

I 438 I 363 

2 033 I 927 

I 294 I 217 

I 308 I 198 

609 534 

853 670 

108 62 

28 19 

7 784 7 134 

409 737 I 163 281 

2 515 2 206 

211 418 171 430 

537 494 

20 340 17 495 

7 711 7 044 

687 721 551 765 

7 261 6 611 487 234 387 749 

4 494 4248 1 272 1 167 

912 783 

523 381 

46 25 

12 6 

2 I 

3 524 3 273 97 735 86 833 

943 817 

32 061 23 347 

318 295 

2 994 2 340 

345 301 

10 068 6 791 

I 801 1 651 

57 629 44 705 

6 156 5 633 769 891 652 108 I 405 1 298 

81 573 73 197 5 611 5 121 

688 318 578 911 

I 135 I 038 

39 919 33 734 

5 044 4 596 103 284 79 609 

4 650 4 321 219 227 193 764 

294 238 6 975 3 343 

285 230 

6 441 3 124 

7 5 101 86 9 8 433 133 

176 152 2 792 2 147 

8 149 7 446 

5 640 5 245 2 143 1 888 

366 313 

8 134 7 433 

5 628 5 234 

2 140 I 886 

366 313 15 13 

12 11 

3 2 

- -

Partnership Totol 

441 244 

5A 2_9 

135 872 142 881 

308 586 

440 252 

61 0641 88 2031 138 781 350 013 

429 581 

20 3 

64 3 

74 32 

58 19 

70 1 

39 

51 23 

91 90 

12 34 

- 9 

411 224 

119 771 123 113 

193

1 

110 

17980 20 695 

26 16 

1 879 927 

429 220 

58 967 76 162 

414 218 

44 982 53 909 

181 52 

77 24 

83 45

1 

68 74 

5 16 

- 6 

-I 11 

179

1 

66 6 477 4 287 

711 

52 3 419 5 254 

15 8 

290

1 

364

1 33 11 

883

1 

2 394 

90 54 2 916 9 954 

338

1 

171 

63 851 50 162 74 28 

4492 3 702

1 314 1 162 

59 359 46 460 

71 26 

3 329 2 856 

284 154 9 725 13 701 

229 93 

14 2981 10 845 

7~j I 28 2 867 

23 28 (D) 2 557 

(D~I 1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

16

253 1 39~ I 

441 244 1 

249 134 162 90 

30 20 440 243 

249 133 161 90 30 20 1 1 

- I 1 - - -

Corporation 

fomily held Other than family held Othercooper, 

otive, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

225 221 19 18 18 

2_7 2.7 0_2 0_2 0_2 

134 828 129 231 8 053 6 693 4846 

599 585 424 372 269 

234 230 18 17 12 

82 130 78 180 I 6 074 5 5041 1 1051 

350 981 339 913

1 

337 430 323 749 92 115 

571 565 756 824 392 

2 

2~ I I 1 -

2 I 1 8 

29 3 3 -

19 19 - - -

38 36 1 

I ~ 1 ~ 1 22 22 1 

83 82

1 

7 7 2 

31 31 3 2 -

8 7 1 1 -

205 201

1 

19 18 15 

115 722 110 073 7 391 6 031 3572 

105 104

1 

5 

686 I 6 

20015 19 767 680 I 313 

15 141 

1 

(O~ 1 

1 

(0) 609 (D) (0) 

207 204

1 

13 121 18 

72 046 68 301 4 116 3464 827 

205 202 13 121 18 

51 053 49 808 2 856 2 213 594 

49 48 3 3 13 

24 24 - - 4 

40 39 5 5 I 

70 70 4 4 -

15 15 I - -

6 5 - - -

I II - -I -I 

63 63 3 3 

3 994 3 994 293 293 13~ 1 

47 47 5 4 

4! 1 4 967 4 967 287 278 

7 7 1 1 (D) (D)I (D) (Oi 1 =1 10 10 1 

(D) (D)I (0) (0) - 53 52 I 1 6 (D) (0) (D) (D) 54 

158 155

1 

13 12 14 47 431 45 886 2 731 2 024 3 770 24 24 4 4 5 2 627 2 627 1 075 I 075 182 151 148 1 11 10 1 14 44 804 43 259

1 

I 656 949 3 588 

21 20 5 5 - 2 320 2 023 536 536 - 141 139 13 12 10 13 031 13 021 670 669 249 

85 84 8 8 7 8 941 8644 I 904 I 904 320 26 

(~~I 2 2 4 (D) (D) (D) 63 26 26 2 2 4 (D) (0) (D) (D) 63 I 

(01 I - - - (0) - - - I - - - (0) (D) - - - 7 

(~I I I - (0) (D) (D) -

225 2211 19 18 18 120 117 14 13 12 85 84 5 5 3 20 20 - - 3 224 220 19 18 18 119 116 14 13 12 85 84 5 5 3 20 20 - - 3 1 I - - - I I - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MAINE 29 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ -

Partnership __________________ _ acres_ __farms_ 

acres_ -

-

Corporations: 

Family held ______ _ - ____________________ forms_ - aeres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders- __________________________ forms_ 

Other than family held _____________________________ forms- - ocres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - acres--

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by ploce of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 4S to 54 years _________________________________________ _ - S5 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ - 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average - oge ___________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ - Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ - Operators by principal occupation: farming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other - ________________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

- 11099 days __________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

- 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ - 70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ - 100 to 139 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

- 140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

- 180 to 219 ocre,-________________________________________ _ - 220 10 259 ocre,- ________________________________________ _ - 260 to 499 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

- 500 to 999 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013)- ____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ 

fruit and tree nut forms {OJ7L _____________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop {019} _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ - Beef cottle forms, except feedlols (0212) ___________________ _ - Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ - Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ - Animal specially forms (027) _______________________________ _ - General forms, primarily livestock <029L _____________________ _ -

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

-

-

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 

$500,000 or more ________________ -- ---- -- ---- -- -- -- ---

$200,000 10 $499,999 ______ - ___ - --- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- - $100,000 to $199,999 ______________ - - _ - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- - $40,000 to $99,999 ____________________ _ - $20,000 10 $39,999 ____________________ -- -- - - -- ---- ----- $ 10,000 10 $19,999 ____________ -- __ - - -- -- -- - - -- -- -- ---- - $5,000 10 $9,999 ______________ -_ -- - - -- -- -- - - -- -- ------ - $2,500 to $4,999 ________ --- - -- -- - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- less Ihon $2,500 _______ . ______ - ___ -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- ----

See footnote at end of toble. 

30 MAINE 

1 

Individual 

Total or family Partnership 

7446 7 M6 - 317 216 1 317 216 - MI - Ml 135 872 - 135 872 

225 - - 134 828 - - 4 - - 221 - - 19 - - 8 053 - - 1 - - 18 - - 18 - - 4 846 - -

6918 6389 368 

648 504 61 

121 117 2 

1 273 1 173 69 1 793 1 645 79 

2 105 1 947 95 

1 718 1 524 132 

1 139 1 040 64 

48.8 48.7 50.2 

7 591 69M 400 

558 502 41 

21 21 -

4 142 3640 298 

4 007 3806 143 

3 116 2 722 235 

932 835 57

1 851 797 42 

2 976 2 846 90 

649 596 27 

1 277 1 231 31 

612 576 28 

883 833 40 

1 016 954 47 

727 674 40 

600 553 31 

387 360 17 

1 332 1 202 91 

536 404 67 

105 54 20 

25 9 2 

81 77 3 

2 194 I 967 146 

- - - - - -

2 194 1 967 146 

345 319 19 

1 089 1 006 47 

280 230 21 

324 311 12 

1 715 1 651 53 

1 042 998 37 

1 140 987 107 

675 612 19 

237 224 7 

69 62 7 

8 149 7 M6 Ml 398 676 263 714 26 043 

77 45 4 

319 243 27 

514 395 48 

1 048 901 96 

733 666 50 

604 549 42 

656 619 32 

994 952 33 

3 204 3 076 109 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooper· 

otive, 

10 or less 10 or less estote or 

Total Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

225 225 221 - - -

134 828 134 828 129231 - - -

4 4 - - - -

221 221 221 - - - 19 - - 19 18 - 8 053 - - 8053 6693 -

1 - - 1 - - 18 - - 18 18 -

- - - - - 18 

- - - - - 4846 

153 1M 1M 9 9 8 

76 70 67 6 5 7 

1 1 1 - - 1 

25 23 23 2 2 6 

66 59 59 7 6 3 

62 57 56 5 5 1 

59 56 55 3 3 3 

31 29 27 2 2 4 

49.8 50.0 49.8 46.6 46.9 46.1 

233 215 211 18 17 14 

11 10 10 I 1 4 

- - - - - -

197 181 178 16 16 7 

47 M 43 3 2 11 

154 139 136 15 14 5 

38

1 

36 36 2 2 2 

12 12 12 - - - 29 29 28 - - 11 

24 21 21 3 3 2 

14 10 10 4 4 1 

5 5 5 - - 3 

8 7 7 1 I 2 

121 12 12 - - 3 

11 11 11 - - 2 

16 15 15 1 1 -

9 8 7 1 1 1 

39 37 35 2 2 - 62 59 59 3 3 3 

30 26 26 4 3 1 

14 14 13 - - -

1 

- - - - - 1 

76 72 72 4 3 5 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

76 72 72 4 3 5 

5 5 4 - - 2 

34 33 33 1 1 2 

28 28 28 - - 1 

- - - - - 1 

9 9 9 - - 2 

5 5 5 - - 2 

M 40 40 4 4 2 

42 32 29 10 10 2 

~I 6 6 - - -

- - - - -

2M 225 221 19 18 18 

108 210 101 742 96 566 6467 6 126 708 

28 26 25 2 2 - 47 40 39 7 6 2 

71 65 63 6 6 -

51 47 47 4 4 -

17 17 17 - - -

10 10 10 - - 3 

4 4 4 - - 1 

7 7 7 - - 2 

9 9 9 - - 10 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes obnormal forms· see text) 

All Farms 

VALUE Of PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - (on. Groin _______________________ • _____________ ._ •• __ forms. - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms. 

$1.000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms. - $1,000_ - CoHan and cottonseed _____________________________ forms. - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms. - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms. - $1,000_ -

T abaeeD _______ • _. ___ • ___________________________ farms. - $1,000_ - Soles of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms. - $1,000_ - Field seeds, hoy, forage. and siloge ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ fanns_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000_ Dairy - products ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Cottle ond colves __________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,OOIL - Soles of $40.000 or mare _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms_ - $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,OOIL 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more ___________________ : _________________ _ 

-

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 1109910n' _______________________________________ _ 

- 10010 499lon' _____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 _________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ -

-

See loolnole 01 end 01 lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolal 

744 

3 702 

11 

782 

53 

407 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 1 893 

5 196 

1 

(0) 

859 

4982 

26 

2 140 

1 329 

19 371 

80 14447 

365 

6431 42 

4 377 

1 331 

69936 515 

57 189 

1 123 

202 795 

553 

201 626 

1 355 

69047 

656 

58 102 3091 

15 363 

38 

3 426 

594 

603 1 

(0) 

506 

311 

-

-

594 

938 

1 

(0) 

3 294 

35 295 

2 521 

363 

295 

115 

5 149 

141 540 

3441 

657 

470 

581 

3 509 753 518 

119 324 

2 404 

702 

403 

1 926 

644 

387 

552 

Individual 

or family Portnership 

613 68 

2572 (0) 

6 1 

(0) (OJ I 40 

225 70 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - 1 750 100 

4661 327 

1 - (0) -

786 52 

4044 41j/ 19 

1 639 137 

1 221 65 

7607 1 572 

43 6 

3277 (0) 

308 26 

3346 (0) 

22 4 

1 684 282 1 140 110 

48 903 7 583 

389 60 37 201 6 762 

1 026 51 

123 958 (0)1 493 17 

122 863 (0) 

1 184 120 

54 588 (0) 

535 81 

44 500 8040 

2829 188 12 353 1 527 

27 5 

2018 562 

574 17 

592 9 1 - (0) - 481 21 

288 (0) 

- -

- - 555 29 

803 53 1 - (0) -

3 033 183 

20547 1 375

1 2 342 155 

337 9 272 8 

82 11 

4 758 281 99 879 6 356 

3 273 149 

599 40

1 

392 58 494 34 

3 201 210 594 037 (0) 

94 355 (0) 

2264 115 

591 75 346 20 

1 821 91 

578 53 

330 35 472 31 

Tolol 

62 

720 

4 

247 

8 

112 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

38 

201 

-

-

16 

519 

4 

364 

40 

9 789 

30 

9 624 

29 

2 563 

16 

2 411 

78 

13439 

66 

13 226 

44 

73 674 

42 

73 673 

49 5 746 

40 

5 562 

69 1 469 6 

847 

3 

3 

-

-

3 

6 

-

101 

82 

-

-

75 

13 341 

221 17 

14 

22 

107 35 139 

17 

18

1 

20 

52 

96 

119 228 19 049 

24 

36

1 

36 

13 

13

1 

22 

48 

Corporation 

Olher Ihan lamily held Olher- Family held cooper· 

ative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Totol stockholders Tolal stockholders trust, etc. 

58 56 4 3 1 

674 648 46 37 (0) 

4 4 - - - 247 24~ I - -

=1 8 - -

112 112 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- =1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35 35 3 3 5 

173 173 28 28 7 

- - - - - - - - - - 16 15 - - 5 

519 354 - =1 

6 

4 3 - - 364 199 - - -

39 39 1 1 3 

9548 9 548 (0) (0) 402 

29 29 1 1 1 

(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

29 29 - - 2 

2 563 2 563 - - (0) 

16 16 - - - 2 411 2 411 - - -

73 73 5 4 3 

12666 12666 773 441 11 

62 62 4 3 - 12 456 12 456 770 438 -

34 31 10 10 2 

68 787 63 ~I 4 887 4887 (0) 

32 10 10 1 

68 786 63 800 4 887 4 887 (0) 

44 44 5 5 2 

5376 5 376 370 370 (0) 

36 36 4 4 - 5 213 5 213 349 349 - 63 63 6 6 5 1 347 1 347 122 122 14 

5 5 1 1 -

783 783

1 

(0) (0) I -

3 3 - - - 3 3 - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - 3 3 - - 1 6 6 - - (0) 

- - - - -

- 101 - =1 

- 10 - - 82 82 - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

66 63 9 9 3 12 110 11 590 I 1 232 1 232 31 

22 22 -

~I 2 16 16 1 - 11 10 3 1 17 15 5 -

96 93 11 111 3 33 562 30 992 1 577 1 577 166 

17 171 - -I 21 17 16

1 

1 

~I 17 17 3 

~I 45 43 7 

85 82

1 

11 11 

(D~ I 107 834 92 233 11 393 11 393 17 489 14 919 1 560 1 560 (0) 

22 21 I 2 2 II 34 33 2 

:1 

29 28 7 

:1 13 13 - 12 11 1 19 19 3 41 39 7 ~I ~I 

MAINE 31 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' - (on. 

Animal health C05t5- ________________________________ formsForms with expenses of- $1,000_ 

$1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $3.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees __ _ _ _______ farms_ - $1,000_ Forms with expense 5 of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms-

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Energy ond petroleum products:>~ 

Forms with expenses of-

__________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

510,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Gasoline ______________________________________ farms-

$1.000_ Diesel fuel ____________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane _____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, ond grease ___________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Electricity _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

Hired farm lobar ___________________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - Workers by number of doys worked: 

-

-

150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ 

workers- less than 150 days ______________________________ farms- - workers_ - Contract labor _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ______________________ -------------------- $2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________ --------- $10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________________ ------ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Customwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ____________________________ -- ---- ----

$ 10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ - --------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

-

-

-

-

for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

32 MAINE 

Tofal 

3834 

2 105 

2 795 

480 

438 

121 

4 342 

8 641 

3 102 

844 

207 

189 

4 936 17 941 

3 447 

924 

411 

154 

4 719 

8 902 

3 867 

680 

111 

61 

8 092 

19 467 

6 144 1 674 

202 

72 

8 084 14 134 

7 80.1 

6 821 

2 821 

2 884 

702 

329 

1 502 

2 925 

49 

18 

8 081 

1 158 

5 420 

5 056 

867 

277 

4 401 

39 418 

3 057 

975 

266 

103 

1 555 5 051 

4001 

36 705 

644 

2 490 

430 

182 

19 

13 

2 357 

1 972 

2 173 

166 

13 

5 

780 

964 

1 598 

4 464 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

3 496 231 1 600 185 

2 615 148 

439 16 361 49 

81 18 

3 905 259 6 110 851 

2 880 161 731 62 179 11 

115 25 

4 435 302 13 320 1 869 

3 196 181 

824 57 

338 34 

77 30 

4 211 295 1 6 114 914 

3 563 219 

565 48 

61 17 

22 11 

7 388 440 

14 114 1 414 

5 795 279 

1 432 132 

133 22 

28 7 

7 381 440 10 185 1 089 

7 129 418

1 5 333 572 

2 422 225 

2 017 (0) 

569 71 

211 49 

1 265 111 1 660 131 

41 6 

17 (Z) 

7 381 437 

946 85 

4 859 331 

3 688 306 768 54 

241 18 

3 877 287 

21 878 2 682 

2 847 1581 

830 91 

167 29 

33 9 

1 217 140 

2 941 (0) 

3 539 248 

29 363 2 512 

570 (0) 

1 341 219 

403 19 

150 20 

13 3 

4 2 

2 154 124 

1 600 (0) 

2 010 105 

130 18 

12 -

2 1 

712 45 

785 (0) 

1 490 77 

3 622 514 

Corporation 

Fomily held Olher Ihon fomily held Olhercooper· 

ative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or Tolol Tolol stockholders Tolol stockholders trust, etc. 

104 91 88 13 13 3 

319 251 242 68 68 1 

30 26 26 4 4 2 

24 20 19 4 4 1 

28 25 24 3 3 -

22 20 19 2 2 -

171 161 159 10 9 7 

1 677 1 540 1 538 137 90 2 

54 51 50 3 3 7 

51 49 48 2 2 -

17 16 16 1 1 -

49 45 45 4 3 -

191 180 177 11 10 8 

2 747 2 609 2 567 139 88 4 

63 60 59 3 3 7 

42 37 36 5 5 1 

39 38 38 1 1 - 47 45 44 2 1 -

207 195 191 12 11 6 

1 856 1 731 1 711 125 76 18 

80 76 74 4 4 5 

67 63 62 4 4 -

32 30 29 2 2 1 

28 26 26 2 1 -

252 234 230 18 17 12 

3 928 3 680 3 649 248 242 11 

59 57 55 2 2 11 

109 99 98 10 9 1 

47 45 45 2 2 - 37 33 32 4 4 -

251 233 230 18 17 12 

2 851 2 678 2 654 173 167 9 

242 226 223 16 15 12 

911 862 846 49 48 5 

172 159 158 13 12 2 

614 582 577 32 27 (0) 

59 55 55 4 4 3 (0) (0) (0) 11 11 (Z) 

123 115 115 8 8 3 1 131 1 055 1 055 77 77 2 

2 2 2 - - - (0) (0) (0) - -' -

251 1 233 230 1 18 17 12 

126 121 117 5 5 1 

222 207 204 15 15 8 1 060 985 978 75 75 2 

41 39 39 2 2 4 

(0) 17 17 (0) (0) 1 

230 216 212 14 13 7 

14 700 13 929 13 819 770 686 159 

461 43 431 3 3 6 

54 49 47 5 5 - 70 69 68 1 1 - 60 55 54 5 4 1 

197 186 182 11 11 1 1 652 1 536 1 522 116 116 (0) 

207 193 189 14 13 7 

4 710 4 440 4 390

1 

270 240 120 

29 28 28 1 1 1 927 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

8 8 8 - - - 11 10 10 1 1 1 

3 3 3 - - - 7 7 7 - - -

78 75 73 3 31 1 

192 185 180 7 7 (0) 

58 56 55 2 2 - 17 16 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 2 2 2 - - -

21 21 21 1 -

=1 

2 

45 45 45 - (0) 

27 27 271 - =1 4 

317 317 317 - 11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms ; see text} 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _ farmL 

$1.000_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ___________ . _______________ • ____________ forms. 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms. 

-

-

number __ Wheel troctors _________ •• ______________________ • ____ forms. - number _ - 2 or 3 _______________________________ • _________ ._ formL - number _ - 4 or more _____ . ______ • ___________________________ forms_ - number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ 

number _ - Cornpickers, co,n heads, and picker-shellers __ • _____ . __ • _ formL. 

number _ - Co,n heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number __ Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms_ - number _ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farmL - number _ Mower - conditioners _________________________________ farmL_ 

number _ - Pickup bolers _______________________________________ formL_ 

number _ - Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number_ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ - acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tans_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

- acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farmL - acres on which used_ - Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ formL - acres on which used __ Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ - acres on which used_ -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ - Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farmL -

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Forms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ -

-

100 to 199 -------------------------r------------------ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

-

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ forms_ - number _ Beef - cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with- I to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 to 19L _____________________________________ _ - 200 to 49L _____________________________________ _ -

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote ot end of table_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

8 115 

217 949 

I 195 

2 425 

I 599 

I 630 

789 

371 

98 

8 

5 130 

6 860 

6 704 

13 437 

6 927 

15 026 

3 191 

7 612 

970 

4 648 

363 

414 

248 

302 

175 

192 

91 

110 

-

- I 938 

2 089 

2 674 

2 768 

I 120 

I 338 

5 604 

26 842 

4 795 

286 420 

2 604 

93 356 

104 749 

2 234 

141 651 

311 

10 824 

I 488 

100 719 

2 352 

168 389 

733 

59 784 

I 309 

887 

3 757 

133 068 

I 491 

I 409 

508 

272 

71 

6 

3 216 

69 417 

I 698 

12 271 

I 326 

352 

14 

6 

-

-

Individual 

or family Portnership 

7 413 440 

173 299 19 021 

1 129 52 

2 350 55 

I 487 94 1 I 464 111 

659 67 

262 48 

57 13 

5 -

4 658 2931 6 059 483 

6 063 389 

II 116 I 138 

6277 410 

12 915 I 184 

2 917 173 

6 932 438 

728 133

1 3 351 (D) 

295 22 

322 24 

210 24 

255 26 

154 10 

169 10 

72 14 

86 16 

- - - - I 687 174 

I 796 (0)1 2401 181 

2 482 (0) 

956 104 

I 117 (0)1 

5 041 343 

19 434 2 783 

4 326 281 

210 948 30 222 

2 320 165

71 473 9 219 1 

80 587 II 225 

1 982 143 

101 218 14841 

296 5 

8 526 646 

I 321 76

70 287 9 404 1 

2 013 208 

121 936 (D) 

606 51 

39 088 5 595 

1 186 72 

757 61 

3 471 202 

109 540 14 590 

I 432 42 

I 321 69 

457 38 

2\1 40 

47 II 

3 2 

2 956 182 

57 301 7 238 

I 594 69 II 075 726 

I 256 50 

322 17 

\I I 

5 I 

- -

- -

Total 

250 

25 437 

II 

141 17 

54 

62 

61 

28 

3 

170 I 

3001 240 

I 167 

228 

905

1 

94 

228 

108

1 651 

46 

68 

14 

21 

11 

13 

5 

(D) 

-

-

75 

96 

90 

94 

59 

881 

1 209 

4 603 

185 

45 098 

113 

12 625 

12 865 

106 

25 442 

9 

(0) 

86

20 862 1 

130 

28 068 

75 

(D) 

51 I 65 

76 

8 782 

14 

14 

13

1 

21 

13 

I 

73\ 4 811 

31 

(0) I 

17 

12 

2 

-

-

-

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estote or 

Totol stockholders Totol stockholders trust, etc. 

232 228 18 17 12 

23 915 23 647 I 522 I 409 192 

10 9 I I 3 

12 III 2 2 6 

17 16 - - 1 

50 50 4 4 1 

59 59 3 3 I 

54 54 7 6 -

27 26 I I -

3 3 - - -

160 159 10 10 1 I~ I 288 283 12 

223 221 17 1216 12 

I 092 I 077 75 66 16 

212 212 16 15 12 

854 854 51 471 

22 

84 84 10 10 7 

202 202 26 26 14 

104 104 4 3 1 

628 628 23 19 1 (D) 

44 43 2 2 

=1 

(D) 48 (D) (0) 

12 12 2 2 

19 19 (0) (D) 

~I 10 10 I I 

12 12 (D) (0) 

4 4 I I 

7 7 (0) (011 -

- - - - -

- - - - -

71 71 4 4 2 

90 90 6 6 (D) 

85 85 5 5 2 

89 89 5 5 (D) 

54 54 5 5 I 

81 81

1 

7 71 (0)1 

1 197 193 12 III 11 

4 340 4 279 264 165 22 

174 171 11 10 3 

43 086 41 841 2 012 I 509 152 

109 107 1 4 

12 307 II 162 318 31: I 3* I 

12 637 11 992 228 228 

721 

101 101 5 4 

15?1 24 432 24 432 1 010 367 

8 8 1 I (D) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

82 82 1 4 

19 629 19 629 I 233 73~ I 16~ I 

124 120 6 

9~1 I 26 485 25 140 I 583 (0) 

73 73 2 

(O~ I 1 (D) (0) (D) (D) 

45 

~I 6 58 7 ~I 41 

I \ 69 69 7 

69~ 1 IS! \ 

8 090 8 090 692 

12 121 2 13 13 I 

12 12 I ~ I =1 

19 19 2 2 - 12 12 I I - I I - - -

66 66 7 7 5 4 416 4 416 395 395 67 29 29 2 2 4 (D) (D) (D) (0) I (D) I 15 

15\ 2 

~\ ~\ 12 12 - 2 2 - -

=1 

- - - - - - - - -

MAINE 33 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows ____________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

Forms with1!~ 101049 ~==~=~~~~~~~~~==_~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=~ __ _ ____ _ ________________________ _ 501099 ________________________ . _______________ _ 

10010 199 _____________________________________ _ 

20010499 _____________________________________ _ 

500 or mare ____ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves -- _________________________ farms- - number _ - Steers. steer calves. bulls. and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ -

Cottle and calves sald _______________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1.000_ Calves- __________________________________________ formsnumber _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventary ______________________________ formL 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ formL 

number _ Other _______ _ ____________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number -- $1.000_ - litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. J of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms -- number -- Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ forms -- number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms -- number --

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ - number _ - Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ forms- - number _ - Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ farms_ - number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ formL - number _ Horses and ponies sold ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Gaots inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goats sold ________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1.000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ formL 

number _ 

forms with- I to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3.199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 10 9.999 __________________ - - -- -- -- ---- -- -- ------

10,000 10 19.999 ______________ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ------

20.000 to 49.999 ____________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ----

50,000 10 99.999 ____________________ -- -- --.--- --------

100.000 or more ____________________ -- -_ -- ---- -- -- ----

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Hens and pullets of laying age _______________________ forms_ - number _ -

Pullets 3 months old or older not 

-

-

of loying age ____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

34 MAINE 

Tolal 

2 058 

57 146 

826 

101 

719 

318 

83 

II 

-

2 866 

51 709 

2 403 

I I 942 

3 091 

62 679 

15 363 2 231 

34 004 

3 026 

2 574 

28 675 12 336 

552 

3 769 

I 526 

I 061 

9272 

901 

123 

20 

II 

4 

2 

377 

I 889 

950 

7 383 

594 12 050 

603 

151 

5 635 

177 

410 

I 997 

365 

I 158 

249 

839 

563 

10 966 

499 

7 813 

361 

6 425 

468 8 974 

64 556 

I 567 

5 630 

359 

824 

582 

273 

I 974 

101 

735 

33 

I 391 

9 151 328 

I 153 

12 

39 

64 

100 

17 

6 

I 323 

7617520 

297 

I 533 808 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

I 863 141 46 226 6 512 

794 2; I 93 

654 52 262 40 52 14 

8 I 

- -

2 623 178 

42 063 5962

1 2 207 142 10 176 I 390 

2 829 188 52 295 6431 

12 353 I 527 

2 026 149 28 470 3 738 

2 524 390 

2 343 163 

23 825 2 693 

9 828 I 1371 513 26 3 203 392 

I 261 181

1 

I 014 36 9 001 (0) 

859 32 

119 3 19 I 

II -

4 

(], 1 

2 

368 

I 851 

904 35 7 150 (0) 1 

574 17 I I 751 227 

592 9 

145 5 

5 471 149 

172 (D) 

397 III I 951 (D) 

353 10 

I 133 (D) 

243 4 

818 (D) 

537 22 

9 826 912 

473 221 6 902 693 

342 15 

5 947 314 

444 20 

7918 799 

58 002 5 002 

I 474 72 

5 143 389 

335 

720 ~I 528 40 

258 14 

I 910 (D) 

97 4 

696 39 

31 2 

I 299 59 

4 658 221 295 192 

1 098 46 

10 2 

37 1 

62 2 

78 7 

11 I 

3 -

I 237 58 

3 502 606 241 902 

272 12 

I 155 615 53 290 

Corporation 

Family held Other thon family held Othercooperarive. 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total Total stockholders Totol stockholders trust, etc. 

51 46 46 5 5 3 

4 373 3982 3982 391 391 35 

~I 4 ~I - =1 I 

I - - II 9 9 2 2 2 

16 15 15 I I -

17 15 15 2 2 - 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - 60 53 53 7 7 5 

3 6151 3 325 3 325 290 290 69 

48 46 46 2 2 6 

356\ 

(D) (D) (D) (D) 20 

69 63 63 6 6 5 

3 892 3 454 3454 438 438 61 

I 4691 I 347 I 347 122 122 14 

52 48 48 4 4 4 

I 759 I 568 I 568 191 191 37 

107 100 100 7 7 5 

2 I~I 59 59 1 5 

24~ 1 2~ I I 886 I 886 247 

I 362 I 247 I 247 114 114 10 

9 9 9 - - 4 

166 166 166 - - 8 

82 82 82 - - 3 

10 10 10 - - I 

39 39 39 - - (D) 

9 9 9 - - I 

I I I - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

(~I - - - - - - - - - -

2 2 - - - (D) (D) - - - 10 10 10 -

=1 

I 

(D)I (D) (0) 1 - (0) I 

3 3 3 - - -

72 72 72 - - - 3 3 3 - - - I I I - - - (D) (D) (D) - - - (D) (D) (D) - - -

(D~I 2 2 - -

(D) (D) - - =1 

2 2 2 - - - (D) (D) (D) - - -

2 2 2 - - - (0) (D) (D) - - -

3 3 3 - - I 

196 196 196 - - (0) 

3 3 

19~ I 

- -

192 192 - - (Di I 

3 3 3 - - I 

145 145 145 - - (D) 

3 3 3 - - I 

230 230 230 - - (D) 

I 345 I 345 I 345 - - (D) 

18 17 17 I I 3 (D) 91 91 (D) (D) (D) 

3 3 3 - - -

~~I 40 40 - - - 14 14 - - -

(O} I I - - - (D) (D) - - -

- - - - -

- - - _. - - - - - - - -

30 25 23 5 5 3 4 197 691 4 026 691 3 980 691 171 000 171 000 224 

6 6 6 - - 3 

- - - - - - I - - I I -

- - - - - - 15 12 10 3 3 - 5 4 4 I I -

3 3 3 - - -

25 20 19 5 5 3 

3 872 788 3 733 788 3 713 788 139 000 139 000 224 

13 II JO 2 2 -

324 903 (D) 266 903 (D) (0) -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens sold ______________ forms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- 1 to 1,999 ____________________________________ ------- 2,000 to 59,999-_____________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedinQ _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ formL 

Qcres_ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocreL 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acre'- ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or mare __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

tons. drv_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farmL 

acreL 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

AIIallo hoy _______________________________________ larmL 

acres_ 

tons. drv_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

acreL 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4,9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 ocres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acre'-___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Apples __________________________________________ farms_ - total ocres_ 

pounds_ 

IJ978 data ore based on a sample o,f forms; see text. 

-

-

Totol 

415 

14 250 517 

U4 69 135 235 

31 

35 

40 

238 

36 

105 

89 1 720 

872 41 753 

856 41 654 

2 639 237 

-

-

1 395 118 004 

25 723 427 

40 

2684 

64 

155 

185 

570 

421 

4 816 

252 571 

380 891 

13 

255 

1 839 2 230 

743 

4 

707 

20 886 40 431 

5 

71 

860 

11 581 

125 1 019 

589 

166 

87 

18 

853 9 072 

19 

184 

531 

254 

50 

18 

843 

8 810 72 410 244 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Individual 

or family 

370 

9 365 633 

318 57 902 506 

28 

33 

37 

220 

35 

102 

88 

1 712 

737 

31 117 

726 

28 807 

1 813 126 

-

-

1 202 

86 670 

18 837 525 

29 1 386 

59 

148 

166 

521 

308 

4448 

222 359 

326 742 

11 

222 

1 756 

2 069 

620 

3 

622 

17 785 

33 023 

4 

41 

787 

8 826 

113 

848 

565 

140 

69 

13 

798 

5 238 

15 

81 

512 

245 

36 

5 

788 4991 27 270 343 

Partnership 

171 

(0)1 10 

(0) 

21 

1 

1 

6 

1 

(0) 

-

-

I 

87 

(D) 

74 

5 178 

328 853 

-

-

112 

12900 

2 732 036 

5 

546 

4 

2 

16 

39 

51 

265

1 

19921 

34 220 

(O~ I 

63 

121 

80 

1 

55 

1 801

1 3 835 

-

-

52 

798 

6 

104 

171 

22 

12 

1 

31 

823 

1 

(0) 

171 

7 

5 

2 

31 

812 

10 064 126 

Totol 

27 

4 616 716 

15 

9 497 394 

:1 

2 

11 

-

-

1 

(0) 

50d 

56 7 669 

497 258 

-

-

77 

18 422 

4 152 866 

6 

(01 

:1 

3 

10 

62 

92 

9 907 

19 363 

(O~ I 

17 

32 

43 

-

30 

1 300 

3 573 

1 

(D) 

16 

1 949 4 

(D) 

~I 6 

4 

20 

2844 

2 

(0) 

11 

-

9 

10 

20 2 840 

33 037 295 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperatwe. 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust. etc. 

21 19 6 6 1 

4 455 616 4 385 616 161 100 161 100 (0) 

12 11 3 3 1 

9 070 894 5 893 676 426 500 426 500 (0) 

1 1 - 11 =1 - - 1 

2 2 - - - 9 8 2 2 I 

- - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - -

(0) (0) - - -

I I 

40 38 6 6 2 

4 656 4 511 430 430 (0) 

53 53 3 2 -

(D) (D) (D) (D) -

(D) 

(D~I (D) (D) 

=1 - - - - - -

72 72 5 4 4 

17425 17 425 997 494 12 

3 903 768 3 903 768 249 098 127 020 1 000 

5 5 1 1 -

(Dl (D) (D) (D) -

1 1 - =1 - 1 1 - 4 

2 2 1 1 - 9 9 1 1 - 59 59 3 2 -

84 

9 2~1 8 8 11 

9 281 626 626 384 

17 760 17 760 1 603 I 603 566 

1 (Dl) I 

- (D) - =1 =1 

15 15 2 2 3 

29 29 3 3 8 

40 40 3 3 - - - - - -

27 27 3 3 - 1 008 1 008 292 292 

=1 2 581 2 5811 992 992 1 1 1 - - - (D) (D) - - -

16 15 - - 5 

1 949 849 - - 9 

4 4 - - 2 (D) (0) - - (0) 

3 ;1 - 3 - -I ~ I 

6 6 -

=1 

- 4 3 - -

20 20 - - 4 2844 2844 - - 167 2 2 - - 1 (D) (D) - - (D) 

1 1 - - 1 

- - - - 2 9 9 - - - 10 10 - - 1 

20 20 - - 4 2 840 2 840 - - 167 33 037 295 33 037 295 - - 2 038 480 

MAINE 35 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent _ - land in forms ______________________________________ acres_ - Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ 

Value of fond and buildings1 ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _________________________________ doHars_ -

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ - $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

acres. land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

acresForms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- __________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocr.'-_______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms_ - acres- - In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms_ - acres_ - Idle ____ . __________________ .• __________________ farms_ - acres_ -

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ - acres-- Woodland postured. _______________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ - acres-- Pastureland and rangeland other than cropla nd and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms. - acres_ -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms. - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Land set aside in the federal form programs in J978 ______ farms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

-

AIIF~fJe~~~;:s -=~=~===~=~===~====================== ~~~~:~ = - Part owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Black and other races ____________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _. ___________________________________ number __ 

See footnote at end of tobl •. 

36 MAINE 

T otol forming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

8 149 4 142 100.0 50.8 1 600 815 1 105 185 196 267 

8 149 4 182 

875 9961 575 076 107 497 137 512 

535 506 

478 169 

1 438 509 

2 033 827 1 294 672 

1 3081 

609 7771 434 

853 681 108 91 28 22 

7 784 3 935 1 409 737 951 657 

2 515 1 7111 211 418 165 149 

537 250 20 340 11 621 

7 711 3 897 

687 721 523 031 

7 261 3 724 487 234 385 935 

4 494 1 469 

1 272 893 

912 815 523 493 

46 42 12 10 

21 21 

3 524 1 764 

97 735 65 591 

943 635 32 061 26923 

318 135 

2 994 2 032 345 209 

10 068 6 158 

1 801 835 

57629 36 392 

6 156 3 255 769 891 485 805 

1 405 783 

81 573 53 424 

5 611 I 2 9681 688 318 432 381 

1 135 562 

39919 27 001 

5044 2 594 

103 284 69 348 

4 650 2 321 

219 227 146 016 

294 180 

6 975 5 115 

285 174 

6 441 4 609 

7 6 

101 99 

9 3 

433 407 

176 139 

2 792 2 452 

8 149 4 142 

5 640 2 435 

2 143 1 499 

366 208 

8 134 4 132 

5 628 2 428 

2 140 1 496 

366 208 

15 10 

12 7 

3 3 

- -

Under 25 years 

94 

1.1 

10 402 

III 

94 

3801 

40 438 

365 

17 

49 

15 

5 

6 

-

2 

-

-

50 4 345 

78 

6 154 

3 

97 

90 

5 367 

88 4221 

49 

29 

8 

2 

-

-

-

39 

495 

7 

106 1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

17 

512 

48 

4 361 

6 

130 

47 

4 231 

4 

212 

52 

462 

40 

837 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

2 

(D) 

94 

16 

34 

44 

94 

16 

34 

44 

-

-

-

-

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

25 to 34 years. 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors and over 

478 820 994 971 785 

5.8 10.0 12.1 11.9 9.6 

107 383 241 229 280 986 289 579 175 606 

225 294 283 298 224 

480 818 1 014 1 029 747 

62 659 137 820 146 618 150419 73 759 

130 539 168 484 144 593 146 179 98 740 

559 583 527 468 416 

31 10 42 35 34 

35 61 110 91 163 

113 141 161 200 197 

82 148 172 173 92 

78 176 182 217 118 

67 84 119 114 50 

63 168 200 160 88 

10 25 23 29 4 

1 5 5 10 1 

421 783 969 946 766 

79 553 203 153 240 096 256 983 167 527 

291 419 426 362 135 

29 145 40 292 43236 36 383 9939 

28 45 60 62 52 

1 315 2 216 2346 3 787 1 860 

453 744 923 925 762 

60 151 125 760 141 026 125 233 65494 

432 711 866 888 739 

46 088 94 136 104 590 93425 43475 

138 200 252 350 480 

109 174 228 215 138 

123 187 221 191 85 

56 132 151 122 30 

6 15 9 7 5 

- 2 5 2 1 

- 1 - 1 -

189 359 434 395 348 

7 327 14 074 17 592 14 678 11 425 

79 152 161 167 69 

2 172 6 314 7 887 7 610 2834 

22 28 29 38 17 

(D) 504 482 557 182 

31 35 40 65 35 

(D) 999 1 497 2 068 808 

118 165 198 177 160 

3 504 9 733 8978 6 895 6 770 

324 633 797 818 635 40053 92 349 117 575 137 867 93 600 

80 139 211 194 153 

3 298 8 472 15437 15 222 10 865

1 297 581 706 761 576 

36 755 83 877 ·102 138 122 645 82 735 

62 128 133 128 107 

1 616 6 617 7 862 6 030 4 664 

296 520 626 600 500 

5 563 16 503 14 523 20449 11 848 

249 474 563 531 464 

12 241 29 163 40891 35 930 26954 

18 31 40 39 51 (D) 1 866 1 081 1 237 340 

17 30 38 38 50 (D) (D) 993 (0) 338 

- 1 4 1 - - (D) 88 (D) - 1 1 - - 1 (D) (D) - - (D) 

20 40 32 31 14 (D) 884 557 425 163 

478 820 994 971 785 

188 401 570 609 651 

233 381 399 337 115 

57 38 25 25 19 

478 818 991 969 782 

188 400 568 608 648 

233 380 398 336 115 

57 38 25 25 19 

- 2 3 2 3 

- 1 2 1 3 

- 1 1 1 - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms- see textI 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms __________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buiJdingsl ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $110 $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,00010 $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,00010 $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 ___________________________________ _ $500,000 10 $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 oeres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL __________________________________ _ 20010499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL __________________________________ _ 

1,000101,999 acreL _______________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

Cover crops, Jegu mes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

oeres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

oeres_ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

oeres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc __________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in J978 ______ farms_ 

acresRACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ Full owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Block and other races ____________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

See footnote al end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

4 007 27 

49.1 0,3 

495 630 I 660 

124 61 

3 967 54 

300 9201 I 665 

75 855 30 836 

600 669 

309 14 

929 31 

I 206 6 

622 -

531

1 

I 

175 - 172 2 

17 -

6 -

3849 17 

458 080 I 254 

804

1 

14 

46 269 456 

287 I 

8 719 (D) 

3 814 25 

164 690 863 

3 537 25 101 299 602 

3 025 24 

379 -

97

1 

I 

30 - 4 - 2 -

-I -

I 760 4 

32 144 57 

308 2 5 138 (D) 

183 I 

962 (D) 

136 1 I 

3 910 (0) 

966 5 

21 237 153 

2 901 10 284 086 702 

622 - 28 149 - 2 6431 10 

255 937 702 

573 3 12 918 8 2 450 10 

33 936 87 

2329 6 

73 211 1 65 

114 I I 860 (D) 

III I I 832 (D) 

I - (D) - 6 - 26 - 37

1 

- 340 -

4 007 27 

3 205 13 644 4 

158 10 4002 1 27 

3 200 13 644 4 158 10 

5 - 5 - - - - -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 years 35 10 44 yeors 45 fo 54 years 

795 973 I III 

9.7 11.9 13.6 

77 758 106 974 130 771 

98 110 118 

797 930 I 119 

47 416 72 540 89440 

59 493 77 999 79 928 

599 692 655 

70 64 80 

188 162 292 

287 296 255 

135 197 166 

81 133 182 

14 39 72 

22 33 70 

- 6 2 

- - -

724 924 I 098 

67 114 93 250 122 351 

236 259 182 

13 406 14 623 10 629 

108 45 53 

2 762 (0) 2209 

750 926 I 049 

23 733 39 976 43 151 

684 844 983 

15 867 25 208 25 208 

634 703 852 

36 107 98 

7 26 28 

7 5 3 

- 3 I 

- - I 

- - -

419 475 472 

4 909 8 005 8 833 

74 99 65 (D) I 850 I 076 

23 22 109 

(D) 205 445 

25 29 41 

(0) 314 550 139 224 364 I 821 4 394 7 039 

601 686 785 47 838 58 123 73 376 97 184 163 

2 457 6 913 7 878 566 596 715 

45 381 51 210 65 498 

171 98 159 3 011 2 456 3 680 488 658 634 3 176 6 419 10 564 

501 626 646 10377 17 374 20 391 

16 29 30 (D) 233 519 15 28 30 (D) 230 518 I - - (D) - - 2 2 I (D) (D) (D) 

12 9 7 118 78 75 

795 973 I 111 559 714 930 165 210 168 71 49 13 795 971 1 109 559 712 928 165 210 168 71 49 13 - 2 2 

- 2 2 - - - - - -

65 years ond 

55 to 64 years over 

747 354 

9.1 4.3 

112639 65 828 

151 186 

735 332 

55 653 34 2061 75 717 103 030 

502 507 

41 40 

212 44 

267 95 

80 44 

83 51

26 24 1 

16 29 

6 3 

4 2 

732 354 

108 885 65 226 

85 28

5 022 2 133 1 38 I 268 I 531 421 

722 342/ 31 738 25 229 

682 319

20 265 14 149 1 

570 2421 82 56 

22 

I~I 8 

-

-

- -I 290 100

1 6 170 4 170 

41 

674 271 

72~ 20 

110 50 21 19 1 370 2 4551 163 71 

4 149 3 681 

543 276

1 

70 566 33 481 127 51 

7 086 3 815 508 248

63 480 29 666 1 

93 49 2 471 I 292 449 211 7864 5 826 

391 159 15 727 9 277 

29 9 266 559 28 9 250 559 

- - - - I - (D) - 7 2 (D) (D) 

747 354 662 327 70 27 

15 - 746 354 

661 327 70 27 15 - I - I -

- -

- -

MAINE 37 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family ___________ ._. ________ . __ . _______ . forms. 

acres. - Partnership _______ . ____ . ________ .. _____ . __________ • forms. - acres. -

Corporations: 

Family held _________________________ • _______ . _____ forms. - acres. More than \0 stockholders _______________________ forms. - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms-- Other than family held --- __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ More - than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - acres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on farm operoted ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 35 to 44 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 55 to 64 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 65 years and aver ______________________________________ _ Average - age ___________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ 

- Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ _ I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

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 ocres- ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres- ________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 acreL _____________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin farms (011 L ___________________________________ _ 

field crop, except cash groin forms (013} _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Cotton farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ - Tobacco forms (0132>-__________________________________ _ 

- Sugar crap, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133.0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

- Vegetable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ - Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

- Horticultural specialty forms (016) __________________________ _ - General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ -

Livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021)_ - Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ - Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ - Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ - Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ - General farms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ -

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

-

-

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ - $200.000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ - $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________________ ------ - $40.000 to $99.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39.999 ___________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19.999 __________________ ---- -- ---- -- -- ---- - $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ -- -------------- - $2.500 to $4.999 ____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 ____________________________________ _ 

See footnote of end of table. 

38 MAINE 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Total 

7 446 3640 1 317 216 870 160 441 298 135 872 115 018 

225 1 181 134 828 112 577 4 3 221 178 19 16 8 053 5 629 1 - 18 16 

18 7 

4846 1 801 

6 918 3 549 648 275 

121 94 

1 273 478 1 793 820 2 105 994 1 718 971 1 139 785 

48.8 51.1 

7 591 3 888 558 254 21 11 

4 142 4 142 

4 007 -

3 116 2 706 

932 676 851 1 308 

2 976 178 

649 162 1 277 433 

612 223 

883 332 1 016 436 

727 388 

600 370 

387 262 1 332 975 

536 456 

105 89 

25 16 

1 

81 46 

2 194 1 297 

- - - -

2 194 1 297 

345 143 

1 089 274 

280 127 

324 78 

1 715 495 

1 042 338 

1 140 1 062 

675 516 

237 72 

69 32 

8 149 4 142 

398 676 346 617 

77 68 

319 297 

514 470 

1 048 976 

733 639 

604 428 

656 300 

994 342 

3 204 622 

1 

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors and over 

93 422 720 870 821 714 

10 317 89 180 179 556 228 569 218 585 143 953 - 35 46 70 100 47 

- 9 710 20 813 21 557 43 160 19 778 

1 17 47 49 47 20 (D) (D) 38 876 29 238 27 243 11 017 - - - 1 - 2 1 17 47 48 47 18 

- 1 6 5 3 1 

- (0) 1 864 1 622 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - 1 6 5 3 1 

- 3 1 - - 3 

- 1 275 (0) - - (0) 

74 388 714 851 862 660 

17 47 50 61 47 53 

94 - - - - - - 478 - - - - - - 820 - - - - - - 994 - -

- - - - 971 -

- - - - - 785 

22.5 30.0 39.4 49.6 59.4 71.3 

88 447 778 937 905 733 

6 31 42 57 66 52 

- 1 5 2 1 2 

94 478 820 994 971 785 

- - - - - -

29 270 506 644 643 614 

29 105 134 160 165 83 

24 60 75 82 58 9 

10 21 47 55 35 10 

4 22 32 37 34 33 

28 57 101 99 86 62 16 26 47 42 42 50 

8 41 48 75 61 99 10 51 72 91 98 114 

4 45 75 82 93 89 6 43 64 77 81 99 12 37 53 62 62 36 4 106 203 278 251 133 

2 46 89 125 139 55 - 4 29 24 20 12 

- - 7 2 4 3 

3 5 8 10 10 10 42 194 246 347 294 174 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

42 194 246 347 294 174 1 14 18 28 39 43 

1 16 29 37 63 128 2 11 28 26 28 32 - 6 8 20 18 26 

6 39 58 76 128 188 5 12 29 56 88 148 16 128 236 281 270 131 

4 52 155 157 106 42 17 10 22 6 11 6 

2 3 12 6 4 5 

94 478 820 994 971 785 3 085 31 493 133 830 91 618 64 036 22 554 

2 5 25 22 12 2 2 30 94 93 63 15 

- 47 141 141 104 37 9 139 231 289 226 82 15 100 118 166 165 75 

19 53 68 97 106 85 

9 17 32 39 83 120 

12 32 40 44 75 139 26 55 71 103 137 230 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms ; see text} 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ formsacres __ Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms __ 

acreL - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ formL - Other than family held _____________________________ formL - acres-- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ formL - 10 or less stockholders- __________________________ forms-- Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms-- acres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ - Not on farm aperated ___________________________________ _ 

- Operatars by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 years- ________________________________________ _ - 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ - Average oge ___________________________________________ _ -

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ - Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ - Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ Other - ________________________________________________ _ 

- Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ - I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

- 200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ - 10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ - 50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

- 70 to 99 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 139 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

- 140 to 179 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

- 180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 - to 259 acre'- ________________________________________ _ 

- 260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 acre'-________________________________________ _ 

- 1.000 to 1,999 acreL ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain forms (011 ) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ - Cotton forms (0131) _____________________________________ _ Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

- Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133.0134, 0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ - Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crap (019) _________________________ _ -

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ 

- Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ _ Poultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

- Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

- General farms. primarily livestock (029)- ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200.000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $100.000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ - $40.000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ - $10.000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 - to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- less than $2.500 _____________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

3 806 24 

447 056 1 468 143 2 

20 854 (0) 

44 1 - 22 251 - 1 - 43 - 3 - 2 424 - I - 2 -

111 I 

3 045 (D) 

1 

3 3691 17 

373 7 

271 27 

~~~ 1 

-

- I 111 - 747 -

354

1 

- 46.5 22.1 

3 703 25 

304 2 10 -

- - 4 007 27 

410 -

256 4 543 1 9 

2 798 14 

487 7 844 6 389 2 

551

1 

5 

580 4 

339 1 

230 1 125 1 357 - 80 - 16 - 9 -

35 - 897 14 

- - - -

897

1 

14 202 2 

815 3 153 2 246 -

1 220 4 704 2 78 - 159 1 165 1 1 

37 -

4 007 27 52 059 468 

9 - 22 1 

44 - 72 - 94 I 176 4 356 4 652 6 2 582 11 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 fa 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 

751 925 1 077 

73 913 97 742 119 763 

34 33 25 

(D) 4 612 5 021 

6 12 8 

592 3 193 5 911 

- - -

6 12 8 

I 1 - (D) (D) -

- 1 - I - - 3 2 1 

269 (0) (D) 

688 816 954 

66 87 82 

- - -

795 - - - 973 - - - 1 111 

- - -

- - - 30.5 39.3 49.0 

732 926 1 018 

63 47 93 

1 8 -

- - -

795 973 1 111 

25 53 81 

33 36 62 

125 158 106 

612 726 862 

65 102 212 

250 246 161 

79 98 114 

105 133 174 

72 147 144 

66 84 87 

48 52 57 12 25 42 

96 65 91 

2 17 25 

- 4 2 - - 2 

11 11 5 141 218 228 

- - - - - -

141 218 228 38 36 113 

202 108 244 22 41 37 52 81 52 

238 330 332 103 198 173 14 24 15 24 68 34 49 48 44 

4 8 7 

795 973 1 III 5 330 8 134 16 125 

2 - 3 - 8 5 3 11 15 9 28 19 13 27 23 37 32 47 48 78 112 190 153 133 493 636 754 

65 yeors and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

703 326 

101 929 52 241 

32 17 

5 711 2 339 

9 9 

4 271 8 284 

1 - 8 9 

- I 

- (0) 

- -

- I 

3 1 

728 (D) 

610 284 

89 42 

-

- =1 

- -

- - 747 - - 354 

58.8 70.2 

698 304 

49 50 

1 -

- -

747 354 

68 183 

76 45

1 99 46 

504 80 

86 15 

136 45 

68 28 

81 53

1 132 81 

67 34 

51 21 

24 21 67 38 

26 10 

5 5 4 3 

6 2 188 108 - - - -

188 108 12 1 

157 

33 1011 18 49 12 

235 81 170 58 14 Il 

26 6 19 4 

8 10 

747 354 17 741 4 260 

3 I 4 4 

9 6 10 6 19 11 

35 21 76 38 102 68 489 199 

MAINE 39 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ farms_ -

Sales 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ ~,:;~~~: -

- $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms_ -

-

- $1.000_ (otton and cottonseed --- __________________________ farms-

-

- Sales 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ ~,:;~~~: 

-

-

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ farms-

$1.000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ -

-

- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ $f~'~= 

-

-

$1.000_ Field seeds. hay, foroge, and silage ___________________ forms_ 

-

- Sales 01 $40,000 or morL _______________________ ~,:;~~~: 

$1.000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse praducts ____________________ farms- - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Dairy producfs ____________________________________ rnrms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Cattle and calveL _________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms- - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 fa $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 fa $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 fa $19,999 ______________________________ -------- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ -

- tons_ 

$1,000_ - Forms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 tonL ______________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 499 fons _____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

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

$5,000 fa $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ______________________________ ---- - $50,000 or m),re ____________________________________ _ 

See footnote of end of table. 

40 MAINE 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 years 

744 636 7 3 702 3 433 13 11 11 - 782 782

1 

- 53 46 - 407 367 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 893 813 17 

5 196 3 004 81 1 - - (0) - - 859 411 13 

4 9821 4 165 33 

26 25 - 2 140 2 095 -

1 329 417 2 19 371 13 408 (0) 

80 61 - 14 447 11 229 - 365 172 2 

6 431 4 462 (0) 

42 29 - 4 377 3 325 - 1 331 1 115 35 

69 936 66192 556 

515 496 2 

57 189 54 792 (0) 

1 123 699 6 

202 795 172 1241 1 713 

553 489 4 

201 626 171 378 1 712 

1 355 1 185 18 

69 047 66 642 595 

656 639 5 

58 102 56 555 323 

3 091 1 838 28 

15 363 12 291 70 

38 32 -

3 4261 2 995 -

594 220 - 603 267 - 1 1 - (0) (0) - 506 146 10 

311 148 (Z) 

- - -

- - - 594 202 18 

938 481 12 

1 1 - (0) (0) -

3 294 1 711 36 

35 295 29 766 409 

2 521 1 019 20 

363 315 11 

295 271 4 

115 106 1 

5 149 2 600 36 

141 540 124 713 1 137 

3 441 1 030 20 

657 609 11 

470 431 - 581 530 5 

3 509 2 067 32 

753 518 658 030 6 823 

119 324 103 758 I 127 

2 404 1 056 27 

702 646 1 

403 365 4 

1 926 606 16 

644 611 11 

387 346 - 552 504 5 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

25 fa 34 years 35 fa 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 fa 64 yeors and over 

81 147 181 158 62 

361 1 061 987 767 245 

2 4 2 3 - (0) 288 (0) 207 - 5 16 13 10 2 

61 121 122 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

87 117 192 203 197 

325 513 839 669 576 

- - - - - - - - - - 36 75 94 90 103 

311 544 1 660 1 230 388 

2 3 8 9 3 

(0) (0) 975 720 139 

26 62 68 93 166 

(0) 4 834 3734 1 683 2 812 

2 15 20 13 11 

(0) (O) 3 415 I 168 2 030 

18 36 36 34 46 

(D) 542 1 694 1 402 427 

4 3 9 9 4 

248 263 1 410 1 119 285 

172 236 302 256 114 

8 695 18 421 18362 16 299 3860 

85 134 149 100 26 

6998 16 247 15 120 13 440 (D) 

81 193 208 144 67 

12 612 88 117 41 801 20 744 7 138 

51 152 151 97 34 

12 546 88 029 41 591 20 488 7012 

141 266 308 296 156 

7 318 16 791 19 34J 17 445 5 150 

70 167 191 161 45 

5 891 14 695 17 149 14 894 3 602 

190 354 452 456 358 

996 2 760 3 051 3 613 1 802 

2 12 7 6' 5 

(0) (0) 528 1 076 331 

31 45 67 40 37 

23 95 42 64 44 

- 1 - - - - (O) - - - 15 32 27 28 34 

19 48 14 29 39 

- - - - - - - - - - 31 59 42 28 24 

108 103 91 92 75 

- - - 1 - - - - (0) -

224 425 437 364 225 

1 829 14 648 6 584 4 806 1 488 

176 229 208 224 162 

14 67 109 83 31 

22 88 88 43 26 

12 41 32 14 6 

306 564 680 588 426 10 603 55 375 32 833 18 274 6490 

111 173 222 213 291 

97 113 160 168 60 

50 112 132 102 35 48 166 166 105 40 

227 469 585 501 253 64 472 241 791 196 562 111 849 36 535 

10 168 38 252 31 279 17 084 5 847 

111 177 283 283 175 

78 168 184 155 60 

38 124 118 63 18 

39 96 164 159 132 

103 131 159 150 57 

39 86 103 94 24 

46 156 159 98 40 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms- see textl 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agriculturaJ products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ torms_ 

$1,000. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity (redit Corporation loons ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL_ 

$1,000_ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ 

$1,000._ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, ond berries ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40~OOO or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy productL ___________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ form5-_ 

$1.000 __ Cattle and colves __________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ furms __ 

$1,000 __ Sates of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $49,999 ____________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $49,999 ____________________ . ________________ _ $50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

ton$ __ 

$1,000 __ 

1109910nL _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 10nL ____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $49,999 __________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

See foolnole 01 end of lab[e. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Toto[ Under 25 years 

[08 - 269 -

- -

-

4~1 -

- - -

- - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 1 080 8 

2 192 26 1 - (0) -

448 5 

81; I 11 

-

(0)1 -

912 3 

5 963

1 

14 

19 - 3 218 - 193 2 

1 969

1 

(0) 

13 -

1 052 - 216 8 3 744 78 19 -

2 397 -

424 1 

30671

1 

(0) 

64 1 

30 249

1 

(0) 

170 - 2 405 - 17 -

1 5471 - 253 4 

3 072 5 6 - 431

1 

-

374 1 

336 (0) 

- - - - 360 1 163 (0) 

- -

3921 

-

1 

457 (0) 

- - - -

I 583 15 

5 529 56 

1 502 14 48 - 24 1 

9 -

2 549 18 16827 231 

2 411 17 

48 - 39 - 51 1 

1 442 13 95487 1 279 IS 566 228 

I 348 12 

56 - 38 1 

I 320 12 33 - 41 - 48 1 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

32 24 21 

38 [08 41 

- - - - - -

1 2 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - - 218 270 255 

310 440 517 

- - - - - -

160 79 168 

164 227 317 

- - 1 

- - (0) 

190 151 299 

483 907 1 494 

- 8 3 

- 441 (0) 

29 60 45 

(0) 523 738 

- 5 4 

- 306 475 

34 65 62 

411 1 394 634 

1 7 3 (0) 1 120 205 

1I0 149 103 

2 691 3 158 10680 

7 21 22 

(0) 2965 10 609 

37 55 37 

329 344 595 

2 2 7 

(0) (0) 464 

222 348 326 

516 807 828 1 2 1 (0) (0) (0) 

116 106 103 

85 71 98 - - - - - - 158 72 68 32 43 42 - - - - - - 129 95 126 

144 111 141 

- - - - - -

460 536 301 I 541 788 1 622 

449 501 282 8 26 6 1 8 10 

2 1 3 

609 751 602 941 2 695 5 447 

581 711 566 

20 5 10 4 20 7 4 15 19 

444 430 274 4626 15 279 30 401 731 2 418 5 047 

431 395 249 12 22 12 1 13 13 

425 390 244 11 5 5 4 21 7 4 14 18 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

23 8 

61 [9 

- -

- -

2 -

(0) -

- -

- - - - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

212 117 

635 264 [ -

(0) -

29 7 

92 

- ~I - -

178 91 

1 076 1 989 

2 6 (0) 1 550 

37 20 

289 289 

2 2 (0) (0) 34 13 

751 476 

6 2 

584 (0) 

45 16 

13 572 (Oil 12 

13 525 

26 (0)1 15 

545 592 

3 3 

359 449

1 

263 90 

603 31T 1 

(0) (0)1 

44 4 42 (0) 

- -

- - 37 24 27 (0) 

- - -

30 111 47 (0) 

- - - -

235 36 1 449 73 1 222 

7 

- 3 31 I 3 

418 

7 090 151 I 423 

394 1421 8 5 7 

5: I 9 

223 41 602 2 299 6 798 345 

207 54 

8 

4: I 8 

200 

7 5 7 2 9 

MAINE 41 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

I Excludes abnormal forms; see textI 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' - (on. 

Animol health C05t5 __________________________________ formL 

Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ -

$1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Seeds. bulbs, plants. and trees _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ forms -- $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms -- $1.000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ forms -- $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000 -- Hired form lobar ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - Workers by number of days worked: 150 doys or more _______________________________ farmsworkers_ -

- less than 150 days ______________________________ forms_ - workers_ -

Controct lobar ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ - $2,500 to $9,999 __________________________________ ----- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

(ustomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ - $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________ -------------- ----

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ -- ---- -------------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for humon consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

42 MAINE 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

3 834 2 262 2 105 I 783 

2 795 I 324 

480 4271 438 402 

121 109 

4 342 2 609 8 641 7 504 

3 102 I 504 844 747 

207 197 

189

1 

161 

4 936 2 969 17 941 16309 

3 447 1 574 924 857 411 393 154 145 

4 719 2 9251 8 902 7 951 

3 867 2 123 

680 642 

III 104 

61 56 

8 092 4 175 

19 467 16 359 

6 144 2 402 

I 674 I 524 

202 189 

72 60 

8084 4 169 

14 134 II 766 

7 801

1 

4056

1 6 821 5 738 

2 821 2 107 

2 884 2554 702 564 329 295 

I 502 I 082 

2 925 2 211 

49 36 

18 16 

8 0811 4 1661 1 158 952 

5 420 3384 5 056 4 376 

867 592 

277 217 

4 401 2 925 

39 418 35 055 

3 057 1 6971 

975 892 

266 251 

103 85 

I 555 I 386 

5 051 4 561 

4001 2 583 

36 705 28 212 

644 353 

2 490 I 758 

430 198 

182 133 

19 13 

13 9 

2 357 I 315 

I 972 I 447 

2 173 I 183 

166 114 

13 13 

5 5 

780 378 

964 622 

I 598 657 

4464 3 443 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years and over 

32 262 539 623 535 271 

20 189 552 497 386 140 

21 144 265 351 342 201 

1 76 106 130 75 39 

8 29 141 110 92 22 

2 13 27 32 26 9 

61 334 521 677 637 379 

72 915 I 904 2 255 I 877 482 

37 173 255 374 366 299 

20 104 172 189 195 67 

4 40 45 60 44 4 

- 17 49 54 32 9 

84 368 565 753 724 475 

169 I 969 4 134 4 533 4 273 I 233 

60 177 228 370 367 372 

20 115 199 220 230 73 

4 67 99 117 87 19 

- 9 39 46 40 II 

85 370 565 704 711 490 

73 910 2 102 2257 I 976 634 

77 247 358 499 505 437 

8 109 155 157 171 42 

- II 33 29 23 8 

- 3 19 19 12 3 

94 480 818 I 013 I 024 746 

122 I 404 5 766 4 236 3 593 1 237 

80 250 341 488 627 616 

14 212 401 449 337 III 

- 15 56 60 42 16 

- 3 20 16 18 3 

94 480 818 I 013 I 019 745 

87 I 031 4 054 3031 2 626 937 

85 468 809 992 997 705 

31 544 I 717 I 572 I 378 496 

63 305 488 521 542 188 

32 238 988 584 545 166 

16 65 136 168 109 70 

5 28 91 83 (0) (0) 

17 94 282 293 259 137 

6 118 I 017 518 384 169 

4 II 3 12 5 I 

2 4 I 8 (0) (0) 

94 480 818 I 013 I 019 742 

12 99 239 266 246 90 

48 392 716 861 810 557 

26 352 I 668 I 158 901 271 

15 70 106 167 182 52 

9 21 44 48 65 29 

75 362 606 776 732 374 

154 2 408 15 023 7910 7 454 2 105 

69 222 295 431 425 255 

6 118 228 237 212 91 

- 17 58 82 73 21 

- 5 25 26 22 7 

II 149 337 358 393 138 

12 287 I 617 I 004 I 264 377 

75 317 519 710 637 325 

468 2 737 5 562 8929 7 413 3 103 

12 29 75 69 97 71 

8 90 898 240 367 156 

12 13 22 48 46 57 

- 16 45 17 46 9 

- - 3 2 3 5 

- - 5 2 2 -

23 189 252 299 342 210 

13 240 372 275 448 99 

23 173 207 273 306 201 

- 10 42 24 30 8 

- 6 I 2 3 I 

- - 2 - 3 -

26 67 75 100 70 40 

14 104 186 173 82 63 

17 78 113 162 134 153 

21 379 947 950 854 293 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see text} 

All Farms 

SELECTED fARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - Con. 

Animol health C05t5 __________________________________ forms_ - $I,OO(L - forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________ -- ____ -_ -_ ---

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Seeds, bulbs. plonts, and trees ________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chern icols inc luding lime _______________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farrns_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Gasoline - _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - LP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ______ .! _____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene. motor oil. and grease ___________________ fonns_ - $1,000_ Electricity - ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool. wood, coke. etc. _______________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Hired form lobor ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ - Workers by number of doys worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ fonns_ - workers_ - less than 150 days. _____________________________ farms_ - workers_ - (ontract lobor ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Customwork. mochine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for humon consumption _____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol Under 25 years 

I 572 18 

322 3 

I 471 17 

53, -

36 I 

12 -

1 733 39 

I 137 13 

I 598 39 

97 -

10 -

28

1 

-

I 967 44 

I 632 34 

I 873 44 

67 -

18 -

9 -

I 7941 39 

951

1 

10 

I 744 39 

38 -

3 91~1 -

-

54 

3 108 43 

3 742 53 

150 - 13 I 

12 -

3915 54 

2 368 29 

3 745

1 

49 

I 083 13 

7141 3 

330 I 

138 17 

34 2 

420

1 

I 

714 (D) 

13 - 2 - 3915 1 54 

206 2 

2036 41 

680 12 

275 13 

60 2 

I 476 32 

4364 19 

I 3601 32 

83 - 15 - 18 -

169 I 

490 (D) 

I 418 32 

8493 207 

291 - 732 -

232 -

49 - 6 - 4 -

I 042 9 

526 1 

990 9 

52 -

- -

- -

402 1 

342 (D) 

941 9 

1 021 5 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

342 503 399 

93 78 89 

331 466 361 

9 22 18 

I 14 13 

I I 7 

417 356 531 

97 243 514 

403 330 478 

13 14 34 

- 4 5 

1 8 14 

401 471 532 

235 374 350 

392 461 498 

7 4 32 

I 2 2 

I 4 -

330 381 523 

104 265 204 

325 373 517 

4 4 4 

1 1 -

- 3 2 

769 919 I 116 

371 614 788 

737 878 I 065 

31 37 42 

- 3 6 

I I 3 

769 919 I 116 

267 457 625 

740 882 I 049 

146 244 355 

175 174 195 

56 52 63 

14 30 26 

4 1I 5 

54 154 86 (D) 97 143 

- - 4 

- - (Z) 

769 919 I 116 

33 53 58 

389 555 519 

94 148 148 

51 57 60 

11 9 15 

352 303 397 

408 724 I 245 

342 277 359 

8 21 32 - 1 3 2 4 3 

25 43 50 (D) 97 172 337 294 376 

I 289 I 869 2 667 

44 36 93 107 103 266 

41 31 72 

- 4 20 2 - - 1 I 1 

250 141 359 

234 55 109 

217 138 350 33 3 9 

- - - - - -

156 95 64 65 77 70 

266 264 263 185 278 310 

65 yeors and 

55 to 64 years over 

238 72 

43 16 

229 67 

2 2 

5 2 

2 I 

278 112 

147 124 

259 89 

15 21 

I -

3 2 

345 174 

331 308 

330 148 

I 23 

12 I 

2 2 

309 2121 

176 192 

293 197 

14 12 

2 3 

- -

733 326 

889 403 

705 304 

24 16 

I 2 

3 4 

731 326 

638 352 

718 307

1 210 114 

124 43 

118 41 

40 Il 

10 3 

60 65 

263 171 

- 9 

- 1 

731 326

38 22 1 

358 174 

236 43 

68 26 

15 8 

263 129 

1 085 882 

233 117 

20 2 

6 5 

4 5 

24 26 91 80 252 127 

I 270 I 191

1 82 36 109 147 

73 15 

8 17 

- 4 1 -

223 60 

81 

46 \ 

220 56 

3 4 - - - -

64 22 89 (D) 

98 41 143 99 

MAINE 43 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms. 

Forms by value group: $1,000_ 

$1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________ .. _______________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _________ . _____________________________ forms. 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups _______________________ forms. 

number _ Wheel troctors _________ . _______________ . _. _________ • farmsnumber _ 2 or 3 __________________________________________ farms. 

number _ 4 or more _______________________________________ formL 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _._. _________ farms. 

number _ Corn pickers, corn heads. and picker-shellers ____________ .forms_ 

number_ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottonpickers__ __ __ __ __ __ _ _______________________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farmsnumber _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ formsacres on which used_ lime ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farmsacres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth contra! of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cottle 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 hod calved ____________________ farms_ - number _ - Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Forms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________ ---- -- ------ JO 10 49 __________________ -- -- -------------------- 50 to 99 ________________________________ -- --------

100 to 199 _________________ - __ --------------------

·200 to 499 _____________ - ______ -------------- ------ 500 or more ______________________ ---------------- -

See footnote at end of lable. 

44 MAINE 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

8 115 4 182 217 949 171 468 

1 195 344 

2 425

1 

661

1 1 599 764 

1 630 1 267 789 713 371 339 98 86 8 8 

5 1301 3 058 

6 860 4 134 6 704 3 727 13 437 9 121 6 927 3 790 

15 026 10 085 

3 191 1 991 

7 612 4 942 

970 868 4 648 4 2121 

363 278 414 321 

248 195 

302 241 

175 140 

192 157 91 69 

110 84 

- - - - 1 938 1 295 

2 089 1 403 

2 674 1 695 2 768 1 766 

1 120 902 

1 3381 1 082

1 

5 604 3 276 26842 24 260 

4 795 2 894 

286 420 

2 6041 93 356 

253 573 

1 6121 84 754 

104 749 92 836 

2 234 1 383 

141 651 123 236 311 ·124 

10 824 8 536 

1 4881 100 719 

984

90 044 1 2 352 1 758 

168 389 149 994 

733 577 

59 784 54 933 

1 309 898 

887 611 

3 757 2 024 

133 068 112 123 

1 491 460 

1 409 749 

508 476 

272 26~ 

71 68 

6 6 

3 216 1 810 

69 417 60 160 

1 698 654 

12 271 6 107 

1 326 463 

352 174 

14 12 

6 5 

- - - -

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years and over 

94 480 818 I 014 1 029 747 

1 777 20 986 43 676 49 208 39 727 16094 

23 21 65 37 78 120 

33 75 76 148 136 193 

9 73 133 143 233 173 

14 160 258 329 320 186 14 87 158 220 177 57 1 53 100 107 65 13 

- 11 25 28 17 5 

- - 3 2 3 -

44 352 608 795 800 459 

48 441 812 1 061 1 116 656 

82 442 754 939 924 586 100 1 074 2 056 2 410 2 308 1 173 

85 431 748 927 950 649 

166 1 075 2 114 2 687 2628 1 415 

48 220 362 479 507 375 

114 547 891 1 244 1 262 884 

5 94 211 258 231 69 

20 411 1 048 1 253 1 154 326 

- 38 55 87 63 35 - 43 58 112 73 35 

6 18 52 58 42 19 

6 21 54 75 59 26 

6 11 25 48 34 16 

6 12 25 49 43 22 

- 8 28 17 13 3 

- 9 29 26 16 4 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 13 150 281 339 338 174 

13 162 310 366 374 178 

10 164 323 466 413 319 

10 169 346 487 431 323 

8 118 235 240 198 103 

8 143 286 289 233 123 

85 401 623 798 805 564 241 2 879 6 235 6 789 6 249 1 867 

84 356 559 732 709 454 

2.636 29 885 66 583 69085 64 833 20 551 

21 231 343 411 393 213 

181 11 404 20 302 23 274 20 993 8600 

166 13 176 21 376 25257 21 352 11 509 

34 162 266 330 350 241 

1 297 14997 31 828 32 765 32 608 9 741 24 15 34 27 15 9 

717 500 2 558 2 209 1 624 928 46 104 217 247 218 152 

1 813 8 621 25 976 25 956 20 831 6 847 

62 252 369 458 405 212 

2 324 18 526 37 755 43 547 37 662 10 180 

37 86 108 162 126 58 

1 309 7 050 14 305 15 574 13 874 2 821 

18 98 211 255 226 90 

17 70 153 165 134 72 

44 211 412 487 493 377 

1 180 12 281 26 298 29 974 29 639 12 751 

25 49 98 87 95 106 7 66 114 164 201 197 

11 65 115 140 101 44 

1 27 71 73 69 24 

- 2 12 22 26 6 

- 2 2 1 1 -

25 192 382 444 440 327 

635 6 922 13969 16 416 15 422 6 796 

5 53 134 137 156 169 

48 528 873 1 356 1 598 1 704 

4 41 108 94 109 107 

1 10 25 40 41 57 

- 1 1 3 4 3 

- 1 - - 2 2 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Coo. 

{Excludes abnormal farms· see textI 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles __ .... _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ 

number_ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or rnore ________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ 

number _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ qther cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup bolers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which ose(L Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, grO$S, orbrush in crops and pasture __________ farms_ 

acres on which use(L 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops;·or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________ 30rms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ < _____________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers t/Jot had calved ____________________ farms_ 

number _ Beet cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _c ________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________ -____________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

,See footnote at end of table, 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

3 933 54 

46 482 453 

851 6 

1 764 39 

835 8 

363 I 

76 - 32 - 12 - - -

2 072 26 

2 726 28 

2 977 42 

4 316 68 

3 137 39 

4 941 54 

1 200 14 

2 670 29 

102 - 436 -

85 - 93 - 53 - 61 -

35 -

35 - 22 - 26 -

- -

- - 643 7 

686 7 

979 8 

1 002 8 

218 - 256

1 -

2 328 44 

2 582 45 

1 901 28 

32 847 501 

992 1 7 

8 602 42 

11 913 66 

851 21 

18415 461 

187 - 2 288 - 504 3 

10675 29 

594 8 18 395 30 

156 9 

4 851 174 

411 16 

276 10 

1 733 5 20945 29 

1 031 3 

660 2 

32 - 7 - 3 - - -

1 406- 3 9 257 6 1 044 3 6 164 3 

863 3 178 - 2 - 1 - - - - -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

769 930 1 119 

6966 11 668 12490 

231 210 170 

333 351 560 

139 224 277 

52 110 88 

13 26 16 

I 8 7 

- 1 1 

- - -

390 470 563 

497 664 676 

606 692 842 

743 997 1 206 

440- 782 985 

629 1 254 1 534 

123 343 322 

276 767 705 

12 12 54 

48 60 220 

9 26 11 

9 26 11 

- 21 14 

- 21 14 

- 9 8 

- 9 8 

- 12 6 

- 12 6 

- - -

- - - 91 177 175 

97 189 188 

134 315 269 

138 325 276 

33 63 60 

58 65 60 

463 546 632 

339 638 555 

395 461 502 

4 707 8 566 7 266 

246 200 298 

1 495 2 111 2 263 

1 849 3 497 2 585 

138 154 297 

1 708 4 588 3 238 

100 29 18 

289 303 918 

92 86 165 

1 009 2 662 3 341 

98 173 143 1 945 5 066 3 432 

33 42 32 550 1 385 1 430 

58 104 102 

52 60- 66 

321 526 438 3 217 5 906 5 470 

215 306 243-

102 213 183 

3 5 11 1 2 1 

- - - - - -

263 412 342 1 330 2 391 2 283 211 310 260 848 1 743 1 549 

193 254 214 18 56 46 - - - - - - - - - - - -

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

731 330 

10 524 4380 

156 78 

337 

119 I~I 89 23 

11 10 

9 7 

10 -

- -

438 185 

621 240 

537 258 

893 409 

622 269 

1 004 466 

264 134 

585 308 

18 6 

79 29 1 

29 10

1 

37 10 

10 8 

10 

1;1 10 

10 

-

- 8 

- -

- -

129 64 

134 71 

179 74 

180 75 

52 10 

63 10

1 

404 239 

507 499 

342 173 

5948 5 859 

152 89

1 537 1 I 154 

2 684 1 232 

129 112 

3244 5 176 

27 13 

205 573 

92 661 1 293 2 341 

97 75 

3 635 4 287 

16 24 488 824 

81 50

66 22 1 

331 112 4 371 I 952 

206 58 115 4~ 1 7 

1 2 2 1 - -

290 96 2 220 1 027 

204 56 1 571 450 

159 40 42 16 2 - 1 - - - - -

MAINE 4S 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - (on. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ -

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

-

~gg ~~ ::r;~:~~~:::~:::~:::~:::::~::::::::::::::: -

-

Heifers and heifer calves ------- ____________________ farms_ - number _ - Steers. steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ - number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fottened on groin and concentrates ________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventary ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 19L _________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farmsnumber_ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ -

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ -

-

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ - number _ - Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ - number _ - June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ - number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs shor"- ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _ ~ ___________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold ________________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

-

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- Forms 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 _______________________ fo rms _ 

number _ 

-

-

-

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

46 MAINE 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

2 058 1 430 57 146 54 053 

826 1 101 

316 1 46 719 667 318 310 

83 80 

11 11 

- - 2 866 1 708 

51 709 44 537 

2 403 1 217 

11 942 7 426 

3 091 1 838 

62 679 50 526 

15 363 12 291 2 231 1 433 

34004 27 975 

3 026 2 266 2 574 1 556 

28 675 22 551 12 336 10 025 

552 249 3 769 2 379 

1 526 1 002 

1 061 392 

9 272 3 656 

901 338 

123 40 

20 4 

11 7 

4 3 

2 - 377 139 1 889 794 

950 

7 3831 

346 

2 8621 

594 220 

12 050 4 939 

603 267 

151 75 

5 635 2 705 

177 82 

410 151 

1 997 783 

365 135 

1 158 448 

249 89 

839 335 

563 184 

10 966 5 746 

499

1 

159

1 7 813 4 104 

361 130 

6 425 3 105 

468 127 

8 974 4 536 

64 556 31 938 

1 567 576 

5 630 2 318 

359 110 

824 337 

582 236 

273 80 

1 974 682 

101 30 

735 260 

33 11 

1 391 523 

9 151 328 8 470 744 

1 153 315 

12 11 

39 31 

64 51 

100 95 

17 15 

6 5 

1 323 477 

7617520 7 223 056 

297 116 

1 533 808 1 247 688 

Under 25 years 

22 

587 

6 

-

15 

-

1 

-

-

38 

436 

20 

109 

28 

449 

70 

23 

260 

11 

22 

189 

58 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

12 

42 

12 

-

-

-

-

-

10 

10 

11 

32 

-

-

-

-

-

-

10 

10 

10 

10 

-

-

10 

14 

1 

(0) 

10 

10 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

11 

35 

7 

28 

4 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

-

-

-

-

1 

-

2 

(0) 

-

-

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors and over 

163 296 361 349 239 

6394 13096 15060 13 824 5092 

28 44 61 71 106 

1 3 13 10 19 

96 151 167 157 81 

32 78 92 83 25 

4 16 25 27 7 

2 4 3 1 I 

- - - - - 172 346 429 431 292 

4675 9 887 11 969 12 706 4864 

130 258 299 301 209 

684 2 442 1 589 1 511 1 091 

190 354 452 456 358 

4 885 11 591 13 393 13 752 6456 

996 '1 760 3051 3 613 1 802 

159 282 362 340 267 

2 919 7 095 7621 7 102 2978 

193 751 583 447 280 

162 306 395 393 278

1 966 4496 5 772 6650 3 478 1 803 2 008 2468 3 167 1 522 

33 38 55 59 63 

(0) 427 503 713 408 

(0) 148 224 281 184 

46 106 84 82 62 

233 1 055 1 010 626 690 

43 93 68 67 55 

3 9 12 12 4 

- 1 1 2 -

- 2 2 1 2 

- 1 1 - 1 

- - - - - 20 28 31 30 20 

55 192 216 193 128 

40 92 78 69 56 

178 863 794 433 562 

31 45 67 40 37 

419 1 323 858 1 446 893 

23 95 42 64 44 

9 16 15 21 14 

200 511 315 1 029 650 

6 19 8 27 23 

22 33 33 31 22 

61 172 154 226 160 

18 30 29 28 20 

34 100 71 140 93 

12 19 20 25 13 

27 72 83 86 67 

19 58 28 33 36 

478 1 744 1 211 947 1 352 

19 50 26 31 32 (0) 1 283 890 673 963 

12 29 21 26 32 

295 1 009 293 701 797 

14 28 24 27 33 (0) 1 319 1 041 705 1 126 

(0) 11 302 5 743 4 116 8 190 

68 140 132 129 96 

324 615 550 476 318 

13 25 27 23 15 

61 61 89 61 37 

28 53 51 42 59 

11 25 11 14 18 (0) 147 53 58 228 

10 11 4 1 3 

125 58 16 (0) (0) 

5 2 1 (0) (0) 

56 132 118 115 100 

352 338 5 276 399 1 617 247 979 425 (0) 

41 62 61 60 90 

- - 2 8 1 

3 2 12 13 1 

4 21 11 13 2 

7 36 27 19 6 

1 7 4 2 - - 4 1 - -

52 117 107 104 95 

252 208 4 746 808 1 336 962 730 515 (0) 

9 36 25 15 31 

100 130 529 591 280 285 248 910 88 772 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

LlVESTOCK- Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _______ • _______________ • _____ • _______ formsnumber _ 

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 colves ___________________________ forms. 

number _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms. 

number _ 

(ottle and calves sold _______________________________ .forms. 

number _ 

$1,000. Calves-. _________________________________________ forms. 

number _ 

$1.000_ Cottle _______ • ___________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000. Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________________ . ____ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ 3arms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farmL 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number_ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farmL 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farmL 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or alder ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ formL 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ formL 

number _ Horses and ponies sold ______________________________ 3arms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _____ o.. _________ forms_ 

number_ Forms with-

-

· 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

· 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

· 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- I 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 ____________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

See footnote at end of table. 

[Excludes abnormal forms ; see text] 

Total Under 25 years 

628 2 

3 093 (0) 

510 1 2 

55 - 52 - 8 -

3 - - - - - I 158 3 

7 1721 17 

I 186 3 

4 516 6 

I 253 4 

12 153 25 

3 072 5 

798 4 

6 029 14 

761 I 

I 0181 3 

6 124 II 

2 312 4 

303 I 

I 390 (0) 

524 (0) 

669 2 

5 616 (0) 

563 I 

83 - 16 I 

4 - I - 2 - 238 I 

I 095 (0) 

604 2 

4 5211 (0) 

374 I 

7 III (D) 

336 (0) 

76 I 

2 930 (0) 

94 (0) 

259

1 

I 

I 214 (D) 

230 I 

710 (0) 

160 I 

504 (0) 

379 2 

5 220 (D) 

340 I I 

3 709 (D) 

231 I 

3 320 (0) 341 - 4 438 - 32 618 -

991 2 

3 312 (0) 249 1 -

487 - 346 - 193 - I 292 - 71 - 475 - 22 -

868 I 

680 584 (D) 

838 I I - 8 - 13 - 5 - 2 - I - 846 I 394 464 (0) 

181 I 

286 120 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 fa 54 years 

103 196 140 

(0) 648 734 

80 161 114 

6 24 II 

16 10 12 

I I 3 

- - - - - -

- - -

172 370 307 

I 208 2 156 I 904 

200 382 319 

679 I 359 I 283 

222 J.48 326 

I 678 2 871 3246 

516 807 828 

1M 215 195 

611 I 324 I 746 

91 196 280 

193 269 268 

I 067 I 547 I 500 

425 612 548 

53 90 92 

242 352 367 

100 127 148 

176 183 174 

756 I 268 2 138 

163 161 120 

13 12 47 

- 8 5 

- 2 -

- - I 

- - I 

63 72 81 

265 309 380 

145 166 161 

491 959 I 758 

116 106 103 

I 654 I 763 2384 

85 71 98 

20 14 34 

618 343 I 703 

20 8 55 

68 84 84 

231 318 481 

57 79 76 

147 170 305 

42 M 60 

84 148 176 

162 80 77 I 058 I 582 I 149 

152 73 65 791 I 052 813 

76 49 51 

679 885 926 150 70 65 778 I 421 I 030 

7 080 9 662 7 269 

207 306 265 

788 904 905 77 M 103 

170 78 188 130 68 113 93 60 28 390 339 444 

48 14 5 194 158 105 II 7 4 

306 268 1M 57 769 174 977 187 074 

302 258 134 

- I - 2 2 2 I 5 5 I I 2 - I I 

- - - 300 259 139 20 496 51 974 136 049 

69 34 30 37 273 123 003 51 025 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

135 52 

649 577 

116 37 1 8 6 

8 6 

2 I 

I 2 

- -

- - 226 80 

I 319 568 

210 72 

832 357

1 

263 90 

2 356 I 977 

603 

176 3~1 901 I 433 

93 99 

217 68 1 I 455 5M 

510 213 

55 12 

362 (D) 

125 (0) 

107 27 

727 (D) 

93 251 10 I 

2 - 2 - - - - I 

18 3 

82 (D) 

104 26 

645 (0) I 

M 

(O~ I 779 

42 (0) 

6 

(0\ I (0) 

(D) (0) 

19 

93 (O~ I 

14 

(OIl 49 

12 

(D) 

(D) I 33 25 

614 (0) 

26 23

1 415 (0) 

32 22 

509 (D) 

33 23 479 730 

3 405 5 202 

157 54 

527 (0) 19 6 

35 16 27 

(O~ I 10 

(0) 

2 

(O~ \ (0) 

(0) (0) 

I 

113 

229 623 (0) 36\ 

108 

3~ \ -

2 

2 

- II -

I - 112 35 184 902 (0) 

41 6 44 721 (0) 

MAINE 47 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

lExcludes abnormal farms; see text) 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ___________________ forms_ 

number _ · Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____________ forms_ 

number _ · Forms withI to 1,999 ......................................... .. · 2,000 to 59,999 ..................................... .. 

60,000 to 99,999 .................................... .. · 100,000 or more _____________________ " ________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ 

number _ · Turkeys sold ____________________________________ farms_ · number _ · 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _ _ _______________ forms_ · acres-· 

Oots for groin ______________ _ ______________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ · 

· Irrigated ___ _ _ ___________________ forms- · 

acres_ · 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms_ · 

acreshundredweight _ 

· 

· Irrigated __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ ________ ____ __ __ __ __ ___ forms_ · ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................... . 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ formsacres_ 

fons, dry_ Irrigated ________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

· 2510 99 oCreL ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres- tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farmsacres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsacresFarms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 fa 24.9 acres- ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ................................... .. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

· 

land in orchards ____________________________________ formsocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres in orchards: O.l to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres- ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres. .................................. .. 100.0 acres or more ____________________________ ---_ ---

Apples __________________________________________ farms_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

48 MAINE 

fatal ocres_ 

pounds_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

415 307 

14 250 517 12 704 573 

344 278 69 135 235 58 579 184 

31 1 35 

10 1 21 

40 31 

238 216 

36 10 105 28 89 35 

I 720 I 203 

872 732 

41 753 40 056 

856 669 41 654 37 942 

2 639 237 2 438 412 

- -

- -

I 395 I 158 

118 004 III 854 

25 723 427 24 384 154 

40 32 

2 684 2 578 

64 38 155 73 

185 114 

570 525 421 408 

4 816 2 410 

252 571 179 264 

380 891 291 766 

13 

255 12~ I I 839 621 

2 230 I 125 

743 660 

4 4 

707 424 

20 886

1 

14 715 

40 431 31 225 

5 3 

71 38 

860 412 

II 581 10 046 

125 90 

I 019 869 

589 1 166 215 1 101 

87 78 

18 18 

853 223 

9 072 6 106 

19 9 

184 106 

531 115 

254 52 

50 39 

18 17 

843 219 

8 810 6 050 

72 410 244 63 611 681 

Under 25 years 

2 

(D) 

3 

675 000 

-

-

-

3 

-

-

-

-

9 

323 

15 

179 

8 418 

-

-

35 

I 326 

268 435 

-

-

-

-

13 

21 

I 

48 

2 322 

3 800 

-

-

24 

18 

6 

-

4 

159 

545 

-

-

13 

80 

I 

(O) 

II 

I 

I 

-

8 

7 

-

-

8 

-

-

-

8 

5 

-

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

30 90 II 80 28 

(D) 8 136 398 I 948606 I 415 235 545 335 

35 79 93 43 25 

7 587 121 19 069 294 20 239 154 6 813 431 4 195 184 

- 5 2 2 I 

3 3 7 4 4 

6 7 7 6 5 

26 64 77 31 15 

I 2 2 2 3 (0) (0) (D) (D) 5 

3 3 26 I 2 

19 18 I 044 (D) (D) 

90 178 207 172 76 

4 952 10 758 II 343 10 061 2619 

86 151 183 171 63 

4 243 9 995 10 420 9 878 3 227 

273 126 661 641 687 072 626 244 181 911 

- - - - - - - - - -

173 235 324 264 127 

15 603 28 778 31 959 27 282 6 906 

3 297 758 6 402 094 6 921 255 6 067 383 I 427 229 

6 7 5 10 4 

364 935 371 687 222 

3 I I II 22 

3 2 30 15 23 

19 14 17 33 18 

77 110 157 116 44 

71 108 119 89 20 

246 439 555 599 523 

20 469 39 244 45 558 44 535 27 136 

31 142 66 847 73 938 74 669 41 370 

2 1 2 I I 

(D) (0) (D) (D) (D) 

56 102 140 138 161 

108 III 237 294 291 

82 159 177 166 70 

- I I I I 

37 82 116 127 58 

766 2 761 4 259 4945 I 825 

I 786 6 101 9544 9 353 3 896 

I - I - I 

(D) - (D) - (0) 

36 75 95 90 103 

932 I 844 4646 I 976 568 (0) 10 15 16 41 

(O) 99 236 390 84 

19 38 27 43 77 

7 16 36 22 19 

8 17 26 19 7 

2 4 6 6 -

21 42 29 61 62 

255 I 796 I 920 985 I 143 

I I 4 3 - (D) (O) 57 9 -

12 17 7 32 39 

5 12 5 14 16 

4 8 8 13 6 

- 5 9 2 I 

21 41 29 58 62 

250 I 781 I 914 967 I 133 

I 872 651 17 611 847 20 787 698 10 570 476 12 769009 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- 1 10 1,999 _______________________________________ _ 

2,000 10 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 60,00010 99,999 ____________________________________ __ 

100,000 or more ______________________ . _______________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

(orn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ 

hundredweight_ -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 ocros ____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms_ 

Qcres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acreL ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocros. ____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Allollo hoy _______________________________________ lorms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 104.9 ocros. _____________________________________ _ 

5.01024.9 acros _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocros ____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farmsocres_ 

Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 10 4.9 acrOL _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acros. ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocros ____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ farms_ 

total acrespounds_ 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[Excludes abnormal forms· see text) 

Totol Under 25 yeors 

108 -

1 S45 944 - 66 1 

10 556 051 (0) 

211 - 14 - 9 -

22 1 

26 - 77 - 54 - 517 -

140 - 1 697 -

187 - 3 712 - 200 82: 1 -

-

23~ I -

8 

6 150 184 

1 339 27~ I 33 335 

- 106 -

26 - 82 -

71 4 

45 4 

13 -

2 406 12 

73 307 381 89 125 545 

12~ 1 

-

-

1 218 7 

1 105 4 

83 1 

- -

283 -

6 1711 - 9 206 -

(O~ I -

-

448 5 

1 535 22 35 1 151 (0) 

374 2 

65 3 9 - - -

630 2 

2 966 (0) 

10 - 78 -

416 - 202 2 11 - 1 -

624 2 2 760 (D) 

8 798 563 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

8 41 39 

81 659 267 612 885 321 

12 21 22 

(0) 1 693 085 1 396 606 

5 3 11 

4 7 1 

3 3 3 

- 8 7 

8 12 1 

13 35 (0) 

16 8 19 

145 57 230 

23 39 38 

165 316 415 

26 38 87 

337 1 458 659 

16 562 83 489 32 035 

- - -

- - -

33 70 66 

656 2 414 1 201 

152 411 522 603 238 652 

1 3 2 

(0) 101 (0) 

2 6 7 

10 33 21 

12 15 23 

8 11 14 

1 5 1 

517 608 573 

12970 18 008 17 924 

13 715 22 530 23 350 

2 1 2 

(0) (0) (0) 

292 320 290 

214 269 261 

11 19 22 

- - -

42 69 83 

693 1 240 1 666 1 209 2 186 2 338 

- 1 1 

- (0) (0) 

160 79 168 

294 369 736 

7 12 11 

25 33 64 

137 59 147 

22 18 15 1 2 6 

- - -

198 122 222 1 042 507 678 

2 3 3 (0) 5 10 

114 96 159 83 23 61 1 3 2 - - -

197 120 219 1 008 478 574 2 168 855 1 S49 610 1 179 664 

65 yeors ond 

55 to 64 yeors over 

12 8 

225 425 85 927 

9 I 

6 894 318 (0) 

2 - 1 1 

- -

6 -

4 1 

(01 (0) 

8 3 

32 53 

1 

32 8 

566 235 

25 11 

850 408 

48 127 20 61~1 -

-

47 13 

I 186 509 

234 554 157 718 

1 1 

(0) (0) 

8 3 

16 2 

14 3 4 4 

5 1 

483 213

1 

15 701 8 323 

19 269 9 716 

1 

=1 (0) 

222 87

1 

242 115 

19 

:: I -

56 

1 577 995 

2 332 1 1411 - - - -

29 7 104 12 3 1 (0) (0) 

23 

6 ~I - - - -

51 35 456 (0) 

1 1 (0) (0) 

31 161 16 17 3 2 1 -

51 35 422 (0) 

2 410 375 (0) 

MAINE 49 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

(Exctudes abnormal tarms- see textl 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms~ ________ _ 

land in forms ____________________ _ 

_ __ number_ 

percenl_ . _____ ocres_ - Average size of farm ___ _ _______ acresValue of land and buildings ' _ . _____ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per farm __ _ ____ dollars- - Averoge per ocre _________ _ . __________ dollarsForms by value of land and buildings; $110 $19,999 _________ _ _____________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 10 $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 10 $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,00010 $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,00010 $999,999 ______________________ _ $1,000,000 or more _____________ _ __________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farmsland rented or leased from others ____ _ 

land rented or leased 10 otherL _____ _ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

ocres_ _____ formsacres- _____ formsocres_ 

Total cropland _____________________________________ forms_ 

Harvested cropland ________ _ acres- __ farms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

acres -- Farms by acres harvested: I to 9 acres ________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 29 acres ______________________________________ _ - 30 to 49 acreL ____________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 acreL ____________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 acreL _________________________________ _ - 500 acres or mare ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms 

acres 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __ _ ___________________ farms 

acres On which all crops foiled _ _ ___________________ farms 

acres In cultivated summer follow ___________________ farms 

acres Idle ___________________________________________ farms 

acres 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured __________________ • ____________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured ___________________________ farms_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc __________ farmsacres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________ • ______________________ farms_ 

Irrigated land ______________ _ 

acres_ _________ farmL 

acresHarvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

acres. Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acreL Other land irrigated ________________________________ formsacres_ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farmsacresRACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AIIF~~e~~~;:s -~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~= = ~ ~ = ~ ~= == == == == === ===== ~ ~~~~:~ = 

-

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-

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-

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-

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-

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

Port owners ___________________________ . ______ . number_ - Tenants ___ . ________________ number_ - White _____ _ ______________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Block and other roces. ___________________________ number_ 

Full owners _____________________ . ____________ number_ 

Part owners ________________ • ____________ - _____ number_ 

-

- Tenants __ . ____ . __ • __________________________ number_ -

See footnote at end of toble. 

50 MAINE 

T 0101 forming I and other 

occupations Tatol 

5 458 I 692 100.0 31.0 

711 4891 280 0731 130 166 

5 447 I 736 408 060 147 200 74 914 84 792 

557 496 

435 140 

I 265

1 

365

1 I 610 462 

856 289 739 239 274 119 

244 105 

23 17 I -

5 1951 I 568 

658 688 255 538 I 185 462 

65 820 29 542 

383 118 

13 019 5 007 

5 262 I 651 

230 052 97 360 

4 949 I 592 

142 829 61 775 

I 348 301 

I 686 471 

I 037 349 

688 353 157

32 1 100 I 17 

I I 

2 470 776 

47 960 18 450 

455 184 

7 7051 

240 4 1011 

65 

I 291 408 

221 92 

2 856 I 269 

I 287 369 

27 411 II 357 

4 042 I 293 

416 218 158 231 

927 336 

43 564 18 220 

3 683 I 175 

372 654 140 011 

763 211 

19 050 7 365 

3 324 I 030 

46 169 17 117 

3 242 I 005 

110 574 44 035 

181 90 

790 469 

175 87 

652 355 

3 2 

11 (0) 

6 I 

127 (0) 

62 26 

612 276 

5 458 I 692 

4 279 I 234 

916 334 

263 124 

5 449 1 688 

4 271 I 231 

915 333 

263 124 

9 4 

8 3 

1 I 

- -

Under 25 yeors 

66 

1.2 

5 630 

85 

70 

I 811 

25 869 

321 

17 

39 

10 

4 

-

-

-

-

-

31 

I 494 

56 4 158 

I 

(0) 

65 2 657 

65 I 980 

6 

34 

5 

18 

2 

-

-

27 

172 

5 

46 

I 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

13 

452 

31 

2 545 

1 

(D) 

31 

2 535 

4 

212 

41 

216 

27 

394 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

(0) 

66 

10 

21 

35 

66 

10 

21 

35 

-

-

-

-

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

157 211 283 401 574 

2.8 3.8 5.1 7.3 10.5 

25 426 27 945 41 761 82 602 96 709 

162 132 148 206 168 

168 224 317 426 531 

16 978 23 025 21 306 43 296 40 785 

101 058 102 791 67 210 101 633 76 807 

558 785 489 459 437 

23 2 34 32 32 

10 27 75 65 149 

49 74 73 98 158 

42 35 80 79 49 

10 49 30 76 74 

21 16 4 39 39 

12 16 21 26 30 

I 5 - II - - - - - -

133 199 266 381 558 

19 401 23 463 37 851 78 298 95 031 

84 90 87 86 59 

6800 4846 4 518 6 202 3 018 

14 7 22 32 42 

775 364 608 I 898 I 340 

155 200 270 394 567 

II 117 11 098 16 475 24 219 31 794 

150 190 254 376 557 

7 023 7 502 10 583 15 686 19 001 

32 49 39 66 109 

32 44 77 109 175 

27 26 51 85 155 

43 57 66 86 83 

12 11 17 25 3; I 4 3 4 4 

- - - I -

71 113 142 169 254 

1 796 2 305 3 280 4 035 6 862 

25 29 31 52 42 

382 445 940 1 157 I 131 

10 10 11 21 12 

49 (0) 65 125 91 

18 7 12 26 28 

253 (0) 126 375 461 

48 41 60 83 124 

I 614 721 I 481 2 841 4 248 

100 151 217 334 460 

12 474 13 725 22 224 51 477 55 786 

25 28 81 86 115 

(D) I 291 2 483 6 665 6 943 

91 141 190 307 415 

11 646 12 434 19 741 44 812 48 843 

17 39 27 52 72 

394 I 392 836 I 784 2 747 

96 139 159 241 354 

I 441 1 730 2 226 5 122 6 382 

86 137 180 229 346 

3 018 4 988 6 599 12 484 16 552 

8 II 15 13 43 

189 49 47 91 93 

7 II 14 12 43 

84 49 44 85 93 

- - I I -

- - (D) (0) -

I - - - - (0) - - - -

3 2 3 6 10 

30 (D) 31 52 147 

157 211 283 401 574 

74 121 198 315 516 

59 78 68 66 42 

24 12 17 20 16 

157 210 282 401 572 

74 120 198 315 514 

59 78 67 66 42 

24 12 17 20 16 

- I I - 2 

- I - - 2 

- - I - -

- - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of less Than 

(Excludes abnormal farms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

forms ________________________________ _ number _ 

percent _ land in farms _____________________________ _ __ acresAverage size of form ______________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ formsocres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased to others ______________________ forms_ 

acresLAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acreL _______________________________________ _ 

10 to 29 acres _____________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acre' ___________________________________ _ 

20010 499 ocre'- __________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms_ 

acres- Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acresTotal woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

ocreL Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms_ 

acres- land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Postureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farmsacres_ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in. 1978 ______ farms_ 

acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Part owners ____________________________________ number_ Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part owners ___________________________________ number_ Tenants _____________________________________ number_ Black and other races ____________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part owners __________________________________ number_ 

,Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

See fool nate at end of table, 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

3 7661 25 

68.9 0.4 

431 4161 I 275 

115 51 

3 7111 53 

260 860 1 548 

70 293 29 200 

598 687 

295/ 14 

900

1 

31 

1 148 6 

567 - 500 -

155 - 139 2 

6 - 1 -

3 6271 16 

403 g~ I 969 

13 

36 278 306 

265 -

8 0121 -

3 611 1 24 

132 692

1 

713 

3 357 24 

81 054 452 

I 0471 8 1 215 9 

688 7 

335 -

571 -

15 - - -

I 694 4 

29 510 57 

271 2 

3 6041 (0) 

175 1 

883 (D) 

129 I 1 587 (D) 

918 5 16 054 153 

2 749 9 

257 987

1 

482 591 -

25 344 - 2 508 9 

232 643 482 

552 3 II 685 8 2 294 9 

29 052 72 

2 237 6 66 539 65 91 1 

321 (D) 

88 1 297 (D) 

1 - (D) -

5 - 22 -

36 - 336 -

3 766 25 3 045 12 

582 4 139 9 

3 761 25 3 040 12 582 4 

139 9 

5 - 5 - - - - -

25 to 34 years 

768 

14.0 

74 231 

97 

767 

45 402 59 194 

598 

65 

187 

276 

125 

80 

14 

20 

-

-

701 

64 570 

224 12 249 

106 

2 588 

727 

21 976 

666 

14 534 

206 

249 

171 

30 

5 

5 

-

410 

4 710 

65 

629 

21 

117 

24 

215 

134 

1 771 

586 

46 191 

94 

2 352 

553 43 839 

170 2964 

474 

3 100 

491 

10 026 

13 

25 

12 

21 

1 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

12 

118 

768 

544 

157 

67 

768 

544 

157 

67 

-

-

-

-

Other occupations 

Age af operator 

35 10 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

899 I 046 702 326/ 16.4 19.1 12.8 5.9 

92 588 116 937 95 132 51 2531 

103 112 136 157 

868 I 035 686 302 

65 321 78 807 43 461 26 322 

75 254 76 142 63 353 87 159 

717 649 470 498 

57 79 40 40 

151 286 206 39 

288 238 250 90 

184 142 72 44 

124 173 79 44 

38 61 24 18 

21 56 13 27 

5 - I -

- - I -

863 1 034 687 326 1 83 287 110 267 92 036 52 021 1 227 163 77 19 

10 050 8 782 4 197 694 

37 48 35 39 

749 2 112 1 101 I 462

1 

869 992 685 314 

32 671 35 741 25 669 15 922 

793 935 647 292 

20 026 21 066 16 306 8 670 

230 355 184 64 

297 322 226 112 

155 149 149 57 

94 86 74 51 

14 20 12 

3 3 2 ~I - - -

459 453 274 J 7 546 8 258 5 048 3 8911 

90 57 35 22 

1 303 793 431 (Oi 1 21 106 19 

190 419 102 (0) 

28 39 21 16 

277 534 370 (D) 

210 349 158 62 3 329 4 671 3 412 2 718 

638 743 513 260 52 185 68 596 60 580 29 953

1 178 154 118 47 

6 544 7 111 5 752 3 585 553 678 481 234 45 641 61 485 54 828 26 368 

91 153 90 45 2 068 3 310 2 161 I 174 608 588 423 192 5 664 9 290 6 722 4 204 

601 620 370 149 16 158 18 679 12 961 8 650 24 24 24 5 117 64 95 (D) 

23 24 23 5 114 63 79 (D) 

- - - - - - - - 2 1 1 - (D) (D) (D) - 9 6 7 2 78 71 (0) (0) 

899 1 046 702 326 672 884 625 308 191 150 62 36 12 15 1~ 1 

897 1 044 701 670 882 624 326 \ 308 191 150 62 18 36 12 15 2 2 1 

=\ 

2 2 1 - - - - -

MAINE Sl 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Partnership ______ _ _ _____ formsocres_ 

Corporations: 

Family held __ .... ________ . _________________ farmsocres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other than family held ____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ____________ forms_ - acres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ - 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ - 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ -- Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators by sex: Mole ________________________________________________ _ 

-- Female ______________________________________________ _ 

-- Operators of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ 

-- Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days ar more _______ _ _______________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres- __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________________________ • _____ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- ___ • ____________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'- ___________ • ____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- ________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres ar more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013L ____________________ _ CoMon forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ______________________ --- ___ -- -- ----

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134.0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

Livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) - Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ - Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) ________________________ ---- ----

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

-

-

-

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $15,000 or more ____________________ ---- ------ --------- $10,000 to $14,999 ______ -- ______ --.- ------------------ - $5,000 to $9,999 _____________ • _______________________ _ - $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________ ------------------ less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

- $2,000 to $2,499 ____ -- -- ______ -- -- ------------ ------- $1,500 to $1,999 ____ -- -- ____ -- .--- ---- -------------- - $1,000 to $1,499 ____ -- -- __ -- ---- -- ------------------- less than $1,000 __________________ -- -- -------- -------

See footnote at end of table. 

52 MAINE 

Talol forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

5 196 I 579 

665 439 255 836 

216 881 36 544 19 600 

30 19 

5 303 2 956 

- - 30 19 

- -

=1 =1 

16 6 

4 203 1 681 

4 6451 1 435

1 443 129 

91 66 

925 157 

I 110 211 

1 329 283 

I 103 401 

900 574 

49.2 55.3 

4 994 I 516 

464 176 

15 5 

1 692 1 692 

3 766 -

1 3551 990 

570 326 

681 168 

2 717 73 

552 88 

1 048 252

1 494 124 

755 222 

831 269 

495 176 

393 178 

207 93 

531 214 

131 69 

18 7 

3 -

72 39 

1 349 494 

- - - -

1 349 494 

306 110 

967 189 

213 84 

312 69 

1 654 449 

994 302 

200 157 

97 12 

230 66 

58 23 

5 458 I 692 

20 050 10429 

268 214 

336 214 

656 300 

994 342 

3 204 622 

358 110 

593 140 

715 125 

I 538 247 

forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years over 

65 14S 195 254 374 546 

5 545 22 096 25 327 38 377 73 748 90 743 

- 5 12 26 24 21 

- 924 2 075 3 192 8 414 4 995 

1 4 4 3 3 4 

(0) 1 131 543 (D) 440 565 

- - - - - - 1 4 4 3 3 4 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 

- I 275 - - - 406 

52 126 183 241 351 482 

11 19 18 23 20 38 

66 - - - - - - 157 - - - - - - 211 - - - - - - 283 - - - - - - 401 - - - - - - 574 

22.2 29.4 39.3 49.9 59.6 71.7 

61 135 179 242 360 539 

5 22 32 41 41 35 

- - 2 1 1 1 

66 157 211 283 401 574 

- - - - - -

12 54 98 140 243 4431 

24 48 41 62 81 70 

22 33 36 42 29 6 

7 14 14 17 16 5 

3 11 11 16 20 27 

24 22 46 50 56 54 

13 10 22 15 22 42 

7 24 24 44 37 86 

4 23 33 39 67 103 

2 18 24 29 38 65 

3 11 19 33 33 79 

9 11 9 14 23 27 

1 18 18 35 73 69 

- 8 4 8 29 20 

- 1 1 - 3 2 

- - - - - -

3 4 5 7 10 10 

32 61 51 109 114 127 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

32 61 51 109 114 127 

1 11 13 15 30 40 

1 9 10 14 46 109 

2 3 21 14 16 28 

- 6 7 19 13 24 

6 35 51 65 116 176 

5 9 25 48 77 138 

2 16 21 32 39 47 

- 1 1 2 4 4 

17 8 22 4 10 5 

2 3 9 2 3 4 

66 157 211 283 401 574 

399 1 121 1 469 2 060 2 532 2 848 

11 28 34 50 49 42 

8 25 34 47 57 43 

9 17 32 39 83 120 

12 32 40 44 75 139 

26 55 71 103 137 230 

I 10 9 38 23 29 

4 7 24 22 30 53 

3 18 14 15 25 50 

18 20 24 28 59 98 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Can. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms -- acres -- Partnership ________________________________________ farms -- acres --

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms -- acres -- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms -- Other thon family held _____________________________ forms -- acres -- More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms -- Other- cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms -- acres --

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ _ 

-- Not on form operated __________________________________ _ -- Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ -- 25 to 34 years ________________________________________ _ 

-- 35 to 44 yeorL _______________________________________ _ 

-- 45 to 54 years ________________________________________ _ 

-- 55 to 64 yearL _______________________________________ _ 

-- 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ 

-- Average oge __________________________________________ _ 

--

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres- __________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acreL __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres- ________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL ________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 aCreL ________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ________________________________________ _ 1.000 to 1.999 acres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms <Ol1L ___________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013)- ____________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132L __________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134.0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms. primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cattle forms. except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) ____________ : __________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029)-_____________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $15.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4.999 _____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

$2.000 to $2.499 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.499 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 ___________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(Excludes abnormal forms' see text) 

Total Under 25 years 

3 617 22 

409 603 I 083 

128

1 

2 

16 944 (0) 

11 -

2 347 -

- - 11 - - -

=1 

-

-

-\ -

10 1 

2 522 (0) 

, ,,·1 16 

314 7 

25\ 25 

768 - 899 -

I 046\ - 702 -

326 -

46.4 22.1 

3 478 23 

288 2 

10 -

- - 3766 25 

3651 -

244\ 

4 

513 8 

2 644 13 

464 7 

796 6 

370 2 

533 5 

562 4 

319 -

215 1 

114 - 317 - 62 -

lj I -

-

33 - 855 13 

- -

- -

855 13 

196 2 

778 3 

129 2 

243 -

1 205 4 

692 2 43 - 85 - 164 1 

35 -

3 766 25 

9 621 122 

54 2 

122 2 

356 4 

652 6 

2 5B2 11 

248 2 

453 2 

590 5 1 291 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 to 34 years 

730 

71 396 

32 

2 330 

3 

236 

-

3 

-

-

-

-

3 

269 

669 

59 

-

768 

-

-

-

-

30.5 

706 

62 

1 

-

768 

20 

33 

121 

594 

62 

243 

77 

103 

71 

63 

44 

9 

95 

1 

-

-

11 

136 

-

-

136 

38 

201 

21 

50 

236 

101 

6 

16 

49 

4 

768 

1 893 

7 

30 

48 

190 

493 

26 

86 

109 

272 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 fa 64 years 65 yeors and over 

861 1 024 671 309 

88 050 113 143 89 057 46 874 

31 21 27 151 4 072 3 718 4 868 (0) 

5 - 2 1 

399 - (0) (D) 

- - - -

5 - 2 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 1 2 1 

(0) (0) (D) (0) 

758 914 581 2J 

75 67 75 3d 

- - - -

- - - -

899 - - - - 1 046 - -

- - 702 -

- - - 326 

39.3 49.0 58.9 70.2 

857 955 656 281 

42 91 46 45 

8 - 1 -

- - - -

899 1 046 702 326 

44 77 58 1661 

35 58 73 41 

145 100 96 43 

675 811 475 76 

93 207 81 14 

232 143 129 43

1 B8 110 66 27 

127 168 78 52 

140 138 130 79 

80 83 62 31 

49 52 50 19 

22 41 23 19 

54 80 57 31 

13 22 19 7 

1 2 5 

- ~ I - 2 

10 4 6 2 206 219 179 102 

- - - - - - - -

206 219 179 102 32 112 11 1 96 235 152 91 33 29 29 15 81 52 48 12 

326 330 232 77 194 172 16B 18 5 7 5~ I 41 10 13 48 43 19 

1~ 1 8 7 6 

899 1 046 702 3261 2 102 2 696 1 829 

10 15 

980 I 12 8 22 32 78 23 13 112 76 38 153 133 102 68 636 754 

63 4B9 199 75 61 21 62 196 81 26 164 172 97 43 347 311 250 1091 

MAINE S3 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

IExciudes abnormal forms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ 

Sales of $5,000 or mor"- ________________________ $f~~~~: -

- $1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ (otton and cottonseed ____________________________ farms_ 

Sales of $5,000 or more _________________________ $f;~~~: -

- $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5-____ _ ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

Tobacco ________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Field seeds, hay, forage. and si]oge ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more_______ _ ______ formL - $1,000 --

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000 -- Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Other crops ______________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1.000 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms 

$1,000 Sales of $5,000 or more _________________________ farms 

$1,000 Dairy productL ___________________________________ forms 

$1,000 Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms 

$1.000 Cottle and colves __________________________________ forms 

Soles of $5,000 or more 

$1,000 _________ farms 

$1,000 

Hogs and pigs ___________________________________ farms 

$1,000 Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ farms 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- $1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ___________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $5,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Other livestock and livestock products (see textL ______ farms -- $1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms -- $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased ______________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ -

- Farms with expenses of- $1 to $49L _______________________ ------------------- $500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________ ---------------

$5,000 or more ____________________ -- -- - --------- -- ----

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

-

forms wifh expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________ -- ------------ ---------- ------ $500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________ -- -- -- ---- --------- $5,000 or more ____________________ -- -- -- ---- -- ---- ---

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ - tons_ 

$1,000_ -

Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 toos ____________________ _ - 50 to 99 ton'- ___________________ ------------------- JOO taos or more __________________________________ _ -

Forms with expen ses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ -- - - ------ -- -------- $500 to $2,499 ____________________________________ _ - $2,500 to $4,999 __________________ -- -- -- ---- -------- - $5,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

See footnote of end of toble. 

S4 MAINE 

Total forming I and other 

occupations Total 

216 135 

4411 329

1 21 18 

190 172 

8 3 31 18 

- - - - - - - -

=1 =1 

-

=1 

-

-

- - 1 517 468 3 185 1 283 139 67 1 184 1 605 

690 256 1 189 579 73 40 

558 293 

1 159 292 3 397 1 153 232 87 

2 118 872 279 113 I 142 537 

81 42 

797 407 

461 290 3 293 2 544 244 185 

2 956 2 347 

5091 1591 

282

1 

14 13~ I 151 60 347 219 

I 8801 1 637

1 

141 126 

I 677 1 518 

I 865

1 

679

1 3 823 1 688 

181 98 

I 541 873 

524 157 

435 158 

13 6 107 53 

467 109 

27~ I ll~ I 62 56 

534 146 

704 271 

34 19 

290 159 

2 062 597 

1 424 553 

1 272 347 

692 207 

76 32 

22 II 

3 382 977 

2 984 1 498 

1 892 422 

1 239 392 

136 70 

115 93 

1 861 546 

10 294 6 529 

1 495 896 

1 666 382 

175 146 

20 18 

1 179 227 

553 205 

73 70 

56 44 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

4 16 21 31 35 28 

8 39 50 82 63 87 

1 3 3 5 1 5 

(0) (0) 32 46 (0) 61 

- 1 - 1 1 - - (0) - (0) (0) -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

II 43 39 86 127 162 

61 118 104 246 313 441 

5 7 4 12 16 23 

52 54 44 ll8 157 181 

II 22 44 40 47 92 

7 41 95 ll4 139 183 

1 2 8 7 9 13 

(0) (0) 70 50 59 92 

2 14 35 36 63 142 

(0) (0) 84 III 317 550 

1 5 6 4 28 43 

(0) (0) 63 53 276 402 

2 8 28 19 17 39 

(0) (0) 180 124 96 106 

- 3 17 8 8 6 

- 25 158 104 78 41 

25 42 37 61 64 61 

251 414 362 662 492 363 

15 29 25 50 38 28 

208 384 343 639 439 334 

2 22 34 42 35 24 

(0) (0) 19 26 57 14 

- 1 - - 3 1 

- (0) - - (0) (0) 

4 21 31 43 54 66 

21 211 239 347 427 392 

2 15 17 29 34 29 

(0) (0) 221 334 399 339 

14 51 74 120 175 245, 23 97 181 281 506 599 

1 3 13 II 34 36 

(0) (0) 106 127 308 295 

- 22 26 48 28 33 

- 12 24 28 53 42 

- - 1 - 2 3 

- - (0) - (0) 25 

10 12 17 21 22 27 

(Z) 16 36 10 26 2~ 1 - - 2 - 1 

- - (0) - (0) (0) 

18 23 46 20 20 19 

12 50 95 29 42 43 

1 3 6 2 3 4 

(0) 34 47 (0) 24 35 

20 77 125 117 137 121 

17 55 106 146 162 67 

- 41 66 60 86 94 

20 36 53 39 37 22 

- - 5 11 II 5 

- - 1 7 3 -

20 115 167 209 197 269 

10 227 305 310 363 284 

11 59 73 102 75 102 

9 31 55 64 87 146 

- 4 23 22 10 II 

- 21 16 21 25 10 

16 51 91 140 125 123 

22 1 085 1 060 1 791 1 591 981 

4 142 159 227 213 151 

16 26 57 95 86 102 

- 17 31 43 34 21 

- 8 3 2 5 -

16 15 33 70 42 51 

- 19 36 33 60 57 

- 3 18 23 16 10 

- 14 4 14 7 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

fExcludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ______________________________ ____ _________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $5,000 Of more __________________________ farms --

--

--

$1,000 

Commodity Credit Corporation loonL _______________ farms 

$1,000 -- Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms --

--

--

$1.000 Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms 

$1,000 -- Commodity (redit Corporation loans- _______________ farms -- $1.000 --

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms --

--

--

$1.000 Field seeds, hoy, forage, and si!age ___________________ farms 

$1.000 -- Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms --

--

-- $1.000 Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms 

$1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts. and berries ____________________________ farms_ -

-

-

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

-

-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ 

-

-

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

-

-

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms_ -

-

-

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

-

-

$1,000_ 

Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ 

-

- Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ $f~~~~= 

-

-

, $1,000_ Cattle and calveL _________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Hogs and pigs -------------- ______________________ forms_ -

-

- Sales of $5,000 or mor"- _________________________ $f~~~~: 

-

-

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ----------- _________________ farms_ 

-

-

$1.000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

-

- Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ $f~~~~= 

-

-

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ - Farms with expenses of- $1,000_ -

$1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

$50010 $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ------------ _____________ forms_ -

Farms with expenses of- $1,000_ -

$110 $499 _______________________ ~ __________________ _ $50010 $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

- Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms_ - tons_ -

Forms by tons purchased: 

$1,000_ -

1 10 49 lon,-______________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 - lon'- _____________________________________ _ 

100 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

Farms with expenses of-

~1d3 1~4~~,499- :::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: 

~~:ggg ~~ ~~~:~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::--

See foolnole 01 end of loble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

81 -

11~ 1 -

- 18 - 5 - 13 -

- - - -

- -

- -

=1 

-

-

=/ 

-

-

-

049/ 

- I 7 I 902 9 

72 - 580 1 -

434

1 

4 611 6 33 - 265 -

867/ 3 2 243 14 145 1 1 246 (D) 

166 2 605 (D) 

39 - 390 -

1711 

8 749 78 59 6 609 73 

3501 -

15~1 -

- 91 - 128 -

243/ - 15 - 159 - I 186

1 

4 2 136 5 

83 - 669 -

367 1 277 (D) 

7 - 54 - 358 1 

16 ~ 1 (D) 

- (0) - 388 1 433 (D) 

15 1 131 (D) 

1 4651 14 871 14 

925 6 485 8 44 - 11 -

2 405 17 I 486 7 

1 470 15 847 2 66 - 22 -

1 315 12 3 765 19 598 4 

1 284 12 29 - 2 -

952 12 348 - 3 - 12 -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

1 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

27 16 16 18 4 

27 31 23 26 

1 2 - - ~I (D) (D) - - - 1 1 1 2 -

(D) (O) (D) (O) - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 217 261 249 203 112 309 416 488 462 217 

9 10 18 26 9 

83 79 144 212 6~ 1 158 74 163 28 150 134 247 67 

~I 12 8 8 5 88 58 79 40 

188 135 288 173 443 345 670 439 332 80/ 

14 25 49 30 26 (D) 225 394 272 233 27 50 37 33 17 (D) 144 142 156 76 4 11 8 11 5 41 99 87 113 49 27 52 51 26 7 144 147 227 117 35 11 12 18 9 3 115 116 186 91 29 

102 122 79 32 151 61 35 20 14 20 4 2 1 I I 45 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

28 48 27 15 10 39 59 44 18 83 3 3 3 - 6 21 29 30 - 79 210 332 309 248 83 376 568 602 418 166 13 23 27 1 13 7 123 201 201 97 47 

116 105 100 42 3 85 70 69 39 (D) 1 1 2 2 1 (D) (D) (D) (0) (D) 158 71 68 36 24 32 43 42 26 (D) - I - - - - (0) - - - 128 93 125 30 II 143 109 120 47 (0) 3 3 5 3 (D) - 35 35 24 -

437 493 272 217 321 264 270 175 109 38 

283 325 159 132 20 134 151 105 80 7 15 12 8 5 5 5 4 - - 1 

585 708 565 390 368 449 140

1 366 219 77 

369 419 316 253 98 195 267 225 121 37 16 17 17 16 5 5 7 - - 5 

420 388 246 195 120 54 1 1 217 688 434 180 287 185 118 72 38 

412 381 236 194 49 8 7 9 I 4 - - 1 - 1 

278 266 184 140 117 168 44 

2 59 27 5 - 1 - - -

51 

MAINE 55 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - Can. 

Animal health c05Is _____ _ _ _______ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $99 __________________________________________ _ 

$10010$999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______ _ 

Forms with expenses of-

_____________________ formL 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2.499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Olher agricultural chemicals including lime ______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$1 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

-- $500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 to $2.499 ____________________________________ _ -- $2,500 or more _____________________________________ _ --

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

-- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms 

$1,000 Gasoline _______________________________________ forms 

$1,000 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms 

$1,000 lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms 

$1,000 Fue! oil ________________________________________ forms 

$1,000 Natural gas ____________________________________ forms 

$1,000 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms 

$1,000 

flectricity ________________________________________ farms 

$1,000 Other-cool. wood, coke. etc. _______________ forms 

Hired farm labor ___________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 

__ forms 

$1,000 

$500 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ -- ------ - $5,000 or more ____________________________ -------- ---

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farmsworkers_ less than 150 days ______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ 

(onfract lobar ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ________________ -- -- ---- -- -- -------- -- -----

$500 to $999 ____________ -- -- ---- -- -------- -- ---------

$1,000 to $2,499 ______________ ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- ------

$2,500 or more ______________ -- ------------ -----------

(ustomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________ ---- -- ---- -- ---- ------ -- -- -- ---

$500 to $999 ______________ -- ---- -- ---- ------ ---------

$1,000 to $2,499 ________ ---------- -- -------- -- --------

$2,500 or more __________ ---- -- -- -- ------ -- ---- -- -----

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work. custom work, and other agricultural services __________________________ - farms-

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

for humon consumption _____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

s •• footnote at end of toble. 

56 MAINE 

T otat forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

2 ISS 710 

250 108 

1 ~I 415 

255 

49 24 

21 16 

2 561 942 

817 455 

1 135 315 

1 011 1 353 

212 133 

203 141 

3 006 1 162 

2 256 I 456 

1 881 570 

475 151 

452

1 

269 

198 172 

2 722 1 068 

1 120 650 

I 978 666 

398 184 

320 194 

26 24 

5 391 I 730 

2 985 1 538 

3 570 815 

1 010 406

1 

648 391 

163 118 

5 3851 1 725

1 2 276 1 185 

5 170 1 672 

I 483 742 

I 138 526 

284 171 

246 126 

46 25 

587 275 

191

1 

III 

22 9 

4 2 

5 382 1 722 

268 134 

2 982 1 131 

584 285 

477 215 

125 68 

20771 797 

2 113 1 154 

I 028 248 

818 411 

178 100 

53 38 

185 112 

268 164 

1 970 740 

10 338 4 750 

425 158 

614 286 

155 35 

91 39 

94 37 

85 47 

1 437 465 

620 192 

1 193 385 

115 31 

77 39 

52 10 

568 179 

516 234 

I 302 389 

1 563 761 

Under 25 years 

16 

2 

7 

9 

-

-

41 

42 

1 

16 

9 

15 

64 

74 

32 

2 

15 

15 

64 

34 

34 

24 

6 

-

70 

46 

53 

6 

11 

-

70 

40 

65 

18 

42 

9 

11 

4 

15 

2 

-

-

70 

6 

25 

7 

7 

(Z) 

58 

89 

17 

27 

14 

-

8 

8 

58 

346 

2 

(D) 

-

-

2 

-

16 

7 

9 

5 

2 

-

23 

14 

13 

17 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years over 

78 140 164 168 144 

18 27 21 27 14 

37 85 100 96 90 

40 34 59 61 52 

- 13 5 4 2 

1 8 - 7 -

102 115 208 219 257 

58 54 117 105 78 

29 36 65 69 115 

48 36 53 97 103 

6 25 53 20 20 

19 18 37 33 19 

115 151 250 251 331 

185 238 330 295 333 

52 74 97 120 195 

16 20 45 25 43 

31 21 68 63 71 

16 36 40 43 22 

121 130 198 223 332 

80 101 103 133 200 

69 61 120 140 242 

34 21 36 34 35 

12 47 41 40 48 

6 1 I 9 7 

168 224 317 421 530 

140 253 355 419 324 

90 70 103 175 324 

24 78 64 121 113 

40 49 126 97 68 

14 27 24 28 25 

168 224 317 416 530 

103 192 288 314 249 

157 222 316 403 509 

55 122 194 191 162 

73 69 78 173 91 

27 22 24 64 27 

13 26 33 14 29 

3 4 7 4 3 

19 59 60 45 77 

7 26 32 20 2=1 5 - 4 -

(Z) - 2 - - 168 224 317 416 527 

12 20 29 35 33 

104 174 217 236 375 

32 47 59 73 67 

11 37 56 82 22 

4 14 9 33 7 

78 100 180 196 185 

130 224 223 277 211 

10 18 54 77 72 

63 57 95 82 87 

- 13 30 24 19 

5 12 1 13 7 

13 22 11 35 23 

14 28 13 72 29 

67 83 178 187 167 

325 574 I 067 I 315 I 123 

5 21 13 60 57 

(D) 26 3 134 104 

- 7 13 4 11 

- 6 - 19 14 

- - - 9 26 

5 8 - 28 6 

52 54 85 112 146 

23 22 17 84 39 

40 46 76 84 130 

3 - 6 11 6 

9 8 3 8 9 

- - - 9 1 

32 25 34 37 28 

55 46 50 47 23 

44 48 80 72 132 

97 101 155 189 201 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms- see text} 

Other occupations 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 Age of operator 

Totol Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' -Can. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ forms 

$1,000 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 __________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999- ___________________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- I 445 17 323 466 362 209 68 

-- 142 2 39 42 39 15 5 

-- 93Jj 3 208 289 227 156 48/ 

-- 484 14 108 164 126 53 

-- 25 - 7 13 4 I! / -

-- 5 - - - 5 -

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _______________________ forms 

$1,000 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 __________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- I 619 39 414 341 475 254 96

1 

-- 362 13 76 61 151 43 18 

-- 820 12 262 181 173 136 56

-- 1 658 1 14 121 123 268 100 32 

-- 79 13 20 24 10 12 

-- 62 - 11 13 24 6 8 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms 

$1,000 -- I 844 44 397 454 487 315 147 

-- 801 34 195 178 207 117 69 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms 

$1,000 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ $2,500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- I 311 30 254 309 389 225 104 

-- 324 - 97 95 46 58 28 

-- 183

1 

14 41 50 41 32 161 -- 26 - 5 - 11 -

-- I 654 39 319 354 476 283 183\ 

-- 470 10 81 102 117 79 80 

-- I 312 25 268 267 397 233 1221 -- 214 14 39 63 56 26 16 

- 126 - 12 24 22 24 44 

-- 2 - - - 1 - 1 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms 

$1,000_ -- 3 661 53 739 857 1 032 684 296 

- I 448 25 247 384 425 254 113 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499-____________________________________ _ $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

- 2 755 35 598 605 800 508 209 

- 604 6 88 174 165 117 

54/ - 257 12 38 62 54 58 33 

- 45 - 15 16 13 I 

- 3 6601 53 739 857 1 032 683 296

- I 091 15 186 286 340 184 1 79 Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - 3 498 48 712 823 967 671 277 

Diesel fuel ___________________________________ j:;~~~= - 741 12 118 180 253 126 52 

- 612 2 161 151 169 100 29 

$1,000_ - 113 (0) 33 29 34 12 (D) lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - 120 17 13 26 17 37 10 

Fuel oil ______________________________________ j:;~~~= - 21 2 I 6 2 9 1 

- 312 - 45 122 53 39 53 

$1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 80 I - 8 34 19 10 1~ 1 - 13 - - - 4 -

- 2 - - - (Z) - I Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ - 3 660 53 739 857 I 032 683 296 

Electricity ________________________________________ $f:;~~~= - 135 I 27 38 32 27 10 

- 1 851 40 360 517 467 316 151 $1,000_ - 299 7 50 88 71 55 27 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - 262 13 51 57 52 66 23 $1,000_ - 57 2 11 9 13 15 7 

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 1 280 31 325 256 342 220 106

- 960 17 150 234 290 154 114 1 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4.999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ less than 150 doys ______________________________ forms_ 

warkers_ 

- 780 14 242 159 218 106 41 - 407 17 70 76 83 104 57 - 78 - 13 16 34 8 7 - 15 - - 5 7 2 1 

- 73 - 14 14 23 10 12 - 104 - 19 33 29 11 12 - I 230 31 311 247 322 213 106 - 5 588 187 1 155 905 I 938 787 616 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Farms with expenses of-

- 267 - 41 30 85 79 32 - 328 - 38 10 111 80 89 

$1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- 120 - 8 22 48 35 - 52 - 12 8 7 18 10 - 57 - 21 4 - 5 27 - 38 - 4 - - 14 7 17 

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________________ : ______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Forms with expenses of-

- 972 9 231 130 343 210 - 429 I 214 49 48 84 63 19 $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals $1.000_ for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 808 9 185 108 299 173 - 84 - 5 8 34 

38 31 29 11 - - 8 12 7 - 42 - 33 7 4 2 6 1 -I 

- 389 1 156 90 60 I - 282 (D) 65 61 66 52 60 (D) 21 I - 913 9 262 257 253 - 803 5 95 37 150 228 264 103 531 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 57 
Tobie 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment forms. 

$1.000. forms by value group: 

$1 to $4.999 ....... . 

$5.000 to $9.999 ......... . 

$10,000 to $19,999 ....... . 

$20,000 to $49,999 .. . 

$50,000 to $99,999 .... . 

$100,000 to $199,999 ... . 

$200,000 to $499,999 ... . 

$500,000 or more .. 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles __ 

Motcrtrucks, including pickups __ 

Wheel traclors 

4 or more __ 

_ __ forms_ 

number _ _ ____ formL 

number _ _____ forms_ 

number _ _____________ formsnumber _ 

_ ____ forms. 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cornpickers, corn heads. and picker-shellers ____________ forms_ 

number _ (orn heads tor combines __________ _ __________ formsnumber _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers __________ formL 

number _ 

(otfonpickers ______________________________________ formsnumber _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ formsnumber _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ formsnumber _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farmsnumber _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime _______________________________________ forms-

$1,000. Commercial fertilizer _ _ _________________________ formsacres on which used_ lime ______________ _ _________________ farms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres on which used_ 

tonL -

-

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms- - acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms- - acres on which used_ 

Diseases in crops and archardL _____________________ forms- - acres on which used_ 

Weeds. grass. or brush in crops and posture __________ farmsacres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ______________________ _ 

Farms withI to 9._.. . ....•...... ---......... . 

10 to 49 ........ _ ......• _ ..... _ ... ___ ... _ .. 

___ farms_ 

number _ 

50 to 99 _... . ... _. - ..... -.-.--.. - ... - ----.. ----.. - 10010199 _ ....... _ .... _ .. _. ___ ._ .... __ . ___ . _____ . __ _ 

200 to 499._ .... _ .. _ ... _. ___ .. ___ ····_··_· __ ·_· _____ · 

500 or more _____________ - -- -- -- -- -- ---- ------ -- -- ----

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Beef cows __________________________________ -_ - farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- I 109 __ ..... _._. ____ ._ .. __ ._ .• -.---.-----.-----. 

10 to 49._ •..•• _ ... - ... -.-.--- -- -. -------. -----.- 50 to 99 ...... _._ ... _._ ... · ______ · __ ·_· _________ · 

100 to 199._ ... __ . ___ ._ .. _·· __ · ____ ···· ___ · ___ · __ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20010499 __ ....•... -••.... - .... -.. --.--.--.-.--. -

500 or more ______ -~ -- -- ~ - -- -- - - -- -- -- ---- -------- -

See footnote of end of toble. 

58 MAINE 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

Total forming I and other 

occupations Totol 

I 5 413 I 7361 62 608 27 227 

I 1291 2991 

2 2751 539 

I 212 432 

653 368 

117 87 

27 II 

- - - -

I I 2 9671 I 065 

3 901 I 421 

4 202

1 

I 456 

6 028 2377 

4 433 I 494 7 329 2 861 

I 8841 783

1 4 257 I 830 

162 95 

685 415 

109 41 

122 46 

66 21 

85 32 

50 19 

50 19 

26 8 

35 13 

- - - - 918 328 

977 357 

I 553

1 

624

1 I 613 664 

345 147 

420 184 

3 481 I 307 

3 376 2 106 

2 9021 I 1151 

43 745 24 365 

I 433 474 

15 021 8 052 

21 438 II 437 

I 281 501 

19 237 II 090 

230 54 

2 290 I 304 

787 340 

12 734 7 670 

966 450 

19 592 10 850 

274 147 

5 104 3 686 

576 204 

401 148 

2 456 794 

31 549 14 268 

I 329 318 

I 067 434 

54 36 

6 6 

- - - -

I 997 650 

13 367 6 260 

I 398 383 

8 732 3 068 

I 121 276 

270 101 

7 6 

- - - - - -

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

70 168 224 317 426 531 

767 2 872 3 613 5 847 6 870 7 258 

19 17 53 24 71 1151 

32 61 48 124 114 160 

9 54 53 59 121 136 

10 22 64 73 94 105 

- 8 I 37 26 15 

- 6 5 - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

I 22 104 155 218 266 300 

22 145 190 284 373 407 

67 152 193 292 356 396 

75 263 333 459 596 651 

66 142 185 266 375 460 

110 248 365 544 719 875 

36 66 69 147 196 269

1 80 160 157 355 466 612 

- 4 24 23 21 23 

- 16 116 93 95 95 

- I 4 17 5 14 

- (D) (D) 22 5 14 

- 2 - 10 9 -

- (D) - 20 (0) -

- - - 10 9 -

- - - 10 9 -

- 2 - 5 I - - (D) - 10 (D) -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - 29 56 72 77 94 

- 34 61 76 92 94 

8 64 75 130 126 2211 8 65 92 137 139 223 

- 16 35 18 31 47 

- 16 51 19 39 59 

64 128 162 258 300 395 

108 265 339 432 428 534 

64 109 151 236 245 310 I I 185 2 296 3 892 4 792 5 686 6 514 

15 72 73 90 96 128 

139 914 833 I 618 I 102 3 446 

82 I 347 I 291 I 834 I 452 5 431 

22 48 70 61 136 164 

577 I 309 I 652 I 682 3 155 2 715 

24 9 II 3 2 5 

717 99 267 15 (0) 200 

38 20 69 64 52 97 

I 173 175 I 864 I 690 I 086 I 682 

46 61 56 99 76 112 

916 I 284 2 240 2 890 I 595 I 925 

29 13 19 41 19 26 

669 466 695 I 057 442 357 

9 19 44 51 39 42 

II 19 35 40 12 31 

30 65 105 132 197 265 

283 I 211 I 937 2 526 3 921 4 390 

25 34 56 40 68 95 

4 21 43 85 120 161 

I 10 4 6 7 8 

- - 2 I 2 I 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

II 53 90 116 154 226 

91 647 784 I 110 I 526 2 102 

3 26 58 59 89 148 

42 193 324 499 747 I 263 

2 20 50 43 68 93 

I 5 8 15 19 53 

- I - I 2 2 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ 

$1,000. 

forms by value group: $110 ~,999 ___ ._. _______________________ __ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ____________________________________ __ $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ __ 

$20,000 10 ~9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $99,999 __________________________________ __ $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 ~99 ,999 .. _______________________________ __ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ 

number_ Wheel troctor5 ______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines. self·propelled only _____ .. _______ forms_ 

number _ 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ 

number _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Pickup bolers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ $f~~~~= acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ - acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used_ - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms __ 

Sanitation ond rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _________________________ : ___________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199, ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

sao or more ______________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

3 677 53 

35 381 413 

8301 6 

1 736 39 

780 8 

285 -

30 - 16 - - -

- -

I 1 902 25 

2 480 26 

2 746 41 

3 651 66 2 939 38 

4 468 53 

1 101 14 

2 427 29 

67 - 270 -

68 - 76 - 45 -

53 -

31 - 31 - 18 - 22 -

- -

- - 590 7 620 7 

929

1 

8 949 8 

198

1 

- 236 -

2 1741 44 

1 270 45 

1 7871 28 

)9 380 501 959 7 

6 969 42 

10 001 66 

780 21 

8 1471 461 176 - 986 - 447 3 5 064 29 516 8 

8 742 30 

1271 9 

1 418 174 372 16 253 10 

1 662 5 17 281 29 

1 011 3 633 2 18 - - -

- - - -

1 347 3 7 107 6 

1 015 3 5664 3 

845 3 169 - 1 - - - - - - -

25 to 34 years 

739 

6039 

229 

328 

132 

44 

6 

-

-

-

375 

472 

577 

685 

426 

588 

116 

260 

6 

24 

9 

9 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

84 

84 

126 

130 

33 

58 

452 

276 

391 

4 116 

243 

1 305 

1 709 

134 

1 192 

100 

289 

90 

929 

94 

1 578 

31 

470 

57 

50 

309 

2 770 

213 

94 

2 

-

-

-

252 

1 081 

208 

808 

192 

16 

-

-

-

-

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

868 1 035 682 300 

9 811 9 510 6 653 2 954 

201 163 156 751 

343 556 331 

209 257 111 1~~1 95 51 77 18 

14 8 1 1 

6 - 6 

~ I - - - - - -

I 435 508 396 163 

614 603 550 215 

637 760 495 236 

882 996 705 317 

732 921 581 241 

1 146 1 395 888 398 

322 293 236 120 

720 632 518 268 

5 45 8 3 

21 180 33 12 

20 11 23 5 

20 11 31 5 

20 9 9 7 

20 9 9 15 

8 7 9 

8 7 ~I 9 

12 2 - 12 (0) - (0) 

- - - - - - - -

168 156 118 57 

180 169 123 57 

305 254 164 

315 259 165 72 721 

62 47 48 

~I 64 47 59 

518 578 372 2101 280 325 195 149

1 444 466 312 146 

5 570 4 547 2 883 1 763

1 

193 293 145 78 

1 730 2 211 1 025 656 3 034 2 542 1 923 727 

)37 288 )10 901 899 2 563 1 433 1 599 24 17 27 

228 191 205 7~ I 74 140 88 52 787 1 066 602 1 651 159 122 76 57 2 530 1 468 1 418 1 718 

38 26 14 9 371 261 97 45

1 

98 88 70 43 56 58 58 21 

508 419 316 105\ 5284 4 593 3 225 1 380 I 297 238 203 

57\ 208 176 110 43 3 5 3 5 - - -

- - -

J - - -

399 327 277 2 106 1 811 1 497 606\ 303 251 197 53 1 691 1 480 1 255 427 

248 207 156 39 55 44 40 14 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -I 

MAINE 59 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes obnonnol lonns; see lexl] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

CoMle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heilers Ihol hod calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Forms with- 1 10 4 ___________________________________________ _ 5109 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _________________________________________ _ 

SO 10 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Colves ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 !o 9 _______________________________________________ _ 10!0 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

50!0 99 _____________________________________________ _ 100 10199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________________________________ _ 500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms __ 

number __ Other ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms __ 

number __ Dec. J and May 31 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ June J and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Ewes J year old or older ___________________________ formL_ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farm'-_ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Goals sold _________________________________________ Iarms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms wifh- 110399 _____________________________________________ _ 

400 10 3,199 _________________________________________ _ 

3,200 !o 9,999 ____________________ -- ------------------- 10,000 10 19,999 ______________________________ ---------

20,000 10 49,999 ________________ -------------- --------- 50,000 10 99,999 __________________ -- ---- ____ -----------

100,000 ar more __________ -- ____ ---- ------------------- Hens and pullels 01 laying oge _______________________ larms __ 

number __ 

Pulle!s 3 monlhs old or older no! allaying oge ____________________________________ Iorms __ 

number __ 

S.e loolnol. ot end 01 loble. 

60 MAINE 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations 

1 005 

4635 

762 

93 

ISO 

1 718 

11 618 

1 658 

6 564 

1 865 

14 385 

3 823 

1 195 

6 216 

748 

1 480 

8 169 

3 076 

439 

858 

70S 

869 

6 459 

736 

104 

18 

8 

3 

333 

587 

772 

4872 

524 

9 458 

435 

129 

4 497 

136 

361 

588 

322 

950 

216 

638 

507 

9 530 

450 6 731 

327 

5 597 

431 

7 812 57 355 

1 293 

4 796 

323 

725 

493 

261 

921 

98 

705 

31 

1 079 

43 045 

074 

3 

2 

1 068 

25 804 

222 17 241 

Forming 

I Age of operalor 

I T 0101 Under 25 yeors 25 10 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 55 10 64 yeors 

421 

3 192 

256 

41 

124 

613 

5 512 

514 

2 496 

679 

6 267 

1 688 

448 

2 881 I 337 

523 3 386 

1 351 

145 

719 

272 

223 

2 196 

192 

22 

3 

4 

2 

991 590 

191 

606 

157 

3 288 

158 

55 

2 207 

69 

106 

564 

96 

325 

60 

239 

129 

4 332 

111 3 038 

98 

2 339 

91 3 389 

24 857 

323 

549 

76 

245 

169 

68 

629 

27 

230 

9 

244 

15 387 

240 

3 

1 

241 

9 050 

56 

6 337 

8 

49 

6 

25 

110 

16 

82 

14 

83 

23 

9 

38 

3 

9 

45 

20 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

11 

39 

11 

10 

10 

10 

29 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

14 

1 

(0) 

10 

10 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

10 

32 

7 

28 

4 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

39 

454 

23 

16 

42 

358 

44 

206 

51 

479 

97 

39 

246 

20 

40 

233 

77 

17 

(0) 

(0) 

28 

107 

27 

1 

14 

31 

24 

76 

22 

231 

12 

8 

181 

5 

16 

37 

13 

22 

7 

15 

17 

467 

17 

(0) 

10 

241 

11 

(0) 

(0) 

33 

219 

10 

55 

27 

10 

165 

9 

110 

4 

32 6 276 

31 

30 

646 

5 5 630 

SO 

460 

28 

3 

19 

75 

783 

71 

370 

74 

632 

181 

46 

276 

37 

56 

356 

144 

18 

86 

37 

45 

306 

39 

5 

1 

15 

118 

38 

188 

26 

524 

24 

10 

356 

14 

17 

69 

16 

41 

9 

28 

30 

313 

26 

942 

17 

739 

13 

918 

8 710 

72 

409 

20 

53 

50 

18 

132 

9 

43 

2 

45 

2 534 

45 

44 

2 309 

16 

225 

78 

611 

40 

10 

28 

112 

958 

86 

458 

120 

067 

281 

82 

532 

57 

95 

535 

224 

21 

77 

31 

42 

690 

33 

6 

1 

1 

1 

20 

166 

38 

524 

48 

545 

28 

7 

170 

4 

21 

110 

19 

49 

13 

61 

20 

908 

18 

696 

16 

204 

18 

846 4677 

59 

289 

11 

34 

20 

10 

(0) 

4 

16 

1 

41 

(0) 

40 

1 

41 

(0) 

8 

285 

97 

779 

56 

9 

32 

167 

760 

137 

635 

175 

847 

506 

98 

878 

103 

138 

969 

403 

35 

241 

85 

47 

424 

37 

8 

1 

1 

23 

149 

36 

275 

28 

151 

53 

17 

866 

23 

23 

188 

21 

116 

20 

72 

24 

789 

23 

551 

20 

634 

21 

570 

3 210 

68 

324 

17 

48 

40 

11 

44 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

46 

2 610 

44 

2 

46 2 569 

3 

41 

65 yeors and 

over 

149 

839 

103 

19 

27 

192 

543 

160 

745 

245 

2 159 

599 

174 

911 

117 

185 

248 

483 

53 

210 

87 

50 

630 

45 

2 

2 

1 

17 

116 

45 

514 

33 

837 

42 

13 

634 

22 

19 

150 

17 

87 

11 

63 

28 

841 

26 

560 

25 

511 

27 

728 5 802 

81 

276 

11 

27 

28 

18 

228 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

79 

2 517 

79 

79 

2 361 

24 

156 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

IExcludes abnormal forms· see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____ _ ____________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms wifhI 104 •..........•......................•........ 5109 ......•.••................................ ' 

101049 •.....•.•••.•.....••...•................. 501099 .•....................................... 

10010199 .......•..•.....•....••.••.•.. 

20010499 •.•.•.••.•....•.•....••..•............. 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000. Colves- __________________________________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000. Cottle ___________________________________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000. Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000. 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Forms with- I 109 .. _ .... _ .. _. __ .... _ .................. _ .... _ .. _. 101049 ........................ _ .. _. __ ._. ___ .. _._._. 

501099 ...... _. __ ................ _ ............... _ .. 

10010199 .............. _ ...... _ .......... _._ .. _ .. _ .. 20010499 ........ _._._ .... _ .... _ .. _ .. __ ....... _._ .. _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Feeder pigs SOld __ .. _ .................. _ ..... _ .. _.~f~~~~= 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000. 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farmsnumber _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farmsnumber_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farmsnumber _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

-

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

-

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

-

· Goots sold _________________________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

numher __ 

$1,000._ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 110399 ...... _ ... __ .......... _ .. __ .. _. __ .. _._ ....... _ 

400103,199. __ . __ .... __ ._ .. __ ... _ ....... _ .. __ .... _._. 3,200109,999 _ .. _. __ ._ ...... ___ .. _ •. _____ • ___ ...... .. · 10,0001019,999 ....... __ .. _._ ... ___ ... _ ...... __ ._ .. _. · 20,0001049,999 ..... _______ ._._ .. _ ... _ ....... _. ___ ... · 50,0001099,999 ..... _ .. ___ • __ ._ ..... _ .. _ .... __ ._. __ .. · 100,000 or more .. _ .... _._._ .. _. __ ... __ . __ ._. ___ ._. __ _ - Hens and pullets of laying oge _______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older nol of laying age ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See foolnole 01 end of loble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

584

1 

2 

I 443 (D) 

506 2 

52 -

26 - - - - - - -

10~1 -

I 3 

6 106 17 I 144 3 

4 068 6 

I 186 4 

8 118 25 2 136 5 

747 4 

3 335 14 

411 I 

957 3 4 783 II 

I 725 4 

294 I 

I 139 (D) 

433 (D) 

646 2 

4 263 (D) 

544 I 

82 -

111 

I 

-

-

-

234

1 

I 

997 (0) 581 2 

3 266 (D) 

367 I 

6 170 (0) 277 (D) 

74 I 

2 290 I (D) 

68 (D) 

255 I 

I 024 (D) 

226 I 

625 (D) 

156 I 399 (D) 

378

1 2 5 198 (D) 

339 I 3 693 (D) 

229 I 

3 258 (D) 

340 - 4 423 - 32 498 -

970 2 

3 247 (D) 

247 - 480 - 324 - 193 - I 292 - 71 - 475 - 22 -

835 I 27 658 (D) 

834 I 

- - I - - -

- - - - - - 827 I 16 754 (D) 

166 I 10904 (D) 

25 to 34 yeors 

94 

273 

79 

4 

II 

-

-

-

-

161 

1 050 

195 

639 

210 

I 324 

376 

135 

444 

53 

182 

880 

323 

51 

229 

96 

175 

752 

162 

13 

-

-

-

-

63 

265 

144 

487 

116 

I 654 

85 

20 

618 

20 

68 

231 

57 

147 

42 

84 

162 

I 058 

152 

791 

76 

679 

150 

778 7 080 

201 

768 

76 

168 

129 

93 

390 

48 

194 

II 

301 16 143 

300 

-

I 

-

-

-

-

297 

6 470 

67 

9 673 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 fa 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors 65 years and over 

186 130 126 (b'i 1 415 331 242 

159 114 116 

23 II 8 3~ I 4 5 2 

- - -

=/ - - - - - -

- - -

358 293 215 7~ 1 

I 989 I 661 957 432

1 

371 307 201 67 

I 189 I 121 771 342 

332 309 248 83

1 

2 024 2 274 I 729 742 

568 602 418 166 

205 179 167 57 

784 951 747 395 1 103 121 83 49

1 

254 255 202 61 

I 240 I 323 982 347 

466 481 335 117 

87 90 54 

329 355 162 III (0) 

118 142 54 (0) 

173 165 105 26 

I 255 I 461 668 (D) 

151 113 92 25 

12 46 10 I 

8 5 I -

2 - 2 -

- I - -

- - - -

72 79 17 

309 328 76 (D~I 156 152 102 25

1 

946 I 133 592 (O~ 105 100 42 

I 760 I 748 737 (D)I 70 69 39 (D) 

14 33 5 I 

343 I 103 (D) (D) 1 8 31 (D) (0) 

84 82 18 

(011 318 379 85 79 74 13 

170 254 45 44 58 11 (D~I 148 125 (D) 

79 77 33 25 I 560 I 149 614 1 (D) 

72 65 26 23 I 036 813 415 (0) 48 51 31 22 879 926 453 (D) 

69 65 33 23 I 406 I 030 479 730 9 542 7 269 3 405 5 202 

304 255 154 54 900 871 520 

(OJ I 44 102 19 78 183 35 16 68 92 27 8 60 28 10 

(011 339 444 95 14 5 2 158 105 (0) (D) 

7 4 (D) (D)I 

257 133 108 J 4 937 2 804 2 633 (D) I 257 133 108 35 - - - - - - = 1 - - - - - -

~\ - - - - - - 255 131 108 

35 \ 4 550 2379 2 312 

(O~ 27 27 39 387 425 321 (D) I 

MAINE 61 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farmsnumber _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 1.999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2.000 to 15.999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 16.000 to 29.99L ____________________________________ _ 

- 30,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _____________ _ ______________ formsnumber _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _______________________________ forms_ 

acresOafs for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acresIrish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsForms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres- ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ . __________ _ 100.0 acres or more ___________ .. ______________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ formsacres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested; I to 24 acreL _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres- ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated ______________ . ________________________ farms_ 

acresAll vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ formsacres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsacres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres- ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acrOL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ 

acres- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocros _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocrOL ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

Apples __________________________________________ farms_ 

total acrespounds_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

62 MAINE 

-

-

-

T otol forming I and other 

occupations Totol 

119 48 64 785 40 085 

36

1 96 696 29~ 1 

30 9 

6 - - - - -

34 9 

100

1 

25 

84 30 1 1 574 1 057 

233 107 

2 749 1 746 

310

1 

148

1 5 521 3 431 

304 230 203 097 

- - - -

520 327 

9 258 7 573 

1 724 761 1 427 335 

14 7 

22 16 

60 34 

140 61 

167 99 

150 130 

3 3 

3 401 1 081 

113 3701 

140 425 

450191 

60 592 

9 4 

198 85 

1 592 402 

1 657 592 

151 86 

1 1 

3851 1181 

9 107 3 805 

13 678 6 375 

4 2 

41 (0) 

691 257 

2 328 1 129 

92

1 256 

61

1 164 

557 186 

125 66 

9 5 

- -

771 150 

3 453 774 

9 2 

13 (0) 

518 104 

240 42 

13 4 

- -

763 148 

3 206 732 

7 725 290 3 088 533 

Under 25 years 

I 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 

75 

11 

64 

2 618 

-

-

25 

780 

160 550 

-

-

-

-

13 

12 

-

35 

991 

1 360 

-

-

24 

9 

2 

-

2 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

11 

15 

-

-

11 

-

-

-

8 

7 

-

-

8 

-

-

-

8 

5 

-

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

10 6 6 14 II 

5 746 (0) 6 746 26 874 635 

- 5 I 2 I 

- 243 (0) (0) (0) 

- 5 1 2 I 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 2 1 2 3 

(0) (0) (0) (0) 5 

2 3 24 - 1 

(0) 18 992 - (0) 

17 17 24 22 23 

402 318 409 268 274 

20 23 20 47 27 

765 408 383 1 049 762 

47 855 19 828 22 740 60 093 49 963 

- - - - -

- - - - -

43 36 82 69 72 

1 336 1 024 1 984 1 459 990 

226 461 183 232 360 602 298 995 197 495 

2 - 2 1 2 

(0) - (0) (0) (0) 

3 1 1 8 21 

2 2 28 II 18 

18 12 15 24 17 

18 21 37 26 16 

2 - 1 - -

95 118 174 266 393 

4 176 5 313 7442 11 951 IS 1461 

5 205 7 212 10 138 16 476 20 201 

1 - 1 1 1 

(0) - (0) (0) (0) 

32 49 76 86 135 

53 57 83 157 233 

10 12 15 22 25 

- - - 1 -

8 13 22 39 34 

(0) 436 488 I 878 834 

(0) 825 779 2 711 I 545 

1 - - - 1 

(0) - - - (0) 

22 44 41 47 92 

65 231 233 239 346 

6 5 6 7 37 

25 20 25 34 60 

17 34 17 33 74 

5 9 23 12 17 

- 1 1 2 1 

- - - - -

15 27 10 37 53 

139 134 98 174 222 

- - 1 1 - - - (0) (0) -

10 16 6 26 38 

4 11 3 9 15 

1 - 1 2 - - - - - -

15 26 10 36 53 

137 122 97 158 214 

713 925 788 562 508 750 324 609 752 687 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ___________________ forms -- number _. Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ forms. 

number. 

Forms with- 1101.999 ____________________________ .. ___________ .. 

2,000 to 15,999 ___ . ______________ . __ ._. _______ . ___ . __ . 

16.000 10 29.999 _________________________ . ______ . ____ _ 30,000 or more __ • _____________________________ . _____ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____ • ___________________ forms. 

number. Turkeys sold _____________ ._. ___________________ . ___ forms. 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

(orn for all purposes ________________________________ farms. 

acres. 

Oats for groin _____________________________________ .forms. 

acres. 

bushels. Irrigoted __ . _____________________________________ • forms. 

acres. 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 ocros ____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

tons. drv_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 110 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Farms by ocres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocr05-___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Lond in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocr05-____________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 ocros ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- totolocres __ 

pounds __ 

'1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see tex,) 

Total Under 25 yeors 

71 -

24 700 -

271 -

96399 -

21 -

6 -

- -

- -

25 - 75 - 541 -

517 -

126 - 1 003 -

162

1 

- 2 090 -

101 133 -

- - - -

193 8 1 684 184 

297 426 33 335 

7 - 6 -

26 - 79 - 68 4 

20 4 

- -

2 320 11 

68 3511 241 

79 833 265 

5 -

113 -

1 190 7 

1 065 4 

65 - - -

2671 -

5 302 - 7 303 - 2 - (0) -

434 4 

1 199 12 

31 1 

92 (0) 

371 2 

59 2 4 - - -

621 2 

2 679 (0) 

7 - 11 -

414 - 198 2 

9 - - -

615 2 2 474 (0) 

4 636 757 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUl lURE - STATE OAT A 

25 to 34 years 

4 

8 059 

8 27 042 

5 

3 

-

-

7 

(0) 

16 

145 

23 

165 

21 

290 

13 262 

-

-

26 

301 

62 536 

1 

(0) 

2 

8 

12 

4 

-

507 

12 402 

12 671 

2 

(0) 

290 

208 

9 

-

39 

493 

669 

-

-

158 

222 

6 

8 

137 

21 

-

-

198 

1 042 

2 

(0) 

114 

83 

1 

-

197 1 008 

2 168 855 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors 65 years and over 

28 27 5 7 

8 762 6 865 87 927 

4 11 3 

15 107 (0) 45 100 (O~ 1 

3 11 2 -

1 - 1 I 

- - - -

- - - -

12 1 4 1 

35 (0) 17 (OJ 1 8 19 8 

57 230 32 53 

39 30 28 6 

316 196 196 130 

32 82 20 

781 492 406 12; I 37 233 23 409 21 627 

- - - 5 6O~1 - - -

57 55 39 

403 81 480 251 66 

69490 84 985 37 222 9 85~ 2 2 1 

(0) (0) (0) (0) 

6 7 8 3 

32 21 16 2 

15 21 14 2 

4 6 1 1 

- - - -

586 552 464 200 

17 208 17 060 14 043 7 3971 21 168 21 785 15 919 8 025 

1 1 1 - (0) (0) (0) -

311 280 219 83 

258 253 232 110 

17 19 13 7 

- - - -

67 80 51 301 

1 164 1 618 1 269 758 2 024 2 203 1 712 695 1 1 - - (0) (0) - -

74 163 28 7 256 611 88 12 12 9 2 33 33 (O~ 1 (0) 

58 145 23 6 16 14 5 1 - 4 - - - - - -

120 218 50 33 471 637 320 198 3 2 - - 5 (0) - -

96 158 31 15 21 59 16 17 3 I 3 1 - - - -

118 215 50 33 442 535 286 (0) 

1 202 610 604 418 371 895 (0) 

MAINE 63 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number __ 

percent __ land in forms ______________________________________ acres __ 

Average size ot form ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _________________________________ dollorL_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __ , ________________________________ __ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ __ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ land rented or leased to otherL ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ____ _ 

Harvested cropland ______________ _ 

Forms by acres harvested: 

_________ farms __ 

ocres __ _____________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

1 to 49 acres _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 aCreL ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 'a 999 acres ____________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 acre'- ________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only __________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ formL_ 

acres __ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ forms __ 

acreL_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Postureland irrigated _______________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number __ 

White _________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other roceL ___________________________ number __ Ful/ owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote of end of table. 

64 MAINE 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

Total 1 to 9 acres 

8 149 

100,0 

600 815 

196 8 149 

875 996 

107 497 

535 

478 

1 438 

2 033 

1 294 

1 308 

609 

853 

108 

28 

7 784 

409 737 

2 515 

211 418 

537 

20 340 

7 711 

687 721 

7 261 487 234 

4 494 

1 272 

912 

523 

46 

12 

2 

3 524 

97 735 

943 

32 061 

318 

2 994 

345 

10 068 

I 801 

57 629 

6 156 

769 891 1 405 

81 573 

5 611 688 318 

1 135 

39 919 

5 044 

103 284 

4 650 

219 227 

294 

6 975 

285 

6441 7 

101 

9 

433 

176 

2 792 

8 149 

5 640 2 143 

366 

8 134 

5 628 

2 140 

366 

15 

12 

3 

649 

7.9 

3346 5 631 

39 959 

63 325 12 204 

79 

294 

76 

59 

80 

14 

29 

589 3 837 

82 

356 

9 847 

491 

972 

440 

127 

440 

144 

328 

5 

9 

96 

274 

3 

3 

164 

231 

91 

285 

8 

34 

84 

251 

42 

169 

373 

920 

190 

531 

49 

66 

49 

66 

649 

568 

21 

60 

649 

568 

21 

60 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

1 277 612 883 I 016 

15.6 7.5 10.8 12.4 

33 809 34 897 72 337 116 097 

26 57 82 114 I 215 592 940 979 

70 161 37 552 59 880 74609 57 745 63 432 63 702 76 209 

2 202 1 112 783 662 

191 39 98 39 

306 151 198 217 414 221 349 340 128 87 155 160 

108 63 86 142 

21 10 24 50 

47 21 30 23 

8 

1 170 576 860 986 

29 635 29 928 67 693 108 874 

367 149 144 219 

6 388 5 967 5 951 10 602 

114 33 41 78 

2 214 998 I 307 3 379 

I 135 580 853 989 

19 143 17 723 29 501 50 959 

958 533 808 935 

11 798 12 172 19 202 33 083 

958 475 722 690 

58 86 211 

34 

450 237 417 460 

4 224 3 299 6 162 10 615 

66 46 80 1291 

327 425 834 2 006 

34 17 16 36 

177 102 132 264 

25 16 38 32 

166 116 285 311 

260 114 197 222 2 451 609 2 886 4680 

685 426 726 864 

8 724 12 806 33 969 55 275 

138 92 168 189 

I 026 1 422 2 823 8 013 

591 381 676 794 7698 11 384 31 146 47 262 

117 75 126 128 

1 269 182 2 267 2 2571 864 374 558 605 

4 673 3 186 6 600 7 606 

604 329 555 607 

6 519 5903 11 252 20 885 

58 19 51 16 175 125 200 140 57 19 49 16 

172 115 190 140 1 2 

(0) (0) 

2 I 

(0) (0) 

15 6 8 12 155 49 135 85 

277 612 883 016 

912 463 739 798 258 113 121 188 107 36 23 30 275 610 881 014 910 461 737 797 

258 113 121 187 107 36 23 30 

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 I 

~I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number __ 

percent __ land in forms ______________________________________ acres __ 

Average size ot form ______________________________ acres-_ 

Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________ . _______________ dollors __ 

Averoge per ocre ______________________ . _______ .dollors-. 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 ______________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ _ $100,000 to $149,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ____________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 __ .. _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Horvested cropland ________________________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 110 49 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres ______________________________________ _ 100 to 199 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Toto\ woodland _____________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Woodland postured ________________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms-_ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland. etc. _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland. all types ________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms __ 

acres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ 

Full owners _________________________ .: __________ numbeL_ Port owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number __ 

White _________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Part owners __________________________________ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other races-___________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

727 600 

8.9 7.3 

114 543 118 793 

158 198 

723 651 

62 312 68 397 

86 185 105 064 

544 529 

20 12 

109 75 

197 156 156 140 

142 146 

62 66 

37 50 

5 

I 

697 578 

102 194 104 135 

212 191 

15 269 15 937 

76 36 

2920 I 279 

715 585 48 235 49 319 

685 573 

33 666 34 690 

369 275 

233 191 

83 103 

325 306 

8 069 8372 

75 80 

834 808 

20 12 

184 105 

30 45 

496 562 150 129 

3 986 3 782 

638 537 

55 986 59 690 

144 125 

5 936 6416 

587 489 

50050 53 274 

III 89 

2 615 2 890 

445 349 

7 707 6 894 

448 389 16 620 17 678 

23 II 349 504 21 II 

341 504 I 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

8 9 (D) 155 

727 600 

515 410 

182 168 

30 22 

724 600 512 410 182 168 30 22 

3 

3 

387 

4.7 

91 899 

237 

405 

413 904 

120 749 

509 

16 

118 

75 

108 

50 

36 

368 78 172 

161 

15 018 

25 I 291 

380 39 286 

372 

28 385 

144 

113 

95 

20 

185 

5 867 

62 

452 

7 

56 

24 

519 

98 

3 007 

344 

44 538 

78 

4607 

320 39 931 

60 

2 075 

256 

6000 

251 

12 549 

9 

693 

8 

588 

I 

(D) 

5 

62 

387 

226 

141 

20 

387 

226 

141 

20 

I 332 

16.3 

461 571 

347 

I 309 

195 274 

149 178 

428 

71 

120 

287 

342 

203 

265 

18 

3 

I 309 401 4139 

617 

63 877 

83 3 795 

I 323 

198 241 

I 297 143 744 

333 

303 

460 

201 

710 

29 528 

233 

9 721 

43 

793 

68 

881 

303 12 574 

I 237 

226 836 

308 26 172 

I 126 

200664 

282 

13 992 

801 

22 502 

895 

69 692 

28 

180 

27 

163 

2 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

54 

631 

332 

716 

593 

23 

330 

715 

592 

23 

2 

I 

I 

536 

6.5 

347 137 

648 

574 

151 494 

263 926 

402 

I 

42 

46 

86 

96 

247 

46 

10 

523 295 336 

310 

53 182 

33 

I 381 

531 144 763 

531 

107 912 

74 

75 

121 

244 

17 

246 

17 146 

122 

7 371 

33 

767 

49 

2 453 

127 

9 114 

493 

174 105 

138 

19 991 

452 154 114 

88 

7 391 

327 

20 878 

322 

44 528 

18 

920 

16 

839 

I 

(D) 

I 

(0) 

47 

882 

536 

226 

297 

13 

535 

226 

296 

13 

I 

1.000 to 1,999 

acres 

105 

1.2 

131 656 

I 254 

105 

41 620 

396 377 

316 

I 

5 

13 

62 

20 

4 

103 

117 095 

52 

14900 

7 

(D) 

104 

54 428 

104 

40 056 

12 

I 

16 

46 

23 

6 

40 

3322 

37 

4 154 

3 

(D) 

12 

986 

26 

5 815 

96 

68 530 

16 

(0) 

92 

(0) 

14 

2 746 

74 

5 952 

53 

10 741 

8 945 

8 945 

10 

457 

105 

53 

50 

2 

105 

53 

50 

2 

2,000 acres or more 

25, 

0.3 

74 730 2 989 

25 

25 836 033 424 

345 

-I 

~I 

I~ I 

8, 

25 

71 349 

II 

3 971 

2 

(D) 

I 

34 151 25 I 

25 

21 

3~1 

8 

6 

6 

2 

4 

803 

81 

120 

I 

(D) 

3 

2 290 

II 

7 494 

191 

29 147 

I 

(0) 

19 

(D) 

3 

I 0661 

18 

10366 

7 

2 329 

4 678 

4 

378 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

25 

14 

II 

24 

13 

II 

~ I 

=1 

MAINE 65 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

I Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _________________________________ farms __ 

Partnership __________________ _ 

Corporations: 

Family held_ 

ocres __ 

farmL_ 

ocres __ 

_ ____ forms-_ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other than family held _____________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders- __________________________ forms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence; On form operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group; Under 25 yeors _________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 years __________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors __________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex; Mole __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None __________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 doys ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to [99 days ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres __________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 acreL _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL _________________________________________ _ 

[.000 to 1,999 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________ . ______________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh grain farms (011 ) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain farms (013L _____________________ _ (otton forms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

robocco forms (O132l- ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134. 0[39) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetob[e and melon forms (0[6) ____________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ Doiry forms (024) ________________________________ -- -------- Poultry ond egg forms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) __________ -- -- ---- ---- ----------- General forms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200.000 to $499,999 __________ ---- -- ---- ---------------

$ [00,000 to $199,999 __________ -- -- -- ------ ---- ---------

$40,000 to $99,999 ____________ -- ------------ -- ---------

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________ ---- -- ---- ------ ---------

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________ ---- -- ------------ -- -- --- $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ -- -------- -- ---------

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________ ------ ---- -- ------------- Less thon $2,500 __________________ -- -------------------

See footnote at end of table. 

66 MAINE 

Toto[ 

7 446 

3[ 7 216 

441 

135 B72 

225 [34 828 

4 

221 

19 

8 053 

I 

18 

18 

4846 

6 918 

648 

121 

273 

1 793 

2 105 

I 718 

1 139 

48.8 

7 591 

558 

21 

4 142 

4 007 

3 116 

932 

851 

2 976 

649 

277 

612 

B83 

016 

727 

600 

387 

332 

536 

105 

25 

81 

194 

2 194 

345 

089 

280 

324 

715 

042 

140 

675 

237 

69 

8 149 

398 676 

77 

319 

514 

048 

733 

604 

656 

994 

3 204 

1 to 9 ocres 

I 

21 

21 

103 

122 

143 

5 

118 

29 

12 

72 

48 

4 

649 

16089 

3 

lB 

25 

33 

18 

29 

34 

71 

418 

10 to 49 acres 

8 

203 

203 

53 

184 

60 

81 

352 

173 

18 

227 

85 

6 

I 277 

41 347 

5 

75 

65 

45 

39 

52 

91 

157 

748 

50 to 69 ocres 

576 

32867 

28 

536 

5 300 

3 

194 

511 

48 

18 

105 

145 

156 

110 

7B 

47.3 

556 

56 

1 

223 

389 

164 

51 

77 

304 

612 

6 

145 

145 

36 

81 

16 

38 

167 

94 

26 

78 

14 

5 

612 

19906 

6 

28 

13 

31 

40 

50 

58 

75 

311 

70 to 99 acres 

B33 68 222 

40 

3 342 

7 

542 

7 

1 

(D) 

1 

2 

(D) 

757 

59 

13 

146 

181 

249 

142 

152 

49.3 

796 

87 

1 

332 

551 

260 

102 

111 

385 

883 

10 

233 

233 

32 

186 

23 

55 

206 

119 

24 

84 

23 

7 

883 

20467 

7 

26 

23 

36 

36 

43 

71 

127 

514 

100 to 139 ocres 

954 

109 044 

47 5369 

12 

364 

3 320 

88B 

67 

14 

123 

219 

235 

230 

195 

51.0 

929 

87 

436 

580 

328 

119 

105 

431 

-I 

016 

=1 

8 

3°~1 

305 

33 

120 

18 

76 

248 

161 

101 

73 

18 

16 

1 016 

24 225 

8 

25 

22 

58 

72 

101 

103 ml 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see fext} 

All Farms 140 fa 179 acres 180 to 219 ocres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

fARMS BY TYPE Of ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _________________________________ forms __ 

Partnership ____ _ 

Corporations: 

ocres __ ______ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Fomily held ____________________ _ _________________ forms __ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms-_ 

Other than family held _____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 10 or less stockholders _____ .. _____________________ forms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ~~_~ __ ~~~~~formL_ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years- _________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

65 yeors and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________________________________ _ Olher _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None __________________________________________________ _ 

11099 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 doys ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

fARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

10010 139 aeres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres __________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 aeres __________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 aereL _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 aereL _________________________________________ _ 50010 999 aereL _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 aeres- ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

fARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSifiCATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh grain farms (011 L ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin farms (013) ______________________ _ Colton farms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ____________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (017)- ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specially farms (018) ___________________________ _ General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

Livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Beef cottle farms. except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond egg farms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animol specially farms (027) ________________________________ _ General forms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE Of AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms __ 

. $1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499.999 __________________________________ _ 

$100.000 to $199.999 __________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ____________________________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 ______________________________________ _ 

See foolnote 01 end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

674 

106 115 

40 6 380 

II 

754 

II 

2 

(D) 

608 

64 

5 

III 

159 

169 

160 

123 

50.1 

663 

64 

I 

388 

339 

287 

91 

100 

220 

727 

15 

228 

228 

23 

92 

9 

21 

180 

130 

94 

44 

12 

9 

727 

18 958 

2 

17 

19 

72 

122 

59 

87 

97 

252 

553 109669 

31 5 973 

15 2 943 

15 

I 

(D) 

504 

57 

7 

91 

116 

134 

132 

120 

50.5 

572 

28 

8 

370 

230 

260 

82 

62 

169 

600 

7 

210 

210 

26 

54 

4 

16 

154 

121 

99 

21 

3 

6 

600 

25 037 

3 

II 

15 

89 

89 

83 

59 

66 

185 

360 

85 484 

17 4 007 

8 916 

I 

7 

I 

(0) 

I 

I 

(D) 

318 

36 

13 

49 

78 

104 

86 

57 

49.4 

370 

17 

262 

125 

176 

51 

53 

85 

387 

5 

127 

127 

14 

31 

2 

9 

64 

53 

98 

21 

16 

387 

22 917 

3 

3 

28 

83 

63 

34 

26 

48 

99 

I 202 

414 298 

91 

32 965 

37 

13 521 

2 

35 

2 

(D) 

173 

61 

4 

202 

268 

369 

318 

171 

49.8 

288 

44 

6 

975 

357 

701 

176 

109 

287 

332 

16 

461 

461 

15 

165 

5 

16 

160 

118 

428 

41 

13 

12 

I 332 

77 966 

10 

27 

139 

419 

206 

115 

92 

171 

153 

404 

258 962 

67 

44 668 

59 

39 909 

59 

3 

875 

3 

3 

723 

465 

47 

2 

48 

106 

150 

165 

65 

51.1 

521 

15 

I 

456 

80 

333 

77 

26 

71 

536 

5 

191 

191 

7 

37 

61 

41 

214 

9 

4 

3 

536 

88 914 

9 

53 

130 

165 

48 

33 

27 

24 

47 

1.000 to 1,999 

acres 

54 68499 

20 

(D) 

26 

31 164 

26 

4 

720 I 

3 

I 

(0) 

81 

17 

4 

33 

26 

25 

17 

51.4 

100 

5 

89 

16 

66 

20 

3 

10 

105 

60 

60 

2 

7 

4 

3 

25 

4 

I 

I 

105 

23 882 

10 

30 

32 

15 

4 

6 

3 

5 

2,000 acres or more 

9 

28 255 

2 

(D) 

11 

12 

7 

4 

I 

~I 55.1 I 

~~I 91 

14 

3 

2 

6 

10 

I 

10 

251 18 969 

II 

6 

3 

2 

MAINE 67 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

lExcludes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain __________________________________ _ ____ forms __ 

Sales 01 $40,000 or more............. . .... $I~~~~:: $1,000 .. Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ 

Cotton ond cottonseed... . .•. ~f~~~~:: 

Soles of $40.000 or more $1,000 .. _____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Commodify Credit Corporation loons _____ _ _ _____ farms __ 

Tobacco ___________ _ 

Soles of $40,000 or more ____ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, foroge. ond silage 

Sales of $40,000 or more 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons 

Sales of $40,000 or more _____ _ 

$1,000 .. 

__farms __ 

$1.000 .. __forms __ 

$1,000 .. _______ forms __ 

$1.000 •. _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• ________ forms __ 

$1,000 .• _ ______ farms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 •. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• Nursery and greenhouse producfs ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .• Sales of $40,000 or more_ _ ___________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Other crops _____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Poultry and poultry products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Dairy productL ___________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. (ottle and colveL ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Sheep, lambs, and woo! ___________________________ forms __ 

$1,000_. Sales of $40,000 or mOle ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Other livestOCK and fivestock products (see text) ________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 or more_________ _ ___ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased ______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .• 

Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 .........•............... _ ........ _ .....•. 

$5,000 to $19,999 .......................... _ ......... . 

$20,000 to $49,999 .............................•...... 

$50,000 or more ....................•............... _ .• 

Feed for livestock ond poultry _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 .....................•........ -.......... . $5,000 to $19,999 •......•.................•............ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ....................•............•... $50,000 or more _ ..••............................ _ ••... 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 

farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000_. 

I to 99 100L _____________________ ------------------

100 to 499 tons. ............•...... _ .......•••.....•. 500 taos or more ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 .....•.....•...........................• 

$5,000 to $19,999 ...•..........•..............•... ··· 

$20,000 to $49,999 ...................•......•.••... -. 

$50,000 or more ....... _ .....................•.. - •.. 

See foolnale at end of toble. 

68 MAINE 

Totol 

744 

702 

11 

782 

53 

407 

893 

196 

1 

(0) 

859 4 982 

26 2 140 

1 329 

19 371 

80 14 447 

365 6 431 

42 

4 377 

1 331 

69 936 

515 57 189 

1 123 

202 795 

553 

201 626 

I 355 69 047 

656 

58 102 

3 091 

15 363 

38 3 426 

594 

603 

I 

(0) 

506 

311 

594 

938 

1 

(0) 

3 294 

35 295 

2 521 

363 

295 

115 

5 149 

141 540 

3 441 

657 

470 

581 

3 509 

753 518 

119 324 

2 404 

702 

403 

926 

644 

387 

552 

1 to 9 acres 

1 

(0) 

125 

138 

218 

224 

148 

2 911 

23 

992 

26 

65 

101 12 232 

55 12 102 

12 

145 

1 

(0) 

64 

132 

1 

(0) 

82 

80 

19 

1 

103 

159 

165 

2 878 

105 

15 

36 

9 

281 

6 830 

219 

6 

4 

52 

181 

39902 

6 765 

124 

25 

32 

119 

6 

4 

52 

101049 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

25 19 27 61 (0) 44 46 95 

2 

(0) 

171 160 259 314

1 210 236 416 591 

141 75 99 74 

354 396 277 375 

3 1 2 

147 (0) (0) 

253 115 158 140 

628 501 604 13; I 1 I (0) (0) (0) 

89 24 33 22 

096 254 670 130 

7 2 5 

659 (0) 543 

128 59 65 133 

830 963 213 2 300 

1 3 9 14 (0) (0) 475 714 

335 143 145 128 

36 617 16 171 16 144 15 803 

174 60 70 65 

36 357 16017 15 932 15 6751 45 43 49 134 

342 665 393 2 375 

4 5 18

1 (0) 239 1 056 

332 217 253 386 

817 489 518 225 

3 1 2 

230 (0) (0) 

132 66 75 58 

125 102 33 78 

I 

4~ I (D) 

111 30 67 

55 18 50 33 

153 37 84 55 

248 66 102 83 

641 289 366 385 5 760 2 615 2009 2 467 

464 222 303 312 

56 30 23 30 94 22 31 30 

27 15 9 13 

812 409 567 667 

23 154 10 533 9648 10 707 

614 314 479 532 

23 29 23 48 

34 14 11 28 141 52 54 59 

647 225 325 429 

139 977 64 263 57 213 64 225 22 901 10 370 9 237 10 302 

466 154 260 344 

57 27 18 39 

124 44 47 46 

453 132 252 301 

19 28 8 49 

34 13 II g[ 141 52 54 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

Farms 140 to 179 ocres 180 to 219 acres 220 10 259 ocres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain _______ • ___________________________________ 47 247 134 46 8 forms __ 62 67 $1,000 __ 116 165 138 967 973 769 360 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____ • ____________________ forms __ I 3 4 3 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 266 259 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ 2 I 4 21 13 8 2 

$1,000 __ (0) (0) 17 88 131 III (0) 

(otton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _____ . ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ =1 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms __ 

~I $1,000 __ 

Tobacco _____ • ___________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

~I Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silagL __________________ farms __ 190 161 115 379 110 30 98 1 $1,000 __ 521 480 396 528 568 152 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ I 

$1,000 __ (0) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ 61 49 43 145 30 15 2 

$1,000 __ 577 527 311 808 291 (D) (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 2 4 I 4 3 4 2 

$1.000 __ (D) 238 (D) 389 143 570 (D) 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms __ 85 65 40 188 46 10 II 

$1,000 __ 347 105 555 3 758 3 320 242 4 94~1 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 7 6 4 24 15 6 

$1,000 __ 949 675 310 2 755 2 989 155 4931 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms __ IS 14 8 II I 

$1,000 __ 451 694 (D) 123 (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 3 I I 

$1,000 __ 373 (D) (D) 

Other crops ______________________________________ formL_ 133 124 77 356 163 56 II 

$1,000 .. 3 647 III 3368 18 059 19 011 10493 5 876 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL_ 24 39 33 197 133 52 10

$1,000 .. I 397 2 354 2 449 14948 18 379 10414 5 875 1 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms __ 68 62 34 78 23 5 $1,000 __ 7 936 13 362 12 697 20 657 39 819 (D) (O} I Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 36 20 16 43 9 4 $1,000 __ 7 796 13 330 12689 20604 39 766 (0) 

(

D1 1 Dairy productL ___________________________________ formL_ 122 122 107 467 224 26 $1,000 __ 2 885 3 482 4 445 27 389 21 329 4971 629 Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 25 33 53 303 187 23 $1,000 __ 325 948 3 410 23 733 20 563 4923 62~1 Cottle and colves __________________________________ farms __ 316 302 187 676 314 38 

22~ I $1,000 __ 340 031 865 4444 3 493 784 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 2 I 2 9 8 6 $1,000 __ (0) (D) (D) 641 189 377 200 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ formL_ 57 28 12 55 25 3 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ $1,000 forms __ __ 68 43 8 41 20 (D) (O} I 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms __ -I 45 27 26 117 16 4 $1,000 __ 26 16 10 79 15 8 

~I Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms __ 29 32 26 50 23 2 

~I $1,000 __ 44 22 23 114 (D) (D) Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ I $1,000 __ (D) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 1 

Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms __ 305 212 166 555 181 24 5 $1.000 __ 793 659 074 4 654 8 898 623 863 forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________ .. ____________________ 238 169 136 434 124 12 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 36 32 19 74 42 6 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 24 9 7 33 9 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 7 2 4 14 6 6 

feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms __ 489 393 259 879 342 46 5 $1,000 __ 5946 10 831 8 570 21 833 27 107 3 167 3 214 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 374 263 134 378 119 15 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ $20,000 59 89 56 247 73 3 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 26 24 51 177 90 9 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 30 17 18 77 60 19 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ . ___________ forms __ 280 218 187 712 264 36 5 tons __ 35 815 68032 54058 127 334 64 539 18 678 19 483 $1,000 __ 5 548 10 288 8 055 19 837 10 033 2 811 3 177 Farms by tons purchased: I to 99 ton5 _________________________________________ 

100 217 178 119 420 III 10 to 499 10nL _____________________________________ 35 27 56 258 137 21 500 tons or more ____________________________________ 28 13 12 34 16 5 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ 

$5,000 180 109 63 250 57 9 to $19,999 ____________________________________ 50 75 72 257 78 2 $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ 20 17 34 142 80 8 30 17 18 63 49 17 

See footnote at end of table, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 69 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

SELECTED fARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' - Con. 

Animal health costs ______________________ _ 

forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 __________________________ _ 

$50010 $999 ________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $2,999 _______________ _ 

$3,000 or more _____________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plonts, and trees ____________ _ 

Farms with expenses oftorms __ 

$1.000 __ 

_ _____ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

$1 to $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________ _ 

Farms with expenses of-

_ _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

$1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 __ .. _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ____ _ 

Forms with expenses of-

__forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline _______________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane. and propane ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Kerosene. motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other- cool, wood. coke. etc. _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________ ~ _______________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ________________________________ -- ---

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

less than 150 dayL _____________________________ forms __ 

workerL_ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ________________ -- -- ---- ------ -- -- -- ---

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ ------ -- ---- ---

$20,000 or more __________________________ -------------

(ustomwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

farms with expenses of- $110 $2.499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________ ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- -------

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________ -- -- -- --~- -- ---- -- -- -- ---

$20,000 or more ______________ -- ---- ---- ---- -- ---- -- ---

fARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals tor human consumption _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

70 MAINE 

Total 

3834 

2 105 

2 795 

480 

438 

121 

4 342 

8 641 

3 102 

844 

207 

189 

4 936 

17 941 

3 447 

924 

411 

154 

4 719 

8 902 

3 867 

680 

111 

61 

8 092 

19 467 

6 144 

1 674 

202 

72 

8 084 

14 134 

7 801 

6 821 

2 821 

2 884 

702 

329 

1 502 

2 925 

49 

18 

8 081 

1 158 

5 420 

5 056 

867 

277 

4 401 

39 418 

3 057 

975 

266 

103 

1 555 

5 051 

4 001 

36 705 

644 

2 490 

430 

182 

19 

13 

2 357 

I 972 

173 

166 

13 

5 

780 

964 

1 598 

4 464 

1 to 9 acres 

135 

132 

87 

21 

21 

6 

324 

428 

284 

21 

10 

9 

270 

49 

270 

258 

23 

257 

1 

624 

591 

578 

38 

4 

4 

623 

421 

578 

123 

58 

26 

23 

5 

95 

236 

4 

2 

620 

28 

252 

160 

26 

9 

296 

844 

273 

16 

45 

152 

285 

167 

34 

50 

27 

6 

1 

240 

28 

239 

1 

25 

29 

161 

143 

10 to 49 ocres 

507 

253 

381 

59 

44 

23 

525 

359 

467 

49 

8 

I 

621 

262 

600 

21 

582 

166 

580 

2 

215 

360 

060 

140 

13 

2 

214 

947 

192 

419 

145 

62 

69 

8 

203 

355 

I 

(0) 

214 

103 

679 

398 

71 

15 

523 

891 

483 

35 

4 

I 

88 

197 

477 

2036 

63 

173 

42 

20 

192 

60 

190 

2 

141 

126 

303 

458 

50 to 69 acres 

297 

101 

244 

34 

14 

5 

208 

123 

178 

29 

312 

282 

277 

35 

288 

154 

276 

12 

582 

732 

523 

52 

6 

1 

582 

525 

566 

184 

114 

30 

49 

29 

74 

243 

582 

39 

358 

196 

66 

11 

250 

913 

227 

14 

7 

2 

35 

111 

244 

789 

66 

68 

58 

8 

125 

50 

124 

1 

29 

26 

142 

385 

70 to 99 acres 

430 

119 

368 

35 

22 

5 

468 

232 

412 

53 

2 

I 

512 

525 

450 

56 

6 

477 

198 

468 

9 

935 

800 

868 

60 

4 

3 

935 

538 

868 

291 

218 

43 

66 

14 

103 

141 

935 

49 

542 

241 

96 

21 

342 

882 

299 

38 

4 

1 

51 

154 

333 

2 544 

93 

91 

85 

8 

293 

108 

285 

8 

64 

124 

213 

277 

100 10 139 ocres 

511 

133 

451 

22 

34 

4 

384 

295 

302 

73 

9 

490 

734 

415 

62 

13 

402 

348 

364 

34 

4 

973 

158 

869 

92 

10 

2 

968 

746 

959 

415 

257 

87 

60 

22 

142 

133 

9 

2 

968 

87 

677 

386 

103 

25 

461 

855 

414 

44 

3 

841 

137 

414 

2 512 

84 

139 

68 

15 

I 

221 

75 

217 

4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-(on. 

I Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' - Can. 

Animal health C05ts _________________ _ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ________________________________ _ 

_ __ tormL_ 

$1,000 __ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $999 _________________ . ____________ . ____________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________ . __________________ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10.000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime. ____________ . _ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Kerosene, motor oiL and grease ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. ______________________ 3arms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 doys or more _______________________________ farms __ 

workers __ less than 150 doys ______________________________ forms __ 

workers __ 

(ontroct labor ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenSes of- $1 to $2.499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9.999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

$1,000 __ 

for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

423 

97 

369 

33 

19 

2 

382 

384 

282 

79 

18 

3 

432 

072 

304 

110 

18 

434 

489 

378 

49 

7 

695 

981 

572 

118 

5 

695 

707 

673 

421 

263 

98 

42 

10 

105 

102 1 

(0) 

695 

76 

525 

248 

78 

26 

321 

270 

260 

48 

10 

3 

53 

124 

314 

2 556 

71 

210 

43 

22 

6 

225 

250 

186 

39 

57 

47 

114 

726 

287 

124 

235 

31 

17 

4 

358 

664 

241 

73 

23 

21 

424 

213 

293 

109 

22 

409 

650 

328 

72 

9 

651 

2 204 

483 

159 

7 

2 

651 

427 

611 

732 

306 

412 

42 

19 

131 

159 

10 

5 

651 

101 

465 

760 

74 

17 

373 

4 778 

281 

78 

10 

4 

109 

474 

332 3 770 

41 

151 

24 

14 

2 

1 

167 

109 

160 

7 

57 

65 

95 

465 

215 

128 

130 

39 

45 

I 

248 

361 

167 

56 

17 

8 

270 

064 

157 

68 

40 

5 

282 

440 

219 

59 

4 

405 

300 

265 

130 

8 

2 

404 

871 

402 

369 

218 

217 

31 

9 

79 

212 

1 

(0) 

404 

63 

309 

415 

43 

15 

277 

689 

176 

88 

11 

2 

120 

233 

251 

820 

27 

156 

11 

14 

1 

1 

140 

198 

131 

4 

4 

1 

44 

56 

68 

324 

675 

530 

359 

153 

135 

28 

902 

2 072 

555 

230 

77 

40 

I 007 

4 776 

520 

293 

175 

19 

995 

2 276 

711 

250 

25 

9 

1 308 

4 204 

722 

552 

27 

7 

1 308 3 112 

I 262 

1 799 

720 

678 

188 

79 

294 

272 

20 

4 

308 

280 

014 

015 

209 

77 

979 

8 390 

481 

411 

77 

10 

549 

277 

844 9 324 

93 

321 

44 

46 

2 

1 

486 

442 

450 

35 

I 

209 

181 

245 

758 

309 

392 

159 

46 

73 

31 

443 

974 

198 

153 

30 

62 

480 4 615 

144 

154 

115 

67 

471 

2 214 

254 

158 

36 

23 

574 

3 805 

180 

299 

79 

16 

574 

2 858 

563 

417 

415 

802 

92 

75 

209 

330 

3 

2 

574 

232 

495 

905 

74 

41 

459 

12 521 

144 

180 

99 

36 

322 

370 

398 

5 637 

56 

354 

24 

23 

5 

4 

216 

443 

164 

45 

4 

3 

59 

119 

68 

268 

1,000 10 1,999 

acres 

39 

88 

11 

6 

10 

12 

86 

209 

14 

24 

12 

36 

96 

198 

14 

15 

17 

50 

96 

206 

27 

27 

24 

18 

105 

289 

20 

32 

36 

17 

105 

016 

104 

458 

89 

282 

31 

40 

52 

164 

105 

73 

86 

259 

24 

13 

96 3 608 

17 

20 

38 

21 

78 

473 

87 

536 

11 

134 

39 

126 

21 

16 

2 

19 

(0) 

10 

25 

2,000 acres or more 

6 

7 

14 

540

1 2 

22 

150 

3 jl 

25 

73: I 

~ 1 11 

25 

043 

4 

2 

3 

16 

25 

964 

23 

194 

18 

145 

9 

20

1 15 

57~ I 

~!\ 72 

~ 1 

24 

2 776 

2 

3 

3 

16 

211 

349 

22 

2 014 

5 642 

~I 

~ \ 

83 13\ 

6 

~I 

2 

(0) 

11~ I 

MAINE 71 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms Total J 10 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 ocres 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenf ___ forms __ 8 115 629 1 215 592 938 979 $1.000 __ 217 949 6 625 16 051 Farms by value group: 8 706 II 747 15 144 

$1 to $4,999 ________ 1 195 166 273 112 215 161 $5,000 to $9,999 ________ -------------------- 2 425 312 544 221 345 331 $10,000 to $19,999 ______ . ~ -- - - -- -- -- - - - - -- -- - I 599 104 185 138 245 262 $20,00010 $49,999 _____ ---------------- 1 630 24 151 82 103 160 $50,000 to $99,999 _. _______ . _. _____________ ... _____ 789 15 52 32 26 57 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________ ._ - - ~ - -- - - -- -- - 371 7 7 6 2 7 $200,000 to $499,999 _____ .. _______ .. _ -- - - -- - - -- - - ~ 98 1 3 1 2 I $500,000 or more ____________ ----------- 8 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Au tomobiles _____ farms __ 5 130 410 642 312 508 585 number __ 6 860 496 794 385 712 773 Motortrucks, including pickups ________ farmL_ 6 704 473 893 442 706 797 number __ 13 437 680 272 628 952 317 Wheel lroclors __ _ _____________ farms-_ 6 927 410 881 506 804 857 number __ IS 026 548 349 842 230 529 2 or 3 ______ _ _______________ ~ __ farmL_ 3 191 59 329 220 286 410 number __ 7 612 124 719 497 611 969 4 or morc. ____ -- ________________________________ forms._ 970 22 24 17 32 31 number __ 4 648 95 102 76 133 144 

Gram and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms._ 363 21 1 3 34 number __ 414 21 (0) (0) 47 Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms.. 248 3 21 8 9 8 number __ 302 (0) 21 9 9 8 Corn heads for combines ______________ • ____________ forms._ 175 2 16 4 4 6 number __ 192 (D) 16 (0) 4 6 Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _______________ _ forms._ 91 1 5 4 5 2 number __ 110 (D) 5 5 5 (0) 

COltonpickers ______ ----------------- _ __________ farms._ 

number __ 

Mower condit ioners -----------.------ ____ forms-_ I 938 21 118 77 125 225 number __ 2 089 21 125 77 137 230 Pickup balers _________ -----------.------ _ ____ forms.. 2 674 15 177 145 217 346 number __ 2 768 15 177 145 217 360 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms.. 1 120 20 67 28 41 79 

number _. 1 338 50 67 30 51 80 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer 

5661 and lime __________________________________________ forms._ 5 604 304 722 380 613 

$1,000 __ 26 842 72 429 437 723 082 Commercial fertilizer ___________________________ • ___ farms._ 4 795 246 585 302 492 488 

acres on which used __ 286 420 837 4 679 5 035 7 097 11 034 lime ____ _______________________________________ forms __ 2 604 162 248 128 254 193 

acres on which used __ 93 356 578 1 638 783 2 144 3 188 

ton5 __ 104 749 384 2 155 992 2 395 4 468 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control1971 Insects an hoy and other crops ______________________ farms._ 2 234 137 287 109 234 

acres on which used __ 141 651 344 2 637 474 3 942 5 646 

Nematades in crops _______________________________ farms __ 311 16 51 15 17 24 

acres on which used __ 10 824 46 633 519 111 414 

Diseases in crops and orchards __ ____________________ farms __ 1 488 66 198 93 186 125 

acres on which used __ 100 719 253 943 955 2 731 4 398 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms._ 2 352 31 203 154 175 182 

acres on which used __ 168 389 105 2 267 2 931 3 656 5 491 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning 

of fruit __ -----------.-------------- _____________ forms._ 733 31 54 28 74 85 

acres on which used __ 59 784 159 850 781 615 2 210 

Insecl control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms.. 1 309 41 150 97 106 126 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms._ 887 31 131 60 106 76 

LIVESTOCK 

(oOle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 3 757 109 529 289 333 509 

number __ 133 068 899 164 542 3 661 9 112 

Forms with1 to 9 _ .. ____________________ - ___ -- ---------- -- -------- 491 70 399 162 193 250 

10 to 49 ________ ---------------------------.---------- 409 37 124 124 137 219 

50 to 99 ____________________ -_._ -- ------ ---- -- -- ------ 508 1 6 2 3 35 

100 to 199 __ -------------- --------------------------- 272 1 5 200 to 499 ____________________________________ -------- 71 

500 or more ______ ~ -- ~ - -- -- - - - - ---- --- - --- -. - - - - - ---- - 6 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ formL. 3 216 75 407 229 263 447 

number __ 69 417 322 857 722 518 4 497 

Beef cows ------------------- _________________ farmL_ 1 698 28 295 170 190 267 

number __ 12 271 128 286 821 876 763 

Forms wifh1 to 9 ________________________ -------------------- 326 26 270 147 173 206 10 to 49 __________________________________________ 352 2 25 23 17 60 

50 to 99 __________________________________________ 14 1 

100 to 199 _. _________ -----------------.---------- 6 

200 to 499 __________________ -- -- -- -- ---- -- - - -- ---- 500 or more ____________________________ =1 

See footnote at end of toble. 

72 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see texf! 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 ocres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles __________________ • _____________________ forms __ 

number __ Motortrucks, including pickups _______________________ forms __ 

number __ Wheel troctors __________________________________ .. __ forms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms __ number __ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

(ottonpickers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms __ number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect contral an livestock and poultrv ________________ farms __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird contral ________________ forms __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________________________________ _ 20010 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot had calved _________ " ___________ farmL_ 

number __ 8eef cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 ___________________________________________ _ 1010 49 _________________________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

See foolnole 01 end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

695 651 

15 198 16 647 

65 38 

200 172 

131 159 

236 200 

47 65 

15 13 

I 3 

1 

464 457 

658 630 

599 535 999 998 

630 599 

230 338 

374 367 

846 863 

39 74 

167 317 

30 27 

35 27 

32 20 

42 23 

26 14 

26 14 

11 8 

16 9 

170 200 

171 217 

297 294 

307 320 79 96 

85 125 

517 472 

561 863 427 414 

14 625 19 019 

226 220 4 938 7 288 

5 662 8 915 

173 209 

6 616 8 558 

32 21 1 005 777 

120 139 

5 108 7 103 

226 195 8 466 9654 

49 52 2 011 2 508 143 88 

63 69 

353 337 

8 640 8 788 

122 103 

184 182 

40 47 7 5 

312 292 4 224 4 692 178 157 

220 240 

141 98 34 59 

3 

405 1 309 572 

14 497 53 062 40 338 

«<l 107 8 

78 178 37 

73 223 69 

104 390 166 

73 261 136 

26 124 122 

2 26 33 

1 1 

262 972 429 

330 314 603 

383 I 194 553 

848 2 940 890 

386 1 181 550 

924 3 357 2 003 

233 632 256 

602 644 671 

«<l 331 263 

217 495 301 

22 114 73 

22 120 75 

22 59 49 

22 76 62 

15 46 34 

15 53 40 

7 18 18 

7 23 22 

182 505 268 

189 552 309 

208 625 308 

213 647 323 

120 353 202 

130 420 243 

306 1 098 501 

505 7 051 6 829 

270 991 462 

15 526 78 667 76 134 

154 662 280 

4 603 26 855 23 398 

4 670 31 870 23 655 

122 451 243 

7 107 38 408 37 028 

3 103 22 (0) 2 061 2 596 

71 299 132 

4 209 27 344 22 444 177 595 336 9 165 46 991 46 783 

52 185 82 3 825 16 330 12 337 85 305 147 

62 192 73 

214 715 322 8 281 44 258 32 853 

56 97 34 86 239 68 56 240 75 16 128 100 10 45 1 

187 653 306 4 373 23 572 17 873 85 199 108 670 833 755 

60 141 55 25 54 47 4 3 

3 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

105 13 027 

2 

5 

9 

13 

17 

37 

20 

2 

74 

128 

104 

658 

102 

528 

20 

52 

75 

469 

32 

36 

15 

24 

8 

12 

10 

12 

39 

45 

39 

41 

30 

40 

100 

3 404 

96 

34 308 

66 13 3«<l 

14 930 

57 

16 324 

6 930 

45 

11 950 

62 23 282 

33 

144 

20 

21 

40 

723 

4 

8 

3 

7 

14 

4 

38 3 989 

17 

402 

2,000 acres or more 

25 

6 908 

15 

37 

25 

255 

21 

148 

5 

14 

14 

132 

6 

27 

(O~ I 

2 

(0) 

8 

16 

3 

3 

5 

17 

251 

886 

22 19 459 

11 

3 595 

3 653 

151 13 567 

1 

(0) 

14 

II 281 

16 

9 598 

8 8 014 

1 

3 

77~ I 277 

MAINE 73 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

LlVESTOCK- Con. 

Cotlle and colves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that had calved-Con. Milk cows ______ _ _ ___ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves __________________________ formL_ 

number __ Steers, steer colves. bulls. and bull colves _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold __ _ ______________________ forms __ 

Colves ______ _ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ _ __________________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle __________________________________________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Fattened on grain and concentrates ____ . ___________ forms __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory 

Forms withnumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

_________ forms-_ 

number __ 

1 to 9 ______ __ __ __ __ ___ _ ____________________ _ 

101049 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________ _ ______________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms __ 

number __ Other ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ June land Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ___ _ _______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn___ _ ______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 ________________________ -- ---- -- -- ---- -- ------ 400 to 3,199 _________________________________________ _ 

3,200 '0 9,999 ______________________ ---- ---------------

10,000 to 19,999 ____________________ -_ -- -- -- -- ---------

20,000 10 49,999 ________________ -- -- -- -- ---- -------- --- 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________ ------------------- 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age _______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of loying age ___________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

74 MAINE 

TOfol 1 to 9 acres 

2 058 50 57 146 194 

826 44 101 3 719 2 318 1 

83 

11 

2 866 75 51 709 389 

2 403 72 11 942 188 

3 091 64 

62 679 516 15 363 132 

2 231 55 34 004 275 3 026 29 

2 574 38 28 675 241 12 336 104 552 15 

3 769 42 1 526 11 

1 061 101 9 272 218 

901 57 

123 42 

20 

11 

4 

2 

377 77 889 373 

950 86 

7 383 845 

594 82 12 050 456 

603 80 151 12 

5 635 233 

177 7 

410 79 

997 375 

365 77 

158 233 

249 63 839 142 

563 20 10 966 81 

499 17 

7 813 37 

361 7 6 425 21 

468 17 

8 974 42 

64 556 226 

1 567 85 

5 630 175 

359 57 

824 79 

582 47 

273 10 

974 130 

101 6 

735 58 

33 5 

1 391 94 

151 328 341 400 

153 73 

12 2 

39 4 

64 8 

100 7 

17 

6 

1 323 88 

7617520 234 341 

297 20 

1 533 808 107 059 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

178 104 116 268 

571 901 642 2 734 

161 61 84 168 

6 16 13 19 

10 26 19 73 

1 8 

311 194 232 371 

460 128 330 3 109 

301 188 231 319 

847 692 813 1 506 

332 217 253 386 

2 987 1 663 957 4 887 

817 489 518 1 225 

223 127 158 260 

483 613 890 2 806 

231 82 103 426 

252 167 195 335 

504 050 067 2 081 

585 407 415 799 

79 46 76 87 

556 224 295 324 

199 78 110 134 

227 124 107 126 

2 292 161 463 410 

201 109 99 III 

13 10 7 11 

9 3 1 1 

3 2 

1 1 

71 39 25 34 

417 270 63 168 

208 108 95 113 

875 891 400 242 

132 66 75 58 

3 021 691 714 164 

125 102 33 78

1 29 21 10 15 

550 100 209 398 

51 34 5 14 

75 39 38 38 

450 249 105 205 

70 36 36 31 

273 133 72 108 

38 25 15 241 177 116 33 97 

135 36 76 51 

373 626 429 266 

120 33 66 45 

016 343 028 911 

94 25 55 37 

185 270 904 699 

103 27 61 42 

1 217 345 1 078 1 197 

10 666 2 635 7 515 8 937 

263 129 217 244 

880 342 812 882 

81 23 54 36 

189 41 106 107 

164 27 78 65 

121 18 40 37 

531 146 347 271 

41 9 23 8 

261 90 173 57 

13 4 4 3 

359 135 172 196 

344 374 425 550 745 410 630 780 

293 112 133 170 

2 2 3 

11 6 7 6 

23 3 14 5 

26 12 13 12 

4 2 3 

340 127 159 191 

893 432 318 134 529 553 488 550 

97 25 43 

450 942 107 416 215 857 142 2j~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 140 to 179 ocres 180 to 2J9 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

UVESTOCK- (on, 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

forms with- I to 4 _______________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls. and bull calves _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold ______ .. _________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Colves ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ ~1,000 __ 

Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms __ 

number __ Other ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms __ 

number __ Dec. land May 31 ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms __ 

number __ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep ond lombs sold ________________________________ fonns __ 

number __ Sheep and lombs shorn _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms __ 

number __ Horses ond ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ $1.000 __ Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms 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 loying oge _______________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

199 

3 004 

88 

12 

92 

7 

286 3 324 

226 

1 092 

316 

4 922 

I 340 

211 

1 782 

161 

280 3 140 

1 179 

56 

257 

104 

83 

509 

73 

9 

37 

166 

69 

343 

57 

395 

68 

12 

595 

22 

38 

178 

29 

85 

25 

93 

40 

681 

38 

516 

39 

537 

41 

705 

5 198 

161 

616 

20 

45 

34 

16 

366 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

89 

294 865 

75 

2 

1 

1 

9 

1 

85 

239 583 

11 

55 282 

203 3 452 

87 

II 

96 

8 

I 

243 2 934 

224 

I 162 

302 

4204 

I 031 

220 2461 

331 

225 

743 

699 

41 

218 

93 

72 

969 

60 

6 

1 

4 

I 

21 

160 

68 

809 

28 

878 

43 

10 

406 

12 

22 

173 

19 

84 

17 

89 

32 

883 

26 

555 

22 

297 

25 

604 

4 124 

113 

380 

24 

41 

17 

14 

56 

3 

29 

1 

72 580 052 

58 

2 

5 

4 

2 

1 

70 

524 247 

16 

55 805 

129 

3 703 

29 

4 

72 

23 

I 

184 

3 213 

135 

695 

187 

3 805 

865 

143 

2 213 

214 

166 

592 

651 

26 

159 

64 

40 

167 

36 

4 

18 

42 

36 

125 

12 

185 

8 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

18 

33 

17 

27 

5 

(0) 

27 

420 

18 

283 

24 

217 

17 

315 

2 235 

62 

281 

15 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

39 604 429 

35 

2 

38 

538 365 

5 

66064 

535 21 739 

77 

13 

259 

166 

20 

641 

17 470 

453 

3 216 

676 

19924 

4 444 

534 11 810 

901 

599 

8 114 

3 543 

76 

627 

261 

126 

698 

112 

11 

3 

37 

143 

116 

555 

55 

015 

41 

22 

664 

18 

43 

147 

31 

89 

25 

58 

122 

144 

115 

2 337 

38 1 744 

115 

2 571 

17 231 

208 

905 

34 

119 

100 

11 

93 

7 

34 

2 

185 

742 731 

163 

1 

2 

3 

12 

3 

1 

179 

540600 

17 

202 131 

244 16 118 

24 

4 

68 

95 

48 

5 

288 13 696 

221 

I 284 

314 

13 783 

3 493 

262 7 652 

401 

281 

6 131 

3 092 

43 

580 

268 

48 

298 

38 

9 

I 

16 

(0) 

44 

224 

25 

466 

20 

12 

283 

7 

17 

68 

16 

46 

10 

22 

19 

613 

16 

520 

16 

424 

16 

580 

3 669 

73 

306 

13 

60 

27 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

39 3 121 905 

33 

1 

35 

3 051 749 

11 

70 156 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

28 3 587 

2 

6 

12 

5 

36 3 312 

29 

422 

38 

3 389 

784 

34 

829 

133 

30 

560 

651 

6 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

5 

450 

5 

267 

4 

127 

4 

320 

2 120 

12 

51 

2 

(0) 

(D) 

10 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2,000 acres or 

more 

=1 

MAINE 75 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-lon. 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 1.999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 10 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 

60,000 10 99,999. ____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold ________________ _ __________ formL_ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ____ _ 

Oats for grain ______ _ 

Irrigated ________ _ 

Irish potatoes _____________________ _ 

Irrigated ______ _ 

Farms by acres harvested: 

number _ 

__________ forms __ 

acres __ 

________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

bushelL_ _ ________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

___________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

hundredweight __ _____ farms __ 

acres __ 

0.110 0.9 ocres-___________________ _ ______________ _ 1.0 la 4.9 acreL ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 la 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 ta 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres ar more __________________________________ _ 

Hoy craps (see text) _________________________________ farms __ 

Irrigated ________________________ _ 

Forms by acres harvested: 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ __ forms __ 

acres __ 

I to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

251099 acres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _____________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Irrigated _________________________ _ __ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.01099.9 acres ________________ ---------------------- 100.0 acres or more _______________________ - ___ ~ -- ------

land in orchards ___________________________________ farms_ 

Irrigated _________________ _ 

Forms by acres in archords: 

acres_ __________ farmL_ 

0.1 to 4.9 acreL____ _ ________________ - 5.01024.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 la 99.9 acreL ___________ ------ ---------- 100.0 acres or mare ___________________________________ _ 

Apples __ _______________________________________ farms __ 

total acres __ 

Totol 

415 

14 250 517 

344 

69 135 235 

31 

35 

40 

238 

36 

105 

89 

720 

872 

41 753 

856 

41 654 

2 639 237 

I 395 

118 004 

25 723 427 

40 

2 684 

64 

155 

185 

570 

421 

4 816 

252 571 

380 891 

13 

255 

I 839 

2 230 

743 

707 

20 886 

40 431 

5 

71 

860 

II 581 

125 

019 

589 

166 

87 

18 

853 

9 072 

19 

184 

531 

254 

50 

18 

843 

8 810 

1 to 9 acres 

43 

599 334 

33 

5 888 853 

6 

4 

23 

1 

(D) 

10 

49 

32 

117 

23 074 

2 

(D) 

3 

14 

15 

23 

64 

90 

1 

(D) 

23 

I 

(0) 

(D) 

125 

340 

II 

21 

119 

6 

121 

107 

3 

3 

115 

6 

119 

53 

1010 49 acres 50 10 69 acres 70 to 99 ocres 100 to 139 acres I 

121 37 57 44 

167 968 705 861 963 729 900 849 

105 50 36 42 

19 729 769 9 853 707 6 336 953 6 976 642 

4 10 5 

10 7 5 4 

14 2 4 5 

77 31 27 28 

5 12 3 (0\ 1 9 40 7 

16 17 26 5 

247 117 018 30 

35 24 29 68 

213 235 353 067 

26 16 84 85 

160 178 623 I 509 

9 011 9 338 32 933 83 018 

128 63 89 140 

I 478 I 844 2 422 4 9731 275 807 405 149 483 608 037 969 

7 I 

(D\ \ 16 (D) 

9 4 5 12 

39 14 23 23\ 61 7 20 26 

19 38 41 71 

8 

584 360 558 705 

7 864 8 507 13 805 23 447 

9 310 11 121 17 310 32 058 

3 3 2 

8 42 (0) 

497 202 312 30:\ 87 158 246 385 

I~ 1 

65 43 60 70 

685 6/8 168 I 901 

072 890 977 3 325 

I 2 I 

(D) (D) (D) 

142 75 99 741 529 538 418 518 

22 9 30 9 

74 71 72 15 

103 42 82 50 

36 28 13 17 

3 5 4 7 

147 66 162 77 

547 389 827 636 

6 2 I 

8 (0) (D) 

118 50 91 46 

28 11 66 23 

1 5 5 8 

146 66 161 7: 1 

510 370 777 

72 410 244 164 799 611 [ pounds--L-____________________________________________________________________________________________ 999 504 2 446 291 2 544 500 4 662 697 ~ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

76 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

Forms with- I 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 _______________________________________ formL_ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

(orn for all purposes ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons. dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocreL ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

140 to 179 ocres 

27 

438 273 

24 3 768 747 

3 

18 

4 

10 

4 

77 

61 

230 

71 I 452 

87 543 

139 

7 201 

654 290 

4 

53 

9 

11 

10 

96 

13 

477 

21 634 30 931 

2 

(D) 

141 

288 

48 

68 

I 632 

3 133 

61 

997 

10 

138 

32 

14 

14 

I 

65 

724 

I 

(D) 

180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

21 

3 350 429 

13 

875 205 

3 

11 

I 

(D) 

58 

312 

70 I 570 

93 195 

129 

7 553 

651 637 

I 

(D) 

5 

5 

18 

80 

21 

433 

21 702 

30 868 

118 

262 

53 

57 

I 436 

2 823 

49 

985 

8 

250 

15 

20 

14 

29 

446 

13 

425 901 

14 

3 988 624 

2 

I 

I 

10 

3 

13 

5 

53 

55 

619 

48 I 687 

107 369 

81 

6325 

428 072 

2 

(0) 

4 

4 

6 

43 

24 

288 17 217 

26 136 

65 

166 

57 

51 

I 527 

3 102 

43 

626 

4 

91 

23 

8 

11 

I 

14 

283 

34 

718 832 

24 

8 887 959 

6 

17 

3 

7 

3 

78 

307 

13 582 

275 

12480 

777 067 

361 

33 439 141 719 

8 

711 

8 

19 

15 

151 

168 

955 

80608 

124 951 

2 

(D) 

138 

490 

327 

182 

6 735 

14009 1 

(D) 

145 

620 

15 

261 

105 

19 

17 

4 

135 

546 4 

74 

14 

3 707 341 

1 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

197 

15 140 

139 II 945 

756 959 

166 

29 249 

6 423 894 

6 

646 

4 

2 

6 

29 

125 

369 

48 750 

81 658 

33 

129 

204 

3 

96 

4 088 

7 990 

30 

(0) 

7 

27 

15 

3 

10 

2 

28 

704 

2 

(D) 

17 27 9 

5 90 9 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

3 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

29 

6 002 

36 6 775 

427 504 

56 

15 982 

3 495 093 

7 

745 

I 

I 

2 

52 

55 7 543 

14204 

5 

17 

32 

I 

11 

541 

227 

15 

796 

3 

2 

2 

8 

7 

(D) 

2,(X)() acres or more 

I 

(0) 

(oj 1 

~I -I 

=1 

51 994

1 

6 

3 275 

255 300 

II 

7 4211 703 ll5 

(0; 1 

I~I 91 

I 430 

2254 

3 

(D) 

(0) 

(0~1 

~I 

~I (O~ 1 

25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

47 

11 

5 

2 

6 11 4 I 

Apples __________________________________________ forms__ 63 2: 13 13: 2: 7 : 1 

total ocres__ 691 430 267 2 536 1 700 (0) (D) I 

pounds__ 4 880 840 4 610 830 802 500 18 766 851 18 325 560 (D) (D) 

~----------------------------------~----~ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MAINE 77 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms __________________________________________ number_ - percent_ - land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ - Average size of farm ______________________________ acres_ - Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms-

$1,000_ - Average per form ________________________________ dollars-- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors_ -

farms by value of land and buildings; $110 $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 10 $69,999 _____________________________________ _ - $70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 10 $149,999 ___________________________________ _ - $150.000 10 $199,999 ___________________________________ _ - $200,00010 $499,999 ___________________________________ _ -

$500,000 10 $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000,000 or mor~ ____________________________________ _ 

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Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farmsocres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

acres- land rented or leased to others ______________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acreL __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________________________ _ 

I,OOOl01,9990cros ________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ On which 011 crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer foUow _______________________ forms_ 

Idle ____________ _ acres_ ____________________ forms. 

acres. 

Totol woodland _________________ . ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other thon cropland ond woodland pastured _______________________________ ._ farms_ 

acres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ 

ocres. 

Pasturelond, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres. Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms. 

acres. Postureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

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RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AIIF~fte~~t~;:s -=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=======~========== ~~~~:~ = 

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- Port owners ___ ~ ________________________________ number_ - Tenants ________________________ • ______________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners _____________________ . _____________ number_ - Tenonts _____________________________________ number_ - Block and other races- ___________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

See footnote at end of toble. 

78 MAINE 

All farms 

8 1581 

100.0 1 606 239 

197 

8 158 

882 503 108 176 

537 

I 478 

1 438 

2 034 

1 294 

1 309 

610 

857 

108

1 30 

7 793 

1 415 048 

2 516 211 588 

538 

20 397

1 

7 719 

689 298 

7 269 487 950 

4 498 

1 273 

914 

524 

46 

12 

2 

3 526 

98 0751 

946 32 307 

319 

3 001 

348 10 104 

1 808 

57 861 I 6 163 

773 452 

1 405 

81 573 

5 618 

691 879 

1 1361 39 939 

5 051 103 550 

4 652 

219 587 

297 

7 097 

288 

6 563 

7 

101 

9 

433 

177 

2 800 

8 158 

5 648 

2 144 

366 

8 143 

5 636 2 141 

366 

15 

1~ I 

$500,000 or Total more 

2 691 77 32.9 0.9 889 326 62 655 

330 814 

2 702 77 467 936 53088 173 181 689449 

517 847 

43 1 

173 5 423 4 

438 2 

569 4 

335 8 609 24 

85 19 

27 10 

2 589 72 

751 049 52938 

1 330 32 145 598 10 500 154 9 

7 321 783 

2449 56 

457 669 35 047 

2 312 47 

344 405 26 504 

423 12 

584 4 

755 4 

491 9 

45 8 

12 8 2 2 

I 054 19 

49 775 969 

488 20 

24 356 2 931 

78 -

1 703 - 124 3 

7 212 2 040 

514 15 

30 218 2603 

2 114 55 

353 673 17 779 

478 7 

38 009 1 267 

1 928 50 

315 664 16512 

372 9 

20 869 1 767 

1 720 56 

57 115 8 062 

1 408 30 

108 653 4 003 

113 7 

6 185 1 613 

110 7 

5 789 (0) 

4 1 

90 (D) 

3 1 

306 (0) 

114 5 

2 180 295 

2 691 77 

1 361 45 

1 227 27 

103 5 

2 685 77 

I 357 45 

1 225 27 

103 5 

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Farms with soles of $20.000 or more 

$200,000 10 $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

$499,999 $199.999 $99,999 $39,999 

319 514 1 048 733 

3.9 6.3 12.8 8.9 114 104 208 428 336 706 167 433 

358 406 321 228 

319 514 1 056 736 

64 819 106 114 175 960 67955 

203 195 206447 166 628 92 330 

568 509 504 401 

15 6 2 19 

20 23 21 104 

26 49 146 198 

28 62 181 165 

63 88 249 165 

38 65 184 40 

108 200 238 39 

18 15 27 6 

3 6 8 -

312 SOl 1 005 699 

97 777 176618 280 180 143 536 

113 260 584 341 

17 311 33939 58 213 25635 

23 36 40 46 

984 2 129 1 687 1 738 

232 444 1 003 714 

58 861 112 162 170911 80688 

200 410 959 696 

45858 85480 127 587 58976 

66 62 117 1661 21 26 222 311 

18 108 440 185 

70 203 175 34 

23 9 5 - 2 2 - - - - - -

97 187 472 279 

3 900 11 258 22 766 10 8821 

41 82 199 146 

3031 4 859 8998 4 537 

5 18 35 20 

182 554 734 233 

14 19 45 43 

1 366 1 205 1 460 1 141 

48 95 205 151 

4 524 8806 9366 4919 1 

226 385 859 589 

44 174 79 314 139 105 73301 

38 86 204 143 

3 309 6014 17395 10024 

221 354 772 531 

40865 73 300 121 710 63 277 

41 79 166 771 2 868 4 723 8 500 3 011 

219 342 659 444 

8 201 12229 18 190 10 433 

143 265 599 371 

10 077 21 995 48 661 23917 

19 27 39 21 

2 057 1 282 745 488 

18 27 38 20 (D) (0) (D) (0) 

1 1 - 1 (D) (0) - (D) 

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- - (D) (D) 

12 25 52 20 

461 643 502 279 

319 514 1 048 733 

206 254 464 392 

106 246 541 307 

7 14 43 34 

317 513 1 047 731 

205 254 463 390 

105 245 541 307 

7 14 43 34 

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Tmble 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FAR~S AND LAND IN FARMS 

Form~______ ______ ____________________ _____ _ __ number_ 

percent_ land in farms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value of land and buildings 1 ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre ________________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ formL 

ocres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased to otherL ____________________ farmL 

acresLAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres. __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

(over crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Idle ___________________________________________ formsacresTotal woodlond _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ 

acres- Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Lond in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc. _________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Posturelond, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Posturelond irrigated _______________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ forms_ 

acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR, 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full Owners ____________________________________ numbeL 

Port Owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Black and other roces-___________________________ numbeL Full owners __________________________________ numbeL 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol 

5 458 

66.9 711 489 

130 

5 447 

408 060 

74 914 

557 

435 

I 265 

I 610 

856 

739 

274 

244 

23 

I 

5 195 

658 688 I 185 

(D) 

383 

(0) 

5 262 

230 052 

4 949 

142 829 

4 071 

688 

157 

32 

I 

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2 470 

(D) 

455 

7 705 

240 

(D) 

221 

2 856 

I 287 

27 411 

4042 

416 218 

927 

43 564 

3 683 372 654 

763 

(D) 

3 324 

46 169 

3 242 

(D) 

181 

790 

175 

652 

3 

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6 

127 

62 

(D) 

5 458 4 279 

916 

263 

5 449 

4 271 

915 

263 

9 

8 

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Forms with sales of less than $20,000 

~10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

604 656 994 

7.4 8.0 12.1 

122 331 117 721 147 799 

203 179 149 

610 619 I 022 

57 813 53 576 82 867 

94 775 86 552 81 083 

458 488 491 

58 36 57 

98 119 177 

140 211 299 

112 94 209 

104 66 175 

38 34 64 

54 52 30 

6 6 II 

- I -

548 626 945 

103 654 110928 139 786 

226 155 208 

(D) 9 156 10 508 

45 46 63 

(0) 2 363 2 495 

583 641 958 

50 674 37 430 43144 

572 623 903 

33 020 24 593 28 098 

288 433 718 

194 144 159 

74 38 21 

15 8 5 

1 - -

- - -

- - -

253 230 460 

(D) 6286 8 588 

95 76 82 

2543 I 507 900 

19 26 30 (0) 146 128 

65 33 33 I 014 624 451 

163 171 175 

6 451 4 274 4 979 

467 504 752 62430 69 372 90 706 124 113 172 

7 060 7 434 8 810 424 464 690 55 370 61 938 81 896 

70 78 183 (D) 2 632 4990 355 411 559 6 829 8 287 8 959 

331 315 593 (0) 16 352 22 388 22 27 36 174 212 99 22 26 35 174 193 93 - - I - - (D) 

- 3 - - 19 - II 15 10 (D) 159 131 

604 656 994 381 503 786 167 123 159 56 30 49 604 655 992 381 502 784 167 123 159 56 30 49 - I 2 

- I 2 - - - - - -

Abnormal forms 

less thon $2,500 (see text) 

3 204 1 91 

39.2 0.1 

323 638 5 424 

101 603 

3 196 9 

213 804 6 507 

66 897 723 032 

652 1 199 

I I 264

1 

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871 -

960 I 

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138 I 

108 4 

=1 21 

3 076 

304 320 5 31 i I 596 

26080 (0; I 229 

6 762

1 

(0)1 

98 

3 804 080 I I 57~ I 2 851 I 7l~ 1 57 118 

2 632 

191 il 24 

~I 4 

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15J 

25 5891 

:1 

(0) I 202

1 

3 

2 755 246 

165 I 

868

1 

(D) 

7~ 3 36 

778 7 

II 7071 232 1 

2 3191 7 

193 710 3 561 518 -

20 2601 - 2 105 7 

173 450 3 561 

432

1 

1 

9030 (D) 

I 999 7 22 094 266 

2 003 2 54 879 (0) 

96 3 305 122 

92 3 192 122 

2 - (D) - 3 - 108 - 26 I 253 (D) 

1 

3 204 !I 2 609 

467 

128 

3 198 9 2 604 8 466 I 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100.000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family ______________________ _ 

Portnership ____________________________ _ 

Corporations; Family held _____________________ . _________ _ 

farms_ 

ocres_ 

formsacres_ 

______ forms_ 

ocreL More thon 10 stockholders _____________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders __________ ~____ _ _______ forms- -

Other thon family held _________________ _ ________ forms_ 

ocres_ More than 10 stockholders ______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders __________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ______ farms_ 

ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence~ 

On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operoted _____________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

2510 34 years ________________________________________ _ 

3S to 44 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeofL ________________________________________ _ 

551064 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex; Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female ____ .. __________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres____ _ ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres __________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres____________________ _ __________________ _ 100 to J39 acres ________________________________________ _ 

)40 to 179 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- ______________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________ - ___ -- - ______ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _____________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more __________________________ - ___ -- - ___ ---

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

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Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop farms 

(0133,0134,0139) __________________ -------------------- Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ - Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ - Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ - General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ -

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) - - aeef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ - Dairy forms (024) ____________________ -- -- ----- --- -- -------- Poultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ - Animal specialty forms (027) ____________ -- ------ -- -- -------- General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

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Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more __________________ -------------------- $200,000 to $499,999 ____________ - - -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- ---- - $100,000 to $199,999 ____________ -- - - -- ------------ ---- - $40.000 to $99,999 ____________ -- -- -- --- - -- -- -- -------- -

$20,000 to $39,999 ______ -- -- -- ---- -- -------------------

$10,000 to $ 19,999 ____ -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- ---------- -- ---- -

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- ---- ----- $2,500 to $4,999 __________________ -- -------- ----------- less than $2,500 __________ -- -- ------ -------------------

See footnote at end of toble. 

80 MAINE 

I 

All forms Total 

7 446 2 250 317 216 651 777 441 225 135 872 99 328 

225 195 134 828 129 525 

22~ I 4 

191 19 19 8 053 8 053 1 I 

18 (D) 

27 2 10 270 (0) 

I 6 925 2 273 

650 205 

121 30 

I 275 348 

1 794 683 

2 1071 776 

1 721 615 

1 140 239 

48.8 48.2 

7 600 2 597 

558 94 

21 6 

4 148 2 450 

4 010 241 

3 122 1 761 

932 362 

851 170 

2 979 259 

I 650 97 

1 277 229 

613 118 

883 128 ·1 016 185 

727 232 

600 207 

388 1 

180 

1 334 801 

539 405 

105 87 

26 22 

81 9 

2 196 845 

- - - -

2 196 845 

345 39 

1 092 122 

280 67 

324 12 

1 716 61 

1 042 48 

1 142 940 

676 578 

237 7 

69 11 

8 158 2 691 

399 426 378 626 

77 77 

320 319 

515 514 

I 051 1 048 

736 733 

604 - 656

1 

- 994 - 3 205 -

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

45 243 395 901 666 25938 62 177 132 107 279 693 151 862 4 27 48 96 50 

2425 16 880 32436 36 832 10 755 

26 40 65 47 17 

(0) 30960 41 385 (D) 4816 

1 1 2 - - 25 39 63 47 17 

2 7 6 4 - (D) 3 444 2500 (D) -

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55 271 448 907 592 

20 26 31 63 65 

2 3 - 9 16 

7 30 50 148 113 

25 102 152 259 145 

25 98 156 308 189

15 67 113 236 184 1 3 19 43 88 86 

45.8 47.3 48.5 48.1 49,0 

75 309 491 1 018 704 

2 10 23 30 29 

- 2 2 2 -

68 297 470 976 639 

9 22 44 72 94 

55 222 349 726 409 

9 42 66 120 125 

5 12 24 52 77 

5 29 53 94 78 

3 18 25 33 18 

5 75 65 45 39 

6 28 13 31 40 

7 26 23 36 36 

8 25 22 58 72 

2 17 19 72 122 

3 11 15 89 89 

3 3 28 83 63 

10 27 139 419 206 

9 53 130 165 48 

10 30 32 15 -

11 6 3 2 -

- - 2 - 7 

12 46 130 347 310 

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12 46 130 347 310 

1 1 4 18 15 

6 11 15 44 46 

1 2 12 30 22 

- 1 1 2 8 

1 - 7 20 33 

1 - 6 13 28 

5 40 166 474 255 

51 218 174 109 26 

- - - 1 6 

- - 3 3 5 

77 319 514 ·1 048 733 

124 571 93 278 72 964 66 680 21 132 

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Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _________________________________ forms. 

Partnership __________________ _ 

Corporations: Family held _________________________ _ 

acresforms_ 

acres_ 

_ ___ forms. 

acres- More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms. 

10 or less stockholders-. _____ . ___________________ formsOther thon family held _____________________________ formL 

acres- More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms10 or less stockholders______________________ forms. Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ______________ . formsacresOPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ___________ . _____________ . ______ _ 

Not on farm operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acreL ____________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocreL __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acre,- ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 aCreL ________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- ________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 10 1,999 acres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013)- ____________________ _ Catton farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy. peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134.0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017L _____________________________ _ Horticultural specialty farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef callie forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sald _______________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural pr:oducts sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4.999 _____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE--.,.STATE DATA 

Total 

5 196 

665 439 

216 

36 544 

30 

5 303 

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30 

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-

16 

4 203 

4 645 

443 

91 

925 

I 110 

I 329 

I 103 

900 

49.2 

4 994 

464 

15 

I 692 

3 766 

I 355 

570 -, 681 

2 717 

552 

I 048 

494 

755 

831 

495 

393 

207 

531 

131 

18 

3 

72 

I 349 

-

-

I 349 

306 

967 

213 

312 

I 654 

994 

200 

97 

230 

58 

5 458 

20 050 

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604 

656 

994 

3 204 

Forms with soles of less than $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

549 619 952 

107 592 109 919 140 683 

42 32 33 

10 017 7 347 5 083 

10 4 7 

I 618 (0) (0) 

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10 4 7 

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- - -

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3 I 2 

3 104 (0) (0) 

489 531 820 

72 71 97 

23 13 18 

90 65 222 

100 110 193 

144 151 177 

141 159 177 

106 158 207 

SO.I 53.3 49.0 

574 598 925 

30 58 69 

2 I I 

428 300 342 

176 356 652 

240 228 238 

109 77 109 

94 78 135 

120 251 486 

29 34 71 

52 91 157 

50 58 75 

43 71 127 

101 103 155 

59 87 97 

83 59 66 

34 26 48 

115 92 171 

33 27 24 

4 6 3 I 2 -

9 13 23 

223 185 265 - - - - - -

223 185 265 30 44 74 82 150 202 37 46 54 4 14 16 

78 149 296 50 100 190 114 27 16 

8 7 2 14 18 39 5 3 7 

604 656 994 8 679 4644 3 549 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - 604 - - - 656 - - - 994 - - -

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

3 0761 -

307 2451 -

109 -

14 097 -

65~ 1 - I -

91 =1 

- -

- -

- -

- -

10 9 

638 5 424 

1 

2 805 7 

203 2 

37 - 548 2 

707 I 

857

626 1 ; 1 

429 I 

48.2 48.8 

2 897 9 

307 -

II -

622 61 2 582 

649 :1 275

1 ;1 374 

I 860 

1 1 

418 1 

748 -

311 I 

514 -

472 -

252 -

185 -

991 

153 ~I 47 3 

5 - - I 

271 

676 ;1 

- - - -

676 2 

158 - 533 3 76 - 278

1 -I I 131 I 

654 - 43 2 

80 I 

159 - 43 -

1 1 

3 204 9 3 178 750 

- - - 1 

- I 

- 3 

=1 :\ - -

- - 3 2 0 4 I 

MAINE 81 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin + ___________ •• ___________ _ ____ forms_ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _____________ . __________ $f~~~: 

Commodily Credil Corporolion loons ___ . _. _. . ___ $f~~~: 

$1.000_ Cotton and cottonseed _ _ _ _ ____ . ___ forms_ 

Sotes of $-40,000 or more 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons 

Tobacco __ _ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _____ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage_ 

$1,000_ ________ farms_ 

$1,000_ ________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

_ _____ forms_ 

$1,000_ _ ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ _ ___ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40.000 or more ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Soles of $40,000 or more ___________ + ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and bcrries ________ . __________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse praducts ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Dairy productL ___________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Cattle and colveL ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs _____________ _ ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sheep, lambs, and wool ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Safes of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ____ • ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________________ ---. __ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ____________ • _____________________ - __ _ 

Feed tor livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _. __________ • ______________ • ____________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 ______________ • _______________ • _____ • 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ______________ -- -- ---- --.----------- $50,000 or more ______________________ • _____________ ._ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

· 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

-

-

· 

-

-

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ -

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 to 99 lon'- ____________________ • ______________ ·_·_ 

100 to 499 lons __________ • _____________ • _________ ··_ 500 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Forms with expen ses of- $1 to $4,999 ____ • _________________ • ___ • ________ • __ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

$5.000 to $19,999 ________________ ------ -- ----.-.----- $20,000 10 $49,999 • _____________________ ._ -- ------.-- $50,000 or more ________ • _________ ------------------

See footnote at end of table. 

82 MAINE 

All forms Totol 

745 528 3 708 3 261 11 11 782 782 53 45 407 376 - - - -

- -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

1 894 I - 376 

5 201 2 011 1 1 (0) (0) 

860 169 4 984 3 793 

26 26 2 140 2 140 

1 332 170 

19 473 15 974 

82 80 14 547 (0) 

365 86 

6 431 5 289 42 42 4377 4377 

1 334 870 

70 147 66 643 516 515 57 380 (0) 

1 125 614 

202 868 (0) 

554 553 201 669 201 626 1 357 1 008 

69 350 I (0) 

658 656 

58 405 58 102 

3 094 1 226 

15 403 11 539 

38 38 

3 426 3 426 

595 70 

61: I 169 1 

(0) (0) 

507 39 

312 32 

- - - -

594 60 

938 234 

1 1 (0) (0) 

3 298 1 232 

35 311 33 871 

2 524 481 

364 342 

295 294 

115 115 

5 153 1 767 

141 689 138 556 

3441 174 

658 542 

472 470 

582 581 

3 511 1 648 

753 836 743 224 

119 373 117 829 

2 404 544 

704 701 

403 403 

1 926 121 

6441 588 

389 387 

552 552 

forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 10 $40,000 to $20,000 to more $499,999 $199.999 $99,999 $39,999 

16 39 98 213 162 577 559 913 821 391 

5 3 3 - - 425 143 214 - - 4 4 13 20 4 

56 90 127 97 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - 10 55 82 117 112 

70 311 397 474 759 

- 1 - - -

- (0) - - - 8 14 28 70 49 

561 552 826 1 333 520 

4 5 5 12 - 482 448 597 613 -

10 16 28 59 57 

5 711 3945 2 311 2 791 1 216 

8 12 16 44 - (0) 3 901 2 171 2 667 - 1 3 12 39 31 

(0) (0) 1 568 1 810 651 

1 2 12 27 - (0) (0) 1 568 1 551 - 13 49 141 363 304 

9 295 12 112 16 639 20375 8 222 

13 48 134 320 - (0) 12 107 16 584 19 202 -

52 219 177 128 38 

(0) 64 042 25 859 7497 708 

52 219 176 106 -

104 407 64 042 25858 7319 - 9 60 177 492 270 

(0) 9 809 20 741 27 434 6 728 

7 50 173 426 -

2447 9 658 20 620 25 376 -

19 98 226 543 340 

872 1 290 3681 4007 1 689 

4 6 14 14 -

744 426 1 433 823 -

1 11 15 23 20 (0) (0) 15 68 79 

- - - 1 - - - - (0) -

2 4 9 17 7 (0) (0) 9 12 2 

- - - - - - - - - - 1 10 9 12 28 (0) (0) 5 59 167 

- - - 1 - - - - (0) -

57 246 262 455 212 

16 115 8972 4903 2 889 993 

3 20 50 263 145 

3 28 97 162 52 10 135 105 29 15 

41 63 10 1 -

58 261 364 703 381 

52060 42 581 24 544 15860 3 509 

2 4 14 52 102 

- 1 10 282 249 

1 4 108 333 24 55 252 232 36 6 

57 255 350 670 316 

227 862 258 051 142 176 93484 21 652 

36 139 41 982 22 903 13818 2987 

1 1 24 265 253 

4 30 199 405 63 

52 224 127 - -

1 - 7 44 69 

- 1 16 353 218

1 

1 9 117 237 23 

55 245 210 36 6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE Of PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ________________________________________ ___ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

-

Tobacco ____________________________________ ____ _ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or mor"-________________________ formL - $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Poultry qnd poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or rnore _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Cattle and colveL _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ lorms_ - $1,000_ -

SELECTED fARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Feed far livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 - to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or mare ____________________ • ________________ _ -

-

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 

tans __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 10nL ______________________________________ _ 

100 - to 499 tonL ____________________________________ _ 

500 tons ,or more ___________________ . ______________ _ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or mar. ___________________________________ _ -

-

See footnole at end 01 table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

216 

(D) 

-

-

8 

31 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 517 

(D) 

-

- 690 

(D) 

-

-

1 159 

3 397 

-

- 279 

I 142 

-

- 461 

3 293 

-

-

509 

(0) 

-

-

347 

(0) 

-

-

1 865 

3 823 

-

-

524 

(0) 

-

-

467 

(0) 

-

-

534 

704 

-

-

2 062 

1 424 

2 040 

21 

1 

-

3 382 

2984 

3 267 

115 

-

-

1 861 

(0) 

(0) 

1 860 1 

-

1 805 

56 

-

-

Forms with soles of less thon $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

78 46 50 

(0) 112 92 

- - -

- - -

4 2 2 

16 (D) (D) 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

142 211 406 

(0) 809 845 

- - -

- - -

62 96 206 

(0) 337 290 

- - -

- - -

98 187 244 

1 100 1 090 675 

- - -

- - - 47 57 75 

542 295 180 

- - -

- - -

190 100 69 

2 502 539 176 

- - -

- - -

27 49 67 

(0) 71 26 

- - -

- - - 140 41 59 

(0) 174 81 

- - - - - -

259 225 349 

1 177 901 858 

- - - - - -

37 46 94 

(0) 112 116 

- - -

- - - 16 38 133 (0) 46 64 

- - - - - - 35 59 79 

179 157 146 

- - - - - -

187 150 414 

337 183 237 

171 144 414 

15 6 - 1 - - - - -

313 277 591 958 376 541 

221 260 585 92 17 6 - - -

- - -

169 114 391 (0) 888 1 762 (0) 129 247 

168 114 391 1 - - - - -

116 112 390 

53 2 1 - - - - - -

Abnormal forms 

less Ihon $2,500 (see text) 

421 1 

35 (D) 

-

- - - - - - - - -

- =1 

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

7581 

-

1 

741 (0) 

- - - -

326 1 

196 (0) 

- -

- -

630 I 3 

53~ I 102 

2 

(0) 

100 -

12~1 -

-

-

102 3 

7~ I 21; I 

(O~I -

366 

60 (Oil -

- (0) 

107 2 

5~ I (Oil 

- (0) 

1 032 3 

889 41 

- - - -

347 I 

14~ I (O~ I - - 280 1 112 (0) 

- - - - 361 - 221 -

=1 =1 

1 311 4 

666 16 

1 311 3 

=1 ~I 2 201 4 1 109 149 

2 201 - - 1 

- 2 - 11 

1 187 2 2 826 (0) 

466 (0) 

1 187 - - 2 - -

1 187 - -

- 2 -

MAINE 83 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health costs _________ _ _ ____ torms_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ 

$1 to $499 ______ . __________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 or more -

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more _ 

Commercial fer1ilizer _______ _ 

forms with expenses of-

_ __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $2.499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 __ _ ___________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______ .... __________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______ .... _________________________ _ $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 _______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ___________________________________ __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Gasoline _______________ ~ __ ~ ____________ ~. _____ forms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel ___________________ ~ _________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

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-

-

-

-

~ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- LP gas, butane, and propane _________________ ~ ___ ~farms_ - $1,000_ - Fueloil___ _ _________________ farms -- $1.000_ Natural gas ________________________________ ~ __ farms_ - $1,000 -- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000 -~ 

Other~coal. wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ - $1,000 --

Hired farm labor _________ _ _farms- - $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of ~ 

$1 to $4,999 ______________________________ _ - $5,000 to $19,999___ _ ________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ - Less than 150 days- _____________________________ farms_ - workers_ ~ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _______________________________________ __ - $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _____________________ ~ __________________ _ - $2,500 to $9,999 __________________________________ ---- - $10,000 to $19,999 ______ ~ ___________________________ __ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services _______________________ ~ ___ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _________________________ ~ ___ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

84 MAINE 

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-

All forms Totol 

3 837 1 679 2 107 1 855 

2 796 710 482 431 438 418 121 120 

4 3461 1 781 8 648 7 824 

3 1031 744 847 648 

~~~ 1 

200 

189 

4 944 1 930 

17 980

1 

15 685 

3 451 639 927 742 412 395 154 154 

4 727 1 997 

8921 7 781 

3872

1 

1 171 

683 659 111 106 61 61 

8 101 2 701 19 537 16482 

6 146 916 

1 679 1 517 203 196 73 72 

8 093 2 699 14 181 11 857 

7 810 2 631 6 840 5 338 2 827 1 683 

2 887 2 600 705 456 

330 283 I 506 915 

2 943 2 733 

49 27 

18 14 

8 090 2 699 

1 163 889 

5 428 2 438 

5 079 4472 867 390 

277 152 

4 410 2 324 

39 942 37 305 

3 057 1 033 977 923 

269 265 107 103 

1 564 1 370 

5 095 4 783 

4 009 2 031 

36 806 26367 

646 219 

2 499 1 875 

430 90 

184 102 

19 14 

13 13 

2 357 920 

1 972 1 352 

2 173 788 

166 114 

13 13 

5 5 

780 212 

964 448 

1 599' 296 

4 464 2 901 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

60 263 359 665 332 312 460 497 465 122 

7 36 88 319 260 

14 74 108 188 47 21 105 123 148 21 

18 48 40 10 4 

33 127 337 772 512 

907 1 555 1 909 2 319 1 133 

9 35 107 378 215 9 46 110 264 219 

2 5 40 80 73 

13 41 80 50 5 

33 144 346 819 588 

1 640 2 373 3 945 5 153 2 574 

3 39 67 299 231 

8 31 120 266 317 4 25 91 237 38 18 49 68 17 2 

50 173 363 837 574 1 197 1 372 1 873 2 258 1 082 

17 86 186 494 388 

10 39 108 317 185 5 20 56 24 1 

18 28 13 2 -

77 319 513 1 056 736 

4 211 2 895 3 373 4 181 1 821 

3 39 88 330 456 

28 179 339 691 280 

8 79 77 32 - 38 22 9 3 -

77 318 512 1 056 736 

2 666 2072 2 521 3 156 1 443 

74 312 501 1 025 719 

778 767 1 168 1 755 869 46 166 356 738 377 

674 394 617 690 225 34 93 97 132 100 

52 (0) (0) 61 24 54 149 234 309 169 1 094 697 446 358 138 - 1 4 12 10 

- (0) (0) 5 5 77 318 512 1 056 736 

68 146 207 286 183 72 283 474 969 640 

1 528 810 827 968 338 13 28 60 158 131 1 16 14 25 57 40 

71 251 465 965 572 

14 094 5 652 7 025 8 193 2 342 

15 103 144 411 360 9 57 186 461 210 

9 50 115 89 

38 ~ 1 41 20 4 

57 163 349 619 182 

1 346 754 993 1 336 354 

64 220 405 810 532 

3 007 2 854 4 430 9 546 6 530 

9 29 26 75 80 585 342 248 338 363 

2 15 12 34 27 2 7 6 35 52 

3 1 5 4 1 2 6 3 2 -

24 81 169 395 251 110 217 310 524 190 

13 55 133 354 233 

7 20 34 35 18 

3 4 1 5 - 1 2 1 1 -

7 21 47 80 57 

24 119 140 115 51 

6 31 55 115 89 , 

10 636 642 1 180 433 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health cos's _________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________________ ._ - $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 __________________________________ ---- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999. ____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ formL 

$1.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Gasoline __________________________________ . _____ forms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ less than 150 days ______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Custamwork. machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ____________________ . ____________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork. and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

See footnote ot end of toble. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

2 155 

250 

2 085 

49 

20 

1 

2 561 

817 

2 358 

196 

7 

-

3 006 

2 256 

2 808 

182 

16 

-

2 722 

1 120 

2 696 

21 

5 

-

5 391 

2 985 

5 228 

157 

6 

-

5 385 2 276 

5 170 

1 483 

1 138 

284 

246 

46 

587 

191 

22 

4 

5 382 

268 

2 982 

584 

477 

125 

2 077 

2 113 

2 024 

52 

1 

-

185 

268 

1 970 

10 338 

425 

(D) 

340 

80 

5 

-

1 437 

620 

1 385 

52 

-

-

568 

516 

1 302 

(D) 

Forms with sales of less than $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

211 212 376 

47 45 45 

188 195 363 

19 6 7 

4 10 6 

- 1 -

351 301 500 

328 178 143 

241 239 472 

104 62 28 

6 - - - - -

420 361 608 

929 331 525 

281 338 583 

124 22 25 

15 1 -

- - -

420 405 565 

420 181 199 

397 403 564 

18 2 1 

5 - -

- - -

605 619 1 016 

1 138 497 497 

471 592 1 014 

128 27 2 

6 - -

- - -

605 619 1 016 

907 383 367 

581 593 966 

570 247 221 

259 191 275 

141 50 49 

63 40 91 

20 6 15 

166 124 132 

93 33 35 

- 8 -

- 1 -

605 619 1 013 

84 46 48 

471 375 563 

190 97 96 127 58 119 

41 17 34 

394 277 534 

959 346 373 

342 276 534 52 - -

- 1 - - - -

81 30 30 133 31 36 363 264 514 3 993 1 814 2 006 

102 90 102 (D) 156 119 

58 61 90 39 29 12 5 - - - - -

159 172 354 87 124 137 

154 156 351 

5 16 3 

- - -

- - -

56 54 176 124 75 109 

97 142 306 (D) 328 368 

Abnormal forms 

less thon $2,500 (see text) 

1 356 3 

113 2 

1 339 1 

17 2 

- -

- -

1 409

1 168 il 1 

11 

1 

3 

-

61~ 1 

-

1 8 

4711 39

1 1 606

1 

4 

11 3 

1 

-

1 332

1 

8 

319 20 

1 33~ 1 ; 1 

, ";1 

-

-

9 

852 70 

3 151 2 

5 

- 1 

- 1 

3 145 9 

619 47 

3 0301 9 

445 19 

413 6 

44 3 

5; 1 ~I 165

1 

4 

31 18 

14 -

14~ 1 

-

3 9 

91 5 

1 573 8 

201

1 2: 1 173 

33 -

872 9 

436 524 

872 - - 2 

=1 ~I 

441 

9 

68 44 829 8 

2 5251 101 

131 2 43 (D) 

1311 -I 

=1 ~I 752

1 

- 272 -

7241 -

28 - - -

- -

282

1 

- 209 -

757 1 

MAINE 85 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTI 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ 

$1,000_ Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ ._ - $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,00010 $199,999 _________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 __________ :::::: :::::::::: :::::::: -

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTI 

Automobiles _______________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ - Wheel troctors ______________________________________ farms_ - number_ - 2 or 3 __________________________________________ forms_ - number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ - number _ - Cornpickers. corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms- - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number_ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSI 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime __________________________________ . _________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantrol- Insects on hay and other r:rops ______________________ farmsacres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farmsacres on which used_ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1109 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ____________ -------------- ---- ---- ---- -- ----- 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 __________ -- ------ -- -- -- ---- ------ -- -- -- ---

200 10499 ______ -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ------------ ----- 500 or marc ______________ ---- -- ---- ---- -- ---- --------

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms_ 

number _ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I 10 9 ______________ ---- -_ -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ---

10 10 49 ________ -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- ----- 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ________ -- ---- -- -------- ------ -- -- -- ---

200 10 499 __________ ---- -- -- -- ------------------- 500 or more __________ -- -- ---- -- ------ -- -- -- ------

See footnote at end of loble. 

86 MAINE 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

8 124 

218 615 

I 196 

2 425 

I 599 

I 634 

791 

372

99 1 

8 

5 130 6 860 

6 713 

13 4731 6 935 IS 064 3 193 

7 616 

976 

4 682 

364 

415

248 1 302 

175 

192 

91 

110 

-

- I 941 

2 092 

2 676 2 770 

I 341 

I 123

1 

1 

5 612 26 901 

4 803 

287 157 

2 609 93 508 

104 984 

2 238 

141 957 

311 

10 824 

I 493 101 015 

2 358 

168 749 

738 

60 034 

I 312 

890 

3 760 

133 398 

I 491 

I 410 

509 

272 

72 

6 

3 218 

69 569 

I 698 

12 271 

I 326 

352 

14 

~I 

$500,000 or 

Totol more 

2 702 77 ISS 342 16 732 

66 I 

ISO 3 387 5 

977 12 

672 12 

344 19 

98 17 

8 8 

2 163 64 

2959 157 

2 502 73 

7 409 530 

2 494 67 

7 697 346 

I 307 19 

3 355 48 

808 36 

3963 286 

254 11 

292 14 

182 11 

217 21 

125 9 

142 16 

65 3 

75 5 

- - - - I 020 20 

I 112 28 

I 121 16 

I ISS 19 

775 IS 

918 26 

2 123 51 

23 466 2 837 

I 893 33 

242 675 24 631 

I 17l 23 

78 335 5 486 

83 311 7 795 

953 21 

122 414 16 975 

81 I 

8 534 (D) 

701 18 

87 985 13 147 

I 386 33 

148 797 13 844 

459 17 

54680 9864 

733 30 

486 31 

I 301 21 

101 519 3 338 

162 7 

342 4 

454 3 

266 I 

71 3 

6 3 

I 219 19 

56 050 I 836 

300 10 

3 539 130 

205 5 

82 5 

7 - 6 -

- - - -

Forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 10 $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,00010 

$499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

319 514 I 056 736 

23 389 39 ISO 54 743 21 328 

9 18 19 19 

21 25 31 70 

39 45 128 170 

89 112 433 331 

69 ISS 304 132 

65 128 118 14 

27 31 23 -

- - - -

245 390 868 596 

363 555 I 099 785 

288 482 I 008 651 

I 027 I 634 2 720 1 498 

293 479 I 004 651 

922 I 705 3 105 1 619 

82 170 588 448 

195 452 I SIS I 145 

109 228 349 86 

625 I 172 I 523 357 

23 61 110 49 

29 81 113 55 

23 54 61 33 

31 65 61 39 

14 32 42 28 

17 33 42 34 

12 26 19 5 

14 32 19 5 

- - - - - - - -

79 193 497 231 

90 220 530 244 

85 205 544 271 

90 214 554 278 

59 184 392 125 

86 219 461 126 

186 378 877 631 

3 744 5 819 7 411 3656 

143 344 806 567 

37 512 65 318 81 061 34 153 

82 222 536 308 

12929 20 382 27 388 12 ISO 

14 220 20 331 28467 12 498 

71 166 403 292 

16 811 28 680 41 626 18 322 

15 21 31 13 

3309 2 779 I 939 (D) 

54 117 268 244 

13 862 19 316 26 313 IS 347 

109 255 634 355 

23 546 36 988 53 926 20493 

36 80 185 141 

8360 11 384 17 152 7920 

10! 143 314 145 

84 94 198 79 

117 242 571 350 

13 176 28 459 42 276 14 270 

34 32 46 43 

26 27 87 198 

11 30 308 102 

11 122 125 7 

34 29 5 - I 2 - -

101 227 544 328 

7 320 15 184 23 753 7 957 

44 67 90 89 

640 826 I 331 612 

33 41 58 68 

6 23 27 21 

4 I 2 -

I 2 3 

=1 - - -

- - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with soles of less thon $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ formL - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ - Wheel troctorL _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ 

number __ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms __ 

number_ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________________ 3arms_ - number __ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Mower conditioners _________________________________ formL - number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms_ - number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms __ number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ farms __ 

Cleres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ - acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms __ Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms __ 

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199-_______________________________ ' ___________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________ J ____________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol 

5 413 

62 608 

I 129 

2 275 

I 212 

653 

117 

27 

-

-

2 967 3 901 

4 202 

6 028 4 433 

7 329 

I 884 

(D) 

162 

685 

109 

(D) 

66 

85 

50 

50 

26 

35 

-

-

918 

977 

I 553 

(0) 

345 

420 

3 481 

3 376 2 902 

43 745 

I 433 15 021 

21 438 

I 281 

19 237 

230 

2 290 

787 12 734 

966 

19 592 

274 

5 104 

576 

401 

2 456 

31 549 

I 329 

I 067 

54 

6 

-

-

I 997 

(D) 

I 398 

8 732 

I 121 

270 

7 

-

-

-

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

610 619 I 022 

14061 9 881 12647 

62 114 288 

112 137 236 

157 214 327 

203 126 144 

56 28 27 

20 - -

- - - - - -

409 410 541 

472 620 725 

550 500 844 

986 863 I 251 

534 518 818 

I 217 979 I 364 

330 237 340 

(D) 547 797 

65 49 28 

275 200 117 

33 12 18 

(D) 12 18 

15 15 4 

24 25 4 

10 8 2 

10 (0) (D) 

10 12 2 

14 17 (D) 

- - - - - -

169 155 236 

180 166 254 

220 199 345 (D) 214 355 

60 56 70 

85 59 95 

478 456 711 

I 350 512 724 

404 342 595 

13 838 5 940 10278 

173 155 292 

3 080 I 963 2 526 3 649 2 690 3 896 

222 216 236 7017 4096 3 559 29 29 III 

913 612 433 172 116 109 5572 I 725 I 901 204 182 220 7 767 3 612 4 714 

87 57 44 

2 958 972 537 90 66 100 75 39 72 

270 230 369 7 124 5 052 6 046 

55 59 131 186 157 225 26 13 II 

3 I 2 - - - - - -

216 172 308 (D) I 685 2 399 86 115 224 870 I 175 I 880 

55 77 156 29 35 66 2 3 2 - - - - - - - - -

Abnormal forms 

less thon $2,500 (see text) 

3 162

1 

9 

26020 666 

665 I 

I 7901 -

514 - 180 4 

6 2 

~I :1 

- -

I 607 - 2084 - 2 308 9 

2 9281 36 

2 563 8 

3 7691 38 

977 2 

2 110 (D) 

20 I 6 

93 34 

46 I 

~I (O! 1 

32 -

30 -

30 -

2 - (D) -

- -

- - 358 3 

377 3 

789 2 

807 (D) 

159 

51 181 

1 1 

I 836 8 

791 58 

I 561 8 

13 689 737 

813 5 7 452 152 

II 203 235 

1 1 

607 4 4 565 306 61 - 332 - 390 5 3 536 296 

360 6 

3 4991 360

1 

86 5 637 250 320 3 215 3 

1 1 

I 587 3 13 327 330 

I 084 - 499 1 4 I 

- -

=1 ~I 

I 301 2 5 980 (0) 

973 - 4 807 -

833 - 140 - - - - - - - -

MAINE 87 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

lIVESTOCK- Con. 

Cottle and colves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows __________________ _ 

Forms with-

__forms_ 

number _ 

I to 4.. . ............................... . 

5 to 9.... . ............................ . 

10 to 49.. . ......................... . 

50 to 99 ............•............................ 

100 to 199 ................................•...... 200 to 499 ...................................... . 500 or more ____ .. ________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves __________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull colves ____________ forms_ 

number _ · 

Cottle and colves soJd ______________________________ forms_ - number _ - $1,000. - Colves _____________________________ _ 

Cottle _ 

Fattened on groin and concentrates ___ _ 

_ ___ formsnumber _ 

$1,000. _ _______ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000. _ _______ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ -

Hogs and pigs inventory___________________ _ _______ forms_ 

number _ - Forms withI to 9 ... · 10 to 49. . .................... . - 50 to 99. . ..................•............. - 100 to 199 ...............................•........... 200 to 499 ..........................•........... ___ ._ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ formsnumber _ Other _____________________________________ . _____ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1.000_ 

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Oec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 __________ ___________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ formsnumber _ 

-

-

-

-

· 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ forms .-

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory _________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000. Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goats sold ________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I 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 oge _______________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

88 MAINE 

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All forms Total 

2 060 I 053 57 298 52 511 

826 64 101 8 720 569 

318\ 318 

84 83 II 11 

- -

2 869 I 148 

51 871 40091 

2 406 745 II 958 5 378 

3 0941 I 226 

62 873 48 294 

15 403 11 539 

2 233 1 036 34 112 27 788 

3 033 2 279 

2 577 I 094 

28 761 20 506 12 370 9 261 

553

1 

113 

3 781 I 91l 

I 535 820 

I 062 192 

9 324 2 813 

901 165 

123 19 

21 2 

II 3 

4 I 

2 2 

378 44 

I 895 302 

951 178 

7 429 2 511 

595 70 

12 1221 2592 

611 169 

151 22 

5 635 1 138 

177 40 

411 49 

2 005 409 

366 43 

I 162

1 

208 

250 33 

843 201 

564 56 

10978 1 436 

499 49 

7 813 I 082 

362 34 

6 437 828 

468 37 

8 974 1 162 

64 556 7 201 

I 570 274 

5 656 834 

359 36 

824 99 

582 89 

273 12 

I 974 53 

101 3 

735 30 

33 I 

I 393 312 

9 159 528 9 108 283 

I 153 79 

12 9 

41 37 

64 64 

100 100 

17 17 

6 6 

I 325 255 

7 625 720 7 591 716 

297

1 

75 

I 533 808 I 516 567 

Forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

12 69 184 500 288 

I 706 6 680 14 358 22 422 7 345 

4 10 9 17 24 

- I - 2 5 

I 13 10 291 254 

I 8 118 186 5 

2 30 47 4 -

4 7 - - - - - - - -

16 93 203 522 314 

I 383 5 219 11 456 16 602 5431 

19 72 144 318 192 

119 637 I 819 I 921 882 

19 98 226 543 340 

I 740 5 294 IS 279 19 128 6 853 

872 I 290 3 681 4007 I 689 

14 72 196 478 276 

876 2 749 9078 11 890 3 195 

46 170 996 809 258 

17 89 204 492 292 

864 2 545 6 201 7 238 3658 

826 I 120 2 685 3 199 I 431 

3 14 19 46 31 

30 164 437 I 054 226 

12 72 216 431 89 

8 21 38 68 57 

18 104 289 844 I 558 

8 18 33 58 48 

- 3 4 6 6 

- - - 2 -

- - I 1 I 

- - - I -

- - - - 2 

- 8 8 15 13 

- 24 49 105 124 

8 17 36 65 52 

18 80 240 739 I 434 

I Il 15 23 20 

(0) (0) 293 927 I 179

(0) (0) IS 68 79 1 

- 3 4 9 6 

- 81 113 270 674 

- 2 3 10 26 

- 9 9 17 14 

- 26 53 127 203 

- 7 7 17 12 

- 12 28 72 

- 7 7 11 9~1 

- 14 25 55 107 

4 5 17 22 8 

156 162 497 514 107 

2 5 16 18 8 

(0) III 382 352 (0) 

I 3 9 IS 6 

(0) (0) 247 299 78 

2 4 9 16 6 

(0) 156 379 394 (D) 

(0) I 026 2 373 2 388 (D) 

3 30 54 95 92 

9 103 160 252 310 

- 5 6 7 18 

- 13 8 IS 63 

- 3 2 7 78 

- I 2 4 5 

- (0) (0) 8 19 

- - I 2 -

- - (0) (0) -

- - (0) (0) -

28 80 75 85 44 

5 188 809 2 108 691 I 229 496 500 635 80 652 

- I 6 42 30 

- I - I 7 

- I 11 22 3 

I 13 32 14 4 

11 59 24 6 - 10 5 2 - -

6 - - - -

28 77 50 63 37 

5 022 946 I 871 191 538 124 135 518 23 937 

6 10 26 25 

165 863 237 500 691 372 365 117 56 71~ 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattle and colves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows __________________________________ .. forms. 

number _ 

Farms with- I to 4 ..•....••.••..............................• 

5 to 9 ................................. . 10 to 49 ........................................ . 

50 to 99 ........................................ . 

100 to 199 .......•..•.•..•..•.•.•...•.•........•. 200 to 499 ...................................... . 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ forms. 

number _ Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull colves ____________ formsnumber _ 

Cottle and calves sold. _________ ._. _________________ forms. 

number _ 

$1.000. Colves _______________ ._. ___________ • __ • __ • ______ forms. 

number _ 

$1.000. Cottle _____ . _. _____ • __________ • ____ • _______ • _____ forms. 

number _ 

$1.000. Fottened on groin and concentrates ________ . ______ forms. 

number _ 

$1.000. 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms withI to 9 ............................................. .. 10 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_ 

number_ 

$1.000. Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber_ 

$1.000. 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. I and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1.000. Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1.000. 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms withI 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 oge _______________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

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· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol 

I 005 

(0) 

762 

93 

150 

-

-

-

-

I 718 

II 618 

I 658 

6 564 

1 865 

14 385 

3 823 

I 195 

6 216 

748 

(0) 

8 169 

(D) 

439 

(0) 

(D) 

869 

(0) 

736 

104 

18 

8 

3 

-

333 

(D) 

772 

(D) 

524 

(D) 

(D) 

129 4 497 

136 

361 

(D) 

322 

(D) 

216 

(D) 

507 

(0) 

450 6 731 

327 

(D) 

431 

7 812 

57 355 

I 293 

4 796 

323 

725 

493 

261 I 921 

98 

705 

31 

I 079 

(0) 

I 074 

3 

2 

-

-

-

- I 068 

(D) 

222 17 241 

Forms with soles of Jess than $20,000 

$10.000 to $19.999 $5.000 to $9.999 $2.500 to $4.999 

165 90 147 

(0) 510 519 

37 58 110 

14 12 23 

114 20 14 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

229 192 290 

3 034 2 298 2 171 

171 170 291 

787 I 069 I 476 

259 225 349 

4 074 2 947 3 166 

I 177 901 858 

189 135 219 

1 778 I 053 I 203 

195 153 160 

(0) 200 310 

2 296 I 894 I 963 

(0) 747 698 

57 56 92 

(0) 394 436 

(D) 163 147 

69 70 135 

(D) I 058 751 

55 45 121 

8 18 13 

2 4 -

2 3 I 

2 - - - - -

33 35 54 

(D) 296 259 

63 63 100 (0) 762 492 

37 46 94 

(D) 2 307 I 928 

(D) 112 116 

14 21 20 

934 I 375 601 

30 46 18 

34 37 69 (D) 317 247 

33 34 58 

(D) 172 158 

17 25 45 

(D) 145 89 

17 44 137 (D) I 905 I 569 

16 38 129 I 049 I 125 1 100 15 36 48 (0) 823 I 245 14 34 127 

I 090 I 314 I 505 10038 8 970 II 357 

76 114 222 471 586 763 25 33 50 103 102 139 134 107 104 

15 10 47 42 185 373 

2 7 14 (D) (D) 174 (D) (D) 8 

46 79 216 (D) 4 614 6 400 

44 77 216 - 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44 76 214 (D) 4 206 6081 

13 18 25 14 912 408 319 

Abnormal forms 

less thon $2.500 (see text) 

1 

603 2 

I 173 (0) 

557 - 44 -

2 I 

=1 11 

- -

- -

I 007 3 

4 115 162 

1 026 3 

3 232 16 

I 0321 4 198 19~1 889

1 

41 

652 2 

2 182 (0) 

~~I (0) 

3 

2016 (0) 

649 (0) 

234

522 1 (O~ I 173 

(0: 1 595 

3 584 (0) 

515 

65 ~I 1~1 -

-

2111 

-

I 

794 (D) 

546

1 

(0; I 2 790 

347 

3 8791 

142 (0)1 

(0) 

741 - I 587 -

42 -

2211 I 

799 (D) 

197 I 

491

1 (Oil 129 

308 

(0:\ 309 

4 680 (D) 

267 J 3 457 

228 

2 341 

256

3 903 1 =1 

26 990 -

881 3 2 976 26 215 - 381 - 148 - 189

1 

- I 321 - 75

1 =\ 

417 

17 

73J J 15 1571 (0)1 

73~ \ 

~\ 

73~ \ 

.. 

-

- , 2 13 5551 (D) 

166 -

MAINE 89 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____ _ ___________ forms_ 

number _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms wilh- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ __ - 100.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Turkey hens kepI for breedin9 _________________________ formL 

number _ - Turkeys sold ________ _ _______________________ forms_ - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels- Irrigated ____ _ _ __________________ farms_ 

acresirish potatoes ______________________________________ formsacres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 ta 0.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres ___________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farmsocres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres. ____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ formsacres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ formsacres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 fo 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acresForms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres- _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms_ 

total ocres_ 

pounds_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

90 MAINE 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms Totol 

417 296 14257911 14 185 732 345 308 69 137 035 69 038 539 

32 I 

35 29 40 40 

238

1 

238 

36 2 105 (0) 

89 5 

I 720 146 

873 639 

41 786 39 004 

857 546 41 764 36 133 

2 644 540 2 335 007 

- - - -

I 3981 875 

118 170 108 746 25 759 597 23 998 666 

41 26 2 789 2 662 

64 4 

156 IS 

185 18 

571 420 422 418 

4 820 I 415 

252 844 139 201 

381 313 240 466 

13 4 

255 57 

I 841 I 247 

2 231 573 

744 592 

4 3 

707 322 

20 886 11 779 

40 431 26 753 

5 I 

71 (0) 

861 169 

II 585 9 253 

125 33 

I 019 763 

590 32 

166 41 

87 78 

18

1 

18 

855 82 

9 191 5 619 

21 10 

201 171 

531 13 

254 14 

52 37 

18 18 

845 80 

8 927 5 604 

73 540 092 64 684 954 

forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

29 85 86 75 21 

7 968 673 2 463 720 2 317 484 I 266 488 169 367 

23 134 98 45 8 

18 220 894 34 709 231 13 181 522 2 647 892 279 000 

- - - I - - - 5 17 7 

- 2 11 26 1 

23 132 82 1 -

- - - I I 

- - - (0) (0) 

- - 1 4 - - - (0) (0) -

13 69 169 288 100 

3 031 8446 14 175 11 061 2 291 

9 29 91 234 183 

3 320 4 952 9 638 13 421 4 802 

254 350 308 724 633 484 857 340 281 109 

- - - - -

- - - - -

13 49 142 364 307 

10 188 IS 524 26 527 37 923 18 584 

2 295 9DO 3 693 379 5 859 238 8 110 956 4 039 193 

2 8 9 7 -

(0) I 125 835 (0) -

- - 2 I I 

- - 3 4 8 

- 1 2 5 10 

- - 8 152 260 

13 48 127 202 28 

25 136 269 586 399 

2 599 12 374 32 535 61 791 29 902 

4275 24 788 57 897 106 635 46 871 

1 I - 2 -

(0) (0) - (0) -

6 39 38 77 87 

9 43 85 239 197 

10 54 146 267 115 

- - - 3 -

5 28 83 137 69 

187 I 482 2 567 5 071 2 472 

635 3 039 6 101 I I 392 5 586 

I - - - - (0) - - - -

8 14 28 70 49 

2 033 I 436 2 174 2 598 I 012 

I 3 7 14 8 

(0) (0) 197 357 95 

- I 7 12 12 

2 3 3 II 22 

I 5 15 43 14 

5 5 3 4 I 

6 8 13 30 25 

I 535 I 250 983 I 433 418 

- 2 3 4 I 

- (0) 53 47 (0) 

- I I 4 7 

- I I 2 10 

2 - 5 22 8 

4 6 6 2 -

6 8 13 29 24 

I 535 I 250 976 I 428 416 

19 105872 15 976 508 10 458 600 15 198 508 3 945 466 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold. ______________ ____ farms. 

number _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms. 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 Or more ____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ________________ ________ _ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold ______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ - Oats for groin ------------ __________ -; _______________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigoted _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres. Forms by acres harvested: 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 0.1 to 0.9 ocres _______ . _____ . _____ . __________ . _______ _ 

- 1.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ - 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more _________ . ___________ . ____ . _______ _ 

-

Hoy crops (see text) ------- __________________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

Forms by acres harvested: acres--

I to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ - 100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

- 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Fanns by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Irrigated ---- _____________________________________ farms_ -

farms by acres in orchards: -

0.1 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acre,-____________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

25.0 to 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __ - _______________________________________ fams-_ 

totolocres __ pounds __ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

TOfol 

119 

(D) 

36 

(D) 

30 

6 

-

-

34 

100 

84 

I 574 

233 

(D) 

310 

(D) 

(0) 

-

-

520 

9 258 I 724 761 

14 

(0) 

60 

140 

167 

150 

3 

3 401 

113 370 

140 425 

9 

198 

I 592 

I 657 

151 

I 

385 

9 107 

13 678 4 

41 

691 

(D) 

92 

256 

557 

125 

9 

-

771 

(D) 

9 

(0) 

518 

240 

13 

-

763 

(0) 

(0) 

Forms with soles of less thon $20,000 

$10,000 to $19.999 $5.000 to $9.999 $2,500 to ~. 999 

II 20 15 

45628 15366 925 4 7 2 37 000 57 048 (0) 

I 4 2 

3 3 -

- - -

- - -

I 5 4 (D) (D) .12 

I 4 II 

(D) (0) 133 

56 38 56 (D) 491 586 

80 48 40 I 707 I 497 1 077 93 162 96 274 64 105 

- - - - - -

192 104 83 

6830 1 577 552 I 349 106 263 781 80 276 2 1 5 (D) (D) 6 

6 4 17 8 27 22 49 52 41 126 21 3 3 - -

328 355 660 20245 17 783 23 667 31 530 25 617 29 375 2 4 2 (D) 110 (D) 

76 87 235 191 229 400 

60 39 25 1 - -

53 63 78 2 234 2 004 I 687 4338 3 271 2462 1 3 - (D) (D) -

62 96 206 (D) 556 514 12 15 21 71 70 40 

19 57 174 38 37 30 5 2 2 - - -

38 42 147 (D) 268 1 076 3 - 1 4 - (D) 

14 24 56 21 15 88 3 3 3 - - -

38 42 146 (D) 251 I 052 (D) 995 596 2 662 737 

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

73 2 

(0)/ (D) 

23 I 

2 597 (0) 

23 I 

- - - -

-I -I 24 - 69 -

68 - I 351 -

83

498 1 (D~ I 142 I 

(0) (D) 

(0) (D) 

- - - -

1411 3 

298 166 31 598 36 170 

6 I 

4 (0) 

33 - 83 1 

25 -

- I 

- I 

2 058 4 

51 675 273 

53 903 422 

(Oil -

-

I 194

1 ~ I 837 

271 

1 

-

191 - 3 182 - 3 607 - - -

-

327 11 

651 (D) 

44 - 75 -

307 1 20 - - -

-I -I 

544) 2 1 

:~I (D) 

2 

(D) 

- 116 -

~I ~I 

537/ 

927 

1 443 

107 (0) 

(D~/ 

MAINE 91 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________ number_ 

percenL land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ - Average size of farm ______________________________ acresValue of land and buildings '

_______ _ __________ formL 

Average per farm ________________________________ ~~i~~~= -

- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars_ -

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19.999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 to $39.999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ - $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ - $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented lond by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ - acres_ land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms_ - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms- - acres-- Harvested cropland __ _ ____ farms_ - acres-- Farms by acres harvested: I to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 acreL __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acreL __________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ - 1,000 to 1.999 ocres. ______________________________ _ 

- 2,000 acres or mare _______________________________ _ 

-

Cropland; Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ - acresCover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not - harvested or pastured __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ - On which all crops failed _________________________ farms- - acres_ - In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms- - acres_ - Idle __________________________________________ farms_ - acres-- Total woodland _____________________________________ farms- - acres_ - Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms- - acres_ - Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ - acres-- Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ - acres-- land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - acres--

Pastureland, all types _______________________________ farms- - acres-- Irrigated fond _______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Pasturelond irrigated _______________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ farmL - acreL - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ formL - ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

A"~~~~=H~: :::::::::::::: ::: =:: :::::::::: :::::: ~~~~:;: -

-

- Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

-

-

-

B,~~f~~;~~~~~~~~~:~~~~: ~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~ :~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~m ~ ~~~~~~n~~~ ~ = ~ = = = == = = = = ~ =====~ = = ===~ == = === == = ~~~~:~ = 

-

-

-

See footnote at end of table. 

92 MAINE 

Cash groin I Total farms forms (011) 

8 149 81 100.0 0.9 1 600 815 16 4041 196 203 8 149 117 875 996 7 010 107 497 59 913 

535 303 

478 32 

1 438 

2 033 ~I 1 294 10 1 308 2 609 7 

853 6 108 - 28 -

7 784 711 1 409 737 14 516 2 515 32 211 418 2 588 537 18 

20 340 700 

7 711 81 687 721 7 962 7 261 81 487 234 5 468 

4 494 43 

1 272 20 912 14 

523 

~ 1 46 

12 - 2 -

3 524 18 

97 735 476 

943 16 

32 061 48~ 1 318 

2 994 53 

345 2 

10 068 (0) 

1 801 31 

57 629 1 415 

6 156 63 

769 891 7 099 

1 405 13 

81 573 2 025 

5 611 53 

688 318 5 074 

1 135 10 

39 919 446 

5 044 52 

103 284 897 

4 650 32 

219 227 2 947 

294 1 

6 975 (0) 

285 1 

6441 (0) 

7 -

101 - 9 -

433 -

176 8 

2 792 111 

8 149 81 

5 640 49 

2 143 22 

366 10 

8 134 81 

5 628 49 

2 140 22 

366 10 

15 -

12 -

3 -

- -

Field crop forms except cash groin farms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton farms Tobacco farms farms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree 

Totol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut torms (017) 

2 194 - - 2 194 345 1 089 

26.9 - - 26.9 4,2 13.3 

568 480 - - 568 4801 39 397 187 412 

259 - - 259 114 172 

2 145 - - 2 145 351 1 072 

246 340 - - 246 340 27 853 93 093 

114 843 - - 114 843 79 352 86 840 

441 - - 441 643 456 

111 - - 111 5 134 

336 - - 336 120 237 

480 - - 480 112 220 

370 - - 370 44 200 

383 - - 383 38 176 

192 - - 192 2 31 

233 - - 233 29 54 

30 - - 30 1 17 

10 - - 10 - 3 

2 062 - - 2 062 331 1 0651 509 858 - - 509 858 34 739 178 592 

798 - - 798 83 117 66 768 - - 66 768 5 512 10441 

191 - - 191 20 69 

8 146 - - 8 146 854 I 621 

2 194 - - 2 194 345 I 089 

281 221 - - 281 221 14 652 56 132 

2 194 - - 2 194 345 1 089 

216 661 - - 216 661 8 263 32 624 

963 - - 963 311 972 

574 - - 574 20 57 

365 - - 365 12 38 

251 - - 251 1 - 33 1~ 1 - - 33 -

7 - - 7 2 2 

1 - - 1 - I 

557 - - 557 68 323 

12 044 - - 12 044 1 220 3 359 

541 - - 541 40 59 

25 968 - - 25 9681 744 603 1 60 - - 60 125 15 

1 067 - - 1 067 475 148 

147 - - 147 27 63 

4 576 - - 4 576 194 3 519 

554 - - 554 158 431 

20 905 - - 20 905 3 756 15 879 

1 736 - - 1 736 209 876 

240 904 - - 240 9041 21 285 109 356 

311 - - 311 38 72 

22 492 - - 22 492 1 472 5 112 

1 565 - - I 565 195 833 

218 412 - - 218 412 19 813 104 244 

236 - - 236 44 185 

10 110 - - 10 110 725 4 655 

1 313 - - 1 313 180 722 

36 245 - - 36 2451 2 735 17 269 

863 - - 863 113 470 

44 646 - - 44 646 3 417 13 126 

36 - - 36 67 71 

2 824 - - 2 824 (0) 2 569 

33 - - 33 67 70 

2 691 - - 2 691 (0) 2 266 

1 - - 1 - I (0) - - (0) - (0) 

3 - - 3 I 2 

(0) - - (0) (0) (0) 

32 - - 32 4 -

671 - - 671 23 -

2 194 - - 2 194 345 1 089 

1 398 - - 1 398 262 973 

663 - - 663 69 92 

133 - - 133 14 24 

2 186 - - 2 186 345 I 089 

1 390 - - 1 390 262 973 

663 - - 663 69 92 

133 - - 133 14 24 

8 - - 8 - -

8 - - 8 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see fext] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

forms ___________________________ • ___ _ 

Land in farms ________________________ _ 

_ ____ number __ 

percenl. _ 

Average size of form ______________________ _ __ acres __ acres __ 

_forms __ 

$1,000_ 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________ _ 

Average per farm ______________________ _ ___ dollors __ 

Average per acre___________ _ ___________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $110$19,999 ____________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $69,999 ______________ .__________ _ _________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$ 100.000 10 $ 149,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$ 150,000 to $ 199,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or mar, _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned _____________________________ • ________ forms __ 

acres __ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ land rented or leased to otherL ____________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ___ • __________________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms-_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 aCreL ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocr''- ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocr''- ________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _______________________ . _________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ On which all crops toiled _________________________ farms._ 

ocres._ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms._ 

acres._ Idle ___________ • _______________________________ farms._ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Woodland pastured. ______________________________ • farms __ 

acres-_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms __ 

acres._ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ land in house lots, ponds. roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Pastureland irrigated _______________ • _______________ forms __ 

acres __ Other land irrigoted ________________ ~ _______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms __ 

acres._ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators ______________ • ______________________ number __ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number __ White _________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

PorI owners ________ . _________________________ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other races ____________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Part owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote 01 end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialty 

forms (018) 

280 

3.4 

II 073 

40 

297 

18 843 

63 444 

I 798 

31 

74 

85 

48 

45 

4 

10 

265 

I I 120 

27 

502 

13 

549 

280 

3 071 

280 

373 

273 

6 

I 

30 

806 

19 

105 

12 

20 

7 

26 

48 

741 

117 

784 

18 

144 

108 

5 640 

16 

172 

155 

046 

49 

122 

76 

284 

74 

(D) 

I 

(D) 

I 

(0) 

280 

253 

12 

15 

280 

253 

12 

15 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms. except dairy, 

poultry, and animal speclQlty (021) 

General I ' Be,t co ttl, I 

farms, I forms, except I 

primarily feedlots 

crop (019) Total (0212) 

324 

3.9 

39 0291 

120 

21 ~~~I 71 501 

501 I 

33 

48

1 116 

!~ 1 

I~I 

309 1 36 193

1 

72 

3 385 

20 

549

1 

3241 14 1441 319 

8 647 

2~~ 1 

=1 

=1 

2 ~~~ 1 

32 

803 1 

IHI 80 

8*~ I 228 

20 9951 

66 

3 3571 195 

17 638 

215 4~61 3 460 I 

208 

6 344 

14 

159 

14 

(D) 

324 

252 

57 

15

1 

324 

252 

57 

15 

I 715 

21.0 

243 426 

142 

I 716 

142 631 

83 118 

585 

74 

361 

593 

264 

223 

96 

78 

26 

I 

I 638 

219 21 I 

485 

27 945 

106 

3 730 

I 573 

80 188 

I 366 

46 370 

092 

203 

59 

12 

I 106 

28 230 

86 

849 

30 

229 

30 

237 

200 

4 273 

I 278 

144 425 

435 

18 066 

I 149 

126 359 

300 

8 143 

I 019 

10 670 

I 398 

54 439 

II 

23 

10 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

30 

299 

715 

232 

406 

77 

712 

229 

406 

77 

3 

3 

I 0421 

12.7 

167 9791 

161 

I 0471 89 015 

85 019 

547

1 50 

2121 

314 

169

1 

178 

66 

43 

'~I I 0081 

153 7831 297 

16 638 

50 

2 4421 

9831 

53 9051 883 

31 382 

686

1 

149 

44 

~I 

=1 

696

1 

19 033 

50 

519 1 

I:~ 1 19 

193 

108

1 

2 636 

842 

102 3431 

294 

13 002\ 759 

89 341 

168

1 

5 390 

575 

6 3411 

867

1 

37 42~ 

13 

(0~1 

(D~ I 

18

1 179 

042 

745 

263 

34

1 

040 

743 

263 

34 

2 

2 

1978-Con. 

Dairy forms 

(024) 

I 140 

13.9 

392 577 

344 

143 

194 482 

170 150 

484 

6 

48 

184 

140 

245 

181 

306 

27 

6 

I 107 

310 937 

716 

83 403 

37 

763 

I 127 

197 348 

I 084 

150 688 

155 

304 

387 

227 

10 

I 

849 

39 677 

96 

707 

43 

791 

40 

901 

118 

3 584 

986 

165 633 

335 

22 888 

889 

142 745 

209 

II 199 

681 

18 397 

989 

73 764 

7 

90 

6 

(0) 

I (0) 

90 

492 

140 

425 

682 

33 

136 

424 

679 

33 

4 

I 

3 

Poultry and 

egg forms 

(025) 

675 

8.2 

68 420 

101 

688 

97 480 

141 686 

I 409 

50 

III 

125 

I I 7 

114 

60 

97 

7 

7 

654 

64 394 

95 

151 

52 

125 

435 

21 334 

323 

II 689 

248 

42 

27 

6 

180 

4 618 

34 

506 

8 

29 

9 

420 

129 

4072 

455 

34 074 

83 

3 733 

427 

30 341 

77 

3 073 

492 

9 939 

282 

II 424 

8 

206 

7 (0) 

2 

(D) 

8 

172 

675 

580 

74 

21 

675 

580 

74 

21 

Animal 

specialty 

farms (027) 

237 

2.9 

20 745 

88 

247 

20 000 

80 972 

814 

2 

82 

57 

35 

27 

23 

21 

216 

17 009 

68 

3 867 

6 

131 

198 

594 

130 

3 239 

107 

19 

2 

2 

164 

2 243 

II 

161 

2 

(D) 

5 

31 

57 

913 

153 

II 800 

24 

812 

144 

10 988 

18 

525 

178 

826 

183 

580 

237 

169 

47 

21 

237 

169 

47 

21 

I Generol forms, I 

primorily 

lives tock (029) 

69

0.8 1 13 8521 

201 

67

1 

6 384 

95 286 

41: 1 

I ~ I 22 

12 

7 

4 

661 

13 1681 22 

856 

5 

1721 

651 

5 075/ 50 

2 212 

3! 1 

=1 

=1 

55\ 2 50: 

13~ 1 

(

01 1 16 

200 121 

55 

7 5361 

10 

4721 53 

7 064 

13

1 441 

37 

800 I 

63\ 3 41~ 

!I 

=1 

(0\\ 

69\ 

471 19 

6~ \ 47 

I~ \ 

= I 

MAINE 93 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ - acres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ forms_ - Other than family held ----- ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - acres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 55 to 64 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 65 years and over _____________________________________ _ 

- Average age __________________________________________ _ -

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other - ________________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

- I to 99 doy, __________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 doy, _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

I to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 fa 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 ocre'- ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre' ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Co,h groin form, (011) ______________________________ -------

Field crop, except cash groin forms (OJ3) _____________________ _ Cotton form, (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco form, (0132) ________________________ - ___ --------

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetoble ond melon form, (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (OJ7) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021)_ - Seef cottle form" except feedlot' (0212) ___________________ _ - Dairy form, (024) ____________________ -- ------------ -- -- ----

-

-

-

Poultry ond egg form, (025) ______________ ------------------

Animol speciolty form, (027) ______________ ---- ------ -- ------ General farms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

-

-

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

$200,000 to $499,999 ____ ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- --------

$100,000 to $199,999 ______ -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- -- ---- - $40,000 to $99,999 __________ -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -- ----- $20,000 10 $39,999 ____ -- -- -- -- ------ -- -- ---- -- -- ------ $10,000 to $19,999 __________ -- -------- ---- ---- -- ------- $5,000 to $9,999 ____ -- ---- -- -- ---- -- ---------- ---- ----- $2,500 to $4,999 ____ ---- ---- -- ---- -- ------------ ------- le,s thon $2,500 ____________ -- ---- -- ---- ---------- -----

See footnole at end of table. 

94 MAINE 

Total farms Cosh grain form, (011) 

7 446 77 I 317 216 16 004 

441 

135 872 39~ 1 

225 - 134 828 - 4 - 221 - 19 -

8 053 - I - 18 - 18 1 4 846 (D) 

6 918 51 

648 19 

121 3 1 273 16 1 793 19 2 105 15 I 718 16 

I 139 12 

48.8 47.2 

7 591 80 558 I 

21 I 

4 142 46 4 007 35 

3 116 23 932 12 

851 14 

2 976 31 

649 I 

I 277 8 

612 6 

883 10 

I 016 8 727 15 

600 7 

387 5 

I 332 16 

536 5 

105 

25 =1 

81 81 

2 194 -

- - - -

2 194 -

345 -

I 089 -

280 - 324 -

1 715 - I 042 -

I 140 -

675 -

237 -

69 -

8 149 81 

398 676 790 

77 - 319 - 514 2 

I 048 - 733 7 

604 9 

656 13 

994 23 

3 204 27 

field crop forms except cosh grain farms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato. 

hoy, peanut. 

and other 

field crop Vegetoble ond 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms form, (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree TOlol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut form, (017) 

1 967 - - I 967 319 I 006 448 567 - - 448 567 31 178 136 249 

146 - - 146 19 47 

57 872 - - 57872 2 598 12888 

72 - - 72 5 33 

56317 - - 56317 5 481 36623 - - - - I - 72 - - 72 4 33 

4 - - 4 - I 

3 420 - - 3420 - (D) 

I - - I - - 3 - - 3 - I 

5 - - 5 2 2 

2 304 - - 2 304 (D) (D) 

I 761 - - I 761 316 871 

244 - - 244 17 156 

56 - - 56 3 4 

335 - - 335 52 218 

464 - - 464 54 137 

575 - - 575 141 281 

482 - - 482 51 220 

282 - - 282 44 229 

48.6 - - 48.6 48.1 50.9 

2 094 - - 2094 319 978 

100 - - 100 26 111 

13 - - 13 I -

1 297 - - I 297 143 274 

897 - - 897 202 815 

903 - - 9031 94 269 

285 - - 285 45 143 

275 - - 275 39 101 

649 - - 649 158 559 

21 - - 21 103 122 

203 - - 203 53 184 

145 - - 145 36 81 

233 - - 233 32 186 

305 - - 305 33 120 

228 - - 228 23 92 

210 - - 210 26 54 

127 - - 127 14 31 

461 - - 461 15 165 

191 - - 191 7 37 

60 - - 60 2 7 

10 - - 10 I 10 

- - - - - - 2 194 - - 2 194 - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

2 194 - - 2 194 - - - - - - 345 - - - - - - 1 089 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 194 - - 2 194 345 I 089 

76901 - - 76901 4 136 19042 

12 - - 12 I 6 

46 - - 46 1 11 

130 - - 130 4 15 

347 - - 347 18 44 

310 - - 310 15 46 

223 - - 223 30 82 

185 - - 185 44 150 

265 - - 265 74 202 

676 - - 676 158 533 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
TobIe 35, Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ formsacresCorporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ 

acres_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or Jess stockholders- __________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operotors by o.ge group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 ,years _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocr05-________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre5-________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre5-________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 ocros _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acre5-________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5-________________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1.999 acres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011 L ___________________________________ _ 

Field crop. except cosh groin forms (013L ____________________ _ Cotton forms (013!) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop. Irish potato, hoy, peanut. and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegotable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (02!) _ Beef cattle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) ______________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE Of AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999-____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

IExcludes abnormal forms· see text} 

General 

Horticultural forms, 

specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

230 311 

9 588 36 817 

21 12 [ 808 2 136 

28 - 676 -

- - 28 - - -

-

- =[ - - 1 1 (D) (D) 

213 279 [ 37 14 

4 

581 33 

69 

~~ I 63 

61 67 

50 38 

50.0 47.8 

235 301 

45 23 

2 -

127 78 

153 246 

116 66 [ 

36 35 

37 39 

76 179 

143 5 

60 81 [ 16 38 

23 55 

18 76 

9 21 

4 16 

2 9 

5 16 

- 5 

-

- :[ 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 280 - - 324 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

280 324 

6 353 858 

1 - 2 1 12 1 

30 2 

22 8 37 4 46 14 

54 16 76 278 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy. 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cottle 

forms. except I feedlots 

Total (0212) 

1 651 998 

229 144 157 888 

53 37 [ 11 370 8 356 

9 5 

2 516 1 339 

- -

9 5 

- -

-

- =[ - -

2 2 (0) (D) 

1 512 898 [ 94 58 

10 7 

277 115 

388 227 

408 229 

363 258 

269 206 

49.4 516[ 

I 584 998 

131 44 

1 -

495 338 

1 220 704 

422 270 [ 

127 68 

188 115 

935 553 

118 29 

352 173 [ 167 94 

206 119 

248 161 

180 130 

154 121 

64 53 

160 118 

61 41 

4 

1 :[ 

- - - -

- - - -[ - -

- - - - - -

- -

1 715 1 042 

1 042 1 042 

- - - -

- -

- -

1 715 1 042 

8 285 6 099 

1 1 

- - 7 6 

20 13 33 28 78 50 149 100 

296 190 

1 131 654 

1978-Con, 

Poultry and Animal General forms., 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

987 612 224 62 

323 020 54 808 19 171 12 670 

107 19 7 

43 877 2 147 601 1 18~[ 

40 32 6 -

22 528 9 714 973 -

- 3 - -

40 29 6 - 4 10 - -

1 952 (D) -

- - - =[ 4 10 -

=1 

2 2 -

(D) (D) -

I 1 035 598 221 6~[ 28 28 8 

16 5 18 2 

142 76 59 7 

260 223 70 20 

296 191 50 13 

284 132 30 12 

142 48 10 15 

49.6 47.0 41.3 49.3 

1 097 626 212 65 

43 49 25 4 

1 2 - -

1 062 516 72 32 

78 159 165 37 

779 375 52 17 [ 

155 57 13 24 

47 55 48 8 

88 161 120 20 

12 72 48 4 

18 227 85 

26 78 14 ~[ 24 84 23 7 

101 73 18 16 

94 44 12 9 

99 21 3 6 

98 21 16 - 428 41 13 12 

214 9 4 3 

25 4 1 

1 1 - ~[ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 1 140 - - - - 675 - - - - 237 - - - - 69 

1 140 675 237 69 75 975 204 633 807 896 

5 51 - - 40 218 - - 166 174 - 3 474 109 1 3 255 26 6 5 114 8 14 5 27 7 18 3 16 2 39 7 43 80 159 43 

MAINE 9S 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin __________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ formL 

$1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000 -- Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ - $1,000 -- Tobacco ________________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Field seeds, hay, foroge, and siloge ___________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more ________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Vegetobles, sweet com, and melons __________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms -- $1,000 --

Fruits, nuts. and berries ____________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Other crops _____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 --

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Dairy products ___________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 --

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms 

$1,000 --

-- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms-

$1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

-

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms-

$1,000_ -

- Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________ -- -- -------------- $20,000 to $49,999 ____________ ---------- ------ -------- - $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ - $5.000 to $19,999 ________________ -- -- ------------------ $20,000 to $49,999 ______________ -- -- ---- ------ -- ------- $50.000 or more __________________ -- ---- ------ -- ------ -

Commercially mixed formula feeds __________________ forms- - tons_ 

$1,000_ -

-

Farms by tons purchased: I to 99 ton'- ________________ ----------------------- 100 to 499 ton'- _____________ -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- ---- 500 tons or more __________________________________ _ -

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4.999 ______________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $19,999 ____________ -- -- -- -- -- -------------- $20,000 to $49,999 ____________ ---- -------- -- -- ------ - $50,000 or more ______________ -- -- ---- -- -- -- ---------

See footnote at end of toble. 

96 MAINE 

Cosh groin I Total forms farms (011) 

744 79 

3 702 58~ 1 II 

782 

(

01

1 53 

407 25 

-

~I -

-

-

-

- =1 

- - - -

- - - - I 893 16 

5 196 40 

I - (0) - 859 5 4 982 7 

26 - 2 140 -

I 329 - 19 371 -

80 - 14 447 - 365 - 6431 - 42 - 4 377 -

I 331 

51 69 936 90 

SIS 

(0

1

57 189 ) 

I 123 -I 202 795 

~I 553 201 626 

I 355 69 047 

656 (011 

58 102 (0) 

3 091 

*1 IS 363 

38 - 3 426 -

594 2 

603 (0) 

I - (0) -

506 

=1 311 

-

- -

594 -

938 -

I - (0) -

3 294 I 

35 295 (0) 

2 521 I 

363 -

295 -

115 -

5 149 17 

141 540 24 

3 441 16 

657 -

470 I 

581 -

3 509 2 

753 518 (0) 

119 324 (0) 

2 404 I 

702 I 

403 -

I 926 I 

644 - 387 I 

552 -

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut. 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco fa rms farms (0133, melon forms fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut farms (017) 

590 - - 590 14 2 

2 723 - - 2 72~ 1 5 (0) 

8 - - - - 532 - - 532 - -

46 - - 46 I -

377 - - 377 (0) -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

I 165 - - I 165 44 127 

3 543 - - 3 543 81 136 

- - -

13;1 

-

15~1 - - - -

133 - - 345 

936 - - 93~ 1 

3 158 95 

4 - - 18 - 279 - - 279 I 639 -

77 - - 771 

144 965 

91 - - 91 249 18 552 

I - - I I 76 

(0) - - (0) (0) 14 183 

19 - - 19 32 II 

15 - - 15 138 34 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

I 205 - - I 205 37 15 

68 753 - - 68 753 435 8 

507 - - 507 2 -

56408 - - 56408 (0) -

63 - - 631 38 231 

37 - - 37 12 2 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

29 - - 29 II 4 

262 - - 262 7 84 

2 - - 2 - I 

(0) - - (0) - (0) 

247 - - 2471 34 38

1 458 - - 458 37 116 

- - - - - I 

- - - - - (0) 

75 - - 75 12 5 

23 - - 23 4 (0) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

39 - - 39

1 

12 83 

16 - - 16 4 I 

- - - - -

- - - - - -

64 - - 64 16 60 

44 - - 44 5 12 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

388 - - 388 1 72 223 

185 - - 185 20 III 

387 - - 387 72 222 

I - - I - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - I 

669 - - 669 108 366 

345 - - 345 42 205 

661 - - 661 108 361 

7 - - 7 - 4 

I - - I - I 

- - - - - -

304 - - 304 68 295 

I 226 - - I 226 216 802 

192 - - 192 31 128 

303 - - 30~ I 68 294 

I - - - I 

- - - - -

2TI 

296 - - 68 294 

7 - - - -

I - - - I 

- - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin _________________________ _ _______ forffis __ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 1000L_ _ __ forms __ $1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more________ _ ____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and si!oge __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Sales af $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and colves __________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____ .. _______________________________ farm5-_ 

$ 1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs. and wool ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 ar more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Olher livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

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

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ • _______ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ ~ _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____ ._. __________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,99L ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999. ______ • __________ • _________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________ • _____________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 99 tons ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ton'- __________________________________ • __ 

500 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___ • _________________________ • ____ _ 

$50,000 or more __ • _______________________ • _________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialty 

forms (018) 

31 

III 

23 

21 

280 6 150 

42 

4377 

4 

35 

II 

14 

10 

7 

3 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

27 

(0) 

27 

45 

27 

45 

31 

(D) 

(D) 

31 

31 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry. and aOlmol speclolty (021) 

Generoll Beef cottle I 

forms, 1 forms, except 1 prlmanly feedlots 

crop (019) T 0101 (0212) 

35 

J 51 

1 

(D) 

46 

157 

28 

56 

12 

85 

23 

174 

2 

(D) 

91 

~I 501 

(0\ 

29

1 100 

~I (O~ I 

~ 1 

(D~I 

=1 

152 1 

57 

152 

2471 

84 

246 

1 

120 

224 

37 

12~ I 

119 

1 

10 

19 

243 

304 

60 

28 

36 

27 

16 

14 

222 

33 

106 

489 

1 

(0) 

1 441 

6 526 

21 

2 392 

401 

512 

1 

(0) 

274 

245 

146 

B4 

I 014 

2 182 

959 

32 

20 

3 

1 582 

2 034 

537 

38 

1 

6 

700 

6466 

970 

695 

5 

680 

. 16 

71 

J~ 1 

=1 

~ I 

= 1 

=I 

156

1 232 

3~ 1 

1~1 

23

1 

24 

2 

(D) 

13 

13

1 

831 

I~ I 

4~g 1 I 

(D) 

1 0371 5 242 

16

1 

2 039 

90 

4~1 49 

(D)I 

~I 

=1 

615 1 

6441 

568 

31

1 

14 

2 

949

1 

::: 1 23 

-I 6 

369 

4 3091 

637 

364 

5 

355 

10 

1978-Con. 

Dairy forms 

(024) 

154 

I 

(D) 

113 

526 

32 

227 

1 

(0) 

12 

liS 

1 

(D) 

15 

172 

1 

(0) 

44 

519 

4 

472 

1 137 

66 773 

637 

56 773 

1 112 

7 435 

14 

860 

35 

26 

33 

(D) 

21 

12 

551 

864 

392 

134 

18 

7 

1 143 

25 362 

109 

560 

368 

106 

1 135 

142 176 

20 867 

614 

503 

18 

185 

584 

287 

79 

Poultry and 

egg forms 

(025) 

15 

145 

2 

(D) 

106 

295 

25 

245 

3 

(D) 

32 

256 

2 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

6 

155 

I 

(D) 

674 

202 127 

549 

201 155 

28 

958 

10 

662 

120 

408 

25 

15 

21 

(D) 

21 

11 

673 

29 611 

119 

194 

256 

104 

684 

112 977 

91 

27 

97 

469 

682 

600 842 

96 855 

107 

190 

385 

90 

27 

96 

469 

Animol 

specialty 

forms (027) 

I 

(0) 

14 

22 

II 

I 

1 

(0) 

17 

2 

2 

(0) 

21 

16 

14 

8 

27 

(D) 

237 

749 

1 

(D) 

158 

183 

158 

227 

243 

215 

12 

129 

462 

68 

129 

127 

2 

I General fo(~s, 1 

primarily 

livestock (029) 

31 

= 1 

=1 

~I =1 

=1 

211 91 

I~ 1 

1~ 1 

~I 21 

(O~I 

51 99 

(0\ 

221 

4~ 1 

30 

36~ 1 

188 

331 253 

(D~ 1 

14 

~ 1 

(D) 1 

~ ~ 1 

=1 

35 1 

79

1 32 

! 1 

61

195 1 

52 

8 

1 

43 

815 

133 

4~ I 

35 

7 

1 

MAINE 97 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see text} 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Ammol health costs __ 

Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $499 ....... . $500 to $999 ..... __ ... _. __ . ____ ... __ . 

$1,000 to $2,999 .. . $3,000 or more _____________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees 

Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $999 .. 

$1,000 to $4,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 ... $10,000 or more __________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __ 

_ ________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

__ forms_ 

$1,000. 

_ ________ forms_ · 

$1,000. Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $2,499 ..... . ............ . 

$2,500 to $9,999.. . ............................. . 

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................•.•........... $20,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultura! chemicals including lime ______________ forms_ 

$1,000. Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $2,499 ....................................... . 

$2,500 to $9,999............... . ..•........... 

$10,000 to $19,999 .................................. . $20.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum producfs _________________ _ __farms_ 

$1,000. Forms with expenses of-

$1 to $2,499 ..... __ ............ . 

$2,500 to $9,999 ...............................•..... 

$10,000 to $19,999.. . ........................ . $20,000 or more __ _ _________________ _ 

Petroleum products_ 

Gasoline __ 

_____ formL 

$1.000. _ ________ formL 

$1,000. Diesel fuel ______ _ ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ 

fuel oil 

Natural gos 

$1,000. _____ formL 

$1,000. ____________ farmL 

$1.000. Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Electricity _ _ _ _ _ _________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000. 

Other--cool, wood, coke, etc. _____________________ formL 

Hired form labor _________ _ 

Forms with expenses of-

$1,000. 

_________________ formL 

$1,000. 

$1 to $4,999........ .•........... . ......... . 

$5,000 to $19,999................. . .............. . 

$20,000 to $49,999....... . .............. . $50,000 or more __________________________________ ----

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________ _ _____ formL 

workers_ _____ forms_ 

workers_ less than J 50 day 50 

Controcllabor _______ _ 

forms with expenses of-

____________ formL 

$1,000. 

$1 to $2,499 ...............••............ _ ....... ···· 

$2,500 to $9,999 ...............................•...... 

$10,000 to $19,999............... . ................ . 

$20,000 or more ..................•.............. _ ...• 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

and equipment __ __ __ _ _ _ __________________ - forms. · $1.000. · Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ...................................... ··· 

$2,500 to $9,999 .......... __ ......................•... 

$10,000 to $19,999 ...............•.................... 

$20,000 or more ......................... . · 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, cuslomwork, and otherogricuftural services _________________________ formL 

$1,000 .. 

Value of agricultural products sold directly fa individuals for human consumption ____________________________ - farms_ 

$1,000 .. 

See footnote at end of table. 

98 MAINE 

Cash groin I Total forms torms (01 I) 

3 834 17 

2 105 I 

2 795 171 480 - 438 - 121 -

4 342 46 

8 641 55 

3 102 

844 3~1 207 

9~\ 189 

4 936 

17 941 280 

3 447 66 

924 16 

411 7 

154 1 

4 719 78 

8 902 87 

3 867 72 

680 6 

III -

61 -

8 092 I 17 

19 467 149 

6 144 107 

I 674 8 

202 2 

72 -

8 084 I 171 14 134 118

1 

7 801 117 

6 821 67 

2 821 50 

2 884 23

1 

702 15 

329 7 

I 502 33 

2 925 

49 ~I 18 -

8 081 - I 17 

I 158 13 

5 420 85 

5 056 27 

867 16 

277 3 

4 401 59 1 39 418 39 

3 057 58 

975 I 

266 - 103 -

I 555 8 

5 051 

4 001 5~ I 36 705 227 

644 5 

2 490 2 

430 5 

182 -

19 -

13 -

2 357 35/ I 972 43 

2 173 34 

166 I 

13 -

5 -

780 8 

964 22 

I 598 7 

4 464 2 

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugor crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

365 - - 365 42 130 

44 - - 44 2 24 

352 - - 3521 42 129 

13 - - 13 - - - - - - - I 

- - - - - -

I 506 - - I 506 336 493 

6 513 - - 6 513 316 186 

656 - - 656

1 

302 449 

521 - - 521 21 38 

175 - - 175 2 I 

154 - - 154 II 5 

I 71 I - - I 71 I 307 630 

12 840 - - 12 840 274 763 

748 - - 748 289 577 

492 - - 492 14 43 

334 - - 334 1 

I 

137 - - 137 3 ~ I I 526 - - I 526 278 777 

6 322 - - 6322 131 I 013 

851 - - 851 273 718 

535 - - 535 2 36 

92 - - 92 2 12 

48 - - 48 I II 

2 142 - - 2 142 351 I 037 

6 094 - - 6094 287 I 183 

I 413 - - I 413 339 966 

612 - - 612 8 

90 - - 90 2 50 1\ 

27 - - 27 2 II 

2 142 - - 2 1421 351 I 037 1 5 083 - - 5 083 245 997 

2079 - - 2 079 341 954 

2 812 - - 2 812 164 410 

I 067 - - I 067 60 209 

I 302 - - I 302 28 93 

251 - - 251 18 104 

161 - - 161 5 28 

399 - - 399 43 139 

299 - - 299

1 

12 40~ I 40 - - 40 -

13 - - 13 - -

2 142 - - 2 142 351 I 037 

495 - - 495 36 64 

I 498 - - I 498 160 280 

882 - - 882 37 175 

417 - - 417 25 41 

129 - - 129 5 II 

I 333 - - I 333 192 541 I 13 190 - - 13 190 619 3877 

755 - - 755 159 449 

384 - - 384 27 47 

144 - - 144 3 26 

50 - - 50 3 19 

473 - - 473 29 83 

I 308 - - I 3081 119 569 

I 271 - - I 271 189 533 

17 907 - - 17 907\ I 072 8001 

188 - - 188 7 231 

742 - - 742\ 22 I 270 

104 - - 104 2 159 

69 - - 69 5 61 

9 - -

: I - 6 

6 - - - 5 

665 - - 665 129 539 

771 - - 771 14 443 

589 - - 589 128 486 

62 - - 62 I 52 

12 - - 12 - -

2 - - 2 - I 

227 - - 227 26 150 

378 - - 378 23 140 

232 - - 232 256 324 

600 - - 600 I 170 I 008 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

Livestock forms, except dairy, 

I poultry, and animo I specialty (021) 

All Farms General Beef corfle 

Horticultural forms, I forms, except I Poultry and Animol General.forms·1 

specialty primoril)i feedlOf~ i Dairy forms eg9 forms speciolty pnmarily 

forms (018) crop (019) Totol (0212) (024) (025) forms (027) lives tock (029) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES! - Con. I I Animol health C05t5 ___________________ __formL_ 2 1411 138 681 I III 637 204 47 ------------ $1.000 __ (0) (D) 146 101 982 802 78 18 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 ____________________________________________ 1401 6491 162 401 093 532 286 $50010 $999 __________________________________________ 

~I 28 

2~1 256 161 21 

~ I $1.00010 $2.999 _______________________________________ 13 262 140 16 

$3.000 or more __________________ --------------------- 4 61 50 5 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees ________________________ forms __ 249 164

1 

515 321/ 829 107 61 36

1 

$1.000 __ 768 42 64 39 622 54 7 14 

forms with expenses of3~ 1 $1 to $999 ____________________________________________ 149 I 6 ~ 1 512 32~ 1 653 92 61 

$1.000 to $4.999 _______________________________________ 67 3 169 14 

$5.000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 19 

14: I 39~ I 4 1 

$10,000 or more _______________________________________ 14 3 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms __ 191 662 891 161 108 44 

$1,000 __ 49 

82/ 

421 330 I 3 003 140 40 49 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 __________________________________________ 41 190 13~ 634 371 510 146 108 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _______________________________________ I 28 27 312 14 2 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 

~ 1 =1 

59 I I 

$20,000 or more _______________________________________ 10 

Other agricultural chemicals including Iime _______________ farms __ 163 107 4~1 1 

638 379/ 833 208 71 

$1,000 __ 32 45 265 191 856 119 15 15 

forms with expenses of1°~1 37~ / 3! I $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 161 636 744 198 71 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 2 2 84 9 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 4 I $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 

30: 1 03~ 1 

I 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms __ 291 704 143 687 247 67 

$1,000 __ 547 123\ 985 669\ 4 123 5811 105 59 

farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 252 300 636 996 508 315 246 62 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 29 

;/ 

67 

3! / 

582 306 I 

~I $10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ 7 1 47 43 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 3 6 23 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms __ 291 301

1 

704 035 1 

I 143 684 247 67

$1,000 __ 1 457 

2~; / 

713 

6~g / 2 806 3 501 72 

~~ 1 Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 253 664 I 121 666 247 

$1,000 __ 100 54 489 333 I 601 045 53 27 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farmL_ 27 72 347 230 760 159 43 27 

$1,000 __ II 

18/ 

80 

~/ 681 633 7 9 lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms __ 13 16 45 125 106 8 

(01/ $1,000 __ I 4 10 

10~ 36 75 (D) Fuel oil ________________________________________ farmL_ 132 46 150 301 243 15 

$1,000 __ 309 1~1 50 4~1 231 599 (D) Natura! gas ____________________________________ farms-_ (D~I 4 5 $1,000 __ 2 2 

6~ 1 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms __ 288 301 704 035 143 684 247 $1,000 __ 35 II 85 53 255 148 8 Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ 181 166 128 699 102 577 186 57

1 

$1,000 __ 76 22 236 161 261 2 293 31 15 Other-coo!, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms __ 39 33 125 81 105 44 22 $1,000 __ 14 4 36 28 56 17 2 

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms-_ 135 60 1 536 339 1 933 472 109 31 1 $1,000 __ 340 81 606 ::\ 285 12 222 97 62 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 90 58 515 472 365 108 28 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 32 2 19 16 387 74 2 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 5 I j 69 16 I $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 8 I 5 17 Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ form5-_ 61 2 84 592 193 22 8 workers __ 226 (0) 1 134 89 1 335 311 25 (0) 1 less than 150 doyL _____________________________ farms __ 104 60 498 318 756 422 88 

16;/ 

26\ workers __ 645 199 809 4 268 2 933 220 67 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms-_ 30 79 35 49 34 16 $1,000 __ 116 72 25 94 134 37 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 __________________________________________ 14 73 35 39 25 4 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 16 6 8 5 12 $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________ , ________________ 

=1 

2 2 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 2 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery 

Id 

and equipment _____________________________________ forms __ 56 50 288 420 113 52 10 $1.000 __ 20 21 91 467 56 36 10 Forms with expenses of17~ \ 

$1 to $2.499 __________________________________________ 

$2,500 54 50 286 378 107 52 9 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 2 2 39 6 I $10,000 to $ 19.999 _____________________________________ 

=1 

I $20,000 or more __________________ 0 ____________________ 

-I 2 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and I 

other, agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 18 16 166 106 107 22 28 12 $1,000 __ 25 8 125 73 76 130 32 7 Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumptron _____________________________ forms __ 33 48 382 190 145 103 42 26 $1.000 __ 35 163 426 194 501 465 26 46 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA MAINt 99 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms-

$1,000_ Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999______________ _ ________________ _ $10,000 to $49.999 __________________________________ _ 

$50.000 to $99,999 _____________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199.999 ________________________________ _ 

$200.000 to $499,999 ________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more _ _ ______________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________ forms_ 

number _ Motortrucks. including pickups _________ _ ___________ forms_ 

number _ 

Wheellroclors __ - ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 2 or 3 ____ _ _______________ _ __________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more _____________ _ _ _____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ formL 

number _ Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Corn heads for combines ~ __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other cornpickers and picker~shellers _________________ formsnumber _ 

CottonpickerL ______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ formsnumber _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ formL 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime _________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer __ __ ______ _ _______________ farmsacres on which used_ lime __ _ _ __ ____ __ __ __ ____ _ ________________ formsacres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ____________ . _________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _____________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farmsacres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farmsacres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farmL 

ocres on which used_ 

Insect contra! on livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cotlle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ - number _ 

Farms with- 1 109 __________________ -- ________ ---- ---- -- ---------- 10 to 49 ________________________ -- ---------- ---------- 50 to 99 __________________________ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- ---

100 to 199 ________________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- 200 to 499 ______________ -- ______ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- 500 or more _____________ - -- ____ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms_ 

number _ - Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ -

Forms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________ -------- -- ----- 10 to 49 _________________________________ . _______ _ - 50 to 99 ________________________ -- -- -- ---- -- -- --- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ________ ------ - ___ -- -- ------------ ------ 500 or more ____________________________________ _ -

See footnote at end of table. 

100 MAINE 

IExcludes abnormal farms; see texll 

Cosh groin 1 Total farms forms (011) 

8 115 117 217 949 3 083 

I 195 61 2 425 28 1 599 32 I 630 39 

789 3 371 9 

98 -

8 -

I 5 130 93 

6 860 164 

6 704 104 

13 437 211 

6 927 112 

15 026 240 

3 191 81

7 612 200 1 

970 

1~ I 4 648 

363 

414 421 42 

248 8 

302 18 

175 7 

192 7 

91 6 

110 11 

-

1;1 

- 1 938 

2 089 12 

2 674 20

1 2 768 30 

1 120 

1 338 (O~I 

5 604 951 26 842 367

4 795 90 1 286 420 4 096 

2 604 40 

93 356 1 236 

104 749 1 570 

2 234 31 

141 651 1 257 

311 5 

10 824 90 

1 488 13 

100 719 1 057 

2 352 47 

168 389 2 903 

733 5 

59 784 380 

1 309 2 

887 -

3 757 10 

133 068 261 

1 491 

rl 1 409 

508 

272 

71 - 6 -

3 216 9 

69 417 135 

I 698 5 

12 271 85 

1 326 4 

352 -

14 I 

6 -

- -

- -

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree 

Tolol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

2 145 - - 2 145 351 1 038 

84 456 - - 84456 5 501 13 182 

208 - - 2081 68 298 

486 - - 486 133 393 

416 - - 416 73 167 

471 - - 471 54 147 

328 - - 328 20 23 

171 - - 171 1 6 

60 - - 60 2 4 

5 - - 5 - -

I 1 

1 455 - - 1 455 246 503 

1 971 - - I 971 309 627 

I 873 - - 1 873 304 791 

5 322 - - 5322 448 1 183 

2 027 - - 2 027 304 725 

4 938 - - 4938 545 1 114 

967 - - 967

1 

87 240 I 2 337 - - 2 337 202 515 

396 - - 396

1 

33 23 

1 937 - - 1 937 159 137 

237 - - 237

1 

1 1 

266 - - 266 (0) (0) 

22 - - 22 5 4 

29 - - 29 5 10 

12 - - 12 5 4 

14 - - 14 5 10 

13 - - 13 - - 15 - - 15 - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 405 - - 405 24 93 

441 - - 441 27 105 

562 - - 562

1 

57 52

1 587 - - 587 58 52 

150 - - 150 6 19 

208 - - 208 6 20 

1 751 - - 1 751 324 906 

19 162 - - 19 1621 405 1 776

1 697 1 - - 1 697 307 614 

159 086 - - 159 086 5 230 18 790 

892 - - 892 190 230 

59 073 - - 59073 3 510 1 249 

51 592 - - 51 592 3 334 1 644 

949 - - 949 216 401 

102 068 - - 102 0681 1 523 15 723 

102 - - 102 13 116 

6 620 - - 6620 132 1 593 

807 - - 807 54 264 

80 194 - - 80 194 1 304 11 143 

948 - - 948 99 186 

108 365 - - 108 365 3 560 7 793 

540 - - 540 10 911 

49849 - - 49849 813 6 549 

186 - - 186 30 52 

163 - - 163 12 89 

424 - - 424 52 76 

4 382 - - 4 382 400 505

1 291 - - 291

1 

41 62 

121 - - 121 10 13 

9 - - 9 1 -

3 - - 3 - 1 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

315 - - 315 35 50 

I 930 - - I 930 110 212 

225 - - 225 25 33 

1 459 - - 1 459 68 110 

189 - - 189 25 11 

34 - - 34 - 2 

- - - - - -

2 - - 2 - -

- - - - -

- - - - - =1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

fExcludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999____________________ _ _____________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _______________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms __ 

number __ Wheel troctorL _____________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Cottonpickers- ______________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms __ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agriculturol chemicals. including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 10 10 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

501099 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

sao or more __________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 10 9L ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

See footnote of end of table. 

Horticultural 

specialty 

form, (018) 

297 

358 

95 

105 

54 

28 

12 

3 

195 

284 

200 

319 

184 

268 

60 

132 

3 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

4 

22 

22 

4 

(0) 

201 

82 

143 

603 

64 

331 

360 

51 

89 

4 

4 

39 

108 

44 

430 

11 

(0) 

30 

21 

16 

170 

II 

4 

1 

12 

101 

9 

89 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms. except dairy, 

poultry, and animol specialty (021) 

Generoll 8eef cottle I forms. 1 forms, except 1 primorily feedlots 

crop (019) Totol (0212) 

306\ 2 519 

931 

156

1 

20 

36 

~I I 

97

1 125 

228

1 

272 

233 

341 

881 

186 

(~I 

(O~I 

3 

(0) 

55 5~1 661 66 

13

1 

13 

1521 

127\ 

139 

2 169 

62 

421 

775 

39 

62~ \ 

40

1 

39 

671 

1~~ I 

23\ 

317 

26 

17 

223 

789 

203 

18 

188 

813 

134 

624 

120 

12 

2 

I 716 

19 124 

294 

783 

432 

173 

25 

9 

929 

229 

325 

885 

1 469 

2 651 

735 

687 

65 

295 

40 

45 

39 

39 

26 

26 

13 

13 

429 

461 

753 

770 

145 

161 

778 

686 

638 

12 348 

457 

7 03t 

11 765 

246 

3 411 

30 

124 

151 

450 

227 

4 824 

10 

189 

276 

167 

1 477 

26 190 

589 

818 

52 

12 

4 

2 

1 222 

9 661 

982 

7 960 

718 

255 

-6 

3 

I 0471 12 591 

1591 

448

1 

285 

129 

I~ 1 

I 

563

1 783 

803\ 185 

951 

804 

539

1 

21~ I 183 

12\ 17 

23 

23 

16

1 16 

~I 301

1 321 

524

1 534 

102

1 

116 

469\ 

520 I 387 

9 601 \ 271 

5 253 

8 940

1 139 

2 363\ 

20 

59

1 

92 

953 

144 

3 4571 

81 

181 991 

110 

98J 

19 1481 

299

1 

632 

41 

TO 

I 

1 

828 

7 190 

657 

5 822 

438 

214 

5 

1978-Con. 

Doiry farms 

(024) 

I 143 

54 801 

32 

95 

123 

459 

282 

135 

17 

923 

192 

I 049 

2 284 

I 104 

3 530 

643 

703 

371 

737 

35 

35 

132 

159 

100 

109 

40 

50 

796 

861 

906 

941 

685 

816 

964 

859 

867 

78 871 

537 

18 881 

31 061 

210 

15 056 

28 

004 

79 

4 160 

592 

36 173 

30 

424 

496 

244 

I 139 

94 642 

47 

352 

422 

247 

67 

I 131 

54 468 

129 

979 

101 

25 

2 

1 

Poultry and 

egg forms 

(025) 

688 

28 435 

51 

124 

174 

193 

94 

34 

15 

3 

487 

697 

572 

1 139 

563 

1 081 

219 

502 

63 

298 

6 

6 

27 

31 

14 

14 

15 

17 

94 

95 

144 

150 

67 

72 

267 

259 

153 

3 162 

54 

644 

984 

61 

645 

3 

156 

17 

485 

91 

2 480 

12 

151 

175 

140 

206 

3 809 

124 

58 

19 

5 

160 

639 

114 

788 

90 

22 

2 

Animol 

specially 

form, (027) 

247 

416 

44 

99 

88 

15 

I 

163 

217 

201 

283 

140 

203 

42 

84 

7 

28 

19 

19 

54 

54 

16 

22 

121 

55 

103 

128 

48 

6t5 

141 

14 

68 

I 

(0) 

14 

41 

36 

154 

21 

22 

83 

328 

77 

6 

53 

115 

26 

74 

2S 

I 

1 General forms, I 

primarily 

livestock (029) 

o~~ \ 

6\ 

23 

20 

15 

I 

2 

39 

45 

57 

91 

66 

tl5 

~\ 

I~ \ 

(0; \ 

(D~I 

(D~I 

jl 

381 

13 

13

1 

451 

64\ 44 

937

1 

30 

365 

523\ 

16 

18~ I 

(0) 11 \ 

106 

S~; \ 

11 

(0) 15 \ 

12 

51 I 592\ 

4~ \ 

~\ 41 \ 233 

16

1 

3S 

I~ \ 

= I 

MAINE 101 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see textI 

All Farms 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot had calved - Can. Milk cows _________ _ _ ________ forms_ 

number _ Forms 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 __________________________ farmL 

number _ S1eers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____________ forms_ 

COltle and colves sold _____ _ 

number _ 

_ __ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Co!veL ________________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Cottle __________________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1.000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory 

Forms withnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

_______ forms_ 

number _ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold __________________________________ farmslitters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. J and May 31 ______________________________ farmsnumber _ June I and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farmsnumber _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farmsnumber _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farmsnumber _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ - number _ - Farms with- I 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 oge _______________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of loying age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

102 MAINE 

Cosh groin I Total forms forms (011) 

2 058 

57 146 5~ I 826 5 101 - 719 1 318 - 83 - 11 - -

;1 2 866 51 709 83 2 403 7 11 942 43 

3 091 6 

62 679 34 15 363 9 

2 231 

34 004 1~1 3 026 2 2 574 4 28 675 16 

12 336 7 

552 1 3 769 (0) 

1 526 (0) 

1 061 5 

9 272 18 

901 5 123 -

20 - 11 - 4 - 2 377 

I 889 (O~ I 950 5 7 383 (0) 

594 2 12 050 (0) 

603 (0) 

151 1 

5 635 (0)1 177 (0) 

410 3 1 997 7 

365 3 1 158 (0) 

249 1 839 (0) 

563 

10 966 =1 

499 - 7 813 - 361 - 6 425 - 468 - 8 974 - 64 556 -

1 567 3 

5 630 8 359 - 824 - 582 -

273 -

I 974 - 101 - 735 -

33 -

1 391 J 9 151 328 (0) 

1 153 2 

12 -

39 -

64 - 100 - 17 - 6 - 1 323 2 

7617520 (0) 

297 - 1 533 808 -

Field crop farms except cosh ,groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms T abaeea fa rms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0'134.0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

138 - - 138

1 

21 22 

471 - - 471 42 102 

123 - - 123 21 18 

6 - - 6 - 2 

8 - - 8 - 1 

1 - - 1 - 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 253 - - 253 30 32 

1 609 - - 1 609 144 178 

272 - - 272 37 46 

843 - - 843 146 115 

247 - - 247 34 38 

1 567 - - 1 567 145 293 

458 - - 458 37 116 

133 - - 133

1 

22 24 

598 - - 598 39 109 

83 - - 83 3 6 

179 - - 179 26 30 

969 - - 969 106 184 

376 - - 376 34 110 

59 - - 59 5 13 

240 - - 240 (0) 19 

98 - - 98 (0) 7 

122 - - 122 40 40 

643 - - 643 124 71 

104 - - 104 38 40 

17 - - 17 2 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

35 - - 35 1 6 

126 - - 126 14 1; I 112 - - 112 37 36 

517 - - 517 110 58 

75 - - 75 12 5 

533 - - 533 111 (0) 

23 - - 23 4 (0) 

13 - - 13 2 -

264 - - 26~ I (0) -

6 - - (0) -

47 - - 47 7 5 

93 - - 93 (0) 13 

42 - - 42 7 5 

68 - - 68 10 7 

20 - - 20 2 4 

25 - - 25 (0) 6 

60 - - 60 I 13 87 

943 - - 943 100 139 

54 - - 54 8 82 

573 - - 573 47 105 

32 - - 32 9 4 

256 - - 256 67 22 

35 - - 35 11 83 

602 - - 602 73 123 

3 979 - - 3 979 531 682 

315 - - 3151 34 161 

898 - - 898 69 383 

49 - - 49 9 45 

84 - - 84 9 46 

41 - - 41 5 8 24 - - 24 21 36 

103 - - 103 72 138 

6 - - 6 2 2 

30 - - 30 (0) (0) 

1 - - 1 (0) (0) 

153 - - 153 53 165 

3 823 - - 3 823 (0) 4 056 

151 - - 151 53 165 

2 - - 2 - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

~ I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

152 - - 152 52 163

1 

3 438 - - 3 438 (0) 3 901 

22 - - 22 20 21 

385 - - 385 430 155 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattle and colves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- I to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________ . ________________ _ 

500 or more ___________ . __________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ____________________ . ______ forms. 

number _ Steers, steer colves, bulls. and bul! calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and colves sold ___ . ___ • ______ • _________________ formL 

number _ 

$1,000_ Calves ___________________________ • _______________ forms. 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms. 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________ . ______________ _ 500 or mare _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farmL 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. I of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farmsnumber _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of 011 ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farmL 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farmsnumber _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farmL 

number_ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goots sold _________________________________________ formsPOULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms 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 ond pullets of laying age _______________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ____________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

See footnote ot end of foble. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

!Excludes obnormal forms· see text) 

General 

Horticulturol forms., 

specialty primOrilji forms (018) crop (019) 

I 5 75

12 189 1 

4 

1 7~ 1 

-

~I -

-

-

-

10 15~ 1 38 604

1 

10 127 

31 372 

10 29

1 

27 339 

7 100 

5 171 13 143 

1 31

1 

8 25 14 196 

6 

f!1 I 

(0) 70 (0) 26 

6 50 I 32 

5 2:~ 1 1 

-

~I -

-

-

1 

(0) 5~1 6 48

1 

(0) 20: 

3 

16 

1 18;1 

-

- 14~ I -

1 

3~ 1 (0) 

-

-

1~ 1 1 

(0) 19 

6 

29 8~ I 4 5 15 55 

5 4 

32 45 

5 4 

40 67 

298 573 

19 105 

45 524 

2 1 (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

3 6 10 323 

1 1 (0) (0)1 (0) (0) 

19 J 1 704 1 258

1 19 68 

- =1 -

- - - - - - - -

18 67 

1 528 1 104 

11 22 176 154 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock farms. except dairy. 

poultry. and animol specialty (021) 

Beef cattle 

forms. except I feedlots 

Tolal (0212) 

527 365

1 701 1 368 1 

442 

61 2~1 22 

211 

1 

I 

-

-

1 098 7~1 9 907 7 2131 1 064 702 

6 622 4 745 

1 441 1 0371 20 903 16 996 

6 526 5 242 

908 695

9 836 8 850 1 1 649 I 5311 1 179 806 

11 067 8 146 

4877 

357 3 711 60 I 2 510 211 

1 010 73 

537 209 1 7 025 781

1 

415 194 

90 14 

17 

~I 9 

4 

2 

252 451 1 494 

~~I 459 5 531 652 

401 9 816 

512 

1 o~~ 40 I 109 19 

4 716 372

1 153 10 

263 48

1 

1 647 161 

232 33 927 

~I 187 

720 77 

279 571 7 681 

6~~ 1 256 5 523 509 

238 38 4 931 392

1 

257 43 

6 490 551 49 030 3 787 

510 30d 1 577 886

1 

57 28 113 62 

33 

~! 1 112 1 029 12j 74 

583 

27 7; I 

431 201 9 265 4 610 

430 200 

1 1 

- -

- - - -

- - - - 428 200 8 4~6 4 282 

99 

839 3~:1 

1978-Con. 

I 

Poultry ond Animol Generol.forms., 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty pnmarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

67 30 36

1 1 131 

53 489 851 41 198 

44 41 29 2~ 1 24 1 I 

661 21 -

~I 309 4 -

82 - -

11 - -

- - -

I 081 127 39 3~ I 37 445 1 340 87 2741 610 125 65 40 

2 729 830 126 85 

1 112 120 21 331 37 204 1 389 76 702 

7 435 408 16 253 

1 013 72 16 18

22 482 590 37 139 1 

1 178 63 4 

71 976 101 14 32 

14 722 799 39 563 

6 257 345 12 

735 

65 155 

24 5 

4 2~1 17 

303 66 1 8 

114 84 32 31 

549 379 101 78 

104 80 32 31 

9 3 - -

- - -

~I 1 I - - - - - - - 29 18 19 

87 61 28 ~I 109 77 32 29

1 

462 318 73 69 

35 25 14 

517 384 299 86 141 26 15 8 4 

12 5 2 3 

187 146 (0) 

5 3 (0) 6~ I 33 19 20 

1!1 74 65 37 

29 16 19 

46 36 (0) i 1 

15 12 1 28 29 (0) 

37 34 31 567 1 006 330 8~ I 34 29 20 7 414 768 255 58 28 17 18 6 379 479 175 39 30 20 16 7 516 757 248 58 3 407 4 497 1 140 419 

166 69 163 221 460 201 1 350 

11 ~ 1 15 8 165 23 18 512 16 6 5 471 

1~ I 11 37 15 43 187 18 51 4 4 - 7 21 22 - 1 I - 5f I 

106 305 52 J 51 760 9 071 063 839 4 8881 

103 74 52 36 - 9 - 1 37 - ,I 1 63 - - 1 99 - - - 17 - - - 6 - - 105 247 52 37 26 643 7 564 641 771 4 826 

17 79 4 2 25 117 1 506 422 68 

MAINE 103 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Indus~rial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ___________________ farms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number _ - Farms with- I to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ __ 

100,000 or more 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 ________________________ farms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold __ _ ___ farms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Cocn for all purposes _______________________________ forms_ 

Oats for groin _________________ _ 

Irrigoted __ 

Irish pototoes 

ocres_ 

___________________ formL 

ocres_ 

bushels- _ _____________ farms_ 

acres-

______________ formL 

ocres_ 

hundredweight_ _ __ forms_ Irrigated ______________________________ _ 

acresForms by acres harvested, 0.1 to 0.9 ocres___ _ ________________________ _ 

1.0 10 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 ocreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hoy crops (see lext) 

Irrigated __ 

___ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ 

__farms_ 

ocres_ 

-

-

-

Farms by acres harvested: 110 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

10010 499 acrcs _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___ _ 

Altolfo hoy __ __________ formsocres_ 

tons, dry_ 

Irrigated __ ________________________________ farms_ 

acresAI! vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ farmsacres- Irrigated ________________________________________ farmsacresForms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 fa 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards _____________________________ .. ______ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated ________________________________________ farmsacresForms by ocres in orchards: 0.110 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ____________________ -------------- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples ________ _ 

See footnote ot end of toble. 

104 MAINE 

___________ forms_ 

total ocres_ 

pounds_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash grain! Total forms forms (011) 

415 - 14250517 - 344 - 69 135 235 -

31 - 35 - 40 - 238 -

36 - 105 

= I 89 

I 720 -

872 14 

41 753 I 010 

856 421 41 654 2 253 2 639 237 146 820 

- -

- -

1 395 5 118 004 185 

25 723 427 32 645 

40 - 2 684 -

64 - 155 I 

185 3 570 j 421 

4 816 

252 571 700 I 380 891 

13 83~1 255 

I 839 

I!I 2 230 

743 

4 

707 _. 51 

20 886 151 

40 431 175 

5 - 71 -

860 5 

II 581 40 

125 

I 019 =1 

589 3 

166 I 

87 I 

18 -

853 I 

9 072 (O~I 19 

184 -

531 I 

254 -

50 -

18 -

843 I 

8810 (0)1 

72 410 244 (O)j 

Field crop farms except cosh groin forms (O13) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, 

and other 

field crop! Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree 

Toto! (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

11 - - II 3 I 

7 674 - - 7 674 242 (0) 

2 - - (~I I 3 

(0) - - (0) 17 

2 - - 2 I 3 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 - - 4 2 I 

16 - - 16 (0) (0) 

30 - - 30 - I 

997 - - 997 - (0) 

76 - - 76 II 4 

3 159 - - 3 159 155 (0) 

632 - - 632

1 

4 471 36885 - - 36885 17 98 

2 364 650 - - 2 364 650 718 I 797 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

I 227 - - I 227 43 20 

115 725 - - 115 725 958 15 

25 284 104 - - 25 284 104 165 669 I 427 

23 - - 23 7 -

2 523 - - 2 523 14 -

II - - 11 10 9 

81 - - 81 22 II 

163 - - 163 8 -

557 - - 5571 I - 415 - - 415 2 -

I 277 - - I 277 113 273 

56050 - - 56 050 I 2 198 5 1481 

75 409 - - 75 409 2 723 4 447 

4 - - 4 2 I 

133 - - 133 (0) (0) 

478 - - 478 85 166 

702 - - 702 25 105 

96 - - 96 3 2 

I - - I -

178 - - 1781 13 I: I 6044 - - 6044 260 169 

9990 - - 9990 270 434 

I - - I - -

(0) - - (0) - -

133 - - 133 345 154 

4 567 - - 4 567 5 443 206 

8 - -

5~ I 58 26

56 - - 724 42 1 

66 - - 66 212 148 

15 - - 15 97 5 

40 - - 40 31 I 

12 - - 12 5 -

86 - - 86 134 413 

282 - - 282 143 7 929 

2 - - 2 I 9 

(0) - - (0) (0) 168 

71 - - 71 128 142 

13 - - 13 6 210 

2 - - 2 - 43 

- - - - - 18 

84 - - 84 134 411 

233 - - 233 93 7 842 

71 120 - - 71 120 68 990 69 585 223 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold __ _ _ _____ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms wifh- I to 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2.000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms-_ 

number __ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres- _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 ocres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Ions, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms-_ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

!Excludes abnormal forms; see text} 

Horticultural 

specialty 

forms (018) 

I 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

4 

7 

140 

2 

(0) 

31 

624 

659 

I 

(0) 

23 

8 

4 

36 

62 

31 

149 

10 

62 

24 

4 

3 

19 

34 

6 

12 

18 

1 

Genera! 

forms, I 

primoril)j 

crop (019) 

I 

(~I (0\ I 

~I 

J II (0) 

14 

250 

28

539 1 

26 25~ I 

287 271 

73 159 

4 

44 

5 

17 

I 

30~ 1 

7 270 I 7 59~ I 

(0) 

188

1 

108 

4 

41 I 724 

889 

2 

(0) 

46 

325 

4~ I 

20

1 24 

1:1 

4f I 

(0)1 

12 

4 

J 

36 1 143 000 i 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock forms, except dairy. 

poultry, and animol specialty (020 

Beef cottle 

forms, except I 

feedlot) i Tolol (0212) 

I 52 221 344 725 

14 

2 283 10~ I 14 

=1 

17 I~I 50 39

30 1 15 

259 108

1 114 

380 819 711 

33 221 41I 280 

19 066 II 

17~ I 25 

48 42 171 

7 449 6 849 I =1 (0) 

13 il 10 

2 

I 317 86~ 1 

44 850 30 5041 

57 597 

I 39 47~ I (0) 

612 356

1 

634 463 

71 48 

153 1071 

3 317 2 4431 4846 3 77= I 

(0) 

3: I 61 

82 41 

(O~I 

58 

3 3! 1 

77 3:\ 179 6: 1 

2; \ 68 

8 

I 

74 J 158 551 49020 28 170 i 

1978-Con. 

Dairy forms 

(024) 

16 

68 711 

3 80 044 

33 

6 

19 

8 

163 

578 

715 

51 I 258 68 605 

20 

427 

82 319 

6 

I 

6 

6 

I 

068 

121 895 

212 185 

49 

482 

534 

3 

263 9 487 

22 320 

32 

443 

5 

23 

20 

8 

3 I 

14 

126 

6 

6 

2 

12 

123 

743 530 

Poullry and 

egg forms 

(025) 

307 

14 169 546 

317 

69 052 506 

41 

5 

35 

39 

238 

2 

(0) 

14 

242 

52 

702 

I 

(0) 

(0) 

14 

206 

704 

2 

(0) 

I 

10 

I 

I 

I 

262 9 200 

13464 

2 

(0) 

140 

97 

25 

22 

484 

165 

I 

(0) 

25 

282 

4 

64 

12 

7 

6 

44 

249 

40 

2 

2 

44 

242 

1 611 775 

Animo! 

speciolty 

forms (027) 

13 

410 

3 

4 

2 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

12 

44 

125 

3 

I 

47 

103 

3 074 

3 395 

59 

40 

4 

5 

138 

lIB 

II 

11 

II 

44 

74 

I Genera! forms, I 

primOrilYj lives tack (029) 

I 

2 06~ I 

(O~ 1 

~ I 

~I ;1 

52

1 

29~ I 

14~ 1 

10 14~ I 

14~ I 32 764 

(O~ I 

!I 

J I 5621 

2 58~ I 

~! I 

91 

76 

162 

MAINE lOS 
Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 

Forms and land in forms 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Average Average Acres in size of form Percent of Acres in size of farm Forms forms (acres) land orea Forms farms (acres) 

Moine ______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8 158 1 606 239 197 8.1 4 945 1 277 177 258 6 436 1 523 696 237 7.7 4 553 1 285 128 282 

Androscoggin _________________ 1978_ 345 71 637 208 23.6 252 61 410 244 

- 342 68 495 200 22.6 251 60 420 241 1 368 420 086 307 9.6 1 201 398 136 332 

1974_ Aroostook _______________ 1978_ 

- 1 561 448 090 287 10.3 1 329 419 418 316 491 60 166 123 10.7 290 45 303 156 - 398 63 753 160 11.3 253 49 225 259 50 185 194 4.6 147 195\ 34 828 237 216 46 748 216 4.3 143 34 576 242 253 43 042 170 4.4 134 28 182 210

1 

183 42 534 232 4.3 82 29055 354 

- 605 119 957 198 21.5 435 101 710 234 559 122 752 220 22.01 405 104 490 258

1 - 198 32 509 164 13.8 135 27 280 202 

- 213 32 675 153 13.8 122 23 016 209 30 488 146 10.5 118 189\ 20 616 175 

- 156 29 210 187 10.0 99 21 890 221 

- 327 80 242 245 6.0 195 56 940 292 

1974_ Cumberland ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Franklin _______ _ _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hancock __ __ __ __ _ __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Kennebec _____ _ __________ 1978_ 

1974_ KnOL__ _ _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ lincoln ____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oxford _______________________ 1978_ 

335 84 502 252 6.3 210 68 162 325 I - 633 155 019 245 7.1 400 119 991 300 

- 591 152 210 258 7.0 392 126 501 323 

144 37 164 258 1. 5 1 80 26 398 330 1 129 39 412 306 1.6 80 29 797 372 

1974_ Penobsco1 _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

PiscoloquiL ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ $ogodohoc ____________________ 1978_ 109 17 655 162 10.7 77 13 991 182 1974_ - 94 14 381 153 8.7 64 11 386 178 Somerset _____________________ 1978_ 510 125 236 246 5.0 345 99 498 288 1974_ - 477 123 774 259 5.0 343 105 269 307 Waldo ________________________ 1978_ - 470 94 514 201 20.0 361 78 911 219 1974_ - 446 92 650 208 19.6 352 79 366 225 Washington ___________________ 1978 -- 350 80 556 230 4.9 215 64 407 300 1974_ 277 84 517 305 5.2 138 65 111 472 York __ _ ____ 1978_ - 504 81 934 163 12.8 291 56 314 194 1974_ - 459 77 993 170 12.2 290 57446 198 

Forms not on moillisL __________ 1978 -- 1 383 105 849 77 (X) 269 43 262 161 

11978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Land Use: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Moine __ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford __________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

Sagodohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ___________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Maine ____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

Androscoggin _________________ - -- ___ _ 

Aroostook ____________________ -- __ _ 

- Cumberlond __________________ -- - __ _ 

Fronklin ______________________ -----

Hancock ____________________ -- -- ----

1978 

Total 

Forms Acres 

7 719 689 2981 

320 29 523 

1 354 232 428 

459 29057 

246 17 000 

243 12 082 

543 54 236 

179 11 129 

195 11 210 1 318 25 502 

608 63 154 

141 13 072 

98 7 907 

471 49 505 

417 32 455 

342 31 069 

468 31 027 

1 317 38942 

Cropland - Can. 

In cultivated summer Idle follow 

Forms Acres Farms 

348 10 104 1 808 

9 269 56 

108 3 599 421 

12 279 64 

4 (0) 3l 

12 76 84 

Cropland 

Harvested Used only for posture 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

7 269 487 950 3 526 98075 

296 21 464 176 6 546 

1 332 172 411 336 11 530 

431 20 506 221 6 247 

232 12 505 142 3 628 

230 6045 61 1 190 

483 38 775 300 12040 

158· 6 671 86 2667 

185 7 821 107 2329 

303 20 193 166 4 109 

580 45 357 309 10 920 

135 8 461 84 2 551 

87 5 555 57 1 944 

448 35 195 290 11 233 

383 22 840 208 6 122 

335 16 177 81 1 823 

446 23 053 218 5 708 

1 205 24 921 684 7 488 

Woodland 

Postured Not postured 

Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

57861 1405 81 573 5 618 691 879 

904 71 4 181 237 30004 

19 754 185 17 864 93& 134 743 

1 251 76 3 039 310 22 284 

&76 74 3 894 196 25 616 

4 470 27 1 207 193 24 595 

Value of land and buildings I 

(dollars) 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

Average Average Average Average 

per farm per acre per farm per acre 

108 176 538 133 695 506 

80 656 341 93 816 332 

172 796 799 198 516 755 

110 398 551 131 964 548 

112 491 370 122 940 371 

76 628 267

1 

84 734 268 

105 363 865 135 031 863 

87 580 547 106 190 546 

101 054 491 11 5 502 449 

74 968 346 88 259 365 

90 546 515 110697 513 

63 885 275 77 561 219 

139 891 670 166 943 686 

93 574 426

1 

108 188 419 

115 780 661 132 599 646 

76 812 501 93 770 497 

116 546 835 136 285 827 

78 782 421 85697 388 

117 844 426 151 168 461 

85 516 339 108 524 334 

107 492 461 123 187 428 

74 469 289 90 324 280 

91 839 336 1 104 970 304 1 65 364 214 76 888 206 

112 603 695 133 159 733 

71 234 466 80813 454 

122 072 470 141 523 474 

77 405 298 91 781 299 

125 385 630 138 114 638 

74045 356 81 099 360 

89 491 364 106 022 319 

66 682 219 91 877 195 

136 376 767 168 734 811 

91 133 536 102 052 515 

59 922 783 66 452 413 

In cover crops On which all crops foiled 

Forms Acres Farms Acres 

946 32 3071 319 3 0011 

23 302 4 38 

475 24 059 53 1 075 

43 545 22 229 

15 (0) 2 (0) 

23 269 9 32 

43 522 23 196 

10 118 6 41 

16 261 8 77 

20 179 9 133 

79 2 389 24 281 

19 (0) 2 (0) 

9 146 5 (0) 

40 712 10 184 

26 282 14 126 

19 218 12 157 

23 243 15 96 

63 1 330 101 280 

Other postureland land in house tots, ponds, 

and rangeland roods, wasteland, elc. 

Forms Acres I Farms Acres 

1 13& 39 939 5 051 103 550 

41 2689 213 5 240 

174 9 362 859 25 689 

67 1· 549 305 4 237 

37 1 411 1&0 22M 

32 525 159 4 6331 

106 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRfCULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 2. Land Use: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

1978-Con. 

(ropJond - (on. 

In cultivoted summer fallow 

Woodland 

Idle Postured 

Forms Acres forms Acres forms Acres 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 27 469 1 83 2 2341 118 6 333 

- 10 527 50 1 105

1 

28 896 

- 7 111 34 611 34 1 1141 - 14 99 53 789 85 4956 

- 38 898 106 3309 128 7 596 

- 9 114 28 1 3521 27 2 0251 - 2 (0) 10 223 22 857 

- 10 74 73 2 107 129 8 937 

- 19 567 78 2 518 90 5 335 

- 32 2 5591 140 10 1351 43 3 610 1 

- 14 

37: I 57 1 55~ I 110 5 69~1 - 21 56 438 4 867 158 4 034 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscotaquis ________________________ _ 

Sagadohoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

Table 3. Irrigation: 1978 

Irrigated land according to use 

All Farms Totol Harvested cropland Pastureland 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- 297 7 0971 288 6 563 7 (0)1 

- 19 204

1 

19 (0) -

(O~I - 13 813 12 (0) -

- 59 1 134 59 (0) 1 

- 2 

(0) I 1 (0) - - 15 76 13 (0) 1 (OJ 1 - 16 75 14 50 1 (0) 

- 5 5 5 5 -

- 12 82

1 

12 82

1 

- - =1 19 503 19 503 -

- 18 857 18 857 - -

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) - - - 7 (0) 6 (0) 1 (0) 

- 8 47 7 (0) - - - 10 196 9 (0) 2 (0) 

- 11 1 971 11 (0) 1 (0) 

- 39 928

1 

39 (0) 1 - -I - 42 84i 42 84j - -i 

Piscotoquis ________________________ _ 

Sagodohoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

Table 4. Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

All forms 

All Farms Percent of Total Full owners Port owners Tenants tenancy 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- 8 158 5 648 2 144 366 4.5 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberlond _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ Hancock __________________________ _ Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

- . 345 211 120 14 4.1 

- 1 368 797 456 115 8.4 

- 491 341 130 20 4.1 

- 259 179 67 13 5.0 

- 253 214 35 4 1.6 

- 605 405 182 18 3.0 

- 198 147 46 5 2.5 - 209 155 46 8 3.8 - 327 206 116 5 1.5 - 633 415 199 19 3.0 

- 144 93 47 4 2.8 

- 109 75 30 4 3.7 - 510 333 168 9 1.8 - 470 346 114 10 2.1 

- 350 298 40 12 3.4 - 504 338 147 19 3.8 

Piscataquis ________________________ _ 

Sagadahoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 1 383 I 095 201 87 6.3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

, T Other pastureland land in hou se lots. ponds, 

and rangeland roods, wasteland, etc. Not postured 

Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

415 47 304 89 3 619 331 8 4651 

139 17 545 11 172 136 2 767 

153 15 818 26 721 131 1 625 

250 44 714 46 1 970 192 3 100 

458 71 296 101 3 836 394 9 137 

109 18564 19 785 89 2 718 

84 7 219 19 324 77 1 348 

384 59071 66 2 687 286 5 036 

363 48 226 74 2 958 293 5 540 

216 34 3271 29 1 4961 236 100541 

337 37 3O~ 1 44 1 80: i 282 6 10~ I 838 53 250 261 4034 908 5 589 

land in irrigated forms 

Other land Acres of 

Acres of harvested 

Forms Acres Acres cropland cropland 

9 (0)1 63 859 32 225 21 0351 

1 (0) 2 549 788 594 

1 (0) 5 385 2 678 1 892 

- - 7 093 3 534 2 784 

1 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

1 (0) 1 296 321 220 

2 (0) 4 035 1 086 664 

- - 317 130 24 

- =1 

1 778 641 398 

- 6486 3 240 3064 

-

;j 5 754 2 441 1 940 

- (0) (0) (0) 

- 923 401 254 1 (O~I 1 043 208 155 

- 2 035 1 187 551 1 (0) 14 256 11 946 6 161 1 (0)1 7 786 3254 2 190

1 - -j 2 919 322 126 i 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Total Full owners Port owners Percent of Tenants tenancy 

4945 3031 1 676 238 4.8 ( 

252 138 104 10 4.0 1 201 657 446 98 8.2 \ 290 185 93 12 4.1 147 87 51 9 6.1 134 119 13 2 1.5 435 271 150 14 3.2 135 92 39 4 3.0 118 84 27 7 5.9 195 104 88 3 1.5 400 230 159 11 2.8 

80 40 37 3 3.8\ 77 49 26 2 2.6 345 186 151 8 2.3 361 249 105 7 1.9 215 186 24 5 2.3 291 165 114 12 4.1 

269 189 49 31 11.5 

MAINE 107 
Table 5. Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

! Corporation 

Individual or family Partnership Other-cooperative, estate 

Family held Other than family held All Farms or trust, institutional, etc. 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- 7 446 1 317 2161 441 135 872 225 134 828 19 8053 27 10270 

- 290 51 555 27 8 518 28 11 564 - - - - - 1 192 318091 102 40997 65 55312 6 4 507 3 1 179 - 442 50 934 32 5 230 14 1 739 2 (D) 1 (0) 238 44 284 17 4 115 4 1 786 - - - - 227 34 427 17 2 684 8 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- 548 102 540 33 8 638 16 7 174 3 8 5 1 597 - 185 28 150 7 1 618 5 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- 195 27 1241 9 (D)I 4 1 4851 - - 1 (0) 

- 293 67 171 22 8665 12 4406 - - - - - 578 133 249 41 17 209 8 (D) 2 (0) 4 845 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

- 126 30 592 13 4457 5 2 115 - - - - - 101 16 700 7 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - 466 105 405 28 10 640 12 5074 1 (D) 3 (D) 

- 432 81 051 24 9 035 9 3 522 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- 314 53 064 23 6 373 12 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- 451 68 0201 24 4244 22 7 231 1 (D)I 6 (D) 

- 1 368 104 859 i 15 990 - - - -i - -

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

Sagodohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on moil !isL ______________ _ 

Table 6. Characteristics of Operators: 1978 

Operators Operators by place of Operators reporting doys of work off form Operators by principal 

residence occupation 

All Farms On form Not on form 100 to 199 200 days Mole Female Average age operated operated Any days 1 to 99 days days or more Forming Other 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- 7 600 558 48.8 6 925 650 4 762 932 851 2 979 4 148 4 010 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

- 332 13 50.5 285 25 182 42 38 102 210 135 Aroostook ________________________ _ 

- 1 341 27 47.2 '1 067 174 600 212 123 265 1 055 313 Cumberland _______________________ _ - 447 44 51.8 403 43 300 45 47 208 207 284 Fronklin __________________________ _ 

- 248 11 49.7 222 18 159 21 28 110 116 143 

- 218 35 51.4

1 

178 51

1 

177 43 37 97 84 169 

- 565 40 49.5 509 42 305 62 36 207 1 379 226 

- 178 20 50.8 159 21 110 20 17 73 103 95 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ - 184 25 48.6 180 16 131 29 23 79 92 117 Oxford ___________________________ _ 

- 311 16 51.5 284 26 199 50 34 115 177 150 Penobscot _________________________ _ - 585 48 49.2 521 49 347 66 72 209 341 292 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ - 139 5 49.4 119 14 89 13 14 62 69 75 Sagadahoc ________________________ _ 

- 99 10 48.6 96 6 54 13 9 32 70 39 Somerset _________________________ _ 486 24 48.0 453 21 258 60 53 145 306 204 

- 441 29 50.2 407 26 216 63 54 

'~I 322 148 

- 315 35 53.1 - 249 64 243 58 45 115 235 

- 454 50 51.4 426 38 289 64 53 172 262 242 

- 1 257 126 44.9 1 367 16 1 103 71 168 864 240 1 143 

Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

forms not on moil lisL ______________ _ 

Table 7. Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more farms with sales of less thon $20,000 

All Farms Occupation L Occupation 

Abnormal forms 

Farms Total Forming Other than forming Total forming Other than forming (see text) 

Moine ____________________ _ - 8 158 2 691 2 450 241 5 458 1 692 3 766 9 

- 345 151 139 12 194 71 123 -

- 1 368 825 785 40 541 268 273 2 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ - 491 138 113 25 353 94 259 - franklin __________________________ _ - 259 67 58 9 192 58 134 - - Hancock __________________________ _ 253 34 23 11 219 61 158 - Kennebec ____________________ - ____ _ - 605 290 260 30 313 118 195 2 

- 198 67 55 12 131 48 83 -

- 209 41 37 4 168 55 113 -

- 327 94 89 5 233 88 145 -

- 633 209 198 11 423 142 281 1 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot ____________________ -- ___ _ 

- 144 41 33 8 103 36 67 -

- 109 36 36 - 73 34 39 - - 510 218 201 17 291 104 187 1 

- 470 236 218 18 234 104 130 -

350 43 30 13 306 85 221 1 - 504 151 132 19 351 129 222 2 

Piscotoquis ____________________ - __ --

Sagadahoc __________________ -- - _ --- Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo ________________________ - ___ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York ____________________ ---- -- ___ _ 

farms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 1 383 50 43 7 1 333 197 1 136 -

108 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978 

Field crop except cosh groin (013) ! 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

Uncoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ Penobscot _________________________ _ 

PiscotoquiL _______________________ _ 50gadohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Moine ____________________ _ 

- Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook - ________________________ _ 

- Cumberland _______________________ _ - Franklin __________________________ _ 

- Hancock __________________________ _ 

- Kennebec _________________________ _ 

- Knox _____________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ -

- Oxford ___________________________ _ 

- Penobscot _________________________ _ -

Piscataquis ________________________ _ - Sagadahoc ________________________ _ 

- Somerset _________________________ _ Waldo - ____________________________ _ 

Washington - _______________________ _ York - _____________________________ _ 

-

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

Forms 

8 158 

345 

1 368 

491 

259 

253 

605 

198 

209 

327 

633 

144 

109 

510 

470 

350 

504 

1 383 

Horticultural 

speciolty (018) 

280 

18 

8 

50 

3 

26 

25 

7 

14 

II 

22 

5 

7 

14 

13 

8 

35 

14 

Cosh groin (0 III Totol (013) Cotton (013ll 

811 2 196 -

I 45 -

42 1 083 - - 93 -

3 49 - 26 - -

3 72 -

17 -

=1 38 -

1 56 -

12 170 -

7 39 -

- 15 -

8 88 -

4 63 -

28 -

=1 93 -

- 221 -

livestock except dairy, poultry, and 

animal specialty (021) 

General, primarily I Beef cattle, except I crop (019) i Total feedlots (0212) i 

3241 1 716 I 042 ! 10

1 

72 53

1 19 107 65 

29 127 75 

15 88 65 

7 40 21 

20 144 110 

6 43 21 

8 72 37 

10 108 74 

34 129 84 

4 37 26 

1~1 31 

123 ~I 

1~ 1 

82 55 

28 12 

25 130 78 

104 1 355 164 

Table 9. Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

fExciudes abnormal farms; see text] 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

$100.000 $40,000 to $20.000 to $10.000 to Forms Totol or more $99.999 $39.999 $19,999 

Moine _____________________ _ 8 149 4945 910 1 048 733 604 

Androscoggin _______________________ _ 345 252 71 52 28 25 Aroostook _________________________ _ 1 366 1 201 175 350 300 175 Cumberland _______________________ _ 

- 491 290 57 52 29 35 Franklin ___________________________ _ 259 147 20 33 14 25 Hancock __________________________ _ 

- 253 134 8 14 12 21 Kennebec _________________________ _ 

- 603 435 138 109 43 40 Knox _____________________________ _ 

- 198 135 32 20 15 21 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 209 118 19 14 8 II Oxford ___________________________ _ 

- 327 195 34 37 23 26 Penobscot _________________________ _ 

- 632 400 70 84 55 38 

Piscotoquis _________________________ _ 144 80 8 18 15 15 Sagodohoc _________________________ _ 109 77 21 9 6 8 Somerset _________________________ _ 

- 509 345 75 89 54 28 Woldo ____________________________ _ 

- 470 361 110 79 47 30 Washington _______________________ _ 

- 349 215 15 II 17 30 York _____________________________ _ 

- 502 291 49 60 42 44 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 1 383 269 8 17 25 32 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut, and Fruit and tree nut other field crop Vegetable and 

T obocco (0132) (0133,0134,0139) melon (016) (017) 

- 2 196 345 I 092 

- 45 21 25 

- 1 083 12 5 

- 93 35 31 

- 49 5 17 

- 26 7 121 

- 72 13 26 

- 171 9 421 - 38 13 22 

56

1 

17 31 -

- 170 27 23 

- 39 5 6 

- 15/ 8 5 

88 16 10 -

- 63 8 33 

- 28

1 

6 239

1 - 93 28 38 

- 221/ 115 418 

General, 

Poultry and egg Animol specialty primarily livestock 

Dairy (024) (025) (027) (029) i 

1 142 676 237 691 

100 39 13 

69 ;/ 5 9 

65 39 19 

57 16 5 1 

3 10 9 4 

154 126 18 4 

24 42 6 2 

16 18 8 -

61 19 7 6 

154 39 19 4 

33 2 2 4 

21 18 3 

157 62 15 ~ I III 133 8 8 

12 8 5 4 

82 49 18 6 

23 51 73 9 

1978 

I Forms with soles less than $2,500 

$2,500 to I $1,000 t~1 $5.000 to $2,000 to $1.500 to $1.499 1 $9,999 $4.999 Total $2,499 $1,999 (see text) 

656 994

1 

3 204 358 593 2 253 

35 411 93 18 16 59 105 96 165 18 26 121 45 72 201 22 32 147 13 42 112 14 18 80 37 421 119 16 10 93 44 61

1 

168 20 32 116 24 23 63 15 12 36 17 49 91 13 19 59 25 50 132 25 27 80 68 85

1 

232 33 48 151 

7 17 64 6 II 47 12 21 32 4 4 24 48 

:::1 

164 27 16 121 47 109 19 20 

;1\ 62 80 134 22 20 38 58 211 32 33 146 

29 158 1 114 S4 249 811 

MAINE 109 
Table 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 

Products sold Crops, including nursery and livestock and livestock products Poultry and poultry products greenhouse products 

Total Average per form Value Value Value ($1,000) (dollors) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Moine ____________________ _ 399 426 48 961 4 653 109 944 3976 86 614 1 125 202 868 

- 76 746 222 451 156 3903 222 9681 54 63 162 

- 71 246 52 081 1 196 66645 318 (0) 29 (0) 

17 904 36 463 261 4 821 263 5 352 75 7 730 - 7 250 27 993 106 728 176 3802 27 2 721 

- 4 207 16 630 191 2 089 70 176 34 1 943 - 48 828 80 707 253 3264 388 14466 137 31 098 10 026 50 639 107 1 129 98 1 244 49 7654 - 6429 30 761 111 716 117 1 623 32 4090 13 524 41 3581 159 4 202 214 5 074 39 4 248 24 229 38 277 314 4 782 355 11 378 69 8070 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

3 369 23 393 81 675 89 (0) 5 (0) 

- 5883 53 972 42 653 66 1 452 22 3 777 

- 28 435 55 754 205 I 543 338 11 693 82 15 199 47 459 100 977 185 1 257 269 6961 163 39241 7 347 20 991 301 5 491 69 772 25 1 083 20 987 41 641 260 4854 282 5 507 80 10626 

Piscotaquis ________________________ _ Sogadohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York __________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 5 558 4 018 725 3 192 642 770 203 1 595 

Table 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms with Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978 

Products sold Crops including nursery and livestock and livestock products Poultry and poultry products greenhouse products 

Total Average per form Value Value Value ($1.000) (dollars) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Maine ____________________ _ 

- 395 498 79 979 3 090 107 914 2388 84 848 757 202 735 

Androscoggin _______________________ _ 76 636 304 111 111 3849 169 9626 46 63 161 Aroostook ________________________ _ 

- 70 854 58 996 1 113 66 333 234 (0) 15 (0) Cumberland _______________________ _ - 17 698 61 029 162 4 714 163 5 261 54 7 723 Franklin __________________________ _ 

- 7 136 48 545 62 686 108 3 731 15 2 719 Hancock __________________________ _ 

- 4 079 30441 117 2009 22 129 15 I 941 Kennebec _________________________ _ - 48 565 111 645 170 3 134 281 14366 132 31 066 

9948 73 686 78 I 0991 61 I 197 42 7651 

- 6 327 53 615 66 670 66 I 568 24 4089 

- 13 374 68 583 104 4 144 132 4983 27 4 246 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ - 23 683 59 208 194 4646 242 11 014 51 8023 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

- 3 303 41 282 45 638 54 (D) 3 (0) Sagodahoc _________________________ _ 5 853 76 011 31 644 44 I 432 18 3777 Somerset _________________________ _ - 28 193 81 720 134 1 46J 244 11 532 65 15 198 Woldo _____________________________ _ 47 334 131 119 131 I 198 200 6897 148 39 239 

7 192 33 450 I 200 5 371 35 739 13 1 082 

20 693 71 110 163 4690 173 5384 57 10619 

Washington ________________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 4 630 17 2131 - 209 2 6251 160 434 32 I 572 

Table 12, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Moine ____________________ _ 

-

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

- Aroostook ______________________ ---- Cumberland _______________________ _ - Franklin __________________________ _ - Hancock ________________________ - __ - Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox - _____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ________________________ ---- Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot ______________________ -----

PiscotaquiL _____________________ ---- Sagadahoc ______________ -- ---------- Somerset ______________________ ----- Waldo ________________________ ------ Washington _______________________ _ - York _____________________________ _ 

-

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

110 MAINE 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

livestock and poultry Feed for livestock and poultry Seeds, bulbs, plants, Animal health costs purchased and trees 

Total Commercially mixed formula feed 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms Tons ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

3 298 35 311 5 153 141 689 3 511 753 836 119 373 3 837 2 107 4 346 8 648 

176 10965 270 36 186 187 125 183 19901 248 333 167 224 

225 359 378 1 471 161 7 976 I 188 260 49 I 124 5 709 

241 I 245 336 6 927 206 38 440 6 129 240 135 186 433 

167 726 214 2 815 147 16 213 2 629 150 57 124 32 

64 279 102 I 102 50 6 144 1 068 64 13 98 128 

365 5 604 491 21 135 337 123 848 20 117 438 399 283 240 

96 I 326 133 5 286 105 33 365 5 232 153 52 55 33 

92 711 153 3 011 68 18 127 2 916 124 29 98 46 

154 768 227 4607 155 27 202 4 299 179 115 146 235 

211 1 709 396 8 816 269 53 684 8081 328 151 379 412 

28 178 95 931 58 5 475 832 79 33 70 62 

57 446 84 2695 59 16 101 2 562 69 43 50 49 

230 2474 407 12 706 294 77854 II 742 350 259 254 216 

259 6 268 384 23 924 319 140 649 23 428 335 277 171 91 

81 185 105 986 37 6479 893 62 11 89 26 

213 I 600 338 7 901 201 50 229 7 342 266 100 250 282 

639 466 1 040 I 190 858 6 866 I 014 492 52 802 429 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Maine ~ ___________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

Sogodohoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 dote are based on 0 sample of forms ; see text] 

Commercial fertilizer Other ogricultural 

chemicals, including lime 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

4 944 17 980 4 727 8 921 

229 444 205 356 

I 184 II 664 I 207 5 587 

286 510 234 297 

160 225 139 85 

96 42 177 68 

305 695 279 

70 80 95 2~1 97 105 86 

~I 229 528 207 

411 I 104 383 

92 232 73 1121 50 62 58 28 

301 793 290 235 

165 271 196 120

1 134 411 224 

~~I 301 291 237 

834 523 637 318 

Customwork, and 

Hired form lobar Contract labor rentol of machinery 

and equipment 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

4 410 39 942 646 2 499 2 357 I 972 

200 9988 25 37 104 82 

I 085 12266 120 666 517 717 

241 I 467 44 91 127 97 

120 577 2 (0) 23 8 

89 327 73 184 96 57 

395 2~1 42 43 142 125

94 18 32 53 73 1 

86 245 6 (0) 42 15 

150 I 570 9 29 42 65 

350 I 885 66 73 194 116 

75 309 6 26 41 26 

50 285 9 5 26 19 

282 2 276 33 87 144 91 

295 I 9011 34 97

1 

95 52 

186 

~ 6~j 112 885 156 112 

248 30 

17~ I 105 84 

464 522 17 50 450 234 

Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Piscataquis ________________________ _ 

Sagodohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscotaquis ________________________ _ 

Sogodohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Total 

Expenses Expenses 

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

8 101 19 537 7 810 6 840 

345 3 063 342 676 

I 362 5 638 I 339 2 593 

485 899 465 328 

259 379 258 143 

250 216

1 

227 74 

603 I 989 578 502 

198 365 191 102 209 234 196 89 

327 705 320 261 

633 I 220 626 495 

144 181 138 88 109 212 101 63 

510 I 216

1 

485 388 

467 I 442 380 

340 

~I 320 207 

505 904 495 277 

I 355 381 I 287 171 

lP gas, butane, and propane 

Purchased 

Expenses (1,000 

Farms ($1,000) gallons) 

705 330 625 

18 12 23 263 156 299 , 

30 9 16 25 6 II 

30 7 12 

35 18 34 12 2 4 17 2 3 19 13 23 

57 21 37 

8 I 2 

8 I 1 62 37 75 

54 24 47 26 9 16 

26 9 16 

15 3 6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Gasoline 

Purchased 

(1,000 

gallons) 

II 437 

I 225 

4277 

543 

239 

120

835 1 170 

148 

431 

827 

149 

107 

656 

635 

336· 

459 

279 

Storage capacity 

Farms 

290 

11 

141 

14 

17 

3 

17 

5 

5 

4 

20 

-

4 

16 

16-

I 

10 

6 

Diesel fuel 

Storage capacity 

Size Purchased 

(1,000 Expenses (1.000 

Forms gallons) farms ($1.000) gallons) 

2 942 I 586 2 827 2 887 5 729 

144 76 126 583 

975 737 879 I 200 1 I 148 2 240 178 83 158 68 138 105 47 107 54 106 

29 

12~1 55 20 39

1 270 195 267 517 

68 19 60 16 32 51 20 59 19 38 132 63 87 72 146 

229 116 183 174 348 

52 19 41 16 33 46 17 42 19 37 194 

~l 258 167 334 108 135 93 187 1 37 65 43 

8: I 133 53 193 67 137 

191 45 184 61 119 

Fuel oil 

I 

I Size Purchased (1,000 Expenses (1.000 

gallons) Forms ($1,000) gallons) 

143 I 506 2 943 6 102 

4 79 487 I 022

1 64 368 275 543 

4 110 173 375 2 47 43 90 (0) 64 57 112 5 129 589 I 228 2 52 95 201 2 33 42 87 8 48 80 166 13 100 109 225

1 - 19 13 26 I 28 56 117 15 102 161 321 II 9l 261 569 (0) 85 313 640 8 84 III 344 

3 67 18 35 

Energy and petroleum 

products 

Expenses 

forms ($1.000) 

8 101 19 537 

345 3 063 

I 362 5 638 

485 899 

259 379 

250 216 

603 I 989

198 365 1 

209 234 

327 705 

633 I 220 

144 181 

109 212 

510 I 216 

467 I 285 

340 650 

505 904 

I 355 381 

Storage capacity 

Size 

(1,000 

Farms gallons) 1 

I 792 947 

97 67 

706 463 

93 30 

56 27 

21 3 

132 83 

29 8 

31 8 

60 32 

95 52 

27 8 

24 7 

142 

83 ~I 14 7 

107 22 

75 38 

Storage capacity I Size 

(1,000 

Forms gallons) 

791 663 

40 65 190 75 

69 72 34 13 

26 19 

69 68 31 36 10 8 19 23 

48 51 I 9 3 

18 24 

62 33 

53 103 

7 25 49 30 

57 15 

MAINE 111 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978-Con. 11978 doto ore bosed on 0 sample of forms- see text] 

Natural gas Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ElectriCity Other - cool. wood, coke, etc. 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Maine ____________________ _ 

-

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

- Aroostook ________________________ _ 

- Cumberland _______________________ _ 

- Franklin __________________________ _ 

- Hancock __________________________ _ 

- Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- Oxford ___________________________ _ 

- PenobscoL ________________________ _ -

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

- Sogodohoc ________________________ _ 

- Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo - ____________________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ 

York - _____________________________ _ 

-

Forms not on moillis'- ______________ _ -

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms 

49 18 8 090 

3 2 344 18 9 1 362 - - 485 - - 259 - - 250 6 

~\ 602 - 193 -

=1 

209 - 327 - 633 

-

(Z~I 141 

- 108 5 510 8 

;1 467 

- 340 9 505 

- 1 355 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

1 163 5428 5079 867 277 

61 251 1 223 50 19 

448 1 177 894 381 116 

69 295 245 20 5 28 173 94 29 11 

21 104 29 27 8 

92\ 481 506 29 13 

18 148 127 20 5 18 122 56 22 7 

40 275 233 21 6 78 455 328 66 16 

11 104 46 10 5 12 89 60 7 2 

63 387 367 47 31 

57\ 358 459 37 10 

:1 145 44 14 3 

349 291 33 13 

515 79 54 7 

Table 14. Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Reporting only workers working Reporting only workers working Reporting both-workers working less thon 

All Farms less than 150 days 150 days or more 150 days or 150 days or more 

Expenses Expenses Expenses less than 150 days Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms Workers ($1.000) Forms Workers ($1,000) Farms 150 days or more ($1,000) 

Maine ____________________ _ 

- 4 410 39 942 2846 22 071 5 140 401 1 027 4678 1 163 14 735 4 06B 30 124 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ - 200 9 988 90 396 92 44 112 388 66 1 256 881 9 509 Aroostook _________________________ _ 1 085 12 266 649 9696 2 735 48 75 475 388 6906 1 131 9056 Cumberland _______________________ _ - 241 I 467 141 822 142 29 60 239 71 481 232 1 085 

120 577\ 81 203 90 24 37 243\ 15 199 26 244\ 89 327 73 582 161 2 (0) (0) 14 254 29 (0) 

Franklin ___________________________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ - 395 2 683 237 I 727 242 37 130 983 121 1 109 328 1 458 Knox _____________________________ _ 

- 94 440 53 181 44 15 60 100 26 198 55 295 lincoln ____________________________ _ 86 245 60 150 55 7 12 55 19 71 34 135 Oxford ____________________________ _ 150 1 570 70 217 40 16 38 166 64 758 288 1 364 Penobscot _________________________ _ - 350 1 885 241 1 174 325 30 93 224 79 522 204 1 336 

PiscotaquiL ________________________ _ 75 309 56 238 70 8 11 71 11 107 24 169 

50 285\ 27 93 

1~\ 10 13 31 13 143 35 214 

- 282 2 276 130 474 35 80 307 117 636 327 1 866 

- 295 1 901 192 1 365 273 42 177 1 030 61 499 140 599 

Sagodahoc _________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

- 186 I 160 158 2 125 324 12 26 82 16 559 63 754 York _____________________________ _ - 248 2040 143 402 161 41 93 267 64 884 235 1 612 

forms not on mail lisL ______________ _ - 464 522 445 2 226 242 1 (0) (0) 18 153 36 (0) 

Table 15. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Tolal Farms by estimated value of machinery and equipment 

All Farms Estimated 

value $1 10 $5,00010 $10,000 10 $20,00010 $30,000 10 $50,000 to $70,00010 $100,00010 $200,000 

Forms ($1,000) $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 $49,999 $69,999 $99,999 $199,999 or more 

Maine ____________________ _ - 8 124 218 615 1 196 2 425 1 599 842 792 468 323 372 107 

- 346 12 503 38 90 69 52 23 13 24 30 7 

- I 368 70 128 58 220 237 158 190 170 120 156 59 

- 491 11 067 57 165 126 34 51 16 25 14 3 

Androscoggin __________________ - ___ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

- 259 5 410 22 80 54 40 46 8 4 5 - - 246 2 557 68 78 63 26 8 1 2 - - - 604 22 653 79 94 136 71 93 51 25 45 10 

- 198 4 595 25 41 42 32 28 25 3 2 -

- 209 3 755 34 88 43 17 13 - 4 10 -

- 327 8 035 25 113 79 41 26 19 14 5 5 

- 633 15 610 71 218 142 54 58 28 27 30 5 

franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec ____________________ --- __ _ 

Knox ________________________ -- - __ _ 

lincoln ____________________ ---- ___ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

- 144 2 801 15 50 24 34 14 3 1 2 1 

- 109 2 215 17 22 35 13 11 6 4 1 - 510 16 105 33 127 116 73 62 42 20 27 10 

- 470 12 756 41 134 70 79 70 28 27 17 4 

350 4604 100 110 76 30 16 8 8 2 - - 505 11 943 74 141 119 67 42 27 15 17 3 

Piscataquis ____________________ -- __ _ 

Sogadahoc ____________ -- __ -- -- -- __ _ Somerset ______________________ - __ _ 

Waldo __________________________ ---

Washington ____________ - _______ ---- York _____________________________ _ 

forms not on moillisL _______________ _ I 355 11 876 439 654 168 21 41 23 - 9 -

112 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 10 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ Sagadahoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 10 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maine ____________________ _ 

-

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

- Aroostook ________________________ _ 

- Cumberland _______________________ _ 

- Franklin __________________________ _ 

- Hancock __________________________ _ Kennebec _________________________ _ - Knox - _____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- Oxford ___________________________ _ 

- Penobscot _________________________ _ 

-

Piscafoquis ________________________ _ 

- Sagodohoc ________________________ _ 

- Somerset _________________________ _ 

- Waldo ____________________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ 

- York _____________________________ _ 

-

Farms nof on maillisL ______________ _ -

COMle and calves 

Forms Number 

3 760 133 398 

195 11 591 

359 8 690 238 8 635 185 5 835 

60 570 361 20 2841 94 2 215 113 2 769 209 8 314 342 16 676 

82 3 815 59 2 421 331 17 110 

258 10 2621 73 

I 21:1 287 8 844 

514 4 148 

Cottle and colves 

Forms Number 

3 094 62 873 

192 5 699 275 3 632 198 4 129 156 2 898 44 279 333 9 405 79 923 92 2 065 

188 4 110 304 6399 

74 2 550 54 840 303 8 184 

229 5 052 48 529 227 4 655 

298 1 524 

Total 

farms 

3 218 

175 

311 

198 

148 

48 

313 

87 

93 

179 

304 

71 

52 

286 

213 

65 

244 

431 

! 

Sales 1 

($1,000) 

15 403 

1 944 

881 1 125 

831 

80 

2 3471 238 

559 

~ !J~ I 

376 

181 1 722 

975 

97 1 083 

396 

Inventory 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved 

Beef cows 

Number Forms Number 

69 569 I 698 12 271 

6 154 69 476 

4 783 176 1 589 

4 245 119 981 

2 881 71 424 

247 36 1471 10 7551 135 I 467 

I 042 52 216 

1 200 61 347 3 712 94 744 

9 110 133 I 007 

2 118 37 337 

1 202 29 229 

8 950 116 889 

, ~!I 82 

~I 40 

4484 144 886 

2 364 304 1 699 

Soles 

Calves 

Soles 

Forms Number ($1.000) 

2 233 34 112 3 033 

147 2 869 232 196 1 782 168 144 2 208 274 107 1 532 184 

21 102 9 

260 4 719 331 1 50 422 39 54 1 512 338 

132 2 353 381

1 230 3461 192 

58 1 821 102 38 423 26 215 4 435 306 169 3 166 181 

29 319 19 153 2 324 176 

230 664 77 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, Heifers and heifer calves and bull calves Milk cows 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

2060 57 298 2 869 51 871 2 406 11 958 

127 5 678 170 4 655 137 782 

175 3 194 256 2943 253 964 

116 3 264 188 3 346 172 1 044 

106 2 457 152 2 218 127 736 

20 100 41 177 47 146 

225 9 2881 305 8 3081 225 1 2211 45 826 70 890 64 283 

53 853 86 1 080 86 489 

115 2 968 177 3 135 146 1 467 

219 8 103 281 6663 218 903 

50 I 781 62 1 503 52 194 

36 973 54 973 42 246 

210 8 061 289 7 004 218 I 156 

160 4 9581 215 3 8391 160 822 

39 531 47 

35: I 51 140 

141 3 59:/ 228 3 503 179 857 

223 665 248 1 276 229 508 

Cattle 

Total Fattened on groin and concentrates 

Soles Soles 

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

2 577 28 761 12 370 553 3 781 1 535 

171 2 830 I 712 30 193 80 

220 1 850 713 64 306 118 167 1 921 851 46 426 190 132 1 366 646 30 102 54 37 177 71 13 38 13 281 4 686 2 016 39 684 287 68 501 200 20 88 35 78 553 221 24 92 40 

164 1 757 751

1 

36 188 95

1 246 2 938 1 245 39 241 83 

60 729 2741 11 57 21 52 417 155 8 48 16 269 3 749 1 416 41 477 175 196 1 886 793

1 

30 276 113 40 210 77 11 40 17 199 2 331 907 43 242 92 

197 860 319) 68 283 107 

Cottle and calves- inventory per farm 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 10 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscataquis ________________________ _ Sagadahoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillis'-______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- . -

-

-

-

-

Total 

Forms 

3 760 

195 

359 

238 

185 

60 

361 

94 

113 

209 

342 

82 

59 

331 

258 

73 

287 

514 

Number 1 to 4 5 to 9 

133 398 809 682 

11 591 21 21 8690 74 81 8 635 44 53 5 835 29 37 570 23 15 

20284 46 44 2 215 27 12 2 769 37 19 8314 34 43 16676 51 42 

3815 18 13 2421 6 11 17 110 33 49 10262 37 41 1 219 30 20 8844 53 61 

4 148 246 120 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

10 to 19 

669 

29 

73 

47 

48 

15 

54 

21 

22 

36 

62 

12 

13 

38 

37 

11 

48 

103 

Farms with- 500 or more 

20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 4991 Forms Number I 

741 509 272 72 6 3 726 

46 39 26 13 - - 82 33 15 1 - - 45 19 23 7 - - 33 25 10 

=1 

-

=1 6 I - - 83 69 49 Iii 1 

(O~ I 20 12 2 - 20 9 4 - 50 29 13 2 (D) 72 60 42 

1: I - -

18 11 6 I (0) 9 10 10 - 87 75 ;;1 - 41 2 (D) 63 60 14 6 - 3 - 8 1 - - - 66 42 16 1 - -

38 7 - - -

MAINE 113 

I 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 4 of 10 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ .Arooslook ________________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ franklin __________________________ _ 

Honcock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Oxford - ___________________________ _ Penobscol _________________________ _ -

- Piscotoquis ________________________ _ Sogadohoc ________________________ _ - Solnerset _________________________ _ - Waldo ____________________________ _ -

Washington - _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ -

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

All Farms 

Part 5 of 10 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Piscotaquis _______________________ _ Sagadahoc -- _______________________ _ 

-- Somerset ________________________ _ 

Waldo ___________________________ _ -- Washington -- ______________________ _ 

York -- ____________________________ _ 

--

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

All Farms 

Part 6 of 10 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

- Aroostook ________________________ _ - Cumberland _______________________ _ 

- Franklin __________________________ _ Hancock - __________________________ _ 

- Kennebec _________________________ _ 

- Knox _____________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford - ___________________________ _ 

- Penobscot _________________________ _ 

-

Plscalaquis ________________________ _ 

- Sagadahoc ________________________ _ Somersel - _________________________ _ 

Walda - __________________________ ---

Washinglon - ____________________ ----- York ________________________ -------

Farms nal an mall lis!. ______________ _ 

-

114 MAINE 

Toiol 

Forms 

3218 

175 

311 

198 

148 

48 

313 

87 

93 

179 

304 

71 

52 

286 

213 

65 

244 

431 

Tolal 

forms 

1 698 

69 

176 

119 

71 

36 

135 

52 

61 

94 

133 

37 

29 

116 

82 

40 

144 

304 

Tolal 

Farms 

2060 

127 

175 

116 

106 

20 

225 

45 

53 

115 

219 

50 

36 

210 

160 

39 

141 

223 

Number 1104 

69569 1 197 

6154 38 4783 122 

4245 76 

2881 63 247 30 10 755 78 

1 042 41 

1 200 48 

3 712 62 

9 110 87 

2 118 20 

1 202 15 

8950 69 

5601 57 

721 39 

4484 107 

2364 245 

Number 1104 

12 271 891 

476 37 

1 589 75 

981 67 

424 38 

147 24 

1 467 61 

216 35 

347 37 

744 47 

1 007 78 

337 18 

229 15 

889 57 

643 47 

190 22 

886 93 

1 699 140 

Number 1109 

57 298 927 

5 678 27 

3 194 100 

3 264 54 

2 457 59 

100 17 

9 288 67 

826 22 

853 40 

2 968 54 

8 103 65 

1 781 18 

973 14 

8061 51 

4 958 43 

531 30 

3598 57 

665 209 

Cows and heifers Ihal hod calved - invenlary per form 

forms wiIh- SOO or more 

5109 101019 20 10 49 50 10 99 100 10199 20010499 Forms Number 

521 401 666 326 95 12 - -

25 14 53 28 16 1 - -

61 48 60 16 4 - - - 35 24 30 26 7 - - - 22 16 29 13 4 1 - - 12 4 2 - - - - - 34 39 82 59 17 4 - -

17 12 13 4 - - - - 18 12 9 4 2 - - - 33 20 42 18 2 2 - - 42 34 75 46 20 - - -

12 8 20 7 3 1 - -

9 6 14 8 - - - - 30 37 92 46 9 3 - - 20 32 75 20 9 - - - 12 5 3 6 - - - -

27 23 60 25 2 - - -

112 67 7 - - - - -

Beef cows - inventory per fann 

Forms with- 500 or more 

5109 101019 201049 50 10 99 100 10199 200 10 499 Forms Number 

435 256 96 14 6 - - -

17 9 6 - - - - -

50 36 13 - 2 - - - 26 16 7 2 1 - - -

18 12 3 - - - - - 9 2 1 - - - - - 33 21 16 2 2 - - -

11 6 - - - - - -

14 7 3 - - - - -

24 12 9 2 - - - -

30 16 6 2 1 - - -

11 4 3 1 - - - -

7 3 4 - - - - - 31 18 7 3 - - - -

14 14 5 2 - - - - 13 5 - - - - - -

23 15 13 - - - - -

104 60 - - - - - -

Milk cows - inventory per form 

Dairy products sold 

Forms with- 500 or more 

Sales 

10 1019 201049 50 10 99 10010 199 200 10 499 Forms Number Forms ($1,000) 

144 576 318 84 11 - - 1 357 69350 

9 46 28 17 - - - 111 7642 

10 47 16 2 - - - 90 3 233 

10 22 24 6 - - - 71 4 011 

5 25 13 3 1 - - 65 2907 

2 1 - - - - - 9 56 

13 69 57 15 4 - - 170 11 935 

6 13 4 - - - - 28 905 

1 6 4 2 - - - 27 998 

8 33 16 2 2 - - 81 3 883 

19 70 48 17 - - - 174 9802 

5 18 7 1 1 - - 40 2054 

4 10 8 - - - - 27 1 215 

18 86 43 9 3 - - 172 9 860 

19 71 19 8 - - - 133 5 837 

- 3 6 - - - - 15 650 

8 49 25 2 - - ~ 98 4 235 

7 7 - - - - - 46 126 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 7 of 10 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- Androscoggin ______________________ _ - Aroostook ________________________ _ 

- Cumberland _______________________ _ - Franklin __________________________ _ 

- Hancock __________________________ _ - Kennebec _________________________ _ 

- Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

Sogodohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 8 of 10 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot .. ________________________ _ 

Piscataquis ________________________ _ Sagodohoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 9 of 10 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscotoquis ________________________ _ Sagadahoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

3094 

192 

275 

198 

156 

44 

333 

79 

92 

188 

304 

74 

54 

303 

229 

48 

227 

298 

Farms 

2 233 

147 

196 

144 

107 

21 

260 

50 

54 

132 

230 

58 

38 

215 

169 

29 

153 

230 

Forms 

2577 

171 

220 

167 

132 

37 

281 

68 

78 

164 

246 

60 

52 

269 

196 

40 

199 

197 

Total 

Number 

62 873 

5 699 

3 632 4 129 

2 898 

279 

9 405 

923 

2065 

4 110 6 399 

2 550 

840 

8 184 

5 052 

529 

4 655 

I 524 

Total 

Number 

34 112 

2 869 

I 782 2208 

I 532 

102 4 719 

422 

I 512 

2 353 

3461 

I 821 

423 

4435 

3 166 

319 2 324 

664 

Total 

Number 

28 761 

2 830 

I 850 

1 921 

I 366 

177 

4686 

501 

553 

1 757 

2938 

729 

417 

3 749 

1 886 

210 

2331 

860 

Sales 

($1,000) I to 9 

15403 I 562 

I 944 68 

881 155 

I 125 101 

831 76 

80 36 

2347 1 123 

~~~I 48 

55 

I 132 100 

I 437 119 

376\ 37 

181 25 

1 722 124 

975 1 

94 

97 33 

I 08~1 115 

396 253 

Sales 

($1,000) 1 to 9 

3033 1 270 

232 64 

168 131 

274 90 

184 63 

9 19 

331 114 

39 35 

338 35 

381

1 80 

192 109 

102 28 

26 22 

306 83 

181 76 

19 20 

176 87 

77 214 

Sales 

($1,000) 1 to 9 

12 370 1 708 

1 712 87 

713 156 851 105 

646 82 

71 31 

2016 162 

200 54 

221 58 

751 114 

I 245 135 

274 40 

155 38 1 416 174 

793 129 

77 35 

907 133 

319 175 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978-Con. 

Cottle and colves - soles per form 

forms with- 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

597 656 214 39 

1:1 

7 4 776 

33 55 29 5 - - 58 54 6 2 

~I - -

36 39 17 4 1 (0) 

35 35 8 I - -

4 4 - -

~I - 71 88 37 9 I (O~I 14 16 1 - - 20 11 4 1 1 (0) -

38 32 13 3 I I (0) 

71 78 32 4 - - -

11 18 4 2 I I (0) 

14 12 3 - - - -

58 78 31 4 8 - -

45 75 11 2 

~I 1 (O~I 

9 4 2 - -

50 42 16 3 1 (0) 

30 15 - - - -

Calves - soles per form 

Forms with- I 500 or more 1 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 forms Number 

451 405 83 14 4 6 3 915 

27 40 14 2 - - -

37 26 2 - - - -

21 27 5 - - I (0) 

28 14 I - I - -

1 I - - - -

62 62 18 4 

~/ - -

7 8 - - - -

9 7 I - 1 (0) 

24 22 4 I 

=1 1 (O~I 53 57 11 - -

18 7 3 1 

;/ I (D) 

6 10 - - - -

57 58 11 4 - -

47 37 6 2 

=/ 

1 (0) 

5 2 2 - - -

33 27 5 - 1 (0) 

16 - - - -j - -

Cattle - sales per form 

farms withI =.~ 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 4991 Farms Number I 

476 318 52 15 7 I (0) 

43 31 7 I 2 - - 42 18 4 - - - - 33 23 5 1 - - - 28 20 1 I 

=1 - =1 4 2 - - -

54 49 11 2 2 I (0) 

10 4 - - - - - 16 4 - - - - - 31 11 6 2 - - - 64 41 5 I - - -

8 9 2 I - - - 8 6 - - - - 46 37 5 5 21 - - 40 25 2 - - - - 4 1 - - - - - 38 22 4 I 1 - -

7 15 - - - -

MAINE 115 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

Fottened cottle - soles per farm 

All Farms Total 

Part 10 of 10 Forms with- 500 or more 

Soles Farms Number ($1.000) I to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Farms Number 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- 553 3 781 1 535 443 79 24 4 - 3 - -

30 193 80 23 5 2 - - - - - 64 306 118 55 8 1 - - - - - - 46 426 190 32 8 4 2 - - - - - 30 102 54 29 - 1 - - - - - 13 38 13 12 1 - - -

~I - - - 39 684 287 1 31 2 3 1 - - - - 20 88 35 19 1 - - - - - - 24 92 40 22 2 - - - - - - - 36 188 95 30 5 - 1 - - - - - 39 241 83 30 6 3 - - - - -

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

- 11 57 21 8 3 - - - - - - - 8 48 16 6 2 - - - - - - - 41 477 175 31 5 4 - - 1 - - - 30 276 113

1 

16 12 2 - - - - -

- 11 40 

~~I 11 - - - - - - - - 43 242 35 4 4 - - - - -

- 68 283 107 53 15 - - - - - -

Piscataquis ________________________ _ Sogodohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

Table 17. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ Sogadohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Moine ____________________ _ 

-

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook - ________________________ _ 

- Cumberland _______________________ _ - Franklin __________________________ _ - Hancock __________________________ _ 

- Kennebec _________________________ _ - Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ________________________ ----- Oxford ___________________________ _ - Penobscot _________________________ _ 

- Piscotaquis ______________________ ---- Sagodohoc _________________________ _ 

Somerset ________________ -- -- -- -----

Woldo __________________ -------- ----

Washington __________________ -- ----- York ______________________ ---- -- ---

Forms nof on moillisL _______________ _ 

116 MAINE 

Inventory 

Hogs and pigs 

Used or to be used Total for breeding Other 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms 

1 062 9 324 378 1 895 951 

27 259 11 66 24 

103 686 42 160 93 

80 1 545 28 281 70 

39 129 5 11 39 

31 85 12 27 27 

55 1 181 1 20 184 49 

29 104 5 15 27 

36 106 2 (D) 35 

53 274 16 53 47 

92 1 195 31 192 81 

19 44 1 (0) 18 

13 74 4 17 12 

59 292 17 59 55 

59 759 21 140 52 

33 225 8 40 30 

81 830 34 155 75 

253 1 536 121 486 217 

Totol 

Farms Number 1 to 4 5 to 9 

1 062 9 324 753 148 

27 259 18 6 

103 686 70 13 

80 1 545 57 5 

39 129 32 5 

31 85 27 3 

55 1 181 35 5 

29 104 23 3 

36 106 32 2 

53 274 40 11 

92 1 195 67 6 

19 44 17 2 

13 74 7 4 

59 292 48 4 

59 759 41 1·1 

33 225 28 2 

81 830 53 14 

253 1 536 158 52 

Sales 

litters of pig s 

farrowed between Hogs and pigs Feeder pigs Dec.l, 1977, and 

Nov. 30, 1978 

Soles Soles 

Number Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

7 429 411 2005 595 12 122 611 151 5635 177 

193 14 71 17 310 17 4 (D) 3 

526 46 150 56 876 44 17 329 8 

1 264 32 278 51 1 906 103 20 955 28 

118 8 23 11 157 9 5 103 4 

58 12 23 17 151 5 3 (D) (D) 

997 1 21 220 34 1 487 63 9 1 061 40 

89 5 15 6 111 4 2 (D) (D) 

(D) 3 (D) 14 84 10 - - - 221 16 55 26 284 13 6 138 4 

1 003 31 184 46 1 280 64 16 717 21 

(D) 1 (D) 7 16 2 - - - 57 4 11 7 65 5 2 (D) (D) 

233 21 79 31 526 20 12 423 12 

619 24 169 34 1 155 88 13 474 17 

185 8 36 13 320 10 4 123 4 

675 35 122 39 837 48 16 481 17 

1 050 130 562 186 2 557 103 22 585 15 

Hogs and pigs-inventory per form 

I Forms witn- 500 or more 

10 to 24 25 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Farms Number 

104 19 21 11 4 2 (D) 

1 - 1 1 - - - 16 2 2 - - - - 9 5 - 1 2 1 (D) 

1 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 9 3 1 1 - 1 (D) 

3 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - -

1 - - 1 - - -

8 3 4 3 1 - -

- - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 5 I 1 - - - -

3 1 1 1 1 - - - 1 2 - - - -

8 2 1 3 - - -

35 - 8 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 17. 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 

Total 

Soles 

1978-Con. 

Hogs and pigs - soles per form 

Forms wifhFarms Number ($1,000) I to 9 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 to 9991 

Maine ____________________ _ 

- 595 12 122 611 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ - 17 310 17 Aroostook ________________________ _ 

- 56 876 44 Cumberland _______________________ _ - 51 1 906 103 Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

- 11 157 9 

- 17 151 

- 34 I 487 6~ I Knox _____________________________ _ 

- 6 111 4 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 14 84 10 Oxford ___________________________ _ 

- 26 284 13 Penobscot _________________________ _ - 46 1 280 64 

PiscatoquiL _______________________ _ 

- 7 16 2 Sogodohoc ________________________ _ 

- 7 65 5 Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ - 31 526 20 I - 34 1 155 88 Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 13 320 10

1 

- 39 837 

- 186 2 557 1: 1 

Table 18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Piscataquis ________________________ _ 

Sogodohoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Arooslook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscotoquis ________________________ _ 

Sogodohoc ________________ .. _______ _ Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hens and pullets 

of loying age 

Forms Number 

I 325 7 625 720 

41 (D) 

61 (D) 

65 330 771 

40 74 8211 50 (D) 

74 727 830 

28 286 841 

41 140 081 

55 (0) 

84 399 862 

15 (D) 

19 100 155 

74 568 741 

70 523 760 

45 86 283 

73 586 186 

490 108 382 

Total I 

Forms Number 

1 325 7 625 720 

41 (D) 

61 (D) 

65 330 771 

40 74 821 

50 (D) 

74 727 830 

28 286 841 

41 140 081 

55 (D) 

84 399 862 

15 (D) 

19 100 155 

74 568 741 

70 523 760 

45 86 283 

73 586 186 

490 108 382 

Inventory 

Pullets 3 months 

old or older 

Forms Number I 

297 I 533 8081 

10 139 2431 8 142 

9 73 578 

5 165

5 93 1 23 449 026 

10 71 678 

5 (D) 

12 (D) 

13 124 123 

4 (D) 

3 (D) 

18 226 0171 

18 126 607 

9 (D) 

18 175 175 

127 36031 

I to 100 to 

99 399 

1 113 32 

30 1 

58 I 

51 2 

37 - 48 1 

41 I 

12 - 34 I 

50 2 

64 4 

14 -

13 - 53 - 45 1 

41 - 53 4 

469 14 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

355 173 45 17 4 II 

11 3 2 1 -

=1 

30 22 2 2 -

25 16 6 2 2 

7 3 1 - -

-I 12 5 - - -

16 11 3 3 - 1 

1 5 - - - -

11 3 - - - -

21 3 2 - - -

22 17 3 3 1 -

7 - - - - -

4 3 - - - - 19 9 2 I - -

18 10 2 3 1 - 6 4 3 - - -

20 13 4 2 - -

125 46 15 - - -

Sales 

Pullet chicks and pullets Hens and pullets Pullets 3 months 

under 3 months old of laying age old or older 

Forms Number Forms Number! Forms Number! 

94 2 302 519 305 7 455 616 126 6 802 295 

5 (D) 15 3 837 665 8 (D) 

1 (D) 8 (0) - - 7 195 435 28 315 740 8 341 800 

-

=1 

9 (0)1 -

=1 - 7 (D) - 13 205 027 38 660 443 28 1 144 705 

5 37 608 18 269 822 7 100 205 

6 73 101 11 126 566 5 155 000 

5 (0) 11 (D) 3 70 000 9 65 422 34 311 014 8 165 025 

- - I (D) 2 (0) 

-

191 7351 

8 90 394

1 

2 (D) 

12 30 546 785 13 428 698 

14 410 222 31 508 923 17 626 112 5 (D) 6 77 019 3 (D) 

5 (D) 26 460 381 12 446 515 

7 56 036 24 59 064 10 91 144 

Hens ond pullets of laying age - inventory per form 

Forms with- I 400 to 1,600 to 3,200 to 10.000 to 20.000 to 50,000 to 1,599 3,199 9,999 19,999 49.999 99.999 

3 7 32 48 73 11 

- - 2 2 I 2 - - I I - - 1 I I 1 7 I - - - 1 2 - - - I - - - I - 7 10 11 2 - - I 8 7 - - - 1 1 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - - 2 3 9 2 

- - - - I - - - 3 1 2 - - - 4 6 9 I - - 6 5 11 2 - - - - 4 - 1 5 3 2 3 I 

- - - 7 - -

1,000 or more 

Forms Number 

- -

- - - -

- -

-

=1 -

-

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

-I 

-

-

-

-

-

Pullet chick 5 and pullets 

under 3 months old 

Forms Number 

15 251 321 

I (D) 

- -

- -

-

- =1 4 (D) 

- - I (D) 

- - - -

- - -

2 (0) I 5 99 783 

- - 2 (D) 

- -

100,000 or more I 

Forms Number 

6 4 034 109 

3 (D) 

- -

- - - - - - I (D) 

- - - - - - - -I - -

- - I (D) 

- - - - I (D) 

- -

MAINE 117 
Table 19. Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Totol 

All Farms 1 to 2,000 to Forms Number 1,999 7,999 

Moine ____________________ _ 345 69 137 035 32 5 

- 24 7 989 175 1 - 21 2 388 131 - 2 

- 10 1 781 000 - -

- 12 1 292 619 5 -

Androsco9gin __ -- -- -- -- -- -------- --- Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

- 65 13 947 902 1 1 Knox _____________________________ _ 

- 17 3 238 768 - - lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford - 9 1 591 742 2 - ___________________________ _ 

- 12 3 071 801 2 - Penobscot _________________________ _ 

- 13 2 537 502 2 - Sogodohoc ________________________ _ 

- 8 1 860 093 1 - Somerset _________________________ _ Woldo - 24 5 156 724 - - ____________________________ _ 

- 98 21 932 320 1 2 York _____________________________ _ 

- 18 2 346 836 3 - All other counties __________________ _ 6 422 6 -

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 8 2000 8 -

Table 20. Sheep and Lambs -Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Moine __ ~ _________________ _ 

Androscoggin _______ ~ ______________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin _________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

Sogodohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Woldo ____________________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

forms nof on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

PiscatoQuis _______________________ -- Sogodohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on maif lisL ______________ _ 

118 MAINE 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory 

Sheep and lambs 1 Ewes 1 yeor old or older 

Forms Number Forms Number 

564 10978 499 7 813 

17 366 13 320 19 204 16 125 44 490 41 316 23 222 20 149 16 306 12 211 

34 496 27 320 21 706 18 551 27 881 22 439 

22 422 18 252 

28 782

1 22 480 1 

13 638 11 436 

13 1 228 12 899 

26 528 24 396 

40 1 807 37 1 414 

14 431 12 351 

39 789 35 575 

168 682 159 579 

Tolol 

Forms Number 1 2 10 4 

564 10 978 128 111 

17 366 4 3 

19 204 3 4 

44 490 1 11 

23 222 4 6 

16 306 2 3 

34 496 6 4 

21 706 1 4 

27 881 1 4 

22 422 3 10 

28 782 1 5 

13 638 2 1 

13 1 228 1 4 

26 528 1 4 

40 1 807 2 9 

14 431 - 5 

39 789 4 9 

168 682 92 25 

Forms with soles of- Sales of 500,000 or more 

8,000 10 16,000 10 30.000 10 60,000 10 100,000 10 15,999 29,999 59,999 99,999 499,999 Forms Number 

2 10 18 40 225 13 14 174 394 

- 1 - 1 18 3 3 720000 - 5 1 - 13 - - - - - 2 8 - - - - - 3 4 - - - 1 3 10 48 1 (0) 

1 - 1 1 14 - - - - - 1 6 - - - - - 1 8 1 (0) 

- - 1 - 10 - - - - - - 7 - - - 1 3 3 16 1 (0) 

1 2 8 12 65 7 6 410 618 

- - 1 6 8 - -

- - - - - - -

- - - - - - -

1978 

Sales 

Sheep and lambs Sheep and lambs shorn Value of sheep, lombs, 

and wool sold 

Wool Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number (1,000 Ibs.) Farms ($1,000) 

362 6 437 468 8 974 65 507 312 

12 319 11 344 2 13 17 

11 165 11 140 1 11 5 

32 312 39 408 3 41 19 

17 566 18 231 2 21 24 

14 159 13 245 2 15 8 

25 356 28 287 2 31 15 

19 273 16 562 3 21 15 

23 384 20 709 6 25 22 

13 247 18 346 2 18 14 

23 526 1 20 576 41 24 20 

10 231 11 518 3 11 11 

8 749 10 940 9 10 38 

24 413 25 455 3 28 23 

30 532 35 1 442 7 35 23 

8 112 11 429 3 12 4 

24 541 30 683 5 30 26 

69 552 152 659 6 161 27 

Sheep and lambs -Inventory per form 

Forms with-

"J 1 ,000 or more 

5109 10 10 24 25 to 99 100 10 299 Forms Number 

114 123 68 16 4 - -

1 5 3 1 - - -

6 5 1 - - - - 15 12 5 - - - -

6 4 3 - - - -

1 5 5 - - - - 7 12 5 - - - -

3 7 4 2 - - - 7 8 5 2 - - - 3 2 3 1 - - - 8 7 4 3 - - -

3 - 5 2 - - - - 3 3 - 2 - -

8 6 7 - - - - 7 13 4 3 2 - - 3 3 1 2 - - -

6 10 10 - - - -

30 21 - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 21. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles 

All Farms Milk goots Goot milk 

forms Number Forms Number Soles ($1.000) Forms Gallons Sales ($1,000) 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Hancock ________ - _________ -- -- ____ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscotaquis ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

176 1 198 88 594 

3~ 1 

35 15 141 25 -

(0) 1 - 5 21 4 17 1 (0) 

3 (0) I (0) (0) I (0) (0) 

11 126 7 51 3 6 2 851 4 - 9 84 6 44 2 4 722 1 

10 191 6 73 4 3 (0) (0) 

4 49 1 (0) (0) I (0) (0) 

8 74 6 43 3 5 3 245 6 

8 85 5 45 4 2 (0) (0) 

10 771 7 45 (~I 3 (0) 

3 (0) 1 (0) - - ~I -

(Oil 5 27 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 

6 52 6 46 4 (0) (Z) 

3 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) - <Oil (0) - 10 47 5 62 3 (0) 

- 5 37 1 (0) (0) - - -

- 76 231 30 81 4j - - -

Table 22. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978, not shown 

Table 23. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978, not shown 

Table 24. Colonies of Bees and Honey -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Sales 

All Farms I 

I Colonies of bees 

1 Honey 

1 

Farms Number Forms Number Sales ($1,000) Forms Pounds Sales ($1,000) 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

- 165 3 6591 11 750 14 57 133 559 73 

- 7 234 2 (0) (0) 4 3 866 3 

- 6 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 

- 10 32

1 I (0) (0) 1 5 I 684 (Z) 1 - 8 (0) 1 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 

- 4 5 1 (0) (0) - - - Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ Penobscot _________________________ _ Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

- 9 126 1 (0) (0) 5 (0) (0) 

- 4 (0) - - - 2 (0) (0) - 7 (0) 1 (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) 

- 10 35 2 (0) (0) 6 720 1 - 5 12 - - - 2 (0) (0) 

Somerset _________________________ _ Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 10 103

1 

- -

=1 4 1 638 

(0\ 1 - 12 303 - - 7 (0) 

- 6 21 - - - 2 (0) (0) 

- 11 196 - - - 4 2 450 2 - 5 II - - - 2 (0) (0) 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 51 123 - - - 7 1 260 2 

Table 25. Fish Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Total Any Only by pounds Only by number 

I 

Acres under water 

for fis h production 

Soles Sales Sales Farms ($1,000) Farms Pounds Farms Number Farms Pounds ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Forms Acres 

TROUT 

Moine _____________________ _ 

Knox ______________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

TROPICAL AND BAITFISH 

Maine _____________________ _ 

13 131 9 68 826 4 (0) 9 68 826 119 4 (0) 12 13 72\ 3 (0) 3 (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - - 3 (0) 1 10 (0) 6 (0) 4 (0) - 6 (0) (0) 4 (0) 

12\ 

10 

(0) \ 

5 11 1 (0) 4 108 000 1 (0) (0) 4 108 000 8 I 4 (0) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MAINE 119 
Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms Inventory Sales 

All Farms 

Inventory 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

BROILERS DUCKS 

Moine ____________________ _ 

· 449 13 497 708 345 69 137 035 Moine ___________________ _ .. 446 126 122 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

~~E~~~I~~.d~: ~:: ::::::::::: ::::::::: Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford •........•.••...........•... Penobscot _________________________ _ 

· 23 I 692 217 24 7989 175 

· 13 691 1 (0) 

· 18 330643 21 2 388 131 

· 12 368 991 10 1 781 000 

· 15 218 652 12 1 2'12 619 

· 61 2 872 983 65 13 947 902 

· 19 681 378 17 3 238 768 

· 13 544 901 9 1 591 742 19 554 186 12 3 071 801 

· 22 542 788 13 2 537 502 

Androscoggin _____________________ _ Aroostook _______________________ _ 

Cumberland ______________________ _ 

Franklin _________________________ _ Hancock _________________________ _ 

Kennebec ________________________ _ 

Oxford .•......................... Penobscot ________________________ _ Piscotaquis _______________________ _ 

Sagado tpc .••••.•••.••..••••...••• 

.. 11 80 .. 20 118 .. 24 (0) 

.. 14 115 

.. 10 139 

.. 19 90 533 

.. 19 112 .. 24 211 

.. 7 44 

.. 7 48 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ...•.............••••....•... Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

· 29 I 037 305 24 5 156 724 

· 86 3 842 331 98 21 932 320 

· 10 305 5 (0) 

· 23 458 631 18 2 346 836 

· 11 351 255 8 I 860 093 

Somerset ________________________ _ 

Woldo ••..•••.••.•••••...•.•...... Washington ______________________ _ York ____________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

.. 20 188 .. 24 (0) 

.. 13 94 

.. 15 (0) 

.. 8 55 

Forms not on moil lisL ___ _ · 75 451 8 2 000 Farms not on maillisL _____________ _ .. 211 823 

TURKEYS GEESE 

Moine ____________________ _ 

· 165 1 349 89 1 720 Maine ___________________ _ .. 222 1 103 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Piscataquis ________________________ _ 

Sagadohoc ________________________ _ 

· 6 45 3 29 

· 12 97 2 (0) 

· 5 44 5 34 

· 4 29 I (0)1 · 6 33 2 (0) 

· 7 106 2 (0) 

· 9 208 6 102 

· 9 41 4 26 

· 3 4 - -

· 3 19 I (0) 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook _______________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ 

franklin _________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

Oxford ....•.•..•••..•............. PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Sagadohoc _______________________ _ 

· 10 59 

.. 13 145 

· 19 98 

.. 8 32 

· 6 28 

· 12 63 

· 5 25 

· 11 42 

· 12 87 

.. 6 25 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo •..........•.............•... Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

· 13 87 4 13 

· 4 70 1 (0) 

· 6 21 7 104 

· 20 337 6 233 

· 3 20 1 (0) 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo •.......•.....••............. Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

· 16 95 

· 11 66 

· 7 41 

· 14 60 

· 4 39 forms not on maillisL ______________ _ · 55 188 44 1 051 Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ · 68 198 

TURKEYS FOR SLAUGHTER 

PIGEONS OR SQUAB Moine ____________________ _ 

· 147 1 244 89 I 720 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

· 6 451 3 291 

Moine ____________________ _ 

· 9 217 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

· 7 62 2 (0) Oxford ._ •••....••••••............. · 3 115 Cumberland _______________________ _ 5 44 5 34 All other counties __________________ _ · 6 102 Fronklin __________________________ _ 

· 3 26 1 (0) Hancock __________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ · 6 33 2 (0) 

· 6 105 2 (0) OTHER POULTRY 

Oxford ..................•.....•... PenobscoL ________________________ _ · 8 207 6 102 

· 7 30 4 26 Moine ____________________ _ 

· 43 8 263 

PiscotoquiL _______________________ _ 

Sogadohoc ________________________ _ 

· 3 3 - -

3 19 1 (0) Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

· 3 (0) 

· 4 (0) 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo .....•.............•.....•... · 11 79 4 13 

· 4 68 1 (0) 

Waldo ..•.•••••.............• _ •••.. All other counties __________________ _ 

· 3 (0) 

· 7 71 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ · 4 16 7 104 

· 16 326 6 233 Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

· 26 125 

Ali other counties __________________ _ · 3 20 1 (0) 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ · 55 161 44 1 051 POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXT) 

TURKEY HENS KEPT FOR BREEDING 

Moine ____________________ _ 

· 110 9 332 761 

Moine ____________________ _ 

· 36 105 - - Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

· 3 (0) 

· 3 (0) 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York .......••..........•......••.. All other counties __________________ _ 

· 6 35 - - · 4 11 - - · 3 8 - -

· 3 5 - - · 5 11 - - 6 8 - -

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo .........•••••••....... _ .••.• Washington _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

· 9 (0) 

· 8 4 728 

· 4 (0) 

· 8 (0) 

· 5 900 

· 14 339 219 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ · 9 27 - - Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

· 56 2 002 

Table 27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

HORSES AND PONIES 

Moine ______________ ---_ ---

Androscoggin ________ ---- ------ -- --- Aroostook __________ -------- -- -- ---

Cumberlond •..••••...•••.••••...•.. fronklin ..•••....••..•..••.••.•.••• Hancock ___________ - ---- ---- -- -- ---

Kennebec _________ ._ -- -- ---- ---- ----

Knox ______________ -- ---------- ----

lincoln _______ - -- -- -- -- -------- ----

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

inventory 

Farms Number Forms 

I 570 5 656 359 

55 205 17 

128 404 16 

94 522 24 

60 168 17 

42 132 7 

111 439 22 

31 158 4 

55 172 12 

Soles Inventory 

Sales All Farms 

Number ($1.000) Forms Number 

HORSES AND PONIES-Con. 

824 582 Oxford .••.•.•••......••.••••...... · 72 189 Penobscot _________________________ _ · 144 615 

45 47 

33 14 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

Sogodohoc ......••••••.......•• _ •.• · 38 129 

· 17 99 

62 78 Somerset _________________________ _ 

· 93 389 

30 26 Woldo •...••••••......•••••••...... · 89 302 

31 17 

72 69 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York ....•••••••......•.•....• _ •••. · 55 150 

· 111 510 

17 9 

20 23 Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

· 375 1 073 

Soles 

Forms Number 

74 282 599 

- -

5 56 3 (0) 

1 (0) 

3 (0) 

7 208609 

1 (0) 

6 112 

- - 1 (0) 

1 (0) 

8 (0) 

3 11 

6 (0) 

I (0) 

28 441 

33 232 

1 (0) 

1 (0) 

2 (0) 

- - - - 2 (0) 

2 (0) 

1 (0) 

5 47 

2 (0) 

3 (0) 

4 30 

2 (0) 

1 (0) 

- -

7 21 

2 (0) 

- -

2 (0) 

4 9 347 

- -

1 (0) 

3 (0) 

- -

- -

247 95 894 664 

4 (0) 

2 (0) 

8 (0) 

9 100 

9 (0) 

12 36 644 561 

5 92 

33 1 200 959 

165 2 071 

Sales 

Soles 

Forms Number ($1.000) 

14 29 16 

31 59 41 

8 23 5 

3 (0) (0) 

20 78 41 

14 36 21 

9 (0) (D) 

26 71 64 

115 192 91 

120 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties -Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

Inventory Sales Inventory Sales 

All Farms All Farms Sol., Sales 

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

MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS 

Moine ____________________ _ 39 70 I 4 4 II Moine __ _ 192 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Kennebec __________________ . ______ _ 

Uncoln ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo _________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

GOATS EXCEPT ANGORA AND MILK 

Maine ____________________ _ 

5 23 - -

(O~ 1 5 8 - - 7 8 I (0) 

3 3 I (0) 

3 4 

3 3 

-

- -

- (O~I 5 9 - -

8 121 2 (0) (0) I 

115 7631 15 141 31 

Arooslook ____ _ __________ _ Cumberland ______________________ _ 

Hancock ____ _ ___________ _ 

Kennebec _____________ _ Lincoln _ _ _________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ___________________ _ 

Yark _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

9 

- 10 

3 

- 10 

4 

9 

- 6 

- 6 

6 

8 

121 

Cumberland ______________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Ail other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

II (0) 1 - -

- 4 II - - j - 7 39 2 (0) 

5 23 1 2 (0) (0) I 

- 4 

~~ I I (0) (D) I - 12 3 8 (Z) 

8 21 I (0) (0) 

8 

(~I 2 (0) (0) 

- 3 I (0) 

(O~ I - 10 27 3 27 

43 106 - -

CHINCHILLAS AND THEIR PELTS 

Maine ____________ _ 

OTHER LIVESTOCK 

Maine _____ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

All ather counties ________________ _ 

- 3 

- 6 

- 3 

- 3 

Table 28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 

All Farms 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ Woldo ____________________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

Ail other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

WHEAT FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Somerset ___ • _____________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________ • ____ _ 

Farms not On maillisL ______________ _ 

BARLEY FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Moine. ___________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

All other counties _. ________________ _ 

Farms 

- 112 

- 5 

- 4 

- 4 

- 7 

- 14 

3 

- 14 

17 

- 18 

- 9 

- 5 

- 5 

- 7 

- 47 

- 22 

5 

3 

- 5 

- 5 

- 7 

- 12 

- 7 

- 5 

Harvested 

Acres 

5 570 

149 

(0) 

(0) 

167 

633 

(0) 

I 147 

I 253 

I 477 

220 

87 

112 

28 

983 

873 

71 

3 

15 

14 

7 

176 

155 

21 

Irrigated 

All Farms 

Quantity Forms Acres Farms 

375 6061 -

-' 

BUCKWHEAT (BUSHELS) 

Moine ___ . _____________ _ 49 

9 6411 - -I (0) -

~I (0)1 - 10 483 - 42 230 - (0)1 -

~I 91 8B8 - 75 860 - 96 108 -

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ___________ _ 

OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- 37 

- 3 

9 

- 857 

15 6571 -

6 596 =I - 10 220 I - -

840 - -

41 720 I - -

40 1651 - 792 - =1 

31 I - - 292 - - 195 - -

245

1 

- -

8 9151 - -I 

7 BI~ I -

=i I 100 -

Androscoggin _________ . _________ _ 

Aroostook . _________ . _____________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin _____________________ . ____ _ 

Honcock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo _____________ _ 

Ali other counties ___________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL __________ _ 

RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Moine ____________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

3 

- 672 

4 

- 6 

- 5 

- 3 

3 

- 37 

15 

- 6 

9 

94 

- 10 

- 5 

- 5 

4 4391 64 12 488 

134

1 

4 (0) 

(0) 5 (0) 

47 2 (0) 

54

1 

6 102 

177 2 (0) 

386 5 (0) 

(0) - -

121 I 3 (0) 

I~~ 1 

3 (0) 

4 557 

2 170 30 4 470 

'"' I 4 466 

::;/ I (X) 

I (X) 

(X) - (X) 

Harvested Irrigoted 

Acres Quantity Farms 

951 23 2051 -

751 15 2421 -

20 763 -

180 7 200 I -

41 764 2 644 540 I -

(0) (0) I -

37 883 2 421 621 I - 37 687 - 35 I 6BO - 22 966 - (0) 

(0) I - 3 150 - I 378 73 572 - 490 30 705

1 

- 4B 2 675 - 291 15 167

1 

-

I 540 95 957 -

120 4 351 I -

59 2 43~ I - 61 I 915 -

Table 29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 

All Farms 

DRY FIELD AND SEED BEANS 

(IOO-LB BAGS) 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

78 1 943 

4 10 

5 210 7 275 

10 63 

5 640 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

18 038 2 (0) 

(0) - - I 923 - - 2 601 - - 242 - - (0) 2 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

DRY FIELD AND SEED BEANS 

(IOO-LB BAGS)-Con. 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Piscotaquis- _______________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farrl}s not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

17 275 

8 309 

4 62 

5 82 6 10 

7 7 

Irrigaled 

Quantity Forms 

I 

I 373\ - 3 115 -

~~~ \ 

-

- 67 -

2B, -

MAINE 

36 1 

(0) (0) I 

(0) 

(0) (Z) I 

3 

(01) I 

2~ I 

"I 

(0) I 

(0) 

-

Acres 

-I 

=1 

-I 

-I 

-I 

~I 

=1 

=1 

~I 

-' 

=1 

Acres 

I 

=1 

J 

121 
Table 29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978-Con. 

All Farms Harvesled Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

DRY FIELD AND SEED PEAS (POUNDS) 

Moine _____ _ 13 546 I 037 933 - -

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

IRISH POTATOES (HUNDREDWEIGHT) 

Maine ___________ _ 

10 543 I 035 833\ - I 3 3 2 100 -

=\ 

I 398 118 170 25 759 5971 41 2 789

1 Androscoggin __ Aroostook _____________ _ 

Cumberland _____________________ _ Hancock ____________________ _ 

- 14 50 7 9761 2 (0)1 I 051 105 749 231671711

\ 7 23 I 068 206 160 10 566 (O~ \ 

12 23 3 321 -

All Farms 

IRISH POTATOES 

(HUNDREDWEIGHT) - Con. 

Kennebec ______________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Oxford __________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscatoquis- _______________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

12 125 

3 I 

6 (0) 

23 I 910 59 4 067 

15 5413 13 414 

16 371 

17 115 

18 (0) 

5 83 

III 3 267 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

21 470 - --

76 - - (0) 2 (0) 

344 890 6 307 

832 348 5 836 

82 388 - -

83 753 - -

68 405 2 (0) 

27 711 I (0) 

(0) 6 (0) 

15 440 - -

826 372 - -

Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 

All Farms 

FIELD SEED CROPS 

Moine _ 

Aroostook _________ _ 

Ali other cQunties 

RYEGRASS SEED (POUNDS) 

Moine __ 

TIMOTHY SEED (POUNDS) 

Moine 

Aroostook __ 

HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin _______________ _ 

Aroostook 

Cumberland ____ _ 

Franklin __ 

Hancock __ Kennebec _______ _ 

Knox 

lincoln _ Oxford __ _ Penobscot _____ _ 

Piscatoquis __ 

Sagodohoc __ Somerset _____ _ 

Woldo_ 

Washington 

York ___ _ 

Forms nof on maillisL ________ _ 

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Moine 

Androscoggin __ 

Aroostook ___ . 

Cumberland _ Fronklin _ 

Hancock 

Kennebec _ Knox ___ _ 

lincoln __ _ 

Oxford 

Penobscot ___ _ 

Piscatoquis ___ _ 

Sagodahoc _ Somerset __ 

Walda_ 

Washington __ 

York 

Forms not on moil lisl __ 

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Moine. 

Aroostook 

Fronklin _ 

Honcock _ 

Kennebec _ 

122 MAINE 

Forms 

13 

9 

4 

4 

8 

- 8 

4 820 

237 

482 

310 

- 201 

97 

423 

108 

149 

248 

481 

107 

72 

404 

326 

116 

363 

696 

707 

52 

78 

74 

25 

7 

67 

II 

13 

43 

75 

28 

8 

68 

56 

14 

79 

9 

137 

39 

4 

6 

9 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

I 322 (X)I 303 (X) 19 (X)I 

19 6 010 

186 14 470 I 186 14 470 

I 252 844 381 3131 

16 266 27 257 

21 533 32 252

1 

16 188 24 062 10 406 17 823 

2 552 3 199 

32 765 53 620 I 4 878 6 866 

6 867 8 6831 12 844 20 044 

31 484 48 307 

6 268 10 5221 4 932 6 791 

27 761 42 711 

19 410 32 102

1 4 232 5 479 

18 181 27 678 

16 277 13 917 

20 886 40 431 

I 529 3 441 I 2 742 5 1591 I 719 3 306 

765 2 064 

73 128 

2 486 4 250 

202 423 

479 693 

972 I 795 

2 791 4 729 

984 2 076 

152 242 

2 150 4 590 

I 708 3 170 

228 377 

I 870 3 961 

36 271 

2 614 4 026 

I 459 I 563 

II 22 

53 86 

192 550 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres 

I I (0) 

- - I (0) 

I (0) 

-

- ~I I 13 

25: I -

2 (0)1 I (0) 

-

-

2 (O~ 1 -

I (0) 

- - I (0) 

- - - -

I (0) 

2 (0) 

I (0) 

2 (0) 

- -

5 71 

- -I I (0) 

- - - -

- -

- -

- - - -

- - I (0) 

-

=1 

-

-

2 (0) 

- - I (0) 

- -

3 (0) 

2 (0) 

- -

- -

- -

All Farms 

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) - Con 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscataquis ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

OTHER TAME DRY HAY (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _____________________ _ 

Piscataquis ________________________ _ 

Sogadohoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on moil lisL _____ _ 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Moine _____________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________ _ 

Hancock_________ _ _____________ _ Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox ____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobsc01 ______________________ _ 

Piscataquis- ________________ _ 

Sagadahoc _________ _ 

Somerset ______ _ Woldo __________________ _ 

Washington ______________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

GRASS SILAGE AND HAYLAGE 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Maine _____ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook _______________________ _ 

Cumberland ______________________ _ Franklin ________ . _________________ _ 

Kennebec ________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Forms 

- 4 

- 12 

- 3 

7 

- 12 

- 3 

II 

- 6 

- 21 

- 3 397 

- 190 

344 

- 216 

- 148 

- 62 

287 

64 

93 

188 

- 354 

- 76 

- 52 

- 299 

- 227 

66 

255 

476 

I 269 

- 43 

- 51 

87 

- 45 

- 35 

112 

- 45 

67 

56 

107 

18 

21 

85 

- 83 

45 

98 

271 

- 284 

32 

- 23 

15 

8 

48 

4 

20 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

I I 33 81 - -

185 434 - -

(0) (0) - -

105 261 I (0) 

294 562 - - (0) (0) - -

100 155 - -

75 168 - -

42 42 - -

167 373 259 080 5 99 

10 942 18 4251 - 14 613 22 425 I (0) I 10 104 15 900 I (0) 

7 936 13 169 - - I 748 2 255 - - 20 078 34 972 - -

3 169 4 459 - -

3 727 5 164 I (0) 

8 591 13 779 - - 21 178 34 5821 - -I 4 192 6 775 - -

3 468 4 967 - - 18 784 29 447 - -

II 589 20 265 - -

2 852 3 859 I (0) 

II 936 18 215 I (0) 

12 466 10 4221 - -I 

38 489 40 521 3 (0) 

I 302 I 276 - -

I 388 I 377 612-

2 826 3 053 - -

I 009 944 -

623 668 - =1 5 782 5 480 I 2 (0) 

I 296 I 641 - - 2 274 2 459 - -

I 863 I 644 - - 4 819 5 074 - -

353 359 - -

746 849 - - 3 515 3 894 - -

3 192 4 619 -

(O~ I 969 I 027 - 2 799 2 731 I 

3 733 3 426 - -

I 15 743 80 691 I 3 (0) 

I 947 10 345 - -

I 089 4 244 I (0) 

958 3 5021 - -

394 I 697 - -

2 851 19 061 2 (0) 

176 

5 :~~ I - --

903 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

GRASS SILAGE AND HAYLAGE 

(TONS, GREEN)- Con. 

PenobscoL _____________ _ 

Piscatoquis __________________ . _____ _ 

Sagodohoc ________ .. _____ . _________ _ 

Somerset ____________________ -- ---- Waldo __________ •. _._ .. ___________ _ York ___________________ . _________ . 

All other counlies ____________ . _____ _ 

HAY CROPS CUT AND fED GREEN 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Moine _____________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________ _ 

Aroostook _____ . __________ ._ . _____ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ 

franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock _____ . ______ . _______ . ____ ._ 

Kennebec ________________ . ________ _ 

Knox _____________________ . ______ ._ 

lincoln _________________ _ 

Oxford _. ___________________ . _____ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Piscafaquis ________________________ _ 

Sagadahoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset ________ . ________________ _ 

Waldo _____ ~ ________ • ____________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms 

32 

7 

8 

36 

21 

24 

- 6 

- 286 

21 

- 13 

21 

15 

4 

40 

4 

4 

20 

39 

6 

3 

37 

36 

4 

19 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

I 248 6 057' 491 2 569

1 

427 2 083 2 075 9 632 I 588 7 659 

I 222 6 390/ 374 I 135 

, 7 739 30 587/ 

533 

1m/ 242 

533 I 502 

291 3 149 

10 21 

I 376 5 973' 35 164 (0) (0) 

482 2 752 

I 263 4 339 

199 I 142 (0) (0) 

I 132 3 856

1 I 039 2 743 

41 

254 1 429 (0; i 

Irrigated 

forms Acres 

~ -, -

~/ -

-

-

~ 

=1 -

, 

-

- ~I -

=/ -

-

-

-

- = I 

~/ -

-

-

-

=/ -

-

- -, -

=i -

All Farms 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR GREEN (HOP 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Moine 

Androscoggin __ _ Aroostook _______ _ 

Cumberland __ franklin __ _ _________ _ 

Kennebec _________________ _ 

Knox- _______ _ 

lincoln ______ _ 

Oxford _____ _ 

Penobscol ___ _ Piscatoquis. _________ _ 

Sagadohoc _________ _ 

Somerset ________ . _______ _ Waldo ____________________________ . York ____________________________ _ 

AI! other counties _________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ 

SORGHUMS FOR SILAGE OR GREEN 

CHOP (TONS, GREEN) 

Moine _________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo ___________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

-

-

-

Tobie 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 

All Farms 

LAND USED FOR VEGETABLES 

(SEE TEXT) 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland __ . ____________________ _ 

franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscotoquis ________________________ _ 

Sogodohoc _______________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo __ • ____ ~ _____ ~ ______________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

ALL VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXT) 

Moine ____________________ _ 

~ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

. 

-

-

-

-

Androscoggin _______________________ _ 

Aroostook _________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ - Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ - Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ____________________________ _ 

Oxford _____________________ ._. ___ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscataquis _________________________ _ 

Sagadohoc _______________________ • __ 

Somerset __________________________ _ 

Waldo_.~ ___________ ~~ _____________ _ Washington ________________________ _ 

York • _____________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL_ 

ASPARAGUS 

Maine ________________ ~ ____ _ 

Androscoggin _______________________ _ 

Somerset __________________________ _ 

York ______ . __ ~ _~ _____ ••• __________ _ 

Ali other counties ___________________ _ 

Harvested 

Farms 

861 

34 

85 

72 

15 

20 

48 

20 

19 

38 

46 

11 

15 

37 

25 

22 

52 

302 

861 

34 

85 

72 

15 

20 

48 

20 

19 

38 

46 

II 

15 

37 

25 

22 

52 

302 

19 

5 

3 

3 

8 

Acres 

I 

11 570 

294 

6 688 

I 223 

110

1 49 

352 

147 

130 

651 

332 

31 

173 

132

167 1 53 

518 

522 

11 5851 

300 

6686 

1 225 

108 

49 

351 

145 

128

648 1 333 

30 

171 

134 

166 

54 

514 

542 

10 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

Irrigated 

forms Acres 

I 

125 I 020 

12 143 1 (0) 

30 458 

-

6 10 I 6 27 1 (0) 

6 23 

5 24 

3 2 

I (0) 

5 (0) 

4 16, 3 (0) 

2 (0) 

19 160 

21 27 

125 1 019 1 

12 143/ 1 (0) 

30 459 

-

-/ 6 9 6 27 I (0) 

6 23 5 24 1 3 

1 (O~ I 5 99 4 

3 21 16/ 

2 (0) 

19 160 I 21 27 

1 (0) 

- - - - - - I (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

BEANS, GREEN UMA 

Maine ____________________ _ 

-

BEANS, SNAP (BUSH AND POLE) 

Moine ______ _ -

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland ______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ - lincoln _____ ~ _____________________ _ 

Oxford __________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ - Piscataquis ________________________ _ 

-

Sogodohoc ________________________ _ 

- Somerset _________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL _______ _ 

BEETS 

Moine ____________________ _ 

-

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Cumberland __ _ __________ _ - Franklin __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

lincoln __________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

- Somerset _________________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties ________________ _ 

forms not on moil list 

BROCCOLI 

Maine ___ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

- Aroostook ________________________ _ 

- Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Oxford ____________ • ______ • _______ _ 

PenobscoL ________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

-

Horvested ]rngoff:tJ 

Forms Acres Quantify Forms Acre':. 

790 36 211 469 0171 I (0) , 

84 3 965 58 697 -

25 916 10 843 - -

39 I S60 16 549 I (0) 

43 I 441 21 421 - -

109 5 223 71 157 ~ 

-

9 180 1 878 - -

12 355 4 070 -

= , 50 2 252 30 948' -

127 7 284 84 181/ -

13 1 237 18 774 -

17 615 6 173 - ~I 91 5 839 75 371 I -

~I 82 2 793 38 103 -

69 2 192 25 554 -

6 51 650 -

14 308 4 1>481 - -I 

I 31 543 4 580 I 1 (OJ 

7 112 903 - -

5 (0) (0) -

3 =, (0) (0) I -

8 184 I 79~ I -

8 32 206 1 (olj 

Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres forms Acres 

4 9 2 (0) 

21>4 611 34 56 

12 9 4 4 

9 18 - - 27 101 13 42 

3 1 - - 5 I - - 14 17 - - 5 2 4 2 13 (0) 2 (0) 

12 6 - - S 6 - -

6 (0) 2 (0) 

13 7 2 (0) 

3 2 - - 20 14 7 6 3 (Z) - -

114 19 - -

72 32 8 3 

6 3 2 (0) 

8 8 3 (0) 

3 (0) - - 3 (0) - - 3 (Z) 3 (Z) 

9 3 - - 5 1 - - 5 1 - - 14 4 - -

16 3 - -

33 33 9 11 

3 (0) I (0) 

5 (0) - -

6 11 4 (0) 3 3 - - 3 (Z) - - 13 2 4 1 

MAINE 123 
Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978-Con. 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms 

HEAD CABBAGE 

Moine 

Androscoggin __________________ _ 

Aroostook _____________ _ 

Cumberland ______________ _ Hancock __________ . _______________ _ 

Kennebec _______________________ _ 

Knox__ _ ___________ _ 

101 185

1 

20 

7 32 3 8 5 - 13 85 10 ~ 4 (l) I 6 5 2 3 I - Lincoln __________________________ _ 

PenobscoL ____________ _ 4 (0) 2 9 4 - Piscataquis _____ _ 

Somerset ____________________ _ 

Woldo__ _ _ _________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties ____________ _ 

Forms nolan moil lis I 

CANTALOUPS AND PERSIAN MELONS 

3 

~ I - 7 - 4 (Oll I 4 I 6 -

23 

61 

-

Maine _____ _ 24 "I 5 

Cumberland __________________ _ 3 I 2 York __________________ _ 

All oiher counties 3 (0) I II (0) 2 

Forms nolan moillisL_ 7 I -

CARROTS 

Moine __ _ -- 82 105 1 10 

Androscoggin ____________________ _ ~- 8 4 3 Aroostook _______ _ -- 6 (D) - Cumberland _________ _ __ _ ~ - 9 (D) 2 Hancock _________________________ _ 

-- 3 2 - lincoln __________________________ _ 

-- 4 I 3 Oxford ___________________________ _ 

-- 4 I - PenobscoL _______________________ _ 

-- 10 2 - Somerset ________________________ _ .- 5 I - Woldo __________ ~~ ___ ._~ _________ ~ 

-- 3 I I York ____________________________ _ 

-- 7 2 - All other counties _ _ _________ _ 7 27 I 

Forms not on moil lisL _____________ _ -- 16 3 -

CAULIFLOWER 

Maine __ 

Androscoggin ___ _ 

~~ 46 52 12 

4 (0)1 2 Aroostook _____ _ 4 (0) - Cumberland _____________ _ ~ - 8 22 6 Oxford ______________ _ ~ - 4 3 - Penobscol ___ _ -- 3 (Z) - Walda __ ~~ 3 4 I 

AI! other counfies _ -- 13 4 3 

Forms not on moil lis) 

CELERY 

-- 7 II -

Maine_ 7 2 -

Forms nolan moil JisL ___ _ -- 7 2 -

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

Maine _____________ _ -- 182 1221 32 

Androscoggin ____________________ _ -- II 17 5 Aroostook ____________ _ 4 (Z) - Cumberland _ _ _________________ _ - ~ 25 31 10 Kennebec ______________________ _ -- 16 9 3 Knox ____________________________ _ 

-- 3 I - lincoln __________________________ _ 

-- 5 I 3 Oxford ___________ _ __ ~ ____ ~ ____ _ 13 4 3 

PenobscoL ____ _ 

Piscotoquis- ____ _ 

II ; I I 

~ 4 - Sogodohoc _____ _ -~ 5 2 I 

Somerset ______ _ 10 5 1 Woldo _________ . __ ~ 4 I I Washington ______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 6 3 - 17 18 4 All other counties __________________ _ 5 2 -

Forms not on moillisL __ 43 171 -

EGGPLANT 

Moine ___ _ ~ 12 4 2 

All other counties __ 5 I 2 

Forms not on moil lisL_ 7 4 -

LETTUCE AND ROMAINE 

Maine ____ _ 52 65 8 

Androscoggin _____________________ _ 

Cumberland _____ _ __________ _ 

~ 3 (Z) - II 39 5 Hancock__ _ _____________ _ 4 I 2 

Knox __ _ _____ -- -- -- __ 3 I - York ______ _ _ ______________ _ 4 I I 

All other counties __________________ _ 13 18 - Forms nol on moillisL ______________ _ 14 61 -

124 MAINE 

Acres 

78 

(0)1 

-

59 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

=1 

(0) I 

-I 

31 

(0) I 

(0) 

-I 

271 

(O~ I (0) 

(~I -

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

J 

(0) I 

2~ I 

(0)1 (Z) 

-I 

-

-

28 1 

11 

-

II 

(Z) 

-

I 

1 

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

3 

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

32 

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-I 

All Farms 

ONIONS, DRY 

Moine _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ Waldo ____________________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ ~ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

ONIONS, GREEN 

Moine _________________ _ 

All other counties ____________ _ 

Forms not on mail lisL ____________ _ 

PEAS, GREEN, EXCLUDING 

GREEN COW PEAS 

Moine _________________ _ 

Androscoggin _____________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

Sagadahoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo~~ ~ __ ~_~ __ ~ ___ ~_ ~~~~ ~ ______ ~~ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

PEPPERS, HOT 

Moine ____________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

PEPPERS, SWEET 

Maine _______________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ PenobscoL ________________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

PUMPKINS 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillist _________ _ 

RADISHES 

Moine ____________________ _ 

SPINACH 

Maine _________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Ali other counties ___________ _ 

SQUASH 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Anc; . .)scog9in ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ~ ___ ~~ ~~ ___ ~ ~~ ~~ ~_ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ __ Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscataquis ________________________ _ 

Sogodohoc _~~~ __ ~~~_~ __ ~~ ____ ~ ____ ~ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Walda ~~ ~ ~ __ ~~ _ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ___ ~ ~~ __ _ Washington _______________________ _ 

York _~ ~_~~~~ __ ~~~~_~ ~_ ~~ ~~_~_~~~ __ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

-

~ 

~ 

-

-

~ 

~ 

~ 

Harvested 

Farms 

31 

4 

3 

3 

12 

9 

13 

6 

7 

373 

5 

66 

15 

3 

3 

10 

7 

II 

4 

5 

13 

7 

4 

20 

3 

197 

II 

4 

7 

31 

5 

3 

7 

9 

7 

129 

7 

5 

19 

4 

4 

14 

3 

7 

10 

6 

10 

3 

37 

7 

13 

3 

10 

365 

9 

7 

35 

8 

5 

17 

11 

11 

16 

14 

4 

8 

14 

10 

11 

21 

164 

Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres 

5 3 I 

I - - (Z) - - (Z) I (0) 

3 2 (0) 

I - -

31 I (0) 

I I (0) 

2 - -

6 984 18 26 

3 2 (0) 

6 5521 - - 35 7 18 (D) - -

2j 1 

I (0) 

- - 4 - - II - - (D) -

(0) I 1 (0) I 

14 - - 3 I (0) 

3 - - 15 6 5 

I - -

289 - -

(0) I (0) 

(0) I (0) 

1 - -

121 5 71 

~ I 

2 (D) 

- - 2 (0) 

I (0) 

II 

- -

100 I 34 15 

15 I (0) 

I - - 30 5 4 

I - - 2 - - 8 3 (Z) 

(0) I (0) I (0) I I (0) 

12 - 2 - - 10 2 (0) 

2 - - 11 21 6 

(D) I (D) 

47 3 (0) 

2 (0) 

44 I (D) 

687 1 52 80 

21 I (0) 

I - - 184 14 39 

56 - - 5 - - II 4 2 

116 - - 79 2 (0) 

9 3 J 21 -

2 -

8 I 

11 - - 30 - - 12 1 (D) 

42 5 3 

81 I 21 21 I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 -Con. 

I 

All Farms All Farms H arve sted Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

I Irrigated H arvest ed 

forms Acres fonns Acres 

SWEET CORN TURNIPS 

Moine _____________________ _ 413 1 982 56 437 Maine __________ - __________ _ 24 72 3 (0) 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ 

- 19 134 10 93 

- 12 16 - - - 50 528 19 158 

5 28 2 (0) - 4 1 - - - 15 44 I (0) -

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Penobscot ______________ - - - - --- - - --- Ail other counties __________________ _ Franklin __________________________ _ 

- 13 32 - - Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ - 8 15 2 (0) 

- 36 214 3 (0) MIXED VEGETABLES Knox _____________________________ _ 

- 5 17 - - lincoln ___________________________ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ Sogadahoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ Woldo ____________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 6 24 1 (0) 

- 26 192

1 4 16 

- 33 230 1 (0) 

- 6 10 - - - 7 9 - - - 26 61 2 (0) 

- 19 87 2 (0) 

- 7 8 - - - 33 353 12 125 

- 107 52 - -

88 203 21 56 -

8 36 2 (0) 

7 44 3 (0) 

3 3 - -

3 3 1 (0) 

9 25 1 (0) 

4 3 - - 7 14 1 (0) 

6 15 1 (0) 

10 18 4 11 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin __________________ - ----- Cumberlond ________________________ _ Franklin ___________________________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ Kennebec __________________________ _ Knox ______________________________ _ Oxford ____________________________ _ 

Penobscot ______________________ - ___ _ Somerset __________________________ _ 

TOMATOES 

Maine ____________________ _ 

- 221 125 38 33 

5 4 1 (0) 

9 18 1 (0) 

- 11 14 4 10 

6 7 2 (D) 

Waldo _____________________________ _ 

Washington ________________________ _ York _____________________________ _ AIl other counties ___________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Aroostook ________________________ _ - 15 11 6 8 

- 3 (Z) - - WATERMELONS 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

- 28 44 13 18 

- 5 2 - -

- 17 13 5 4 

8 21 1 Moine (0) 1 _____________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ - 5 2 2 (0) 

- 12 6 4 1 OTHER VEGETABLES 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ - 14 5 1 (0) 

- 5 1 1 (D) Maine _____________________ _ 67 100 3 (D) Sogadahoc ________________________ _ 

- 6 1 1 (D) 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo ____________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ Ali other counfies __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 10 3 - -

- 5 1 - -

- 5 2 - -

- 19 13 4 2 

- 4 1 1 (0) 

- 68 21 - -

- 4 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 13 -

=1 - 3 2 -

- 3 (0) -

(D~ I 11 44 2 

- 42 20 -

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on moil lisL ______________ _ 

Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978 

All Farms Total Nonbeoring age Bearing age Harvested 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Forms Pounds 

LAND IN ORCHARDS 1 Maine _____________________ _ 855 9 191 (X) (X) D() (X) (X) DO (X) 

Androscoggin _______________________ _ Aroostook _________________________ _ Cumberland ________________________ _ Franklin ___________________________ _ Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Kennebec __________________________ _ Knox ______________________________ _ lincoln ____________________________ _ Oxford ____________________________ _ Penobscot __________________________ _ 

42 1 729 (X) (X) (XJ (X) (X) (X) (X) 

15 28 (X) (X) (XJ (X) (XJ (XJ (X) 

31 389 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

29 517 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

15 76 (X) (X) (XJ (X) (XJ (X) (X) 

32 1 045 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

12 125 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

20 133 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (XJ (X) 38 1 121 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 44 278 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Piscatoquis _________________________ _ Sagadahoc _________________________ _ Somerset __________________________ _ 

Wafdo _____________________________ _ Washington ________________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

12 34 (X) (X) (XJ (X) (X) (X) (X) 7 69 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 22 241 (X) (XJ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 21 200 (X) (X) (XJ (X) (X) (X) (X) 10 33 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 49 1 593 (X) (X) (XJ (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 456 1 579 (X) (X) (XJ (X) (X) (X) (X) 

APPLES 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- 845 8927 472 188 643 107 625 648 364563 521 73 540 092 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ Araostaok ________________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ Franklin _______________________ " __ _ Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ Penobscot _________________________ _ 

- 41 1 710 113972 27 18342 38 95 630 33 19 365 758 - 15 25 1 281 11 381 14 900 9 (D) - 29 379 22 016 19 7 052 20 14964 11 3 713 024 - 28 511 22541 23 6 877 25 15664 15 3 518 899 - 14 72 4275 9 (D) 12 (D) 8 (D) - 29 1 030 70052 17 12 318 25 57 734 18 11 095 836 - 12 122 4978 9 (D) 11 (D) 8 (0) - 20 110 4 596 12 598 17 3 998 15 331 460 - 37 1 097 53 477 19 8460 34 45 017 25 9 773 690 - 44 266 17 271 29 5 286 38 11 985 25 1 797 305 Piscataquis-_______________________ _ Sagadahoc ________________________ _ Somerset _________________________ _ Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Yark _____________________________ _ 

- 12 34 942 8 440 9 502 5 (0) - 7 66 3 866 6 2996 4 870 4 42340 - 22 230 9 553 14 3 322 19 6 231 13 1 003 022 - 21 192 12930 11 1 063 19 11 867 12 1 468 769 - 10 30 2089 9 880 7 1 209 6 (0) - 48 1 580 91 170 29 24 354 44 66 816 34 17 570 604 Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 456 1 472 37 179 391 12 983 312 24 196 280 2 276 470 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MAINE 125 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 

All Farms 

APRICOTS 

Moine __ _ 

Franklin ___ . ______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL._ 

CHERRIES 

Moine 

Androscoggin __ 

Aroostook 

Cumberland __ lincoln _. _________________________ _ 

Penobscot_ 

York ____ _ 

All other counties ____ _ 

Forms not on moil list 

GRAPES (FRESH WEIGHT) 

(SEE TEXT) 

Maine ___ _ 

Androscoggin __ _ 

Cumberland _____________ _ 

Fronklin ____ _ Hancock _________________________ _ 

lincoln _____________________ _ 

Penobscot _ 

Somerset __ York ___________ _ 

Ali other counties _ 

Form~ nolan moil list __ 

PEACHES 

Moine _ 

Androscoggin _____________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________ _ 

fronklin __ _ 

Kennebec 

Knox __ 

lincoln __ _ Oxford __ _ __ . ____ . ________ _ 

York _._. _____ . _. __ . ____ .. 

All other counties _____________ _ 

Forms not on moillis'- ________ _ 

PEARS 

Moine 

Androscoggin _ Cumberland __ _ ___________ _ Franklin ______________________ _ 

Hancock __ _ ________________ _ 

.. 

... 

.. 

.. 

--

_. 

.-

.. 

--

_. 

--

--

.. 

_. 

--

.-

.. 

.. 

_. 

.. 

.-

--

.. 

--

-- Kennebec ________________________ _ 

Knox __ _ _ 

lincoln 

Oxford ._ .. Penobscot __ Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo __ ._ Washington __________________ _ York _______________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL_ 

PLUMS AND PRUNES (FRESH 

WEIGHT) (SEE TEXT) 

Moine __ 

Androscoggin ________ _ 

Cumberland __ 

Franklin __ Kennebec _____ _ 

Knox ___ _ 

-

-

-

-

lincoln 

Oxford ... Penobscot_ 

Somerset __ 

Woldo_._. - Woshington _______________________ _ 

York ________________________ _ 

Ali other counties 

Forms not on moil list 

OTHER NONCITRUS FRUIT 

Moine _ 

Farms nolan moi' lisl ___ _ 

126 MAINE 

1978-Con. 

Totol 

Forms Acres Trees or vines 

57 7 170 

3 (Z) 61 

12 2 52 

42 5 112 

180 31 I 317

1 5 2 84 

3 (Z) 6 3 I 8 5 5 263 

3 I (0) 

4 I (0) 

12 5 190 

145 16 7241 

\ 176 45 19 814 \ 

4 2 I 265 

II 2 750 I 5 2 688 

4 I 

4 182[ 2 677 

4 2 325 

3 I 271 

9 2 756

1 

9 13 8 057 

123 20 6 843 

198 35 I 236 

6 2 139 

8 2 112 

5 1 61 

5 1 58

1 3 1 (D) 

3 (0) (D) 

5 (0) 246 

9 6 193 

9 2 136 

145 16 231 

I 324 94 4 517 

12 6 212 

11 4 191 

5 1 26 

5 2 33 

9 6 352 

5 1 81 I 8 7 441 

6 (D) 649 

16 8 367 

8 8 431 

7 3 162 

4 1 68 

14 5 168 

4 (0) 38 

210 32 1 258 1 

91 36 1 605 

10 5 255

1 3 1 18 

6 1 37 

6 2 152 

3 (Z) 38 

5 9 565 

3 5 147 

5 2 66 

5 1 31 

3 3 35 

5 1 78 

6 1 33 

3 1 38

1 28 5 112 

16 3 )20 

16 3 120 I 

Nonbeoring oge Bearing age Harvested 

Farms Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Farms Pounds 

57 

14: I 4 

2: I - -

3 - - - 12 24 4 28 - -

42 112 - - - -

132 725

1 

73 592

1 

41 (0) 

3 17 3 67 2 (0) 

3 6 - - - - 3 8 - - - -

4 (0) 2 (0) I (0) 

- - 3 (0) 2 (0) 

I (0) 4 19 I (0) 

8 42 10 148 5 229 

110 610 1 51 114 30 I 385 

\ 

165 6 024

1 

77 13 790 47 40 233 

4 115 4 I 150 2 (0) 

7 251 I 7 499

1 

6 53: I 5 (0) 1 (0) -

4 44 3 138 1 (0) 

2 (0) 4 622 2 (0) 

3 205 3 120 2 (0) 

3 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

6 75 9 681 4 260 

8 2 743 6 5 314 5 38 469 

123 2 397 38 4 446 24 255

1 

99 660 116 576 106 30 535 

3 (0) 5 (0) 5 (0) 

5 21 5 91 3 I 480 

4 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

2 (0) I 4 (O~ I 2 (O~ I 3 (0) - -

3 (D) 1 (0) [ - - 3 (0) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

9 99 6 94 5 2 280 

7 37 4 99 2 (D) 

60 146 85 85 \ 85 6 375 

I I I 122 1 128 263 3 389 151 127 621 

7 62 11 150 9 13 790 

8 44 6 147 4 (D) 

5 11 4 15 4 I 970 

1 (D) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

3 (D) 8 (0) 5 (D) 

4 (D) I 3 (0) I 2 (0)1 6 53 6 388 5 (0) 

3 (0) 4 (0) 3 (D) 

11 88 13 299 8 (D) 

7 (0) 6 (0) 4 1 750 

6 62 4 100 3 (D) 

3 (0) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

8 37 11 151 4 690 

4 (0) 1 (0) I (0) 

46 181 I 180 1 0771 95 18 0541 

59 600 59 1 005 38 16 762 

5 132 9 12: I 9 9 928 

3 18 1 - - - 6 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

4 80 3 72 2 (0) 

3 (0) 1 (0) - -

4 51 4 514 2 (0) 

2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

4 39 4 27 3 180 

2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

3 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

3 11 3 67

1 

3 I 440 

3 11 4 22 4 793 

3 (0) I 2 (0) I 2 (0) I 14 56 21 56 7 350 

16 30 9 90 - I -I 16 30 I 9 901 - ·1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978-Con. 

Totol Nonbeoring age Bearing age Harvested I 

All Farms farms Acres Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Forms Pounds 

ALMONDS 

Moine __________________ _ - 7 1 14 7 14 - - - -

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 7 1 14 7 14 - - - -

FILBERTS AND HAZELNUTS 

Moine ____________________ _ 10 1 50 10 50 - - - -

All other counties __________________ _ 3 (Z) 8 3 8 - - - - -

Forms not on moil lisL ______________ _ 7 1 421 7 421 - -I - -I 

PECANS, IMPROVED 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- 9 2 25 8 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

WALNUTS, ENGLISH OR PERSIAN 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

OTHER NUTS 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms nof on moillisL ______________ _ 

10 2 23 1 5 10 1 5 13 1 - - -

- 4 1 

1~1 1 (0) 3 (0) I - - - 6 1 4 (0) 2 (0) - -

31 13 710 I 24 639 12 711 11 1 165 

- 3 (Z) 19 1 3 (0) 3 

~I 3 451 

- 3 1 

421 

1 (0) 3 3 

~~~I 9 3 115 4 71 6 5 

- 16 9 534 16 534 - -

Table 33. Berries: 1978 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity I Forms Acres I All Farms Harvested ,J A 

Irriga1ed 

orms A cres Q uan I orms cres I 

BLACKBERRIES (POUNDS) 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 12 13 12 672 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) (0) -

- 9 (0) (0)1 2 (0)1 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) 

Maine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

I - 122 34 40 142 45 10

- 4 2 1 135 1 (0) 1 

- 6 3 2 2851 - 11 - 8 2 2091 3 

BLUEBERRIES, TAME (POUNDS) Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

- 3 (Z) (0) 1 (0) 

- 3 1 450 - - Moine ____________________ _ 

- 106 2 158 1 576 798 3 (0) lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ - 3 (0) 1 000 1 (0) 

- 4 1 725 1 (0) 

Cumberland _______________________ _ Hancock __________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (0) - - - 16 794 723 933 1 (0) 

- 3 35 (0) -

=1 - 5 166 48 408 - - 5 68 42 436 - - 36 1 029 662 374 - -

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 6 3 3 349 - -

- 4 1 892 - -

- 5 2 3 837 1 (0) 

- 3 (0) 4 620 I - - 4 1 (0) 1 (0) I - 4 1 1 256 1 (0) 

York _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ - 7 19 (0) 1 (0) 

- 10 32 29 870 1 (0) 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 65 14 17 820 35 7 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 21 (0) 1 575 - - STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

BLUEBERRIES, WILD (POUNDS) 

Moine ____________________ _ 

Cumberlond _______________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Pisca1oquis ________________________ _ Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington __ ____________________ L 

York _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 568 18 421 14 913 336 17 1 965 1 

- 13 230 222 672 - - - 103 2 456 2 273 743 1 (0) 

- 8 87 84 275 - -

- 45 1 389 703 161 - -

- 12 308 137 584 - -

- 6 76 45970 1 (0) 

- 6 30 19 201 - -

- 4 (0) (0) - -

- 24 466 371 183 - -

- 209 10 747 9410486 6 1 602 

- 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- 5 49 37900 - -

Moine ____________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin ________________ .. _________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Woldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

York _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 411 550 1 398 392 87 112 

- 17 20 43 2691 8 13 

- 15 12 22 587 2 (0) 

- 32 71 242 874 15 30 

- 4 (0) (0) - - - 11 10 15 612 3 (0) 

- 16 25 138 137 1 (0) 

- 4 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 5 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 15 29 106 774 6 (0) 

- 18 35 98 352 4 71 

- 9 3 5 342 2 (0) 

- 8 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 10 2 8 250 - - - 19 20 115 705 8 13 - 5 3 13 450 - - Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 130 1 900 855 975 7 28 Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 223 262 398 114 35 14 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MAINE 127 
Table 34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 

All Farms 

AU NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE 

PRODUCTS (SEE TEXT) 

Maine _____________________ _ 

Anrlroscoggin _______________________ _ 

Aroostook _________________________ _ Cumberland ________________________ _ 

Franklin ___________________________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Kennebec __________________________ _ 

Knox ______________________________ _ 

lincoln ____________________________ _ 

Oxford ____________________________ _ 

Penobscot __________________________ _ 

PiscotoQuiL ________________________ _ 

Sagodahoc _________________________ _ Somerset __________________________ _ Waldo _____________________________ _ 

Washington _____ ~ __________________ _ 

York ______________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

BEDDING PLANTS 

Moine _____________________ _ 

Androscoggin _______________________ _ 

Aroostook _________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin ___________________ ~ ______ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Kennebec __________________________ _ 

Knox ______________________________ _ 

lincoln ____________________________ _ 

Oxford ____________________________ _ 

Penobscot __________________________ _ 

PiscataQuis _________________________ _ 

Sagadahoc _________________________ _ 

Somerset __________________________ _ 

Waldo _____________________________ _ 

Washington ________________________ _ 

York ______________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

BULBS 

Moine _____________________ _ 

Cumberland ________________________ _ 

lincoln ____________________________ _ Waldo _____________________________ _ 

York ______________________________ _ 

Ali other counties ___________________ _ 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT FLORIST 

GREENS 

Maine __________ " __________ _ 

Androscoggin _______________________ _ 

Cumberland ________________________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Kennebec __________________________ _ 

Oxford ____________________________ _ 

Sq. ft. under 

gloss or other 

Farms protection Acres in open 

365 

22 

11 

64 

5 

30 

34 

11 

17 

17 

28 

5 

9 

19 

18 

11 

41 

23 

243 

16 

10 

37 

3 

23 

21 

8 

10 

9 

21 

3 

6 

15 

15 

10 

22 

14 

22 

3 

3 

3 

3 

10 

65 

4 

16 

3 

5 

3 

842 665 

121 458 

60 366 484 725 

12 414 149 868 

157 207 

37 829 

21 776 24 316 

101 444 

5066 

52 655 

72 083 40 794 

21 611 

466 073 

12980 

782 867 

57084 

40 634 194 827 

(0) 

52 973 99 542 

12 854 

13 756 

17 962 

59464 

(0) 

26 733 

39 329 26 218 

17 811 

100 947 

10 780 

38 195 

3 100 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

29 315 

208 468 

(0) 

73 240 

(0) 

14 377 

(0) 

442 

11 

(0) 

42 

8 

46 

30 

(0) 

20 

168 

8 

21 

6 

25 

7 

(0) 

41 

17 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

23 

(0) 

9 

(0) 

(D) 

(0) 

Sales All Farms 

($1.000) 

6 431 

467 

173 

770 

42 

396 

396 

211 

220 

(0) 

271 

(0) 

(0) 

355 

130 

40 

850 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT FLORIST 

GREENS-Con. 

Penobscot __________________________ _ 

Sagadahoc _________________________ _ 

Somerset __________________________ _ York ______________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS 

Moine _____________________ _ 

Androscoggin _______________________ _ 

Cumberland ________________________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Kennebec __________________________ _ Knox ______________________________ _ 

Lincoln ____________________________ _ 

Penobscot __________________________ _ 

53 Sagadahoc -------------------------- Somerset __________________________ _ Waldo _____________________________ _ 

York ______________________________ _ 

Ali other counties ___________________ _ 

2 193 Farms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

138 

102 1 NURSERY PRODUCTS 428 

(0) 

151 

206 

101 

105 

38 

199 

5 

(0) 

145 

84 

38 

201 

47 

1 

Moine _____________________ _ 

Androscoggin _______________________ _ 

Aroostook _________________________ _ 

Cumberland ________________________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Kennebec __________________________ _ Uncoln ____________________________ _ 

Oxford ____________________________ _ 

Penobscot __________________________ _ 

Somerset __________________________ _ 

Walda _____________________________ _ 

York ______________________________ _ 

Ali other counties _________________ ~ __ 

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 

Maine _____________________ _ 

77 Cumberland ________________________ _ 

Hancock ___________________________ _ 

Kennebec __________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

(0) 

14 

(Z) 

(0) 

40

1 

GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES 

Moine _____________________ _ 

545 

(0) 

143 

(0) 

46 

(0) 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

OTHER NURSERY AND 

GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS 

L-____________________ ~ Moine _____________________ _ 

Table 35. Other Crops: 1978 

Harvested irrigated 

All Farms All Farms Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

HERBS (POUNDS) OTHER CROPS 

Moine ____________________ _ - 5 5 6900 3 3 Moine ____________________ _ 

-

SQ. ft. under 

gloss or other 

Forms protection Acres in open 

Sales 

($1.000) 

4 (0) 

5 5 300 3 (0) 

7 46 400 6 9 683 

9 450 

117 686 872 

8 28 652 22 196448 

12 23 692 11 33928 

6 15 675 

3 (0) 

7 (0) 

3 (0) 

7 24 654 7 (0) 

14 312 120 

10 13 183 

700 

61 52 006 

3 (0) 

3 (0) 

10 (0) 

5 (0) 

6 (0) 

6 (0) 

4 

3 

4 

3 (0) 

9 (0) 

5 (0) 

21 40 732 

4 9 940 

3 (0) 

3 (0) 

11 9 432 

13 27 610 

6 26 560 

1 050 

5 915 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

22 

(0) 

5 

2 

(Q 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

352 

(0) 

(0) 

27 

38 

15 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

38 

17 

16 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(0) 

12 

(0) 

139 

63 

2 116 

(0) 

827 

72 

103 

98 

27 

39 

(0) 

183 

20 

385 

64 

4 

376 

17 

26 

(0) 

104 

30 

57 

(0) 

6 

14 

(0) 

121 

20 

68 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

16 

29 

L-____________________ ~ 15 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

5 11 (X) - -

128 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 36. Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978 

Reporting land held under foreign ownership Reporting don', know Reporting no ! No respons.e 

Owned by individuals Owned by foreign held I corporations, who are not citizens associations. or a of the United States foreign government land in land in I land in land in 

forms Totol acres forms forms forms 

farms (acres) held Forms Acres Forms Acres forms (acres) Forms (acres) Farms (acres) 

All Farms 

Moine ____________________ _ 17 3 542 2 457 16 2 372 I (0) I 14 2 852 7 706 1 517 782 421 

82 063: I 4 985 460 3 375 I (0) 2 (0) I 283 392 986 79 23 865 - 58 198 13 2 557 1 997 13 1 997 - -J 12 (0) 6423 1 124 796 342 -

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Table 37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978 

Farms withIncome $1 to $250 to $500 to $1.000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 

Farms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 29,999 or more 

All Farms 

Maine ____________________ _ 

- 780 964 307 133 121 181 21 11 5 1 

- 29 24 12 3 10 3 1 - - -

- 123 289 22 18 15 52 9 5 2 - Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ Cumberland _______________________ _ 

- 39 42 14 7 8 9 1 - - -

Franklin __________________________ _ 

- 20 14 10 3 1 6 - - - -

- 28 37

1 

11 5 5 5 I 1 - -

- 58 89 26 7 10 12 - 2 I - - 18 24 8 2 - 6 2 - - -

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ - 23 21 13 5 1 2 1 1 - - Oxford ___________________________ _ - 42 35 20 7 5 9 1 - - - Penobscot _________________________ _ - 55 50 21 11 8 15 - - - -

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

- 13 9 3 5 4 I - - - - Sagadahoc ________________________ _ 

- 12 26 3 2 1 5 1 - - - Somerset _________________________ _ 

- 37 38 10 4 14 7 1 1 - - Waldo - 26 75 12 4 2 6 - - 1 1 ____________________________ _ 

- 35 48 10 4 7 12 2 - - -

- 47 81 16 9 9 10 1 1 1 -

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 175 63 96 37 21 21 - - - -

Table 38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

Forms withAll Farms Value $1 to $250 to $500 to $1,000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 Forms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 or more 

Maine ____________________ _ 

- 1 599 4464 444 205 323 482 55 46 16 28 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

- 72 231 7 11 17 23 7 6 1 - Aroostook ________________________ _ 

- 141 617 35 19 27 41 8 5 - 6 Cumberland _______________________ _ - 120 856 30 13 14 38 5 11 4 5 Franklin __________________________ _ 

- Hancock __________________________ _ 47 82 7 8 9 21 - 1 I - - 49 70 14 5 9 18 2 1 - - Kennebec _________________________ _ - 96 415 17 12 21 29 8 1 4 4 

- 32 194 2 3 6 17 1 I - - 56 ~ 1 197 9 9 10 24 1 - I 

- 86 286 12 12 19 32 3 5 - 3 - 103 262 30 6 19 38 5 3 1 1 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Piscataquis ________________________ _ 

Sagadahac ________________________ _ - 25 26 6 2 11 5 1 - - - - 27 43 5 3 4 14 I - - - - 78 357 16 8 14 30 5 1 2 2 - 69 133 19 5 14 26 1 4 - -

Somerset _________________________ _ Waldo ____________________________ _ 

- 54 62 10 9 12 22 1 - - - - 92 393 22 10 11 31 6 7 2 3 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

- 452 241 203 70 106 73 - - - - Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

Table 39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 

{For classification of social and ethnic groups; see text] 

land in forms Harvested cropland Farms by value of soles 

All Farms Market value of agricultural 

Occupation farming Occupation other than farming 

products sold less than $2,500 to $20,000 less than $2,500 to $20,000 Forms Acres Farms Acre. ($1,000) $2,500 $19,999 or more $2,500 $19,999 or more 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- 15 5 002 15 1 619 878 2 2 6 4 1 -

- 4 2872 4 613 382 - - 3 1 - 3 606 3 246 73 - - - 2 I - - - 8 1 524 8 760 423 2 2 - - 3 1 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MAINE 129 
Table 40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978 

(For classification of social and ethnic groups- see text] 

Full owners Port owners Tenants 

Harvested Harvested Harvested All Farms 

Number land in forms cropland Number land in forms cropi<lOd Number Land in forms cropland 

Maine ____________________ _ 12 3951 1 064 3 1 051 555 - - - Aroostook ________________________ _ 

- 4 2872 613 - - - - - - - 3 606 246 - - - - - - 5 473 205 3 1 051 555 - - - Somerset _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Table 41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more All forms Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

Farms Land in farms Forms land in forms Forms land in forms Forms land in forms 

BLACK AMERICAN INDIAN 

Moine ____________________ _ 6 3 340 4 (0) Moine ____________________ _ 

- 5 816 3 (0) 

- 3 2812

1 

3 (0) 

3 528 1 (0) Moine ____________________ _ 

- 4 846 2 (0) 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

ALL OTHER RACES (SEE TEXT) 

Table 42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

Forms land in forms Forms land in forms 

Moine ____________________ _ 

- 21 4984 10 2 6471 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

- 4 1 699 3 (0) 

- PenobscoL 3 783 - - ________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ - 6 1 100 6 1 100 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 8 1 402 1 (0) 

Table 43. Female Operators: 1978 

All forms Forms with sales of All $2,500 or more forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

Forms land in forms Forms land in forms Forms land in forms Forms land in forms 

- 16 3 906 7 2421 

- 48 7 598 22 3 885 

Maine ____________________ _ - 558 76 182 251 40 794 Oxford ___________________________ _ 

Penobscot _________________________ _ 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ______________________ ---

Cumberland ____________________ ---- Franklin ______________________ -- ---

Hancock ______________________ -----

Kennebec __________________ -------- Knox __________________________ ----

lincoln ____________________ -- ------ Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

5 3043 3 (0) 

- 10 1 709 7 1 580 

- 24 3 542 6 678 

- 29 3 544 22 2 756 

- 35 6 309 19 2 736 

- 50 5 562 29 2 494 

- 126 10 686 17 2085 

- 13 1 185 10 973 

27 4 084 16 2 953 

- 44 6 416 23 4 690 

11 1 674 3 (0) 

- 35 6 273 17 4 326 

- 40 5466 25 3 168 

- 20 2 139 10 1 656 

- 25 3046 15 2019 

Piscotoquis _________________________ _ 

Sagadohoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ Waldo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ York _____________________________ _ 

130 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Alilorms Farms with sales 01 $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

8 158 1 606 239 6436 1 523696 4945 12nln 4553 1 285 128 

-

- (X) 197 00 237 00 258 00 282 

- (X) 19 788 160 00 19 788 672 00 19788 160 00 19 788 672 

- (X) 8.1 00 7.7 00 6.5 00 6.5 

Fonns ____________________________________________ ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Ap~;:;~7t?~~ ~~"to~~e:= === = === == == == == == == == ==== -percent= 

- 108 176 00 80 656 (X) 133 695 00 93 816 (X) 

- (X) 538 00 341 00 506 00 332 

Value of land and buildings, I Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

- 7719 689 298 6032 641 940 4631 588 917 4212 570 731 

- 7269 487950 5631 449 901 4410 430 116 4000 416 790 

Land in forms according to use: Tolol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond _______________________________ _ 

- 1 449 5 773 788 (NA) 441 1 662 290 (NA) 

- 1 021 13687 645 (NA) 392 5240 246 (NA) 

- 817 18459 629 (NA) 337 7706 319 (NA) 

- 1 211 43 806 871 (NA) 692 25 335 585 (NA) 

- 1 273 86 495 1 251 (NA) 1 081 74647 1 117 (NA) 

- 914 122065 954 (NA) 888 118944 951 (NA) 

- 524 147442 436 (NA) 519 146 359 435 (NA) 

- 46 29 300 43 (NA) 46 29 300 43 (NA) 

- 14 20 923 14 (NA) 14 20 923 14 (NA) 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 10 29 acre. _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

5010 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 3 526 98075 2964 100 580 1 997 72146 1 897 76884 

- 2 719 103 273 1 952 91 459 1 712 86 655 1 447 77057 Cropland used only lor paslure----------------------- Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 946 32307 (NA) (NA) 741 29 306 605 26411 

- 319 3001 (NA) (NA) 153 2 126 180 4617 

- 348 10 1041 (NA) (NA) 1 255 9301 260 7613 

- 1 808 57861 (NA) (NA) 1 023 45922 766 38 416 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops lailed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _____ • ___ • ____ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 6 163 773 452 4 898 713 897 3 837 576 181 3436 576 161 

- 1 405 81 573 (NA) (NA) 887 61 313 1 025 83 101 

- 5618 691 879 (NA) (NA) 3506 514 868 2940 493060 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 5443 143 489 4399 167 859 3 311 112 079 3 187 138 236 

Posturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds. roads, wasteland. etc _______ _ 1 136 39 9391 (NA) (NA) 703 30 889 864 52 622 

- 5 051 103550 (NA) (NA) 3 045 81 190 2958 85 614 

Paslureland, all type,- __________________________________ _ 4 652 219 587 (NA) (NA) 2647 164 348 (NA) 212 607 

297 7097 176 6 211 198 6670 132 5 711 

288 6563 (NA) (NA) 193 6249 131 5 701 

7 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (NA) -

9 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 3 10 

177 2 800 ()() 00 150 2 539 ()() (X) 

Irrigaled land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated __________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text_ 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Volue Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 8 158 399 426 6436 359 612 4945 395 498 4 553 356 990 Average per form ___________________________ dollars. - (X) 48 961 (X) 55 875 (X) 79 979 (X) 78408 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 910 290 814 834 (NA) 910 290 814 834 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 1 048 66 680 1 182 (NA) 1 048 66 680 1 182 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 733 21 132 857 (NA) 733 21 132 857 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 604 8 679 568 (NA) 604 8 679 568 (NA) $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 656 4644 511 (NA) 656 4644 511 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $2,500 (see lext) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

- 994 3 549 513 (NA) 994 3 549 513 (NA) 

- 3204 3 178 1 957 (NA) (X) (X) 88 (NA) 

358 789 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,50010 $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 __________________________________ _ Less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormallarms (see lexIL ___________________________ _ 

593 1 013 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

715 857 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 538 519 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 750 14 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ________________________________________________ _ 

Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalion loans __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ____________ : ___________________ _ 

4 653 109 944 3961 132 582 3090 107914 (NA) 131 103 745 3 708 (NA) (NA) 702 3 667 622 3 143 53 407 (NA) (NA) 53 407 (NA) (NA) 

Commodity Credil Corporolion - - (NA) (NA) - - - - loans __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, loroge, and Silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ Fruils, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Olher crops _________________________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - I 894 5 201 - (NA) (NA) 1 135 4455 1 017 4 714 860 4984 (NA) (NA) 533 4 786 338 4 582 1 332 19473 (NA) (NA) 699 18 839 401 365 6431 272 4282 265 10 553 6 307 192 4 158 1 334 70 147 (NA) (NA) 1 229 69 860 1 394 103 952 

Liveslock, poultry, and Iheir products _____________________ _ 

Poullry and poultry producls-__________________________ _ Dairy products ______________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

~~::p~~~.:~~~ Olher a~d-~~al == == ==== ==== == == ==== == == == == ==== liveslock and livestock producls (see text) __________ _ 

4 558 289 482 3 690 224 145 2 871 287 584 2 685 223 149 1 125 202 868 894 158 317 757 202 735 773 lS8 226 1 357 69 350 (NA) (NA) 1 248 68 998 1 337 54 662 3094 15403 (NA) (NA) 2 059 14 474 2 007 9 428 595 611 (NA) (NA) 247 461 203 257 507 312 (NA) (NA) 226 199 142 594 938 (NA) (NA) 164 233 716 123 412 

0]974 data include sales of forest praducts. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 131 
Table 3_ Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- - 8 158 6436 1 606 239 7 269 1 545 160 487 950 1'17 63 859 21 035 7097 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

501069 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 ceres or more ________________ _ 

- 650 305 3 347 440 2453 1 127 49 171 73 66 I 277 728 33809 958 26008 11 798 58 1 663 350 175 

- 613 420 34 957 534 30 432 12 182 19 1 141 340 125 

- 883 597 72 337 808 66 276 19 202 51 4445 489 200 

- I 016 856 116097 935 106 746 33 083 16 1 964 403 140 

- 727 681 114 543 685 108 078 33666 23 3630 959 349 

- 600 it 118 793 573 113427 34 690 11 2 159 I 023 504 388 92 141 373 88 550 28474 10 2 307 930 694 

- 1 334 I 224 462 351 I 299 450 092 143 830 1'1 9997 3069 1 196 

- 539 509 348 878 534 345 455 108 210 19 12 801 3454 1 025 

- 105 130 131 656 104 130 313 40056 8 9 349 3 866 945 

- 26 28 77 330 26 77 330 21 632 4 14 232 6079 1 678 

Table 4_ Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ --------- 8 158 1 606 239 6 436 I 523 696 4945 1 277 177 4 553 1 285 128 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 7 269 487 950 5 631 449 901 4410 430 116 4000 416 790 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 5 648 919 273 4614 927 145 3031 645 528 2967 718 108 

--------- 4 869 207 726 (NA) 216 407 2 541 165 160 (NA) 189 751 

--------- 2 144 644 120 1 632 575 648 1 676 598 340 1 432 548432 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 2 076 262 060 (NA) 223 461 1 644 248 630 (NA) 217 652 

--------- 366 42 846 190 20903 238 33 309 154 18 588 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 324 18 164 (NA) 10 033 225 16326 (NA) 9 387 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 7 446 I 317216 (NA) (NA) 4 370 1 009 971 4 144 1 040 796 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 441 135 872 (NA) (NA) 332 121 775 261 114 528 Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 244 142 881 (NA) (NA) 235 141 223 146 129 211 Other ~ cooperative, estate or trust, institut ianol, etc._ 27 10 270 (NA) (NA) 8 4 208 2 (D) 

All forms 1 

Forms with sales of 

1 All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 '1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 4 148 4 130 3 520 3 593 On form operated ______________________ 6925 4847 4 113 3 387 Other .. ____________________________ _ 

- 4 010 2 144 I 425 812 Not on form operated ___________________ 650 459 445 327 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 591 

Not reported ___________________________ 583 968 387 691 

- 121 84 44 Operators reporting days of work. off farm: 25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ - 1 275 676 725 480 None _________________________________ 3 122 2 458 2 467 2089 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ - I 794 1 260 1 086 857 I to 49 doys ___________________________ 584 445 445 317 45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ - 2 107 1 576 1 248 I 131 50 to 99 doys ____________________ , _____ 348 222 212 141 55 to 64 yeorL _____________________ _ - I 721 I 624 I 092 1 212 10010149 doy'- _______________________ 394 205 238 131 65 yeors and over ____________________ _ 

- I 140 I 079 710 681 15010199 doys ________________________ 457 292 239 136 Average oge _________________________ _ - 48.8 51.5 49.3 51.3 200 days or more ______________________ 2979 1 579 I 116 666 

I Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 dato ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms 1 forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- ---------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ____________________ -- -- -- -- ---- -------

Contract lobar ______________________ -- -- ---------------

- 3 298 35 311 2 456 22 851 I 983 34629 I 678 22 535 

- 5 153 141 689 4 009 115 882 2 948 140431 2 752 115 160 

- 3 511 119 373 3 405 107 861 2 322 118 858 2 648 107 495 

- 3 837 2 107 (NA) (NA) 2478 1 992 1 996 1 450 

- 4 346 8648 3 482 10 769 2 933 8473 2 716 10 688 

- 4944 17 980 3 884 18968 3 319 17 469 2 974 18 780 

- 4 727 8921 3 041 6603 3 387 8 582 2 509 6 538 

- 4 410 39 942 3466 31 435 3 529 38 982 3 006 30933 

- 646 2499 249 I 390 513 2446 185 I 367 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________ -- -- ---------------- 2 357 I 972 1 706 I 856 1 605 1 700 I 329 I 795 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________ -- -- ---- -- ---- ---- Gasoline ____________________________ -------------- Diesel luel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

fuel oil __________________________ -- ---- ----.. -- ---

Natural gas ______________________ -- ------ ---------

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________ -- -- ---- ------ -- ---

Other~coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 8 101 19 537 (NA) (NA) 4 941 18 614 (NA) (NA) 

- 8 093 14 181 6 300 9 268 4 939 13 515 4 526 8923 

- 7 810 6840 (NA) (NA) 4771 6 376 4 403 5 463 

- 2 827 2 887 (NA) (NA) 2408 2 840 I 776 I 379 

705 330 (NA) (NA) 650 324 632 481 

- 1 506 2943 (NA) (NA) I 337 2 894 

- 49 } 18 (NA) (NA) 35 14 4 526 I 601 

8 090 1 163 (NA) (NA) 4936 1 067 

- 5 428 5079 (NA) (NA) 3 847 4 855 (NA) (NA) 

- 867 277 (NA) (NA) 694 244 (NA) (NA) 

132 MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[l978 dato ore based on a sample of forms- see texfl 

All forms Forms with sofes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

4 803 287 157 3 234 272 731 - 4 748 274 253 3 226 261 744 - 650 12904 405 10 987 - 2 609 93 508 I 791 85904 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchordL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

2 238 141 957 I 627 137 086 

311 10824 250 10492 

I 493 101 015 I 098 97 183 

2 358 168 7491 I 992 164 890, 

738 

60 0:/ 

647 

I 312 (X) 989 59 14: (X) I - 890 (X) 672 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 do to are based on 0 sample of forms- see text] 

Forms with soles All All forms farms of $2,500 or more 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Averoge per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage,harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 0[[ 

8 124 6243 4 953 4487 machinery and equipment - Can. 

218 615 141 550 191 930 126 038 $20.000 to $29,999 _____________ -------- 26 910 22 673 38 750 28 090 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

1 196 I 067, 530 461 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

623 1 2 425 I 277 635 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

1 599 I 465 1 1 085 I I06i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured J974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

5 130 6860 2 754 3 223 2933 3 637 6 713 13 473 3 223 4 147 4 950 9 326 6 935 15064 1 618 2 154 6 398 12 910 

364 415 70 79

1 

298 336

1 175 192 1 56 57 125 135 91 110 23 23 73 87 

- - - - - - I 941 2092 895 918 I 105 I 174 2 676 2 770 698 709 2 010 2 061 

I 123 I 341 381 409 804 932 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1978 

842 

792 

468 

323 .., 372 

107 ~ -' 

Farms 

4946 

5 437 

5 555 

227 

129 

71 

(NA) 

I 283 

2 197 

783 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

2983 260 852 

(NA) 249 251 

(NA) II 601 

900 46 103 

(NA) 159 875 

27 I 009 

472 44 823 

(NA) 118 842 

353 37 363 

252 00 (NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I 

942 698 851 

911 752 879 

313 465 303 r 318 -, 

2681-1 ~ 264 1 364 

IL 106 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

6 579 3 868 11 325 3 819 

12 508 2 463 

242 49 

141 58

78 1 34 (NA) (NA) 

I 378 515 

2 255 515 

914 275 

Any hired workers ~ 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more Working ISO days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 4410 1 564 (X) 4 009 (X) 3 529 3 006 - 41 901 (X) 5 095 (X) 36 806 39 163 41 928 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 877 673 673 817 817 530 357 - 595 402 804 529 1 058 451 286 - 773 294 987 756 2 583 611 467 - 1 014 131 832 862 5 267 817 722 - 1 151 64 1 799 1 045 27 081 1 120 1 174 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 133 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; 

Any livestock or poultry ________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _____________________ _ 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ · 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _ _ _ _ _ _ _________________________ _ 

Milk cows _______________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull colves ______ _ 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~I,OOO. Colves _____ ~ __ ~ ____ ~ ~ ~ ___ ~ _____ ~ ___ ~ ____________ _ 

Cottle 

Fattened cottle _ 

Dairy products _ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: 

~I,OOO. 

~I,OOO. 

~I,OOO. 

. ~I,OOO. 

Hogs and pigs ____________ ~ _________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. J of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. J of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ · Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

· Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

· 

Sales: Hogs and pigs __ · 

~I,OOO. · Feeder pigs _ · ~I,OOO. · Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

· Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of woal ___________________________________ _ 

· Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ ~ 1,000. · Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

· 

~I,OOO. · Horses and ponies _ 

~I ,000. · 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry_________ _ _________________________ _ · Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ · Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ · Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ · Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ · Turkeys _________________________________________ _ · Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ · Turkey hens kept for breeding ______________ _ · Other poultry ____ _ ___________ _ 

Sales: Any poultry __________________ . __________________ • · Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ · Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

· Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ · Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oJd ___________ _ · Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ · Turkeys _________________________________________ _ · Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ · Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ · Other poultry ____________________________________ _ · Poultry and poultry products ____________________ ~I,OOO. · 

134 MAINE 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Number 

5 353 (X) 

4 172 (X) 

;,4 558 289 482 

3 516 16326 

3 760 133 398 

3 218 69 569 

I 698 12 271 

2 060 57 298 

2 869 51 871

1 2 406 II 958 

3 094 62 873 (X) 15 403 

2 233 34 112 

(X) 3 033 

2 577 28 761 

(X) 12 370 I 553 3 781 

(X) I 535 

I 357 69 350 

I 062 9 324 

378 I 895 

951 7 429 

411 2 005 

366 I 162 

250 843 

564 10978 

499 7 813 

273 I 974 

I 570 5 656

1 

595 12 122 

(X) 611 

151 5 635 

(X) 177 

362 6 437 

468 8 974 

(X) 64 556 

507 312

101 735 1 (X) 33 

359 824 

(X) 582 

I 922 (X) 

I 393 9 159 528 

I 325 7 625 720 

297 I 533 808 

94 2 302 519 

449 13 497 708 

165 I 349 

147 I 244 

36 105 

568 (X) 

I 062 (X) 

417 14 257 911 

305 7 455 616 

126 6 802 295 

15 251 321 

345 69 137 035 

89 I 720 

89 I 720 

- -

95 (X) 

I 125 202 868 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

4 045 (X) 3 025 (X) 2 762 (X) 

3 435 (X) 2 392 (X) 2 274 (X) 

3 690 224 145 2 871 287 584 2 685 223 149 

2 958 (NA) 2 183 15 134 2 105 9849 

3 250 137 366 2 170 119 741 2 192 125 582 

2 808 72 444 I 915 63 437 I 947 67 327 

I 281 II 151 725 7464 638 7 346 

2 034 61 293 I 455 55973 I 591 59 981 

(NA) (NA) I I 859 47 594 I 749 45978 

(NA) (NA) I 377 8 710 1 439 12 277 

2 716 58 771 2 059 58481 2007 55419 

(X) (NA) (X) 14474 (X) 9 428 

(NA) (NA) I 579 31 822 I 605 30 367 

(X) (NA) (X) 2 787 (X) I 571 

(NA) (NA) I 821 26659 1 719 25052 

(X) (NA) (X) II 687 (X) 7 856

1 (NA) (NA) 318 3 247 209 I 695 

(X) (NA) (X) I 353 (X) 579 

(NA) (NA) I 248 68998 I 337 54662 

769 6480 466 5 688 438 4469 

(NA) (NA) 166 I 095 152 988 

(NA) (NA) 404 4 593 416 3481 

273 I 370 189 I 198 166 I 045 

177 740 168 667 119 581 

209 630 120 531 126 464 

402 II 546 254 6 286 186 7 721 

(NA) (NA) 232 4356 165 4 835 

(NA) (NA) 84 653 15 60 

I 010 3 766

1 

686 2 654

1 

521 2 339

1 

324 7844 247 8 171 203 6038 

(X) (NA) (X) 461 (X) 257 

108 3 414 77 4048 65 2 561 

(X) (NA) (X) 135 (X) 55 

279 7 588 133 4084 135 5 292 

(NA) (NA) 212 5 071 112 5 668 

(X) (NA) (X) 37 566 (X) 40469 

(NA) (NA) I 226 199 142 164

(NA) (NA) 26 318 4 10 1 (X) (NA) (X) 15 (X) (Z) 

137 370 144 443 89 284 

(X) (NA) (X) 435 (X) 271 

I 170 (X) I 016 (X) I 849 (X) 

805 9861 717 653 9 136 171 497 9 842 610 

729 7 254 681 589 7 603 965 444 7 237 647 

(NA) (NA) 131 I 532 206 79 2 507 368 

(NA) (NA) 71 2 299 793 62 I 228 116 

359 12 005 042 302 13 494 774 321 12 003 356 

(NA) (NA) 63 616 16 347 

(NA) (NA) 54 580 13 289 

(NA) (NA) 12 36 9 58 

(NA) (X) 171 (X) 47 (X) 

772 (X) 781 (X) 717 (X) 

391 8 439 981 342 14 247 651 342 8 417 225 

294 5 304 137 231 7 445 530 247 5 281 840 

(NA) (NA) 116 6 802 121 101 3 058 065 

(NA) (NA) 13 (O) - - 387 64 457 259 321 69 132 638 379 64 456 604 

(NA) (NA) 21 369 7 I 391 

(NA) (NA) 21 369 7 I 391 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (X) 42 (X) 17 (X) 

894 158 317 757 202 735 773 158 226 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for groin or seed (bu.helsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green>- _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Cui for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpotaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lexl} _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn __________________________ ____ __ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pound sL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

873 41 786 (X) I I (0)1 789 41 255 (X) I I (0) I - 883 42 451 (X) (NA) (NA~I 807 42 102 (X) 6 78 

- 112 5 570 375 606 - 87 5 481 371 7141 - - - 95 4 625 317 988 (NA) (NA) 81 4 544 314 575 2 (D) - 790 36 211 469017 1 (0) 727 35 769 463 221 I (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA~I 744 37 100 510 4991 5 40 - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) (X) - 1 (D) (X) -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) II 458 (X) - - -

32 548 (X) I I (0) I 32 548 (X) I I - (O~ I - 62 1 694 (X) (NA) (NA) 51 I 531 

i~j I 

-

1 (0) (D) I - - I (0) - - - 2 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - 31 543 4 580 I (0) 31 543 4 580 I (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA~I (NA) (NA) 43 I 065 12 33~ I - -

- - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 381 555 - - (NA) - 1 (X) I (D) (X) - - - (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA)I - - (X) I - -I 47 983 41 720 - (NA~I 36 944 41 324 - - - 59 921 76 167 (NA) 53 I 888 75 354 - - - 1 

857 41 764 2 644 540 - 714 40 414 2 588 548 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 658 26 745 I 562 108 I (0) -

- 12 176 8 915 - (N~I 9 173 8 795 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 374 II 600 - -

- 10 120 4 351 - 9 (0) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA~ I 15 221 4 576

1 

-

=1 - 49 951 (X) - 48 (0) 00 -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 

(NA~I 56 889 (X) I -

-

- -

2 (D) 

-

(0) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) -

2 (0) 

-

(0) -

- ~I - - - - -

(NA~I - -

~I -

~I - - - - (NA) - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

=1 - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I 398 118 170 25 759 597 41 2 789 I 254 117 706 25 691 8291 34 2 680 

- I 575 136 963 33 873 341 (NA) (NA) I 426 136 590 33 804 391 42 4 259 

- - -

381 31; I 

- - - -

326 98~ I 

-

(O~ I - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 4 820 252 844 13 255 2 758 200 896 12 

- 3634 209 869 340 581 (NA) (NA) 2 436 180 582 305 280 7 96 

- 707 20 886 40431

1 5 71 I 516 17 704 36 8241 5 711 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 384 14 352 31 742 3 54 

- 3 397 167 373 259 080 5 99 2 104 136 946 224 8351 4 (D) 

- 13 322 (X) I (D) 10 313 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 71 (X) I - - - I (0) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (0) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) I - - -I - -I - 861 II 585 (X) I 125 I 019 533 10 931 (X) I 81 944 

- 572 9 382 (X) (NA) (NA) 359 9 062 (X) 50 804 

- 413 I 982 (X) 56 437 317 I 856 (X) 46 414 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 244 I 746 (X) 36 333 

- 221 125 (X) I 38 33 148 109 (X)I 32 32 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 143 82 (X) 34 24 

- 373 6984 (X) 18 26 237 6 687 (X) 14 24 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I 165 4643 (X) I 19 26 

- 855 9 191 (X) 21 201 309 7 447 (X) 14 176 1 

- 311 6 878 (X) (NA) (NA) 167 6461 (X)I 6 151 

- 845 8 927 73 540 092 (NA) (NA) 306 7366 71 483 137 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 167 6 437 69 688 200 (NA) (NA) 

- 198 35 30 535 (NA) (NA) 26 8 21 0421 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 2 23 700 (NA) (NA) 

- 176 45 40 233 (NA) (NA) 24 5 633 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- I 117 21 175 (X) 114 "M\ 524 19 386 (X) 1 53 

-

-

523 

411 

20 

550 

267 

1 398 392 

(X) (NA) 

87 

(NA) 

112 

271 

125 

18 898 

255 951 192 (X) I 38 

24 2 ?~l 89 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 68 246 382 155 21 44 

- 365 505 (X) 87 18~ I 265 452 

~~q 66 

- 99 2 548 (X) (NA) (NA) 74 2 431 (NA) (NA) 16~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MAINE 135 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

1 383 105 849 (NA) (NA) 269 43 262 (NA) (NA) 

(X) 77 (X) (NA) (X) 161 (X) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: l 

59 922 (X) (NA) (X) 66 452 (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) 783 (X) (NA) (X) 413 (X) (NA) 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

1 317 38 942\ (NA) (NA) 238 15 594 (NA) (HA) 

1 205 24921 (NA) (NA) 224 11 890 (HA) (NA) 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 579 2366 (NA) (NA) 31 113 (NA) (NA) 

- 254 3424 (NA) (NA) 40 513 (NA) (NA) 

74 1 567 (NA) (NA) 8 168 (NA) (NA) 

- 205 7 031 (NA) (NA) 88 2 748 (NA) (NA) 

- 61 3 645 (NA) (NA) 25 1 460 (NA) (NA) 

- 16 2 331 (NA) (NA) 16 2331 (NA) (NA) 

- 16 4 557 (NA) (NA) 16 4 557 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

I to 9 acres _________ . _______________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres __ . ___________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 684 7 488 (NA) (NA) 134 1 073 (NA) (NA) 

- 492 6 533 (NA) (NA) 87 2631 (NA) (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 63 1 330 (NA) (NA) 32 540 (NA) (NA) 

101 280 (NA) (NA) 9 18 (NA) (NA) 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ • ___ • __ _ - 21 56 (NA) (NA) 7 14 (NA) (NA) Cropland idle ___________ . ___________________ • ___ _ - 438 4 867 (NA) (NA) 62 2 059 (NA) (NA) 

-- 900 57 284 (NA) (NA) 207 24413 (NA) (NA) 

- 158 4 034 (NA) (NA) 21 70 (NA) (NA) 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _____________________ . _____ . ___ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 838 53 250 (NA) (NA) 200 24343 (NA) (NA) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 1 011 9 623 (NA) (NA) 210 3 255 (NA) (NA) 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 261 4 034 (NA) (NA) 91 2 034 (NA) (NA) 

land in house lots. ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 908 5 589 (NA) (NA) 135 1 221 (NA) (NA) 

Pastureland, all types ___________________________ • ______ _ 

- 876 15 556 (NA) (NA) 150 3 177 (NA) (NA) 

- 42 84 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland - 42 84 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) irrigated ___________________________ ._. __ _ 

- Other - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

- 1 383 5 558 (NA) (NA) 269 4630 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 4 018 (X) (NA) (X) 17 213 (X) (NA) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________ . _______ dollars_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

- 8 1 463 (NA) (NA) 8 1 463 (NA) (NA) $40,000 fa $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 fa $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 17 1 166 (NA) (NA) 17 1 166 (NA) (NA) 

- 25 740 (NA) (NA) 25 740 (NA) (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 fa $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 32 431 (NA) (NA) 32 431 (NA) (NA) 

- 29 249 (NA) (NA) 29 249 (NA) (NA) 

$2,500 fa $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less fhan $2,500 (see fext) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 fa $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text} _____________ . ______________ _ 

- 158 581 (NA) (NA) 158 581 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 114 927 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 54 118 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 249 422 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 181 209 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 630 178 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 725 3 192 (NA) (NA) 209 2 625 (NA) (NA) 

- 32 92 (NA) (NA) 32 92 (NA) (NA) 

Crops. ___________________________________ ------------

Grains ______________________________________ ---- ---

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 248 396 (NA) (NA) 97 260 (NA) (NA) 

- 302 267 (NA) (HA) 120 164 (NA) (NA) 

- 480 923 (NA) (NA) 119 634 (NA) (NA) 

- 23 53 (NA) (NA) 7 35 (NA) (NA) 

- 83 1 461 (HA) (NA) 53 1 440 (NA) (NA) 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ r obaeco ____________________________ -- ------- -------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________ -- -------

- 716 2366 (NA) (NA) 178 2 006 (NA) (NA) 

- 203 1 595 (NA) (NA) 32 1 572 (NA) (NA) 

- 46 126 (NA) (NA) 21 114 (NA) (NA) 

- 298 396 (NA) (NA) 50 236 (NA) (NA) 

186 103 (NA) (NA) 30 43 (NA) (NA) 

161 27 (NA) (NA) 75 (l) (NA) (NA) 

- 182 119 (NA) (HA) 28 41 (NA) (NA) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________________ -------------- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs- _______________ - _____ -- ------ ---------- Sheep, lambs, and woal _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products, 

136 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

forms 

Forms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 fa 49 acreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acreL ____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

50010 999 acre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

1 383 (NA) 105 849 1 205 102 096 24 921 1 42 2 919 126 84 -

292 (NA) 1 904 212 I 563 593 7 14 7 7 - 396 (NA) 9 294 314 7452 2 906 7 308 28 28 

78 (NA) 4077 78 4 077 1 9531 - - - -

217 (NA) 17 603 210 17 113 2 753 28 2 597 91 49 

180 (NA) 20 243 171 19 163 4 789 - - - - 53 (NA) 8 560 53 8560 874 - - - - -

I 

51 

::~I 10 029 [ 51 10 029 I 816 [ - - -

- 9 2 160 9 2 160 99 - - - 107 (NA) 31 97~ 1 107 31 979 9 

13~ 1 

- - - - - (NA) - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - i - - -i - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: 

--------- 1 383 105 8491 (NA) (NA) 269 43 2621 (NA) (NA) 1 --------- 1 205 24 921 (NA) (NA) 224 11 890 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 1 095 78 554\ (NA) (NA) 189 26 452\ (NA) (NA) \ --------- 969 14 722 (NA) (NA) 152 4 092 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 201 16 589 (NA) (NA) 49 11 336 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 166 8 129 (NA) (NA) 42 6 435 (NA) (NA) [ --- ------ 87 10 706 (NA) (NA) 31 5 474 (NA) (NA) --------- 70 2 070 (NA) (NA) 30 1 363 (NA) (NA) 

Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 1 368 104 859 (NA) (NA) 269 43 262 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 15 990 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) --------- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) iona!, etc._ - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

All forms T Farms with soles of [ All farms [ Farms with soles of $2,500 or more [ $2.500 or more 

1978 1]974 1978 1]974 1978 !J974 1978 11974 

Operators by place of residence: - 240 (NA) 106 (NA) On form operated ______________________ 1 367 (NA) \ 262 (NA) \ - 1 143 (NA) 163 (NA) Not on form operated ___________________ 16 (NA) 7 (NA) 

(NA) [ (NA) [ 

Not reported ___________________________ - (NA) [ - (NA) [ 

- 34 18 Operators reporting days of work off farm; - 375 (NA) 140 (NA) None _________________________________ 280 (NA) 54 (NA) - 257 (NA) 47 (NA) 1 to 49 dayL __________________________ 16 (NA) 9 (NA) - 369 (NA) 31 (NA) 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 55 (NA) 9 (NA) - 206 (NA) 18 (NA) 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 110 (NA) 43 (NA) - 142 (NA) 15 (NA) 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 58 (NA) 7 (NA) - 44.9 (NA) 38.5 (NA) 200 days or more ______________________ 864 (NA) 147 (NA) 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

1 Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of forms- see text} 

AI! forms [ Forms with soles of $2.500 or more [ 

1978 1974 

<~'""~ I 1978 

Expenses \ 

1974~ Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

CommerCially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________ !. _______________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs. plants. and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 639 466 (NA) (NAJI 181 278 (NA) (NA) - 1 040 1 190[ (NA) (NA) 209 817 (NA) (NA) - 858 1 014 (NA) (NA) \ 203 778 (NA) (NA) - 492 52 (NA) (NA) 58 II (NA) (NA) - 802 429 (NA) (NA) 188 365 (NA) (NA) - 834 523 (NA) (NA) 174 384 (NA) (NA) - 637 318 (NA) (NA) 171 190 (NA) (NA) - 464 522 (NA) (NA) 170 456 (NA) (NA) - 17 50 (NA) (NA) 9 48 (NA) (NA) 

- 450 234 (NA) (NA) 125 59 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 355 381 (NA) (NA) 269 225 (NA) (NA) - I 355 296 (NA) (NA) 269 176 (NA) (NA) - I 287 171 (NA) (NA) 260 83 (NA) (NA) - 184 61 (NA) (NA) 74 54 (NA) (NA) - 15 3 (NA) (NA) 15 3 (NA) (NA) - 67 18 (NA) (NA) 40 13 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - 1 355 43 (NA) (NA) 269 24 - 515 79 (NA) (NA) 109 44 (NA) (NA) - 54 7 (NA) (NA) 31 4 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MAINE 137 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

Il978 dote ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------ Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to conlrol-

- 834 12092 174 

819 II 040 174 

- 87 I 052 - - 490 6 113 116 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ = 

360 6340 57 

116 I 127 102 

214 5 839 52 

- 106 4 219 50 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

44 2 426 27 

- 58 (X) 8 

- 43 (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmeot ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

forms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cattonpickers- ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dota ore based 00 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

I 355 (NA) 269 (NA) machinery and equipment - Can. II 876 (NA) 3 897 (NA) $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

8 764 (NA) 14 488 (NA) $30,000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

439 (NA) 160 (NA) $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

654 (NA) I 15 (NA) I $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

168 (NA)j 39 (NA)j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

farms Number Forms Number forms Number 

544 605 97 106 456 499 

904 I 137 446 482 504 655 

973 I 323 107 107 889 I 216 

27 27 - - 27 27 

9 9 - - 9 9 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

69 69 38 38 31 31 

161 161 51 51 110 110 

23 32 16 16 16 16 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

6 725 

6 725 

- 2 328 

4395 

I 092 

3 731 

4051 

2 250 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(HA) (HA) 

(HA) (HA) 

(HA) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

21 (NA) - (NA) 

41 (NA) 23 (NA) 

23 (NA) 23 (NA) 

- ., ~ -

1 9 ~ (NA) 9 (NA) 

- -' L - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

farms Number 1970 to 1974 

(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) (NA) (NA) 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ -- -- -- -- ------ --- ----------

Workers ________________________ - -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -------- 464 19 (X) 463 (X) 170 (NA) 

- 2420 (X) 41 (X) 2 379 I 442 (NA) 

- 189 9 9 189 189 82 (NAl 

- 28 - - 37 74 7 (NAl 

- 60 9 (0) 60 202 14 (NAl 

132 1 (D) 122 617 19 (NA) 

55 - - 55 I 297 48 (NA) 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers __________________________ -- -- ---------------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ______________ -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- -------- 10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

138 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ I 028 (X) (NA) (NA) 211 (X) (NA) (HA) 

- 667 (X) (NA) (HA) 146 (X) (HA) (HA) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

716 2366 (HA) (HA) 178 2006 (NAI (HA) 

- 525

1 

(NA) (NA)I 64 279

1 

(HA) (HA) I - 430 

514 4 148 (HA) ,,,,I 43 1 046 (NA) (HA) - 431 2364 (NA) (NA) 34 433 (NA) (NA) - 304 1 699 (NA) (NA) 20 118 (NA) (HA) - 223 665 (NA) (NA) 14 315 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) I 36 530 I (NA) 248 1 276 (NA) I 

1 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 36 83 (NA) (NA) - 229 508 

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

~1,000_ 

Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ ~1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

298 1 524 (NA) (NA) 50 720 (NA) (NA) 

(X) 396 (X) (NA) (X) 236 (X) (NA) - 230 664 (NA) (NA) 43 193 (NA) (NA) - (X) 77 (X) (NA) (X) 20 (X) (NA) 

197 860 (NA) (NA) 50 527 (NA) (NA) -

- (X) 319 (X) (NA) I (X) 216

1 

(X) (NA) I 

- 68 283 (NAI (NA) 22 202 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 107 (X) (NA) I (X) 

1 ~~ I (X) (NA) 

- 46 126 (NA) (NA) 21 (NA) (NA) 

- 253 1 536 (NA) (NA) I 51 1951 (NA) (NA) 

- 121 486 (NA) (NA) 30 142 (NA) (NA) 

- 217 1 050 (NA) (NA) 30 53 (NA) (NA) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 130 562 (NA) (NA) 39 102 (NA) (NA) 

- 123 351 (NA) (NA) 32 74 (NA) (NA) 

- 88 211 (NA) (NA) 21 28 (NA) (NA) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 168 682

1 

(NA) (NA) 82 89 (NAI (NA) 

- 159 579 (NA) (NA) 82 82 (NA) (NA) 

- 112 337 (NA) (NA) 25 110 (NA) (NA) 

- 375 1 073

1 

(NA) (NA)I 67 239

1 

(NA) (NA) I 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 186 2 557 (NA) (NA) 30 632 (NA) (NA) 

~1,000- - (X) 103 (X) (NA) (X) 43 (X) (NA) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 22 585 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 15 (X) (NAI (X) - (X) (NA) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ - 69 552 (NA) (NA) - - (NAI (NA) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 152 659 (NA) (NA) 75 75 (NA) (NA) Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 5 995 (X) (NA) (X) 375 (X) (NA) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 161 271 (NA) (NA)I 75 (Z~ I (NA) (NA) I 

- 30 81 (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 4 (XI (NA) (X) - (X) (NA) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 115 192 (NA) (NA) 21 56 (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 91 (XI (NA) (X) 40 (X) (NA) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sla ughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 581 (X) I (NA) (NA) I 147 (X) I (NA) (NA)I 

- 491 144 413 (NA) (NA) 146 139 274 (NA) (NA) 

- 490 108 382 (NA) (NA) 145 103 854 (NA) (NA) 

- 127 36 031 (NA) (NA) 22 35 420 (NA) (NA) 

- 7 56 036 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 75 451 (NA) (NA) 7 140 (NAI (NA) 

- 55 188 (NA) (NA) 18 45 (NA) (NA) 

- 55 161 (NA) (NA) 18 45 (NAI (NA) 

- 9 27 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 257 (X) (NA) (X) I 39 (X) I (NA) (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ___________________ ~ ________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products-___________________ $1,000_ 

- 241 (X) (NA) (NA) 98 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 26 150 208 (NA) (NA) 9 149 800 (NA) (NA) 

- 24 59 064 (NA) (NAI 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 10 91 144 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 8 2 000 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - 44 1 051 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - 44 1 051 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 28 (XI (NA) (X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) 

- 203 1 595 (NA) (NA) 32 1 572 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MAINE 139 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with so~s of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes --- ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 21 336 (X) - - 7 280 (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 7 28 840 - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

14 308 4648 - - 7 280 4 480 - - 1974_ For todder, hogged or grazed _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

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

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sorghums for 01/ purposes ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) I - (N,.;;I - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut tor dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grozed _________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL ____________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 7 7 245 - - 7 7 245 - - 1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 94 I 540 95 957 - - 18 I 215 82 350 - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for 9ro;n ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 9 180 (X) - - 9 180 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ cotlon (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ________________________ . ___ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- III 3 267 826 372 - - 53 3 158 822 311 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) ___ . _. _________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 696 16 277 13 917 - - 140 5 448 4 417 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 9 36 271 -

(NA) I 

- - (N,.;;I - (NA) I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 476 12 466 10 422 - - 118 5 173 3 897 - -

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) , (NA) 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

302 542 (X) 21 27 120 180 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 107 52 (X) - - 89 4J (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 68 21 (X) - - 36 15 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 197 289 (X) - - 96 26 (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 456 I 579 (X) - 107 776 (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 456 I 472 2 276 470 (NA) (NA) 107 755 I 808 145 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 145 16 6 375 (NA) (NA) 7 I - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 123 20 255 (NA) (NA) 7 I 14 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 381 2 178 (X) 42 49 44 I 447 (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 223 262 398 114 35 14 14 7 30 100 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _____________ . __________ . ________ 1978_ - 23 7 (X) 7 5 7 I (X) - - - 7 7 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 7 (X) (NA) (NA) 

140 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~i~~ ~~nf~~~~o ============ ==== == == ====== -p;;c-e-nt: 

342 68 4951 252 61 410 251 6lJ 420 345 71 637 

(X) 200 (X) 244 (X) 241 (X) 208 

303 36lJ (X) 303 552/ (X) 303 360 (X) 303 552 - (X) (X) 20.2 (X) 19.9 (X) 23.6 (X) 22.6 

Value of land and buildings: i 

Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

10010 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

50010 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

(ropland in caver crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

(ropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodlond pastured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

172 796 (X) 110 398 (X) I 198 516 (X) 131 964 (X) 

(X) 799 (X) 551 (X) 755 (X) 548 

320 29 5231 307 27 550 I 232 26 6021 221 24 7731 

296 21 464 289 19 556/ 212 19 573/ 209 18061 -

43 188 45 (NA) 27 (0) 22 (NA) - 34 438 30 (NA)j 14 

~~I 8 (NA) - 36 788 34 (NA) 12 15 (NA) - 50 I 794 48 (NA) 33 I 226 38 (NA) - 58 3 894 62 (NA) 52 3 504 56 (NA) - 42 5 4551 48 (NA) 1 41 (0) 1 48 (NA) 1 - 33 8 907 22 (NA) 33 8 907 22 (NA) - (NA) 1 - - - (NA) - -

-I - (NA) - - (NA) - - - - 176 6546 183 6964 129 5 738 132 5 913 - 67 1 030 I 58 I 291 50 799 - 75 I 5131 

23 302 (NA) (NA) 17 26lJ 9 127 - 38 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 15 225 4 - (NA) (NA) I 9 (0) 1 16 132 9 269

1 - (NA) 43 744 19 315 - 56 904 (NA) 

257 34 185 240 32 7461 190 28 2221 179 28 193 - 71 4 181 (NA) (NA) 56 3 420 71 5490 - 22 703 237 30004 (NA) (NA)j 174 24 802

1 

156 -

225 7 929 228 8 199 173 6 586 167 7 454 -

41 2 689 (NA) (NA) 33 2 4411 54 2884 - 5240 (NA) (NA) 165 4 145 148 4 570 - 213 

Pasturelond. all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Lond set aside in the federol farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

217 13 416 (NA) (NA) 158 11 599/ (NA) 14 287 -

- 19 204 8 102 17 

~g~ I 7 (D) 

- 19 (0) (NA) (NA) 17 7 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 9 110 (X) (X) 8 (D) i (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollors-- 345 76 746 342 56 244 252 76 636 251 56 145 

- (X) 222 451 (X) 164 456 (X) 304 III (X) 223 685 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,00010 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lext) ___________________________ _ $2.00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 71 71 613 58 (NA) 71 71 613 58 (NA) 52 3 441 58 (NA) 52 3 441 58 (NA) 

- 26 831 53 (NA) 28 831 53 (NA) - 25 375 29 (NA)I 25 375

1 

29 (NA) I - 35 230 27 (NA) 35 230 27 (NA) 

- 41 145 25 (NA) 41 145 25 (NA) j - 93 110 92 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) - 18 39 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 28 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 20 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 39 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ___________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher craps ________________________________________ _ 

- 156 3 903 156 2 6171 III 3 849 (NA) 2 569 - 4 2 (NA) (NA) 3 (O~I 3 3 - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 89 209 (NA) (NA) 60 181 56 286 - 34 239 (NA) (NA) 30 234 20 181 - 43 2 962 (NA) (NA) 36 2 957 23 1 672 - 22 467 23 403

1 16 459\ 16 394 - 11 24 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 9 34 

liveslock, poullry, and their producls ____________________ _ Poullry and poullry producls __________________________ _ 

Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep,lambs, and waol ______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslack and liveslock praducls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 255 72 843 277 53 420 199 72 787 215 5;' 373 - 54 63 162 66 46294 46 63 161 57 46 291 - III 7 642 (NA) (NA) 106 7 640 126 5 997 - 192 1 944 (NA) (NA) 152 1 906 166 1 069 - 17 17 (NA) (NA) 10 15 10 (D) - 13 17 (NA) (NA) 10 14 2 (D) - 28 61 (NA) (NA) 16 50 6 6 

'1974 dolo include sales of faresl products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE 141 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

- 345 342 71 637 296 67430 21 464 19 2 549 594 204 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms wifh24 32 98 13 51 37 2 (0) (0) (0) 51 49 I 463 38 I 156 489 6 151 27 19 26 18 I 475 19 I 075 474 - - - - 29 23 2 481 25 2 156 584 3 235 38 35 30 41 3 362 26 2 922 952 - - - - 40 43 6377 39 6 217 I 905 4 652 162 37 27 

~I ~ll 24 4 785 

'~I I (0) (0) (0) 

18 15 3 596 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 63 57 22 008 61 21 328 6 831 - - - - 35 29 (0) 34 (0) (0) I (0) (0) (0) 

2 5 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - -

I t09 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 QCreL _____________ _ 

SO to 69 acres ______________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 10 139 ocreL __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _________________ . __ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______ .. ____________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms _________________ . ________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of ope rotor: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, esfate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms 

1978 

Farms 

345 

296 

2ll 

169 

120 

115 

14 

12 

290 

27 

28 

'1974 

Acres Farms Acres 

71 637 342 68 495 

21 464 289 19 556 

33 022 233 33 574 

6 656 (NA) 6975 

37 568 102 33 567 

14 346 (NA) 12 195 

1 047 7 1 354 

462 (NA) 386 

51 555 (NA) (NA) 

8 518 (NA) (NA) 

11 564 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

252 

212 

138 

101 

104 

102 

10 

9 

200 

24 

28 

forming ______________________________ 210 221 195 194 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 135 102 57 38 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: I Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under25years________________________ 4 4 3 2 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 37 30 26 24 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 79 67 57 43 1 to 49 day'- _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 101 77 68 62 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years_________________________ 80 83 67 60 100 to 149 day'- ______________________ _ 

65 years and over __ ____________________ 44 62 31 41 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 50.5 51.5 50.9 51.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

61 410 251 60420 

19 573 209 18061 

23 798 146 25 794 

5 160 (NA) 5 597 

36 615 99 (0) 

13 987 (NA) 12 122 

997 6 (0) 

426 (NA) 342 

41 881 211 42 844 

7 965 21 9 105 

11 564 19 8 471 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

285 261 213 185 

25 8 15 7 

35 54

1 

24 40 

149 126 132 ll6 

34 20 31 12 

8 15 4 9 

10 13 7 10 

28 13 15 5 

102 74 49 29 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of form$.; see text] 

All forms 1 Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 176 10 965 162 1 840 137 10 918 126 I 826 

- 270 36 186 285 28 338 197 36 153 221 28 304 

- 187 19 901 252 22 755 172 19 894 214 22 737 

- 248 333 (NA) (NA) 191 329 173 364 

- 167 224 166 137 149 223 122 134 

- 229 444 182 342 186 433 139 334 

- 205 356 143 237 175 353 119 236 

- 200 9 988 171 4 689 186 9 969 151 4 685 

25 37 II 51 25 37 9 (0) 

104 82 64 56 91 81 53 54 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _______ - ____ ------ -- ------------ ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm lobar __________________ ---- -- ---------------

Contracf labor ________________ -- ---- -- -- ---- ---- -- -- ---

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmenf ________________________ ---- ---------- ------

345 3 063 (NA) (NA) 251 3 038 (NA) (NA) 

- 344 I 821 336 944 250 I 805 251 928 

- 342 676 (NA) (NA) 248 661 250 425 

126 583 (NA) (NA) 126 583 82 ll8 

18 12 (NA) (NA) 18 12 34 260 

79 487 (NA) (NA) 79 487 

3 2 } (NA) (NA) 3 2 251 125 

344 61 (NA) (NA) 250 59 

251 I 223 (NA) (NA) 2ll 1 217 (NA) (NA) 

50 19 (NA) (NA) 30 17 (NA) (NA) I 

Energy and petroleum producfL ___________ ----------------

Petroleum producfs ______ -_ -- -- -- ---- -- -------------- Gosoline ______________________ -- -- -- -- ------------ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __________ ----------------

Fuel oL _____________ -- ---------- -- ---------------- Natural gas ____________ -- -- -- ---- -- ---------------- Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Elecfricify _____________ - -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

142 ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 dota ore based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ -_ -- __ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture ______________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _________________________ _ lime _________________________________________________ _ 

227 12 903 185 12603 

222 II 341 180 II 065 

54 I 562 53 (0) 

III 2 400 102 2364 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ____________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture ________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent aod bird cootrol ___________________ . ___ _ 

71 2 406 58 2 378 

9 291 9 291 

51 I 912 38 I 846 

119 5 4931 119 5 4931 

30 1 2081 22 - I 1521 90 (X) 77 (X) 

58 (X) 49 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are based on a sample of forms· see textJ 

Farms with sales All All forms forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

346 336 12 503 8 7931 36 137 26 170 

38 67 

90 571 69 65j 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

252 250 machinery and equipment - Can. 

11 816 8 097 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

46 890 32 388 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

16 28 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

42 26 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

49 52 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or lIywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

235 334 116 178 128 156 311 610 145 223 227 387 293 784 94 135 271 649 

5 5 -

~I 5 5 18 18 1 4 14 141 I (0) - I (0) 

- - - - - - 1M 166 72 73 81 93 169 177 63 63 108 114 

82 99 37 40 52 59 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

52 

23 

13 

24 ., 

~ 30 

7 ..J 

Forms 

269 

277 

295 

-

14 

I (NA) 

112 

179 

74 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

139 10 556 

(NA) 9266 

(NA) I 290 

47 I 038 

(NA) I 720 

- -

16 I 089 

(NA) 3 0041 

5 406

1 

24 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1 I 

I I 

;61 

48 51 I 23 48 

30 13 30 I r 24 ., 161-1 30 ~ 151 

j L 7 ..J j 

1974 

Number 

Monufoctured 1 1970 to 1974 

359 230 502 158 701 180 

-

~I 15 

(0) 

(NA) (NAl 

118 48 185 55 

86 34 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 200 110 (Xl 156 (Xl 186 151 - 2645 (X) 993 (Xl I 652 2 618 2 516 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 36 36 36 20 20 31 34 - 38 23 46 31 62 33 24 - 36 20 66 43 141 32 34 - 55 21 146 34 219 55 28

1 - 35 10 699 28 1 210 35 31 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE 143 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $l,OOO_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ - Beef cows ___________________ . _________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- Heifers and heifer calves ____________________ _ - Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull colves ______ _ -

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 -- Calves ________ _ -- $1.000 -- Cottle _____________ _ -- $1,000 -- Fattened cottle __ _ -- $1.000 -- Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000 --

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ -- Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. J of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ -- Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ -- Sheep and lambL __________________________________ _ 

-- Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- Goats __________________________________________ _ 

-- Horses and ponies ________________________________ _ --

Sales: Hogs and pigs ____________________ _ -- $1,000 -- Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and lambL _________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 

Goats ___________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _____________________ _ $1,000 

$1,000 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys __________________________________ ---- ---

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________ -- --- ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ Other poultry ____________________ -- - ____________ _ 

Sales, 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- Any poultry ______________________________________ ---- Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ -- Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ -- Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ -- Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - Turkeys ____________________ -- - - -- -- --------------- Turkeys for slaughter ____________ -_ ----------- - ---- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product'- ___________________ $1,000_ -

-

144 ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE 

All farms 

1978 

Forms Number 

261 (X) 

210 (X) 

255 72 843 

206 I 978

1 

195 II 591 

175 6 154 

69 476 

127 5 678 

170 4 6551 137 782 

192 5 699\ (X) I 944 

147 2 8691 (X) 232 

171 2 830 

(X) I 7121 30 193 

(X) 80 

III 7 642 

27 259 

II 66 

24 193 

14 71 

II 24 

9 47 

17 366 

13 320 

6 26 

55 205 

17 310 

(X) 17 

4 (0) 

(X) 3 

12 319 

II 344 

(X) 2 339 

13 17 

5 19 

(X) I 

17 45 

(X) 47 

66 (X) 

43 3 698 632 

41 (0) 

10 (0) 

5 (0) 

23 I 692 217 

6 45 

6 45 

- -

14 (X) 

46 (X) 

20 6 927 906 

15 (D) 

8 (D) 

I (D) 

24 7 989 175 

3 29 

3 29 

- -

I (X) 

54 63 162 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

281 (X) 196 (X) 211 (X) 

235 (X) 159 (X) 172 (X) 

277 53 420 199 72 787 215 53 373 

223 (NA) 162 I 936 169 I 079 

226 12 573 149 II 205 169 II 968 

203 6 549 137 6007 162 6320 

64 531 39 363 36 359 

158 6018 114 5 644 139 5 961 

(NA) (NA) 138 4 524 139 4 501 

(NA) (NA) 101 674 123 I 147 

208 5 297 152 5409 166 5 104 

(X) (NA) (X) I 906 (X) I 069 

(NA) (NA) 123 2665 136 2 850 

(X) (NA) (X) 223 (X) 163 

(NA) (NA) 139 2744 143 2 254 

(X) (NA) (X) I 683 (X) 906 

(NA) (NA) 18 160 18 162 

(X) (NA) (X) 69 (X) 53 

(NA) (NA) 108 7640 126 5997 

33 196 18 231 21 123 

(NA) (NA) 8 54 9 58 

(NA) (NA) 16 177 20 65 

14 35 9 61 9 29 

II 21 8 19 8 (D) 

8 14 6 42 6 (0) 

17 287 10 304 6 71 

(NA) (NA) 9 276 4 60 

(NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

53 179

1 

31 153 32 115

1 

18 264 10 277 10 200 

(X) (NA) (X) 15 (X) (0) 

6 145 3 (0) 4 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 2 

13 248 9 269 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 8 292 I (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) I 914 (X) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 10 141 2 (0) I 

(NA) (NA) 4 (0) I (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) 

8 17 9 28 5 13 

(X) (NA) (X) 42 (X) 4 

67 (X) 51 (X) 53 (X) 

37 4 118426 29 3 698 377 23 4 117 807 

35 2 932 942 27 (0) 21 2 932 396 

(NA) (NA) 7 (0) 7 I 161 855 

(NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 80 896 

30 I 134 817 20 I 692 184 30 I 134 817 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (X) 7 (X) I (X) 

58 (X) 40 (X) 54 (X) 

22 I 710 152 20 6 927 906 18 I 709 752 

15 I 532 173 15 (D) 13 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 8 (0) 6 (0) 

(NA) (NA) I (D) - -

37 13 616 733 23 (0) 37 13 616 733 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (X) - (X) I (X) 

66 46 294 46 63 161 57 46 291 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ I978 __ 

1974_ 

for fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974 __ 

for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheot for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexIL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ 

field seed crops ______________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

86 

81 

5 

2 

84 

(HA) 

I 

(NA) 

-

I 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

I 

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14 

15 

-

- 237 

237 

52 

(NA) 

190 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

34 

36 

19 

(NA) 

15 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

42 

27 

41 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

19 

10 

17 

(NA) 

22 

4 

Harvested 

Acres 

4 119 

3 939 

149 

(0) 

3965 

(HA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

-

(0) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

50 

54 

-

- 16266 

15 068 

1 529 

(HA) 

10942 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

300 

210 

134 

(NA) 

11 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

I 729 

I 384 

I 710 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

32 

14 

20 

(NA) 

15 

11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) - (X) (HA) (H,,:;I 

9641 - - (0) (HA) (HA) 

58 697 - -

(NA) (HA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (HA) (HA) 

(X) I - (X) (NA) (N,,:;I 

- - - - (NA) (HA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NA) I 

-

(0) 

(0) -I (NA) 

- (N~I (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(N~I - (NA) 

- (N~I (NA) I (NA) (NA~I (X) -

(X~I (NA) 

(NA~I - (NA) (NA) 

~I - (NA) 

- (N~I (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

7 976 2 (0) 

9 826 (NA) (NA) 

27 25; 1 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - 27 290 (NA) (NA) 

3441 I - (NA) (NA) (NNI 

18425 - -

O() - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) I (NA) (NA) I 

(X) 12 143 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 10 93 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 6 8 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 2 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) I 

(X) 2 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

19 365 758 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (HA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

()() 9 lsi (X) (NA) (NA) 

43 269 8 13 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(JO 7 8 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

83 4 (J99 (X) - -I 

81 3 939 (X) -

~I 5 (0) 9641 -

2 (0) (0) - 81 3 945 58 410 -

78 3 726 51 916 -

=/ I (0) ()() -

I (0) (X) -

- - (X) I - =1 I (0) (X) -

- -

J - -

- - - - - - - -

I (0) - -

- -

(X~/ - -

- - - - - - - -

- - (X) I - -I 

- - - - -

I (0) (0) - -

2 (0) (0) - -

2 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - (Xii -

- - =1 -

- - (X) -

- ;/ - - - - - - -

- - - -

~I - - - - - - - - - -

=1 

-

=1 - - - - - -

(OJ 1 9 32 5 931 I 

II 52 9 588 4 

- - - -

~I - - - - 166 14 423 25 251 -

175 13 649 25 599 - 42 I 393 3 2321 - 42 I 456 3644 - =1 

145 9 969 17 1901 -

-

I (0) 

- (X) - ~I (X~I -

~I - - - - - - - - -

- - -I - -I 

30 287 (X) II (0) 

21 176 (X) 5 86 

18 (0) (X) 9 (0) 

20 97 (X) 3 28 

14 (0) (X) 6 8 

17 10 (X) 3 3 

5 3 (X) 2 (0) 

6 4 (X) I 2 

29 I 682 (X) 2 (0~1 17 I 362 (X) - - 29 I 668 19 321 600 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 351 13 450 574 (NA) (NA) 

4 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

15 31 (X) I 9 lsi 7 13 (X) I 3 7 

13 19 40 532 8 13 

6 12 35 500 3 6 16 12 (X~ i 6 (0) 

4 11 (X) (NA) (NA) 

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE 145 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- I 368 420 086 I 561 448090 1 201 398 136 1 329 419 418 

- (X) 307 (X) 287 (X) 332 (X) 316 

- (X) 4 365 440 (X) 4 365 248 (X) 4 365 440 (X) 4 365 248 - (X) 9.6 (X) 10.3 (X) 9.1 (X) 9.6 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximote land area _________________ _ 

Proportion in forms ----- ____________ =_=======-p;rc~~t= 

Value of land and buildings;1 

- 112 491 (X) 76 628 (X) 122 940 (X) 84 734 (X) 

- (X) 370 (X) 267 (X) 371 (X) 268 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollarsI 354 232 428 I 546 240 8621 I 195 223 645 1 326 229 513 - 1 332 172 411 1 502 181 117 I 190 168 864 1 322 177 270 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 57 258 89 (NA) 26 131 33 (NA) 

80 1 099 85 (NA) 51 696 45 (NA) 92 2 141 89 (NA) 57 I 333 55 (NA) 

- 150 5 762 210 (NA) 117 4 596 176 (NA) 

381 27 023 431 (NA) 370 26 360 417 (NA) 

- 323 43 601 380 (NA) 320 43 221 378 (NA) 

- 211 60 804 186 (NA) 211 60 804 186 (NA) 

- 29 18 208 22 (NA) 29 18 208 22 (~A) 

9 13 515 10 (NA) 9 13 515 10 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or mare ___________________________ _ 

- 336 11 530 468 14056 263 9 297 323 10 596 797 48 487 848 45 689 716 45 484 760 41 647 

Cropland used only for posturL _____________________ _ 

Other craplond ______ . ____________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

475 24 059 (~A) (NA) 441 23 197 439 20 745 53 I 075 (NA) (NA) 43 939 75 I 758 

- 108 3 5991 (~A) (~A)I 102 3 526 131 4063 

- 421 19 754 (NA) (NA) 359 17822 339 15 081 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

T otol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

I 047 152 607 I 146 160 508 920 141 771 980 147 128 

- 185 17 864 (~A) (NA) 159 16482 229 20 175 

- 936 134 743 (NA) (NA) 822 125 289 804 126 953 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 915 35 051 I 073 Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and 46 720 812 32 720 931 42 777 

woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots. ponds. roods, wQsteland, etc _______ _ 

- 174 9 362 (NA) (NA) 149 8 569 211 12 976 

- 859 25 689 (NA) (NA) 763 24 151 871 29 801 

Postureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 539 38 756 (NA) (NA) 441 34 348 (NA) 43 747 

- 13 813 10 2494 9 597 9 (0) 

- 12 708 (~A) (~A) 9 597 9 2 390 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (~A) - - I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Posture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 197B ________ _ - 26 479 (X) (X) 24 (D) (X) (X) 

1}97B data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Markef value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - I 368 71 246 I 561 105 785 I 201 70 854 I 329 105 306 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 52 081 (X) 67 767 (X) 58996 (X) 79 237 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$IOD,OOO or more ___________________________________ _ - 175 36615 253 (NA) 175 36615 253 (NA) $40.000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 350 21 613 503 (NA) 350 21 613 503 (NA) $20.000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 300 8 825 300 (NA) 300 8 825 300 (NA) $10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 175 2 689 143 (NA) 175 2 689 143 (NA) 

- 105 767 69 (NA) 105 767 69 (NA) $2.50D to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ - 96 344 59 (NA) 96 344 59 (NA) less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 165 (0) 232 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 18 40 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 26 44 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 53 65 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 68 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I 196 66 645 I 391 101 670 I 113 66 333 (NA) 101 276 

- 587 2 468 (NA) (NA) 564 2 444 494 2 128 

Crops ____________________________________________ ----

Grains ________________________________________ --- __ 

- 48 399 (NA) (NA) 48 399 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodify Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ____________________ -- ______ -- --------------

- 212 685 (NA) (NA) 175 649 202 648 

- 85 I 390 (NA) (NA) 77 I 385 73 2 156 

15 20 (NA) (NA) 10 17 5 (0) 

- II 173 10 177 8 170 1 8 (0) 

- I 048 61 908 (NA) (NA) I 024 61 669 I 197 96 165 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegefables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrjes ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ________ ---- -- ---- ----

Other crops ________________ -- ---- ---- -- ---- -- -------

326 4 602 374 3 802 240 4 521 274 3 728 

- 29 • (D) 31 377 15 (0) 21 375 

- 90 3 233 (NA) (NA) 85 3 231 103 2 588 

- 275 881 (NA) (NA) 213 816 249 711 

56 44 (NA) (NA) 39 (0) 34 32 

II 5 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 10 

29 (0) (NA) (NA) 18 46 10 12 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ______________________ -- -- ---- -- -- ----

Cottle and calves __________ -_ - - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------- Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo) _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

11974 dota include sales of forest products. 

146 AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigoted fond 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Horvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ I 368 I 561 420 086 I 332 416 212 172 411 13 5 385 I 892 813 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 26 37 114 22 99 88 I (0) (0) (0) 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 83 75 2094 74 I 878 I 429 2 (0) (0) (0) 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 55 56 3 112 53 2 993 I 877 - - - - 70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 

- 93 149 7 738 90 7 484 3 703 I (0) (0) (0) 

100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ - 164 205 18831 158 18 125 8 147 I (0) (0) (0) 

140 to 179 ocre'- __________________ _ - 150 196 23 770 146 23 151 10 392 - - - - 180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocre'- __________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

149 

:'1 

29 3851 145 28 581 II 3581 - - -

'11 78 

18 4511 

76 17977 J11 I (0) (0) 

351 361 123 120 349 122 455 3 I 120 413 121 - 166 151 108 167 166 108 167 43 806 I (0) (0) (0) 

44 43 56 100 44 56 100 22849 3 3 300 I 152 405 

- 9 8 29 202 9 29 202 II 170 - - -

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________ . ________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust, institut 

--------- I 368 4200861 I 561 448 090 I 201 398 136/ I 329 419 418 

--------- I 332 172 411 I 502 181 117 I 190 168 864 I 322 177 270 

--------- 797 224 929/ I 058 271 006 657 206 2991 850 245 654 

--------- 767 79 260 (NA) 96 719 648 76431 (NA) 93 468 

--------- 456 180 952 411 168 318 446 178 911 401 165 947 

--------- 455 85 343 (NA) 79 489 445 84846 (NA) 79 087

1 --------- 115 14 205 92 8 766 98 12 926 78 7 817 

--------- 110 7 808 (NA) 4909 97 7 587 (NA) 4 715/ 

--------- I 192 318091 (NA) (NA) I 036 298 147 I 205 329 218 

--------- 102 40 997 (NA) (NA) 94 40 170 89 42 378 --------- 71 59819 (NA) (NA) 71 59 819 35 47 822 iano!. etc._ 3 I 179 (NA) (NA) - - - -

All forms I Forms with sales of 1 All forms I Forms with sales of $2,500 or more $2.500 or more i 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 <1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- I 055 I 241 I 019 I 172 On form operated ______________________ I 067 I 084/ 941 - 313 283 182 122 Not on form operated ___________________ 174 179 155 919/ 155 

281 221 OP:~~t::or::~:~~~-o~s-~;~~:k-~~~~::--- 127 261

1 

105 220 I - 30 28 

- 234 215 199 180 None _________________________________ 705 736 676 675 - 313 323 272 280 I to 49 doyL __________________________ 153 108 136 94 - 370 369 333 315 50 to 99 doyL _________________________ 59 57 55 52 - 304 402 265 350 100 to 149 doyL _______________________ 72 51 66 36 - 117 187 104 147 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 51 35 43 25 - 47.2 49.2 47.3 49.1 200 days or more ______________________ 265 267 164 161 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 

25 fo 34 yeorL ______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and portnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(J 978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text1 

All forms I Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 

""·,~I 1974 

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

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ : ______________ _ Animal heolth costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gos, butone, and propon"-_______________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke. etc. _________________________ _ 

- 225 359 256 421 152 3211 159 375 - 378 I 471 427 I 254 275 I 4381 293 I 2001 - 161 I 188 348 I 075 127 I 180 265 I 051 - 260 49 (NA) (NA) 188 44 154 35 - I 124 5709 I 327 8 493 I 077 5 693 1 238 8 480 - I 184 11664 I 384 14 073 I 120 II 605 I 272 14 030 - 1 207 5 587 1 214 4 741 1 128 5 545 I 156 4 725 - I 085 12 266 I 175 13 838 I 012 12 137 I 105 13 697 - 120 666 59 335 115 662 53 332 

- 517 717 532 658 505 716 463 645 

- I 362 5638 (NA) (NA) I 201 5 529\ (NA) (NA) - I 362 4629 I 530 3672 I 201 4 561 I 321 3 626 - I 339 2 593 (NA) (NA) I 189 2 549 I 289 2 320 - 879 I 148 (NA) (NA) 844 I 141 851 749 - 263 156 (NA) (NA) 252 154 229 99 - 368 275 (NA) (NA) 341 268 } - 18 9 (NA). (NA) 18 9 I 321 458 - I 362 448 (NA) (NA) I 201 440 - I 177 894 (NA) (NA) I 049 856 (NA) (NA) - 381 116 (NA) (NA) 360 III (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE 147 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------ Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control-

~ 1 184 141 359 1 120 140 426 ~ 1 184 140 670 1 120 139 762 ~ 40 689 34 664 ~ 724 55 343 688 54 814 

Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ = 

~ 838 94 636 804 93918 ~ 69 4 542 64 4 502 ~ 672 73 788 649 73 477 ~ 815 101 981 763 100993 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

~ 487 44 804 453 44405 ~ 150 (X) 138 (X) 

~ 131 (X) 120 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dallars_ 

Forms by value group: 

$1 to $4,999 ~~~.~~~~~~~~.~~~~~.~~~~~~~~ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~ 

$10,000 to $19,999~~.~~~.~~~~~~~~_~~~~~~ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors _____________________ • _____ _ 

~ 

~ 

~ 

-

-

-

-

- Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ - Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ - Mower conditioners ______ • ________________ _ 

Pickup balers • ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ____________________ ~_~~~~ 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value af 011 

1 368 1 524 1 201 1 309 machinery ond equipment - Can. 70 128 52 653 68 504 50 851 $20,000 to $29,999 _~ __ ~~_~~~~~_~~~~~ __ ~_ 

51 263 34 549 57 039 38 847 $30,000 to $49,999 ~~ __ ~~_~~~~~~~~~~~_~~_ 

$50,000 to $69.999 ____________ ~ _______ ~_ 

58 135 31 64 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

220 193 1 120 104 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

237 308 j 206 269j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Monufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

1 091 1 474 610 709 621 765 

1 303 4 365 696 1 134 1 128 3 231 

1 319 3 759 302 441 1 283 3 318 

219 262 48 

5~1 174 212 

5 6 3 3 3 

- - - - -

- - - - - - 191 208 59 60 136 148 

240 254 48 51 192 203 

93 139 39 53 65 86 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

1 272 151 720 (NA) 150 261 (NA) 1 459 452 31 477 

(NA) 125 571 

13 780 

321 35 778 (NA) 78 861 

298 32 725 

22 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

158 263 152 249 

190 345 189 345 

170 129 169 127 

120 , ,.. 120 1 156 ~ 151 H 155 151 

59 -' jL 59 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

1 335 1 809 1 178 1 449 4 583 1 471 1 442 3 992 772 

172 186 41 

6 6 -

6 6 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

167 177 36 

256 262 47 

84 112 30 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________ ._ ------ -- -------------------

Workers ______________________________ ---.---------------

~ 

1 085 436 (X) 1 037 (X) 1 012 1 105 

~ 

17808 (X) 1 206 (X) 16 602 17 486 22 233 < 

104 202 202 79 79 83 51 

~ 31 108 216 40 80 31 42 

105 70 235 120 427 83 83 

244 38 237 229 1 523 221 237 

601 18 316 569 14 493 594 692 

Forms with- 1 worker ________________ ._ - - -- ------ --------- - -- -------- 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 3 or.4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________ - ___ -- -- ---------- -------

148 AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

, 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 442 ()O 490 (X) 325 (X) 357 (X) - (X) 379 (X) 461 (X) 274 (X) 336 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

326 4 602 374 3 802 240 4 521 274 3 728 - 302 930 I 356 (NA) , 227 858, 264 753, 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles: Coffle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Ooiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of prece and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of prec year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. _____________________________ _ 

359 8690 443 II 081 260 7738 324 9 786 

31\ 4 783 355 5 778 231 4389 261 5 194 

- 176 I 589 194 2 170 118 I 261 135 I 769 

- 175 3 194 231 3 608 140 3 128 173 3 425 

256 2 943

1 

(NA) (NA) I 184 2612 230 2 781

- 253 964 1 (NA) (NA) 175 737 221 I 81\ 

- 275 3632 329 4 191 213 3 333/ 249 3 784 

- (X) 881 (X) (NA) (X) 816 (X) 711 

- 196 I 782 (NA) (NA) 158 I 6241 169 I 716 

- (X) 168 (X) (NA) (X) 148 (X) 105 

- 220 I 850 (NA) (NA) 175 I 709 205 2068 

- (X) 713

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 668 ()O 605 

- 64 306 (NA) (NA) 42 235 1 39 262 1 - (X) 1\8 (X) (NA) (X) 97 (X) 78 

90 3 2331 (NA) (NA) 85 3 231j 103 2 588 

- 103 6861 150 805 73 ~I 99 513 

- 42 160 (NA) (NA) 29 28 110 

- 93 526 1 (NA) (NA) 67 417 97 403 

- 46 150 55 152 33 124 32 99 

- 39 95 35 73 29 81 23 50 

- 29 55 42 79 19 43 25 49 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- 19 204 26 685

1 

7 41 12 512 

- 16 125 (NA) (NA) 6 18 9 374 

- 5 48 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 128 404

1 

127 363

1 

91 282

1 

71 218

1 

- 56 876 52 921

1 

39 791 34 679 

- (X) 44 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 32 

- 17 329 19 345 15 (0) 10 209 

- (X) 8 (X) (NA)j (X) (0) (X) 4 

- 1\ 165 11 335 3 (0) 5 259 

- II 140 (NA) (NA) 3 69 4 380 

(X) I 096 (X) (NA) (X) 500 (X) 2 548 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1\ 

(~I (NA) (NA) I 3 (O~I 5 I~I - 2 (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 16 33 10 29 1\ 26 9 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 14 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) \I 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 76 (X) I 91 (X) 44 Wi 66 (X) I 

- 62 (0) 83 39096 37 (0) 59 38 234 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 61 (0) 76 38 362 36 (0) 58 37 722 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 8 142 (NA) (NA) 4 42 3 27 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 3 200 Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ ~~~s ____________________ _ - 13 691 4 1\9 8 274 3 (0) 

- 12 97 (NA) (NA) 6 48 5 30 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - 7 62 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 19 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 6 35 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 \I Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 29 (X) (NA) 

Sales, (X) I 15 (X) I 8 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 15 (X) 12 (X) 8 (X) I 7 (X) 

- 8 (0) 12 35 039 4 (0) 7 34 559 

- 8 (0) 10 35011 4 (0) 5 34 531 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____ : _______________ _ 

- I (0) - - I (0) - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 6 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 2 (X) - 29 (0) 31 377 15 (0) 21 375 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE 149 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ · 1974. · for silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ · 1974. · For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ · 1974. 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 197B_ · 

1974. · For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ · 1974. · For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ · 

1974. · Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ · 1974. Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. Rye for groin (bushels) ................... _ .... 1978. 

1974. Other small groins for groin~ ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974. Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. Cotton (boles) ....................•......... 1978. 

1974. Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 1974 .. 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978 

1974 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ......•............... 1978 

1974 Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa seed (pounds) .................•..... 1978 

1974 Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 

.. 

'. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ · 

1974 .. 

Green peas excluding cowpeos- _______________ 1978 .. 

1974 .. 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

Apples (pounds) ........................... 1978. · 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds) ........................... 1978. · 1974. · 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ................... 1978. · 1974. · 

Berries ____________________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · Strawberries (poundsL _____________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Other crops .•....................••..••..... 1978. · 

· 

150 AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE 

Forms 

28 

47 

4 

5 

25 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

8 

-

2 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

22 

47 

672 

(NA) 

7 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

37 

(NA) 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- I 051 1 228 

-

- 482 

511 

78 

(NA) 

344 

9 (NA) 

I (NA) 

2 (NA) 

85 

85 

12 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

66 

(NA) 

15 

16 

15 

(NA) 

1 (NA) 

I (NA) 

20 

11 

15 

(NA) 

11 

15 

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

1 188 (X) I I 121 (X) 

(0) (0) 

37 1 784 (0) 10 843 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (X) I 461 (X) 

- - (0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) I 873 40 165 I 573 65 707 37 883 2 421 621 (NA) (NA) 

155 7 815 (NA) (NA) 

59 2 436 

(NA) (NA) I 751 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (0) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 105 749 23 167 171 127 025 31 499 639 

- - - - 21 533 32 252 20 378 30 244 

2 742 5 1591 (NA) (NA) 

14 613 22425 

303 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) I 6686 (X) 

4 985 (X) 

16 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(Z) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

6 552 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

28 (X) 

20 (X) 

25 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

15 (X) 

10 (X) 

12 22 587 

(NA) (NA) 

4 (X) 

753 (X) 

Forms with safes of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- (NAil 

27 (0) (X) - -

(NA) 39 1 083 (X) - - - - 3 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - - 24 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 35 1 022 13 370 - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (X) - -

- - I (0) (X) I - - (NA) (NA) 8 461 (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - - 1 (0) (0) - -

(NA) (NA) 5 286 4 290 - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 19 842 39 885 - - (NA) (NA) 44 1 547 65 079 - -

- - 628 36985 2 383 824 - - (NA) (NA) 576 24 654 1 467 143 1 (0) 

- - 7 155 7815 - - (NA) (NA) 17 374 11 600 - -

- - 5 59 2436 - -

(NA) (NA) 8 103 3 380

1 

- -

- - 37 751 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 46 832 (X) - -

- - 1 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

7 640 1 026 105 485 23 113 927 6 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 1 196 126 750 31 443 942 9 2 309 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

2 (0) 378 19 170 29 552 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 393 17 681 27 044 2 (0) 

1 (0)1 62 2 458 4 8561 1 (OJ (NA) (NA) 10 577 1 667 - 1 (0) 277 13 117 20447 1 (0) 

- - 9 303 (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 3 19 (X) - -

- - 1 (0) (0) -. - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 2 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) I - - - - -

1 (0) 77 6 657 (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 75 4 969 (X) 1 (0) 

- - 9 15 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 6 13 (X) - -

- - I (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) I - (X) - - - - 65 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 67 4 491 (X) - -

1 (0) 6 9 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 5 8 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 6 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

2 (0) 12 10 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 5 7 (X) - -

2 (0) 8 8 16 287 - - (NA) (NA) 5 7 7 400 - - I (0) 8 4 (X) I (0) 

(NA) (NA) 15 753 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

forms _____________________________________________ ---

Average size of form ___________________ .. ____________ _ 

Approximate land oreo ______________________ _ Proportion in forms _______________________ percenL 

491 60 166 398 63 753\ 290 45 303 253 49 225 

(X) 123 (X) 160 O() 156 00 195 

(X) 562 560 (X) 562 432 (X) 562 560 (X) 562 432 

(X) 10.7 (X) 11.3 (X) 8.1 (X) 8.8 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm_________________________ _ dollors- Average per acre _______________________ _dollors_ lOS 363 (X) 87 580 (X) 135 031 (X) 106 190 (X) 

(X) 865 (X) 547 (X) 863 (X) 546 -

land in forms according to use: Total crop!and ______________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _____________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Posture/and, all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

459 29 0571 377 29 5801 267 23 300 I 236 25 4571 

431 20 5061 357 20 3421 255 16 8741 220 17 687 

95 255 83 (NA) 49 124 35 (NA) - 17 (NA) 64 843 55 (NA)! 23 

70 1 567! 52 

~I (NA) 26 32 (NA) 

77 2 698 30 (NA) 44 1 586 20 (NA) 

66 4 397 75 (NA) 56 3 782 54 (NA) -

5 8151 38 (NA) I 40 (D) I 38 (NA) I - 42 (NA) 16 (0) 22 (NA) 16 4431 22 - 2 (NA)! 1 (D) 2 - 1 (D)I (NA) I 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - -

221 6 247 176 5 768 129 4 638 99 4 618 

112 2 3041 80 3470 I 76 I 788 65 - 3 1521 

43 545 (NA) (NA) 29 408 14 221 

22 229 (NA) (NA) 20 (D) 8 43 

12 279

1 

(NA) (NA) I 7 (0) I 13 351 I - 64 I 251 (NA) (NA) 41 944 43 2 537 

347 25 3231 290 25 3371 207 17 850 I 180 17 4351 

76 3039 (NA) (NA) 48 2 194 42 2 215 

310 22 284

1 

(NA) (NA) I 187 15 656

1 

164 15 220 I 326 5 786 260 8 836 191 4 153 176 6 333 

- 67 1 549 (NA) (NA) 1 41 1 0471 43 2 0551 

- 305 4 237 (NA) (NA) 182 3 106 167 4 278 

- 277 10 835 (NA) (NA) I 158 7 8791 (NA) 8 8881 

- 59 I 134 43 I 111 46 I 108 33 

- 59 (D) I (NA) (NA)! 46 (D)I 33 : ~~! - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - -

- 9 63 1 (X) (X)i 6 40j (X) (X)I 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l ________________ _ 491 17 904 398 16080 290 17 698 253 15 927 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars-_ (X) 36 463 (X) 40 402 (X) 61 029 (X) 62 953 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100.000 or mOre ___________________________________ _ - 57 12 554 41 (NA) 57 12 554 41 (NA) $40,000 to $99.999 __________________________________ _ 52 3 328 41 (NA) 52 3 328 41 (NA) $20,000 to $39.999 __________________________________ _ 29 784 51 (NA) 29 784 51 (NA) $10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ____________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text} _____________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________ .. _______________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, foroge. ond siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 35 455

1 

40 (NA) 1 35 455

1 

40 (NA) 1 - 45 320 33 (NA) 45 320 33 (NA) 

- 72 259\ 35 (NA) 72 259

1 

35 (NA)! 201 205 154 (NA) (X) (X) 12 (NA) 

- 22 50 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 32 55 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 57 69 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) \ (X) (X) 

- 90 32 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 261 4 821 244 3 6241 162 4 7141 (NA) 3 535 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 9 31 - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA~\ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 129 354 (NA) (NA) 70 295 73 376 

- 72 1 096 (NA) (NA) 53 1 087 46 561 - 57 679 (NA) (NA) 34 661 30 733 

- 64 1 770 45 849 51 I 750 36 836 - 21 (D) (NA) (NA) 17 (D) 20 S99 

livestock, poultry. and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Doiry products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 293 13082 224 12 292 189 12 984 159 12 246 

- 75 7 730 51 8 417 54 7 723 49 (D) 

- 71 4 011 (NA) (NA) 70 (D) 75 3 027 - 198 1 125 (NA) (NA) 134 1 067 106 593 - 51 103 (NA) (NA) 30 92 17 61 - 41 19 (NA) (NA) 20 12 10 3 - 43 93 (NA) (NA) 20 (D) 11 (D) 

'1974 dato include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE 151 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 491 398 60 166 431 56 753 20 506 

56 27 204 43 158 65 105 67 3 012 82 2 479 1 21 I 62 33 3 596 54 3 152 1 177 61 58 4 922 59 4 767 I 816 63 57 7 246 57 6504 1 774 42 52 6 555 37 5 812 2 154 31 25 

; ;:11 30 5 942 1 928 12 17 11 2 668 1 158 48 44 16 919 47 16 619 6 727 9 13 (0) 9 (D) (D) 

2 5 (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 1049 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ______ _ 70 fa 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 10 139 ocres _______________ _ 140 to 179 acres __________ _ laO to 219 ocres ________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres______ _ __ _ 26010 499 ocres _______________ _ 50010999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms _________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: full owners _______________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond ____________ _ Parl owners _________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________________ _ 

Type of organizafion: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership _______________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

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

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ___________________ _ 

Other __ ._ _ __ ..... _ .. _ ..... _ .. _ 

All forms 

1978 

207 

284 

1978 

Forms 

491 

431 

341 

284 

130 

129 

20 

18 

442 

32 

16 

1 

1}974 

208

1 181 

11 

25 

72 

98 

118 

75 

53.7 

All forms 

Acres 

60 166 

20 506 

32079 

7 481 

26 234 

12 024 

1 853 

1 001 

50934 

5 230 

(0) 

(D) 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 t1974 

177 

113 

3 

25 

56 

68 

72 

66 

52.7 

!Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 I Farms Acres 

398 63 753 357 20342 

291 36 765 (NA) 8 378 106 (0) 

(NA) 11 764 

1 (D) 

(NA) 200 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

I 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All farms 1 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

- 241 I 245 139 1 171 

336 6927 255 6 177[ 206 6 129 212 5 948 

240 135 (NA) (NA) 

- 186 433 194 303 

286 510 225 514 

livesfock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___ _ _________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _______________ ~ 

Commercial fertilizer _______________________ _ 

- 234 297 162 151 

- 241 1 467 185 1 439 

44 91 17 29 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ____________________ -_ - - -- ---- -- -- -- ---

Contract lobar ____________________ , ____ -- -- -- -- -- ---- ----

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________ -- -- -- -- ---- -- --- 127 97 93 64 

485 899 (NA) (NA) 

- 485 648 393 472 

465 328 (NA) (NA) 

158 68 (NA) (NA) 

30 9 (NA) (NA) 

110 173 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

485 69 (NA) (NA) 

295 245 (NA) (NA) 

20 5 (NA) (i'IA) 

fnergy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum produc1s __________ - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

Gasoline __ ________________ -- __ -- - - -- -- -- --- --- ----

Dieselfuel __________________ --- -- -------------

LP gas, butane, ond propane ______________ - - -- -- -- ---- FueloiL___ _ ____________________________ _ 

Natural gos ________________________ ------------ ----

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ________________ - - -- ---

EJectrici'y ____________________ ---- -- -- -------- ---- ----

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc ___________________________ _ 

forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

59 7 093 2 784 

13 54 17 

13 330 105 

6 372 126 

6 505 129 

2 (0) (0) 

6 955 406 

4 767 334 

- - - 7 (0) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

290 

255 

185 

150 

93 

93 

12 

12 

254 

20 

15 

1 

Acres 

45 303 16 874 

20 704 5 109 

22 998 

10 855 

1 601 

910 

37 375 

3 929 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

253 

220 

162 

(NA) 

90 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

231 

16 

6 

Irrigated 

land 

1 134 

14 

45 

41 

28 

(D) 

164 

195 

-

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

Acres 

49 225 17 687 

23 893 6 138 

(D) 

11 349 

(D) 

200 

42 222 

4 126 

2877 

All farms forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

403 299 243 195 

43 26 21 17 

45 64 26 35

1 

170 121 136 100 

29 31 24 20 

16 8 11 6 

17 12 12 10 

30 21 14 6 

208 136 75 53 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 1 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

146 1 185 104 1 153 

207 6 871 1 168 6 129[ 130 6 108

1 

157 5 924 

164 129 121 77 124 426 133 297 

179 476 159 503 

169 277 123 148 211 1 444 157 1 424 39 87 13 27 

103 89 70 61 

284 839

1 

(NA) (NA) 

284 603 252 447 

272 292 250 259 

129 66 77 63 27 8 29 12 

105 171 

- } - 252 112 

284 64 

198 231 (NA) (NA) 

15 5 (NA) (NA) I 

1 S2 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

rl978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms- see text) 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ ---_ -- - --

(ropland fertilized. except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------

276 8666 174 - 276 8 118 174 - 38 548 21 - 2 827 106 - 138 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. 10 control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

73 2 S43 58 

13 233 9 

59 1 039 42 

124 4 117 95 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

14 I 012 14 - 80 (X) 57 

38 (X) 37 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

-

-

-

- Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ - Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottonpickerL - ___________________________ _ 

- Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

- Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

- Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

491 388 290 251 machinery ond equipment - Con. 

11 067 7 056 9 138 5 631 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

22 540 18 186 31 509 22 434 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

57 89 35 33 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

165 751 43 32 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

126 103 i 81 79i $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

282 392 182 208 126 184 

371 671 162 190 291 481 428 886 105 124 396 762 7 7 -

=1 

7 7 12 13 1 - 12 13

2 (0) 1 - 2 (0) 

- - - - - - 128 136 56 56 80 80 199 206 65 65 136 141 

56 59 20 20 37 39 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

7 544 7027 

517 

2480 

2 338 

173 

986 

3 765 I 

I 0111 (X) 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

34 

51 

16 

25 , 

14 

3 ~ -' 

Farms 

286 

333 

330 

3 

10 

3 (NA) 

87 

134 

53 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

161 8657 

(NA) 7960 

(NA) 697 

62 I 486 

(NA) 2 693 

2 (0) 

16 794 

(NA) 2 9811 

2 (0) 

10 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

60 26 50 

34 51 32 

18 16 18 r 21 , 911 14 ~ 71 

iL 3 -' i 1974 

Number 

Manufactured I 1970 to 1974 

374 208 586 230 

713 146 

3 

~I 10 

3 (NA) (NA) 

89 28 

140 31 

56 16 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 241 100 (X) 212 (X) 211 157 - 1 595 (l() 292 (X) 1 303 1 556 1 431 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 46 35 35 44 44 25 34 - 45 27 54 32 64 36 24 - 54 24 83 61 200 54 23 - 37 10 70 27 169 37 39 - 59 4 50 48 826 59 37 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE 153 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 329 (X) 259 (X) 189 (X) 162 (X) 

272 (X) 209 (X) 156 (X) 127 (X) 

Any lives10ck or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles; 

- 293 13 082 224 12 292 189 12 984 159 12 246 

- 236 1 248

1 

173 (NA) 151 1 171 119 657 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CAITLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 238 8 635 192 8 404 142 7892 117 7623 

- 198 4 245 173 4 266 124 3 929 109 3976 

- 119 981 89 940 58 727 37 699 

- 116 3264 105 3 326 86 3 202 84 3277 

- 188 3 346 (NA) (NA) I 120 3 119 97 2 846 

- 172 1 044 (NA) (NA) 103 844 90 801 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 198 4 129 152 3 212 134 3 857 106 2 966 

- (X) 1 125 (X) (NA) (X) 1 067 (X) 593 

- 144 2 208 (NA) (NA) 102 2 068 83 1 460 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 274 (X) (NA) (X) 254 (X) 53 

- 167 1 921 (NA) (NA) 124 1 789 100 1 506 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 851 (X) (NA) (X) 812 (X) 540 

- 46 426 (NA) (NA) 30 385 9 268 

$1,000_ Fattened cat1le _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 190 (X) (NA) (X) 177 (X) 106 

- 71 4 011 (NA) (NA) 70 (D) 75 3 027 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 80 1 545 47 1 474 41 1 295 29 1 338 Used or fa be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 28 281 (NA) (NA) 16 209 15 261 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 70 1 264 (NA) (NA) 37 1 086 28 1 077 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 32 278 17 342 17 233 15 (D) Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 28 150 17 192 15 117 15 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 17 128 13 150 11 116 11 (D) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 44 490 22 245 20 230 12 141 Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - 41 316 (NA) (NA) 19 145 10 70 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 20 447 (NA) (NA) 8 61 2 (D) 

Soles: 

- 94 522

1 

72 389 47 286

1 

Horses 39 292 and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 51 1 906 24 1 723 30 1 603 17 1 666 

$1,000_ - (X) 103 (X) (NA) (X) 92 (X) 61 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 20 955 12 934 11 788 11 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 28 (X) (NA) (X) 24 (X) 19 Sheep and lamb,- ___________________________________ _ 

- 32 312 14 163 17 178 10 73 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 39 408 (NA) (NA) 19 206 7 92 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 3 388 (X) (NA) (X) 1 518 (X) 729 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 41 19 (NA) (NA) I 20 121 10 

=1 - 7 51 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - $1,000_ - (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 24 62 12 46 12 40 11 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 78 (X) (NA) (X) 67 (X) 146 

POULTRY 

- 99 (X) 75 (X) I 59 (X) 54 (X) 

- 69 404 349 54 541 773 37 403 088 33 541 406 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 65 330 771 48 387 384 33 329 563 29 387 085 

- 9 73 578 (NA) (NA) 5 73 525 4 153 800 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 7 195 435 (NA) (NA) 7 195 435 4 52 150 

- 18 330 643 17 469 650 12 330 569 17 469 650 

- 5 44 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - - 5 44 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 33 (X) (NA) (X)I 17 (X) 7 (X) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry __________________________________ - __ 

Soles: 

- 61 (X) 45 (X) 48 (X) 45 (X) 

- 36 657 540 24 621 658 25 656 558 24 621 658 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 month s old or older ______________________ _ 

- 28 315 740 17 351 398 17 314 758 17 351 398 

- 8 341 800 (NA) (NA) 8 341 800 7 270 000 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 21 2 388 131 21 2 881 382 21 2 388 131 ?1 2 881 382 

- 5 34 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - - 5 34 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 6 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - (X) 

- 75 7 730 51 8 417 54 7 723 49 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________ ------------

Turkeys for sla ughter ______________________ -_ -----

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ - ___ -----------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

1 S4 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposeL ____________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - (ut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (atton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text>-________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeoL _______________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Strawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

Farms 

42 

57 

4 

7 

39 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

4 

-

-

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23 

39 

-

-

310 

246 

74 

(NA) 

216 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

72 

69 

50 

(NA) 

28 

(NA) 

15 

(NA) 

31 

33 

29 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

11 (NA) 

49 

29 

32 

(NA) 

64 

3 

Harvested 

Acres 

1 565 

2 286 

5 

159 

1 560 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

130 

-

-

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(0) 

37 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- I 068 

I 234 

-

- 16 188 

15 871 

1 719 

(NA) 

10 104 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 225 

710 

528 

(NA) 

44 

(NA) 

35 

(NA) 

389 

769 

379 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

316 

233 

71 

(NA) 

57 

9 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity forms Acres 

(X) 1 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

343 - -

9 141 (NA) (NA) 

16 549 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I 1 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

(0) I (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) I (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(D) (NA) (NA) 

687 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - -

(NA) I (NA) (NA~I (X) -

(X; I (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

~I - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

206 160 10 566 

280 917 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

24 062 I (D) 

24 768 (NA) (NA) 

3 3061 -

(NA) (NA) {NNI 

15 900 I (0) 

(X) I (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) I (NA) (NA) I 

(X) 30 459 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

()() 19 158 

00 (NA) (NA) 

(X) 13 18 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 7 18 

(X) I (NA) (NA) 

(X) 4 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

3 713 024 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 480 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

533 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 17 31 1 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

242 874 15 30 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 20 21 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

37 1 541 (X) 1 (0) I 50 2268 (X) 2 (0) 

2 (D) (D) - -

7 (0) 9 141 2 (0) 

36 (0) 16 329 1 (D) 

43 2 107 21 722 1 (0) 

- - (X) - -

1 (D) (X) - -

2 (0) (X) I 1 (Dj 

3 (D) (X) -

- - - - -

- - - - -

2 (0) (D) I (D) 

3 (D) (D) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) I - -

- - - - -

2 (D) (D) - - 3 (0) (D) - - 6 107 3 118 - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

I (D) (D) - -

3 62 740 -

- - =1 (X) -

2 (0) (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 17 I 066 205 982 9 (D) 

26 I 228 280 077 10 614 

- - - - - - - - - - 173 12 727 20 422 I (D) 

149 13 369 21 811 1 (D) 

48 I 243 2 9471 - 35 I 555 2 749 I (OJ I 

134 8 334 13 782 I (D) 

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -I - -I 

53 1 183 (X) 25 444 

47 678 (X) 20 377 

38 500 (X) 16 147 

36 311 (X) 15 137 

22 42 (X) 12 (D) 

29 24 (X) 18 16 15 35 (X) 7 18 

20 30 (X) I 10 18 

14 357 (X) 3 (D) 

17 731 (X) - - 13 354 3 669 800 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 729 7 618 552 (NA) (NA) 

2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 I (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

28 244 (X) I 12 291 15 211 (X) I 6 9 20 64 230 651 12 28 9 24 42 970 6 9 51 51 (XU 16 19 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE 155 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

- 259 50 185 216 46 748 147 34 828 143 34 576 

- (X) 194 (X) 216 (X) 237 (X) 242 

- (X) 1 093 760 (X) 1 093 888 (X) 1 093 760 (X) 1 093 888 - (X) 4.6 (X) 4.3 (X) 3.2 (X) 3.2 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings:' 

101 054 (X) 74 968 (X) 115 502 (X) 88 259 (X) 

- (X) 491 (X) 346 (X) 449 (X) 365 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in forms according to use; 

- 246 17000 203 16 376 137 13168 132 12 722 

- 232 12 505 196 11 218 131 10011 130 9 545 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested; 

- 30 151 18 (NA) 9 38 7 (NA) 

35 513 25 (NA) 10 149 8 (NA) 

- 36 815 27 (NA) 20 462 14 (NA) 

- 53 1 920 38 (NA) 24 877 25 (NA) 

- 43 2 932 57 (NA) 33 2 311 45 (NA) 

- 27 3 706 23 (NA) 27 3 706 23 (NA) 

- 8 2468 8 (NA) 8 2 468 8 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasfure ______________________ _ - 142 3 628 136 4 313 83 2654 91 2 786 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 48 867 37 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· improvement 845 22 503 23 391 

- 15 142 (NA) (NA) 7 91 10 107 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 22 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 6 80 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 33 676 (NA) (NA) 15 368 13 182 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 217 29 510 170 25 212 122 19194 116 18 214 

- 74 3 894 (NA) (NA) 43 1 959 42 2 537 

- 196 25616 (NA) (NA) 111 17235 99 15677 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 170 3 675 143 5 160 99 2 466 100 3640 Pasturelond and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 37 1 411 (NA) (NA) 19 1 209 39 2 710 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 160 2264 (NA) (NA) 94 1 257 85 930 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 182 8 933 (NA) (NA) 102 5822 (NA) 8 033 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 10 76 (X) (X) 8 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data a re based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

- 259 7 250 216 6 227 147 7 136 143 6 149 

- (X) 27993 (X) 28 829 (X) 48 545 (X) 43000 

Market value of agricultural products sold! _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollarsForms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or mar"-__________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 20 3 950 15 (NA) 20 3 950 15 (NA) 

- 33 2 143 35 (NA) 33 2 143 35 (NA) 

- 14 406 25 (NA) 14 40~ 25 (NA) 

- 25 400 18 (NA) 25 400 18 (NA) 

- 13 82 16 (NA) 13 82 16 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ______________________ ---- ---

- 42 156 32 (NA) 42 156 32 (NA) 

112 114 75 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 14 31 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- 18 30 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- 30 37 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 50 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 106 728 103 1 062 62 686 (NA) 1 033 

- 7 67 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 5 75 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 75 225 (NA) (NA) 40 188 44 222 

- 15 53 (NA) (NA) 8 50 9 73 

- 19 318 (NA) (NA) 14 316 21 511 

- 5 42 8 20 5 42 3 14 

- 3 24 (NA) (NA) 3 24 5 138 

Crops ________________ ----- - -- --- - -- ---- ------ -- - - ---- Groins ______________________ -- -- ________ -- ---------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ ------ -- -- -- ------ ---- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products --- __________________ _ 

Other crops ________________ -- ------ -- ---- -- ---- -- ---

- 188 6 522 153 4995 118 6450 107 4 957 

- 27 2 721 31 2492 15 2 719 28 2 492 

- 65 2 907 . (NA) (NA) 56 2903 60 2 165 

- 156 831 (NA) (NA) 100 776 87 290 

- 11 9 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 10 2 

- 21 24 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 10 8 

- 20 30 (NA) (NA) 7 25 3 (Z) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Paultry and paultry praducts ____________ -------- -- -- ---

Dairy products __________ -- ---- -- ---- -- ---------- ---- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hags and pig,- _____________________ -- -- ---- ------ ---

Sheep, lambs, and woal ________ -- -- ____ ---------------

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

156 fRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUl TU RE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

forms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated 10M 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 259 216 50 185 232 47 773 12 505 2 (D) (D) (0) 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ II II 50 3 9 7 1 (0) (D) (D) 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 32 24 951 29 853 340 - - - - 50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 20 13 1 144 17 980 398 - - - - 70 to 99 acre'- ____________________ _ 28 12 2 279 25 2 014 684 - - - - 100 to 139 acre'- __________________ _ 40 33 4 573 37 4209 I 477 - - - - 140 to 179 acre'- __________________ _ - 25 31 3 869 23 3 579 671 I (0) (D) (D) 

180 to 219 acre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acre'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1,000 101,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or mOre ________________ _ 

23 

11 ~il 20 3960 I 0041 - - - - - 17 16 3 729 

';1[ - - - -

- 45 39 15 312 44 14924 - - - -

14 13 8 261 14 8 261 I 630 - - - - 4 4 5 255 4 5 255 I 216 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Charaderistics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________ .. _______ _ Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual ar family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust. institut 

--------- 259 50 1851 216 46 748 147 34 8281 143 34 5761 --------- 232 12 505 196 II 218 131 10 011 130 9 545 

--------- 179 29 2171 156 28 214 87 16 370 I 92 17 016 

--------- 155 5 661 (NA) 5 538 73 3 762 (NA) 3977 

--------- 67 19052 52 17 349 51 16 797 45 16 475 

--------- 66 6046 (NA) 5 204 50 5 603 (NA) 5092 --------- 13 I 916 8 1 185 9 I 661 6 (0) 

--------- II 798 (NA) 476 8 646 (NA) 476

1 

--------- 238 44 284 (NA) (NA) 130 29 447 136 30 958 --------- 17 4 115 (NA) (NA) 13 3 595 5 --------- 4 1 786 (NA) (NA) 4 I 786 2 (D!I (D) iono!. etc._ - - (NA) (NA) - - -

All forms i Forms with sales of 

1 All forms 1 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or mare $2,500 or more 1 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 11974 

Operators by place of residence: 

1I~ I - 116 122 93 100 On farm operated ______________________ 222 174 122 - 143 92 54 41 Not on form operated ___________________ 18 7 12 

31 21 OP:~~I:::or:::~~~~~~~~-~;~~::~~-~~:~~--- 19 33

1 

13 20

- 3 1 I 

- 26 26 II 19 None _________________________________ 90 

711 

63 56 - 63 45 43 27 I 10 49 doy'- __________________________ 12 10 9 8 - 74 50 35 29 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 9 3 6 2 - 56 55 38 42 100 to 149 day'-_______________________ II 

8f I 7 6 - 37 35 19 22 15010199 day'- _______________________ 17 9 I - 49.7 51.8 49.8 51.8 200 days or more ______________________ 110 46 41 

Operators by principal occupanon: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Olher ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ 65 yeors and over ____________________ _ 

Average oge _________________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 1 Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

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

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poullry __________ • _________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heollh cosls ___________________________________ _ 

S .. ds, bulbs, planls, and Irees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Custamwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas. butane, and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Nalural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Eleclricity __________________________________________ _ 

Olher-cool, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

- 167 726 113 484 93 692 72 472 - 214 2 815 175 2 257 113 2 771 117 2 219 - 147 2 629 156 2 200 87 2 609 \ 117 2 172 - 150 57 (NA) (NA) 97 53 74 44 - 124 32 105 62 52 25 83 60 - 160 225 129 200 82 188 94 196 - 139 85 80 74 82 75 66 72 - 120 577 92 387 93 548 78 386 - 2 (D) 4 4 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 23 8 65 27 II 6 51 24 

- 259 379 (NA) (NA) 147 337 (NA) (NA) - 259 273 213 187 147 242 141 174 - 258 143 (NA) (NA) 146 121 140 121 - 107 54 (NA) (NA) 83 50 49 17 - 25 6 (NA) (NA) 25 6 13 5 - 47 43 (NA) (NA) 42 43 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 141 31 - 259 28 (NA) (NA) 147 23 - 173 94 (NA) (NA) 120 87 (NA) (NA) - 29 II (NA) (NA) 19 8 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE 157 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------ Sprays. dusts, granules. fumigonts, etc. to control-

- 143 5 714 70 

- 138 5 194 70 

- 31 520 15 

- 58 I 283 29 

Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 14 349 9 

- - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 44 I 194 27 Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 60 I 807 45 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 15 85 - - 103 (X) 60 

- 74 (X) 32 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market volue of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by volue group: $1 to $4,999 ____ . __________________ . __ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____ . ________ . ________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __ .. ___ .. ____ . _______ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks incfuding pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctor5- ___________ . ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

r 1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

259 207 147 142 machinery and equipment - Can. 5 410 3 519 4 467 2 937 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

20 889 17 000 30 390 20 683 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

22 36 I 13 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

80 

~I 21 30 I $100,000 to $199,999 __ . _________________ 

54 36 37 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Monufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

180 232 105 ll9 101 ll3 

227 386 102 125 167 261 

232 435 71 85 203 350 

-

4 871 

4461 

410 I 044 

293 

- I 035 I 672 

-

(X) 

(X) 

- 10 10 

(O~I 10 10 

- 8 8 7 I (0) I 13 13 13 13 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ - -

- - - - - - - 107 112 47 47 60 65 

Cottonpicker5- ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ___________________ . __ _ 

Pickup balers _____ . __________________ .. _._ - ll8 118 28 28 90 90 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________ . _______ . ___ . __ _ - 58 67 23 24 36 43 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers -All forms, 1978 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

94 4 534 (NA) 3 838 

(NA) 696 

30 929 

(NA) 471 

- - 10 513 

(NA) I 240 

I (D) 

10 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

40 36 26 29 

46 24 46 24 

8 8 8 8 

4 ., II{ 4 1 5 ~ 5 II - .J jL - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

159 191 III 183 291 120 

191 370 73 

2 (0) 

~I 4 4 

4 4 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

46 50 18 

99 100 20 

22 25 5 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working Jess thon 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________ • _____ -- ---- -- ------------------- Workers ____________________________ -- ---- ---- ------------ 120 39 (X) 96 (X) 93 78 

- 465 (X) 63 (X) 402 401 759 

- 39 20 20 28 28 28 16 

- 28 16 32 18 36 28 7 

- 38 2 (D) 37 123 22 20 

4 1 (0) 2 (0) 4 16 

II - - II (0) II 19 

forms with- J worker ______________ -- ---- -- -._-- -- ------ -- -- -- -- -- ---

2 workers ______________ -------- -- -- -- ------------ ------ 3 or 4 workers ________________ -- -- -- -- ---- --------------

5 fa 9 workers __________ ---- -- -- -- -- -- ---- ----------.--- 10 workers or more __________________________________ · ___ _ 

158 FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _______________________ _ Any colfle, hogs, or sheep _____________________ _ 

Soles: Any livestock or poultry and their products _ __ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep__________ _ ____ $1,000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves _________________ _ ____________ _ 

Cows and heifers thol hod colved ____________ _ Beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves __ _ 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ________ , __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or fa be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

, , , I 

212 (X) I 175 (X)I 115 (X) I 115 (X) 

192 (X) 152 (X) 101 (X) 99 (X) 

188 65221 153 4 9951 118 6 450 I 107 4 957 

165 135 (NA) , 104 803, 92 300, - 864

1 

185 l ::, I 144 584J 99 5 010 95 "wi 148 131 2 9551 84 2 586 88 2 712 

71 424 62 423 26 213 29 257 

106 2 457 104 2 532 70 2 373 76 2 455 

152 2 218, (NA) (NA) I 86 I 951 I 79 I 8561 

127 736 (NA) (NA) 65 473 64 562 

- 156 2 898 123 2 130 I 100 2 6741 87 1 935

1 - (X) 831 (X) (NA) (X) 776 (X) 290 

- 107 1 532 (NA) (NA) I 71 I 4191 77 I 257

1 

(X) 184 (X) (NA) (X) 169 (X) 83 

- 132 1 366 (NA) (NA) 89 1 255 75 678 

- (X) 646 (X) (NA) I (X) 607

1 

(X) 207

1 - 30 102 1 (NA) (NA) 17 76 15 53 

(X) (X) (NA) I (X) 44 (X) 13 - 54 

65 2 1651 2 9071 (NA) (NA) 56 2 903 60 

- 39 1291 29 1451 17 32 18 721 

- 5 11 (NA) (NA) I (0)1 8 14 

- 39 118 1 (NA) (NA) 17 (D) 18 58 

- 8 23

1 

13 27 3 141 10 20 

- 8 (0) 6 9 3 (0) 5 (0) 

- 2 (0) 12 18 2 (0) 9 13 

- 23 

2221 

27 651 I 10 118

1 

16 389

1 

- 20 149 (NA) (NA) 9 73 14 272 

- 5 15 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) -

- 60 168

1 

49 115, 30 90, 27 68

1 

- 11 15; I 15 123

1 

4 106

1 

10 83

1 

- (X) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 

- 5 103 5 20 3 (0) 2 (O~ - (X) 

56: I 

(X) (NA) I (X) 

(0) I 

(X) WI - 17 18 387 7 (0) 10 252 

- 18 231 (NA) (NA) 7 82 8 353 

- (X) I 963 (X) (NA) (X) 696 (X) 2 449 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens- _______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slo ughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ ~ _____________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 21 2~ I (NA) (NA) I 9 (O~ I 10 

- - (NA) (NA) - - ~I - (X) - (X) 

(NAJ 1 

(X) - (X) 

(OJ 1 - 17 30 4 5 7 2 

- (X) 26 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (l) 

I 1 

- 59 (X) , 53 (X) I 27 (X) I 41 (X) I - 41 74 986 43 71 837 16 74 262

1 

31 71 420 

- 40 74 821 42 50 884 16 (D) 30 (0) 

- 5 165 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - 2 (D) 

- 12 368 991 9 209 514 II (D) I 9 209 514 

- 4 29 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 18 (X) I (NA) (X) I 5 (X) I I (X) I - 23 (X) 1 22 (X) I 15 (X)I 20 (Xli - 9 (D) 12 124 875 4 (D) 10 (0) - 9 (0) 10 37 299 4 (0) 8 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) -

oo~ 1 

2 

(021 - - - (NA) (NA) I - - - 10 1 781 000 10 I 276 525 10 1 781 10 I 276 525 - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - -

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) I - =1 

-

= I - - - (NA) (NA) - -

- I (X) (NA) (X! i - {X! i 1 

- 27 2 721 31 2 492 15 2 719 28 2 492 (X; i 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE 159 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974. · For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974. For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ · 1974. For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974. (ut for dry forage or hay (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974. Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. Oofs for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974. Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. Cation (boles) ......•........•.•..•.•..•..... 1978. 

1974. 

T obocco (pounds) . _ .....•...•..•..••......... 1978. 

1974. Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 1974. · 

Sweetpototaes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Alfolfo hay (tons, dry) •.•..•....••...••...•. 1978. 

1974. 

Other lame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) •...•. 1978. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · Alfalfa seed (pounds) ........•.......••..... 1978. 

1974. · 

· Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ · 1974. · 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ · 1974. · Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ · 

1974. · Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ · 1974. · Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ · 1974. 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds) .........•......•....•..•..• 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds). •••....•.•....•....•.•.... 1978. 

1974. 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ....•.....•.......• 1978. 

1974. 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery ond greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Other craps ...••...•..•......•.••..•••.•..•• 1978. 

160 FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Forms 

49 

41 

7 

4 

43 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

1 

6 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

12 

-

-

201 

165 

25 

(NA) 

148 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

15 

14 

13 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

29 

22 

28 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

5 

(NA) 

10 

5 

4 (NA) 

5 

8 

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

1 608 (X) 

1 690 (X) 

167 10483 III 6 720 1 441 21 421 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X)I 

(0) (X) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

35 1 680 (NA) (NA) 

(0) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) I - (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- -

- - - - - - - -

- -

- -

- - (0) (0) 

123 29 431 

- - - - 10406 17823 

8 350 14 070 

765 2064 

(NA) (NA) 

7936 13 169 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

108 (X) 

189 (X) 

32 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

2 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

517 (X) 

593 (X) 

5ll 3 518 899 (NA) (NA) 

1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

2 - (NA) (NA) 

4J (X) 

6 (X) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

8 (X) 

278 (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigoted Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- - 42 1 588 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 38 1 662 (X) - -

- - 6 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 4 III 6 720 - - - - 37 (0) 21 126 - - (NA) (NA) 36 1 551 26971 - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) - - - - 3 20 (0) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 2 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 6 121 29 157 - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - llO 8044 15 250 - - (NA) (NA) 104 6 730 12 417 - - - (NA) I 17 660 1 949 - -

(NA) 21 910 1 836 - - - - 92 6374 11 364 - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) I - - - - -

- - 8 101 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 9 186 (X) 1 (0) 

- - 7 28 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 5 38 (X) - - - - 3 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - - - 2 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

- - II 382 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 19 578 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 10 379 3 501 300' (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 572 6 302 990 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- J 6 40 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - - - 3 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 1 - - - -

1 (D) 5 8 (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 7 .(0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms __________ ---- ________________ -- ---- -- ---- ----- Average size of farm ________________________________ .... 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percent253 43 0421 183 42 5341 134 28 1821 82 29 0551 - (X) 170 (X) 232 (X) 210 (X) 354 

(X) 983 040 ()O 983 040 (X) 983 040 (X) 983 040 - (X) 4.4 (X) 4.3 (X) 2.9 (X) 3.0 -

Value of land and buildings:' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 90 546 (X) 63 885 (X) lIO 697 (X) 77 561 (X) 

- (X) 515 (X) 275 (X) 513 (X) 219 -

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ________________________ -- ____________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ - ____ - -_ -_ - __ _ 243 12 0821 171 6 980 129 8080 73 4 4981 

230 6045 165 3 709 124 4 241 70 2 703 - By acres harvested: I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

85 349 72 (NA) 39 (0) 23 (NA) - 62 772 40 (NA) 34 428 7 (NA) - 30 715 19 (NA) 14 337 II (HA) - 26 937 13 (NA) 16 582 9 (NA) - 15 994 13 (NA) 10 657 12 (NA) - 6 688

1 

6 (NA) I 6 688 6 (NA) 

6 1 590 2 (NA) 5 (0) 2 (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other crop/and ___________________________________ _ 61 1 190 56 944 19 410 10 186 - 4 847 55 2 327 68 3429 28 1 609 - 114 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured _____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pasture/and and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 23 269 (NA) (NA) 15 203 2 (0) 

9 32 (NA) (NA) 4 16 3 74 -

- 12 76

1 

(NA) (NA) I 9 51

1 

2 (0)1 

- 84 4470 (NA) (NA) 53 3 159 23 1 480 

- 202 25 802 146 31 481 108 15 828 57 21 693

1 - 27 1 207 (NA) (NA) II 638 5 1 192 

193 24 595 (NA) (NA) 103 15 190 52 20 501

1 - 171 5 158 122 4073 92 4 274 56 2 864 

- 32 525 (NA) (NA) 15 269

1 

14 484 

- 159 4 633 (NAJ (NA) 88 4005 56 2 380 

Pasture/and, all types __________________________________ _ 97 2 922 (NA) (NA) 37 1 317 (NA) 1 862 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 15 76 10 67 12 69 8 (0) 

- 13 (0) (NA) (NA) I II (0) 7 49 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) (X)i - - (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ 

- 253 4 207 183 2 644 134 4 079 82 2 536 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars-- (Xl 16 630 (X) 14448 (X) 30441 (X) 30 927 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms {see text} _____________________________ _ 

Crops __________________________________ : ____________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T abacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products • ____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs. and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 8 2 033 9 (NA) 8 2 033 9 (NA) 

- 14 1 023 7 (NA) 14 1 023 7 (NA) 

- 12 341 10 (NA) 12 341 10 (NA) 

- 21 277 12 (NA) I 21 2771 12 (NA) 

- 37 260 17 (NA) 37 260 17 (NA) 

- 42 145 26 (NA) I 42 145 26 

- 119 128 102 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) (NA) I - 16 35 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 18 (NAJ (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 46 55 (NAJ (NA) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) 1 - 47 21 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 191 2 089 147 854 117 2 0091 (NA) 7711 - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - - (NA~ I - - - (NAJ (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

-I - 47 67 (NA) (NA) 20 45 11 17 - 20 42 (NA) (NA) 12 38 9 75 - 130 1 555 (NA) (NA) 89 1 510 38 304 - 30 396 17 328 23 387 1 15 (D) I - 10 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 6 (0) \ 

- 86 2 119 62 1 562 31 2 070 26 1 548 - 34 1 943 28 1 426 15 1 941 15 1 423 - 9 56 (NA) (NA) 6 55 8 

if I - 44 80 (NA) (NA) 16 55 10 - !7 5 (NAJ (NA) 4 (0) 4 (D) 

- 15 8 (NAJ (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) - 16 27 (NA) (NA) 4 16 2 (0) i '1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE 161 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms forms in forms cropland 

- 253 183 43 042 230 41 958 6045 All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 24 16 81 17 42 27 - 46 29 I 265 38 I 097 368 

- 28 16 I 625 25 I 457 330 - 37 36 3 180 35 3 021 692 26 20 2 912 25 2 802 287 - 22 II 3364 21 3 224 598 20 

:11 

3 9421 20 3 942 418 13 1 1il 13 2999 63

1\ 

- 18 13 17 6 071 941 - 15 12 10 103 15 10 103 I 186 2 I (0) 2 (0) (0) 

2 5 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocre'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Forms 

253 

230 

214 

193 

35 

34 

4 

3 

227 

17 

8 

I 

forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

15 1 296 220 

4 10 4 

3 74 29 

I (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

- - - 1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

134 

124 

119 

109 

13 

13 

2 

2 

118 

9 

7 

Acres 

28 182 4241 

24086 

3035 (0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

21 373 

I 648 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

82 

70 

70 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

72 

3 

7 

Irrigated 

land 

76 

4 

II 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-

-

Acres 

29 055 2 703 

26 794 

2 107 

(0) 

593 

(0) 

3 

18 176 

2 525 

8 354 

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

.-~------~------~--~--------~-------r------~--r---------~ !I 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

All forms 

1978 

84 

169 

'1974 

68 

108 

1978 

56 

78 

'1974 

38 

37 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

178 123 93 57 

51 26 28 10 

Operators by age grou p: Under 25 years _______________________ _ I 

39 

50 

55 

51 

57 

-' I 

14 

21 

27 

29 

42 

_I oP::~t:::ar:::~~~~~~~-s-~;~~::~~~~:~~--- 24 27 13 8

1 

25 to 34 yeorL _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors- _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors- _______________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ 

Average age __________________________ _ 51.4 

14 

39 

28 

41 

54 

55.5 55.1 

8 

15 

12 

22 

18 

L-__________ ~ __________ ~ 

54.4 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

None ________________________________ _ 

I to 49 days __________________________ _ 50 to 99 dayL ________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

150 ta 199 dayL ______________________ _ 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

71 41 49 24 

27 26 15 9 

16 17 8 5 

7 7 5 

30 16 17 6 

L-________ 97 ~ 

55 ________ 36 ~ 

21 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

- 64 279 57 193 27 250 19 178 

- 102 I 102 86 922 34 I 066 26 900 

- 50 I 068 57 899 22 I 055 26 888 

- 64 13 (NA) (NA) 23 10 15 4 

- 98 128 66 54 48 122 26 50 

- 96 42 90 22 49 34 35 17 

- 177 68 68 20 108 58 38 18 

- 89 327 80 253 58 312 45 233 

- 73 184 18 39 52 179 8 36 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________ -- -------- --------------- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobar _____________________ - -- ---------------

Contract labor __________________________ ---------------

- 96 57 42 16 59 47 18 II Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________ -- - - - - ---- ---------

- 250 216 (NA) (NA) 135 179 (NA) (NA) 

- 250 179 170 92 135 150 80 77 

- 227 74 (NA) (NA) 126 57 76 33 

- 55 20 (NA) (NA) 22 (D) 17 7 

- 30 7 (NA) (NA) 28 (D) 19 3 

- 64 57 (NA) (NA) 42 53 

- - - } (NA) (NA) - - 80 35 

- 250 21 (NA) (NA) 135 17 

- 104 29 (NA) (NA) 54 24 (NA) (NA) 

27 8 (NA) (NA) 18 5 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________ -- ------ - - -------

Petroleum products ____________ -- -- -- -- -- ------------ Gasoline ____________________ -_ -- -- -- -- ------------ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane. and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil _______________ - ____ -------- -- ------ -------

Natural gas ______________ -- -------- ------------ --- Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________ -- -- ---- -----------

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

162 HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dote ore based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

forms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________________________ -- ---

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ________________________ -- ______________ --------------

87 830 48 - 83 768 48 - 13 62 2 - 371 19 - 54 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to coo.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

86 2334 60 

17 152 5 - 41 330 29 - 992

1 

35 - 39 

11 

5~1 11 -

- 20 8 

- 18 (X) 9 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 1o $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 1o $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 011 

246 167 135 78 machinery and equipment - Can. 

2 557 I 712 I 695 I 217 $20,000 1o $29,999 ______________________ 

10396 10 251 12 558 15603 $30,000 1o $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 1o $69,999 ______________________ 

68 53 42 14 $70,000 1o $99,999 ______________________ 

78 571 17 16 1 $100,000 1o $199,999 ____________________ 

63 34j 44 26j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufaclured 1974 10 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

161 221 85 105 91 116 

187 300 95 116 125 184 

162 217 42 48 127 169 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - - - - 23 25 4 4 19 21 

32 32 6 6 26 26 

6 6 - - 6 6 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

617 35 284 

(D) (NA) 278 

(D) (NA) 6 

208 2 (D) 

2 126 (NA) 686 

84 - -

288 6 238 

970 (NA) 4471 

561 - - DO 1 (X) 

DO (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

26 13 25 12 

8 7 4 7 

I 2 I 2 

2 "l I 2 

~ 111 1 11 - - - J i L - J 

1974 

Manufoctured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

114 136 66 129 190 76 

125 174 29 

I (0) 

=1 

I (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

16 17 4 21 21 2 

5 5 -

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 89 16 (X) 87 (X) 58 45 - 870 (X) 34 (X) 836 796 648 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ Workers _____________________________________ • __________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2w~~rs ______________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 51o 9 workers ________ • ________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 17 7 7 20 20 5 5 - 32 4 8 30 60 21 3 . 13 5 19 10 35 7 8 - 9 - - 11 77 9 6 - 18 - - 16 644 16 23 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE 163 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 108 (X) 74 (X) 38 (X) 25 (X) 

76 (X) 56 (X) 22 (X) 14 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 86 2 119 62 1 562 31 2 070 26 1 548 

60 93 37 (NA) 18 58 11 (0) 

CAITLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved 

Beef cows _________________ ~~~~================= Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

· 60 570 45 528 19 260 13 353 

· 48 247 36 221 14 117 11 136 

· 36 147 18 56 8 33 2 (0) 

20 100 26 165 9 84 10 133 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 41 177 (NA) (NA) 1 14 112 9 124 

47 146 (NA) (NA) 11 31 9 93 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 44 279 25 127 16 185 10 90 

$1.000. Calves __________________________________________ _ · (X) 80 (X) (NA) (X) 55 (X) 11 

· 21 102 (NA) (NA) 8 68 9 56 $1,000. Cottle _ · (X) 9 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 1 

· 37 177 (NA) (NA) 14 117 5 34 

$1,000. Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ · (X) 71 (X) (NA) (X) 51 (X) 10 

13 38 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - $1,000. Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 13 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - · 9 56 (NA) (NA) 6 55 8 75 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

- 31 85 24 143 6 19 7 55 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ · 12 27 (NA) (NA) 3 7 2 (0) Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

· 27 58 (NA) (NA) 5 12 7 (0) 

Lit1ers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 12 23 8 25 3 9 2 (0) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ · 10 13 4 7 3 (0) 2 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ · 6 10 8 18 2 (0) 2 (0) Sheep and 10m bs- ___________________________________ _ 

- 16 306 21 135 3 26 2 (0) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ · 12 211 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

· 12 95 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

· 42 132

1 

34 94

1 

11 48

1 

10 49 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

· 17 151 13 133 4 (0) 4 73 

$1.000. · (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

· 3 (0) 5 42 1 (0) 1 (0) 

$1,000_ · (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X). (Z) 

Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 

· 14 159 9 47 1 (0) 2 (0) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

· 13 245 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) Pounds of woal ___________________________________ _ (X) 1 548 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ••.•.....•....•......... $1,000. Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

· 15 8 (NA) (NA) 1 (O~ 1 2 (Z) 

· 6 44 (NA) (NA) - - - $1,000. - (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000. · 7 31 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

· (X) 17 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

· 61 (X) 32 (X) 21 (X) 12 (X) 

- 51 (0) 27 36 443 14 (0) 7 35 844 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

· 50 (0) 25 12 232 14 (0) 5 11 641 

· 5 93 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 22 700 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ · - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens- _______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________________________________ -- ---

· 15 218 652 6 198 800 7 218 409 6 198 800 

· 6 33 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

· 6 33 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

· - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

· 12 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ________________________________ ---- -- ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and puliets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

. Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ -- ---- -- -- ----

Turkeys for sla ughfer ______________ -- ---- ---- -- - -- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other paultry •........•.•. _ ................••..... 

Paultry and paultry praducts_ ..••.............•• $1,000. 

- 22 (X) 23 (X) 11 (X) 15 (X) 

· 7 (0) 12 65 902 3 (0) 5 62 710 

· 7 (0) 10 15 152 3 (0) 3 (0) 

· - - (NA) (NA) - - 3 (0) 

· - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

· 12 1 292 619 10 1 082 655 8 1 292 551 9 (0) 

· 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

· 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

· - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 

· 34 1 943 28 1 426 15 1 941 15 1 423 

164 HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 80rley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - A1falfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other lome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeOL _______________ 1978_ - 1974_ - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ - Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

Forms 

7 

6 

2 

I 

5 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

5 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12 

19 

-

-

97 

57 

7 

(NA) 

62 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

20 

22 

8 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

15 

12 

14 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

131 

96 

11 

(NA) 

30 

I 

Harvested 

Acres 

23 

19 

(0) 

(D) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

22 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23 

82 

-

- 2 552 

1 332 

73 

(NA) 

I 748 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

49 

92 

15 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

76 

52 

72 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

3 260 

2 132 

10 

(NA) 

51 

(0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity forms Acres forms 

(X) - (NA) I 

2 

(X) (NA) 3 

(0) 1 - - -

(0) (NA) (NA) -

250 - - 2 

(NA)I (NA) (NA) 3 

(X) - - -

(X) (NA) (NA) -

(X) I - (NA) I 

-

(X) (NA) -

- - - -

- (NA) (NA) -

- - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) -

(X) - - -

(X)I (NA) (NA) I -

- -

(NA~ 1 

-

- (NA) - 966 - 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) I 

(D) -

(N~I -

(NA) (NA) -

- - -

(NA)I (NA) (NA~I - (X) - 1 

(XJ 

(NA) 

(NA~I -

- - (NA) (NA) -

~I -

(N~I - (NA) -

- -

(NA) (NA) -

- - - - - (NA) (NA) - 3 321 - - 8 

12 756 (NA) (NA) 6 

3 19;1 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - 35 

I 782 (NA) (NA) 18 

128 1 -

(NA) I 

I 

(NA) (NA) - 2 255 - - 23 

(X) - - I 

(X) (NA) (NA) - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) -

- - - -

(NA)I (NA) (NA)I -

(X) 6 9 12 

(X) (NA) (NA) 9 

(X) 2 (D) 4 

(X) (NA) (NA) 9 

(X) 1 (D) 1 

(Xl (NA) (NA) 5 

(X) 1 (0) 2 

(X) I (NA) (NA~ I 4 

(Xl - 7 

(X) (NA) (NA) 2 

(0) (NA) (NA) 7 

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

(0) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) -

(Xl 6 59 87 

(X) (NA) (NA) 37 

15 612 3 (D) 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 

(X) 6 3 23 

(X) (NA) (NA) I 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity forms Acres 

(D) (X) - -

12 (X) - - - - - - - - - - (D) (D) - -

12 110 - - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (X)I - - - (X) - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- (X) - -

- (X) - -I 

- - - - - - - -

(0) (0) - -

(0) (D) - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

-

(Xli 

-

=1 (D) -

- (X; 1 

-

;1 

- -

- -

-

~I -

~I - -

- -

- -

- - - - - - - - 21 3 106 - - 73 12 337 - -

- - -

~I - - -

1 033 I 482 -

726 I 055 - (0) (O~I - - - =1 803 1 187

1 

- -

(0) (X) - - -

(X~ I 

- -

- - - - - - - - - - -I - -I 

41 (X) 4 (D) 

84 (X) 3 23 

(0) (X) I (0) 

38 (X) 3 20 

(D) (X) I (0) 

2 (X) I - (0) (X) - - 6 (X) I 1 

55 (X) - ~I (0) (X) - - 53 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

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

(0) - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

3 007 (X) 6 59 

1 766 (X)I 4 26 

7 13 575 3 (0) 

9 40 531 3 8 

50 (xq 5 (0) (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE 165 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

605 119 9571 559 122 752 435 101 710 I 405 104 490 

- (X) 198 (X) 220 (X) 234 (X) 258 - (X) 558 080 (X) 557 760 (X) 558 080 (X) 557 760 (X) 21.5 (X) 22.0 (X) 18.2 (X) 18.7 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings; t 

- 139 891 (X) 93 574 (X) 166 943 (X) 108 188 (X) 

(X) 670 (X) 426 (X) 686 (X) 419 

Average per form _____________________________ doHors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 543 54 2361 494 49 9211 382 47409 344 44 331 

- 483 38 775 440 34 157 330 34 227 307 31 304 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 65 253 62 (NA) 32 118 27 (NA) 

57 774 54 (NA) 25 326 23 (NA) 

- 51 1 165 42 (NA) 17 389 16 (NA) 

- 80 2 948 69 (NA) 52 1 928 40 (NA) 

- 92 6 184 91 (NA) 73 5036 79 (NA) 

83 10 8481 81 (NA) I 78 10 247 81 (NA) 

- 50 13 688 37 (NA) 48 (D) 37 (NA) 

- 5 2 915 4 (NA) \ 5 (D) 4 (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 300 12 040 316 11 942 221 10 530 223 9 967 

- 132 3 421 113 3 822\ 91 2 652 77 3 060 

- 43 522 (NA) (NA) 28 421 16 676 

- 23 196 (NA) (NA) 13 124 13 135 

- 27 469

1 

(NA) (NA)I 21 4211 17 373 

- 83 2 234 (NA) (NA) 58 1 686 53 1 876 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________ .. ______________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 ta 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 ta 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _____ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangelond. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 453 53 637 443 54 813\ 326 44 478 316 44 426 

- 118 6 333 (NA) (NA) 93 5 350 124 7978 

- 415 47 304 (NA) (NA) 298 39 128 269 36 448 

- 371 12 084 391 18 018\ 270 9 823 285 15 733 

89 3 619 (NA) (NA) 59 2 520 89 6 708 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pas lured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland nol postured ___________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 331 8 465 (NA) (NA) 244 7 303 261 9 025 

Pasfureland, all typeL __ - 385 21 992 (NA) (NA) 278 18 400 (NA) 24 653 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 16 75 6 15 11 70 6 15 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 14 50 (NA) (NA) 9 45 6 15 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (NA) - Pasfureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

Other - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 15 138 (X) (X) 11 102 (X) (X) 

1]978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 -

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 605 48 828 559 41 975 435 48 565 405 41 763 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 80 707 (X) 75 089 (X) 111 645 (X) 103 119 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: t 

$100,000 or morL ________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

138 39 093 102 (NA) 138 39 093 102 (NA) 

- 109 7 205 112 (NA) 109 7 205 112 (NA) 

- 43 1 193 56 (NA) 43 1 193 56 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________ _ 

- 40 554 40 (NA) 40 554 40 (NA) 

- 44 305 45 (NA) 44 305 45 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) __________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 ___________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 ________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see texf) ____________________________ _ 

- 61 215 41 (NA) 61 215 41 (NAI 

168 (0) 161 (NA) (X) (X) 9 (NA) 

20 44 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 32 54 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 48 59 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

68 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

253 3 264 254 2 573 170 3 134 (NA) 2 457 

- 16 81 (NA) (NA) 10 77 8 23 

Crops __________________________ ---------------------- Groins ___________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 161 605 (NA) (NA) 109 552 97 496 

- 48 215 (NA) (NA) 33 208 30 207 

- 42 1 885 (NA) (NA) 29 1 831 30 1 414 

34 396 27 198 24 (0) 22 192 

- 12 82 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 20 124 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______ . ________________ ---- ----

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ -- -------- ----

field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ 

fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products __________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---

- 487 45 564 437 39 239 378 45 432 348 39 160 

137 31 098 155 29 138 132 31 066 145 29 118 

- 170 11 935 (NA) (NA) 167 11 933 172 8 774 

333 2 347 (NA) (NA) 262 2 282 236 1 191 

34 63 (NA) (NA) 20 53 14 53 

31 15 (NA) (NA) 14 8 12 6 

- 43 106 (NA) (NA) 22 91 13 18 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poullry producIL _________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Caffle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________ -- -- --------

Sheep, lombs, ond waal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

t 1974 doto include sales of forest products. 

166 KENNEBEC COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms crop/and land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 fa 9 acreL ______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'- __________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2.000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

- 605 559

1 

119 957

1 

483 III 643 38 775 16 4 035 664 75 

- 40 29 120 14 35 23 2 (0) (0) (0) 

92 77 2 685 53 I 617 698 2 (D) (0) (0) 

46 

~I 2 6301 31 I 780 567 I (0) (0) (D) 

- 68 5 617 54 4 432 I 593 I (0) (0) (0) 

86 75 9 738 73 8 214 2 789 I (0) (0) (D) 

- 51 37 7 995 47 7 331 2 793 2 (0) (0) (0) 

38 

~I 7 5161 33 6492 2 2981 - - -

34 8 171 33 7 936 2 610 I (D) (D) (0) 1 

101 116

1 

35 5651 96 33 886 12 810 1 2 (0) (0) (0)1 - 39 31 24 005 39 24 005 10 066 4 2 304 372 20 

- 7 12 7 839 7 7 839 I 470 - - - - 3 3 i 8 076j 3 8 076 I 058 i - - - -I 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

I Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 ! farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres i Forms Acres i land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Horvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 605 119 9571 559 122 752 435 101 7101 405 104 4901 --------- 483 38 775 MO 34 157 330 34 227 307 31 304 

--------- 405 62 7891 399 63 594 271 48 1611 261 46 6951 --------- 293 13 318 (NA) 12 790 175 10 603 (NA) 10 422 

--------- 182 54 583 148 57 533 150 51 160 135 56 425 

--------- 175 24 916

1 

(NA) 21 117 144 23 165

1 

(NA) 20 687 

--------- 18 2 585 12 I 625 14 2 389 9 I 370 

--------- 15 541

1 

(NA) 250 II 459

1 

(NA) 195 

--------- 548 102 540 (NA) (NA) 387 85 370 367 85 487 

--------- 33 8 63~ 1 (NA) (NA) 27 7 9711 22 8 083 

--------- 19 7 182 (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 16 10920 ional. etc __ 5 1 597 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

All farms 1 

Farms with sales of 

1 All forms 1 

Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more $2,500 or more 1 

1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 '1 974 1 1978 11974 

I Operators by place of residence, 

- 379 355

1 

339 306 On form operated ______________________ 509 428

1 

372 308 

- 226 186 96 83 Not on form operated ___________________ 42 24 22 14 

41 

I Not reported ___________________________ 54 89

1 

41 67

- 10 9 4 Operators reporting days of work off form: 1 

- 71 41 50 26 None _________________________________ 269 2121 236 181 

- 149 III 102 82 1 to 49 days- __________________________ 41 29 30 19 - 163 137 117 107 50 to 99 doy'-_________________________ 21 7 17 4 119 153 86 113 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ II 

11/ 

9 II - 93 95 71 57 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 25 26 15 18 - 49.5 52.0 49.8 51.4 200 days or more ______________________ 207 147 103 70 

Operators by principal occupotion: Farming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

3510 44 years-______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms 1 Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 1 

1978 1974 1978 

'"~·~I 1974 

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

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plants. and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane. and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood. coke. etc. _________________________ _ 

- 365 5 604 316 4 907 277 5 566! 249 4 878 - 491 21 1351 478 21 7851 386 21 0531 361 21 712\ - 337 20 117 420 21 400

1 

293 20 074 348 - 438 399 (NA) (NA) 355 392 21 351 1 296 251 - 283 240 228 96 207 236 176 92 - 305 695 263 483 247 684 201 468 - 279 253 195 185 229 243 149 178

1 

- 395 2 683 287 2 521 346 2 602 249 2 463 - 42 43 Ii 221 17 37 II 221 

- 142 125 128 102 101 116 104 93

- 603 1 989 (NA) 1 (NA) 1 435 I 934

1 

(NA) - 602 (NA) 1 I 470 553 727 434 1 428 404 697 578 502 (NA) (NA) 415 473 397 395 - 195 267 (NA) (NA) 194 (0) 130 67 - 35 18 (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 57 13

1 

- 129 589 (NA) (NA) 122 583 } - 6 2 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 404 222 - 602 92 (NA) (NA) 434 85 - 481 506 (NA) (NA) 375 494 (NA) (NA) 1 - 29 13 (NA) (NA) 24 12 (NA) (NA) I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KENNEBEC COUNTY, MAINE 167 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------ Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. 10 cootrol294 19 567 242 283 17 877 241 

- 68 I 690 51 

- ll6 3 741 109 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 76 3 225 59 

- 16 224 15 44 I 491 26 169 8 559 151 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 22 951 21 126 (X) ll4 

101 (X) 89 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___________ forms- -

Average per form __ _ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999_ 

$1.000_ ____________ dollarsSELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ - Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ -

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

604 548 435 405 machinery and equipment - Can. 

22 653 12 747 20 513 11 5881 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

37 506 23 261 47 155 28 612 $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

79 88 29 38 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

132 1 94 29 711 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

136 121 j 113 98j $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

AI! forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Monufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

407 583 269 331 177 252 523 I 015 265 347 389 668 531 I 375 156 235 480 I 140 

19 174 

17 557 

I 617 3 671 

3 ll4 

(0) 

I 357 

8 316 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

18 18

1 

3 3 15 151 - 41 47 14 I~I 27 33 18 24 5 14 19 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cotfonpickers ____________________________ _ - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 229 249 124 124 121 125 Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

- 314 327 86 87 234 240 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ - 159 193 53 56 117 137 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

203 14 189 (NA) 12 463 (NA) I 726 58 I 713 

(NA) 2 518 I (0) 

10 739 

(NA) 3 855 

2 (0) 

37 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

71 68 48 62 

93 98 93 96 

51 20 51 19 

25 , r 24 , 45 ~ 21H 38 ~ 211 10 -' jL 10 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

432 589 349 

460 773 267 

480 I 059 221 

8 8 I 

21 22 

5 6 1~1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

178 195 77 

250 255 63 

90 104 33 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _______________________________________________ _ 

- 395 158 (X) 358 (X) 346 249 

- 3 294 (X) 458 (X) 2 836 3 197 2 042 

Forms with-

- 70 73 73 75 75 30 45 

- 60 40 80 58 116 59 32 

124 28 93 110 376 117 52 

I worker ______________________ ~ ___________ ------ -- ----- 2 workers ___ _ ___________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 74 15 (D) 61 395 74 73 

- 67 2 (0) 54 I 874 66 47 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________ -- ------

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

168 KENNEBEC COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products ______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ___________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Oairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of waoL __________________________________ _ 

I I I I 

503 (X) 456 (X) 371 (X) I 338 (Xl 

380 (X) 362 (X) 274 (X) 256 (X) 

487 45 564 437 39 239 378 45 4321 348 39 160 

356 2 425

1 

315 (NA) I 267 2 343

1 

241 1 250 

'" ~I " -I ,,,,,I 361 20 284 353 267 251 

313 10 755 311 10 774 237 10344 230 10 400 - 135 1 467 122 1 212 78 1 125 65 942 

225 9 288 244 9 562 194 9 219 202 9 458 - 305 8 308 (NA) (NA) I 237 7 969

1 

206 7 630 I 

225 1 221 (NA) (NA) 157 973 139 1 599 -

333 9405 303 7 663 262 9082

1 

236 7 409 - (X) 2 347 (X) (NA) (X) 2 282 (X) 1 191 - 260 4 719 (NA) (NA) 212 4 5381 184 4 094 - (X) 331 (X) (NA) (X) 311 (X) 163 -

- 281 4 686 (NA) (NA) 231 4 544 204 3 315 

(X) 2016 (X) (NA) (X) 1 971 I (X) 1 028

1 - 684 (NA) (NA) 27 657 14 290 - 39 

(X) 287 (X) (NA) (X) 278 (X) 109 -

- 11 9331 8 7741 170 11 935 (NA) (NA) 167 172 

- 55 1 181 49 404 34 1 0371 32 350 I - 20 184 (NA) (NA) 17 157

1 

9 105 

- 49 997 (NA) (NA) 28 880 31 245 

- 21 220 11 183 17 200

1 

9 (0) 

- 20 131 11 149 16 111 9 (0) 

- 12 89 5 34 12 89 5 34 

- 34 496 36 566

1 

16 223

1 

18 265 \ - 27 320 (NA) (NA) 12 135 15 179 

- 16 232 (NA) (NA) 7 151 1 (0) 

- 111 439 94 358

1 

65 2241 54 234

1 

- 34 1 487 18 1 172 20 1 218

1 

14 969 

- (X) 63 (X) (NA) (X) 53 (X) 53 

- 9 1 061 6 589 7 (0) 4 (0) 

- (X) 40 (X) (NA) (X) 

(0) \ 

(X) 8 

- 25 356 23 395 13 203 9 147 

- 28 287 (NA) (NA) 12 113 12 198 

- (X) 2 124 (X) (NA) (X) 768 (X) 1 249 Sheep, lombs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 31 15 (NA) (NA) I 14 

(0~1 12 

- 7 99 (NA) (NA) 2 1 (O~ I 

- (X) 5 (X) (NA) \ (X) (0)\ (X) (Z) 

- 22 72 14 43 10 34 10 27 

- (X) 69 (X) (NA) (X) 56 (X) 16 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _______________________ 0 __________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other paultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product'-___________________ $1 ,000_ 

\ \ 

- 169 (X) I 162 (X)I 139 (X) I 136 (X) I - 90 1 176 856 90 1 239 495 66 1 172 585 65 1 235 205 

- 74 727 830 77 844 487 50 (0) 1 55 840 394 

- 23 449 026 (NA) (NA) 21 (0) 14 370 454 

13 205 027 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 15 308 100 

- 61 2 872 983 67 3 883 346 56 2 872 936\ 64 3 883 256 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 24 (X) I (NA) (X) I 16 (X) I 5 (X) 

- 135 (X) 143 (X) \ 129 (X) 1 138 (X) 

- 66 1 805 148 61 1 215 874 64 (0) 58 1 212 234 

- 38 660 443 43 577 011 36 (0) 40 573 371 

- 28 1 144 705 (NA) (NA) 28 1 144 705 \ 20 611 215 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - - 65 13 947 902 83 17 069 921 64 (0) 81 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - =1 2 (O~ I - - - (NA) (NA) - - - 7 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X~ I 2 (xq - 137 31 098 155 29 138 132 31 066 145 29 118 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KENNEBEC COUNTY, MAINE 169 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 ar more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 120 5 856 (X) - - 110 5 737 (X) - - 1974_ for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 105 4 920 (X) (NA) (NA) 101 4911 (X) 1 (0) 

- 14 633 42 230 - - 11 602 40 600 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (10ns. greenL _________ 1978_ - 5 139 11 347 (NA) (NA) 5 139 11 347 - -

- 109 5 223 71 157 - - 101 5 135 69 753 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 97 4 772 66 957 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 8 115 (X) I - - 8 115 (X) I - - - 16 395 (X) (NA) (NA) 14 (0) (X) - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 7 (0) 903 - - 7 (0) 903 - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 (0) 2 571 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Wheat for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Oots for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 3 6 (0) - - 3 6 (0) - - 1974_ Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 68 4 080 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beons (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _____ ~ _________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) _______________________ ~~~ __ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 12 125 21 470 - - 11 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - 29 169 41 687 (NA) (NA) 24 162 41 241 1 (0) 

Sweetp01otoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfolfo hoy (tons. dry) _~~ ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

53 62~ I - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 423 32 765 2 (0) 289 28 475 49 049 2 (0) 

- 367 27 989 47 380 (NA) (NA) 257 25 353 44 531 - -

- 67 2 486 4 250 I - - 51 2 239 3 9161 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 43 1 919 4 581 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 287 20 078 34 972 - - 221 18 433 32 782 - -

Field seed crops _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 43 (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) ______ ~_~ __________ ~ ___ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I - - - - - -I 

- 48 351 (X) 6 27 33 319 (X) 5 (0) 

1974_ - 53 427 (X) (NA) (NA) 34 407 (X) 1 (0) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 36 214 (X) 3 (0) 26 194 (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 30 239 (X) - - Tamatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 17 13 (X) 5 4 12 11 (X) 4 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 21 12 (X) 1 - Green peas excluding cawpeas ________________ 1978_ - 10 23 (X) - - 8 (0) (X) - -

1974_ 

land in orchards _ _ ___________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I 12 25 (X) - -

- 32 1 045 (X) 2 (0) 20 933 (X) 1 (01 

1974_ - 33 1 304 (X) (NA) (NA) 23 1 226 (X) 1 (0) 

Apples (pounds) _~ ___________________ ~ __ ~ __ 1978_ 

1974_ - 29 1 030 11 095 836 (NA) (NA) 20 928 10 619 768 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 227 12 139 599 (NA) (NA) 

Peoches (poundsL ________________________ ~ _1978_ 

1974_ - 5 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 28 120 (X) 1 (0)1 19 93 (x)1 - - 1974_ 23 84 (X) (NA) (NA) 12 51 (X) 1 (Z) 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 16 25 138 137 1 (0) 13 24 132 837 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 8 12 984 1 -

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Of her crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 34 35 (X) 6 6 24 25 (X) 4 (0) 

- 10 65 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 30 (X) (NA) (NA) 

170 KENNEBEC COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All larms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ____________________________ ---- ---- - - - --- ----- Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

198 32 509 213 32675 135 27 280 122 23 0161 - 164 (X) 153 (X) 202 (X) 189 (X) - (X) 236 160 (X) 236096 (X) 236 160 (X) 236096 - 11.6 (X) 9.7 - (X) 13.8 (X) 13.8 (X) 

Value of land and buildings: 1 Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollors- 115 780 (X) 76 812 (X) 132 599 (X) 93 770 (X) 

- (X) 661 (X) 501 (X) 646 (X) 497 -

land in farms according to use: Totol cropland ____________________________________ - __ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ ----

179 11 1291 185 11 2821 120 93391 100 7923 - 158 6671 165 5 726 106 5 563 89 4438 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

29 107 35 (NA) 18 59 13 (NA) 

- 5 (NA) 20 272 30 (NA) 9 116 

38 833 31 (NA) 21 469 17 (NA) - 32 1 162 28 (NA) 22 803 15 (NA) 

- 28 (NA) 25 I 672 30 (NA) 22 1 491 - (NA) 9 I 095

1 

10 (NA) I 9 1 095

1 

10 - 1 530 1 (NA) 5 1 530 1 (NA) - 5 (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - -

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 86 2 667 89 3 261 56 2 260 48 2 039 - 67 1 791 54 2 295 48 1 516 29 1 446 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

10 118 (NA) (NA) 4 53 6 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) - 6 41 

10 527

1 

(NA) (NA) I 8 (0) I 1 (0) 

- 50 1 105 (NA) (NA) 39 922 24 1 168 -

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodlond not pastured ____________________________ _ 

147 18441 149 17650 100 15 607 80 13031 - 28 896 (NA) (NA) 16 495 22 I 065 - 139 17 545 (NA) (NA) 98 15 112 72 II 966 -

Other land _________________________________________ _ - 143 2939 146 3 743 96 2334 81 2062 

Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 11 172 (NA) (NA) 7 116 23 715 

- 136 2 767 (NA) (NA) 91 2 218 79 1 347 

Pasturefond, all types __________________________________ _ - 104 3 735 (NA) (NA) 68 2 871 (NA) 3 819 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 5 5 5 64 3 (D) 4 (0) 

- 5 5 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (X) (X) - - (X) 00 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All larms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ 

- 198 10026 213 8 700 135 9948 122 8604 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 50639 (X) 40 845 (X) 73 686 (X) 70 525 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold;l $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) __________ -; _________________ _ 

- 32 7 717 29 (NA) 32 7 717 29 (NA) 

- 20 1 259 22 (NA) 20 I 259 22 (HA) 

- 15 431 17 (NA) 15 431 17 (NA) 

- 21 284 14 (NA) 21 284 14 (HA) 

- 24 179 17 (NA) 24 179 17 (NA) 

- 23 78 18 (NA) 23 78 18 (NA) 

- 63 79 95 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

- 15 33 (HA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 16 (HAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 23 9 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 107 1 129 113 645 78 1 099 (NA) 591 - - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 39 71 (NA) (NA) 24 53 23 46 - 20 142 (NA) (NA) 16 139 9 21 - 54 663 (NA) (NA) 42 654 28 197 - 11 (D) 12 325 10 (D) 7 315 - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 5 

livestock, paultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

CaHie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other "vestack and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 130 8 898 136 7 939 93 8848 89 7 902 - 49 7 654 54 7 040 42 7 651 50 7 040 - 28 905 (NA) (NA) 26 (D) 26 713 - 79 238 (NA) (NA) 53 211 52 125 - 6 4 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 I - 21 15 (NAl (NA) 7 (D) 5 3 - 12 80 (NAl (NA) 7 77 4 20 

'1974 data include sales of lorest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KNOX COUNTY, MAINE 171 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

- 198 213 32 509 158 29 833 6 671 5 317 24 5 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 11 11 56 5 21 8 - - - - - 42 42 1 177 22 634 254 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 26 21 1 490 21 1 220 482 2 (D) (D) (D) - 20 25 I 621 18 1 456 413 - - - - - 29 37 3388 26 3070 731 - - - - - 19 19 3 017 18 2867 551 1 (0) (D) (D) 

- 15 

::1 ~il 13 2600 

~I - - - - 6 6 I 371 - - - - 18 25 6 435 18 6 435 1 48

11 

- - - - - 10 7 (D) (0) (0) (D~ - - - -

- - 2 - - - - - - - 2 (0) 2 (0) (D) - - - -

1 fa 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 oeres. __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 oeres. __________________ _ 

220 to 259 oeres. __________________ _ 260 to 499 oeres. __________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

I,COO to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

1978 

Forms 

198 

158 

147 

114 

46 

43 

5 

1 

185 

7 

5 

I 

'1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

1978 

Forms 

135 

106 

92 

69 

39 

36 

4 

1 

125 

4 

5 

I 

Farming ______________________________ 103 120 90 93 On form operated _____________________ _ Other __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ______ ______ __ __ 95 87 45 24 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

OP~~~::~~~:;:s ~~o_u_p~___________________ I II _ OP::~t::o:::~~~~~~-::~;~~::~~~~:~:--- 25 to 34 yeaTS_________________________ 22 10 13 6 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeaTS_________________________ 39 43 28 18 I to 49 days __________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeaTS_________________________ 60 69 46 42 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeaTS_________________________ 43 49 28 33 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 65 years and ove'-_____________________ 33 35 20 18 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Acres 

27 280 

5 563 

18 323 

2430 

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

23 271 

1 268 

(0) 

(D) 

All forms 

1978 

159 

21 

18 

81 

14 

6 

8 

9 

73 

1974 

Forms Acres 

122 23016 

89 4438 

92 12 378 

(NA) 2 157 

30 10638 

(NA) 2 281 

(NA) 

112 21 851 

5 777 

4 (D) 

1 (0) 

Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

'1974 1978 '1974 

157 112 91 

13 13 6 

37 10 20 

53 65 40 

18 10 10 

4 3 2 

7 7 6 

9 5 2 

Average oge___________________________ 50.8 52.8 50.9 53.8 200 days or mar. _____________________ _ 72 39 23 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~--------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie S. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 96 1 326 103 919 70 I 315 65 899 

- 133 5 286 143 5 127 95 5 265 93 5 106 

- 105 5 232 127 5 099 79 5 220 91 5086 

- 153 52 (NA) (NA) 101 50 64 21 

- 55 33 57 58 49 33 28 56 

- 70 80 80 25 52 74 41 22 

- 95 64 59 18 80 57 39 16 

- 94 440 81 274 76 434 56 263 

- 18 32 14 17 18 32 10 16 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ____________ -- -- -------- ------------ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ -------- -------- ------- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ________________________ ---------------

Contract labor ____________ --- - -- --- - ---------------- ---

- 53 73 58 23 48 72 38 21 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________ -- -------- ---- ------ -----

198 365 (NA) (NA) 131 348 (NA) (NA) 

- 193 233 194 139 131 221 120 125 

- 191 102 (NA) (NA) 129 93 120 87 

- 60 16 (NA) (NA) 47 14 28 5 

- 12 2 (NA) (NA) 12 2 19 2 

52 95 (NA) (NA) 52 95 

- - } (NA) (NA) - - 120 30 

- 193 18 (NA) (NA) 131 16 

148 127 (NA) (NA) 114 123 (NA) (NA) 

20 5 (NA) (NA) 13 3 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum producfs ______________ -- ---- ---------- ---- Gasoline __________________ - - -- -- ---- ---------- ----

Diesel fuel ________________ -- -------- -- ------------ LP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel ail ______________ ---- ---------- -------- ---- ---- Natural gos ____________ ---- -- ------ ------------ ---- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ______________ ------ - - ------ ---------- -- - --- Other-coal, wood, cake, ete. _________________________ _ 

172 KNOX COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto Ofe bosed on 0 sample of forms- see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on whK:h used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ - -- -- __ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except posture ____________________ -- -- __ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------

70 I 923 52 - 70 1 848 52 - 9 75 2 - 54 568 40 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ - 54 1 924 47 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

32 796 25 

30 891

1 29 -

- - - 35 

~I 29 - 25 (X) 19 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ doJlors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottanpickers ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms· see text) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

198 201 131 119 machinery and equipment - Con. 

4 595 2 869 3 923 2 139 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

23 208 14274 29 943 17 975 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

25 

~I 7 15 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

41 10 23 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

42 60j 36 38 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 197.4 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

137 182 64 68 89 J14 182 336 81 84 147 252 169 347 56 62 149 285 I (O~I -

=1 

1 - - - (O~I - - - - - - - - - 43 51 27 27 23 24 78 78 14 14 64 64 

14 20 7 7 13 13 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

Hired workers -All farms, 1978 

1 768 41 692 

(0) (NA) 576 

(0) (NA) J16 

466 6 186 

1 784 (NA) 366 

- 1 (0) 

656 3 134 

(0) (NA) 235 

- 1 (0) 

(X) 7 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

32 23 26 22 

28 19 22 17 

25 4 25 3 

3 .., I 3 

2 ~ 11-1 2 1 11 

- ..J j L - ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

145 199 101 155 240 83 179 308 50 

- - -

- - - 5 5 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

19 19 10 59 59 14 

18 21 9 

Any hired work.ersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 94 41 (X) 79 (X) 76 S6 - 494 (X) 115 (X) 379 470 548 

Forms with- , worker _______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

25 15 15 25 25 13 II - 9 II 22 13 26 3 27 9 7 - 29 18 62 27 19 5 II - (0) II 64 19 - 14 1 (0) 12 202 II 14 16 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KNOX COUNTY, MAINE 173 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 137 (X) 138 (X) 94 (X) 86 (X) 

- 104 (X) 113 (X) 67 (X) 64 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

130 8 898 136 7 939 93 8 848 89 7 902 91 258

1 

98 (NA) I 57 216 54 129

1 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved 

Beef cows _________________ == == = ===== = = = == = = = === Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves, bulls and bull colves ______ _ 

94 2 215 105 2 798 64 I 983 63 2 161 - 87 I 042 92 I 337 61 951 55 I 074 52 216 52 437 31 140 22 203 

- 45 826 52 900 36 811 38 871 70 890 I (NA) (NA) I 53 828 48 724 64 283 (NA) (NA) 41 204 47 363 

Soles: Coltle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves _ 

Cottle __ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

Oairy products -- ________________________ ----JL~~~= 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 79 923 86 858/ 53 813 52 717 

- (X) 238 (X) (NA) (X) 211 (X) 125 

- 50 422 (NA) (NA)/ 36 392 36 357 

- (X) 39 (X) (NA) (X) 33 (X) 19 68 501 (NA) (NA) 46 421 43 360 

- (X) 200 I (X) (NA) I (X) 178 (X) 106

1 20 88 (NA) (NA) II 65 7 32 

(X) 35 (X) (NA) (X) 27 (X) 12 

28 905 (NA) (NA) 26 (0) / 26 713 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

Litters of pigs farrowed between29 104 24 127 17 46/ 12 33 

- 5 15 (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 7 

27 89 (NA) (NA) 16 (olj 10 26 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 5 15 10 18 I (0) 3 4 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 5 (0) 3 6 I (0) 2 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ I (0) 8 12 I (0) 2 (0) Sheep and 10mbL ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 21 706

1 

20 708 8 107 5 118 

- 18 551 (NA) (NA) 6 83 3 55 

- 7 83 (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- 31 158

1 

37 135

1 

16 109

1 

17 97

1 

6 III 7 44 2 (0) / 4 16 

(X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) I 

- 2 (0) I (0) I (0) I (0) 

(X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) 

(0)1 

(X)' (Z) 

- 19 273 17 386 7 91 4 142 

- 16 562 (NA) (NA) 4 92 4 103 (X) 2 801 (X) (NA) (X) 643 (X) 795 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ Goats ___________________________________________ _ 

- 21 151 (NA) (NA) I 7 (O~I 5 

3 23 (NA) (NA) ~ I - - - (X) I (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies _____________ _ - 4 17 5 23 3 (0) 3 (0) 

$1,000_ (X) 9 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 13 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 53 (X) 60 (X) I 42 (X) I 46 (X) I - 30 358 519 43 482 838 22 358 216 29 482 437 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 28 286 841 37 397 259 20 286 612 26 396 937 

- 10 71 678 (NA) (NA) 6 71 604 5 85 500 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and of her meat-type chickenL _______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

1urkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ -------- -- -- ---

Sales: Any poulfry __________________________ ------------ --- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 monfhs old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months olu ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______________________ ---- -- -- ---- -- -- ----

Turkeys for slo ughter ______________ ---- ----------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ - ___ -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- --- Poultry and paultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 5 37 608 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 71 000 

- 19 681 378 18 71 a 650 17 (0) 17 (0) 

7 106 (NA) (NA) 3 39 - -

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 39 - - I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 8 (X) (NA) (X)I 2 (X) I 2 (X) 

- 46 (X) 51 (X) 41 (X) 48 (X) 

- 25 370 027 30 509 085 23 (0) 27 508 990 

- 18 269 822 26 395 080 17 (0) 23 394 990 

- 7 100 205 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 5 114 000 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 17 3 238 768 21 2 508 972 17 3 238 768 21 2 508 972 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I - =1 

I (0) 

- - - (NA) 

(NAij - - - - 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X~ I - (X) 

49 7 654 54 7 040 42 7 651 50 7 040 

174 KNOX COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with saies of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoled 

Forms Acres Quanfity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn lor all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

9 180 (X) - (NAJ I 

8 (0) (X) - - - (X) (NA) 11 166 (X) - - 14 178 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - 9 180 1 878 - - 8 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 1 580 - - - (NA) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) I - (NAll 

- - (X) I - =1 - (X) (NA) - - (X) - - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (ul for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -I 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin _____ o. ______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - -

(Xli 

- - - - - (X) - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - -

(X~ I 

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ (oHon (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ T obocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - -

~I - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - -

=1 - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 1 76 - - 2 (D) (D) - -

- 8 11 1 789 (NA) (NA) 4 10 1 723 1 (D) 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ A~olfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - -

(N~I - - - - -

- - - - (NA) - - - - -

- 108 4 878 6866 - 67 3 901 5 694 - -

- 113 4 322 6 249 (NA) (NA) 63 3 272 4 742 - - - 11 202 423 1 - (NAll 

10 (D) (0) I -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 123 150 - =1 Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 64 3 169 4459 - - 41 2 631 3 811 - -

Field seed crop,-_____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - A~olfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - - -I - -I 

- 20 145 (X) 1 (D) 16 141 (X) - - 1974_ - 21 141 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 118 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 5 17 (X) - - 5 17 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 18 (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -

I - 12 125 (X) - - 6 115 (X) - - 1974_ - 8 90 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 64 (X) - - Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ - 12 122 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 113 (D) (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 64 723 058 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 3 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 52 1 426 (X) 1 (D) 40 1 331 (X) - - 1974_ Slrawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ - 44 1 055 (X) (NA) (NA) 26 868 (X) 2 (0) 

- 4 (D) (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) (0) - - 1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 11 3 (X) 3 1 10 (0) (X) 3 I 

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KNOX COUNTY, MAINE 175 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

- 209 30488 156 29 210 118 20 616 99 21 890 

- (X) 146 (X) 187 (X) 175 (X) 221 

- (X) 290560 (X) 290 752 (X) 290 560 (X) 290 752 

- (X) 10.5 (X) 10.0 (X) 7.1 (X) 7.5 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 116546 (X) 78 782 (X) 136 285 (X) 85697 (X) 

- (X) 835 (X) 421 (X) 827 (X) 388 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 195 II 210 I 147 10 595 107 7808 92 8 224 

- 185 7 821 131 7 427 102 5 618 86 6427 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

5010 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______ ======================== 1,000 ocres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 38 136 18 (NA) 20 67 10 (NA) 

- 36 499 23 (NA) 15 218 10 (NA) 

- 29 639 20 (NA) 10 220 8 (NA) 

- 38 1 400 19 (NA) 21 767 II (NA) 

- 23 I 563 28 (NA) 19 I 300 24 (NA) 

- 16 1 993 10 (NA) 12 1 455 10 (NA) 

- 5 1 591 13 (NA) 5 1 591 13 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 107 2329 87 2 505 60 1 607 53 1 411 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 50 1060 37 663 22 583 25 386 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ - 16 261 (NA) (NA) 8 117 10 108 Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________ _ - 8 77 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ - 7 III (NA) (NA) 4 (0) II (0) Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 34 611 (NA) (NA) 14 403 10 217 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ - 165 16932 117 15 303 90 II 102 74 II 700 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 34 1 114 (NA) (NA) 19 614 18 1 116 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 153 15818 (NA) (NA) 84 10488 67 10584 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 138 2346 102 3312 76 1 706 63 1 966 Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 26 721 (NA) (NA) 16 565 21 756 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wQsteland, etc _______ _ - 131 1 625 (NA) (NA) 72 1 141 59 1 210 

Pastureland, 011 types __________________________________ _ - 137 4 164 (NA) (NA) 79 2 786 (NA) 3 283 

Irrigated lond ________________________________________ _ 

- 12 82 5 35 10 (0) 4 (0) 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 12 82 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 4 (0) 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 2 (0) (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

11978 dato a re based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars-- 209 6429 156 4 128 ll8 6 327 99 4060 

- (X) 30 761 (X) 26462 (X) 53 615 (X) 41 010 

Forms by volue of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 19 4 804 10 (NA) 19 4 804 10 (NA) 

- 14 857 19 (NA) 14 857 19 (NA) 

- 8 225 8 (NA) 8 225 8 (NA) 

- II 148 19 (NA) II 148 19 (NA) 

- 17 121 19 (NA) 17 121 19 (NA) 

- 49 171 21 (NA) 49 17l 21 (NA) 

- 91 102 60 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 13 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 32 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 21 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 38 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________________ ------ ---------- ----

Grains ____________________ - ___ ------ --------------- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

(otton and cottonseed ______________ ---- -------------- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T aboceo ________________ ----------- - -- -- ---- - - ------ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________________ -- -- ---------------

- III 716 89 639 66 670 (NA) 608 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 60 112 (NA) (NA) 30 81 27 178 

- 19 139 (NA) (NA) 15 135 7 47 

- 30 187 (NA) (NA) 19 181 22 135 

- 17 220 8 88 13 216 6 (0) 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 7 158 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Oairy products ____________ -- __ -- -- - - -- ---- - - ---- ---- Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _______________________ ---- -------- ---- Sheep,lambs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ----------

- 129 5 713 96 3422 78 5 657 61 3 389 

- 32 4090 21 2 200 24 4089 19 (0) 

- 27 998 (NA) (NA) 20 995 26 917 

- 92 559 (NA) (NA) 55 528 45 255 

14 10 (NA) (NA) 8 8 4 (0) 

25 22 (NA) (NA) 9 13 II 15 

- 22 34 (NA) (NA) 8 25 - -

'1974 dato include soles of foresl products, 

116 LINCOLN COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

farms with harvested cropland farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropJond 

All farms ___________________________ _ 209 156 30 488 185 29 000 7 821 12 I 778 398 

13 3 58 II 47 26 3 6 5 

- 31 22 805 23 652 306 I (D) (D) 

22 16 I 258 17 982 343 2 (D) (D) 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acreL ____________________ _ 

50 fa 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 

- 30 9 2 427 25 2009 772 - - -

- 32 29 3688 29 3358 755 2 (D) (D) 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

- 22 16 3421 22 3421 913 - - -

- 17 22 

~ ~~I 17 3 387 

~i:1 - - -

10 13 10 2 333 2 (D) (D) 

- 25 17 8 341 24 8041 I 931 I (0) (0) 

6 5 (D) 6 (D) (D) I (D) (D) 

I 4 (D) I (D) (D) - - -

- - - - - - -

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

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

1978 

Forms 

209 

185 

155 

133 

46 

45 

8 

7 

195 

9 

4 

I 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

30488 156 

7 821 131 

19355 113 

3434 (NA) 

10134 40 

3 682 (NA) 

999 3 705 (NA) 

27 124 (NA) 

1 739 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

Acres 

29 210 7 427 

20 644 

3 849 8 180 

3 344 

386 

234 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

118 

102 

84 

69 

27 

26 

7 

7 

111 

3 

4 

1974 

Acres Forms 

20616 99 

5 618 86 

12 032 64 

2 154 (NA) 

7 635 32 

2 759 (NA) 

(D) 3 

705 (NA) 

18 011 92 

1 120 3 

I 485 4 

Irrigated 

land 

82 

5 

(0) 

(D) 

-

(0) 

-

(0) I 

(D) 

(0) 

-

-

Acres 

21 890 \ 6 427 

14667\ 3 181 

6 837 

3 012 

386 

234 

19 596 

I 468 

826 

All forms Forms with soles of I All forms Farms with sales of 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 25 to 34 years ________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 year'-_______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

1978 

92 

117 

3 

34 

47 

49 

42 

34 

48.6 

'1974 

99 

53 

1 

13 

20 

41 

42 

35 

54.0 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

70 

48 

2 

19 

25 

23 

25 

24 

49.6 

'1974 

Operators by place of residence: 74 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

21 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

1 I O~~~t:::o:.:~~~~~-a~s-~;~~:;~~~~;~:--- 9 None ________________________________ _ 

14 1 to 49 day'- _________________________ _ 

24 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

28 100 to 149 day'-______________________ _ 

19 150 to 199 doy'-______________________ _ 

52.6 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

All farms I 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

180 129 99 82 16 9 10 5 13 141 9 8

1 

72 49 55 40 16 11 11 8 13 13 7 5 11 6 5 I 12 9 4 2 79 30 34 16 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 92 711 65 429 46 696 42 421 - 153 3 011 110 1 863 81 2 962 72 1 836 - 68 2916 91 1 811 45 2904 69 1 796 - 124 29 (NA) (NA) 66 24 52 18 - 98 46 63 20 52 41 30 17 - 97 105 69 58 59 90 42 52 - 86 48 53 18 55 40 37 17 - 86 245 78 331 67 236 65 320 - 6 19 5 13 6 19 3 (D) 

- 42 15 34 12 25 10 26 10 

livestock and poultry purchased _________ ~ _______________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 209 234 (NA) (NA) 116 199 (NA) (NA) - 209 171 155 118 116 143 99 104 - 196 89 (NA) (NA) 103 71 98 70 - 59 19 (NA) (NA) 37 16 27 12 - 17 2 (NA) (NA) 13 2 7 3 - 33 42 (NA) (NA) 26 40 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 99 19 - 209 18 (NA) (NA) 116 14 - 122 56 (NA) (NA) 65 51 (NA) (NA) - 22 7 (NA) (NA) 17 6 (NA) (NA) I 

Energy and potroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gosoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propan"-_______________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, cako, otc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LINCOLN COUNTY, MAINE 177 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. gronules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 95 2290 57 

- 94 2054 56 

- 15 236 10 

- 42 802 24 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 30 434 15 

- 8 138 5 

- 34 461 23 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 33 528 22 

Chemicals forDefoliation or tor growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 12 309 10 

- 37 (X) 21 

- 25 (X) 8 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to ~,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99L ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

Il978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market volue of 011 

209 154 116 99 machinery and equipment - Con. 3 755 2 502 2 947 I 852 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

17 967 16 247 25404 18 707 $30,000 to ~9,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

34 28 29 17 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

88 40 19 20 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

43 38 30 25 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

124 177 76 83 62 94 

175 307 67 78 137 229 

190 331 40 46 174 285 

4 4 - - 4 4 

- - - - - -

2 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- - - - - -

58 65 32 33 27 32 

86 90 17 18 69 72 

20 21 7 7 14 14 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

Il978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1 664 

I 447 

217 

598 

288 

135 

391 

450 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

42 I 373 (NA) I 228 (NA) 145 

9 144 

(NA) 292 

- -

1 (0) 

(NA) 843 

2 (0) 

5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Fanns with sales 

of $2 • .500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

17 22 II 16 

13 18 13 13 

- 7 - 7 

4 , { 4 1 10 r 1 10 1 

- J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

109 150 92 128 225 70 

138 256 39 

2 (0) - I (0) -

2 (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

35 38 17 

69 70 18 

18 21 5 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ -------------------------- -

Workers __________________ -- ---------- ---------. -- -------- 86 26 (X) 79 (X) 67 65 

- 267 (X) 46 (X) 221 238 469 

25 13 13 29 29 11 5 

- 24 9 18 20 40 23 18 

21 3 (0) 15 51 17 10 

11 1 (0) 11 61 11 21 

5 - - 4 40 5 11 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________ ------ ---------------- ----

2 workers ____________________ -- ------ ---------- -- ------

3 or -4 workers __________________ ------ ------------ ------- 5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more __________ -- -- ------ ---------- ---------

178 LINCOLN COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or m .... 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

1""""lory, 

Anx.:;~~~ ~~u!~============================ 152 (X) 1\0 (X) 81 (X) 70 (X) 

125 (X) 100 (X) 65 (X) 6IJ (X) 

Soles, 

Any liveslock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000 __ Any cottle. hogs, 0< sheep ____________________ $1,000 __ 129 5713 96 3422 78 5657 61 3389 

107 591 76 (NA] 62 548 49 275 

CArnE AND CAlVES 

1""""lory, Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers lhol hod calved _____________________ _ Beef cOW's ______________________________________ _ 

Milk cows ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________________ _ 

Sleers, sleer calves, bulls and bull calves ______________ _ 

113 2769 92 2584 61 2373 55 2239 

93 I 200 84 1 255 54 I 039 50 I 101 

61 347 48 249 32 237 25 140 

53 853 51 1 006 33 B02 34 961 

86 I 080 (NA) (NA] 51 953 39 816 

86 489 (NA) (NA) 47 381 35 322 

Soles, Collie and calves ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 __ Collie ____________________________________________ _ 

92 2065 68 1 413 55 1 936 45 I 298 

(X) 559 (X) (NA) (X) 528 (X) 255 

54 I 512 (NA) (NA) 34 1 460 33 655 

(X) 338 (X) (NA) ()() 331 ()() 91 

78 553 (NA) (NA) 48 476 42 643 

$1.000 __ follened callie __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 __ 

<X) 221 (X) (NA) I (X) 196 (X) 164 

24 92 (NA) (NA) 16 80 8 74 

(X) 40 ()() (NA) ()O 35 <X) 24 

27 998 (NA) (NA) 20 995 26 917 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Invenlory, Hags and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding ______________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ________________________________ _ 

36 106 25 121 17 43 16 46 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

35 (D) (NA) (NA) 17 43 15 (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ _ 3 5 4 24 1 (D) 2 (D) 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 _______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 ______________________________ _ 2 (D) 1 (D) - - - - 2 (0) 3 22 1 (D) 2 (D) Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or okfer ____________________________ _ 27 881 24 1 143 10 610 11 954 

22 439 (NA) (NA) 9 303 11 669 Goats ______________________________________________ _ 9 78 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 55 172 32 1\5 28 84 18 81 

Soles, Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 14 84 7 154 8 57 4 129 $1.000 __ ()() 10 ()() (NA) ()() 8 ()() 5 Feeder pigs _______________________________________ _ - - I (D) - - 1 (D) 

$1,000 __ (X) - ()() (NA) ()() - (X) (0) Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 23 384 17 686 8 241 11 616 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 20 709 (NA) (NA) 8 553 7 810 Pounds of wool ____________________________________ _ (X) 5652 ()() (NA) ()() 4473 (JO 4542 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000 __ 25 22 (NA) (NA) 9 13 11 15 Goals ______________________________________________ _ 6 61 (NA) (NA) 3 27 - - $1,000 __ (X) 4 ()() (NA) <X) 3 ()() - Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 12 20 - - 5 12 - - $1,000 __ (X) 23 (X) (NA) ()() (0) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older _______________________ _ 56 (X) 32 ()() 31 (X) 27 <X) 

42 144 553 26 190 288 20 144 168 21 190 064 Hens and pullels of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullel chicks and pullels under 3 manlhs ald ____________ _ 

Broilers and alher meal-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughleL ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kepI for breeding _____________________ _ 

41 (D) 22 125 476 19 (D) 17 125 252 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 63 000 6 73 101 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 1 (D) 13 544 901 5 186 500 9 544 803 5 186 500 I (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) I (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 3 (X) (NA) 

Soles, (X) 1 (X) 2 <X) 

Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullels of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullel chicks and pullels under 3 monlhs old ____________ _ 

Broilers and olher meal-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kepI for bree4ing _____________________ _ Olher poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls ____________________ $1,000 __ 

26 ()() 19 ()() 22 (X) 18 (X) 16 281 566 13 317 740 13 281 495 12 (D) \I 126 566 8 118 208 8 126 495 7 (D) 5 155 000 (NA) (NA) 5 155 000 5 198 000 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - 9 1 591 742 6 691 678 8 (D) 6 691 678 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - I ()() (NA) (X) - (X) 1 (X) 32 4090 21 2200 24 4 089 19 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LINCOLN COUNTY, MAINE 179 
Table 10. Crops: 1918 and 1914 

All forms Forms with soJes of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quanfity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 15 375 (X) - - 12 370 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels>-__________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 14 389 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 350 (X) - - - 3 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - - 3 29 1 160 (NA) (NAl I (0) (0) - - - 12 355 4070 - - 10 (0) (0) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - I (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (busheIsL __________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (fons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheof for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Dots for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - 3 3 150 - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ 

Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cation (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 6 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

1974_ - 6 131 32 213 (NA) (NA) 6 131 32 213 2 (0) 

Sweefpofofoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 149 6 867 8 683 1 (0) 75 4771 6 749 1 (0) 

1974_ - 98 6063 10430 (NA) (NA) 60 5 133 9 121 - - Alfalfa hoy (fans, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 13 479 693 - (NAll 

9 451 653 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 547 931 - - Of her fame dry hay (fans, dry) (see fexf) ______ 1978_ - 93 3 727 5 164 I (0) 51 2 740 4 185 1 (0) 

Field seed crops _____________________________ 1978 -- 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 19 128 (X) 6 23 15 116 (X) 4 (0) 

1974 -- 16 114 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 103 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- 6 24 (X) 1 (0) 4 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 24 (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 2 (X) 2 (0) 4 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) _. - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 20 133 (X) 2 (0) 9 58 (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - 14 71 (X) (NA) (NA) 10 67 (X) - - Apples (pounds). ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 20 110 331 460 (NA) (NA) 9 56 297 600 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) 66 668 126 (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 I - (NAl (NA) 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see fexf) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 24 508 (X) 2 (0) 14 461 (X) I (0) 

1974_ - 23 702 (X) (NA) (NAl 14 665 (X) I (0) 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 (0) (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 21 38400 I (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Of her crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 17 21 (X) 5 12 13 20 (X) 5 12 

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

180 LINCOLN COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms ALres Forms 

Forms ____________________________ -_ -- ---------------

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo ____________ ________ _____________ _ Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

327 80 242 335 84 502 195 56 940 210 68 162 

- 245 (X) 252 00 292 (X) 325 (X) - (X) I 331 200 (X) I 331 200 (X) 1 331 200 (X) 1 331 200 - (X) 6.0 (X) 6.3 (X) 4.3 (X) 5.1 -

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars117 844 (X) 85 516 (X) 151 168 ()() 108 524 (X) 

(X) 426 (X) 339 (X) 461 (X) 334 -

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 318 25 502 320 28 2601 189 20 9401 199 23 8391 - 303 20 193 291 18 274 180 17343 187 16060 - By acres harvested: I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ________ • ____ • _________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

49 222 38 (NA) 18 77 9 (HA) - (HA) 39 522 35 (NA) 13 172 18 

38 893 45 (NA) 14 320 23 (HA) - 2 331 70 (HA) 32 I 193 40 (HA) - 65 57 (HA) 63 4 261 63 (NA) 56 3 817 - 25 (HA) I 27 (0) 25 (HA) 29 3 796 - 11 (HA) 16 4 216 11 (NA) 16 4216 - 3 (HA) 2 (0) 3 (HA) 2 (0) - 2 (D) I (HA) 2 (0) 1 (HA) -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ______ • __________________________ .. __ 166 4 109 214 7071 98 2850 127 5301 - 87 I 200 52 2 915 45 747 34 2 478 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle _____________ • _____________________ _ 

20 179 (HA) (HA) 13 150 5 (D) - 9 133 (HA) (HA) 4 55 13 I 381 - 14 

7~1 (HA) (NA) 6 49

1 

2 (0) - 53 (HA) (NA) 25 493 17 658 -

T otol woodland ________________________ . ____________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ___________________ . ________ _ 

272 49 670 267 49 185 160 32074 169 38 365 -

- 85 4956 (HA) (HA) 51 3 391 51 5993 

- 250 44 714 (HA) (HA) 149 28683 152 32 372 

Other land ____________________________________ • ____ _ 

- 205 5 070 206 7 057 122 3 926 127 5 958 

Pastureland ond rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

- 46 I 970 (HA) (NA) 32 1 869 34 2001 

- 192 3 100 (HAl (HA) 112 2 057 113 3 957 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 206 11 035 (HA) (NA) 122 8 110 (HAl 13295 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 19 503 11 606 14 493 8 541 

- 19 503 (HA) (HA) 14 493 8 541 

- - - (HA) (NA) - - (HA) - Other land irrigated _____________________________ . ___ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - (HA) (HA) - - - - - 10 72 ()() (X) 8 (D) (X) (X) 

!l978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Volue 

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

Market value af agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 327 13 524 335 10 125 195 13 374 210 10005 Average per form ______ . ____________________ dollars_ - (X) 41 358 (X) 30 224 (X) 68 583 (X) 47643 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ - 34 9 816 27 (NA) 34 9816 27 (HA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 37 2 201 34 (NA) 37 2 201 34 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 23 659 35 (HA) 23 659 35 (HA) $10.000 to $19,999 ________________________ • ________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see toxt) ____________________________ _ 

- 26 355 34 (NAl I 26 355 34 (HA) 

- 25 170 37 (NA) 25 170 37 (HA) 

- 50 173 36 (HA) 50 173 36 

- 132 150 132 (HA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) (HA) I - 25 54 (HA) (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 47 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 33 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 53 17 (HA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ______________________ . _________________________ _ 

Groins ________________________________ . ___________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _. __ . ____ . _______ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____ ._. __ . ___ . ________ .. _______ _ 

- 159 4202 169 3 225 104 4 144 (NA) 3 173 

- 8 (D) (HAl (HA) 8 (D) 10 306 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - (HA) (NA) 

- - - (HAl (HA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _____________ . ___ . Tobacco ____________________________________ . ______ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (HA) (NA) 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ ._ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 92 271 (NAl (HA) 58 243 61 239 - 37 365 (NAl (NA) 29 359 30 563 

- 44 1 143 (NA) (NA) 29 I 130 23 745 

- 17 (D) 12 445 11 (D) 6 436 

- 20 1 373 (NAl (NA) 16 1 369 13 883 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product'-_________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ____________ • ________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 229 9 321 248 6 596 143 9 229 164 6 542 - 39 4248 40 2 743 27 4246 26 2 741 - 81 3 883 (NAl (NA) 72 3 879 87 3 156 - 188 1 132 (NA) (NA) 125 1 062 142 619 - 26 13 (NAl (NA) 14 10 18 8 - 18 14 (NAl (NA) 7 11 5 2 - 24 31 (NAl (NA) 10 22 9 15 

'1974 dota include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE 181 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 327 335 80 242 303 76214 20 193 19 6486 3064 

- 15 15 62 15 62 32 5 24 16 

- 33 38 934 26 781 301 1 (0) (0) 

- 32 23 1 884 30 1 756 776 - - - - 22 22 1 802 21 1 727 679 - - -

- 31 36 3624 28 3 297 1 020 1 (0) (0) 

- 35 29 5 392 33 5082 1 285 1 (0) (0) 

- 29 30 5 742 27 5 352 1 523 1 (0) (0) 

- 20 25 4867 20 4 867 1 282 - - - - 72 75 25 506 65 22861 5388 5 1 486 405 

- 32 35 22 734 32 22 734 4371 3 2250 1 150 6 7 7 695 6 7695 3536 2 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ SOO to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individuol or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

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

1978 

Farms 

327 

303 

206 

184 

116 

114 

5 

5 

293 

22 

12 

Forms with sofes of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

195 

180 

104 

90 

88 

87 

3 

3 

171 

13 

11 

Acres 

56940 

17343 

24066 

4029 (0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

45 787 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

210 

187 

129 

(NA) 

79 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

187 

16 

7 

Irrigated 

land 

503 

12 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

74 

245 

(0) 

-

Acres 

68 162 

16060 

39493 

4566 (0) 

10870 (0) 

624 

58 010 

7 781 

2371 

r-~------~------~--.---------~------_.------~--~--------~ I All farms All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 177 201 142 159 On farm operated _____________________ _ 284 276 165 167 Other ________________________________ 150 127 53 44 Not on form operated __________________ _ 26 19 18 12 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 17 33 12 24 

Under25years________________________ 4 3 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 39 26 20 10 None ________________________________ _ 121 119 96 91 35 to 44 years__ __ __ __________________ _ 69 53 40 37 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 33 21 25 19 45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 64 75 37 51 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 17 5 10 3 55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 96 97 65 60 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 16 12 9 5 65 years ond over _______________________ 55 77 30 45 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 18 17 6 6 Average oge___________________________ 51.5 55.0 51.8 55.0 200 days or more _____________________ _ 115 108 44 38 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 do to are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

forms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 154 768 150 631 86 733 88 592 

- 227 4 607 250 3 198 132 4564 160 3 149 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 155 4 299 210 3 069 113 4275 160 3044 

- 179 115 (NA) (NA) 122 113 116 91 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 146 235 156 252 102 231 103 249 

- 229 528 202 442 135 501 139 432 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------

- 207 358 130 287 123 348 95 285 

- 150 1 570 147 1 146 132 1 563 126 1 139 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ________________ ----- _______ -----------

Contract labor ___________ - __ -- -- -- ---- -- ------------ ---- 9 29 13 15 9 29 8 13 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________ ----- ___ ---------------- 42 65 70 86 41 (0) 48 84 

- 327 705 (NA) (NA) 191 662 (NA) (NA) 

- 327 466 328 336 191 434 209 317 

- 320 261 (NA) (NA) 184 235 208 215 

- 87 72 (NA) (NA) 81 71 54 43 

- 19 13 (NA) (NA) 14 13 24 12 

- 48 80 (NA) (NA) 43 79 

- - } - (NA) (NA) - - 209 47 

- 327 40 (NA) (NA) 191 36 

- 275 233 (NA) (NA) 180 223 (NA) (NA) 

- 21 6 (NA) (NA) 10 5 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________ ------------ ---------- ---- Gasoline __________________ -- -------- ---------- ----

Diesel fuel __________ ------ -- -------- -------------- lP gas, butane, ond propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ______________ ------ -- ------ ------------ ---

Natural gas ____________ --------------------------- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________ ------ -- -- --------------- Other-cool, wood, coke, otc. _________________________ _ 

182 OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

196 10496 123 - 191 10 013 123 - 25 <ta3 14 

81 2 017 55 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords- ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

61 2 399 38 - 6 605 1 - 59 2 274 38 

104 5 6521 69 -

21 1 8811 

21 - 61 (X) 45 -

- 40 (X) 30 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see textJ 

Forms with sales AI/forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

327 324 191 206 machinery and equipment-Con. 

8 035 5 8811 69<ta 4 728 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

24 573 18 151 36 378 22 951 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

25 65 7 241 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

113 73 1 29 42 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

79 95 j 51 63j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

199 274 129 1<ta 99 126 287 537 127 149 223 388 307 692 74 99 301 593 4 6 1 (D) 4 (D) 

12 13 3 4 9 9 5 6 2 (D) 4 (0) 

- - - - - - 84 86 43 43 43 43 150 155 42 42 108 113 

50 62 17 18 35 44 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

9840 140 9516 

9 397 (NA) 8837 

443 (NA) 679 

1 720 38 1 304 

2290 (NA) 3 774 

(D) - -

2 203 25 1 650 

5 4371 (NA) 4949

1 

1:1 

6 439 

(X) 14 (X) 

(X) (X) (NA) 

AI/forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

41 43 35 32 

26 33 26 30 

19 6 19 6 

14 , r 14 , 5 ~ 911 5 ~ 91 5 -' i L 5 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 197010 1974 

242 304 158 282 511 163 297 630 119 

6 7 1 7 8 5 8 11 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) 78 86 37 144 146 30 

43 51 15 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 150 80 (X) 134 (X) 132 126 - 1 301 (X) 326 (X) 975 1 249 1 462 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker __________________ • ___________________________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _______ • _________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 19 30 30 31 31 19 14 - 57 22 44 36 72 45 15 - 17 13· 47 26 83 16 29 - 31 5 31 20 118 26 37\ - 26 10 174 21 671 26 31 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE 183 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inven1ory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 256 (X) 262 (X) 149 (X) 161 (X) 

- 223 (X) 243 (X) 134 (X) 144 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 229 9321 248 6 596 143 9 229 164 6 542 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 197 1 160 226 (NA) 128 1 082 147 629 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ - 209 8 314 235 9 102 127 7536 143 8 129 

- 179 3 712 211 4395 109 3 420 130 3 920 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 94 744 109 972 43 515 47 613 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 115 2 968 152 3 423 82 2905 105 3 307 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves. bulls and bull colves _____________ _ - 177 3 135 (NA) (NA) 119 2838 116 3400 

- 146 1 467 (NA) (NA) 83 1 278 96 809 

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 188 4 110 203 4 547 125 3783 142 4 256 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 132 (X) (NA) (X) 1 062 (X) 619 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 132 2 353 (NA) (NA) 96 2 195 124 3076 

$1,000_ - (X) 381 (X) (NA) (X) 363 (X) 241 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 164 1 757 (NA) (NA) 111 1 588 116 1 180 

$1,000_ - (X) 751 (X) (NA) (X) 698 (X) 378 Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 36 188 (NA) (NA) 21 146 18 69 

$1,000_ - (X) 95 (X) (NA) (X) 79 (X) 22 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 81 3883 (HA) (NA) 72 3 879 87 3 156 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 53 274 55 591 21 192 18 254 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 16 53 (NA) (NA) 7 37 12 60 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 47 221 (NA) (NA) 19 155 17 194 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 16 55 24 94 7 42 13 55 Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ - 13 29 16 35 7 22 8 23 June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 10 26 20 59 5 20 9 32 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 22 422 21 337 9 280 6 146 Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - 18 252 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 BB Goofs _____________________________________________ _ 

- 12 103 (NA) (NA) 4 62 1 (D) Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 72 189 60 202 31 73 32 122 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 26 284 36 495 14 211 18 274 

$1.000_ - (X) 13 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 6 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 6 136 10 180 2 (D) 4 130 

$1,000_ - (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 4 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- 13 247 16 160 6 189 5 59 

- 18 346 (NA) (NA) 7 221 3 111 

- (X) 2 423 (X) (NA) (X) 1 635 (X) 632 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 1B 14 (NA) (NA) 7 11 5 2 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 6 47 (NA) (NA) 3 21 - - $1,000_ - (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - Horses and ponies ____________________________ ~ ____ _ 

$1,000_ -- 14 29 5 16 6 9 5 16 

- (X) 16 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 5 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ____________________________________ - ___ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 76 (X) 60 (X) 3B (X) 32 (X) 

- 59 102 287 43 92 254 26 101 574 19 91 730 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 55 (D) 41 60 461 24 (D) 1B (D) 

- 12 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ - _______ -- ___ _ 

Turkeys for slo ughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) I (D) 

- 19 554 186 16 391 427 10 553 917 12 391 387 

- 9 208 (NA) (NA) 3 108 I (D) 

- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 24 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 1 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ________________________________ ---------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ - ___ ----------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 32 (X) 26 (X) 24 (X) 23 (X) 

- 14 131 174 12 84959 12 (0) 10 (0) 

- 11 (0) 10 54 648 9 (D) 6 (0) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 12 3 071 801 13 1 951 797 11 (D) 12 (D) 

- 6 102 (NA) (NA) 3 54 1 (D) 

- 6 102 (NA) (NA) 3 54 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 2 (X) 

- 39 4248 40 2 743 27 4 2'6 26 2 741 

184 OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with so'es of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irdgated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

57 3 399 (X) - - 50 3 376 (X) - - - 3 449 (X) (NA) (NA) 52 3 423 (X) - - 60 - 14 1 147 91 888 - - 10 1 142 91 517 - - - 9 1 212 84 942 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) (D) - - - 30 816 - 50 2 252 30 948 - - 46 2 234 - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 47 2062 30 493 - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (D) (X) I - - 1 (D) ()() -

=1 - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (N~I - - - - - - 1 (D) (0) - - 1 (D) (D) -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - -, - - -

- 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

2 (D) (D) - - I (0) (D) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 44 1 810 - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (N~I (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I - - -I - - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (] (NA) 

(NA~I 1 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ CoHan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

~I -

(N~I - - - - -

- - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 23 1 910 344 890 6 307 17 1 901 343 350 6 307 

- 31 1 433 388 304 (NA) (NAl 18 1 426 386 994 3 420 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 248 12844 20044 - - 145 10 102 17 011 - - 1974_ - 242 11 264 17 113 (NI\) (NA) 154 9 121 14 795 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 43 972 1 795\ -

(NAll 

30 819 1 580 I -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 29 845 1 501 - =\ Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 188 8 591 13 779 - - 116 6969 11 704 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 1 (0) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) I - - -I - -I - 38 648 (X) 5 24 29 634 (X) 5 24 1974_ - 39 1 110 (X) (NA) (NA) 31 1 104 (X) 1 (D) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 26 192 (X) 4 16 21 187 (X) 4 16 1974_ Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 28 267 (X) I -

- 12 6 (X) 4 1 11 (D) (X) 4 1 1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 10 5 (X) 1 - - 7 4 ()() - - 4 3 (Xl - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse producl'- ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 10 11 (X) I -

- 38 1 121 (X) 2 (D) 23 1 064 (0~1 (X) I 

1 

- 33 897 (X) (NA) (NA) 23 876 (X) - -

- 37 1 097 9 773 690 (NA) (NAl 23 1 051 9 733 490 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 875 8 740 069 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 

(D) I (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (WA) - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) (WA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NA) 

- 25 119 (X) 7 36 12 51 (X) I 4 30 

- 8 37 (X) (NA) (NAl 4 28 (X) 3 13 

- 15 29 106 774 6 (D) 9 23 (D) 3 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) 3 13 66 000 3 13 - 17 170 (X) 4 87 11 168 (X) 3 (D) 

- 5 640 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE 185 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

farms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 633 155019 591 152 210 400 119 991 392 126 501 Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- (X) 245 (X) 258 (X) 300 (X) 323 

- (X) 2 169 600 (X) 2 169 856 (X) 2 169600 (X) 2 169 856 

- (X) 7.1 (X) 7.0 (X) 5.5 (X) 5.8 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 107492 (X) 74 469 (X) 123 187 (X) 90 324 (X) 

- (X) 461 (X) 289 ()() 428 (X) 280 

land in forms according 10 use; Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ - 608 63154 558 57 6941 380 53 645 363 49 541 

- 580 45 357 519 40 774 363 39692 343 37059 By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 73 277 93 (NA) 34 101 35 (NA) 

- 66 905 44 (NA) 26 379 19 (NA) 

- 73 1 641 76 (NA) 19 436 27 (NA) 

- 103 3 645 78 (NA) 49 1 783 44 (NA) 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 94 6 236 75 (NA) 67 4655 66 (NA) 100 to 199 acres ____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

1,000 ocres or more __________________________ _ 

-- 114 15 2121 100 (NA) III 14897 100 (NA) 

-- 55 (0) 49 (NA) 55 (0) 48 (NA) 

-- 2 (0) 4 (NA) 2 (0) 4 (NA) 

-- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ 

-- 309 10920 309 11 011 198 8659 176 8 302 Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 187 6877 151 5909 112 5 294 87 4 180 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil.impravemen grosses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ 

t 

-- 79 2389 (NA) (NA) 57 2089 34 1 026 Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ - 24 281 (NA) (NA) 16 249 5 157 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _____________ _ Cropland idle ___________ • ___ • __________________ _ 

-- 38 898

1 

(NA) (NA) 28 782 21 1 063 

-- 106 3309 (NA) (NA) 53 2 174 46 1 934 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 508 78 892 473 80001 325 57231 308 65032 Woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- 128 7 596 (NAl (NA) 89 6265 96 7804 Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ -- 458 71 296 (NA) (NA) 289 50 966 252 57 228 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 430 12973 410 14 515 282 9 115 286 11 928 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 101 3 836 (NA) (NA) 67 2 555 78 5459 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 394 9 137 (NA) (NA) 259 6560 268 6469 

Pastureland, all types ___ • _____________________________ _ 

-- 394 22 352 (NA) (NA) 252 17479 (NA) 21 565 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 18 857 16 835 16 (0) 9 737 

-- 18 857 (NAl (NA) 16 (0) 9 737 Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 37 681 (X) (X) 31 599 (X) (X) 

11978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 633 24 229 591 22 267 400 23 683 392 21 814 

- (X) 38 277 (X) 37677 (X) 59 208 (X) 55648 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 70 15 200 71 (NA) 70 15 200 71 (NA) 

- 84 5 561 79 (NA) 84 5 561 79 (NA) 

- 55 1 603 70 (NA) 55 1 603 70 (NA) 

- 38 540 47 (NA) 38 540 47 (NA) 

- 68 479 59 (NA) 68 479 59 (NA) 

- 85 301 60 (NA) 85 301 60 (NA) 

- 232 (0) 203 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) 

- 33 71 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 48 82 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 42 50 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 109 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(rops __________________ ----- - -- ------------------- ---

Groins ________________ ------ ------ -- ------------ --- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ______________ - ___ -------------- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ________ -- ----------- - -------- --------------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage --------------------- Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ----------------------

Other crops ____________ ------ -- ------ ---- ---- -------

- 314 4 782 340 6061 194 4646 (NAl 5 902 

- 44 275 (NA) (NA) 37 268 51 307 

- 3 6 (NA) (NAl 3 6 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 214 777 (NA) (NA) 123 680 124 906 

- 46 175 (NA) (NA) 32 164 31 128 

- 31 300 (NA) (NAl 23 291 21 222 

- 28 271 27 337 22 264 17 289 

- 58 2 984 (NA) (NA) 48 2980 65 4050 

Livestock, poultry, and their products --------------------- Poultry and poultry praduct'-_________________________ _ 

Dairy products ______ - - ------ -- ------ -------- ---- ---- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _________ -------------- ------------ ---

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____ ------ ---- -- ---------------

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ----------

- 386 19447 383 16004 271 19 037 270 15 725 

69 8070 71 6 767 51 8023 55 6 721 

- 174 9 802 (NA) (NA) 162 9 560 167 7 581 

- 304 1 437 (NA) (NA) 223 1 348 215 1 349 

46 64 (NA) (NA) 23 54 20 24 

- 24 20 (NA) (NA) 11 14 17 17 

- 48 54 (NA) (NA) 25 39 13 34 

>1974 data include sales of forest products. 

186 PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

All forms .•....••••......•.••••....•. 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

101o 49 acreL •••........•.••••.•.. 

501o 69 acreL .•.••••••........•••• 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

10010 139 ocreL ...•.••••••••...... 

14010 179 ocreL •••••......•.....•• 

18010 219 ocreL •.•......•.••••.•.. 

22010259 acreL .......•.•.•.•••••• 

26010499 acres ••.........••.••••.• 

500 10 999 ocreL .•.••••••.•.•...... 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL ...•.•.••••.•... 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Forms 

1978 

633 

32 

69 

37 

65 

81 

63 

37 

43 

127 

67 

10 

2 

Acres 

1974 in forms 

591 155019 

28 114 

74 2089 

38 2 171 

41 5407 

75 9292 

65 9871 

40 

':11 31 

112 45641 

70 43 536 

14 (D) 

3 (0) 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

580 150 110 45 357 

23 77 53 

51 1 629 838 

30 1 744 584 

61 5086 1 483 

77 8849 2854 

58 9082 2819 

37 7 339 

~:11 40 9 674 

125 44 891 13924 

66 42 566 13442 

10 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (0) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

633 155 019 

580 45 357 

415 76896 

364 16242 

199 76300 

199 28 151 

19 I 823 

17 964 

578 133 249 

41 17 209 

10 3 716 

4 845 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '19i4 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

591 

519 

428 

(NA) 

144 

(NA) 

19 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

152 210 

40 774 

88 883 

17308 

60 646 

22 046 

2681 

1 420 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

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

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ · 211 I 709 250 2 086 Feed for liveslock and poullry __ ._.~ ____________________ __ - 396 8 816 424 7 448 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ · 269 8 081 345 6968 Animal heallh Cosls __ . ___________________________ • ___ __ · 328 151 (NA) (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, ond trees ____________ • _____________ . - 379 412 320 709 Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

· 411 I 104 374 1 105 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ · 383 446 246 353 Hired farm labor _____________________________________ __ · 350 I 885 293 I 668 Conlracl labor ________ • _______________________________ • · 66 73 16 46 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

· 194 116 167 114 

Energy and petroleum products _________________________ __ · 633 I 220 (NA) (NA) Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

· 633 876 577 646 Gosoline _________________________________________ _ 

· 626 495 (NAl (NA) Diesel fuel ______ • _______________________________ __ · 183 174 (NA) (NA) lP gas, bulane, and propane ________________________ • 

· 57 21 (NA) (NA) Fuel oil ____________________________ • _____________ . 

· 100 109 (NA) (NA) 

· - - (NAl (NA) Natural gas ______________________________________ • 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

· 633 78 (NAl (NA) Electricity _______________________ . __________________ . · 455 328 (NAl (NA) Olher-coal. wood, coke, elc .. _______________________ __ · 66 16 (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

18 5754 I 940 

5 18 6 

4 166 32 

1 (D) (D) 

I (D) (0) 

- - -

2 (0) (D) 

- - -

I (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (0) (D) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

400 

363 

230 

195 

159 

159 

II 

9 

362 

28 

10 

Acres 

119 991 

39692 

49028 

12220 

69660 

26 705 

I 303 

767 

101 152 

15 123 

3 716 

1974 

Forms 

392 

343 

251 

(NA) 

123 

(NAl 

18 

(NA) 

365 

22 

5 

Irrigated 

land 

857 

6 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Acres 

126 501 

37 059 

65936 

14 117 

57 984 

21 557 

(D) 

385 

111 690 

11 789 

3022 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

521 477 335 296 

49 29 30 27 

63 78 35 64 

259 231 214 192 

40 36 24 28 

26 18 13 5 

27 15 15 9 

45 24 22 10 

209 153 87 45 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

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

156 1 670 152 2 061 260 8656 273 7 305 

232 8 057 253 6 912 241 145 203 130 253 397 221 690 307 I 060 247 I 069 278 434 171 346 264 I 612 248 1 536 40 62 11 45 

130 105 130 109 

400 I 115 (NA) (NA) 

400 805 388 608 393 449 373 398 174 172 122 99 46 20 55 15 76 96 } - - 388 96 400 69 

323 298 (NA) (NA) I 48 12 (NA) (NA) [ 

PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE 187 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on Q sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 407 21 683 305 20826 

- 407 19877 305 19 102 

- 77 1 806 65 1 724 

- 216 6403 154 5948 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 106 4 728 67 4 607 

- 27 1 100 15 1 064 

- 67 3 509 49 3 396 Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 225 11 750 174 11 314 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 36 2 719 30 2 694 

- 139 (X) 112 (X) 

- 90 (X) 74 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________ . __ 

$5.000 to $9.999 ____ . ______ . ___________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- CottonpickerL ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______________ . _________ _ 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT -Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

633 571 400 380 machinery and equipment - Can. 

15 610 11 232 13 672 9 300 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

24 660 19671 34 180 24 474 $30,000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

71 113 26 50 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

218 117 83 47 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

142 146 100 106 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

406 522 229 259 226 263 

505 893 253 293 355 600 

570 1 170 118 157 519 1 013 

28 28 5 5 23 23 

14 14 5 5 9 9 

15 17 2 (0) 13 (0) 

- - - - - - 201 205 87 87 115 118 

261 261 70 70 191 191 

140 152 27 27 117 125 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[J 978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

247 20472 (NA) 19078 (NA) 1 394 

54 2614 

(NA) 6900 

2 (0) 

26 2 211 

(NA) 8048 

19 2478 

28 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

54 72 44 65 

58 81 58 73 

28 24 28 22 

271 

~ 27 1 30 18 30 17 

5 .J L 4 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

442 591 333 

480 856 299 

502 1 072 183 

14 14 2 

18 23 9 

11 13 7 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

138 142 56 

250 257 54 

102 114 31 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________ ------ ---- --- - ---- ---------------

Workers _________________ - ---- ------ -- - --- ---- -----------

- 350 109 (X) 320 (X) 264 248 

- 1 993 (X) 297 (X) J 696 1 654 2 319 

- 42 44 44 54 54 32 24 

- 86 24 48 72 144 52 29 

- 77 23 81 79 275 56 48 

- 91 15 79 73 468 75 72 

- 54 3 45 42 755 49 75 

Farms with- 1 worker __________________ -- ------ -- ---- ---------------

2 workers ____________ ----- - -- --- - ---- ---------- --------

3 or 4 workers ______________ ---------- ------------------ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

to workers or more _________ - - ___ ------ ---------- --------

188 PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 452 (X) 423 (X) 286 (X) 272 (X) 

- 367 (X) 369 (X) 242 (X) 236 (X) 

-

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any coHie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

386 19447 383 16004 271 19 037 270 15 725 -

- 327 1 521, 322 (NA) I 229 1 416

1 

231 1 390, 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

342 16676 344 16825 230 15459 226 15634 - 304 9 110 278 9 370 209 8608 199 8 837 - 133 1 007 98 634 63 710 39 317 - 219 8 103 224 8 736 175 7 898 179 8520 - 281 6 663 (NA) (NA) 199 6224 184 5 708 - 218 903 (NA) (NA) 134 627 140 1 089 -

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cotlle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

304 6399 291 8 314 223 5923 215 7 951 - (X) 1 437 (X) (NA) (X) 1 348 (X) 1 349 -

- 230 3461 (NA) (NA) 170 3 160 176 3 857 

- (X) 192 (X) (NA) (X) 163 (X) 164 

- 246 2 938 (NA) (NA) 194 2763 174 4094 

- (X) 1 245, (X) (NA) I (X) 1 185 (X) 1 185 

- 39 241 (NA) (NA) 22 207 19 128 

- (X) 83 (X) (NA) (X) 71 (X) 43 

- 174 9 802 (NA) (NA) 162 9560 167 7 581 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 92 1 195 79 611 49 698 36 351 

- 31 192 (NA) (NA) 16 124 12 67 

- 81 1 003 (NA) (NA) 44 574 34 284 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 31 184 26 123 16 128 14 67 

- 25 98 20 72 15 76 10 38 

- 19 86 21 51 11 52 11 29 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 28 782 41 1 209 12 583 19 848 

- 22 480 (NA) (NA) 10 351 19 342 

- 20 166 (NA) (NA) 10 31 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 144 615

1 

118 400

1 

67 276

1 

49 lOO 

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 46 1 280 32 805 23 1 013 20 510 

- (X) 64 (X) (NA) (X) 54 (X) 24 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 16 717 10 188 11 610 6 83 

$1,000_ - (X) 21 (X) (NA) (X) 18 (X) 1 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 23 526 37 982 11 357 17 723 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 20 576 (NA) (NA) 10 414 12 319 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 4437 00 (NA) (X) 3266 (X) 2 275 Sheep, lambs, and wool. _______________________ $1 ,000_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 24 

~I (NA) (NA) 11 141 17 17 

- 10 (NA) (NA) 4 19 2 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 2 00 (NA) (X) (l) (X) (l) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 31 59 19 33 17 35 8 16 

$1,000_ - (X) 41 (X) (NA) (X) 32 (X) 16 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 117 (X) I 111 (X) I 70 (X) I 62 (X) 

- 89 523 985 89 363 689 49 518 285 40 357 133 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

- 84 399862 86 344 145 44 394 205 38 338 178 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 13 124 123 (NA) (NA) 10 124 080 4 16 425 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 9 65422 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 4 82 000 Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 22 542 788 32 624 211 14 542 067 19 623 431 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ - 9 41 (NA) (NA) 5 21 1 (D) 

- 7 30 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 4 11 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 32 (X) (NA) (X) I 17 (X) 4 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter. _______ ~ ___________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 64 (X) 58 (X) 51 (X) 52 (X) 

- 41 476 039 37 623 298 34 471 578 31 618 375 

- 34 311 014 29 310 305 27 (D) 23 305 420 

- 8 165 025 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 8 310 500 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 13 2 537 502 21 2 865 212 12 (D) 20 (D) 

- 4 26 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - - 4 26 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ - 8 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 1 (X) 

- 69 8 070 71 6 767 51 8 023 55 6 721 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE 189 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quanlily Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes -- _______________________ 1978_ - 137 8 537 (X) - - 131 8 513 (X) - - 1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 133 8452 (X) (NA) (NA) 129 8 417 (X) - - - 17 1 253 75 860 - - 17 1 253 75860 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - 23 1 428 98 748 (NA) (NA) 22 (0) (0) - - - 127 7 284 84 181 - - 121 7 260 84 008 - - 1974_ for fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ltD 6979 100632 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 5 66 (X)I - (NAl I 5 66 (X) I - - - 12 80 (X) (NA) to (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (10ns, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 5 66 600 - - 5 66 600 - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 69 1 000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed -- ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 5 71 792 - - 3 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- 37 1 378 73 572 - - 30 1 321 71 302 - - 1974_ 8arley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 36 1 176 60 196 - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 9 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 -- 59 4 067 832 348 5 836 49 4049 830 166 5 836 

1974 -- 91 4 589 1 127 694 (NA) (NA) 72 4 555 1 122414 5 725 

Sweetpolatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978 -- 481 31 484 48 307 1 (0) 292 25 992 42 091 1 (0) 

1974 -- 395 26 737 44 235 (NA) (NA) 255 23 263 39 710 - - Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 75 2 791 4 7291 I (0) 54 2 297 4 213 1 (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 42 1 847 4 116 - - Olher tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978 -- 354 21 178 34 582 - - 231 18 259 30939 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 -- I (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 -- 46 333 (X) 3 2 32 297 (X) I (0) 

1974 -- 58 284 (X) (NA) (NA) 33 233 (X) I (0) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 33 230 (X) 1 (0) 24 209 (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 27 163 (X) I (0) 

Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978 -- 14 5 (X) 1 (0) 9 3 (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 17 7 (X) I (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 11 It (X) - - 7 11 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 15 8 (X) 1 (0) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 44 278 (X) - - 19 198 (X) - - 1974_ - 24 220 (X) (NA) (NA) 10 193 (X) - - Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 44 266 1 797 305 (NA) (NA) 19 194 1 776 075 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 193 1 435 382 (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries ______________ ____ ___________________ 1978_ - 29 84 (X) 4 7 20 56 (X) 4 7 

1974_ - 23 212 (X) (NA) (NA) 15 182 (X) 1 (Z) 

Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 18 35 98 352 4 7 14 32 85 390 4 7 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 II 20 250 1 (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 28 11 (X) 7 5 22 9 (X) 7 5 

- 19 277 (X) (NA) (NA) 12 241 (X) (NA) (NA) 

190 PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms _________________________________ --- --------- --

Average size of farm ____________________ . ____________ _ 

Approximate land oreo ______________________________ - __ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

37 164 129 39412 80 26398 80 29 7971 - 144 372 258 (X) J06 (X) 330 (Xl - (X) 2 490 880 (X) 2 490 880 (X) 2 490 880 (X) 2490 880 (X) (X) 1.2 (X) 1.5 (X) 1.6 (X) 1.1 -

Value of lond and buildings:1 Average per form _____________________________ dolJors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 839 (Xl 65364 (X) 104 970 (X) 76888 (Xl 91 (X) 206 (Xl 336 (Xl 214 (X) 304 -

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

141 130721 124 13 0761 79 10 5781 77 II 083 - 7 392 72 7 641 - 135 

8:\ 

109 8 3371 78 

16 17 (NA) 2 (0) 5 (NA) - 3 (NA) 22 289 12 (NA) \ 5 68 - 7 (NAl 17 399 13 (NA) 5 120 - I 215 21 (NA) 21 842 12 (NAl - 32 17 (NA) I 506 18 (NA) 20 I 352 - 23 17 (NA) 17 2 255 17 (NAll 17 2 255 - (0) 10 (NAl 7 2 003 10 (NA) - 7 (NA) I (0) 1 (NA) I (0) I - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - -

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 84 2 551 85 3 065 53 2017 51 2 318 - 1 124 47 2 060 49 1 674 23 I 169 28 - (ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

19 590 (NA) (NA) 12 464 6 244 - 3 18 - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 9 (0)1 (NA) (NA) I 4 721 10 583

1 - 28 I 352 (NA) (NA) 14 633 15 279 -

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

119 20 589 109 20855 65 13 268 66 14 595 - 2025 (NA) (NA) 14 I 481 21 2 311 27 - 18 564 (NA) (NAl 61 11 787 62 12284 - 109 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 93 3 503 90 5 481 55 2 552 50 4 119 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

19 785 (NA) (NA) 12 605 10 3 419 - 2 718 (NA) (NAl 53 1 947 45 700 - 89 

Pasturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 100 5 361 (NA) (NAl 58 4 103 (NA) 8048 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 2 (0) I (0) - I (0) 

- 2 (0)\ (NA) (NA) -

(O~ I 

1 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - (NA) -

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 6 187i (Xl (X) 4 (X) (X) 

'1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sofes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 ! 1978 1974 

Value Value \ Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Fanns ($1,000) Forms ($I,OOOl Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 144 3 369 129 3 219 80 3 303 80 3 166 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 23393 (X) 24 953 (X) 41 282 (Xl 39 575 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 8 I 614 7 (NA) 8 I 614 7 (NA) 

- 18 963 14 (NA) 18 963 14 (NA) 

- 15 428 16 (NA) 15 428 16 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 188 16 (NA) 15 188 16 (NA) 

- 7 49 15 (NA) 7 49 15 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms (see Iexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 17 61 8 (NA) 17 61 8 (NA) 

- 64 66 53 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 6 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- II 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 30 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit (orporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 81 675 64 656 45 638 (NA) 630 

- 12 94 (NA) (NA) 9 92 8 54 - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 50 134 (NA) (NA) 30 111 19 138 

- 11 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 1 (0) 

- 10 33 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 11 - 5 (0) 4 46 3 (0) 3 (0) 

- 13 341 (NA) (NA) 9 338 10 370 

liveslack, poullry, and Iheir products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls __________________________ _ 

Oairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Caltle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Olher livestock and liveslock products (see lext) _________ _ 

- 91 2694 89 2 350 55 2 665 58 2 330 - 5 (0) 7 362 3 (0) 5 (0) 

- 40 2054 (NA) (NA) 37 2 053 41 1 773 - 74 376 (NA) (NA) 48 355 51 174 - 7 2 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 I - 11 11 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 7 17 - 11 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 1 2 (0) 

'1974 data include sales afforest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PISCATAQUIS COUNTY, MAINE 191 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

- 144 129 37 164 135 36 582 8461 2 (0) (0) (0) All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 5 4 17 3 8 7 - - - - - 13 10 380 10 289 129 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 19 14 1 080 19 1 080 450 - - - - - 9 1 730 8 656 149 - - - - - 11 13 1 234 10 1 126 284 - - - -

- 13 5 2018 11 1 718 495 - - - - - 12 10 

l~1 12 2348 636 - - - - - 9 9 9 2 074 414 - - - - - 33 42 11 561 33 11 561 2619 - - - -

- 14 16 8990 14 8990 1 372 - - - - - 6 4 6 732 6 6 732 1 906 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other~cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms 

1978 

Farms 

144 

135 

93 

86 

47 

45 

4 

4 

126 

13 

5 

'1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

37 164 129 39 412 

8 461 109 8337 

17918 91 22 974 

2 597 (NA) 3 556 

17 726 37 (0) 

4 895 (NA) 4 781 

1 520 1 (0) 

969 (NA) 

30 592 (NA) (NA) 

4457 (NA) (NA) 

2 115 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Farms 

80 

78 

40 

39 

37 

36 

3 

3 

66 

11 

3 

Farming ______________________________ 69 85 S3 66 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 75 43 27 13 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group; Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 2 1 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors._.______________________ 19 13 7 12 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL________________________ 37 20 21 8 1 to 49 doyL ___ • _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL________________________ 25 40 14 20 50 to 99 doys _________________________ • 

55 to 64 yeorL_.______________________ 44 28 25 21 100 to 149 doy'-_________ • ____________ _ 65 years and over ______________________ 17 27 12 18 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 49.4 53.1 S1.1 53.4 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

26398 80 29 797 

7392 72 7 641 

8813 51 14 814 

1 755 (NA) 2951 

(0) 28 (0) 

(0) (NA) 4 690 

(0) 1 (0) 

(0) (NA) 

20966 71 24 304 

(0) 8 (0) 

(0) 1 (0) 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

119 97 68 61 

14 10 8 6 

11 21 4 12 

48 48 40 41 

6 7 2 5 

7 6 6 4 

8 4 2 

6 3 3 2 

62 41 26 10 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

- 28 178 38 119 21 174 25 113 

- 95 931 92 984 55 916 61 969 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 58 832 82 963 49 831 60 954 

- 79 33 (NA) (NA) 48 32 44 22 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 70 62 61 82 43 50 40 81 

- 92 232 76 301 65 222 51 297 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________ • _______ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________ -- - - -- __ -- -- ---------------

- 73 112 58 63 51 103 43 62 

- 75 309 59 264 58 296 49 262 

- 6 26 4 10 6 26 2 (0) 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ______________ ---- -- ____ -- ---------------

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________ -- ______________ -------- 41 26 36 17 21 21 26 15 

- 144 181 (NA) (NA) 80 160 (NA) (NA) 

- 144 130 128 123 80 115 79 113 

- 138 88 (NA) (NA) 74 76 75 83 

- 41 16 (NA) (NA) 31 15 20 9 

- 8 1 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 11 2 

- 19 13 (NA) (NA) 17 (0) 

- - } - (NA) (NA) - - 79 19 

- 141 11 (NA) (NA) 77 10 

- 104 46 (NA) (NA) 60 (0) (NA) (NA) 

10 5 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __________ ---- ______ --------------

Gasoline __________________ -- -- ____ -- --------------

Diesel fuel __ • ___________ • ___________ ------.------- lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ______________ -------- --.. -- ---------- -----

Natural gas ____________ --- - ------- - --------------- Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity ______________ ---------- -- -- --------------- Other-coal, wood, cake, elc. ___________________________ _ 

192 PISCATAQUIS COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms- see textJ 

All forms Farms wilh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________________ ---

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________ - _________ ------

88 5068 62 - 88 4343 62 - 27 725 26 - 1 630 28 - 44 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 43 2 035 30 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - - 18 537 7 -

- 42 2 1121 32 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or Ihinning of fruil ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird coolrol _______________________ _ 

1 (0: I 1 - 22 (X) 22 - 6 (X) 6 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors-__________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms· see text] 

Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

144 119 80 73 machinery and equipment-Con. 

2 801 2 108 2 171 1 710 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

19 452 17 714 27 131 23 425 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

15 14 7 5 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

50 

~! 10 13 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

24 15 23 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

96 141 58 77 50 64 125 216 67 85 81 131 134 282 32 36 125 246 5 5 -

~I 5 5 6 14 5 6 2 (O) - 2 (~I - - - - - - 42 55 18 24 27 31 77 82 18 18 63 64 

27 30 3 3 24 27 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

4 810 

4 105 

(0) 

1 477 

1 969 

- 422 

1 993

1 

(0: 1 (X) 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

34 

14 

3 

1 "1 

~ 2 

1 -' 

Forms 

95 

107 

106 

4 

2 

3 (NA) 

26 

58 

14 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

51 4 758 

(NA) 3922 

(NA) 836 

23 817 

(NA) 1 365 

- - 3 89 

(NA) 2 023 

4 125 

5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

15 29 13 

7 12 7 

10 3 10 r 1 "1 

21-J 2 ~ 21 

j L 1 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 fa 1974 

122 72 171 59 234 23 

4 i 1 

(0) 

3 (NA) (NA) 

28 11 59 4 

15 2 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 197<1 

- 75 19 (X) 67 (X) 58 49 - 380 (X) 35 00 345 329 352 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mare _____________________________________ _ 

- 20 11 11 15 15 11 6 - 18 5 10 17 34 14 7 - 10 2 (0) 10 35 10 7 - 19 1 (D) 18 108 15 16 8 - - 7 153 8 13 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PISCATAQUIS COUNTY, MAINE 193 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with soles of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Farms Number forms Number forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 102 00 103 00 54 00 62 00 - 89 00 89 00 SO 00 59 00 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry ond their products _______ $1,()()(L - 91 2694 89 23S0 55 2665 sa 2330 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,OOCL - 82 388 83 (NA) 52 366 55 192 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory, Cottle ond colves ___________________________________ _ 

- B2 3815 83 3942 47 3557 55 3628 Cows ond heifers thot had colved ____________________ _ 

- 71 2 118 74 2535 43 2012 SO 2304 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 37 337 32 337 16 257 13 132 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- SO 1 781 57 2198 36 1 755 42 2172 Heifers and heifer cotves ___________________________ _ - 62 1 503 (NA) (NA) 42 1 430 47 1 123 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 52 194 (NA) (NA) 31 115 31 201 

Soles, (onle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 74 25SO 77 1 307 48 2455 51 1 203 

$1,OOCL - (X) 376 00 (NA) 00 355 00 174 Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.00CL Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 58 1 821 (NA) (NA) 44 1 774 42 679 

- 00 102 00 (NA) 00 95 00 23 

- 60 729 (NA) (NA) 40 681 45 524 

$1,()()(L Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 274 00 (NA) 00 260 00 151 

- 11 57 (NA) (NA) 4 43 1 (D) 

$1.()()(L Ooiry products _______________________________ $l,OO(L - (X) 21 00 (NA) 00 17 00 (0) 

- 40 2054 (NA) (NA) 37 2053 41 1 773 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs ond pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

- 19 44 12 34 6 14 10 (0) 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs ond pigs-______________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 3 6 

- 18 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 14 10 (0) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year ond Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 ond Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 3 5 - - 3 5 

- 1 (0) 3 4 - - 3 (D) 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - 1 (D) Sheep ond lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - 13 638 15 829 8 569 8 709 

- 11 436 (NA) (NA) 7 388 8 455 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 21 (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 38 129 2B 172 14 35 11 66 

Soles, Hogs ond pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 7 16 5 21 2 (0) 4 (0) 

- (X) 2 00 (NA) (X) (0) 00 1 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep ond lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep ond lombs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - 00 - - 10 231 11 476 8 (0) 7 420 

-- 11 518 (NA) (NA) 8 476 7 544 

- (X) 3 214 00 (NA) 00 2845 00 4401 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 11 11 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 7 17 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - $1,000_ Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) 00 (0) (X) - -- 8 23 6 12 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- (X) 5 (X) (NA) 00 (D) 00 (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or olde'-_____________________ _ 

- 21 (X) 16 (X) 9 00 9 (X) 

- 16 (0) 16 41 374 5 (0) 9 41 245 Hens ond puliets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 15 (0) 13 20279 4 (0) 6 20169 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 21 036 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens-_______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 8 00 (NA) (X) 4 00 1 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Puliets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 7 (X) 5 (X) 4 (X) 5 (X) 

- 3 36 800 5 86001 3 36 800 5 86 001 

- 1 (0) 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 (0) 

Pullet chicks and puliets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

Poultry ond poultry products-___________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - 00 1 (X) 

- 5 (0) 7 362 3 (0) 5 (0) 

194 PISCATAQUIS COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ J978 __ 

J974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - J974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

80rley for groin (bushelsl-_____________________ J978 __ 

J974 __ 

Rye lor groin (bushels) ________________________ J978 __ 

J974 __ 

Other small groins for 9rOio ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________________ J978 __ 

J974 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

J974 __ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ J978 __ 

J974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ J978 __ 

J974 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ J 978 __ 

J974 __ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ J978 __ 

J974 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see texl) _________________ J978 __ 

J974 __ 

Alfollo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ J978 __ 

J974 __ 

Other tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see text) ______ J978 __ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ 

J974 __ Allolla seed (pounds) _______________________ J978 __ 

J974 __ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

J974 __ 

All vegetables horvesled lor sale (see text) _______ J978 __ 

J974 __ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 __ 

J974 __ 

land in orchords _____________________________ 1978 __ 

J974 __ Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (poundsL __________________________ J978 __ 

1974 __ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Strawberries {poundsl-______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

Forms 

14 

J9 

J 

2 

13 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

I 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

J5 

2J 

-

-

107 

8J 

28 

(NA) 

76 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1l 

5 

6 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

J2 

9 

J2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

8 

5 

3 

(NA) 

5 

8 

Harvested 

Acres 

1 335 

J 699 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(0) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

548 

73J 

-

- 6 268 

5 498 

984 

(NA) 

4 J92 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

30 

37 

10 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

34 

38 

34 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

J4J 

2 (NA) 

21 

309 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

D() - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (0) (NA) (NA) 

18 774 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I -

(X) (NA) (NAlI 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (0) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) I (NA) (

NA2 1 (X) -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

82388 - -

J50 466 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (N~I (NA) 

JO 522 - 8984 (NA) (NA) 

2076 - (NA) (NA) (NAl I 

6 775 - -

(X) - - ()O (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) I 

()() J (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 2 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms A£res 

J3 (0) D() - - J7 (0) (X) J (0) 

J (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - -

12 (0) (0) - -

(0) J7 (0) (0) I 

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) I - -

I (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - - I (0) (X) 1 - -

- - - - - - - - - - 2 (0) (0) - -

4 120 6000 - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 (0) (0) - -

- - -I - =1 - - (X) - I (0) 

(X;, 

-

- - - - - - - - - -

~I - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

JO 536 81 378 - -

10 715 147 976 - -

- -

9 42~1 - -

- - - -

65 5 272 - -

56 4902 8 132 - - J8 8JO J 8351 - 1l 196 4JO - =I 52 3 592 6086 - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -I - -I 4 21 (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1 - (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - J - (X) - - J (0) (X) - - 1 - (X) I -

] 3 (0) (X) - J (0) (X) - - 3 6 - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 (0) (X) - - 5 282 (X) (NA) (NA) 

PISCATAQUIS COUNTY, MAINE 195 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

109 17 655 94 14381 77 13991 64 11 386 

- (X) 162 (X) 153 (X) 182 (X) 178 

- (X) 164 480 (X) 164 544 (X) 164480 (X) 164 544 

- (X) 10.7 (X) 8.7 (X) 8.5 (X) 6.9 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings; I 

- 112 603 (X) 71 234 (X) 133 159 (X) 80813 (X) 

- (X) 695 (X) 466 (X) 733 (X) 454 

Averoge per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 98 7 9071 84 6 116 69 6643 55 4992 

- 87 5 555 70 4 335 63 4 766 46 3 657 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 11 31 9 (NA) 9 (0) 3 (NA) 

- 13 171 8 (NA) 7 (0) 4 (NA) 

- 12 271 6 (NA) 6 142 2 (NA) 

- 14 511 17 (NA) 8 304 11 (NA) 

- 14 975 13 (NA) 11 721 9 (NA) 

- 16 2006 14 (NA) 15 (0) 14 (NA) 

- 7 1 590 3 (NA) 7 1 590 3 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

201029 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 57 1 944 51 1 315 41 1 645 31 959 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 19 408 24 466 13 232 15 376 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 9 146 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 10 153 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 14 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 75 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ - 10 223 (NA) (NA) 7 106 7 134 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 91 8 076 77 6363 65 6 371 51 4928 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 22 857 (NA) (NA) 14 591 22 874 Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 84 7 219 (NA) (NA) 62 5 780 44 4054 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 79 1 672 71 1 902 58 977 51 1 466 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 19 324 (NA) (NA) 14 208 7 303 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 77 1 348 (NA) (NA) 56 769 51 1 163 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 77 3 125 (NA) (NA) 54 2 444 (NA) 2 136 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 7 (0) 6 52 7 (0) 4 (0) 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 4 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (NA) - Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 109 5 883 94 3 354 77 5 853 64 3 327 

- (X) 53 972 (X) 35681 (X) 76 011 (X) 51 984 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms {see text) __________________________ ---

- 21 4 775 11 (NA) 21 4 775 11 (NA) 

- 9 637 16 (NA) 9 637 16 (NA) 

- 6 159 9 (NA) 6 159 9 (NA) 

- 8 115 7 (NA) 8 115 7 (NA) 

- 12 88 8 (NA) 12 88 8 (NA) 

- 21 79 13 (NA) 21 79 13 (NA) 

- 32 30 30 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 4 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 42 653 38 399 31 644 (NA) 382 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 22 68 (NA) (NA) 15 61 15 31 

- 15 220 (NA) (NA) 12 218 3 158 

- 7 11 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 1 (0) 

- 9 (0) 9 194 9 (0) 7 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

Crops ______________________ ---- ------ -- -------- ------ Groins ____________________________ -- ---- - - -- -------

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T obaceo ______________________ ---- - - - - -- -------- ---- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________ ---------- ---------------

- 79 5 230 68 2945 56 5 209 51 2 936 

- 22 3 777 13 1 804 18 3 777 13 1 804 

- 27 1 215 (NA) (NA) 25 (0) 25 975 

- 54 181 (NA) (NA) 39 167 31 114 

- 7 5 (NA) (NA) 4 5 - -

- 10 38 (NA) (NA) 6 36 5 13 

- 4 13 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 30 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ____________ --- - -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- ---- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _______________ -- ---- -- -------- -- ----- Sheep, lambs, and waal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ______ ----

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

196 SAGADAHOC COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms Farms with irr~oted land Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland Iond 

All forms ___________________________ _ - 109 94 17 655 87 15 880 5 555 7 923 254 (D) 

2 6 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - 21 14 700 10 340 196 1 (D) (D) (0) 

5 8 287 4 237 46 - - - -

- 11 486 16 1 250 405 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 19 1 (0) (D) (0) 

14 19 1 621 12 1 397 375 2 - 9 1 972 10 1 532 659 - - - - 13 -

11 

1 7351 8 1 545 

;1 

1 (D) (0) (0) 1 - 9 

2 2 (D) - - -

(~I 22 16 

7 6~11 21 7 387 2 918 1 (D) (D) 

2 2 (D) 2 (0) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Forms wi1h- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocro'- ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocro'- ____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocre'- __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'-__________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ . 260 to 499 ocre'-__________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ T enonts _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Forms 

109 

87 

75 

54 

30 

29 

4 

4 

101 

7 

1 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

77 

63 

49 

36 

26 

25 

2 

2 

73 

3 

1 

Acres 

13991\ 4766 

6 915\ 1 829 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

13 447 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

b4 

46 

48 

(NA) 

14 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

62 

2 

Acres 

11 386\ 3 657 

6436\ 1 992 

(D) 

1 664 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

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

r-~------_.------J---~--------~------_.------~--~--------~ All forms All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 1 1978 '1974 

96 7~ I 68 54 

6 2 

7 111 8

1 

52 39 \ 42 29 

8 10 6 8 

5 3 1 1 

1 

2~1 1 

8 7 

32 17 10 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 70 58 57 51 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 39 36 20 13 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

oP~~~t::~;~e;r: ~~~~p~___________________ 1 11 1 1 oP::~t:::or:::~;~~~~~-s-~;:~::~~-~~:~:--- 25 to 34 yeor'-________________________ 16 19 13 13 None ________________________________ _ 35 to 44 yeor'-________________________ 33 12 23 7 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeor'-________________________ 21 29 13 22 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to b4 yeor'-________________________ 23 16 16 10 100 to 149 day'- ______________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________ 15 17 11 11 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 48.6 49.6 48.0 49.7 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~----------~---------- ~----------~--------~ I Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and porinerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more J 1978 1974 1978 1974~ Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 57 446 45 369 40 438 33 364 - 84 2 695 76 1 585 56 2 6751 52 1 573 - 59 2 562 62 1 533 50 2 558 50 I 530 - 69 43 (NA) (NA) 52 41 37 17 - 50 49 37 21 43 48 24 20 - 50 62 36 53 38 61 26 51 - 58 28 23 10 46 26 16 9 - 50 285 41 190 44 278 39 (D) 

- 9 5 1 (Z) 9 5 - -

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry---------------------------- Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs -----------T------------------------ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

(ustomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 26 19 26 18 19 17 22 17 

- 109 212 (NA) (NA) 77 198 (NA) (NA) - 108 151 94 87 77 142 64 80 - 101 63 (NA) (NA) 71 58 64 63 - 42 19 (NA) (NA) 35 (D) 9 3 - 8 1 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 6 1 - 28 56 (NA) (NA) 25 55 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 64 12 - 108 12 (NA) (NA) 77 11 - 89 60 (NA) (NA) 64 (D) (NA) (NA) \ - 7 2 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (NA) (NA) [ 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gosotine _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone------------------------- Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal. wood, coke. elC. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SAGADAHOC COUNTY, MAINE 197 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota are based on 0 sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------ Sprays. dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for ~ 

Defoliation or for grow1h control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 45 1 647 35 45 1 534 35 

- 9 113 7 

- 34 577 28 

- 19 471 15 

- 6 161 6 

- 18 297 12 

- 27 7711 24 

- 4 

411 

2 

- 25 (X) 17 

- 13 (X) 10 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _____ _ Wheel troclors __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ - Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

(1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

109 93 77 64 machinery and equipment-Con. 

2 215 1 607 1 947 1 333 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

20 319 17 280 25 288 20 828 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

17 20 7 10 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

22 19 1 8 101 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

35 19 i 29 15 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

74 93 35 40 44 53 

96 153 40 44 71 109 

99 219 33 36 84 183 

- - - - - - 1 (0) I (D) - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

35 35 15 15 20 20 

44 49 14 14 33 35 

21 26 10 10 13 16 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

1 597 

(0) 

(0) 

547 

451 

161 

214 

758 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

27 1 087 (NA) 1 022 (NA) 65 7 184 

(NA) 106 

- - 1 (0) 

(NA) 362 

1 (0) 

2 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

13 21 12 16 

11 9 11 8 

6 4 5 4 

4 ""1 r 4 1 1 ~ 1 1 1 1 

- .J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

69 98 46 

83 129 45 

78 174 34 

1 (0) - 2 (D) -

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

24 24 10 

31 32 7 

6 7 4 

Any hired workersforms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tha n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

farms ________________________________ -- ---- -------------

Workers ______________________ ---------------------------- 50 23 (X) 40 (X) 44 39 

- 284 (X) 48 (X) 236 269 452 

- 14 12 12 7 7 12 5 

- 8 6 12 8 16 7 I 

- 10 3 (0) 11 39 7 9 

- 12 2 (D) 10 63 12 14 

- 6 - - 4 111 6 10 

farms with- 1 worker ________________________________ ------------ ---

2 workers __________________________ -- -- ---- ---- --------

:3 or 4 workers ____________ -- -- -- -------- -- -------------- 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

198 SAGADAHOC COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Num~r 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any coHle, hogs, or sneep _______________ _ 

Soles: Any livestock or poultry and their products ______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep__________ _ __ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows ___________________ .. _________________ _ 

Milk cows __________________ . __________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products ______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

I I I I 

87 (X) 69 (X) I 58 (X) 47 (X) I 66 (X) 55 (X) 43 (X) 37 (X) 

2 9361 79 5 230 68 2 9451 56 5 209 51 

62 2241 49 (NA)I 43 208

1 

35 1271 

59 

"" 1 

52 

, ~'I 39 ""I 35 2 019 

52 I 202 47 I 214 36 I 105 30 I 133 

29 229 20 176 16 145 10 122 

36 973 36 I 038 27 960 26 I 011 

54 973

1 

(NA) (NA) I 36 910 I 29 808

42 246 1 (NA) (NA) 25 163 24 78 

54 840 I 42 698

1 

39 795

1 

31 642 

(X) 181 (Xi (NA) (X) 167 (X) 114 -

- 38 423

1 

(NA) (NA) I 31 408

1 

29 366 

- (X) 26 (X) (NA) (X) 24 (X) 15 

52 417 (NA) (NA) 39 387 29 276 

- (X) 

I~I (X) (NA) I (X) 1441 (X) 

8 (NA) (NA) 4 39 ~ 

9~1 

- (X) 

2i~1 (X) (NA) I (X) 

(6~ I (X) 

975

1 

- 27 I (NA) (NA) 25 25 

13 741 II 251 7 341 5 131 

4 (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 171 (NA) I 

- 12 57 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) I 5 (D) 

4 

Ii I 

6 

~I 2 (D) I I (D) 

- 3 4 2 (0) I (0) 

3 3 2 (D) I (0) 

- 13 I 228

1 

9 7211 

9 (0) I 5 564

1 

- 12 899 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 4 387 

- 3 27 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) ~ 

- 17 99

1 

18 81

1 

9 52

1 

8 43

1 

- 7 65

1 

5 241 4 

(O~ I ~ 

=1 

- (X) 

(D~ (X) (NA) (X) (X) 

- 2 2 (0) I (0) ~ 

- (X) 

(D)I (X) (NA) I (X) (D) I (X) 

4121 - 8 749 9 459 5 709 5 

- 10 940 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 2 (0) 

- (X) 9 141 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slo ughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullet5. of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sIc ughter ____________________________ _ Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________ ~ ______________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 10 38

1 

(NA) (NA) I 6 36

1 

5 1=1 - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) ~ 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA)I (X) 

(0) I 

(X) ~ 

- 3 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

I I 

30 (X)I 22 (X)I 22 (X) I 14 (X)I 

- 20 146 166 14 50 269 13 146 014 6 50 1141 - 19 (0) 14 48 167 12 (D) 6 48 014 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) ~ 

~ - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- 9 351 253 7 187 510 8 (0) 6 

- (D~I 3 19 (NA) (NA) I (D) ~ 

- 3 19 (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - - (NA) (NA) - ~ - 10 (X) I (NA) (X)I 4 (X)I I (X)I 

- 20 (X) 13 (X)I 17 (X) I 13 (X) I - 10 156 394 6 99 400 8 (0) 6 99 400 

- 8 (D) 5 57 800 6 (D) 5 (D) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 

(O~I I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) I - ~ 

054 OO~ \ - 8 I 860 093 7 I 054 000 7 (0) 7 I 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - I (D) (NA) (NA)I I (D~ I -

= I- - - (NA) (NA) - - - 2 (X) (NA) (X~ I I (X) I - (xq - 22 3 777 13 I 804 18 3 777 13 I 804 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SAGADAHOC COUNTY, MAINE 199 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes ________________________ 1978_ - 19 627 (X) - - 17 (0) (X) - - - 10 377 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) (X) - - - 2 (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL _________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 17 (0) (0) - - 16 (0) (0) - -

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 376 4 210 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X)I - (NAil 

- - (X) - -

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) I (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL _________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (10ns, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Hogged or grazed _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat - - for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Oats - 2 (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Barley - - - - - - - - - - - for groin (bushels) _____________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- Rye - for groin (bushels) _________ _ ___ 1978_ - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- =1 - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

1974_ Other small groins for groin ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans - - - - - - - - - - - far beans (bushelsL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpoto1oes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) ________________ 1978_ - 72 4 932 6 791 - - 51 4 181 6 112 - - 1974_ - 58 3 771 5 861 (NA) (NA) 39 3 121 5064 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 8 152 2421 - (NAJI 

5 121 195 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 225 337 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 52 3 468 4 967 - - 35 2 814 4 367 - -

- Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 - - -I - -I 

- 15 171 (X) 5 99 12 168 (X) 5 99 

1974_ 

AU vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 11 156 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 148 (X) 2 (0) 

- Sweet corn _______________________________ 1978_ 7 9 (X) - - 5 (0) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 9 (X) I - Tomatoes _________________________________ l978_ - 6 I (X) 1 (0) 6 I (X) I (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) I - Green peas excluding cowpeOL _______________ 1978_ - 5 (0) (X) 1 (0) 5 (0) (X) I (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) I -

- 7 69 (X) - - 6 (0) (X) - - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 6 20 (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - - 7 66 42 340 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 5 8 (X) 2 (0) 4 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 9 8 (X) 2 (0) 9 8 (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

200 SAGADAHOC COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo ________________ -_____________ ---- Proportion in farms ___________ . _____________ . percenL 

510 125 236 477 123 774 345 99 4981 343 105 2691 

(X) 246 (X) 259 (X) 288 (X) 307 

(X) 2 492 160 (X) 2 492 288 (X) 2 492 160 (X) 2 492 288 

(X) 5.0 (X) 5.0 (X) 4.0 (X) 4.2 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form ___ • _______________ • _____ ._. _ dollars. 

Average per acre _______ ._. ___________________ dollars. 122 072 (X) 77 405 (X) 141 523 (X) 91 781 (X) 

(X) 470 (X) 298 (X) 474 (X) 299 

-

land in forms according to use: Total cropland _____ . __________________ • ____ - ______ --_ 

Harvested cropland _____ • ________________ - __ • _____ . 471 49 505 442 51 0061 315 43 1601 315 45 2481 - 448 35 195 394 34 202 299 31 044 292 31 683 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________ ._. _____________ . 10 to 19 acres _____________ • _________________ • 

20 to 29 Dues ___ • ___________________________ _ 3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested Or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and waodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

41 171 30 (NA) 15 59 12 (NA) - 53 687 42 (NA) 18 235 16 (NA) - 48 1 126 41 (NA) 17 406 22 (NA) - 91 3 315 64 (NA) 52 1 908 35 (NA) - 101 6977 97 (NA) 86 5 981 88 (NA) 

- 71 (NA) I 9 5351 83 (NA) I 69 (0) I 82 - 38 10 382 32 (NA) 37 (0) 32 (NA) - (NA) 5 3002 5 (NA) 5 3 0021 5 - (NA) - - (NA) - - - - 290 11 233 298 12 574 208 9 537 210 10062 - 84 4 230 75 2 5791 57 3 503 - 105 3 077 

40 712 (NA) (NA) 32 637 10 1 553 - 15 (0) 10 184 (NA) (NA) 7 146 - (NA) I 5 

1 7~1 2 (0) I - 10 741 (NA) 

73 2 107 (NA) (NA) 49 33 I 739 -

- 425 68 008 386 61 3601 286 50 4591 276 50 426 

- 129 8 937 (NAI (NA) 100 7 818 97 8444 

- 384 59 071 (NA) (NA) I 256 42641

1 

246 41 982 

- 308 7 723 331 11 408 208 5 879 246 9 595 

- 66 2 687 (NA) (NA) 50 2 199 82 3 835 

- 286 5 036 (NA) (NA) 192 3 680 222 5 760 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 359 22 857 (NA) (NA) 255 19 554 (NA) 22341 

Ir~igated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 8 47 4 73 5 (0) 3 (0) 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0)1 3 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - (0) j 

- -

- 39 829 (X) (X) 38 (X) 00 

11978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold l ________________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

510 28 435 477 22 806 345 28 193 343 22 6281 (X) 55 754 (X) 47 811 (X) 81 720 (X) 65 971 

$100,000 or mare ____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ less than $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ____________________________ _ 

75 20 094 57 (NA) 75 20 094 57 (NA) 

89 5642 76 (NA) 89 5 642 76 (NA) 

54 1 551 77 (NA) 54 1 551 77 (NA) 

28 3991 52 (NA) I 28 399 52 (NA) 

48 324 39 (NA) 48 324 39 (NA) 

51 183 38 (NA) 51 183 38 164 (0) 137 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) (NA) I 27 59 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

16 28 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 45 55 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 76 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ________________________________________________ _ 

Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, foroge, and silage _____________________ _ Vegetobles, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ CaHle and colves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs. ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

205 1 543 205 1 551 134 1 463 1 (NA) 1 500 15 210 (NA) (NA) I 14 (D) 11 52 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - (N~I - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 149 462 (NA) (NA) 98 412 109 509 37 63 (NA) (NA) 24 53 15 61 21 174 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 8 218 - 19 355 15 277 13 345 8 271 9 279 (NA) (NA) 9 279 12 389 

389 26 892 385 20951 290 26 730 \ 299 20 834 82 15 199 80 11 443 65 15 198 69 11 440 - 172 9 860 (NA) (NA) 162 9 794 172 7 832 - 303 1 722 (NA) (NA) 233 1 654 248 1 496 31 20 (NA) (NA) 13 12 20 26 28 23 (NA) (NA) 14 17 19 24 - 30 68 (NA) (NA) 15 55 12 16 

'1974 data include soles of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SOMERSET COUNTY, MAINE 201 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 510 477 Forms with~ 

125 236 448 120 130 35 195 

26 22 107 10 35 31 

- 51 34 1 449 29 940 476 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 31 34 1 863 26 1 549 604 

- 38 35 3 180 33 2 747 854 

- 57 59 6646 55 6421 1 848 

50 to 69 acreL ____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ - 55 48 8 758 54 8 590 2 616 180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 47 40 9377 43 8 589 2 880 

- 36 34 8 571 36 8 571 2 170 

- 107 108 37 516 100 34 919 9 340 

52 47 33 195 52 33 195 10681 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 8 16 (0) 8 (0) (0) 

- 2 - (0) 2 (0) (0) 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

510 125 236 

448 35 195 

333 63 013 

277 12 005 

168 60 941 

163 22 691 

9 1 282 

8 499 

466 105 405 

28 10 640 

13 6 274 

3 2917 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

306 296 

204 172 

5 5 

85 61 

112 93 

141 129 

106 113 

61 67 

48.0 50.7 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Farms 

477 

394 

333 

(NA) 

139 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

123 774 

34 202 

67 814 

13 124 

55 219 

20 663 

741 

415 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text1 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, ond trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________ -- -- --------------- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ______________________ ---- ----- - ------ ---

- 230 2 474 243 2 221 

- 407 12 706 410 10 235 

- 294 11 742 357 9 971 

- 350 259 (NA) (NA) 

- 254 216 219 218 

- 301 793 243 662 

- 290 235 156 116 

- 282 2 276 212 1 431 

- 33 87 17 20 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________ -- ---- -- --------- - ------ 144 91 127 116 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________ -- -- ---------- ---- Gasoline ________________________ -- -- -- ------------

Diesel fuel ____________ -- ---- -- ---- -- -- ------ -- ---- lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

fuel oil ________________ ---- -------- ---------------

Notural gas ________________ - ___ -- -- -- -- -----------

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______ -- -- ------------ Electricity ___________________ - _- -- -- - - -------- ---- --- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 510 1 216 (NA) (NA) 

- 510 818 474 595 

- 485 388 (NA) (NA) 

- 258 167 (NA) (NA) 

- 62 37 (NA) (NA) 

- 102 161 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 (Z) (NA) (NA) 

510 63 (NA) (NA) 

- 387 367 (NA) (NA) 

- 47 31 (NA) (NA) 

forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

8 1 043 155 

- - - 1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

- - -

1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

345 

299 

186 

146 

151 

146 

8 

7 

305 

26 

13 

1 

Acres 

99 498 

31 044 

(0) 

(0) 

58 691 

21 995 

(0) 

(0) 

83 022 

(0) 

6274 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

343 

292 

208 

(NA) 

130 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

324 

11 

8 

Irrigated 

land 

47 

-

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

Acres 

105 269 

31 683 

50 309 

10 876 

54 219 

2D 392 

741 

415 

93 449 

6 500 

5 320 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

453 378 315 274 

21 13 9 9 

36 77 21 52 

233 202 204 183 

44 28 31 20 

16 18 9 10 

25 12 13 10 

28 25 14 10 

145 104 61 34 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

171 2 437 168 2 193 

300 12 619 297 10 173 

267 11 702 296 9 949 

280 250 226 138 

177 202 167 213 

218 737 187 649 

224 205 133 114 

238 2 189 185 1 401 

33 87 13 19 

88 83 107 115 

345 1 155 (NA) (NA) 

345 774 342 568 

327 360 340 335 

226 163 117 79 

54 36 29 32 

91 158 

- - } 342 122 

345 57 

287 352 (NA) (NA) 

35 29 (NA) (NA) I 

202 SOMERSET COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms- see text) 

All forms Forms with so~s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

Lime ------------------------------------------------------

299 19 775 216 18 551 - 299 17 438 216 16299 

72 2 337 64 2 252 

197 6 013 ISO 5340 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchordL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

100 4436 86 4 283 - 8 525 8 525 

30 I 185 18 I 079 -

- 207 8 6571 168 7 914 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- -

~1r - -

148 116 ~) - 63 ~) 56 ~) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms· see textJ 

All forms Forms with sales All farms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999. ____ • ____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

510 471 

16 105 9 1901 31 579 19 512 

33 76 

127 1171 116 105 i 

All forms 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 011 

345 341 mochinery and equipment - Can. 

14418 8 1481 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

41 792 238: $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

8 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

~i 45 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

80 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

-

-

- Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ Mower - conditioners ______________________ _ 

- Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

- Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

355 462 214 235 170 227 440 746 206 247 339 499 447 I 046 140 209 410 837 20 20 2 (0)1 18 25 (0) I ~I 14 14 II II 23 12 12 14 21 - - - - - - 231 248 135 137 98 III 266 270 63 63 206 207 

160 190 65 70 98 120 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

73 

62 

42 

20 "1 

~ 27 

10 J 

Forms 

377 

398 

431 

3 

II 

7 (NA) 

116 

232 

88 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

188 13 770 

(NA) 12 397 

(NA) I 373 

43 2084 

(NA) I 605 

- -

6 100 

(NA) 5 5161 

-

(NA) 

33 ~u ~) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

93

1 

58 87 

55 55 55 

II 42 11 I 20 "1 

1411 27 ~ 141 

IL 10 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

501 286 

646 237 

919 192 

3 I 

12 I~ I 7 (NA) (NA) 

126 57 

237 62 

102 34 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Farms with soles of $2,500 or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 282 152 (X) 247 (Xl 238 185 - I 517 (X) 407 (X) I 110 1 382 I 214 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 53 79 79 59 59 36 34 28 56 38 - 33 66 25 67 36 113 29 - 52 174 61 49 - 98 5 29 77 448 87 - 30 4· 130 26 363 35 29 34 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SOMERSET COUNTY, MAINE 203 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 403 (X) 391 (X) 286 (X) 287 (X) 

344 (X) 350 (X) 238 (X) 249 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 389 26 892 385 20951 290 26 730 299 20 834 

320 1 765

1 

327 (NA) 237 1 684 254 1 546 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved 

Beef cows _________________ ===== ================ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 331 17 110 339 17 973 231 16035 246 16 700 

- 286 8950 298 9 783 202 8 503 221 9 180 

- 116 889 131 1 129 52 559 71 683 

- 210 8061 239 8654 175 7944 198 8497 Heifers and heifer calves ______ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bul!~~i~-e-s-============== - 289 7004 (NA) (NA) 209 6 611 216 6 178 

- 218 1 156 (NA) (NA) 142 921 170 1 342 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 303 8 184 311 9 554 233 7 917 248 9227 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ (X) 1 722 (X) (NA) (X) 1 654 (X) 1 496 

215 4435 (NA) (NA) 179 4335 211 5 209 

- (X) 306 (X) (NA) (X) 298 (X) 250 

269 3 749 (NA) (NA) 208 3 582 216 4018 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 416 (X) (NA) (X) 1 356 (X) 1 247 Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 41 477 (NA) (NA) 26 443 17 121 

$1,000 -- (X) 175 (X) (NA) (X) 162 (X) 43 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 172 9 860 (NA) (NA) 162 9 794 172 7 832 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 59 292 79 429 21 144 42 171 Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ -- 17 59 (NA) (NA) 7 36 12 78 Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ -- 55 233 (NA) (NA) 18 108 35 93 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ -- 21 79 26 74 8 52 16 54 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- 17 43 12 28 8 27 9 23 June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ -- II 36 22 46 4 25 12 31 Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ -- 26 528 34 1 034 14 358 17 680 Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- 24 396 (NA) (NA) 12 275 15 484 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 13 48 (NA) (NA) 3 10 1 (0) 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

-- 93 389

1 

70 284

1 

41 191

1 

42 215 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ -- 31 526 33 611 13 320 20 437 

$1,000 -- (X) 20 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) 26 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ -- 12 423 10 190 5 254 7 102 

$1,000 -- (X) 12 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 4 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 24 413 29 948 12 251 19 666 Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

-- 25 455 (NA) (NA) 12 275 14 540 Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ -- (X) 3329 (X) (NA) (X) 1 924 (X) 4028 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 

Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 28 23

1 

(NA) (NA) 14 1~1 19 2~ I -- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - $1,000 -- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies ______ _ 

$1,000 -- 20 78 15 26 10 57 9 19 

-- (X) 41 (X) (NA) (X) 32 (X) 7 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 116 (X) 99 (X) 83 (X) 73 (X) 

- 80 794 758 79 885 233 51 794 166 53 884 304 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 74 568 741 71 668 270 45 568 247 48 667 453 

- 18 226 017 (NA) (NA) 13 225 919 10 206 871 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickenL _______________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ ------

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

Any poultry ______________________________ -------- ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________ - - - ---------- ----

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ --- - ------ --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________ ---- -------- ---- ---

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 12 191 735 (NA) (NA) 9 191 700 4 74 100 

- 29 1 037 305 21 617 517 23 1 037 159 18 617465 

- 13 87 (NA) (NA) 4 39 1 (0) 

- 11 79 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 8 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 27 (X) (NA) (X) 11 (X) I 5 (X) 

- 75 (X) 69 (X) 65 (X) 63 (X) 

- 41 975 483 46 956 638 36 975 403 41 956 099 

- 30 546 785 37 628 923 25 546 705 32 628 384 

- 13 428 698 (NA) (NA) 13 428 698 10 321 600 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 24 5 156 724 25 3 340 570 24 5 156 724 24 (D) 

- 4 13 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 13 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 1 (X) 

- 82 15 199 80 11 443 65 15 198 69 11 440 

204 SOMERSET COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quanfity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels} ___________________ 1976_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(X)I - 104 (D) (X)I - - - 106 7 316 - (X) - - 107 7 518 (X) (NA) (NA) 102 7 466 - 18 1 477 96 1081 - - - 18 I 477 96 108 - - (D) - - 799 57 613 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 13 (D) - - 91 5 839 75 371 - - 89 (D) 

88 8791 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 99 6 672 (X) - - (X) - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NAl ()O (NA) (NA) - - -

3 (D) (X) I - (NAlI 

3 (D) (X) 1 -

=1 - (X) - 6 152 (X) (NA) 5 (D) 

for grain or seed (bushelsl- __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - 3 (0) (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) I 905 - - - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) 1 (NA) (NA) - - ()O - - -I 

3 3 31 - - 2 (0) (D) - - - (0) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (0) (D) - - 15 490 30 705 - - 13 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 399 13 581 - - - (NA) Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 197B_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA~I - - - -

::1 (NA) (NA) - (NA) I (0) (X) 1 (0) (X) - - I - (NA) (NA) 

(X; I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - -

~I - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 13 414 83 753 - - 13 414 83 753 - - 1974_ - 19 542 130 019 (NA) (NA) 14 S40 129 554 - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - -

38 27~ 1 

- -

- - - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 404 27 761 42 711 1 (D) 271 23 768 I (D) 

- 346 26564 42 288 (NA) (NA) 260 24 160 39 301 I (D) 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 68 2 150 4 5901 - (NA) 1 

60 2 005 4 3331 -

=1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 43 I 879 4 501 -

- 299 18 784 29 447 - - 210 16 126 26 341 -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - ~I - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

~I - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - - -I - -I - 37 134 (X) 4 16 24 107 (X) 2 

- (O~ 1 25 163 (X) (NAl (NA) 16 128 (X) - - 26 61 (JO 2 (D) 18 51 (X) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NAl (Xl (NA) (NAl 13 41 (X) - - 10 3 (X) - - 5 2 (X) -

=\ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NAl 13 5 (X) -

- 13 14 (l() - - 8 13 (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (N~I 11 24 (X)I -

(X) I -I 

- 22 241 - 9 165 (X) - - - 12 211 (X) (NA) (NAl 10 (D) (X) I (D) 

- 22 230 1 003022 (NAl (NAl 9 161 930 676 (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) 206 2 200 701 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (0) (NAl (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 13 7 (X) 2 (D) 5 I (X) 1 (D) 

- 5 2 (X) (NA) (NAl 3 (0) (X) - (0) I - 9 3 5 342 2 (D) 3 I 1 470 I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 1 2 000 - - 19 27 (Xl 2 (D) 13 26 (X) 2 (Oq - 5 64 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SOMERSET COUNTY, MAINE 205 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Averoge size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 470 94 514 (X) 201 

- (X) 471 680 (X) 20.0 

Value of land and buildings; l 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 125 385 (X) 

(X) 630 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 417 32 455 

- 383 22 840 

I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 45 189 

- 47 619 63 1 427 71 2 556 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 92 6 216 

- 43 5 691 

- 22 6 142 500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

- - - 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- - - Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 208 6 122 Other croplond ___________________________________ _ 117 3493 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, ond soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ - 26 282 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 14 126 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 19 567 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 78 2 518 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 393 53 561 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 90 5 335 Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ - 363 48 226 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 314 8498 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 74 2958 land in house lots, ponds, roads. wasteland, etc _______ _ - 293 5540 

Pastureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 288 14415 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 10 196 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 9 (0) Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 9 113 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ -

Forms by value of agriculturol products sold; I 

$100,000 or mor"- ___________________________ ---- ----- $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________ ----- $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________ -- ------ --------- less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ - $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ - $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ - less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ - Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________ ------ ----

cropS-------- ______ ---------------- ---- --------------- Groins __________________ ---- --- - -- - - ---- --- - ---- ---- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ - Cotton and cottonseed __________ ----------------------- Commodify Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ -

T obaceo ____________ -------- ---- - - -- -- -- ---- ---- ----- Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ---------------------- Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ____________________ _ 

fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products -----------------------

Other crops ____________ -------- ------ ----------------

Livestock, poultry, ond their products ----------------------

Poultry and poultry product'----------------------------

Dairy products ____ ------ -------- ------ - - ---------- --- Cottle and calves ______________ -------- ------------ ---

~h::p~~~:~~~ ~~d-;'-;'~I== == == == == == == == == == == == == == == == Other livestock and livestock products (see text) -----------

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

206 WALDO COUNTY, MAINE 

All forms 

1978 

Value 

Farms ($1,000) 

470 47459 (X) 100 977 

110 39903 

79 5 120 

47 1 360 

30 443 

47 335 

48 173 

109 125 

19 41 

20 35 

25 31 

45 18 

- -

185 I 257 

13 57 

- -

- -

- - - - 114 318 

25 137 

44 393 

18 130 

14 222 

373 46 202 

163 39 241 

133 5 837 

229 975 

34 88 

35 23 

30 38 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

446 92 650 361 78 911 352 79366 (X) 208 (X) 219 (X) 225 (X) 471 808 (X) 471 680 (X) 471 808 (X) 19.6 (X) 16.7 (X) 16.8 

74 045 (X) 138 114 (X) 81 099 (X) 

(X) 356 (X) 638 (X) 360 

378 31 396 310 28 100 I 286 28 144 333 20843 283 20289 248 19 251 

40 (NA) 24 (0) 12 (NA) 

35 (NAl 30 388 18 (NA) 

56 (NA) 36 821 36 (NA) 

54 (NA) 47 1 706 36 (NA) 

78 (NA) 82 5660 76 (NA) 

55 (NA) 43 5691 55 (NA) 

13 (NA) 21 (0) 13 (NA) 

2 (NA) - - 2 (NA) 

- (NA) - - - (NA) 

218 7354 149 4 749 165 6313 

95 3199 88 3062 70 2 580 

(NA) (NA) 20 243 13 451 

(NA) (NA) 12 (0) 8 196 

(NA) (NA) 9 (0) 9 106 

(NA) (NA) 61 2 176 47 I 827 

359 49415 294 43 287 278 40969 

(NAl (NA) 67 4 252 93 5 973 

(NA) (NA) 273 39035 243 34996 

328 II 839 243 7 524 264 10253 

(NA) (NA) 58 2 667 71 3 963 

(NA) (NA) 230 4 857 248 6 290 

(NA) (NA) 211 II 668 (NA) 16249 

5 99 9 (0) 4 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 8 (0) 4 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) - (NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (X) 9 113 (X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

446 30 248 361 47334 352 30 155 (X) 67 821 (X) 131 119 (X) 85 668 

94 (NA) 110 39903 94 (NA) 

85 (NA) 79 5 120 85 (NA) 

68 (NA) 47 I 360 68 (NA) 

41 (NA) 30 443 41 (NA) 

32 (NA) 47 335 32 (NA) 

26 (NA) 48 173 26 (NA) 

100 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

160 1 281 131 I 198 (NA) I 232 

(NA) (NA) 13 57 10 106 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) 78 282 64 226 (NA) (NA) 19 132 15 44 

(NA) (NA) 34 383 19 274 

8 106 12 123 5 104 

(NA) (NA) II 221 15 479 

374 28 813 303 46 136 315 28 773 

163 23 885 148 39 239 156 23 883 

(NA) (NA) 127 5 833 135 4 254 (NA) (NA) 181 933 176 563 (NA) (NA) 20 84 20 23 (NA) (NA) 16 17 22 32 

(NA) (NA) 18 29 14 19 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 470 446 94 514 383 86 270 22 840 10 2 035 551 196 

Farms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ - 13 24 65 5 30 14 - - - - 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ - 65 55 I 572 33 801 392 2 (0) (0) (0) 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 43 24 2510 33 I 923 712 2 (0) (0) (0) 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 46 41 3 697 33 2 681 545 3 218 27 6 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 63 65 7 234 55 6 275 I 762 - - - - 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ - 49 42 7 729 43 6 814 I 819 - - - -

28 

11 

5 476\ 27 5 276 I 273 - - -

- 42 39 9 128 2 937 - - - =\ 87 

3n11 82 29 542 7 9831 82 I (0) (0) (0) 

30 33 18 374 30 18 374 4 612 2 (0) (0) (0) 

3 3 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - -

I I (0) I (0) (0)1 - - - -

180 to 219 acre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acre'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre'-_______________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

0ther- cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms 

1978 

Forms 

470 

383 

346 

263 

114 

III 

10 

9 

432 

24 

13 

I 

'1974 

Acres 

94 5141 22 840 

55 8421 9 371 

38049 

13 221 

623 

248 

81 051 

9 035 

(0) 

(0) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more !\ 

1978 '1974 

Farms 

446 

333 

329 

(NA) 

105 

(NA) 

12 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

92 650 

20 843 

55 352 8 819 

36 227 

II 668 

I 071 

356 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms 

361 

283 

249 

174 

105 

102 

7 

7 

328 

20 

13 

Op;~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~n_c~~~~ ~~~~~~t~~~~ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 322 344 1 288 315 Op~~a~~~~ b~p~~~~~ o~ ~~~ i~~~~~~ ___________ _ 

Other ---_____________________________ 148 93 73 28 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: I Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years -------_________________ 3 2 2 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 50 54 35 46 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 118 90 88 69 I to 49 days __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 126 127 104 102 50 to 99 day'- ________________________ _ 

i~ ;~a~ ~~~r~~~;:::::::::::::::::::::: I~~ I~ ~~ ~ ~~g:~ ~~ ~~~~:::::::::::::::::::::::: 

Acres Forms Acres 

78 911 I 352 79 366 20 289 248 19 251 

42 0251 243 43 066 7 161 (NA) 7 401 

36 343 98 (0) 

(0) (NA) II 518 

543 II (0) 

(D) (NA) 332 

65 898 320 65 257 

8654 23 9 817 

4 359 9 4292 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

407 355 317 284 26 15 19 8 37 67\ 25 51\ 

228 167 201 151 41 49 33 35 22 18 19 15 21 17 17 13 33 29 22 15 99 64 45 31 Average age___________________________ 50.2 50.6 50.6 50.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-__________ ~ __________ ~ ~----------~ __________ __J 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 259 6 268 265 5 197 215 6 239 226 5 181 - 384 23 924 375 13 799 302 23 869 310 13 770 - 319 23 428 355 13 633 276 23 413 309 13 613

1 

- 335 277 (NA) (NA) 291 272 256 147 - 171 91 189 114 142 88 140 109 - 165 271 172 274 145 266 126 267 - 196 120 137 96 166 116 120 94 - 295 I 901 233 I 082 263 I 874 209 I 075 - 34 97 19 8 31 96 12 6 

- 95 52 92 43 71 47 72 40 

- 467 I 285 (NA) (NA) 377 I 268 (NA) (NA) - 467 816 438 532 377 803 352 515 - 442 380 (NA) (NA) 358 373 348 326 - 135 93 (NA) (NA) 119 90 83 - 54 24 (NA) (NA) 51 50 24 24 - 91 261 (NA) (NA) 91 } 8 261 - 8 I (NA) (NA) 8 I 352 - 467 57 (NA) (NA) 131 377 54 - 358 459 (NA) (NA) 327 455 (NA) (NA) - 37 10 (NA) (NA) 34 10 (NA) (NA) I 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeqs _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~~~~e~~I~~i:~il~!!~ ~~~~~~~s_:::::::::::: :::::::::::: ::: Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products-_________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, .tc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WALDO COUNTY, MAINE 207 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see textl 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------ Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. erc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 165 6 381 145 

- 164 5 943 144 

- 25 438 18 71 1 789 57 

- 62 2 361 56 

- 1 (01 1 28 606 19 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 109 3 5871 96 

- 12 

1211 

12 

- 117 (Xl 107 

- 96 (Xl 89 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated morket value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel fractors ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

- Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ CoHonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup bolers _____________________________ _ 

field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con, 

Estimated market value of all 

470 434 377 350 machinery and equipment-Con. 

12 756 9 055 12 071 8 434 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

27 140 20 864 32 019 24 097 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

41 64 21 35 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

106 1 134 82 711 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

70 92i 54 74i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

forms Number forms Number Farms Number 

332 441 204 230 168 211 

386 721 150 182 295 539 

432 913 97 130 397 783 

3 3 -

=1 

3 3 

6 6 - 6 6 

6 6 - 6 6 

- - - - - - 148 155 64 64 88 91 

218 228 52 52 172 176 

96 108 24 25 75 83 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text1 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

6290 

5 860 

430 

1 720 

2 349 

(01 

573 

3 378 

128 

(Xl 

(Xl 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

126 6079 (NAI 5 713 (NAI 366 

31 1 402 

(NAI 1 974 

3 41 

3 83 

(NAI 2 209 

3 47 

29 (Xl 

(NAI (Xl 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

79 75 74 74 

70 65 70 64 

28 16 28 16 

27 'l { 27 ., ~ ~ 17 16 17 16 

4 -' L 4 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

348 475 257 374 660 217 

378 794 166 

8 8 I 

19 21 2 

10 10 4 (NAI (NAI (NAI 

116 125 48 

181 191 49 

79 9', 23 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 295 103 (Xl 253 (Xl 263 209 

- 2 181 (Xl 317 (Xl 1 864 2 007 I 584 Forms ________________________ -------- -------------------

Workers ____________________________ -------------- -------

Farms with- 1 worker ____________________________ ---- -- -------------

2 workers ______________________ -- -- -- ------------ ------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 52 46 46 30 30 46 30 

- 26 29 58 24 48 18 27 

- 68 21 71 72 252 58 41 

87 5 (01 69 374 86 65 

- 62 2 (01 58 1 160 55 46 

208 WALDO COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry __________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ________________________ _ 378 (X) 364 (X) 295 (X) 297 (X) - 280 (X) 265 (X) 208 (X) 203 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any callie, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

373 46 202 374 28 813 303 46136 315 28 773 

258 1 086, 236 (NA) , 194 1 035, 188 618, 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves _________________________________ • ________ _ 

$1,000_ Coffle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Ooiry producls _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

Litters of pigs farrowed between258 10 262 249 10 597 196 9 M>7 191 9944 - 5 601 219 5 487 168 5 374 168 5 254 213 

82 643 64 479 47 469 26 300 

160 4 958 175 5 008 140 4 905 150 4954 - (NA) , 171 3 ill, 215 158 3 554, 3 839, (NA) 

160 822 (NA) (NA) 114 133 I 136 -

229 5 052 216 4 351 181 4853

1 

176 4 141 - (X) 975 (X) (NA) (X) 933 (X) 563 - 169 3 1M> (NA) (NA) 142 3 0581 150 2 437 - (X) 181 (X) (NA) (X) 172 (X) 85 - 886 (NA) (NA) 156 1 795 154 1 704 - 196 I 

(X) 793

1 

(X) (NA) , (X) 761 I (X) 478 -

- 30 276 (NA) (NA) 25 265 19 93 

(X) 113 (X) (NA) I (X) 109 (X) 26 - 4254

1 

- 133 5 837 (NA) (NA) 127 5 833 135 

- 59 759 54 7161 37 605 42 6581 

- 21 140 (NA) (NA) 13 104 16 120

1 - 52 619 (NA) (NA) 32 501 39 538 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 24 169 21 146 16 137 16 133 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 21 98 14 74 14 77 12 (D) 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 14 71 15 72 10 60 12 (D) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 40 1 807 44 2 062 17 1 171 30 I 948 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 37 I 414 (NA) (NA) 17 884 30 1 168 Goats ______________ • ______________________________ _ 

- 13 151 (NA) (NA) 4 92 1 (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 89 302

1 

74 329

1 

59 200 I 49 282

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 34 1 155 26 693 20 I 045 20 627 

$1,000_ - (X) 88 (X) (NA) (X) 84 (X) 23 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 13 474 11 384 8 408 7 326 

$1,000_ Sheep ond lambs ____________________________________ _ - (X) 17 (X) (NA) (X) 16 (X) 6 

- 30 532 30 1 223 14 449 20 I 164 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 35 1 442 (NA) (NA) 16 906 21 1 399 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 7 362 (X) (NA) (X) 5 172 (X) 9 145 

- 35 23 (NA) (NA) I 16 

~I 22 3= I - 8 106 (NA) (NA) 3 - $1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - - 14 36 14 41 9 27 10 37 $1,000_ - (X) 21 (X) (NA) (X) 15 (X) 15 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poullry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullel chicks and pullels under 3 monlhs old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slo ughter _____________________ • ______ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Olher poullry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, Any poullry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullels of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullel chicks ond pullels under 3 monlhs old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughler ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kepI for breeding ____________________ _ 

Olher poullry _______________ " ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producIL ___________________ $1.000_ 

- 176 (X) I 162 (X) I 145 (X) I 141 (X) 

- 80 650 367 65 653 360 55 649 710 44 652 684 

- 70 523 760 55 482 003 45 523 178 36 481 386 

- 18 126 607 (NA) (NA) 13 126 532 8 152 200 

- 14 410 222 (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 7 81 200 

- 86 3 842 331 92 2 855 117 81 3 842 162 91 (0) 

- 4 70 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 32 (X) (NA) (X) I 14 (X) I 3 (X) 

- 156 (X) 158 (X) I 145 (X) ISS (X) 

- 48 1 135 035 49 736 264 46 (D) 46 736 189 - 31 508 923 35 384 219 29 (0) 32 384 144 

- 17 626 112 (NA) (NA) 17 626 112 17 333 500 

- 5 99 783 (NA) (NA) I 5 99 783 - - - 98 21 932 320 109 13 751 560 97 (0) 109 13 751 560 - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I - - I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 14 (X) (NA) (xq 8 (xq 2 (X) - 163 39 241 163 23 885 148 39 239 156 23 883 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WALDO COUNTY, MAINE 209 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(om for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for grain Of seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 90 3 013 (X) I - - 84 3 ()()() (X) - - - 92 2 878 (X) (NA) (NA) 85 2 856 (X) - - 9 220 15 657 - - 7 (0) (0) - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 12 340 24 430 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) (0) - - 82 2 793 38 103 - - 77 (0) 37979 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 75 2468 35657 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

Sorghums for at! purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 8 184 (X) - - 8 184 (X) - - 1974_ for groin or seed {bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

for silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

8 184 1 795 - - 8 184 1 795 - - 1974_ 

CuI for dry foroge or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - 6 48 2 675 - - 5 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 52 2010 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 50 396 - - Other small groins for groin ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels} ___________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Collon (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - T obocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- 16 371 68405 L:: (0) 13 367 67800 1 (0) 

1974 -- 19 694 144 519 (NA) (NA) 13 693 144 238 2 (0) 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see texO _________________ 1978 -- 326 19410 32 102 2 (0) 240 16952 29033 2 (0) 

1974 -- 286 16 476 27 596 (NA) (NA) 215 15 009 25 715 - - Alfolfo hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 -- 56 1 708 3 1701 2 (0) 45 1 446 2 8551 2 (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 46 998 2 135 - -

Olher lome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see texO ______ 1978 -- 227 11 589 20265 - - 173 10 250 18 502 - -

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 25 166 (X) 3 21 19 157 (X) 2 (0) 

-- 27 171 (X) (NA) (NA) 15 158 (X) 1 (0) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- 19 87 (X) 2 (0) 15 84 (X) 2 (0) 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 10 80 (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 -- 5 1 (X) - - 4 (0) (X) - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeos- _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 7 3 (X) 1 (0) 3 2 (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 21 200 (X) 3 4 10 164 (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - 13 187 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 156 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 21 192 1 468 769 (NA) (NA) 10 163 1 450 305 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 155 2 439 050 (NA) (NA) 

Peoches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 39 552 (X) 1 (0) 29 520 (X) 1 (0) 

- 27 529 (X) (NA) (NA) 17 472 (X) - -

Strawberries (pounds} _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 8 (0) (0) 1 (0) 5 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 2 2075 - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 18 9 (X) 3 3 12 8 (X) 3 3 

- 7 123 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

210 WALDO COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________ -_ - - __ ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate lond oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

3SO 80 5561 277 84 517 215 64~1 138 65 III 

- ()() 230 (X) 305 ()O ()O 472 

- (X) I 634 560 (X) I 634 5601 00 I 634 560 (X) I 634 560 - 3.9 (X) 4.0 

- (X) 4.9 ()O 5.2 (X) 

Value of lond and buildings:) Average per form _____________________________ doltars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

Lond in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

89 491 (X) 66 682 (X) I 106 022 ()() 91 877 (X) 

- (X) 364 (X) 219 (X) 319 (X) 195 -

342 31 0691 274 30 6801 211 27 4181 136 26 9321 

- 335 16 177 265 17 965 211 14499 133 16 454 - By ocres harvested: J to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

(ropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodlond _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Paslureland, all type,-_________________________________ _ 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form progrums in 1978 ________ _ 

107 454 75 (NA) 42 193 13 (NA) - (NA) 85 I 118 72 (NA) 56 753 24 - 49 1 099 37 (NA) 36 824 21 (NA) - 39 I 429 30 (NA) 28 I 045 28 (NA) - 29 I 902 23 (NA) 23 I 509 19 (NA) - 12 (NA) I I 550 I 14 (NA) I 12 I 550 I 14 - 10 2694 II (NA) 10 2 694 11 (NA) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) I I (0)1 - - 3 (0) 3 (NA) 3 (D) 3 (NA) -

81 1 823 70 1 860 41 967 26 984 - 179 13069 142 108551 118 11 952

1 

73 9 494 -

19 218 (NA) (NA) 7 160 13 231 - 12 157 (NA) (NA) 6 110 9 99 - 32 2 5591 (NA) (NA)I 25 2439

1 

12 691, - 140 10 135 (NA) (NA) 94 9 243 57 8 473 -

247 37 937 195 43 9341 158 27951 102 32 0681 - 43 3 610 (NA) (NA) 26 2 515 27 4 622 - 34 327 (NA) (NA) I 141 25436 82 27 446 - 216 

6 111 1 - 245 II 550 196 9903 ISO 9 038 97 

- 29 1 496 (NA) (NA) 17 922

1 

20 I 053 

- 236 10054 (NA) (NA) 145 8 116 93 5 058 

- 126 6929 (NA) (NA) 69 4404

1 

(NA) 6 659 

- 11 1 971 2 (D) 9 (D) I (D) 

- II (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 1 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - (NA) -

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 1 (D) (X) (X) 1 (O)i (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ - 350 7 347 277 5 895 215 7 192 138 5 750 Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 20991 (X) 21 282 (X) 33 450 00 41 667 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 4912 13 (NA) 15 4912 13 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 11 724 9 (NA) II 724 9 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 17 429 9 (NA) 17 429 9 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ - 30 413 16 (NA) 30 413 16 (NA) $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 62 428 32 (NA) 62 428 32 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lext) ____________________________ _ 

- 80 286 41 (NA) 80 286

1 

41 (NA) 

- 134 (D) 156 (NA) (X) (X) 18 (NA) 

- 22 48 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 20 35 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 41 49 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 51 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 301 5491 233 2962 200 5 371 (NA) 2 849 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporolion loans _________________ _ (otton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) -

~l 5 4 

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 45 62 (NA) (NA) 21 43 13 27 - 22 43 (NA) (NA) 15 39 7 23 - 254 5262 (NA) (NA) 177 5 174 102 2 711 

- 11 40 12 28 6 34 7 27 

- 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 81 8 57 

livestock, poullry, and Iheir products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls-_________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

flogs and pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woaL _____________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and livestock products (see lext) _________ _ 

- 78 1 855 61 2865 42 1 821 31 2 842 - 25 1 083 15 2 300 13 1 082 11 2 299 - 15 650 (NA) (NA) 12 647 8 406 - 48 97 (NA) (NA) 28 79 22 132 - 13 10 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 4 2 - 12 4 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 15 10 (NA) (NA) 8 7 3 3 

1f974 dolo include soles of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE 211 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

forms 

forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

- 350 277 80 556 335 79 164 16 177 All forms ___________________________ _ 

farms with-

- 18 11 89 15 75 47 

63 54 1 690 59 1 595 638 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 

- 43 18 2 408 42 2 355 578 

37 36 3069 36 2 989 330 

39 19 4 405 34 3863 964 

- 28 23 4466 28 4466 842 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

27 22 lit 27 5446 981 

18 14 18 4 238 970 

47 44 16070 47 16070 1 765 

- 18 21 12 571 17 11 963 1 805 

- 7 8 8600 7 86DO 1 001 

- 5 7 17 504 5 17 504 6256 

180 to 219 acre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 350 80 556 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 335 16 177 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 298 66 679 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 284 12 762 Part owners __________________________________ _ 40 13 124 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 40 2 883 T eoonts _____________________________________ _ 12 753 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 11 532 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 314 53 064 Partnership __________________________________ _ 23 6373 Corporation __________________________________ _ 12 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 1 (0) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

277 

265 

251 

(NA) 

25 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

84 517 

17 965 

71 399 

15404 

(D) 

2 561 

(0) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

- 81 185 57 316 

- 105 986 83 1 730 

- 37 893 67 1 700 

- 62 11 (NA) (NA) 

- 89 26 77 24 

- 134 411 124 93 

- 224 311 145 82 

- 186 1 160 140 624 

- 112 885 22 560 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- ---------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________ -- ---------------

Controct lobar ______________ ---- -- ---- -- - --------- -----

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of mochinery and equipmenf ____________________ -------- ---------------- 156 112 83 457 

- 340 650 (NA) (NA) 

- 340 603 259 142 

- 320 207 (NA) (NA) 

- 65 43 (NA) (NA) 

- 26 9 (NA) (NA) 

- 85 313 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- 340 31 (NA) (NA) 

- 145 44 (NA) (NA) 

- 14 3 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ______ ---- -- ---------------

Petroleum products ________ -- -- ------ -- ---------- ----

Gasoline __________________ - - ------ -- ------ --------

Diesel fuel ______________ - - -- -- ------ -------------- lP gos, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ______________________ -- ---- ---- -----------

Natural gas __________________ ---- -- ------------ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________ ----- - - - ---- -----------

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

11 14 256 6 161 

- - - 1 (0) (0) 

- - - 1 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

- - - 1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

- - - 1 (0) (0) 

3 12050 5204 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

215 

211 

186 

182 

24 

24 

5 

5 

187 

18 

10 

Acres 

64 407 

14499 

54 169 

11 622 

9 593 

2399 

645 

478 

37807 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

138 

133 

123 

(NA) 

14 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

123 

5 

10 

Irrigated 

land 

1 971 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(D) 

1 428 

Acres 

65 111 

16454 

55099 

14 178 

(D) 

2 276 

(D) 

36 577 

1 634 

26900 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

249 164 148 74 

64 56 47 31 

37 46 20 23

1 

99 71 60 36 

37 25 28 9 

21 18 15 11 

23 11 10 7 

22 22 13 11 

140 93 82 36 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

36 164 30 310 

46 944 35 1 713 

22 884 34 1 692 

34 7 19 13 

48 20 31 21 

91 401 56 86 

164 300 84 76 

130 1 116 82 588 

78 874 17 556 

100 103 45 452 

210 607 (NA) (NA) 

210 573 134 121 

190 184 99 72 

40 41 25 12 

26 9 50 11 

80 312 } - - 134 26 

210 27 

78 33 (NA) (NA) 

8 2 (NA) (NA) 

212 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms- see text) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

124 9 474 81 - 124 9 301 81 - 21 173 9 - 31 248 15 - Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigonts, etc, to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock ond poultry _______________________ _ 

Sonitotion ond rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

173 9 313 125 - 1 072 7 - 7 

36 4 012 24 -

- 44 4644

1 

39 

14 3 491 \ 

14 - 12 (X) 11 - 9 (X) 8 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (oUonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Forms with sales All forms of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimoted market value of all 

350 247 215 130 machinery and equipment - Con. 

4604 2 805 3 588 1 9871 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

13 155 11 356 16 688 15 285 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

100 87 71 39 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

110 721 34 23 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

76 51 j 55 37j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

209 312 137 159 121 153 275 410 148 169 164 241 237 395 42 58 208 337 

2 (D) -

=1 

2 (D) 1 I (0) - I (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - 47 57 7 12 41 45 46 47 6 6 40 41 

25 25 2 (D) 23 23 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

9 241 9 122 

119 

184 

8689 

1 072 

3964 

4 5911 

3 491\ (X) 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

30 

16 

8 

8 "l 

r 2 

- ..J 

Forms 

169 

202 

193 

2 

2 

- (NA) 

24 

33 

9 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

56 6 156 

(NA) 5 962 

(NA) 194 

8 151 

(NA) 7 983 

2 (D) 

5 420 

(NA) 1 7321 

4 

48:1 2 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1 1 

I I 141 23 10

1 

17 15 15 

3 7 3 r 8 "l 

311 2 r 31 

jL - ..J j 

1974 I 

Number Manufactured I 1970 to 1974 

! 

214 125 294 125 293 63 (D) 

~I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) 

37 10 

34 7 

10 2 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

186 28 (X) 174 (X) 130 82 - 2 773 (Xl 89 (X) 2 684 2 590 2 417 

Forms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

47 10 10 39 39 21 4 - 17 9 18 16 32 10 4 - 8 5 17 8 2S S 9 - 44 2 (D) 41 270

1 

2S 13

1 - 70 2' (D) 70 2 318 69 52 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE 213 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with saJes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 127 (X) 91 (X) 60 (X) 39 (X) 

- 85 (X) 77 (X) 38 (X) 32 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ - 78 1 855 61 2 865 42 I 821 31 2842 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

56 1121 44 (NA) I 29 86 22 134 

- 73 1 219 67 1 500 34 986 29 I 230 

- 65 721 54 810 JO 606 26 657 

- 40 190 43 326 20 112 17 185 

- 39 531 19 484 19 494 12 472 

- 47 358

1 

(NA) (NA) 26 299 15 452 

51 140 (NA) (NA) 26 81 17 121 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 48 529 38 629 28 4J8 22 547 

$1,000_ - (X) 97 (X) (NA) (X) 79 (X) 132 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 29 319 (NA) (NA) 19 266 18 203 

$1,000_ - (X) 19 (X) (NA) (X) 16 (X) 15 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 40 210 (NA) (NA) 25 172 18 3M 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- (X) 

~I (X) (NA) I (X) 64 (X) 117 

- 11 (NA) (NA) 7 JO 5 7 

- (X) 17 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) 3 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 15 650 (NA) (NA) 12 647 8 406 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 33 225 29 127 13 74 11 70 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 8 40 (NA) (NA) 3 15 3 12 

- 30 185 (NA) (NA) 11 59 11 58 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 8 36 10 30 3 19 3 13 

- 8 21 5 16 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 6 15 9 14 2 (D) 3 (D) 

Sheep ond lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 14 431

1 

9 278 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 12 351 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- 5 49 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - -

- 55 150 I 37 98

1 

29 61 13 271 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 13 320 7 164 5 208 4 61 

- (X) 10 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 4 123 1 (D) I (D) - -

- (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 8 112 5 178 - - - -

- 11 429 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- (X) 2 838 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 12 (Oi I (NA) (NA) I 1 (D) - -

- 2 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

$1,000_ 

Horses and ponies ___ _ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

- 9 16 4 15 5 10 3 (D) 

- $1,000_ (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 3 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________________________ - ___ - __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________ - _________ ----------

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________ --------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________________ ---- -- - --------------

- 52 (X) 35 (X) 20 (X) I 18 (X) 

- 47 105 032 26 253 35D 17 104 355 16 252 935 

- 45 (0) 25 213 181 15 (0) 16 (D) 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 10 305 8 444 4 58 - -

- 6 21 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) I (D) 

- 4 16 (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- 3 5 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 15 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ____________________ ------ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______________________ ---- -- --------------

Turkeys for sla ughter ________ ----- - ---------------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ ---------------

Other poultry ________________ ---- -- ---------------

Poultry and poultry product'-___________________ $1,000_ 

- 23 (X) 13 (X) 12 (X) 11 (X) 

- 9 135 669 13 244 973 7 (D) 11 (D) 

- 6 (D) 12 202 883 4 (D) 10 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 5 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) - - - 7 104 (NA) (NA) 3 84 - -

- 7 104 (NA) (NA) 3 84 - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 25 1 083 15 2 300 13 1 082 11 2 299 

214 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (0) 001 - - I (0) 00 - =1 - 9 267 (X) (NA) (NA~I 6 251 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 84 3 793 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (0) - - - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~I 3 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

1 (0) (X) I - (NA) I 

1 (0) (X) I - =1 - 3 18 (X) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - for groin or seed (~ushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (0) (0) - - 1 (D) (0) - - 1 - (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - - -

I (0) (0)1 - - I (D) (D) - - - I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (D) (0) - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) - - - 1 (D) 

(0) I 

- - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA~ (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I - - (Xli 

-

- - - =1 (X) - - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - -

(XJ 

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - -

~I - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 17 115 27 711 1 (D) 10 106 (D) 1 (0) 

- 24 86 13973 (NA) (NA) 13 77 13 075 1 (D) 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- - -

5 47~1 -

(NA)I 

- - - -

~I - - - (NA) - - - -

- 116 4 232 1 (0) 56 2 982 4 149 - - 96 3 024 4 402 (NA) (NA) 40 2 154 3 535 -

- 14 228 3771 - (NA) I 

9 161 315 1 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - =1 - 66 2 852 3 859 1 (0) 32 2 117 3 0961 -

-

- (NA) - (NA) 

- (X) 

(X) (NA) 

- (NA) -

- -

- - (X) - ~1 (X~I -

~I - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) I - - -I - -I - 22 54 (X) 2 (0) 15 46 (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 31 51 (Xl (NA) (NA) 11 34 (X) - - - 7 8 (X) - - 5 (0) (X) - - 1974_ T amotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 11 10 (X) - - - 5 2 (X) - - 4 (0) (X) - - 1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 2 (X) - -

- 4 3 (X) - - 3 (0) (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards-____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 2 (X) I - -

- 10 33 (X) I - - 2 (0) (X) - - - 14 29 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 10 30 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- 253 11 782 (X) 6 1 602 1 176 11 388 (X) 6 - 190 14640 (X) (NA) (NA) 102 14030 (X) - I 60~1 - 10 2 8 250 - - 4 I 4 300 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 111 67 669 - - 11 3 (X) 1 (0) 6 3 (X) - - (NAl I I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE 215 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 504 81 934 459 77 993 291 56 314 290 57446 Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

~p~;~;~~i~~ ~~n?o~~eso== == == = = = = == == = = == == == == == -perc-e~t = 

- (X) 163 (X) 170 (X) 194 (X) 198 

- (X) 640 640 (X) 640 768 (X) 640 640 (X) 640 768 (X) 12.8 (X) 12.2 (X) 8.8 (X) 9.0 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Averoge per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 136 376 (X) 91 133 (X) 168 734 (Xl 102 052 (X) 

- (X) 767 (X) 536 (X) 811 (X) 515 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 468 31 027 422 30 5661 271 23488 257 23 511 

- 446 23 053 405 21 919 259 18 230 246 17 550 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________ _ _______________ _ 

- 86 322 64 (NA) 46 164 31 (NA) 

- 54 742 55 (NA) 16 226 21 (NA) 

- 61 1 373 41 (NA) 19 422 13 (NA) 

- 85 3 152 82 (NA) 38 1 441 45 (NA) 

- 93 6 118 97 (NA) 76 5 051 70 (NA) 100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ - 48 6488 50 (NA) 45 6068 50 (NA) 

- 19 4 858 16 (NA) 19 4858 16 (NA) 500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 218 5 708 208 6 577 115 3 515 132 5 129 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 91 2 266 64 2070 50 1 743 26 832 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ - 23 243 (NA) (NA) 12 166 8 33 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

- 15 96 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 4 275 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 14 371 I (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 3 8 

- 57 1 556 (NA) (NA) 36 1 238 20 516 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 373 42 998 331 39 734 214 27075 204 27958 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 110 5 695 (NA) (NA) 60 3 778 65 5312 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 337 37303 (NA) (NA) 198 23 297 176 22646 

Other land _________________________________________ _ - 299 7909 302 7 693 174 5 751 207 5977 

Pasturelond and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 44 1 801 (NA) (NA) 23 1 094 68 3 301 

land in house lots, ponds. roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 282 6 108 (NA) (NA) 164 4657 192 2676 

Pastureland, all types _________________________________ _ -- 288 13 204 (NA) (NA) 155 8 387 (NA) 13 742 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 39 928 43 597 29 894 30 405 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 39 (0) (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 30 (0) 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 4 35 (X) (X) 2 (0) (X) (X) 

'1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

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

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - 504 20987 459 19915 291 20693 290 19656 

- (X) 41 641 (X) 43388 (X) 71 110 (X) 67 779 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more- __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 49 14658 37 (NA) 49 14658 37 (NA) 

- 60 3 797 72 (NA) 60 3 797 72 (NA) 

- 42 1 167 53 (NA) 42 (0) 53 (NA) 

- 44 614 40 (NA) 44 614 40 (NA) 

- 38 259 46 (NA) 38 259 46 (NA) 

- 58 197 34 (NA) 58 197 34 (NA) 

- 211 (0) 175 (NA) (X) (X) 8 (NA) 

- 32 72 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 57 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 41 49 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 105 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _____________ - --- - ---------- ------ --------------

Grains _________________ - ----------- - --------------- Commodity (redit Corporation loans _________________ _ (otton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

(am modify Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

T obaeco ______________ -------------- -- ----------- --- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products - ____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________ ------ __ ---- - - ---------- ---

- 260 4 854 255 2 762 163 4690 (NA) 2 595 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 45 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 148 385 (NA) (NA) 87 320 77 370 

- 52 382 (NA) (NA) 34 365 33 272 

- 51 2966 (NA) (NA) 28 2 895 27 1 400 

- 41 850 35 461 32 841 26 455 

- 10 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 4 54 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________ --- - ---- -------- ------ -------- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _______________________ --------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock ond livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 323 16 133 323 16950 207 16003 218 16864 

- 80 10626 68 11 629 57 10 619 54 11 622 

- 98 4 235 (NA) (NA) 92 4 234 106 4 429 

- 227 1 083 (NA) (NA) 147 999 171 736 

- 39 48 (NA) (NA) 19 29 20 9 

- 30 26 (NA) (NA) 15 18 10 11 

- 37 115 (NA) (NA) 21 104 15 56 

'1974 do to include soles of forest products. 

216 YORK COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres- _________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

504 459 81 934 446 78 112 23 053 39 7 786 2 190 928

1 42 29 196 27 129 63 6 28 12 12 - 84 64 2 249 67 I 815 827 JO 243 6/J 26 

40 30 2 347 35 2072 831 3 183 37 

- 64 54 5 098 59 4688 I 747 2 (0) (0) (0) 30 I 70 73 806/J 62 7 151 2 275 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 47 55 7409 42 6 632 2280 3 472 123 58 

40 35 :11 39 7 814 2640

1 

2 (0) (0) 

:gil 21 20 20 4 744 I 477 1 (0) (0) 

63 73 21 123 63 21 123 6948/ 5 I 734 634 386 

30 24 19084 29 18 584 3 100 4 3 013 368 146 

3 2 3 36/J 3 3 36/J 865 I (0) (0) (0) 

- - - - - -i - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator; 

Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 504 81 934 459 77 993/ 291 56 314/ 290 57 4461 --------- 446 23 053 405 21 919 259 18 230 246 17 550 

--------- 338 46 166 292 44 032/ 165 24 577/ 177 30064

1 

--------- 280 8 579 (NA) 9 189 133 5 178 (NA) 6 623 --------- 147 33 672 157 33 050 114 29 805 105 (0) 

--------- 147 13 282 (NA) 12 219 114 I I 933

1 

(NA) 10462 

--------- 19 2096 10 911 12 1 932 8 (0) 

--------- 19 1 192 (NA) 511 12 1 119 (NA) 465 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or frust, institut 

--------- 451 68 020 (NA) (NA) 248 43 755 266 50 576 

--------- 24 4244 (NA) (NA) 19 3 815 10 2 019 --------- 23 8 291 (NA) (NA) 22 (0) 13 (0) ionaL etc._ 6 1 379 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

All farms I Farms with sales of I All forms I Forms with soles of $2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 lJ974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 262 255/ 199 202 On form operated ______________________ 426 367 240 224 - 242 188 92 74 Not on form operated ___________________ 38 20 27 13 

31 

Not reported ___________________________ 40 56

1 

24 39

- 1 6 3 

2~ / 

Operators reportmg days of work off form 

- 52 40 29 None _________________________________ 195 172 144 134 - 114 92 66 59 1 to 49 day'- __________________________ 33 16 21 13 - 126 117 75 

~~ I 50 to 99 days __________________________ 31 12 19 7 - 118 110 73 100 to 149 days ________________________ 16 15 10 7 - 88 81 45 41 150 to 199 day'-_______________________ 37 33 23 17 - 51.4 51.9 51.0 518 200 days or more ______________________ 172 130 61 48 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group; 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms 1 Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1 1978 1974 1978 

Expenses I 1974 

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

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs _______________ ~ ___________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm laboL _____________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and prapane ________________________ _ Fuel ail __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

OIher-coQI, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 213 1 600 197 1 549 129 1 551 120 1 519 - 338 7901 340 9 179 200 7 791 213 9 105 - 201 7 342 264 8 835 155 7 318 199 8 796 - 266 100 (NA) (NA) 167 91 146 78 - 250 282 217 126 179 273 154 121 - 301 291 235 321 172 254 159 307 - 237 234 172 153 138 213 120 141 - 248 2 040 192 1 299 181 1 915 162 1 270 - 30 174 18 23 24 165 13 22 

- 105 84 89 47 67 63

1 56 43 

- 505 904 (NA) (NA) 292 

821 I (NAl (NA) - 505 600 458 458 292 539 290 424 - 495 277 (NA) (NA) 286 239 276 260 - 193 67 (NA) (NA) 146 63 85 - 26 9 (NA) (NA) 44 26 9 26 - 84 171 (NA) (NA) } 3 65 167 - 9 3 (NA) (NA) - - 290 117 - 505 72 (NA) (NA) 292 62 - 349 291 (NA) (NA) 233 274 (NA) - 33 13 (NA) (NAJi (NA) 19 8 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA YORK COUNTY, MAINE 217 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato ore bosed on 0 sample of farms; see text} 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------ Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control269 7 289 145 

- 261 6894 145 

- 39 395 14 148 1 383 71 

Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 72 2023 43 

- 8 595 3 

- 46 1 745 20 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

- 105 2 9891 81 

- 15 34

1\ 9 89 (X) 47 

- 60 (X) 36 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

505 459 292 290 machinery and equipment - Can. 

11 943 7822 10 215 6 089 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

23 649 17041 34 982 20 997 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

74 88 33 33 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

141 87 28 41 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

119 137 i 67 87 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

298 415 144 168 204 247 

416 670 173 199 307 471 

412 890 109 146 382 744 

11 17 11 17 - -

17 17 - - 17 17 

2 (0) 2 (0) - - - - - - - -

161 170 67 74 95 96 

217 235 55 61 168 174 

93 112 31 31 63 81 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 doto are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - AU forms, 1978 

6 184 5976 

208 

995 

1 814 

526 

1 565 

2908 

312 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

161 7009 (NA) 6450 (NA) 559 

30 563 

(NA) 1 851 

3 64 

20 921 

(NA) 2 537 

5 306 

23 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

67 73 61 63 

42 49 41 45 

27 21 27 17 

15 1 ~ 15 1 17 4 17 4 

3 -' L 3 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

355 467 256 397 668 199 390 819 173 

I (D) - 11 11 7 

6 7 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

101 107 48 201 207 52 

78 93 32 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 248 105 (X) 207 (X) 181 162 

- I 614 (X) 328 (X) 1 286 1 479 1 482 forms ______________________ -- -- __ ---- ------------ ---- ---

Workers ______________________ -- _____ - -- -- -- ---- -- ---- ---

Forms with- 1 worker ________________________________ ---- ---- --- ----

2 workers ____________________________ ------------------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ____________ -- ______ - - ------ ----------

- 79 31 31 73 73 45 35 

- 54 41 82 44 88 39 17 

38 21 74 24 83 25 34 

- 47 4 23 46 282 42 39 

- 30 8 IlB 20 760 30 37 

218 YORK COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , , , 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 376 (X) 359 (X) 217 (X) 233 (X) - 313 (X) 299 (X) 175 (X) 186 (X) -

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

323 16 133 323 16950 207 16 003 218 16864 - 258 (NA) , 159 1 047, 174 756, - 260 I 157, 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

287 8 844 281 10 819 162 7 530 180 9409 - 244 4484 242 5 715 142 4014 157 5 129 - 622 144 886 135 1 080 58 480 64 - 3 598 161 4 635 105 3534 123 4507 - 141 

228 3 503 (NA) (HA) 138 3 059 137 3477 - 179 857 (HA) (HA) 86 457 100 803 -

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Callie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

227 4 655 244 4480 147 4308 III 4 149 - (X) 1 083 (X) (NA) (X) 999 (X) 736 - 153 2 324 (NA) (HA) III 2 199 128 2095 

- (X) 176 (X) (HA) (X) 162 (Xl 100 

- 199 2 331 (NA) (NA) 132 2 109 150 2054 

- (Xl 907 (X) (HAll (X) 837, (X) 636 

- 43 242 (NAl (NAl 23 197 20 116 

- (Xl 92 (X) (NA) I (X) II (X) 42 

- 98 4 235 (HAl (NA) 92 4234 106 4429 

- 81 830 69 5321 38 485 40 391 

- 34 155 (NAl (HA) I 13 62 17 74 

- 75 675 (NAl (HAl 35 423 39 317 

- 35 122 25 85 14 64 18 60 

- 32 65 15 48 12 28 10 34 

- 20 57 19 37 11 36 15 26 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 39 789 36 656 17 472 18 328 

- 35 575 (NAl (NAl 17 3<,7 16 199 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 11 48 (NAl (HAl 5 20 3 5 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- III 510 107 452, 50 251, 49 230 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 39 837 26 497 19 531 20 295 

$1,000_ - (Xl 48 (X) (HAl (X) 29 (X) 9 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 16 481 9 262 8 371 7 (Ol 

$1,000_ - (Xl 17 (Xl (NAl (Xl 14 (Xl 3 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 24 541 20 515 12 365 9 290 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 30 683 (NAl (NAl 15 439 8 188 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (Xl 4906 (X) (HA) (X) 3 292 (X) I 470 Sheep, lambs, and waa'-_______________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 30 26, (NA) (NA) , 15 18 10 1~ , 

- 5 62 (NAl (NA) 2 (0) - $1,000_ - (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 26 71 17 40 16 57 9 24 $1,000_ - 00 64 (X) (NA) (X) 55 (X) 14 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 114 (Xl 93 (X) 68 (X) 65 (X) I - 83 761 361 70 801 992 50 760 332 42 800 048 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 73 586 186 62 629 149 40 585 242 35 627 573 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 18 175 175 (NA) (NA) 13 175 090 9 163 500 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 5 (0) (NAl (NA) 4 (0) 11 345 020 Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 23 458 631 25 534 400 15 458 485 23 (0) 

- 20 337 (NA) (NAl 7 160 2 (0) 

- 16 326 (NAl (NAl 7 160 2 (0) 

- 5 11 (NAl (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- 22 (X) I (NAl (X) I 6 (X)' 4 (Xl 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meaf·fype chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkevs for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 70 (X) 57 (X) 51 ()() 50 (X) 

- 38 906896 37 1 008 123 31 906 629 31 1 002 983 - 26 460 381 26 585 027 19 460 114 20 580 133 - 12 446 515 (NAl (NA) 12 446 515 II 414 700 - 2 (0) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) - - - 18 2 346 836 22 2 364 250 15 2 346 726 21 (0) 

- 6 233 (NAl (NAl 2 (0) - - - 6 233 (HAl (NA) 2 (0) - - Other poultry _______________ ~ ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and paultry products-___________________ $1.000_ - 7 (X) (NA) (XJ 3 (X) 2 (X) 

- 80 10 626 68 11 629 57 10619 54 11 622 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA YORK COUNTY, MAINE 219 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

COfn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 72 2 279 (X) - - 61 2 165 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

88 3 269 (X) (NA) (NA) 75 3 225 (X) 2 (0) 

- 5 87 6 596 - - 4 (0) (0) - - - 4 67 2 505 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (D) - - - 69 2 192 25 554 - - 59 (0) 24 342 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 75 (D) 38 220 2 (D) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 2 (D) (X) I - - 2 (D) (X) - -

- 3 18 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ 

Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheot for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 5 15 292 - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- 18 (D) (D) 6 (D) 10 (0) (D) 4 (0) 

1974 -- 12 61 10061 (NA) (NA) 7 59 9 862 4 50 

Sweetpotataes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 363 18 181 27 678 2 (D) 205 13 655 23 027 2 (D) 

1974_ 336 17 162 27 889 (NA) (NA) 198 12 939 22 708 3 29 Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 79 1 870 3 961 1 (0) 55 1 394 3 502 1 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 38 1 238 3 073 2 (0) Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 255 11 936 18 215 1 (D) 153 9 245 15 155 1 (D) 

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - AIfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 52 514 (X) 19 160 34 477 (X) 14 146 

- 60 542 (X) (NA) (NA) 36 503 (X) 14 168 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 33 353 (X) 12 125 27 337 (X) 11 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 33 378 (X) 12 133 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 19 13 (X) 4 2 14 12 (X) 3 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 18 12 (X) 7 3 

Green peas excluding cawpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- 20 15 (X) 6 5 11 12 (X) 3 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) 10 8 (X) 4 4 

- 49 1 593 (X) 5 118 28 1 404 (X) 3 (D) 

1974_ - 35 992 (X) (NA) (NA) 21 924 (X) 4 110 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 48 1 580 17 570 604 (NA) (NA) 27 1 398 16 793 338 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 922 13 676 267 (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 9 6 2 280 (NA) (NA) 4 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 9 2 260 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 31 (D) (X) 12 289 11 (0) (X) 7 288 

- 22 470 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 464 (X) 3 4 

Strowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 19 20 115 705 8 13 7 14 (D) 5 13 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 5 16 000 3 4 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 41 54 (X) 10 20 32 46 (X) 8 (D) 

- 3 3 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

220 YORK COUNTY, MAINE 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
A-l 

APPENDIX A. General Explanation 

TAKING THE CENSUS. - .....•..... - _ ......... . 

DATA PROCESSING __ - .........• - ........... . 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA .•....... _ .. _ ....... . 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED ............ . 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES .•........ - _ ......... -

DISCLOSURES ....•.•...........•........... 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS .... _ .....•. _ .. _ .... _ . 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS .... _ ... _ ...... . 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS ....•.............. _ - .. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA •.......•. - _ ......... _ 

NONSAMPlING ERRORS. _ .... ___ .. _ ..... _ .. 

CENSUS COVERAGE .•... _ ... - . . . . . _ .... . 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS .. _ . _ .......... _ . 

TABLES 

A. PERCENT OF STATE TOTAL REPRESENTED BY ADJUSTMENT FOR WHOLE FARM NONRESPONSE: 1978 

B. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

STATE TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978 .. 

C. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

FARMS REPORTING AN ITEM IN THE COUNTY: 1978 _ . 

D. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

COUNTY TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978. 

TAKING THE CENSUS 

Method of Enumeration 

A-1 

A-3 

A-4 

A-4 

A-5 

A-5 

A-S 

A-S 

A-11 

A-12 

A-13 

A-13 

A-13 

A-14 

A-16 

A-16 

A-17 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was the first census to 

include a mailout/mailback enumeration supplemented by a 

thorough direct interview of all households in a sample of area 

segments. This combination list-direct enumeration sample 

approach was instituted to improve completeness of coverage 

for State level agriculture census statistics. 

In censuses prior to 1969, enumerators were assigned to a 

specific area and called on all farms w.ith in the area. Beginning 

with the 1950 census, copies of the report form were mailed 

prior to the enumeration date to each boxholder served by post 

offices in predominantly rural areas and farmers were asked to 

complete the forms and have them ready for the enumerator to 

pick up. Enumerators going door-to-door in rural areas collected 

and reviewed all forms that had been completed; they also 

completed forms for those places with agricultural operations 

which did not have forms ready. 

For the 1969 and 1974 censuses, data were collected 

primarily by a self-enumeration, mailout/mailback procedure. 

This procedure was made possible by the availability of 

specialty lists and several administrative lists, including records 

from the prior agriculture census, from which a list of 

agriculture-related names and addresses was constructed. 

The mailout/mailback enumeration procedure was not used 

in taking the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the 

Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. A discussion 

of the direct enumeration methods used appears in the reports 

for these outlying areas. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1978 census was comprised of all 

individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be readily 

identified as being associated with agriculture. The I ist was 

assembled from the records of the 1974 census and administrative records of various government agencies, primarily the 

Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The administrative lists used for 1978 were more 

accurate and extensive than those used for the 1974 and 1969 

censuses. For 1978, most administrative lists were used in their 

entirety; whereas, for 1974 and 1969 some lists were sampled so 

that only selected records were included in the census mailing 

list. 

Lists of large or specialized operations, such as nurseries, 

broiler growers, fish farms, and I ivestock range and feedlot 

operations, which might not be identified in other administrative records, were obtained from State and Federal agencies, 

trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of multiestablishment companies having one or more establishments (or 

locations) producing agricultural products or providing agricultural services were obtained from the 1974 census and 

updated using results of the 1976 and 1977 Company Organization Surveys conducted by the Economic Surveys Division of 

the Census Bureau. 

A preliminary census mail list was assembled using names and 

addresses from the 1974 census and administrative source lists 

available early in 1978. Those records identified as most likely 

not to be farms, since the name appeared on only one source list 

or on selected combinations of list sources which had yielded a 

low percentage of farm operators for the 1974 census, were 

then selected for inclusion in the 1978 Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey. Slightly over 4 million of the short 

identification forms were mailed in May of 1978 to identify 

persons who were not active farm operators, to identify tenant 

and successor operators who were not on admi nistrative source 

lists, and to update the name, address, and size information for 

the identified active farm operators. Approximately 1.9 million 

survey returns were classified as out-of-scope (nonfarmsl. and an 

additional 400,000 reports were returned by the Postal Service 

as being undeliverable, resulting in over 2.3 million names and 

addresses being deleted from the census mail I ist as a result of 

the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey. The final 

census mail list containing 4,241,000 names and addresses was 

developed using results of the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey, names and addresses from the unduplicated 

preliminary list that were retained without precensus verification, and new or updated source I ists acquired after the 

preliminary unduplication. 

The preliminary and final census mail lists were both 

constructed by merging and unduplicating the names and 
A-2 APPENDIX A-Continued 

addresses from the various source lists on the basis of Employer 

Identification numbers, Social Security numbers, and names and 

addresses. To facilitate processing, each name on the administrative source lists was assigned a geographic code indicating the 

State and county location of the operation and a size code 

indicating an estimated value of sales. Most duplicates were 

identified and resolved during computer processing; an additional group of possible duplicates identified during computer 

processing was resolved clerically. Other duplicate names not 

identified prior to mail ing were either reported by respondents 

or located during office processing. 

Direct Enumeration Area Sample 

When the evaluation survey conducted for the 1974 census 

confirmed the results of the evaluation survey for 1969 (i.e., an 

unacceptable number of midsize and a larger number of smaller 

farms were not included in the maillistl. the decision was made 

to incorporate into the 1978 data collection procedures a direct 

enumeration area sample to provide State level estimates of the 

number and statistical characteristics of farms found not to be 

included in the mail list. The effect of this combination mail 

I ist-direct enumeration sample approach has been to drastically 

reduce the number and effect of missed farms in State totals. 

The direct enumeration sample consisted of approximately 

6,400 segments in "rural" areas (areas outside places with 2,500 

or more population in 1970) in all States, except Alaska and 

Hawaii. The segments were created and selected using enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of Population 

and Housing. In October and November 1978, enumerators 

visited each household in these segments to determine if 

anyone in the household was associated with an agricultural 

operation. A 78-A 1 (A) report form was completed for each 

person with agricultural operations. This form was similar to the 

78-A 1 (S) sample form but collected additional information on 

alternate names and addresses and other individuals associated 

with the operation for use in matching these cases to the census 

mail file. The front page of the 78-A 1 (A) report form is reproduced in appendix D. During the enumeration, each operator 

received an orange-colored sticker and was instructed that if 

he/she received a census form in the mail, the form should not 

be filled but returned with the sticker attached indicating that 

a report had al ready been completed. 

During office processing, a concentrated effort was made to 

match the direct enumeration sample returns to names and 

addresses on the census mail list using the sticker returns, 

microfilm search of the mail file for all associated names, 

telephone calls to all cases that could be reached by phone, and 

any other available information. Direct enumeration sample 

returns not matched to the census mail list after this extensive 

research comprise the sample representing farms in the State not 

on the census mail list. Data from these unmatched direct 

enumeration sample returns were used to provide esti mates at the 

State level for farms not on the census mail list. For each State, 

these data have been tabulated and published as a "pseudo" 

county and are an integral part of the State totals. The direct 

enumeration sample estimates have not been included in 

individual county totals. 

Report Forms 

The Census Bureau recognizes the need to minimize both 

respondent burden and census cost by I imiting the number of 

items for which data are requested to those most needed by 

users as the basis for current understandi ng and future planning. 

In addition to limiting data items, the most recent eight 

censuses of agriculture have also used sampling techniques to 

further mini mize reporting burden and census cost. For 1945, 

additional items were included in the enumeration of designated 

geographic segments, but were omitted from the report forms 

used for all other areas. For the 1950, 1954, 1959, and 1964 

censuses, similar goals were met by instructing the enumerators 

to determine whether to ask or omit the items in designated 

sections of the report forms. For the 1969, 1974, and 1978 

mailout/mailback censuses, two report forms were used again 

with the result of minimizing the reporting burden, particularly 

for smaller farms. 

For 1978, the two report forms were a 5-page report form 

(78-A 1 (S)) containing all the items asked in the census, and a 

4-page form (78-A1 (N)) omitting the sample items (sections 22 

through 27). Form 78-A 1 (N) and the 78-A 1 (S) sample 

items are reproduced in appendix D. In all States except 

Alaska and Hawaii, the sample form (A1 (S)) was mailed to all 

certainty addresses (large farms) and to 20 percent of the 

noncertainty addresses; the nonsample form (A1 (N)) was mailed 

to the remaining noncertainty addresses. The sample form was 

mailed to all Alaska addresses. For Hawaii, a modified version of 

the sample form was used for all farms. The modifications were 

made principally in the crops section in order to cover the 

special ized agriculture on the islands. The Statistical Adjustments 

section of this appendix defines certainty farms and includes a 

discussion of the criteria used to determ ine whether the sample 

or nonsample form was to be mailed to noncertainty addresses. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were distributed by the U.S. Postal Service 

during the last week of December 1978 to all individuals, 

businesses, and organizations on the mail I ist. Approximately 

4,241,000 forms were included in the initial mailing (3,140,000 

nonsample forms and 1,101,000 sample forms). 

From February through August 1979, additional initial 

mailings were sent primarily to new tenants and successors 

identified during report form processing. Thus, the total mailing 

list for the 1978 Census of Agriculture was 4,430,000. 

An information sheet containing detailed instructions for 

completing the form was included with each report form (see 

appendix D). Additional special instructions were included with 

report forms sent to identifiable producers of poultry under 

contract, bees and honey, laboratory animals, feedlot operations, and nursery and greenhouse products. 

In an effort to provide additional help in completing reports, 

approximately 60,000 copies of a Farm Census Guide booklet 

were sent to county agricultural agencies and related institutions 

or businesses to whom farmers might turn for help. Included 

were rural banks, accountants, vocational agriculture instructors, and the following U.S. Department of Agriculture county 

offices: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-3 

Farmers Home Administration, and Agricultural Extension 

Service. This guide contained descriptions and definitions for 

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 if assistance was requested. In addition, the telephone 

number for the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office was provided in the original mailing in case the respondent requested 

assistance or had additional questions which were not covered 

in the instructions. 

Followup Procedures 

The data collection effort included seven followup letters to 

nonrespondents, three of which were accompanied by a report 

form. To evenly distribute the workloads in mailing, receipts, 

and processing, the mail list was divided into three groups for 

followup purposes. In late January, the first followup letter was 

sent to all nonrespondents reminding them of the February 15 

due date. The other reminders followed on a flow basis at 3- to 

4-week intervals starting in late February and continuing into 

July. 

In low response areas, additional efforts were made. State 

Commissioners of Agriculture were asked to issue supporting 

statements urging farmers to complete and return their reports. 

In early April 1979, nonrespondents in about 300 counties with 

the lowest response rates were mailed an additional letter using 

simpler language in large print suggesting that if they needed 

help in completing their report, they could call collect to the 

Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. 

From March to November 1979, telephone calls were made 

to nonrespondents who were large (for most States, those with 

expected sales of $80,000 or more) or were located in about 

60 counties with low response. Data for large farms were obtained by telephone from secondary sources if the addressee 

could not be contacted or refused to provide information. Most 

of the nonresponse calls were made by the staff of the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. However, calls to the larger and 

more complex operations were made by the Agriculture Division 

staff. Upon completion of data collection, all counties had 

response rates exceeding 75 percent of the final mail list including additional addresses. The overall response rate for the 

50 United States was 88 percent for all addresses and nearly 

95 percent for addresses with a known history of farm operations. A significant proportion of the non response cases was 

found not to have qualifying agricultural operations for 1978. 

For a description of the adjustment for nonresponse, see Statistical Adjustments. 

DATA PROCESSING 

All report forms were subjected to a clerical screening review, 

during which they were corrected to make them acceptable for 

keying onto magnetic tape. Farm operators completing a 

nonsample form who reported sales or acres above the certainty 

level were sent correspondence requesting the additional sample 

data. Reports for special I ist cases identified on the mail I ist as 

producing specific products such as broilers or cattle were 

checked to insure that the special item had been reported. 

Problem reports requiring special review or additional handling 

were referred to technical assistants, or if necessary, to 

statisticians for resolution. Report forms with sales or acreage 

above levels listed as State "must" were subjected to a more 

stringent precomputer review, including completeness checks for 

key basic data items. Reports from multiunit operations and 

institutional and government-operated farms were reviewed and 

edited by statisticans. All farms with expected or reported sales 

of $1,000,000 or more or 30,000 acres or more, all Alaska and 

Hawaii reports, selected multiunit operations, and other selected 

problem reports were reviewed by statisticians in the Agri· 

culture Division. Omissions, inconsistencies, and other problems 

that could not be resolved by reference to other information on 

the report were resolved by contacting the respondents by 

telephone or correspondence. 

All successors and the more significant tenant names and 

addresses reported in the census were researched on microfilm 

of the census mail ~ile. !3eport forms were mailed to addresses 

not located on the mai( file. Research was also conducted on 

reports from selected. respondents claiming that they had 

previously completed a census form to eliminate possible 

duplication. 

Data for each report form were subjected to a detailed 

item-by-item computer edit. The edit included comprehensive 

checks for con!;istency and reasonableness, corrected data found 

to be in error or inconsistent, supplied missing data based on 

similar size farms within the same county, and assigned farm 

classification codes which were necessary for tabulating the 

data. Entries of large magnitude and significant computergenerated changes to the data were manually verified. Obvious 

errors such as reports of cotton or citrus in the Northern States 

were also identified and corrected. 

Many of the acceptability limits on data were necessarily 

wide making it impossible to identify and correct all errors or to 

always supply precise estimates for all the incompleteness in the 

reports. These factors and others may affect the reliability of 

data for some minor items, but they should not have a 

significant effect on major data items in any county. 

I n the computer edit, those farms with sales or acreage 

exceeding State "must" levels were tested for historical consistency. Key items such as acreage, number of livestock sold, 

crops, and sales were compared for significant changes between 

1974 and 1978. Problems in historical consistency were resolved 

usually by telephone. 

In order to reduce duplicate reporting because of more than 

one completed report being received for the same operation 

under different names, computer listings of reports with similar 

operator names and size of operation were produced and 

duplicate reports were deleted prior to tabulations. 

After each report was screened, computer edited, and had all 

identified problems corrected, each data item on the report was 

added into the total for that item for the county. The result was 

a computer tabulation matrix for each county containing the 

sum of individual entries for each data item. This matrix 

enabled the easy and precise construction of the published 

tables. 

Prior to publication of preliminary reports and volume 1 

reports, tabulated totals were reviewed by statisticians to 
A-4 APPENDI X A-Continued 

identify remaining inconsistencies and potential coverage 

problems. Comparisons were made with historical census trends 

as well as current year State level estimates published by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture and other agencies as part of the 

coverage review. Selected report forms were reviewed and 

problem entries were either verified as being correct or the data 

were corrected. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Significant changes were made to the data collection pro· 

cedures to improve the coverage of the 1978 census, including 

a more complete mail list and the use of a direct enumeration 

area sample to supplement the mail list. The effect of these 

improvements has been to increase the 1978 State farm counts 

above what they would have been using previous methods. 

The 1978 State farm counts, consisting of totals from the 

mail list and the direct enumeration area sample, include farms 

that would have been missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

The 1978 county farm counts do not include any totals 

from the direct enumeration sample. However, for some 

counties, the counts may have increased substantially because 

of the improved coverage of small farms in the 1978 mail list. 

County level data on acreages and inventories are generally 

comparable. 

Estimates of the net proportion of farms missed in the 1974 

census varied widely by State, from a low of 0.7 percent in 

Nebraska to a high of 33.0 percent in West Virginia. Appendix C 

shows adjusted farm counts by State. Because missed farms 

were typically small, the percent missed was generally higher in 

States having a relatively large proportion of small farms and 

urbanized areas having a sizable number of part·time farms. The 

proportion of the total farms in each State represented by the 

direct enumeration sample in 1978 can be expected to follow a 

pattern similar to that for missed farms in 1974. 

Since most of the farms identified in the direct enumeration 

sample were small, these farms have a much greater effect on 

the State counts of farms and farms reporting than on measures 

of agricultural production such as land in farms, sales of 

agricultural products, acres and production of crops, and 

inventory and sales of I ivestock and poultry. 

Changes in the farm definition also affect the comparability 

of data. In general, data for 1978 and 1974 would be directly 

comparable with data for 1969 and earl ier censuses only for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more because the data for these 

farms are not affected by changes in the farm definition. A 

difference in timing and the change from personal interview to 

mail enumeration affect comparability with data from censuses 

prior to 1969. The effect of the 1974 definition change for 

selected State and county totals is shown in appendix B. 

Dollar figures shown for expenses and agricultural product 

sales have not been adjusted for changes in price levels between 

census years. Crop and I ivestock production and sales and 

expense data are for the calendar year 1978, except for a few 

crops (such as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the 

calendar year. Inventories of livestock, poultry, and other 

specified items are as of December 31, 1978. The reporting 

period and inventory date are the same as for the 1974 and 

1969 censuses. 

Censuses prior to 1969 were taken by enumerators, each 

assigned to a specific geograph ic area. Field work for the 1959 

and 1964 censuses was completed mainly in October, November, and December of the reference year. Livestock and poultry 

inventories for these two censuses were as of the time of 

enumeration. Other variations in the time of enumer8tion 

occurred prior to 1959. 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED 

Unusually strong adverse reaction to the length and content 

of the 1974 census report form stimulated an intensive review 

and rejustification of all data inquiries accepted for collection 

on the 1978 census report form. Data users were requested to 

provide the Bureau with their data requirements, including the 

level of publication needed-county, State, or national. Each 

data item requested was reviewed to determine if it was needed 

at the county level and if so, whether on a complete or sample 

basis. Some data items needed only at the State or regional level 

were relegated to one or another of the follow-on surveys 

scheduled to be conducted in 1980 for calendar year 1979. By 

eliminating many items included on the 1974 report form, 

redesigning the form to accommodate two columns of items per 

page, and converting many more items to write-in status, 

especially in the crops sections, the report form was reduced 

from a 20·page booklet to a 4-page form for most farms and a 

5-page form for certainty and sample farms. Data items on the 

1974 report form which were eliminated on the 1978 report 

form were: 

Type of rental arrangement 

Sales of forest products 

Commercial fertilizer used for specific crops' 

I rrigation methods and quantity of water used 

Drainage 

Grain storage facil ities 

Futures markets 

Contracts 

Injuries and illnesses 

Other production expenses 

I ncome and expenses from farm-related sources 

Farm credit 

Family income from off·farm sources 

Much of the detailed data collected in 1974 for costs of 

materials for individual types of agricultural chemicals and for 

quantities and costs of several feed categories including rough· 

ages purchased were deleted from the report form. I n addition, 

many of the redundant totals used on the 1974 report form for 

cross checking data, especially in the production expenses and 

value of agricultural products sold sections, were eliminated. 

The following high priority new data items were added to the 

1978 report form: 

Set-aside acres in Federal Farm Program 

Government Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loans for 

grain and cotton 

Direct sales to consumers 

Foreign ownership of farmland 

Greater detail on expenses for energy 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-5 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF 

HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES 

Integral to each census of agriculture program are the 

follow-on surveys conducted after the main census. The purpose 

of these specialized surveys is to collect additional, much 

needed agriculture-related information from highly specialized 

operations or from only a sample of farms without burdening all 

farm operators. Thus, allowing the use of a shorter report form 

for the general census. The fo IIow-on surveys are limited to high 

priority data items that yield United States, regional, or State 

level estimates, which in and of themselves or in association 

with general census data, are used as the basis for current 

decisionmaking and future planning. 

Data from ~he Farm Finance, the Farm and Ranch Irrigation, 

and the Farm Energy Surveys, conducted in 1980 covering 

calendar year 1979, are published in Volume 5, Special Reports, 

of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. 

The Farm Finance Survey provides detailed farm financial 

data, including debts, expenses, taxes, credits, assets, and farm 

and off-farm incomes for farm operators. Many of these items as 

well as detailed data concerning land ownership and landlord 

characteristics are also being collected from the landlords of the 

farms involved in the survey. 

The Farm and Ranch I rrigation Survey provides high priority 

data on water use by irrigated farms. I ncluded in the data are: 

acreage irrigated, yields for irrigated and nonirrigated crops, 

quantity of water used, methods of distribution, types of 

pumps, and number of wells. 

The Farm Energy Survey provides detailed data on energy 

purchased by type of energy source, storage capacity, and 

selected kinds of energy-consuming machinery and equipment. 

The 1979 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers the 

operations of producers of nursery and greenhouse products, 

mushrooms, and sod in much greater detail than the main 

census of agriculture. This census has been conducted in 1890, 

1930, 1950, and every 10 years since, in association with the 

census of agriculture. Data for this census are published in 

Volume 5, Special Reports. 

DISCLOSURES 

In many tables, data are suppressed and a (D) is used instead 

of a number. To ensure the confidentiality of information on a 

characteristic of an individual farm, it is necessary to suppress 

data when the value of an item for one or two farms can be 

definitely or approximately determined by mathematical 

manipulations. 

Suppressions of data made within frequency distributions are 

accomplished in a way that will maintain maximum integrity of 

the frequency groups as suppressions are made whenever 

possible in adjacent frequency classes. This allows the user, by 

subtraction from the total, to have a farm count and total 

quantity reported for the combined suppressed frequencies. 

Although the published frequency data are not complete, the 

truncated frequency distribution is available for analysis purposes. 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS 

Some 1974 data have been revised since the 1974 volume I 

publ ications were released. The major revisions were for: 

Madera County, California-number of heavy breed turkeys 

sold and related data. 

Maricopa County, Arizona-acreage of improved pecans and 

related data. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Definitions and explanations of terms in this section provide 

more detailed descriptions for selected items and terms than are 

available on the report form or in the tables. Differences in 

definitions between censuses, data deficiencies, and special 

processing performed for individual or related data items are 

also explained. For an exact wording of the questions on the 

sample and nonsample forms used in 1978 for the conterminous 

United States, and the information sheet which accompanied 

these forms, see appendix D. 

For all tables, historical data are shown whenever individual 

items are comparable, otherwise an (NA) is used. Some 

historical data may differ slightly from totals included in prior 

census publications due to rounding of fractions and dollar 

values. 

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 operation. 

Large acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted from individual reports during 

the processing operations. 

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. 

Except for open range and grazing land used under government 

permits, all grazing land was included as "land in farms" 

provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Grazing land operated 

by grazing associations was to be reported by the person chiefly 

responsible for conducting the business of the association. All 

land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing 

livestock was to be included as land in farms. Land in Indian 

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. 
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land area-The approximate total land area of counties and 

States shown for 1978 represents the land area as determined by 

records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1979. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreage shown for 

1978 are essentially the same as in 1974. Any differences 

between the land area in 1978 and 1974 are due to annexations, 

disincorporations, 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 were raised or produced. It 

was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion 

of the land in the farm. For a limited number of 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 1974 census and prior special surveys 

as having more than one separately reportable farm unit. Other 

reports received showing land in more than one county were 

separated into two or more reports if the data would significantly affect the county totals. These reports were assigned to 

the appropriate counties during office processing. 

Value of land and buildings-Farm operators receiving the 

sample form 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 

respondent's estimate of what the land and buildings would sell 

for under current market conditions. For 1978, this information 

is estimated from the replies of a sample of farms; whereas for 

1974, all farm operators were asked to provide these data. If the 

value of land and buildings was not reported, it was estimated 

during processing by using the average value of land and 

buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic area. 

Other land-This category includes land in house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. The ddinition of "other land" is 

the same in 1978 and 1974 only for farms with sales of $2,500 

or more. In 1974, for farms with sales of less than $2,500, 

"other land" included pastureland and rangeland other than 

cropland and woodland pasture in addition to land in house 

lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, and wasteland. 

land set aside in the Federal Farm Program-The 1978 report 

form included a new inquiry on the number of acres set aside in 

1978 under the provisions of the Federal Farm Program. These 

data are for acres of cropland taken out of production by 

growers of wheat, corn, grain sorghums, and barley, and instead 

planted in cover crops, soil-improvement grasses, etc. No 

information was obtained as to which grains would have been 

grown on the acres set aside. 

Foreign ownership of agricultural land-An inquiry measuring 

the impact of foreign ownership of agricultural land was added 

to the 1978 report forms. All farm operators were asked to 

report the number of acres owned by individuals who are not 

U.S. citizens; or owned by foreign-held corporations, unincorporated associations, or foreign governments. 

I n some cases, operators using land owned by others may not 

know the beneficiary owner of the land or, if the owner is 

known, they may not know the citizenship of the landlord. 

Therefore, a "don't know" category was included on the report 

form. Corporations with 50 percent or more of the stock held 

by foreign investors were considered foreign owned. Any land 

owned and operated by such corporations was included as land 

held under foreign ownership. 

County summary table 36 provides operators response to the 

foreign ownership inquiry. Counts are provided for those 

responding "yes", "no", "don't know", and "no response". No 

attempt was made to contact nonrespondents. 

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, 

marketing, etc. The operator may be the owner, a member of 

the owner's household, a salaried manager, a tenant, a renter, or 

a sharecropper. If he/she rents land to others or has land worked 

on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator only of 

the land which he/she retains for his/her own operation. For 

partnerships, only one partner is counted as an operator. If 

there is no clear-cut partner in charge, then the senior or oldest 

active partner is considered to be 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 operations. 

Operator characteristics-Data on characteristics such as residence, race, Spanish origin, age, sex, principal occupation, and 

off-farm work were collected from all operators in 1978. In the 

1974 census, operator characteristics were collected only for all 

farms with sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) 

and partnerships. If operator characteristics of race, age, sex, 

and principal occupation were not reported for 1978, they were 

derived based on reports with similar acreage size, tenure, and 

sales size. No adjustments were made for nonresponse to 

residence, Spanish origin, and off-farm work. 

Extensive verification and recontacting were done for 

positive responses to Spanish origin, especially in Southern 

States. It was found that a number of these responses were in 

error, apparently the word American in "Mexican American" 

was mistaken as American origin. 

Write-in entries of "other" race were clerically reviewed and 

recoded where necessary; entries without an accompanying 

write-in description were not verified by recontacting the 

respondent. Based on demographic classifications, "other" race 

is limited to native non-Spanish populations of Central and 

South American countries. 

In the presentation of data on race of operator, the 

classification "Black and other races" includes Blacks, American 

Indians, Asian or Pacific Islanders, and any other separate racial 

group excluding White. For the 1978 census, operators of 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-7 

Spanish origin are tabulated by reported race. Prior censuses 

included Spanish origin as "White" whenever separate data for 

the White race were shown. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the fi rst census to collect 

data on the sex of the operator. For farm operations where both 

husband and wife participated, the response was determined by 

the parties involved. 

Selected production expenses-Data on selected production 

expenses incurred in 1978 were requested from farm operators 

reporting on the sample form. Only selected production 

expenses were requested; thus, the expense data cannot be used 

in combination with gross sales to calculate net farm income. 

The 1974 census attempted to gather selected expenses plus a 

category "all other production expenses" to arrive at total 

expenses. This category was to include items such as depreciation, taxes, interest, rent, and insurance for the farm business. 

Because of the burden to respondents and inaccuracy in 

reporting, the "all other production expenses" inquiry was not 

included on the 1978 report form. The 1979 Farm Finance 

Survey provides estimates on net farm income. 

For 1978, as with earlier censuses, expense data in some 

cases were not fully reported especially by operations producing 

crops, livestock, or poultry on a contract basis. Many such 

operators were unable or unwilling to estimate the value of 

production inputs furnished by the contractor. Estimates were 

made for individual expense items based on reported crop and 

livestock information, or on averages or ratios of expense items 

reported by similar farms in the same geographic area. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial fertilizer 

is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1978, excluding the 

cost of application. Some fertilizer purchased in 1978 may 

not have been applied during the year. If the fertilizer was 

applied by someone other than the operator, the cost of 

application is included as an expense for customwork, 

machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. Some 

operators may have included the cost of application with the 

amount spent on fertilizer. 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime-Expenses include the cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, other 

pesticides, lime, etc_, excluding costs of application. Data 

exclude commercial fertil izer purchased. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment-This expense represents 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 

labor used on rented or hired machinery is included as a 

hired farm and ranch labor expense_ 

Energy and petroleum products-More extensive data on energy 

usage for the farm business were collected in the 1978 census 

than in prior censuses. Data were collected on expenses, gallons 

purchased, and storage capacity for gasoline; diesel fuel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and fuel oil. In addition, data on expenses 

for natural gas; kerosene, motor oil, and grease; electricity; and 

all other energy sources were collected_ Data for 1974 include 

only storage capacity and expenses for gasoline; diesel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and a combined total expense for motor 

oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil. The 1978 energy 

data were collected from a sample of farms. Additional data on 

energy usage and storage capacity are available from the 1979 

Farm Energy Survey. 

Caution should be used in evaluating storage capacity. Farms 

not reporting storage capacity were not identifiable from farms 

with no storage capacity; therefore, the totals understate the 

actual storage capacity available. 

Value of agricultural products sold-This item represents the 

gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all 

agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 1978 

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, and others associated with the operation. 

The value of agricultural products sold represents the sum of 

all crops including nursery products sold, and I ivestock and 

poultry and their products sold. It does not include income 

from farm-related sources such as customwork or agricultural 

services, or income from nonfarm sources. For 1974 and 1969, 

the value of agricultural products sold included sales of forest 

products from farms and ranches. 

The value of crops sold in 1978 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1978. Data include 

sales from crops produced in earlier years and exclude some 

crops produced in 1978, but held in storage and not sold in 

197R For crops sold through a co-op which made payments in 

several installments, only the total value received in 1978 was to 

be reported_ 

The value of agricultural products sold was collected from all 

operators. Where the operator failed to report a value of sales, 

estimates were made based on the amount of crops harvested or 

the number of livestock or poultry sold. Extensive estimation 

was required for operators growing crops or livestock under 

contract. 

Caution should be applied when comparing sales in 1978 with 

sales reported in earlier censuses due to the extreme fluctuations 

in per-unit prices between census years. 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural 

services-This category consists of gross income received during 

1978 by farm operators for providing machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services for others such as plowing, 

planting, harvesting, etc_ Entries were deleted when duplicate 

information was reported in the 1978 Census of Agricultural 

Services, or when entries were large enough to consider the 

agricultural services activity separate from the farm or ranch. 

The agricultural services part of a farming operatior, was 

generally considered a separate operation when income from 

agricultural services was greater than $500,000, or when it was 

$10,000 or more and greater than the value of agricultural 

products sold. Data for establishments primarily engaged in 

agricultural services are published separately in volume 3. 
A-8 APPENDI X A-Continued 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption-This item represents the value of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption from roadside stands, farmers' markets, 

pick-your-own sites, etc. By definition, it excludes nonedible 

products such as nursery products, cut flowers, wool, grains, 

etc. Sales of agricultural products by vertically integrated 

operations through their own processing and marketing operations were excluded where identified. 

Fertilizer and lime-Detailed inquiries on acreage fertilized and 

tonnage of fertilizer applied by crop, which were included on 

the 1974 census form, were not collected in 1978. Data 

collected for 1978 are limited to total acres of cropland 

fertilized excluding cropland used only for pasture, and total 

acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized. Data on lime use 

were requested in both 1978 and 1974. Land fertilized and 

limed data were collected from a sample of farms in 1978. Total 

acres of cropland fertilized in 1974 were obtained by adding the 

acres of individual crops fertilized and, therefore, may include 

duplication where two or more crops using the same acreage 

were each fertilized during the year. 

Irrigation-The 1978 report forms included inquIries on acres 

irrigated for specific crops and total acres irrigated for harvested 

cropland, pastureland or rangeland, and any other land. Data 

on methods of irrigation and estimated quantity of irrigation 

water used by farms and ranches collected in the 1974 and 1969 

censuses are available from the 1979 Farm and Ranch Irrigation 

Survey and are included in Volume 5, Special Reports. 

Irrigation data collected on the 1978 report form are summarized in more detail in volume 2, Part 9, Irrigation on Farms 

and in Volume 4, Irrigation, which also includes data from 

off-farm water suppliers covered in the 1978 Census of 

I rrigation Organizations. 

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 the State 

average price. 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 Economics, 

Statistics, and Cooperatives Service of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages based primarily on reported value of 

sales in the 1978 Census of Agriculture. The 1974 and 1969 

data were developed in a similar manner. 

Poultry hatched-The 1978 data include all poultry hatched 

during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 1974, data 

include only poultry sold. For example, chickens hatched and 

raised for layer replacement on the same farm are included in 

1978 data for poultry hatched, but excluded from 1974 totals. 

The value of hatchery sales is included in the category "Poultry 

and Poultry products." 

Fish and other aquaculture products-The raising of fish and 

other aquaculture products in captivity was included as agricultural production by the 1972 Standard Industrial Classification, and data for such operations were included in the 

agriculture census for the first time in 1974. The value of fish 

and other aquaculture products sold is included in the category 

"Other livestock and livestock products." Production in salt 

water was considered not to be in captivity and was excluded. 

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 for pollination of crops). The 

completeness and accuracy of these data are affected by the fact 

that some bee operations may not have been on the mail list and 

some operators on the mail list may not have considered 

beekeeping to be an agricultural operation, and therefore did 

not report. 

Citrus enumeration-For the 1978 census, reports for selected 

citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas were obtained 

by direct enumeration. 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 report 

form. A citrus caretaker is an organization or person caring for 

or managing citrus groves for others. 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 number of acres of citrus. The 

names on the lists were matched to completed grove owners' 

reports to eli minate duplication. The caretaker was· also requested to inform the grove owner that he had already reported 

for the citrus under h is care and that the grove owner was not to 

report again. In the 1978 census, 8 caretakers in Arizona 

reported 250 grove owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 

100 caretakers in Florida reported 6,600 grove owners having 

240,000 acres of citrus; and 27 caretakers in Texas reported 

1,500 grove owners having 30,000 acres of citrus. 

More detailed information by State and county are included 

in volume 2, part 6. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity harvested are 

for the calendar year 1978 except for citrus fruits, avocados, 

and olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in Florida and Texas; 

and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data relate to the crops harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the 1977-78 marketing season. 

Avocados-The data for Califomia relate to the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through November 30, 

1978; the data for Florida relate to the quantity harvested or 

to be harvested from April 1978 through March 1979. 

Olives-The data relate to the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 1978 harvest 

season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested 

for the September 1, 1977 through August 31, 1978, harvest 

season. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-9 

Sugarcane-The data for Florida and Texas relate to the 

reported cuttings from November 1977 through April 1978. 

Pineapples and coffee-The data for Hawaii for pineapples 

relate to quantity harvested for the year ending May 31, 

1978, and coffee for the 1977-78 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 products; in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, 

and lotus root. Totals for crops reported in tenths 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. The 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 itemscropland used only for pasture or grazing, cropland used for 

cover crops, cropland on which all crops failed, cropland in 

cultivated summer fallow, or cropland idle. 

For crops grown purposely for grazing, quantity harvested 

was not requested. Acres for these crops were to be reported as 

"cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only for 

pasture or grazing." This procedure applies to the following 

crops: 

Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed 

Cowpeas hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Sorghums hogged or grazed 

Soybeans hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables, nursery and greenhouse products, and soybeans 

plowed under. 

Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing 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 or for the individual 

crop acreages. 

Data for hay represent all hay crops, including grass silage 

and hay crops cut and fed green. I n 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. 

Crop units of measure-For some crops, the operator could 

report quantity harvested in a unit of measure currently in use 

in the area. These crops were: Corn for grain or seed, in bushels 

shelled or hundredweight shelled; sorghums for grain or seed, in 

bushels or pounds; rice in 100-lb. bags, bushels, or 162-lb. 

barrels. Corn for grain and sorghums for grain are published in 

bushels and rice in 100-lb. bags. 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 are published in pounds. 

Write-in crops-To reduce the length of the report form, only 

the major crops for the United States were pre listed (see 

sections 2 and 3 of the report form). For the 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 (see sections 4, 

5, 6, 7, and 8 of the report form). 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. Crops not coded by the 

respondent were coded during processing before keying. Writein 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. 

I n 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 of the 

report, 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 unusual crops 

for the area were examined to minimize the possibility that they 

were in error. 

Comparability of crop data-For the 1974 and 1969 censuses 

data for all crops are available for farms with sales of $2,5000; 

more while only data for the major crops-corn, sorghums, 

soybeans, peanuts, wheat, cotton, tobacco, potatoes, hay, 

vegetables, land in orchards, and berries are available for all 

farms. For 1978, data for all crops are available for farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more and for all farms. 

For a number of commodities, less detailed dcta were 

collected in 1978 than in 1974. In these instances, 1974 data 

have been combined to provide comparable figures wherever 

possible. 

The "acres of vegetables harvested" in 1978 and 1969 was 

the summation of the acres of individual vegetables harvested, 
A-10 APPENDI X A-Continued 

but in 1974 it was the total land used for vegetable crops. 

For "land used for vegetable crops," the acres were to be 

reported only once even though two or more harvests of a 

vegetable or more than one vegetable were harvested from the 

same acres. 

The "other crops" in the tables are not comparable from 

census to census as crops are added and deleted from the report 

form each census. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the estimated 

value of all crops harvested during the 1978 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 in most part from publications 

of the Economic, Statistics, and Cooperative Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). When USDA estimates 

were not available, Bureau of the Census statisticians made 

estimates using available sources such as data from adjacent 

States, respondents, report forms, county extension agents, and 

other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

"See Text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. Also, additional definitions 

and explanations for some items are provided. 

Data for 1978 are based on a sample of farms-Sections 22 

through 27 of the census report form 78-A 1 (S)' wh ich include 

inqUiries on commercial fertilizer and lime, chemicals, 

machinery and equipment, expenses for energy and petroleum 

products, selected production expenses, and value of land and 

buildings, were requested of all certainty (large) farms and 

approximately 20 percent of all other farms. As these data are 

subject to sampling error, estimates of the sampling reliability of 

county totals for selected items are shown in table D. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-For 1974 and 1978, 

"other races" includes American I ndians, Asian and Pacific 

Islanders, and all other racial groups other than White. The 1969 

data are limited to farms operated by Blacks. Additional 

information on race of operator is provided under "operator 

characteristics" . 

All other races-This category is limited to native non-Spanish 

populations of Central and South American countries. 

1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole 

proprietorships) and partnerships-For 1974, farm operator 

characteristics were not collected from corporations, cooperatives, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservations. For 1978, characteristics and occupation of the 

senior partner or person in charge were collected from all farms, 

regardless of the type of organization. 

Other type of organization-This category includes cooperatives, 

estates or trusts, prison farms, grazi ng associations, and Indian 

reservations. 

Market value of agricultural products sold-This item represents 

the gross market value, before taxes and expenses, of all 

agricultural products sold in the census year including livestock 

and poultry and their products, and crops including nursery 

products and hay. The data include landlords' and contractors' 

shares. The 1974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

Farms with value of agricultural products sold less than 

$2,500-ln 1978, this category includes all farms, except 

abnormal farms, with sales less than $2,500. In 1969 and 1974, 

farms reporting sales less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 and over are included in the 

category farms with sales of $2,500 and over. In frequency 

distributions, the 1969 and 1974 farms with potential sales of 

$2,500 and over are included in the $2,500 to $4,999 sales 

group. 

Other livestock and livestock products-Production of fish and 

laboratory animals is included in this category in 1974 and 

1978; whereas, production of these items was excluded entirely 

from the 1969 census. 

Poultry hatched-For 1978, this category includes all poultry 

hatched during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 

1974, it only included poultry sold. Incubator egg capacity on 

December 31, 1978, is tabulated under the column heading 

Inventory and the number of poultry hatched is under the 

heading Sales. 

Worms-For 1978, the production of worms was separately 

identified; whereas for 1974, it was not. Inventory consists of 

the number of standard worm beds in production. A standard 

worm bed was considered to be 24 cubic feet measuring 8 feet 

by 3 feet by 1 foot. Sales of worms are shown in pounds. Worm 

casting sales are included in livestock products sold. 

Hay crops {tons, dry)-Data shown for hay represent all hay 

crops, including grass silage and hay crops cut and fed green. 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. 

Other tame dry hay-The 1974 categories clover-timothy hay, 

lespedeza hay, coastal Bermuda grass hay, and other hay have 

been combi ned into "other tame dry hay" in 1978. 

All vegetables harvested for sale-In 1978 and 1969, the acres of 

vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested; while in 1974, it is the total land used for 

vegetable crops. 

Land used for vegetables-Data are 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. 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-11 

Grapes (poundsl-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 fresh weight. 

All nursery and greenhouse products-Data are a summation of 

the individual items presented. 

Excludes abnormal farms-Abnormal farms include institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. 

Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, 

pe n i tentiaries, schools, grazing associations, government 

agencies, etc. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-See explanation 

under Farm Classifications. 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS 

State tables 29 through 35 present detailed 1978 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. In 1974, comparable detailed 

data were tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. 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 

a number of State and county tables, data are shown separately 

for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or more, and for 

various value of agricultural products sold or value of sales size 

groups. 

For 1978, all farms except abnormal farms have been 

tabulated by size based on reported sales. Thus, the category 

"farms with sales of $2,500 or more" includes only farms with 

actual sales of $2,500 or more. For 1969 and 1974, farms 

reporting sales of less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 or more are included in most tables 

under the category farms with sales of $2,500 or more based on 

potential sales. 

In 1969, 1974, and 1978, abnormal farms were not tabulated 

based on actual or potential sales. Detailed data for abnormal 

farms are included in all farm data shown in State table 34, but 

are excluded from totals for all farms shown in other State 

tables 29 through 35. Otherwise, data for abnorma I farms are 

included in totals for all farms, but are excluded from totals for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more. 

In 1969 and earlier censuses, data were classified into nine 

groups referred to as "economic classes." For farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more, the value-of-products-sold classifications 

used in 1974 and 1978 are the same as the value ranges used for 

establishing economic classes 1 through 5. Data for farms with 

sales of less than $2,500, classified in 1969 and earlier censuses 

as class 6, part time and part retirement, are not directly 

comparable to the 1974 and 1978 value-of·product classes 

because of the change in farm definition and modifications in 

farm classification. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure used 

for both the 1978 and 1974 censuses are: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

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. 

Detailed 1978 data by tenure of operator are shown in State 

table 29 for all farms, excluding abnormal farms, and for farms 

with sales of $2,500 or more. 

Farms by type of organization-The 1978 Census of Agriculture 

was the first census in which all farms were classified by type of 

organization. In the 1969 and 1974 censuses, these data were 

collected and tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. 

The classifications used were: 

Individual or family operation (sole proprietorship), excluding partnership and corporation. 

Partnership operation, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, such as cooperative, estate or trust, institutional farm, 

etc. 

For 1978, corporations were subclassified by two additional 

characteristics into: 

a. Family held. 

Other than family held. 

b. More than 10 stockholders. 

10 or less stock hoi ders 

These subclassifications were not used in the 1974 Census of 

Agriculture. However, somewhat similar classifications were 

obtained in a follow-on survey of all corporations identified in 

the census, which were published in volume IV, part 5 of the 

1974 Census of Agriculture. This survey collected detailed 

information on family and nonfamily corporations, number of 

shareholders, and other classifications and characteristics of 

corporations at both the firm (company) and farm levels. In the 

1969 census, corporations were classified only by number of 

shareholders; those having more than 10 or those having 10 or 

fewer shareholders. 

Caution should be exercised when comparing 1978 corporation data to those of the 1974 survey and the 1969 census. For 

the 1974 survey, respondents were given a choice of four kinds 

of corporations from which to select the one that best described 

their operation: Family corporation, independent corporation, 

parent corporation (with one or more subsidiaries), and subsidiary of another corporation. Classification rules used prevented an independent, parent, or subsidiary corporation from 

being classified as a family corporation. The two-way choice of 

family held or other than family held used in 1978 has resulted 

in a decrease in the number and proportion of nonfamily held 

corporations reported. 

A followup study of the 1969 data indicated that a sizable 

number of farms were incorrectly reported as corporations, 

especially in the Southern States. The 1974 survey was used to 

identify and correct the misreporting of corporations in that 
A-12 APPENDIX A-Continued 

census. In the 1978 census, some reports incorrectly had both 

individual or family operation (sole proprietorship) and family 

held corporation indicated. These reports were reviewed during 

the processing phase and resolved based on whether or not the 

respondent operated under a corporate name, had reported as a 

corporation in the 1974 census, or was shown to be a 

corporation on one or more of the administrative records used 

in developing the census mail list. 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age 

and principal occupation were obtained from all operators for 

1978. In 1974, these data were collected only for all farms with 

sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) and partner· 

ships. Detailed characteristics are shown by six age-of~perator 

groups in combination with occupation information for all 

farms in State table 31 and for farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 in State table 32. The principal occupation classifications used for 1978 were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in farming or ranching. 

Other- The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

work time in 1978 in occupations other than farming. Some operators engaged in ranching marked 

"other" as their principal occupation. Most such 

obvious errors were corrected during processing. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified by size according to the 

total land area in each operation. 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. 

Detailed characteristics of all farms by 12 size-of-farm groups 

are presented in State table 33. 

Farms by standard industrial classification- As in the 1974 

census, agricultural .production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) are classified by the Standard 

Industrial Classification (SIC) system in the 1978 census. These 

classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual, are used to 

promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of 

statistical data collected by various agencies. 

An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or livestock production (major group 02) is 

classified in the 3- or 4-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 was less than 50 percent from a single 4-digit 

industry, but 50 percent or more from the products of two or 

more 4-digit industries within the same 3-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. 

All farms in the 1978 census were classified by SIC. I n the 

1974 census, farms with sales of less than $2,500 were not classified by SIC. In 1978, those agricultural producers having no sales 

reported were retained as farms and classified as general 

livestock farms in industry 0291 if livestock or pasture were 

reported or as general crop farms in industry 0191. Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are shown in State 

tables 11 and 35. Additional and more complete 1978 data for 

various SIC classifications are published in volume 2, part 8. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA 

Additional data have been assembled in a series of unpublished tables. The unpublished State table "Summary by 

Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 

1978" has a format similar to State table 34_ The largest size 

group in the box head is $100,000 or more. Data are shown for 

the following SIC groupings: 

Cash grain farms (011) 

Field crop farms except cash grain farms (013) 

Cotton farms (0131) 

Tobacco farms (0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop 

farms (0133) 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) 

General farms, primarily crop (019) 

Livestock farms except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty 

(021) 

Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) 

Dairy farms (024) 

Poultry and egg farms (025) 

Animal specialty farms (027) 

General farms, pri marily livestock (0291) 

The following unpublished county summary tables include 

data tabulated by detailed size groupings: 

Farms by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Acreage and Value of Owned and Rented Land: 1978 

Farms by Acres of Cropland Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

Place of Residence of Operator by Occupation and Off-Farm 

Work: 1978 

Hired Farm Labor by Number of Hired Workers: 1978 

Farms by Expenses for Hired Farm or Contract Labor: 1978 

Broilers Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Cows and Heifers That Had Calved-Inventory by Number 

Per Farm: 1978 

Beef Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Milk Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Fattened Cattle Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Feeder Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Other Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Data similar to that shown in State table 28 for the acreages 

of crops harvested and production by acreage size have been 

summarized at the county level, but have not been tabulated. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-13 

These summaries can be tabulated at a minimal cost depending 

on the detail of data requested. 

For information on the availability and cost of unpublished 

tabulations, please write to the Chief, Agriculture Division, 

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

NONSAMPLING ERRORS 

Every census or survey is subject to errors. In addition to 

sampling variabil ity, errors may arise from such sources as 

incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing, and the inability 

to obtain a report from each eligible reporting unit. Sampling 

variability is discussed in Statistical Adjustments. 

Reported data in the census may be incorrect as a result of 

the misunderstanding of questions or because of the use of 

estimates in reporting. During processing, adjustments were 

made to data items which appeared to be inconsistent with 

other items reported for the same farm. 

Respondents may have failed to provide all of the information requested. I n some cases, the respondent may have 

indicated the presence of an item but not the amount. 

Imputations were made for missing data on the quantities and 

sales of crops and livestock but no imputations were made for 

place of residence or foreign ownership of land. 

Careful efforts were made to keep errors introduced during 

clerical and electronic processing to a controlled level through 

the use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. 

Extreme values in the direct enumeration sample (those 

contributing a substantial proportion of the estimated total) 

were reviewed individually and sometimes reduced. This will 

result in a possible downward bias in estimated totals. 

Inclusion of the direct enumeration sample in 1978 resulted 

in a matching operation to identify names and addresses 

included in both the direct enumeration sample and the mail 

list. This matching operation was subjected to critical review 

and verification, including telephone calls to most respondents 

in the direct enumeration sample who were not matched in 

normal processing. Duplicates which were not identified during 

the matching process will result in an upward bias in estimated 

totals. 

An adjustment was made for nonrespondent operations on 

the mail list. This adjustment employed sampling of both 

nonrespondent and respondent cases and variation from the 

adjustment is measured in sampling error; however, any systematic bias is not measured. 

An evaluation of. coverage is being conducted to measure the 

extent of undercount or overcount c:1f farms in the census. A 

description of this evaluation is included in Census Coverage. 

CENSUS COVERAGE 

Although a complete and fully accurate count of farms, 

farmland, and farm production is the aim of each nationwide 

census of agriculture, the complex structure of America's 

agriculture makes this aim difficult to achieve. Among the 

complexities are the many places to be included, the variety of 

arrangements under which farms are operated, the continuing 

changes in the relationship of operators to the farm operated, 

the expiration of leases and the initiation or renewal of leases, 

the problem of obtaining a complete list of agricultural 

operations, the difficulty of locating and identifying some types 

of farms, the operator's absence from the farm during the data 

collection period, and the operator's opinion that part or all of 

the operation does not qualify and should not be included in 

the census. 

An evaluation of coverage has been conducted for each 

census of agriculture since 1945. Although the primary purpose 

of these evaluations is to identify problem areas and supply 

evidence as a basis for improvements, they also provide users of 

census data with estimates of the completeness of census 

counts. The results of the coverage evaluation study were published for the 1974 census in Volume IV, Special Reports, part 

3. This report included estimates of the net percentage of all 

farms missed in the census. Farm counts for 1974, adjusted for 

this net undercount, are shown in appendix C. 

The inclusion of a direct enumeration sample to supplement 

the mail list for the 1978 census partially eliminates the major 

source of undercoverage of farms, namely, incompleteness of 

the mail list. However, inaccurate counting may still occur 

because (1) by design, the sample omitted the selection of area 

segments in places that had 2,500 or more population in 1970; 

(2) direct enumeration sample interviewers may have under 

counted or over counted farms; and (3) respondents may have 

been misclassified as farms or nonfarms during processing. 

The coverage evaluation for the 1978 census includes a 

re~numeration of a subsample of the direct enumeration 

segments with matching and verification of differences, identification of operators not included on the mail list in places with 

2,500 or more population in 1970 using supplemental questions 

on the Annual Housing Survey, and verification of the farmnonfarm classification for a sample of respondents. 

The changes in data collection procedures implemented for 

the 1978 census should substantially reduce undercoverage, and 

the proportion of farms not included in the census is expected 

to be between 2 and 3 percent for the United States. Results of 

the coverage evaluation and other evaluative material are 

included in volume 5. 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS 

Report forms were obtained and tabulated for all the 

identified larger farms (in general, those with expected sales of 

$80,000 or more). In the few instances where the operator did 

not supply the required information, data were obtained from 

secondary sources. By means of detailed, programed edit 

specifications, adjustments or corrections were made during the 

computer edit operation for internally incomplete or inconsistent data. The review procedures provided for computer 

printouts of edit changes that exceeded specified I imits for the 

item. These changes were then reviewed for reasonabieness by 

members of the processing staff and necessary corrections made. 

Nonresponse 

The statistics for each State and county were adjusted to 

account for nonrespondentsmaller operations. The number of 
A-14 APPEN.DIX A-Continued 

farms for which adjustment was made was estimated on the 

basis of the results of a canvass of a random sample of mail list 

addressees who did not respond to the census duri ng the regular 

followup period. The canvass, using an abbreviated form, was 

accomplished with the use of the mail and telephone. The 

sample for each State was designed to provide estimates of the 

number of nonrespondent farms with a relative standard error 

of approximately 6 percent. However, approximately one third 

of the sample could not be contacted resulting in a potential 

bias in the estimates. The sample estimate of the number of 

nonrespondent farms at the State level was allocated to strata at 

the county level using the number of nonrespondents and the 

proportion of census farms among respondents. A sample of 

respondent data records was selected by stratum and weighted 

to represent the non respondent farms. 

Table A shows for selected items for the State the percent of 

the published total that the whole farm nonresponse adjustment 

represents. Adjustment for individual item nonresponse on 

respondent forms is not included in the percentages. These 

percentages indicate the potential for bias in published figures 

resulting from nonresponse, i.e., the extent to which the actual 

data for nonrespondents may not agree with the nonresponse 

adjustments. The probable range of difference is unknown. 

However, the degree of uncertainty regarding the accuracy of 

the data increases as the percentage of the total represented by 

the nonrespondent adjustment increases. 

Direct Enumeration Sample 

Because of undercoverage problems with the mail list for the 

1969 and 1974 censuses, a direct enumeration area sample was 

included to supplement the mail list for the 1978 census. 

Enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of 

Population and Housing were used to construct the sampling 

frame from which the direct enumeration sample was selected. 

The frame was stratified by State and by a farm density ratio 

(the ratio of farm households to total households). In this State, 

the selected sample consisted of 81 segments. The expected 

number of farms per segment varied by strata from none in 

residential areas to 12 in intensive farm areas and averaged about 

10 farms. Farms enumerated in the direct enumeration sample 

were matched to the mail list and the data for the unmatched 

farms were weighted by the reciprocal of the probability of 

selection for the segment to make State estimates for farm 

operations not represented on the mail list. 

Table A. Percent of State Total Represented by Adjustment 

for Whole Farm Nonresponse: 1978 

Item 

Fanns .....•............•.........•.....•.•.... ··· .••.• . 

Land 1n fanns ......................................... . 

Value of agricultural products sold ................... . 

Harvested cropland .................................... . 

Corn for grain or seed acres .......................... . 

Wheat for grain acres··· .. ·.····.······················ Inventory : 

Cattle and calves ................................... . 

Hens and pullets of laying age ...................... . 

Hogs and pigs ....................................... . 

Percent 

of total 

3.2 

2.3 

.7 

1.9 

.8 

.2 

2.0 

.1 

1.9 

Mail List Sampling 

To obtain county data for appropriate items without 

burdening all farm operators, data for Sections 22 through 27 of 

the report form 78-A 1 (S) were collected only from a sample of 

farms. The sample was selected from the mail list and consisted 

of all addresses in a certainty stratum and a random sample of 

addresses from the noncertainty stratum. The certainty stratum 

consisted of all addresses meeting specified size criteria in terms 

of indicated acreage and/or value of sales. Certainty size criteria 

varied by State from 1,000 to 5,000 indicated acres and from 

$40,000 to $200,000 indicated value of sales based on historic 

or mail list source data. All addresses in counties with less than 

100 farms in 1974 were also selected as certainty. Noncertainty 

addresses in counties with 100 to 199 farms in 1974 were 

sampled at a rate of 1 in 2, and noncertainty addresses in 

counties with 200 farms or more in 1974 were sampled at a rate 

of 1 in 5. 

Several elements of the sampling from the mail list and 

associated data collection may introduce substantial variation 

and a potential bias into the resulting data. First, the mail list 

from which the sample was selected contained about 50 percent 

nonfarm names and addresses which were not identifiable at the 

time of selection. Both farm a~d nonfarm names and addresses 

were selected into the sample. As a result, the farm data actually 

tabulated came only from part of the sample, specifically the 

names and addresses which represented farms. Secondly, the 

stratification was based on size information from several sources 

and of varying quality. Size information was not available for a 

substantial proportion of the names and addresses. In addition, 

sample and nonsample forms may have been returned at a 

different rate by respondents. 

In order to improve the precision and minimize the bias of 

estimates from the sample, post-stratification was used to 

produce estimates. Basically, this consisted of classifying all 

farms into relatively homogenous strata and weighting sample 

farms within each stratum by the ratio oftotal farms to sample 

farms. 

Farms meeting certainty size criteria during sample selection 

and those identified during processing as meeting similar criteria 

were assigned to a certai nty stratum. All other farms were 

assigned to 64 strata. Farms with sales of less than $2,500 were 

classified into eight size-of-farm groups (less than 10 acres, 10 to 

49 acres, 50 to 69 acres, 70 to 99 acres, 100 to 199 acres, 200 

to 259 acres, 260 to 499 acres, and 500 acres or more); within 

each of two value-of-sales groups (less than $1,500 and $1,500 

to $2,499); within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop or 

general farms and livestock or poultry farms). Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more were classified into four size·of·farm groups 

(less than 50 acres, 50 to 99 acres, 100 to 259 acres, and 260 

acres or more); within each of the four value·of·sales groups 

($2,500 to $4,999, $5,000 to $9,999, $10,000 to $19,999, and 

$20,000 or more); within each of two type·of·farm groups (crop 

or general farms and livestock or poultry farms). 

Each stratum was examined and collapsed into another 

stratum if (1) the stratum contained less than 20 sample farms; 

or (2) the calculated weight for the stratum was greater than 10 

in counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 5 and greater than 4 in 

counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 2. 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-15 

The post-stratification provided weights to be assigned to 

farms in each of the final collapsed strata such that the total of 

the weights for sample farms in the stratum would be equal to 

the total number of farms in the stratum. 

Estimates were prepared for items in Sections 22 through 27 

of the report form by multiplying the data for each item for 

each farm in the sample by the weight assigned to the farm. 

The weight f9r a certainty farm was 1. 

Reliability of Census Estimates 

Sampl ing variabil ity in census data may arise from several 

sources, some affecting all data and others affecting only certain 

items or geographic levels of tabulation. 

The sampling involved in the imputation for nonrespondents 

affects all data items at all geographic levels of tabulation. 

However, farms above specified size limits were not eligible for 

selection to represent nonrespondents. The size limits varied by 

State from $60,000 to $150,000 and from 1,000 to 2,000 acres. 

As a result of these limits, the sampling variability arises 

primarily from smaller farms. For computing the estimates of 

variability due to weighting for nonresponse, the farms selected 

for weighting were considered to be a random sample of all 

farms in the stratum from which they were selected. 

Estimates from the direct enumeration sample are not 

included in county totals but contribute to sampling variability 

of State totals for all data items. 

The sample selected from the mail list provides estimated 

data only for Sections 22 through 27 of the report form. It 

contributes to sampling variability only for the items in these 

sections. Including the certainty farms and sample farms, data 

for Sections 22 through 27 were collected on approximately 26 

percent of the farms nationwide. 

Table B includes estimates of sampling reliability of State 

totals for a selected set of items. The estimates of sampling 

reliability for total number of farms, land in farms, harvested 

cropland, irrigated land, crops harvested, livestock, and value of 

agricultural products sold include components of variation for 

nonresponse imputation and for the direct enumeration sample. 

The component of variation for nonresponse imputation is 

relatively small and the direct enumeration sample is the major 

source of variation for these items. Estimates of sampling 

reliability for fertilizer use, chemical use, value of machinery 

and equipment, and value of land and buildings contain 

components of variation for the direct enumeration sample and 

the mail list sample. 

Table C contains estimates of sampling reliability for the 

estimated number. of farms in a county reporting an item in 

table D. These estimates of sampling reliability contain components of variation arising from the mail list sample. The 

approximate standard error in percent may be read directly 

from the table based on the number of farms reporting the item. 

For a number of farms not shown in the table, a I i near 

interpolation will provide a reasonable approximation. These 

estimates should not be applied to counties indicated to be 

certainty in table D. 

Table D shows estimates of the sampling variability of 

selected items for each county and for the portion of the State 

total pertaining to farms not on the mail list. Estimates for 

county totals contain variation from the mail list sample and 

estimates for the portion not on the mail list contain variation 

from the direct enumeration sample. Items for counties indicated to be certainty in the table are subject to some sampling 

error but th is is expected to be small and is not included. Items 

in county publications with data collected from all farms contain a component of variation from nonrespondent imputation. 

This component is usually small and is not shown in the sampling variability tables. 

The sample estimates and the estimates of standard errors 

presented in tables B, C, and 0 permit the construction of 

interval estimates with prescribed confidence that the interval 

includes the average result of all possible samples. 

If a/l possible samples were selected, each of these surveyed 

under essentially the same conditions, and an estimate and its 

estimated standard error were calculated from each sample, 

then: 

a. 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. 

b. Approximately 95 percent of the intervals from two 

standard errors below the estimate 0 two standard errors 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

For example, suppose the estimated number of farms in a 

State is 50,000 with a relative standard error of 3.0 percent. 

Then the standard error is 1,500 (3.0 percent of 50,000) and 

the chances are 2 out of 3 (67 percent) that complete coverage 

using the same survey methods would yield between 48,500 and 

51,500 farms. 

As calculated, the standard error also partially measures the 

effect of nonsampling errors but does not measure the effect of 

any systematic biases in the data arising from incorrect 

reporting by respondents, adjustments for nonresponse, incomplete unduplication, or incomplete coverage of farms. 
A-16 APPENDIX A-Continued 

Table B. Estimates ofthe Sampling Reliability of State Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

Item 

FarDls ...•...•..•..••.•••.•.••....••••.••••.••••••••••••.••.•. nUJnber •. 

Land in fams ......... " _, .................................... acres .. 

Harvested cropland ............................................ fanns .. 

acres .. 

Irrigated land ................................................ fams .. 

acres .. 

Agrlcul tural products sold .................................... fanns .. 

$1.000 .. 

Crops ..............................•....•.....•..........•.. faI'Dls .. 

$1.000 .. 

Ll vestock, poul try, and the! r products ...................... fams .. 

$1.000 .. 

Value of machinery and equipment .............................. fanns .. 

$1.000 .. 

Average value of land and buildings per farm ••.............. dollars .. 

Corn for grain or seed ........................................ farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Wheat for grain ............................................... fanns .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Soybean for beans .. .......................................... . farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Cattle and calves inventory ................................... fanns .. 

mnnber .. 

Cattle and calves sold ................................... · .... farms .. 

number .. 

$1.000 .. 

Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................... farms .. 

number .. 

Hogs and pigs sold ...................................... · ..... farms .. 

number .. 

$1.000 .. 

Sheep and lambs inventory ................................... ·· farms .. 

nwnber .. 

Sheep and lambs sold ...................................... · .. · farms .. number .• 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ...................... farms .. 

number .. 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold ........................... farms .. number .. 

Commercial ferti I izer used..... . . .......................... . farms .. acres .. 

Commercial fertilizer purchased ............................... farms .. 

$1.000 .. 

Agricu 1 tural chemicals purchased .............................. fanns .. $1.000 .. 

Chemicals used on crops for insect control .................... farms .. acres .. 

Chemicals used on crops for disease control ................... farms .. acres .. 

Gasoline purchased ......................... ·· ....... ·········· fanns .. 1, 000 ga lIons •. 

$1.000 .. 

Diesel fuel purchased ...................... ··· .... ·.········· .farms .. 1, 000 ga lIons •. 

$1.000 .• 

Livestock and poultry purchased ......................... ····· .fanns .. $1.000 .. 

Feed purchased ............................... ·.··············· farms .. $1.000 .• 

Hired faI1l1 labor ............................... ·············· .farms .. $1.000 .. 

All farms 

Quantity 

8,158 

1,606,239 

7,269 

487,950 

297 

7,097 

8,158 

399,426 

4,653 

109,944 

4,558 

289,482 

8,124 

218,615 

108,176 

112 

5,570 

375,606 

47 

983 

41,720 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

3,760 

133,398 

3,094 

62,873 

15,403 

1,062 

9,324 

595 

12, 122 

611 

564 

10,978 

362 

6,437 

1,325 

7,625,720 

305 

7,455,616 

4,803 

287,157 

4,944 

17,980 

4,727 

8,921 

2,238 

141,957 

1,493 

101,015 

7,810 

11,437 

6,840 

2,827 

5,729 

2,887 

3,298 

35,311 

5,153 

141,689 

4,410 

39,942 

Farms with sales of 

Standard error 

(percent) Quantity 

2.5 4,945 

1.5 1,277,177 

2.4 4.410 

1.1 430,116 

7.9 198 

1.3 6,670 

2.4 4,945 

1.1 395,498 

3.0 3,090 

1.1 107,914 

3.4 2,871 

1.4 287,584 

2.3 4,953 

1.6 191,930 

2.2 133,695 

6.0 87 

1.6 5,481 

1.6 371,714 

14.0 36 

1.8 944 

.8 41,324 

22.0 2 

(D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

2.2 2,170 

6.4 119,741 

1.8 2,059 

.8 58,481 

.9 14,474 

4.5 466 

6.2 5,688 

9.3 247 

7.5 8,171 

7.0 461 

16.0 254 

4.4 6,286 

12.0 133 

6.6 4,084 

8.1 589 

1.3 7,603,965 

4.3 231 

.9 7,455,530 

3.5 3,234 

2.1 272,731 

3.4 3,319 

1.8 17,469 

3.1 3,387 

2.0 8,582 

5.5 1,627 

2.7 137,086 

4.4 1,098 

3.8 97,183 

2.4 4,771 

1.5 (NA) 

1.5 6,376 

3.0 2,408 

2.1 (NA) 

2.2 2,840 

4.8 1,983 

2.1 34,629 

3.8 2,948 

1.9 140,431 

3.3 3,529 

1.4 38,982 

Table C. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of Farms Reporting an Item in the County: 1978 

Farms reporting item 

Standard error 

(percent) Farms reporting item 

$2,500 or more 

Standard error 

(percent) 

1.8 

1.7 

1.9 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.8 

1.1 

2.7 

1.1 

2.9 

1.4 

1.9 

1.6 

2.0 

1.7 

1.5 

1.6 

18.0 

1.7 

.8 

22.0 

(D) 

(D) 

.8 

.5 

1.0 

.8 

.9 

4.2 

5.7 

6.8 

6.9 

8.4 

29.0 

3.0 

1.7 

3.5 

13.0 

1.3 

2.9 

.9 

2.9 

2.0 

2.8 

1.9 

2.8 

2.0 

3.1 

2.8 

4.2 

3.7 

1.9 

(NA) 

1.6 

2.6 

(NA) 

2.2 

4.8 

2.1 

3.2 

1.9 

2.8 

1.4 

St andard error 

(percent) 

;~ ~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ;~ : ~ i: ~gg ~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (~A ~ 100 farms •••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••• • •• •••••••••• 10.0 2,000 farms ••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• «~~)) 250 farms •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••• 6.0 3,000 farms •••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• (NA) 

500 farms •••••••••••••••••...•••••.•••• •••••••••••••••••• 3.0 4,000 farms •••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••·•• (NA) 750 farms ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ·•••••••••••••• 1-_____ 3_._0......1 5,000 farms •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••.•••••••.••• L-____ -'--'-..J 
APPENDIX A-Continued 

Table D. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

County 

And rOBcoggin ............... . 

Aroostook .................. . 

Cumberland ................. . 

Franklin ................... . 

Hancock .................... . 

Kennebec ................... . 

Knox ....................... . 

Lincoln .................... . 

Oxford ..................... . 

Penobscot .................. . 

Piscataquis ................ . 

Sagadahoc .................. . 

Somerset ................... . 

Waldo ...................... . 

Washington ................. . 

york ....................... . 

Farms not on mail list ..... . 

County 

Androscoggin ................ . 

Aroostook ................... . 

Cumber land •.•..•••••••.•••..• 

Franklin .................... . 

Hancock ..................•... 

Kennebec ............•........ 

Knox •.•. o •••••••••••••••••••• 

Lincoln .............. ,., ..... . 

Oxford •••••.•••••.•••...••••• 

Penobscot •.....•. Q ••••••••••• 

Piscataquis ........ " .... " ... . 

Sagadahoc •................... 

Somerset .................... . 

Waldo •••.•••••••••••..•..•..• 

Washington •.••.••••..•.••..•• 

york •.•••..••.•..•....•.....• 

Farms not on mail list ...... . 

Average value of 

land and buildings 

per farm 

Standard 

Value error 

dollars (percent) 

172,796 6.5 

112,491 3.8 

105,363 7.0 

101,054 8.2 

90,546 5.7 

139,891 3.5 

115,780 5.8 

116,546 3.9 

117,844 8.6 

107,492 3.4 

91,839 3.7 

112,603 .0 

122,072 5.8 

125,385 6.1 

89,491 6.0 

136,376 6.7 

59,922 17.0 

Gasoline 

Standard 

Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) 

676 2.8 

2,593 2.2 

328 5.8 

143 13.0 

74 5.8 

502 2.6 

102 9.7 

89 5.8 

261 6.6 

495 4.4 

88 5.8 

63 .0 

388 7.4 

380 4.3 

207 24.0 

277 5.6 

171 17.0 

Value of machinery and 

equipment Acres fertilized 

Standard Standard 

Value error error 

($1,000) (percent) Acres (percent) 

12,503 5.3 12,903 9.0 

70,128 2.4 141.359 1.5 

11,067 6.9 8,666 6.7 

5,410 6.1 5,714 14.0 

2,557 6.3 830 13.0 

22,653 4.4 19,567 5.1 

4,595 9.2 1.923 27.0 

3,755 5.9 2,290 11. 0 

8,035 5.6 10,496 5.7 

15,610 4.4 21,683 4.6 

2,801 4.7 5,068 5.5 

2,215 .0 1,647 .0 

16,105 5.6 19,775 11.0 

12,756 4.6 6,381 10.0 , 4,604 9.1 9,474 7.1 

11,943 6.3 7,289 7.1 

11,876 17.0 12,092 36.0 

Farm production expenses 

Diesel fuel Livestock and. poultry 

purchased 

Standard Standard 

Expense error Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

583 1.1 10,965 0.7 

1,148 3.5 359 21.0 

68 8.3 1,245 7.9 

54 14.0 726 6.5 

20 18.0 279 2.6 

267 3.2 5,604 2.1 

16 25.0 1,326 5.0 

19 13.0 711 2.2 

72 7.2 768 10.0 

174 5.3 1,709 2.9 

16 8.9 178 10.0 

19 .0 446 .0 

167 11.0 2,474 6.0 

93 7.9 6,268 3.1 

43 28.0 185 5.9 

67 6.9 1,600 12.0 

61 58.0 466 49.0 

A-17 

Chemicals used on crops for--

Insect control Disease control 

Standard Standard 

error error 

Acres (percent) Acres (percent) 

2,406 20.0 1,912 8.8 

94,636 2.3 73,788 3.0 

2,543 14.0 1,039 19.0 

349 .0 1,194 39.0 

2,334 11. 0 330 19.0 

3,225 8.4 1,491 18.0 

1,924 21.0 796 39.0 

434 28.0 461 26.0 

2,399 12.0 2,274 23.0 

4,728 5.3 3,509 6.1 

2,035 9.0 537 13.0 

471 .0 297 .0 

4,436 18.0 1,185 45.0 

2,361 18.0 606 32.0 

9,313 9.0 4,012 1.8 

2,023 9.0 1,745 4.8 

6.340 45.0 5,839 50.0 

Feed Hired farm labor 

Standard Standard 

Expense error Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

36,186 0.6 9,988 1.7 

1,471 12.0 12,266 1.8 

6,927 5.2 1,467 5.9 

2,815 6.6 577 24.0 

1,102 .8 327 14.0 

21,135 1.3 2,683 2.2 

5,286 5.0 440 13.0 

3,On 2.1 245 7.2 

4,607 6.9 1,570 5.7 

8,816 2.7 1,885 4.0 

931 6.5 309 11.0 

2,695 .0 285 .0 

12,706 2.5 2,276 7.6 

23,924 1.6 1,901 3.6 

986 10.0 1,160 7.7 

7,901 4.1 2,040 4.6 

1,190 55.0 522 46.0 
APPENDIX B. Forms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

1978 and 1974 

Definition used for 1974 and 1978 Definition used for 1959, 1964, and 1969 Operations excluded by current definition but not by 

1959 definition 

Farms Value of products sold Farms Value of products sold Farms Value of products sold 

($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Moine _____ .. ______________ _ ~ 8 158 6 436 399 426 359 612 12 901 7 110

1 

400 299 359 758 4 743 674 873 146 

~ 345 342 76 746 56 244 403 365 76 762 56 249 58 23 16 5 

~ 1 368 1 561 71 246 105 785 1 486 1 643 71 269 105 795 118 82 23 10 

~ 491 398

1 

17 904 16 080 I 636 464

1 

17 936 16092

1 

145 66 33 12 

~ 259 216 7 250 6 227 328 258 7 269 6 235 69 42 19 8 

253 183 4 207 2 644 330 223 4 227 2 656 77 40 20 12 

~ 605 559 48 828 41 975 724 632 48 855 41 994 119 73 27 19 

~ 198 213 10 026 8 700 250 231 10 042 8 706 52 18 15 6 

~ 209 156 6 429 4 128 279 182 6 444 4 133 70 26 15 5 

~ 327 335 13 524 10 125 431 380 13 550 10 134 104 45 26 9 

633 591 24 229 22 267 795 650 24 271 22 281 162 59 41 14 

Androscoggin ______________________ _ 

Aroostook ________________________ _ 

Cumberland _______________________ _ 

Franklin __________________________ _ 

Hancock __________________________ _ 

Kennebec _________________________ _ 

Knox _____________________________ _ 

lincoln __________ ~ ________________ _ 

Oxford ~_~~~~~~~~~~~~~_~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

Penobscot ______________ . ___________ _ 

~ 144 129 3 369 3 219 181 152

1 

3 377 3 225 37 23 9 6 

~ 109 94 5 883 3 3541 139 108 5 890 3 3571 30 14 7 3 

~ 510 

4771 

28 435 22 806 610 515 28 460 22 815 100 38 25 9 

~ 470 446 47 459 30 248 549 488 47 478 30261 79 42 19 13 

~~ 350 277 7 347 5 895 411 307 7 358 5 901 61 30 11 6 

~~ 504 459 20 987 19 915 610 512 21 018 19925 106 53 31 10 

~~ 1 383 (NA) I 5 558 (NA) 4 739 (NA) 6 094 (NA) 3 356 (NA) 536 (NA) 

Piscatoquis ________________________ _ 

Sago do hoc ________________________ _ 

Somerset _________________________ _ 

Waldo~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ Washington ______________________ _ 

York ____________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL _____________ _ 

B-1 
C-' 

APPENDIX C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture rreliminary reports show 

that there are 2,4 75, 171 farms in the continental United States 

(excluding Alaska and Hawaii). In 1974 there were 2,310)02 

farms reported. However, these figu res are not directly comparable because improvements in methodology and coverage 

account significantly for the higher 1978 counts. If the improved 1978 procedures had been used in 1974, an estimated 

2.6 million farms would have been included in the census. It 

should be noted that farms missed in the 1974 census were 

generally small and affected the farm count to a greater degree 

than other data. The missed farms accounted for about 5 

percent of the land in farms and 3 percent of the total value of 

agricultural products sold. This appendix briefly describes 

census procedures and provides 1974 farm counts adjusted for 

net missed farms and compared with 1978 farm counts. 

The State totals from the 1978 Census of Agricultu re are 

based on two separate sources. 

The primary source is the mail portion of the census. A.s 

in the 1974 and 1969 censuses, this part of the operation 

involved mailing out a report form to each name believed to 

be associated with agriculture. Mail and telephone followups 

were used to secu re the highest possible rate of retu rn of 

completed forms from the operators of the Nation's farms. 

However, the evaluation studies conducted show that 

some farms were missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

Despite every effort to assem ble a complete list, some 

operators did not get on the mail list. 

To improve the coverage of the 1978 census, additional 

mail list sources were used. Also, recognizing the shortcomings of the mail method, especially in counting the 

number of small farms, it was decided to take another step 

to ensure a more complete count. 

The second step involved conducting a complete enumeration of all households in approximately 6,400 sample segments in rural areas in all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. 

Farms enumerated in this sample were matched to the mail 

list. The sample farms not located on the mail list provided 

reliable estimates by State of the number and characteristics 

of the farms not represented in the mail portion of the census. 

Estimates for such ~arms are an integral part of the State 

counts in 1978, but they are not a part of the county counts. 

The sample was not large enough to provide reliable estimates for each county. 

Because of the procedures described above, the State 

counts for 1978 are not directly comparable with the counts 

for 1974 and 1969. 

To bridge the gap between the 1974 and the 1978 farm 

counts, this appendix provides adjusted farm counts for 1974 

which are approx imately comparable with farm counts for 1978. 

The adjustment factors are based on data from tabl e 13 of 

1974 Census of Agriculture volume IV, Part 3, Coverage Evaluation, which presented data showing the estimated percent of 

farms missed and overcounted by regions and States. The estimated net percent of farms missed was derived by subtracting 

overcounted farms from missed farms. 

The 1974 coverage evaluation did not include Alaska and 

Hawaii; thus the 1978 and the 1974 data for these States are 

exclusively from farms on the mail list. Improvements in the 

1978 mail list, especially for Hawaii, have contributed to the 

increased farm counts. 

Table A presents adjusted 1974 farm counts by value of 

agricultural products sold categories. For each State, the adjusted farm counts for the two value-of-sales categories were 

derived using the 1974 published farm counts and the net 

percent missed. The adjusted counts for the two size categories 

were then added together to obtain the adjusted State count. 

The State counts were summed to obtain division, region, and 

U.S. level counts. As a result, adjusted counts derived by summation may not be exactly consistent with the indicated percent 

missed. The 1978 farm counts are from the preliminary reports 

and may differ slightly from final counts. 

Table B shows 1974 reported and adjusted counts compared 

with 1978 counts for regions by farm size and tenure of operator 

categories. Adjusted counts in these tables were proportionally 

adjusted to regional counts from table A and summed to the 

U.S. level. As a result, the indicated percent missed will not 

always agree with adjusted data. 

All data published in 1974 were based on reported numbers. 

The adjusted counts should be used only for comparison with 

1978 counts and not for comparison with other 1974 data. 

Both the 1974 and 1978 farm counts are subject to sampling 

variability. For 1974, the coefficient of variation for the adjusted farm counts is approximately 0.4 percent at the U.S. 

level and ranges from 1.0 percent to 6.0 percent for individual 

States. Measures of sampling variability for 1978 counts are 

presented in appendix A. 
C-2 APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

United States 2 ..••••••••••••••••••••.•••••• 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more •.•.•.••...••...•••.•••••••••..•• 

$40,000 to $99,999 ••.••.•••.•....•.••••••.••••••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 •••••.•••• '" ..•••••.•.••••••.• 

$10,000 to $19,999 ••••••.••••.•••••••..•••••.•••• 

$5,000 to $9,999 ••••••.••.••••.••••••.•••••.•.••• 

$2,500 to $4; 999 •••••....•••..•.••.•• " •••.•••••• 

Less than $2,500 •.•.•••••.••••.••••••••.••.•.•••• 

Northeast ................................... . 

Farms wi th sales of--

$100,000 or more .•..•••.•••.....•.•.••••.••.••••. 

$40,000 to $99,999 •••••••••••.•.••••.••.••.•••••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 .......................... " .. . 

$10,000 to $19,999 .............................. . 

$5,000 to $9,999 ...•.•.••••.••...••....•...•••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •.....••..•.•.••.•.••.•.•.•..•••• 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

North Central ............................... . 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more ............•.•....•.••......•.•. 

$40,000 to $99,999 .•..........•........ '" ...••.• 

$20,000 to $39,999 ......•..•...••.••.•.••••.••••. 

$10,000 to $19,999 .............................. . 

$5,000 to $9,999 ............................... .. 

$2,500 to $4,999 ............................... .. 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

South ...................................... .. 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more ................................ . 

$40,000 to $99,999 .............................. . 

$20,000 to $39,999 ............................. .. 

$10,000 to $19,999 .............................. . 

$5,000 to $9,999 ................................ . 

$2,500 to $4,999 •.•••••••••..•..••...•..••..••••. 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

West 2 .•••..••••.••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• 0 • 

Fanns with sales of--

$100,000 or more .............•..•.......•........ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ............................. .. 

$20,000 to $39,999 .............................. . 

$10,000 to $19,999 .............................. . 

$5,000 to $9,999 ............................... .. 

$2,500 to $4,999 ................................ . 

Less than $2,500 ................................ . 

New England 3 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••.••••••.•.•• 

Middle Atlantic ••....••.••.••.....•••....•••.•• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ....•....•....••. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•......•..•..• 

New york ........................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .••.••.••••••.••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••...•..•..•.•• 

New Jersey ...................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••...••••.••.••.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••....•.•....•• 

Pennsylvania .................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.••••••.•••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.•••••••••• 

East North CentraL ........................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.••.•••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.•••••••••• 

Ohio .••••.••.•.••••••..•.•••••••••••••••••••••• • • 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.••••••.••• 

Indiana .•...•••...•.•••••••••.•.•••••••.••.•••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •.•........•..••. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••..••..••..••• 

Illinois ........................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.••••••.••••.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •.•.••••.•••••• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms, 1978 1 Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

223,268 152,850 

364,010 324,417 

306,483 321,733 

309,250 309,876 

330,464 296,043 

331,329 289,511 

610,367 616,272 

149,385 127,531 

12,699 8,003 

25,835 22,358 

15,820 20,543 

14,194 14,900 

16,734 13,173 

19,609 13,148 

44,494 35,406 

1,027,319 1,017,367 

106,649 69,440 

215,707 192.962 

173,422 194,488 

148,064 165,864 

126,879 131,677 

103,363 103,914 

153,235 159,022 

1,016,070 930,099 

67,430 45,765 

84,887 73,981 

85,965 75,791 

116,407 99,629 

155,115 124,106 

174,997 145,243 

331,269 365,584 

282,397 235,705 

36,490 29,642 

37,581 35,1l6 

31,274 30,911 

30,587 29,483 

31,736 27,087 

33,360 27,206 

81,369 56,260 

30,157 23,269 

18,844 16,667 

1l,313 6,602 

119,228 104,262 

86,047 75,458 

33,181 28,804 

49,323 43,682 

35,095 32,230 

14,228 11,452 

9,932 7,409 

6,742 5,530 

3,190 1,879 

59,973 53,171 

44,210 37,698 

15,763 15,473 

452,213 444,695 

366,051 360,619 

86,162 84,076 

95,821 92,158 

73,841 70,338 

21,980 21,820 

88,458 87,915 

71,681 70,986 

16,777 16,929 

109,770 111,049 

96,389 97,738 

13,381 13,311 

Farms, 1974 Percent change, 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

-2.0 149,471 +49.4 

1.1 327,834 +11.0 

2.0 327,438 -6.4 

5.8 326,852 -5.4 

8.1 322,002 +2.6 

11.4 326,432 +1.5 

25.9 842,387 - 27.5 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

1.9 8,282 +53.3 

4.7 23,812 +8.5 

9.8 21,019 -24.7 

9.5 14,680 -3.3 

3.1 13,797 +21.3 

16.7 16,019 +22.4 

35.5 55, 121 -19.3 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

-3.1 67,123 +58.9 

.2 192,692 +11.9 

2.3 198,391 -12.6 

4.0 172,189 -14.0 

6.1 139,755 -9.2 

10.6 115,841 -10.8 

23.0 210,362 -27.2 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

-2.7 44,568 +51.3 

3.2 76,455 +11.0 

1.6 77,051 +11. 6 

8.2 108,567 +7.2 

10.4 138,561 +11.9 

11.6 164,350 +6.5 

25.5 497,648 -33.4 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

.2 29,498 +23.7 

.0 34,875 +7.8 

.9 30,977 +1.0 

6.B 31,416 -2.6 

10.0 29,889 +6.2 

10.6 30,222 +10.4 

27.8 79,256 +2.7 

17.8 28,548 +5.6 

5.2 17,517 +7.6 

39.6 11,031 +2.6 

16.2 124,182 -4.0 

5.7 80,092 +7.4 

34.6 44,090 -24.7 

14.2 50,847 -3.0 

4.3 33,678 +4.2 

33.3 17,169 -17.1 

14.5 8,760 +13.4 

4.5 5,791 +16.4 

36.7 2,969 +7.4 

18.3 64,575 -7.1 

7.2 40,623 +8.8 

35.4 23,952 -34.2 

7.1 486,098 -7.0 

2.9 371,995 -1.6 

24.1 114,103 -24.5 

4.9 96,899 -1.1 

2.1 71,847 +2.8 

12.9 25,052 -12.3 

7.2 95,341 -7.2 

3.6 73,637 -2.7 

22.0 21,704 -22.7 

9.1 126,295 -13 .1 

3.8 101,599 -5.1 

46.1 24,696 -45.8 
APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 - Con. 

East North Central--Con. 

Michigan .....................•......•..........•. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .••..•••.••.•.••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Wisconsin ..•..•........•..•.......•...........••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

West North CentraL ........................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Minnesota .•.......•...••........•....•...•....... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .•.••••••••••••.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Iowa ..............•••.•.•.•.........••••.••..••.• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Missouri .....•................•..•....•.......•.. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ...•.•••••••.•••. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

North Dakota •....•...•••••.•.•••..••.••••.••••••. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

South Dakota •••.•.••.•••••.•.••••••••••.••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Nebraska .....•................................... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••••••• 

Kansas ........................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••.•.....•.•... 

South Atlantic ................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•••••••••••••• 

Delaware and Maryland 3 ••••••••••••••••.•••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•..••••.•....• 

Virginia .•............•...•...................... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Wes t Virginia ........•.........................•. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••••.•.•• 

North Carolina .......•........................•.. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

South Carolina .......... " ............•...•....... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••...••.••••.•..• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Georgia ......•......•...........•..........•....• 

Farms ,,,ith sales of $2,500 or more •••.••••.•••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••.••••..••••• 

Florida ••..•....••••.•••.••••••..••..•••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••..•.••••••• 

East South CentraL .......................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••.•••••••••••. 

Kentucky .•.............•............•••.......... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Tennessee ..............•.........••...•.......... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.•••.•••••• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms, 1978 1 

68,158 

47,767 

20,391 

90,006 

76,373 

13,633 

575,106 

508,033 

67,073 

102,984 

87,753 

15,231 

126,379 

117,704 

8,675 

121,826 

97,848 

23,978 

41,172 

38,914 

2,258 

39,667 

36,927 

2,740 

65,991 

61,507 

4,484 

77,087 

67,380 

9,707 

325,678 

216,297 

109,381 

22,600 

17,287 

5,313 

56,685 

38,416 

18,269 

20,619 

9,603 

1l,016 

89,477 

64,897 

24,580 

33,450 

18,979 

14,471 

58,682 

38,906 

19,776 

44,165 

28,209 

15,956 

318,640 

211,915 

106,725 

1l0,002 

83,433 

26,569 

96,792 

63,407 

33,385 

Published 

64,094 

46,670 

17,424 

89,479 

74,887 

14,592 

572,672 

497,726 

74,946 

98,537 

85,926 

12,611 

126,104 

117,142 

8,962 

115,711 

82,421 

33,290 

42,710 

40,681 

2,029 

42,825 

39,849 

2,976 

67,597 

62,594 

5,003 

79,188 

69,113 

10,075 

296,103 

189,339 

106,764 

18,563 

14,592 

3,971 

52,699 

31,738 

20,961 

16,909 

6,122 

10,787 

91,280 

62,518 

28,762 

29,275 

17,534 

11,741 

54,911 

35,874 

19,037 

32,466 

20,961 

11,505 

306,010 

171,372 

134,638 

102,053 

67,662 

34,391 

93,659 

48,320 

45,339 

Farms, 

Net 

C-3 

1974 Percent change, 

percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

9.9 71,213 -4.3 

6.0 49,649 -3.8 

19.2 21,564 -5.4 

5.3 96,350 -6.6 

.5 75,263 +1.5 

30.8 21,087 -35.3 

5.6 610,255 -5.8 

3.2 513,996 -1.2 

21.8 96,259 -30.3 

9.0 108,614 -5.2 

5.5 90,927 -3.5 

28.7 17,687 -13.9 

4.4 133,125 -5.1 

3.2 121,014 -2.7 

26.0 12,111 -28.4 

9.6 128,948 -5.5 

4.7 86,486 +13.1 

21.6 42,462 -43.5 

4.4 45,649 -9.8 

3.2 42,026 -7.4 

44.0 3,623 -37.7 

1.5 43,420 -8.6 

1.6 40,497 -8.8 

-1. 8 2,923 -6.3 

.7 68,480 -3.6 

.0 62,594 -1.7 

15.0 5,886 -23.8 

3.7 82,019 -6.0 

1.9 70,452 -4.4 

12.9 11,567 -16.1 

16.6 362,451 -10.1 

7.0 203,934 +6.1 

30.3 158,517 -31.0 

7.1 19,952 +13.3 

3.0 15,043 +14.9 

19.1 4,909 +8.2 

13.5 61,636 -8.0 

4.5 33,234 +15.6 

26.2 28,402 -35.7 

33.0 26,195 -21.3 

11.7 6,933 +38.5 

44.0 19,262 -42.8 

14.1 105,774 -15.4 

9.2 68,852 -5.7 

22.1 36,922 -33.4 

22.8 43,034 -22.3 

.8 17,675 +7.4 

53.7 25,359 -42.9 

13.2 63,133 -7.1 

8.1 39,036 -.3 

21.0 24,097 -17.9 

22.6 42,727 +3.4 9.5 23,161 +21.8 41. 2 19,566 -18.5 

14.8 360,164 -11.5 7.8 185,880 +14.0 22.3 174,284 -38.8 

10.5 113,897 -3.4 6.3 72,211 +15.5 17.5 41,686 -36.3 

18.8 115,683 -15.3 11.2 54,414 +16.3 26.0 61,269 -45.5 
C-4 APPENDIX C-Continued 

TableA. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

East South Central--Con. 

Alabama .•..........•........•.........•.•....•... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•...•.•.••••.. 

MissisSippi ..................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .............. ". 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............... . 

West South Central ............................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•••.••.••.•... 

Arkansas ..............•.......................... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•.••••.•••.••. 

Louisiana ....................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............ o •••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•.•..••...•.•• 

Oklahoma .......••.•.........••.......•.••.••..•.. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •...•...•.•.•.... 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•.•..•••••.... 

Texas .......•.................................... 

Farms with sales of $2,1500 or more ................... . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Mountain 3 .......................................... . 

Farms ~lith sales of $2,500 or more ................. . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •.••••.•••••.•• 

Pacific 2 ........................... "" ............... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ..................... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••..••••••••••• 

Washington ................................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................. . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ..........•.••• 

Oregon ............................................. . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms'with sales of less than $2,500 .•••.••....••.. 

California .............................................. . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ..•....••.••••••. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .....•.•.••..•• 

Farms, 1978 1 Published 

57,540 56,678 

34,665 29,303 

22,875 27,375 

54,306 53,620 

30,410 26,087 

23,896 27,533 

371,752 327,986 

256,589 203,804 

115,163 124,182 

58,788 50,959 

40,669 31,299 

18,119 19,660 

38,973 33,240 

22,683 18,580 

16,290 14,660 

79,530 69,719 

58,781 47,833 

20,749 21,886 

194,461 174,068 

134,456 106,092 

60,005 67,976 

127,881 111,868 

97,876 90,449 

30,005 21,419 

154,516 123,837 

103,152 88,996 

51,364 34,841 

37,778 29,410 

24,737 21,079 

13,041 8,331 

34,875 26,753 

21,071 17,043 

13,804 9,710 

81,863 67,674 

57,344 50,874 

24,519 16,800 

IData are from preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

3Data not compiled for individual States. 

Farms, 1974 Percent change, 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

13.3 64,821 -11.2 

7.5 31,679 +9.4 

17.4 33,142 -31.0 

17.2 65,763 -17.4 

5.4 27,576 +10.3 

27.9 38,187 -37.4 

14.5 384,585 -3.3 

7.3 219,738 +16.8 

25.0 164,847 -30.1 

16.7 61,489 -4.4 

10.0 34,777 +17.0 

26.4 26,712 -32.2 

23.7 43,264 -9.9 

12.3 21,186 +7.1 

33.6 22,078 -26.2 

11. 7 79,243 +.4 

5.6 50,671 +16.0 

23.4 28,572 -27.4 

12.6 200,589 -3.1 

6.2 113,104 +18.9 

22.3 87,485 -31.4 

6.7 122,588 +4.3 

2.4 92,673 +5.6 

28.4 29,915 +.3 

11.6 143,545 +7.6 

5.6 94,204 +9.5 

27.5 49,341 +4.1 

10.8 32,999 +14.5 

6.4 22,520 +9.8 

20.5 10,479 +24.5 

15.5 31,788 +9.7 

6.3 18,189 +15.8 

28.6 13,599 +1.5 

10.5 78,758 +3.9 

4.9 53,495 +7.2 

33.5 25,263 -2.9 
APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table 8. Farms by Size of Farm and Tenure of Operator: 1978 and 1974 

UNITED STATES 2 

Farms .................•.....•...•....•••••• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres .••.•••.•...•••.••••.•.•.••.••.•.•. 

50 to 179 acres •••.•••.•••.•••.••••..•••.•••.•••• 

180 to 499 acres ••••••••.••.••.•.•••.••••••.••••• 

500 acres or more ............................... . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner •••••.••.•••..••••••.•.••••••••••••••.• 

Part owner ....................................... . 

Tenant •.•.•...••••..•........••.••..••.•...•••••• 

NORTHEAST 

Farms ......•••....•.•.••......•.•..•.••••.• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres •.....•.....•.....•.•............•• 

50 to 179 acres .•••••.•.•.•..••....•...•.•..••... 

180 to 499 acres ••..•....•••....•••••..••.•..•... 

500 acres or more ............................... . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner •••••.•••••••••••••..••••.•.••..••..••• 

Part owner •...................................... 

Tenant ........................................... .. 

NORTH CENTRAL 

Farll1S ............. o ............................. .. 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ....................... 0 .............. . 

10 to 49 acres •.••••••••.•.•••.••.••••••.•••••••• 

50 to 179 acres ••••••.••.••••••••••••••.•.•.••••• 

180 to 499 acres ••••••.•.•.••...•.•..•.•.•..••.•• 

500 acres or more .................. 0 .... 0 ................. .. 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner •••.••.••.•.••.•...••••••••••.•••••••.• 

Part owner ................................. 0 ..... 0 ............. . 

Tenant ....................... 0 ......................................... . 

SOUTH 

Farms •.....••••..•••.••••.•.•.•.•.••...•... 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ......• o .......................................... .. 

10 to 49 acres •••••••••••...••••..•.••••••••••••• 

50 to 179 acres .••.•.•.•••••.•..•••••••••.•.•.•.• 

180 to 499 acres •••••••••.•••••••.•.•••••••••••.• 

500 acres or more ........................................... 0 ..... 0 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ••.•.••••.•.•••••••.••••.••••.••..••.•• 

Part owner ................................................................. . 

Tenant ........ 0 .......................................................... .. 

WEST 2 

Fartns ................................. '" .............................. .. 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................. : ............................... . 

10 to 49 acres ••..•••••••....••...•.•..•.••.•.•.• 

50 to 179 acres •..•...••.•••..•••.•.•••••.•.•.••• 

180 to 499 acres •.•••.•..•..•.••..••••.••••••.••• 

500 acres or more ........................................................ .. 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ••.•....•.••••.•••..••....•••.••••..••• 

Part owner .................................................................. .. 

Tenant .................................................... 0 .................... .. 

Farms, 1978 1 Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

213,110 126,604 

474,535 378,631 

813,944 827,506 

596,268 615,913 

377,314 362,048 

1,450,414 1,422,367 

712,844 627,648 

311,913 260,687 

149,385 127,531 

13,534 7,689 

28,098 19,416 

61,017 54,901 

38,288 37,864 

8,448 7,661 

93,880 83,389 

43,680 36,112 

11,825 8,030 

1,027,319 1,017,367 

58,168 36,065 

138,016 108,756 

324,583 350,343 

321,482 345,610 

185,070 176,593 

542,504 568,866 

334,287 313,364 

150,528 135,137 

1,016,070 930,099 

95,711 55,659 

232,908 194,050 

370,928 369,648 

197,023 196,395 

119,500 114,347 

633,455 623,219 

264,029 214,061 

118,586 92,819 

282,397 235,705 

45,697 27,191 

75,513 56,409 

57,416 52,614 

39,475 36,044 

64,296 63,447 

180,575 146,893 

70,848 64, III 

30,974 24,701 

IData are from the preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

Farms, 

Net 

C-5 

1974 Percent change) 

percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

26.1 174,773 +21. 9 

22.9 494,024 -3.9 

11.0 936,797 -13.1 

3.9 646,957 -7.8 

1.5 369,865 +2.0 

13.0 1,650,942 -12.1 

5.2 667,402 +6.8 

12.6 304,072 +2.6 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

16.8 9,301 +45.5 

31.2 28,403 -1.1 

17.1 66,655 -8.5 

6.0 40,542 -5.6 

1.5 7,829 +7.9 

19.5 103,110 -9.0 

4.9 37,797 +15.6 

32.4 11,823 .0 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

30.8 52,227 +11.4 

18.5 133,716 +3.2 

6.8 376,663 -13.8 

2.5 355,187 -9.5 

.9 178,560 +3.6 

7.5 620,166 -12.5 

4.0 329,173 +1.6 

7.3 147,014 +2.4 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

31.1 81,428 +17.5 

24.2 258,033 -9.7 

4.0 433,227 -14.4 

7.8 214,701 -8.2 

3.8 119,811 -.3 

17.4 757,206 -16.3 

7.5 232,239 +13.7 

20.9 117,755 +.7 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

12.7 31,817 +43.6 

22.0 73,872 +2.2 10.8 60,252 -4.7 -.8 36,527 +8.1 -1. 8 63,665 +1.0 

12.1 170,460 +5.9 4.1 68,193 +3.9 8.3 27,480 +12.7 
0-1 

APPENDIX D. Report Forms 

DUE BY FEBRUARY 15 1979 Form Approved· 0 M B No 41-S78025 

NOTICE ResPOllse to this Inquiry is required by la., (title 13, U.S. Code). &6 the sa",. I • ., YOUR REPORT TO FORM 78-Al(N) u.s. O~""RT"eNT OF COMMERce 

THE CENSU~ BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. It may ~ seen only by sWOfn ensus employ'" and may be used 1"~10¥11!1) 

BUA~.4,.V OF THE C£N'u6 

only f'" statost,cal purposes. Your report CANNOT be used f", purposes of taxation, Investigation, or r$Rulation. 

~ The law also Ilfovlde. that coo!e. retained in your file. aro immune ~om loaal process. 1978 CENSUS In corn_de .... lMrtalnln, tv tIIh Tlport, pl ••• I • ..,., to 111. ll-dICIt Con.UI File Nu!llber (CFN) 

OF 

AGRICULTURE 

COMPLETE AIID RET\lIUI TO) 

BuI •• ~ of ItIe Clnsu. 1201 Etat T tath St ... t J,lftr'ClllvllIl lodl.,. 47132 

Note'" Please read the Information Sheet before completing the form. 

If book flR",eo are not avaUable, reasonable estimates may be used. If 

~~~::; iJ!b.:!,~a=.:~"'l~~I::d~~ \1~i~~·B:~~~~~:t ~~~::r (CFN) a •• lIcWn In your ad<I«>ss label In au corr&spond.nt~ to us. 

If YOu reoeived mote 1\1,. one re· I I 

port form,enter extra C.ntus rile I I I-I I I I I 

Number(s) h$r& and return extra. I I I 11-1 I I I I cople~ With yo", COmPleted report. 

~!~3& OS? Me 

un ",'n (Please correct errots In name~ sdt/r$$$# and ZIP cfX/e~) 011 LV I '''''. 

SECTION 1 ACREAGE IN 1978 Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting crlljls harvested " tIWI _ .. 'OU Of*IIted In 1!fl' cIrIIngod ""'Inti u.. Y.", ,"fIr to ,,,. INSTRUCTIONS during 1.$78. PleliSe rePQrt yoor crops in too appfopllale section. INFOFIMA TION SHEET, s.ollon 1. Oonot include crops grown on land rented to oltlers. Use section 8 

Report land owned, rented, or used by yoo, your spouse, or by the partnership, to repOft OIlL Y those crops NOT listed in sections 2 th!Qugh 7. 

corlXlralion, QI OIganixatiQn for which you are reIXl1)ing. InclUde ALL LAND, SECTION 2 Were any olllle FOLLOWlft~ CROf'S itarmted f!om this place in 19781 REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE - cropland. pasture land , rangeland, woodland, idle land, house lots, etc. None Number Qf aer~$ 

043 Acre$ Quantity harvested Acr&s 

1. All land owned ................................... 0 NOM harvesled Irr.gated 

1. Field corn for grain or 0.7 { 068 Bu. ~o •• 2. All land r~nled or leased FROM OTHERS, including land worked by seed {R~pori 'Wan/ily on ,-----OR ---- you on shares,used rent free, in exchange for services, payment • shefl'!<l-wfJll/h! ba.l.) ••• 0 Cwt. of taxes, etc. Include leased Federal, State, and railroad land. 044 

(OO.NOT include land used on a per·head basis under a grazing 2. Field corn fot si lage 070 071 on Tons, permit.) Also comple)e item 5 below. ......••.....•.....• 0 or green chop .......... 0 green 

3. All land. rented or leased TO OTlfERS. including land worked on 045 3. Wheat for grain. , •.••... 0 073 074 075 Bu. 

shares by others and land subleased. Als.o complete item 6 below. 0 4. Oats for grain ......... 0 07. 077 078 

04. Bu. 

4. ACRES IN TlfIS PLACE - ADD acres Qwned (item 1) and v7 80 08 

acres rented (item 2), then SU BTRACT acres rented TO 5. Barley for grain •..•••.. 0 Bu . 

OTHERS (item 3), and enter the result in this space. .. 082 

{ o~~ ____ OR _~~_ 084 

F", this c ....... _, tb. .. ,.,. u.. "ACRES IN THIS PLACE." t S. Sorghums for grain or } 

III"" entty Is z",,, pi"" •• 'BIe, 10 the INFORMATION SHEer, SectlOf> 1. seed (inClude milo) .•••.. 0 Lbs. 

1. Sorghums for si lage 085 08. 087 

S. If you tented land FROM OTHERS (item 2) enler the following iliformation for each landlord, or gre~ chOP (exclude Tons, 

Name of landlord Mailing address (/~turJe ZIPco(M Number Of aereS sllfghum-sudan crosses) ..• 0 green 

088 089 090 047 8. Soybeans for beans ., .••• 0 Bu. 

9.Cotlon·······,,·····o 091 092 093 

048 Bales 

10. Tobacco - all types. , ..• 0 0'4 095 09. I 049 I /10 Lbs. /10 

097 I 098 099 I 

LJst additional IwtdlorW; en a 39parate Meet Qf pap9f. 11. I rishpotatoes ••....•.• , 0 I /10 Cwt. I /10 

12. SWeatpolatoes and yams .•. 0 100 

I /10 101 102 I 

6. If you rented I~d TO OTHERS (item 3), enter Itle following information lor each renter. Bu. /10 

Name of renter Mailing addren (I~tude Z IP ~ode) NlilIJb$r of a.cre$ . SECTION 3 .. any DRY HAY, GRASS SII,At;E, HAYI,AGE, 01 GREEN CHOP cut 

050 or hatvestedfrom tbl$ p~ In 19181 (",.,..- _._.-.. __ Mdlrllr cut "om ".,~) 

051 0(>, 1 0 YES - o....t/ ... '/II.-I1<11> 

052 20 NO -(l<>lo_lfon4 

II outtlflllS ...,,, ~ /", both diy h/!ll and gra.s "1I~,hayl~, 0( green (;hOP from the Lilli Elddltioo.sl rtmters on 8 SOP(lTftt9 s1wet of P{fpfIf. $l1li1<> tlelds, r"pori tf1fI e,,,,,~ Inthfl eppr~I"r" Ir~ ""tie, DRY HAY aod 01$0 untler 

a. Of the land you rented or leased 10 OlbetS, None GRASS SILAGE, HAYLA(lE, Md GI'1EEN CHOP. . 

05' how many acres did YOIl own? . . • . . . . . • • . . . .• 0 ___ Acres • DRY HAY lit two Of motfJ cuttlngsol.dry hay 'WIlr" Quantity harvested 

1. During 1978, did you have any F edera I or msdl> '''''''!M ,,_ act"'!. IfIIXI!'/ ,ores iX/ty Acres IR""",! "lUre, dry Acre .• Mrvested org""'n weight Itrlgated State glazing permits on a per-head basis; orr>, 1M ~ort I«~I rens1rom an ""W"9S.) U It>lIlr;Btlid) 

stich liS FOfest Service, Taylor Grazing, os. 1. Alfalfa. andatfafla mixtUres for 103 104 Tons, 10S' 

Indian Reservations, ele.? .• • • . . . . • • . . . • . • • . . . . • . •• 1 0 Y&$ ~ONo hay or dehydrati~g ................. dry 

.. 2. Small gra in hay - oats, wl!ea~ barley, ele. 10. 107 Tons, 108 

8. How many set aside acres did you have /tone <)$6 dry 

in the Federal Farm Pr~gram in 1978? . . . . . . . . . • •. 0 Acres 3. OllOr tame dry hay, clover, lesp~eza, 109 110 111 

Tons, 

9. LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR THIS PLACE timoltly •. Bermuda grass. Sudan grass, etc ••. dry 

. 112 113 Tons, 114 4.l'Iildhay .••• " ..••. , ...••...•••• a. In what county was too County name State Number of acres ory 

lar~est value 01 your os. • GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE,AND 

agflcullural products Principal GREEN CROP 

raj sed or produced? .... county ..... (If IWO ., more cuttings of 9'''08 .lIoge, 

057 hey/age •• f gr6fHI chop ... re made ',om the 

b. If you also have agricul- $iIi1l6 acl$8~ repott 8I)le.s only MC9, but 

0 .. ffJPOlt total (orn; Irom all CVI(I"iI~.) 115 11. Tons, 117 

tufa I operati ons in any ~~:ie~ 5. Grass si lage and naylage .••..•.•••.•• green 

other county(ies), enter 059 6. Hay crops cuI and fed green (green thOP) .• 118 119 Tons, 120 

the county narne(S), etc .. green 

Page 1 
0-2 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 4 Was lllere a COfIIblned tolal of 20 or more FRUIT TREES, im:ludinc GRAPEVINES, CITRUS and NUT TREES ON THIS PlACE in 1978? (00 not Include abandoned trees) 

004 10 YES - C_,.t. 1111, .",,/lon 

2 0 NO - Go to secll"" 5 Total aer.. Acre. Irrigated 

Whol. acres ;Tenths Who I. acres Ten1lls 

1. TOTAL ACRES in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, citrus 121 : /I 0 122 : 

or other groves, vineyards. and nut trees on this place. • . . . • • . • • • • /10 

2. From the list at the right, enter name and code for the fruit trees, grapevines, and nut trees on this place in 1978. Report the 

requested information for each crop even if not hervested because of low prices, damage from hail, frost, etc, For interpianted 

trees, estimate the area covered by each kind of fruit. If other crops were interplanted with trees, see Information Sheet. 

NUMBER OF TREES OR VINES OF -

Crop name Code Nonbe",lng Bearing age .ge 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

If mol •• 0""6 is n;"""". U' ....... fBle ._, !11 ",,,,,.,. 

Acres in tfee$ 

.nd vine. at .fI.ge. Whole acres ,Tenth. 

2 , 

1 /10 

2 1 

, /10 

2 1 

I /10 

2 1 

, /10 

2 1 /10 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

Quantity 

harvested 

Unit of measure /.I.,kone 

NOHCITRUS CIIOPS Cod, 

Apples ........ :. 1%3 Apricots. • . • • • • .• 129 Avoeados - see Information S_ .. 135 Cherries .. • • . • • •. 147 Grapes - dry weight 111 Grapes - fresh ,,_Iglrt 1n Olives-Sse 

InformatIon Shset •• 201 Peaehes ..•••.•• , 225 Pear$ •.•••.••••• Ul Plums and ptU<les -

r,esh weight ••••• 243 

P,unes - dlY wei gill • 249 

Other none Itrus - Specify • •••. , •• , Ul 

CITRUS CRO,.S 

(Report quanl/ty 

hafVI'$U,d in 1977-78 IIC1n bloom !11 1977) 

Gfapefru,t • • . • • . • • . • Lemons •• Ora""' .......... .. TMlgeJOS •..•.•.... Tanget,nes and mandarins •.. ~ , .•.. Othet cittUS - Specify •• 

NIITCROP 

(Report quentlty In 

,,,,,.hell) 

Almond' __ ....... .. Filberts and haze Inuts .. 

~=; ~fJOVed ..... 

W!~~I~"f..~""" or Persian} •• _ ••••• 

Other nut trees - Specily . ••.••.•••• 

Cod. 

ti7 

Z79 

297 

a03 

309 

315 

Code 

3ll 

327 

339 

345 

!S1 

363 

SECTION 5 Were any VEGETABLES. SWEET CORN, MELONS. etc., harvested oos FOR SALE IrOlltIJis ptac:e In 19181 

SECTION 7 

007 

Were any STRAWBERRIES, CRAN8ERRIES, or OTHER 8ERRIES halYesled 

FOR SALE !rem ibis platt In 1978'1 

10 YES - COmplm",la .. ,,1/011 lOY E S - COmp'm lItIa uct1"" 

2 0 NO - Go to soot/on 6 2 0 NO - Go IG _It on 8 

For Florida, _t lor S.pt<tmbet t, 1977 through From the list below, enter crop name and cilde. Repotr quantity _ted In 

~=·J~i; .. .'='':;':'c~::::~rn;!~ ~~?8. r--:A~cr;;&;'S;--I~AC;;cr;;;e;;'-;;ir;;;ri;;ga;ited;;;t-j~Ull~/~I~spec~:::1f~19<I~"':'t/o~c~rop~name~~'-"" _____ -r ______ r--:-__ ..,--:-:_-I Whole aQ"~' (Tenth. Whole acres 'Ten1lIs CfO!> na",e COde Act •• hervested Quantity harvested Acres Irrigated 

1. Land from Which vegetables were \":3~7~5 ===t, =:::::t-3~7ii6==~~~l._":"'-===-_+=~~W~~j!c~II.!..a~e:.'!re::$WI T!:en~lh~sh=':"':: __ =+~~~!.!..-;:!~~ harvested io 1978 ..................... I' [/10 : /10 I 1 

Whol. aCre. I Tenths 

2 

2. From the list below, enter the crop name aod code ~~~~b;.~trli,;~~~~~------------J----t--------+-~/~IO~----------~--------~~~ for each cr~ harvested in 1978. : 

I 

I 110 

2 If t1JQro than one Y'8g&table crop was hsrvested flom the aame 8Cf9$~ report acres 101 I 

esah crop. RS/X1ft c,~ grown under protection in section 6. I 110 [ 

[ /10 

2 I 

Crop nat11~ Code Acres harvested Acres Irrigated : /10 I /10 

1 I /10 , /10 CM 1 /10 1 1 /10 I 1 /10 1 1 1 /10 

I /10 I 1 /10 

SECTION 8 Were any OTHER CROPS harvested Iro1n tills platt in 1978 - rice, peanuts, I-------------+--+---+...!.:.=-t,.----+~~ coa lIeld seeds, 511111 CfIlPS. Of GlbefclO)IS not previously reported? 

I /10 1 , 

I /10 

I 

rf more space 1$ needetl, use soPO'.'& ._1 0' _r. lOY ES - ~Ie'- fill •• ",tI ... 

Crop a... C"'" Crop .. m. Cod. CrO!> name Code 2 0 NO - 0<> to section 9 

1 I /10 /10 

Asparagus •.••••••• 17' Cu~umbers and pickle... 411 Peppets, ._t .... .$43 Beans. snap (flush Eggplant, •••••••.•• 415 Pel\lHlr •• bot •••••• 44$ From the list below. enter crop name and code. Report _lily hlJl",,#ted in 

and 1>01e) •••• •••. U1 Ga.rllc............ 421 Pumpldns........ +It 1PIit speoilled with Cfop name. 

~"'.. .. • .. .. • ... $13 HOIIeydew meloos • .... <US Radishe$ ........ 451 .... --::------r-::-:--.-:---:---:-.,-,-:--::--:---.... -:----:---I 6t.~bcbaCOglel .. . .. • .. ... !,1S1 LeLI~eebeaannsd romaenine ... ~ll ~!il1ll;'h......... 1!'9 Cr<>p name Code Acres harvested "uant .... harvested Acres Irr laated • .. .. .. ..... "~ ,gre.... _. ."ua ..... ;....... _ 1-_-.:===-.:_-+~~-f==:..=:.::::'=~.:!"E::~"7~~~~-:-=:~~~.~~ 

Canta loups and Mustard greens. • • • • •. 431 Sweet earn ••••.• , 4$1 1 2 P.r.ian ",.Ion.. . • • •• 39$ OtiiQns, dry. • • • • . . •• 4S3 Tomatoe$........ 463 C~tfots ......... '" 397 Onions, green ....... 435 TumlllS......... 46S 1---------+---+------+------+-------1 

Cauliflowe, '·'-'~'·CT ......... m__-9IQ<"_r:'\'·""';;·.;. ". '417 ·'l'wnlpgreens ••••• #1 

Celery. • • • . • • • . • •• 401 Pen, atee1i, including Watermelon •• , • • •• 413 1---------+---+------+--------+----.---1 Collards. . • • • . • • • •• 407 EngUsh (exclude Other vegetables -

c:r:,a:~~~~~::.:)~. <\OJ tfeen cowpeaS) ••••• 441 ~Ify. • • • • • • •• 415 

SECTION 6 Were any NUII$ERY and GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS. sud,bulbs, Rowers, 

flower Meds, YeJetabl, seeds and plants, vegetables under llass or oilier 

006 prottCtioo. or MUSlfROOMS IJIlwn FOR SALE OO_Ibl_S_P....,Ia,..te--:-ln....,19_1.,..8?..,-__ J---------t---r--~-T.'----_t22----__i 1 DYES-~I.t.IItI.~IOII r' 1 2 

20 NO - Go 10 sectlOtt 7 Area irrigated N"'e j-~Sq;.~~r~e~~:·~t~I~A~C;m;s:,lT;en;~;s~---------~--+--------+-,--------+-2-----~ 

1

477 478 1. Nursery and greenhouse products irrigated in 1978 0 /10 /' Il1019 311<1"" Is Tt&eded. use seperat" she¢: !11 paper. 

1-2_._F_ro_m_th_e_'i_st_b_.e_low...;,:...en..,te_r_tlt_e;..;Prrod~uc..:.t ..:.na..:.m::.e.;:and:;:.:c=od:;.:e..:.fOl~eae~h;,pr;;o::du:.:ct:.!g~ro:;:YI.::;n':"-' ___ -I ere, name c., C'OII .. me Code 

SqUate /<let u_ Acru in tbe open S~les ill 11171 Alfalfa seed (pOUf!ds) ••••••••••• ~ Pro$!> millet (bushels) • • • • • • • • • • •• 6iS 

glass Of othe, f::::--:-.:.ln::..:.:19:;.78~-::-f-:--::-_-r:--j \le<IM, dry ffeld alid seed Red Cit .,... $elI6 (pounds) .. .. .. .... 671 

pr<)tectlon In 197& Whole aCf •• I.TeotilS Doltars. 'C.ots (lOO""""nci bags) •••• • • • • • • • •• 1S4. (10Q-p01liid bags) or. • • • • • •• 677 /--------+---+.:...-----Ifl!,~!!:J!~~!..!lJ!!!!!..f.::1~!!!lL;~!!!.1!4 Beans, dry. lima Rlee . t.bliSheIS) or.. • .. .. .. .... 610 

1 /10 ~ I B!:.~:PO\lllt~(bu~t!t) ... " ..... ' .' ..... ' ...... S~1 (batl'1!ts) ............... 613 t-----------t----t-------h---~-=+:---!----I _ .... hoe .,~,. Uliib1e tl)<cillIin (husliel.) ••••••••• ,. '" 

Prllduct name Code 

1 I 2 I ·Corn, CIlt lor dJ'y fodder, houed Rye&(ass $tII~ (pounds) Get 

t-----------t----t------I-;---....... '-.!.../I~O~$-.:---t'---I Or araled (report acres only) • • • • •• III -safflOwer (1)OUiId$) ••• ::::::::::: 6&2 1 I /10 2$ 1 Cnwpeas'/of dlY peas (bll$hets) • • • •• ~ SoJ~ cut toJ dry forage. 

b=::-:=:-;:==::-l~=:'-:_:::_:__:--L---.....!I--.:..::.:.l..!.:...-....!.I_---I Emmer an~ .pelt (bll$nels) •••••• " '$I or l1,ay (tons, dlY weight). • • •• • • • •• 6N II more space /. _tied, use _,.IB sheet of _r. Fe.~ $oed (POUnd.) • • • • • .... • •• 612, Sorghums!>oggedor grazed. • .. • • • •• 701 

"'oilUtl •• ..,. Cod. Bedding plants (inClude veeetable piants) .41' 

Sulb$ •••••••••.••••••.••..• 412 Cut f10W8ts ana cut flo,'st gmells •••• 41$ 

Rursery prlldlltts - envlronmentals, 

Uning-<l<lt stock, fruit and nut tree~. 

and liines ••••••••••••••••... 4U 

FORM 7a.AI (N) (4-10.78) 

"'«1m PIIII' Code Foliage and If~rlng plants. • • • • • •• 491 MushrO<)l'l>S ................... 494 Sod harvested ........ ........ 491 V~iel~bl08.d floW<ll seed~ • • • • • • •• $011 Greenhou~ vegetable. ; ••• ,...... $113 Other - Spacily • • • . • • • • • • • • • • •• &. 

flal<$<!e~ (b~sIi"") • • • • • • • • • • . .. 60S SUlar liIlets flit Supr (tOf1s) •••••••• 7n GraiM, mll<jId (buShels) • • • • • • • • .• 61" SUg.reane for Sup,. (tons) - KenllIekyBtuegra •• seed (pounds) • • • ne s..1n/olmlifIOli SI>&et ••• ,....... 122 

LespadUa .eed ~ndsl • • • • • • • •• 63& SUllllfcane for seed (tons) • ; •••••• " 72$ .MInt for 011 (pOU • of Oil) •• , • • • •• &44 Sunflower seed (pounds). • • • • • • • • .• 1M 

P .... nut. fOlllOt. (llOuncis) • • • • • • • •• m Timothy seed (llOunilS] • • • • • • • • • • •• 145 

Peas, dfY field and seed (pOUf!ds). • •• m Other Q"op$ (pounds) -

Popcorn (I'!>unds, llhettedl ........ "2 ~lly • ....... '" .... .. ... 77S 

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APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 9 GROSS VALUE 01 CROPS ibis SECTION 12 Dill yOW or _GIlt else baWl..,. CATTLEIII' 

an4 e_~ (R •• I~ IMIt(FQlfMATIOH ~JfjjI1C. ·""tOtI"" 1'01 ~ 12 'OY ES - eomp"lW #II ••• 11"" 

Report your best estimate of the value lor each of the following groups of crol!$ sold from this place In 1978, Include the val~of the landlord's and/or c!lIltraCtOl"S 2 0 NO -.GO ro _non 13 

shale, estimating if necessary. Include vaf~ of G9vemmenl ecc loans, • OEC~R 31, 191.8 INVENTORY ....... ....,..---.---1 

1. Grains sold in 1978, including Govemm~nt CCC loans - Nona .t:::-~=!:!....-i-=!!l!.Il, CATTLE ANll CAL.VE$of all a~ com fOf grain, grain sorglllJms. rice, wh~t and other (rotelOl!l, b. ~, ami 4 ""low) ., •••••• ' ..•• , •. [j I-::;,.-----=="----l 

small grains, soybeans, dry beans, dry peas and cowpea., a.SEEFCOYIS _ Inc.ludebe"t 1t&1fe(1i thaI 

flax see(!, sunflower ~ed. popcorn, and salfl~1 ••••••• 0 had oa/Wld , •• " ••••.••.•••• , •.•...•. 

a. Of the total. 1101'/ much was No~ II. MILK COWHeptforprDductil)n O/mllk or cream received in 1978 flom for sal~ or bome use - IlI(;lu.IJ"11Y t)IIlkc;olil'$ .rKI Mi Ik 

Government cee 103ns? '" 0 mil/( ~I/e, • . Ih«t hllfl c~I.. . • • • .. •• .. •• •• 0 \-".,-:-----="---l 

~. H~lfERSAtU) HEIFER CAINES ~ ~.(>/ude h&/II><. thatbNJ oal~ ..... ; ............... 0 2. Cotton ~nd cottooseed, including Government cce loans ....................... , 807 

I. Of the lotal, bow much was Non~ 1-::::-==--+== 

received in 1978 from 

a.STEERS . STEER CALVES, BU\;l,S . AND Bull.c~LVES,; ....... ''','' ..... 0 '--_~_"""":;:;";;:::~ 

• ~itt,~:J~l1~~ l®iiJd&~ ... fed <)n till" 1>1""" (>Il " 

Government cec loans? " 0 u-____ -'-_ 

4. Field seeds. grass seeds, h3Y. forage, and silage •••••• ;;n=: ~~:=-:'~ ~::=rt 

S. Vegetables, sweet com, and me Ions - D9 NO'!' Include tr/$h to /I ff/fld/t>t tot trJrlflar. ,,,,,,,Ing. 6. ~~~::':u~;;::t:t;l;~;:::~;s~be~w, .. 0 1+.-.-----+--1" C3lves weighing less than SOOPO\ln~ •• 

citrus, pecans, strawberries, etc. • ••• ' •••.•••••••• , 0 Catlle; jn~luding calv$ w~lghing 

7. Nursery and greenbouse products • • .. .. • .. • .. • • • •• 0 SOO\lOlIl1\ls or \Mfe ........ ; ..... . 

8. Other cr9ps - peanuts, Irish potatoes, sweelpotatlllls, ~. Of the tot;!! cetti~ sold, now JIJl!i1y 

sugar beets, suglllcane, mintwete f ATTE/iEOon \hisp1ace 00 .GRAIN 

filr oil, hops, etc. - Specify or OONCErrfRATESf1lJ'3!l days9fmor~ 

813 

SECTION 10 lAMD USE IHl&78 and SOLI) for SlAUGijT£1i? ,;..... 0 '----.......J~~---'--....J 

1. Copy ACRES IN THIS PLACE flom section 1, item 4, page 1. . , . .. ____ AIl(~$ • DAIRY PRODUCTS SOUl FROII ~ 1"IS PLACE 1M tWa NOTE: If the same land .had more than ~ne use in 1978, REPORT THAT LAND 

ONL. YONCE - in tbe use first liste(! below 1M! appli~, Fo! e~1lffillfe.ClqplaAd •• droS$ val~ of sales ofOAI/{yPRQDIJU1S 

harvested and also pastured is to be reported only as "Cropland barvasted." fllimtlliHlace in 1978.> Repl,tI j!OIIt ~lfY 

2. CROPLAND r'----~4· I/IOdU(!ts flh$$C!ICn 15. , ••..•• , •..• : ., .... 

a. Cropland harvested - lnCI""" siliand ftrim whlclt "'f1/>S ....", ~~~~~lSisE~c~Tiilo»N~Ii33-.00i4id~·~;'U~Gf;;;;;;;;;;;;;i:ru;ir;~iS";;iit;;~;'i;:;it--j harve$le<! Of hay 10M CIII. amI .. U Ism! In QlehlU<fs, cllr"" grtlV".. 0'$ 1 0 YES .. Q~t", 1f!It~. vl""yatd •• and nur$try ami gll>8illtous .. prodIJCI~ • • ; • • •• • • • •• 0 1-____ -1 

b. Clopland used DIlly fot pasture Of gfaling _ Include tollililm' 20 NO .. G<lto ""';(1'1" .14 

PMWfB and grozlng lattel ti>et COIJld!lsve Ile!1n 1J$1lfI flil ¢ff1/>S wlthoul add/tloMi Improvements • •••••••••••••• " • • • • • • OEC£MBER 31, 1978 fftVENTORY 

t. Cropland used for cover crops, legumes,; $'I,d. Sl,)il·i",!~vement 789 t,,'HOSS ~m4 PHiS o.f atl aj~S·('Tot~f. of a.$Jfd. t,:t~i,*~) .. . ~ .•..•• " ~. ~. 

grasses, but NOT harvested and NOT pastured •••••••.•• " 0 , =~ ___ -I . .', ""790 a.HOGS aodPIGS UStd orbl:1» usedforeaEEl>fNG... 0 d. Cropland on which all crops faile(! (Ex<1OtltIOll; Do "<>, report .1-;;-;.,,------; here Iamlln cwhatels ond v'n&yards (II> whlolt till> t;rop failed. t. OTfiERHOOS<!IidPIG$ ..•.• , ./.: •• ;,.:. ,; •• 0 SlIch SC'''SQ$ Is to be r""",tad In 'J("", 2IL) • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 0 '---:-.--.-~-:--I 

• UtTMS .fARfWJ/£P e. Cropland in cultivated summer faltow .................. 0 

1=,,-----11. UTtERS f!RROWEDoo this place ~~\'IIlen ~ Ntillat.lIi1ibfl of \1~fIi f. Crl)jlland idle ....... '" ........................ 0 a;D&Cem~r 1,197}.allIlMay31, 1913 ., ; •. _.;. 0 818 

IJt1d timber tract. ond cutover a. 'Woodland pastured ••••• 0 \-:::.,,-___ -1 3. Woodland - Inclll($ ,," _'01$ { 

and dfdorostfKIland With )'O<lng . 

timber growth. h. Woodland not pastured •• 0 '-=~ ___ -I 

4. Oilier jlfstoreland and rangeland - 'nclwo any paslu",lsm! oth&i th<>n c(apl6lkl 81ld _1",,(1 p<>$'U", ••••••••••••••• '.' •••• 0 >-____ -1 

5. All oilier land - land in house lots, ponds, roadS, wasteland, etc. 

III(;/lldo 8ny IMC ""t ropotrw /n 11_ :/ fhfougil 4 aboV •• •••••• , 0 1.. ...... ___ .. 

6. TOTAL ACRES - Alld 1M ilCfM ,_loll I .. 1_ Z fMIItIIII$ ( __ hiM Ihe_ •• IIII/ft 1 """ .... ,. 

SECTION 11 Was /lily lAMD in this pla~e IRRIGATED at any.time In U1at 

IrrlgeJed land I. a/ll81l</wate'llfI by IJt!y artificial", comro/IIIII""""'.-

!prlnl<lers. '''''0\'';$ or dfWM8A 8p1SlJ;f/er rllk.~:s, etc. Include supp-l'lH'ntnte/, 

partial, and pr4P/~t irrigation. 

011 'OY ES - ~I". fill ... "'10,, 

20 NO -Golo_IIOIII2 

1. How many acres of each of tile following classifications 

of land were irrigated in 19781 

a. IlARVESTED LAND reported in section 10, 

item 23 - Include l8t!d 'fom wIl/cIt hay .... s .ut 

and Iami In _lrIi/ ami tWnbe8llfI{J /fult atld nut ClopS;, • , •.. ' •• 0 ~c=----4 

b. PASTURElANO or RANGEJ..AND reporte(!ln 

section 11l, i tams 2b and 4 - Incl""" spring llcarllng 

If W<!16f diver/ad Of spree<! by rs_ • .",.114., diM". 

canal". dltohM. pipe". Of ol~' work". • .•.•..••..••.••• 0 ~ ____ -I 

Co ANY OTHER J..ANOS - Such ns land not Ralvesled due to 

complete failure, idle land, land in cultivated summer f~!low. 

or land in cover crops and soll-improveIOOnt gfassas •• , ...••. 0 J...""""'---.... d. TOTAL LAND IRRIGATED (ToW., .. b, _ C! .!>ov .. , 

FORM 78~AI(N' 1"'-10-78) Page 3 

1-8='~9 -----l 

b. June 1, 197a and November 30, 1918 • . . . .• . .• 0 "-___ --' 

• tIOGS AND PIGS SOU)' 

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SECTION 15 Did you or anyone else have any HORSES, BEES, FISH, OTHER SECTION 17 Income from MACHINE WORK, CUSTOMWORK, and OTHER AGRICUl TURAl 

LIVESTOCK, or ANIMAL SPECIAL TIES in 1978? SERVICES PROVIDED for olhers in 1978 

015 None r Dollars : Cents. 10 YES - Comp/et. thl. '.ct/Ol1 Total amounl received from machine work, customwork, 

20 NO - Go 10 section 76 and other agricultural services PROVIDED FOR OTHERS o ~19 I 

INVENTORY 

in 1978 - planting, plowing, spraying, harvesting, etc ... 

Number on Total number Gross value of sales 

None D~~j.\y'a1978 sold in 1978 Dollars ; Cents Specify kind of work done 

1. Horses and ponies of .,0 ." .'2 SECTION 18 During 1978 did you SELL any crops, livestock, or livestock products 

all ages .............. 0 s : DIRECTLY to individuals FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - roadside 

2. Mules, burros, and ." .,. .35 T stands, farmers markets, pick your own, etc.? 

donkeys .............. 0 $ I 01. lOY ES - compJ~te this StICtion I Dollars : Cents 

.,. • '7 ., . 20 NO - Go 10 secl,on 19 1:2~. I 

3. Mink and their pelts ...... 0 $ I 

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 8':::::,: ,I. What was the gross value of these direct sales? ......... I 

a. Mlllk females used fOI 8.' '::::;:;:/:::;:::\::::::::ltt:r: breeding ............ 0 i::::::,::::::::::::::t:,:,:,rr I Specify products sold vegetables, eggs, etc. 

4. Other livestock or animal I 

specialties in captivity I SECTION 19 TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

(Enter name and code from I Mark (Xl the one item which best desCflbes the type of organization for this place In 1978. "Ust A" below.) I 

1 2 I Refer fo the INFORMATION SHEET, Section 19. I 

Name Code S I • FAMILY or INDIVIDUAL operation (sole proplle- 921 

Acres under water Total quantIty sold Gross~_ torship), excluding partnership and corporation .... - ... 10 ,22 

5. Livestock or ani mal for aquaculture in 1978 "DoiIarS ;Cents .PARTNERSHIP operation. Include family partnetShlps ... 20 Total number 

products (Enter name and 

code from "List B" below.) }} 

::l:::::::~::::::::::: :1:::: 

I .INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW of partners ---

:,,;:,:;: Pounds 1 I 

Name Code 2 ___ DR _____ . h I Answef BOTH 8 and ~ . 0 Y 

{,} I I a. Is this a family held corporalion? ......... {: 0 N~s Gallons I 

6. Fish and other aquaculture 1 I b. Ale there more than 10 stockholders? ....... {' 0 Yes 

products (Entef name and 2 I 

Pounds I 'ONo code ffom "List C" below.) t'J--- OR----- r$ I .OTHER, such as cooperalive, estate or trust, prison 

Name Code I farm, grazing association, Indian leservation, etc. .•.• • 70Specily /10 I 

Number I 

-- SECnON 20 CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR (Senior partner 

, ~ '\ or person in charge) Reier to the IHFORAIA TIOH SHEET, Soct/on 20. 

Nam. Cod. Name Cod. Name Cod. !" RESIDENCE - Does the operator (senior partner or Colonies of bees" " 839 Other goats" .. 848 Worms _ " "_ 857 92' 

Angora goa ts 842 Rabbits and the"ir" pe"lts" " . 851 All other livestock - person in charge) live on this place? .............. 10Yes 20No 

Milk goats. " 845 Chinchillas and their pel"ts : . 854 Specify. . .. . .. 860 92 • 

I ~ , , @!ill , 

C'"'" Nam. Cod. Name Cod. Name Cod. 2 0 Negro or Black 

Mohair sold " " " " 864 Catfish 872 Other fish - ' 0 American Indian 

Goats milk sold" 866 Trout" " . " .. 876 Specify 834 12. RACE of operator (senior partner or person in charge).. • 0 Asian or Pacific Islander 

Honey sold. " ........ " 868 Tropical and Other aquac~lture 

Other I ivestock products - baitfish .. 880 products - 9 0 Other - SPecifY.,! 

Specify . 870 Specify 888 

If more space is needed, use separale sheel 01 papar 

SECTION 16 Did you or anyone else have any POULTRY such as CHICKENS, TURKEYS, 92' 

DUCKS, etc., on this place in 1978? (Include poultry grown for oth",.s on a 3. AGE of operator (senior partner or person in charge). •..• Years old 

contract basis.) 4. SEX of operator (senior partner or person in charge) .. 92. 

01' 1 0 YES - Complete this sectIon 

mVC"'UM ... 10Male 20 Female 

Total number 

20 NO - Go to section 17 Dec";flaf;78 sold in 1978 5. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator (senior partner None 

B92 .9, or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent 927 

1. HENS and PULLETS of laying age ............... 0 

(Mexican, Mexican American, Cuban, or other Spanish)? .. 1 0 Yes 20 No 

••• .. , • PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

2. PULLETS 3 months old 01 older not yet of laying age ... 0 did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or 

3. PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old iB9• B'7 more) of his work time in 19787 For parlnerships 928 

(Exclude comfrereial broilers.) ................. 0 

consldef all members of tne partnership togethef ••...•. '0 Farming 2 0 Other 

4. BROILERS, fryers, and other meat type chickens, !.9. B99 · OFF FARM WORK - How many days did the operator 929 

including capons and roastels .................. 0 ,,,"'"' "",,", "' ""'" '" ,.,,,1 .". " ",,' {' 0 '"' 

5. TURKEYS 

.00 .01 4 hours per day off this place in 19787 Include work 20 1-49 days at a nonfarm iOl!. business, or on someone else's farm. 3050-99 days 

a. Turkeys fOl slaughter (Exclude breeders.) • ....•... 0 (Exclude exChange larm work.) •.••.•••• .•. ••••• 40 1

0

0

-149 days 

902 '903 50150-199 days 

b. Turkey HENS kept for breeding ............... 0 • 0 200 days or more 

6. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity - ducks, geese, 

pigeons or squab, pheasants, quail, etc. (En/er poullry SECTION 21 Was any of the land in this place held under FOREIGN OWNERSHIP in 1978? name and code 'rom the list below.) 1 '0 YES - Complete this section 

Poultry name Code 1 20 NO } 

Poul try name Code 

3 0 Don't Go to section 28 None Acres know 

Name Cod. Name Code Name Code Of the total acres in this place, how many were owned by - 9,0 

Ducks .. 904 'Pigeons or squab 908 Quail. " .... " . _ . . 912 1. Individuals who are NOT citizens of the Umted States' .... 0 Geese" . 906 Pheasants 910 All other poultry - Specify. " . . . . . . 914 2. ~~~~i:i;, held corporati o~~~e~~~~~;r'.a~e.d . 

193\ 

7. POULTRY HATCHED on this place In None Number 

. ion. or a foreign .......•• " 0 

1978 and placed or sold - chickens, 91' SECTIONS 22 - 27 NOtapplicable to this form 

turkeys, ducks, etc. - Specify kind 01 poultry 0 SECTION 28 PERSON COMPLETING THIS REPORT - Ploase prInt 

8. Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1978. .......... 0 1 Name \ ... Date 

9. What was the gross value of sales of poultry Gross v.h,e of .. ,,, and poultry products (eggs, etc.) from this Dollars I Cents I Telephone 

I Area code I Number 

place In 1978? Include estimated value of None 

poultry and poultry products moved from this 

0 

I

91B : I ~~:~ Sh'O~~~ maior ce~s~~~~as~~~ ~~Ivour countv? 

ry 02' 

place by contractOfs and others. .......... Is .. ,0 YES 20 NO 

FORM 76·AI,N) [4·10·78) Page 4 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

(Sections 22 through 27 were collected from only 20 percent of the farms; see text) 

SECTION 22 Was allY COItIMERCIAL FERTIliZER, 1~11ICIi"'.I\OCltPII.QSPIIATE, 01 

LIME U!e4 on tIIi$ place durinll!}7&? 

SECTION 25 

022 

tOY ES - ComjII#I. 1114 _I .... 

2 0 NO ~ Go (0 '&eli"" a3 

1. Acres of cropland fertilizet) in 1978, other tIlen cropland used only for pastures feporleo in section 10., it~ 2b •••••••• Gasollne .for Jann\ljlsiness 

·1=,------1'1. Oi&SfllfueliOf. lnt!stlT! 

2. Acres of paslutelann and rangeland fertilized pUllinns. , •• , ........ 

in 191& report\!d in section 10, items 2b and 4 ••.•.•••.• , •• \"""--...,. __ ~;hl.f'gail,~utan~. Propane .for 

tile flilmbil$in~s (4;$ Ibs ... 3. LIME - tOIl$ Qf lime used and atles on tl/llllon).;. " ,". ,; ... whicl1 applied (Do not inclti<te 1.1><1 pI8~("r 

Of fOt "8Itit.tj'(JIt~) .- ••• 

02' 

t 0 YES-C".1"1I8~ 

2 0 NO -0..'0 s<ICtlQ1l24 

1. Sprays, dusts, granules, lumitil~t$, etc., (flll1gici\le, ~bicide, insecticide, nematicitle)to C()nllOl·~ 

.. Insects on !Jay am~ olltet Clops ••. ., ••• , •••••• , • ···0 1-:-::::-___ --1 

b. NemalQdes in crops .............. , .. , .•• ,. ',: '.' CJ \-;..;;-------1 

c. {liseases in crop$ and Tl!cl1ards (blights, smuts, . lUsts. etc.) •••••••••••• , •• , •• .' ' ••• " •• , •• • ... ·0 1-------1 

I. Weeds, gla$S,or brush in crops and pasture. , •• , •• , ., .:. '0 .. >=7"""-----1*. 

2.Ctie1Di ~(s for defoliation 1)1' for grIW/.1l! tonlrol 

of ClQIlSOrlilinnmg offful! ••. ,., '" " .: .... ". .... '" >-.-' .•. "",-,.. ___ ..,...,,,, 

3. tete allY ctie1Dical$ used for -

Llnsect Ci/lltrol otlliveslo~at¥l JlI)~ftlY: .. . . _ .• , itlct~dinglreatment of {lulfdllli$? .'.' '.' • ; • " ;" . 

b. sanitation,. rodent and /)ifdconl~ol, etc.? 

SECTION 24 

Z. Aillomobi leS •••••••••••••••••• .' 

3. ¥otorUijl;KS (Inc/UtIli pi~I<Up;.) •• • .' ••• 

4. Wbeellt:a.ctorsollJef llJaa garden tlllclO!s andmetor tHtets ••••• .' ••••• 

5. Gra!n and bean tOllloines, seff.prepeHml .only ... " ......... . 

';Com heads fTl! combintS .......... . 

r,O\llele«n pitkersand p\cker·s!lellels •• 

$. CDttOllpickets (E~cIUde eet"'" stzlppero) 

9. MoWer wnditlooers , ............ ; 

PickUp balers .... .. .. .. .. .. .... 0 •• 2 

fifhl.fotaee harvesters, s!lear 

bar 01 ftywlfflel type ............ " 0 

~~~~~,,~.,~o.~,.~,----------------L---------~-------~p~age6 

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FO"M78·AHI) 

!0.\7.78, 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

WE NEED A COMPLETED REPORT FORM 

FROM EVERYONE receiving this request. Please 

follow the instructions given below for completing 

section 1. You will then be able to determine 

what additional information is to be provided. 

1. The enclosed census report form is being used 

by farms and ranches throughout the entire 

United States. Because it is meant for use in 

all parts of the country. it may contain sections 

and inquiries which do not apply to you. In 

this case, mark the "None" or "No" box and 

go on to the next item or section. 

2. If You Receive More Than One Repon Form 

If you have multiple farming operations, you 

should complete a report for EACH SEPARATE 

and DISTINCT production unit. that is, 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 inven· 

tories, crop acreages, and production. Return 

any duplicate or extra report forms in the same 

envelope with the report(s) you complete so 

we can remove the extra addresses from our 

mail register. In the space provided to the 

right of the address label of the report form 

you complete, write the 11-digit number from 

the label of the extra form or forms. 

3. Partnership Operations 

A partnership is an association of two or more 

persons who have agreed (informally or under 

legal contract) on the amount of their contri· 

butions and profit distributions. 

Complete only ONE report for the entire 

partnership farm and ranch operation, including 

all partners' shares on the same report. If two 

or more report forms were received for the 

partnership see 2 above. 

Partners who also have separate operations 

of their own should complete reports for those 

separate operations. For additional information 

on Partnerships see section 19 below. 

4. How To Enter Your Responses On The Report 

Form 

Please enter your answers 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. 

Enter whole numbers unless the "Tenths" 

column is provided, such as reponing acres of 

Irish potatoes in section 2. If you have 1/2. 

1/4, or 1/3 of an acre, convert to tenths. For 

example convert 112 to SIlO, 1/3 to 3110, 

1/4 to 2/10. etc. 

If you do not recall exact figures, please give 

your best estimate. You may indicate "Est." 

(for estimated) beside the answer, if you like. 

For all dollar items, we need only whole 

dollars. although a "Cents" column is provided 

for those who wish to report cents. 

COMPLETING THE REPORT FORM 

Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1978 

This section determines the land for which you 

should report agricultural activities. It also pro· 

vides space for reporting landlords, renters, and 

location(s) of agricultural activities. 

Changes in the Acre. Operated in 1978 - Report 

all land that YOu. U5E'D during 1978. and the 

crops and livestock production on that land, even 

if some or all of it was no longer a part of your 

operation on December 31, 1978. 

If you had agriculture operations at any time 

during 1978, but quit farming before December 31, 

1978, report your 1978 crop and livestock pro· 

duction and sales from that land for the portion 

of the year that you operated the land. Please 

explain in the margin of the report form (or on 

a separate sheet of paper) that you Quit farmi ng 

or ranching during 1978 and give the approximate 

date and the name and address of the present 

operator, if known. 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

INFORMATION SHEET 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

If you acquired land for agricultural operations, 

but did not use it for livestock or crop production 

in 1978, include the land in section 1. Please 

explain in the margin or on a separate sheet of 

paper. 

Completing Items 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 1 -

Use items 1, 2, and 3 to determine the acres of 

land that are your responsibility for the purpose 

of making the agriculture census report. Include 

all land that you were associated with in 1978, 

regardless of location or use, but do not indude 

holdings of residential property not associated 

with agricultural operations. Report all land in 

whole acres in this section. 

Item 1 - Land Owned - Report all land owned in 

1978 whether held under title, purchase contract 

or mortgage, homestead law, or as heir or trustee 

of an undivided estate, by you and/or your spouse, 

or by the partnership, corporation, or organi:atlon 

for which you are reporting. 

Item 2 ..:: Land Rented or leased FROM Other! -

Report all land rented by you. even though the 

landlord may have supplied equipment. fertilizer, 

or other matenals and/or some supervision of the 

work. 

INCLUDE in item 2 -

a. Land (for agricultural uses) that you rented 

F ROM others for cash payments 

b. Land worked on a share basis 

c. Land (owned by someone else) which you 

used rent·free 

d. Federal. State. Indian, or railroad land 

rented or leased by the acre 

00 NOT INCLUDE in item 2 - land used on a 

per·head or animal unit license or permit basis, 

such as land used under section 3 of the Taylor 

Grazing Act, National Forest Land, or Indian 

Reservation Permit Land. 

Item 3 - Land Rented TO OTHERS - Cash 

tenants, share tenants. and share croppers are 

farm operators for census purposes and are respon· 

sible for making the agriculture census report for 

the land they operate. 

INCLUDE in item 3 -

a. Owned land rented TO others for cash or 

a share of the crops or livestock 

b. Land which you rented from others and 

then subleased to others In 1978 

c. Land rented out for residential or other 

nonfarm purposes, if it was part of the 

land reported in item 1 or 2 

d. land worked for you by someone else on 

a share·of--crop basis 

e. Land which you allowed others to use rent· 

free 

NOTE: Please enter the names and addresses of 

renters, tenants, and sharecroppers in item 6. 

Item 4 - Acres in this Place - This is the sum of 

the land that you owned in 1978 (item 1), PLUS 

the land that you rented FROM others (item 2), 

MINUS the land that you rented TO others (item 

3). It is very important that you report this 

figure correctly {even if "0" acres), since the 

remainder of your report should cover only those 

operations on "the Acres in This Place" reported in item 4. 

"Zero Acres in Place" - Should you complete the rest of this form? 

If you yourself had crop or livestock activities on 

the land for any portion of the year, you should 

complete the rest of the form. See "Changes in 

Acres Operated in 1978:' above. 

If all your land was operated by a renter or share. 

cropper for all of 1978, you do not have to 

complete the entire form. In this case. you should: 

a. Complete item 6 for renter. 

b. Skip to section 28 and complete Name. 

Address, Telephone number, etc. 

c. Explain briefly in the margin or on separate 

paper that you did not operate a farm or 

ranch in 1978. For example, "All land 

rented out," "Sold Farm," "Retired," 

etc., and give the approximate date that 

u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

BUAE .... U OF TH£ C£N5US 

you QUIt operating. If you sold your farm, 

please give the name and address of current 

owner or operator, if known. 

d. Mai! the form in the return envelope provided. 

Item 7 - Grazing Permits - In some States, 

government lands and Indian lands are used 

for grazing livestock under permit or special 

license, with payments on a per·head or animal 

unit basis. This land should NOT be included 

as part of item 2, "Land rented or leased FROM 

others:' or item 4, "Total Acres in This Place." 

But you should include in your report any live· 

stock located on permit land in 1978. 

Sections 2-8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting 

crops harvested during the 1978 crop year from 

the land shown in section 1, item 4, of your report. 

Please report your crops in the appropriate sectIon. 

Do not include any crops grown on land rented. 

leased, or worked on shares by others during 1978. 

Acres Haryested - Enter the acres harvested in 

1978. Round fractions to whole acres except 

where tenths are requested. as for Irish potatoes. 

Quantity Harvested - The units of measure on the 

report form are those most commonly used 

throughout the country. If you use a different 

unit of measure, please convert your figure for 

Quantity harvested to the unIt requested. If 

harvest is incomplete by December 31, 1978, 

please estimate the total quantity harvested. 

Crop Irrigation - For each crop irrigated, report 

number of acres irrigated. Irrigation is defined 

as land watered by artificial or controlled means -

sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes. 

purposeful flooding, etc. Include acres that 

received supplemental, partial, and preplant 

irrigation. For any crop not irrigated, leave 

"Acres irrigated" blank. 

How to Repon Crops Harvested 

a. Sections 2 and 3 - In these two sections, 

separate lines are provided for reporting each 

of several crops widely grown in the United 

States. 00 not write in data for any other 

crops. 

b. Sections 4-8 - In each of these sections, 

report any of the crops listed in the same 

section. To report a crop in any of these 

sections, (1) find the crop name and the code 

number in 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 information requested in the 

headings of the remaining columns. 

Example: A farmer harvested 20 acres of alfalfa 

seed, yielding 6.000 pounds, and 30 acres of 

red clover seed, yielding 8.400 pounds. (He 

did not irrigate either crop.) He would enter 

the following in section 8: 

SfcnOllI 1M.., OTIlfR CROP!.u...."r", '_111., 'IKt "'I,ll - "" ... _, ". f .. lfttMI ....... <I'fII!S. oroat<C,.OGI ....... gI01l,""""..,· 

·l!!Iy~\·c_ ........ _" .. 

'O~c· ·~,·'o_·.,..o 

If more space IS needed. use separate sheet of peper. 

Two or More Crops Harvested F rom The Same 

Land (Double-Cropping) - Report the total 

acres and production of each harvested crop in 

the appropriate section of the report form. 

Example: A farmer harvested 1,230 bushels of 

wheat from 40 acres in 1978. then planted and 

harvested 1,550 bushels of soybeans from the 

same 40 acres before the end of the year. He 

irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat. 
Sections 2-8 - CROPS - Continued 

Interplanted Crops and "Skip Row" Planting _ 

If two crops were grown at the same time in 

alternating strips in the same field, report the 

portion of the field used for each crop. 

Example: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton 

and soybeans. with two rows of cotton followed 

by an area of the same width planted in soybeans. 

ThIrty acres of soybeans would be reported in 

section 2. item 8, and 30 acres of conon in section 

2, item 9. 

Vegetables - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE. Do not report acres of vegetables for 

home use. Report the total acreage of each 

vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: You harvested 10 acres of lettuce from 

a field in 1978. then replanted the field to lettuce 

and harvested the 10 acres again. Enter only 10 

acres of land from which vegetables were harvested 

in item 1 of section 5, but write in 20 acres of 

lettuce harvested in item 2 of section 5. 

Fruit and Nuts - In counting the combined total 

of 20 or more trees and vines, include those for 

home use as well as those maintained for sale of 

the production (exclude abandoned trees). 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines 

were interplanted with trees or vines. report the 

total acres for BOTH the orchard and the inter· 

planted crops harvested. 

Example: If 20 acres of cotton were grown in a 

30 acre pecan orchard, you would report 20 

acres of cotton in section 2, item 9, and 30 acres 

of pecans in section 4. 

Awoc.dos, Olives, Sugarcane 

Avocados - For California report the quantity 

harvested from November " 1977 through 

November 30, 1978. For Florida report the 

quantity harvested from April 1978 through 

March 1979, estimating if necessary. 

Olives - Report the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 

1978 harvest season. 

Sugarcane - For Florida and Texas report cuttings 

from November 1977 through Aprit 1978. For 

Louisiana and Hawaii report for the 1978 crop 

year. 

Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the values received during 1978, regardless 

of the year in which the crops were harvested. 

Give gross values (before deducting taxes and 

expenses). If full payment was not received for 

a crop or crops sold in 1978, report only the 

amount actually received in 1978. 

For value of grains and cotton, include as sold the 

value of government CCC loans received in 1978 

but not loans obtained from any other government 

or private source. 

Section 10 - LAND USE 

The purpose of this section is to classify the acres 

you reported in section 1, item 4, by principal 

use in 1978. 00 not include any acres you rented 

TO others (reported in section 1, item 3). 

land Used for Multiple Purpol8J - If part of your 

land was used for more than one purpose in 1978, 

report that land on the line for the use first listed, 

and NOT on the line for the second use, For 

example, if you plowed under a cover crop, and 

planted and harvested a grain crop, report the land 

in item 2a, "Cropland harvested," but NOT as 

"Cropland used for cover crop, legumes, .. etc." 

(item 2cl. 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was 

harvested from the same land in 1978, report that 

land only ONCE as "Cropland Harvested." item 

2a of this section. 

Interplanted Crop. - If you interplanted crops, 

such as cotton in an orchard, report the total 

land used for both crops only ONCE, as "Cropland 

Harvested," in item 2a. 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

Section 12-16 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Animals and Poultry to be Included in the Report -

Report all animals and poultry on the place on 

December 31, 1978. Include all owned by you 

and any kept by you for others. Include animals 

on unfenced land, on National Forest lancl, on 

district land or cooperative grazing association 

land, or on rangeland administered by the Bureau 

of Land Management on a per·head or lease basis 

(such as on wheat pasture). Include poultry 

(broilers, layers, turkeys, etc.) fed under contract 

on "This Place." Include livestock and poultry 

kept on this place for home use, 4H projects. etc. 

Number lold - Report all animals and poultry 

sold or removed from this place including those 

sold for a landlord or given to a landlord as his 

share or to others in trade or in payment for goods 

and services. Include animals of all ages without 

regard to ownership or who shared in the receipts 

if the animals were located on the place 30 days 

Of more and were sold or removed from the 

place in 1978. 

Sales from Contract and CUstom feeding Operations - Include animals and poultry (including 

poultry under contract) fed on this place on a 

contract or custom basis if they were removed 

from the place in 1978. 

Value of Sales - Be sure to report the total gross 

value of sales of animals and poultry without 

deducting cost of feed, cost of livestock purchased, 

cost of hauling and selling, etc. If the sale price 

or value is not known. give your best estimate of 

their value when they left this place. 

Animals Moved to Another Place - For animals 

removed from this place to another place, such as 

for further feeding, report the number as sold and 

give your best estimate of their market value when 

they left this place. 

Animals to be Excluded from the Report - 00 

not report any animals or poultry kept under a 

share arrangement on land rented TO others in 

1978. 

Animals Sold from Another Place - Animals 

owned by you, but held and sold from someone 

else's place should NOT be included. For example, 

do not report cattle purchased elsewhere, fed in, 

and sold from a feedlot not part of this place. 

Animals Bought and Sold - 00 not include animals 

bought and resold within 30 days. Such purchases 

and sah~s are considered "dealer" transactions. 

Fat Cattle Sales - Do not include with fattened 

cattle in item 3a of section 12; 

a. Veal calves which were fattened primarily 

on milk, or 

b. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration 

before being sold, or 

c. Cattle and calves that were sold for further 

feeding. 

All Other livestock - S:Jecify' the name of any 

other livestock, animal specialty, or livestock pro· 

ducts on or sold from this place that have not been 

accounted for elsewhere on this form. 

Example: Bees sold (colonies, packages, pounds); 

semen sales, animals bred and sold for laboratory 

use; birds, frogs, etc. 

Section 19 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to assist you in 

determining the tlpe of organization for your 

operation; 

Individual or Family Operation (Sole Proprietorship) - Defined as a farm or business organization 

controlled and operated by an individual. Includes 

family operations that are not incorporated and 

not operated under a partnership agreement. 

Partnership Operation - Defined as two or more 

persons who have agreed on the amount of their 

contribution (capital and effort) and the distribu· 

tion of profits. Co-ownership of land by husband 

and wife or joint filing of income tax forms by 

husband and wife does not constitute a partner· 

ship. unless the agreement to share contributions, 

decision making, profIts, and liabilities exists. 

Producing products under contract or under a 

share rental agreement does not constitute a 

partnership. 

Corporation - Defined as a legal entity or artl· 

ficial person created under the laws of a State 

to carryon a businesi. This definition does 

not include cooperatives. 

Other - Such as cooperative (defined as an incorporated or unincorporated enterprise or association 

created and formed jointly by the members), estate 

or trust (defined as fund of money or property 

administered for the benefit of another individual 

or organization), prison farm, grazing association, 

Indian reservation, etc. 

Section 20 - OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

AND OCCUPATION 

This section applies to the characteristics and 

occupation of the individual owner. operator, 

senior partner, or person in charge for the type of 

organization reported in section 19 of the form. 

For Individual or Family Operation (Sote Proprietorship) - Complete this section for the 

operator. 

For Partnership Operations - Complete items 1 

through 5 and 7 (of this section) for the "Senior 

Partner. If The "Senior Partner" is the individual 

who is mainly responsible for the agricultural 

operations on this place. Consider the oldest 

partner as the "Senior Partner" if each shares 

equally in the day·to-day management decisions. 

For item 6 (Principal Occupation) consider all 

members of the partnership together. Please include as "F arming" worktime at all types of 

agricultural enterprises, including specialties, such 

as greenhouses, nurseries, mushrooms, ranching, 

feed lots, broiler feeding, etc. 

For Incorporated and Other Operations (Co· 

operatives, Estatel, etc:) - Complete section 

20 for the person in charge, such as hired manager, 

business manager, or other person primarily 

responsible for the on·site, day·to-day operation 

of the farm or ranch business. 

Section 22 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer was 

applied during 1978. If some acres where fertilized 

more than once, report acres ON L YONCE. 

Section 24 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to 

ALL machinery and equipment kept on this place 

and used for the farm business. The value should 

be an estimate of what the machinery and equipment would sell for in its present condition, 

not the replacement or depreciated value. 

Section 26 - SELECTED PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES 

Include expenses paid by you and by anyone else 

for the production of crops, poultry, livestock, 

and other agricultural products on this place. Also 

include expenses incurred even if payment was not 

made in 1978. Please give estimates if you do not 

know the exact figures. For example, if you grew 

broilers or fed cattle for others, include in item 1, 

as purchases, your best estimate of the value of the 

baby chicks or cattle at the time they were brought 

to this place. Also include in item 2, the value and 

amount of all feed purchased by you or someone 

else for use on this place. 

00 not include expenses related to nonfarm 

activities (trading and speculation, or livestock 

dealer activities). 

Hired Labor - Expenditures for hired labor should 

include gross wages or salaries, commissions, paid 

bonuses, and leave pay before deductions, plus the 

value of benefits paid by you - Social Security 

taxes, unemployment insurance, etc. Do not 

include room and board, house rent, or other 

items paid in kind. 

0-7 
0-8 APPENDIX D-Continued 

Form Approved: 0 M B. No. 41-S78038 

po" .. 78·A l(A) U.S. OI£P ARTM£NT 01' CO"M£IICI< "OnCE - Re$po~se to ihl. j~quiry i. required by law (title 13 U.S. Code), By the same law YOUR REPORT TD eVRe:AV 0 F TH"e -C&NSU'S, THE CENSUS eUREAU rs CONl'lOENTIAL II may be .... n ooly by .wom Cen$us empl<l)'ees and ",.y be u,ed If~aa·'1" ~~Iy for stattslicalpu,pe.seS, You, report CANNOT bt! "and for plIfposes 01 taxation, Inve.tigatlon. or regtltaUon. The law aJ$ plllyfdes that ·copie. retal ned in your fife. are Imm."" flOm legal process. 

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Key Idenftfic3lion data , 

Part J - IDENTIFICATION Pdrt II - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION - Continued 

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1. State 12. County ! 3. Segment number r' A3 LIne number STATE LAW 

3 MallJng address Route/Box/Street 

5. Name - First, Middle imtlal, Last 1. Wllat I. I,.. ..... 111 ""tilt 

ancf malllAJ adar ... of Post OffIce Istate jZ1PCOde 

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9. Do Jowbaj, a .-tdo"l 0) LocatIon (State and county) Name 

h" toft< ldollflth:atiOft DYES - Enter 'he EI numbef It. 

Numbtt f", W. f.rm or ONO / I-I / / / I l 1 (2) LocatIon (State and county) Name "i~h apilr~ti.ar 

PorlU- T¥PEO~ORGANIZATION 5. 0""., I,.. ~ •• I "" .. Y ...... i.I.'k(X}iyp6 of orpo~ii.IIOII es $ho"" In4;olvmn 8 of )13 L i$tlng Sheet aod 8$1< _'ioM 11;1. IbiS fa'm III raneh Name 

for that type. Corrtp/{ife. O1Ily _ part c! this Pl'PO. Date r.pori&! fOi s<lbsequent sections .... d any n8J!le 01 ad<lr.1S Q! ques#<!rtnJllra relate' only te·lhe sp$Clfit operation reported ~((t. _lIIa~ tilt earreal DYE$-) Mailing address Route! Box/Street 

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manap< who 1$ prImarilY h' .Ila,.,. of Ibt farm or ,.aeh op_atlo •• ? 

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Name Name 

Post Office I State I ZIP code Mai! ing address Route/Box/Street Mailing address Route /80)( I Street 

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Page 1 

Note: Remainder of form same as A1(S). 
A 

Abnormal farms ......... . 

Age of operator ......... . 

Agricultural products sold, 

value. 

Agricultu ral serv ice incom e .. . 

Alfalfa hay ............ . 

Alfalfa seed ........... . 

Almonds ............. . 

Alsike clover seed ........ . 

Angora goats. .......... . 

Animal health costs ....... . 

Apples .............. . 

Apricots ............. . 

Aquaculture products ..... . 

Artichokes ............ . 

Asparagus ............ . 

Assets, value ........... . 

Austrian winter peas ..... . 

Automobiles .......... . 

Avocados ............ . 

B 

Bah ia grass seed ........ . 

Bait and tropical fish sold .. . 

Balers, pickup ......... . 

Bananas ............ . 

Barley for grain ........ . 

Beans, castor .......... . 

Beans, dry field and seed ... . 

Beans, dry lima ........ . 

Beans, green lima ....... . 

Beans, snap (bush and pole) .. 

Beans, soybeans ........ . 

Bedding plants ......... . 

Beef cows ........... . 

Bees, colonies ......... . 

Beets, sugar .......... . 

Beets, table .......... . 

Bentgrass seed ......... . 

Bermuda grass seed ...... . 

Berries ............. . 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ..... . 

Blackberries .......... . 

INDEX 

(I ndex items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

State 

tables 

10,34 

4,29-35 

10,1317 

29-35 

12,29-35 

25,26, 

28-35 

25, 26 

28-35 

-

23 

6,29-35 

25,28-35 

-

24 

-

- 1,2, 13, 17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

24 

14,29-35 

- 25,26, 

28-35 

- 26,28-35 

-

-

-

25-35 

- 18,20, 

29-35 

23 

26,28-35 

-

-

-

25,27 

-

-

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

7 2 

6 4 

9-11 2 

37 -

30 10 

30 10 

32 - 30 -

22 -

12 5 

32 10 

32 -

25 -

31 - 31 -

1, 15 1,7 

30 -

- 7 

32 -

30 - 25 - - 7 

32 - 28 10 

35 - 29 - 29 - 31 -

31 -

29 10 

34 -

16 9 

24 - 29 -

31 -

30 - 30 -

33 10 

30 -

33 -

B-Con. 

Black operators and other 

races ............... . 

Blueberries ............ . 

Bluegrass seed,.Kentucky ... . 

Boysenberries .......... . 

Broccoli ............. . 

Broilers .............. . 

B rom egrass see d. . . . . . . . . . 

Broomcorn ............ . 

Brussels sprouts ......... . 

Buckwheat ............ . 

Bulbs ............... . 

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and 

steer calves. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Burros, donkeys, and mules ... 

C 

Cabbage ............. . 

Cantaloupes and Persian melons. 

Carrots .............. . 

Castor beans. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Catfish sold ........... . 

Cattle an d calvBs . . . . . . . . . 

Cattle and calves sold, value ... 

Cauliflower ........... . 

Celery .............. . 

Chemicals, expense ....... . 

C hem icals used ......... . 

Cherries ............. . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older .............. . 

Chicory .............. . 

Chinchillas and their pelts ... . 

Ch inese cabbage ......... . 

Chinese or ming peas ...... . 

Citrus fru its ........... . 

Clover seed ............ . 

Clover seed, red ......... . 

Coal, wood, coke, etc., 

expense ............. . 

Coffee .............. . 

Collards ............. . 

Colonies of bees ......... . 

Index-' 

Cou nty tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

4,5,29-35 39-41 - - 33 -

- 30 -

- 33 - - 31 - 18, 19, 19,26 9 

29-35 

- 30 - - 35 -

- 31 -

- 28 - - 34 -

20,29-35 16 9 

23 27 -

- 31 - - 31 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

24 25 -

17, 18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

10, 18,20, 16 2,9 

29-35 

- 31 -

- 31 - 6,15,17, 12 5 

29-35 

15,29-35 - 6 

28-35 32 - 18, 19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 31 -

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 - 28-35 32 - - 30 - 25 30 10 

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 -

- 31 -

23 24 -
Index-2 

C-Con_ 

Combines, grain and bean .... 

Commercially mixed formula 

feed purchased ......... . 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ............ . 

Contract labor, expense .... . 

Corn, field ............ . 

Corn heads for com bines .... . 

Cornpickers and picker-shellers. 

Corn, sweet ........... . 

Corn, sweet, for seed ...... . 

Corporation, type of organiza· 

tion ............... . 

Family held ......... . 

N onfam ily held ....... . 

Cotton .............. . 

Cotton Commodity Credit 

Corp orati on loans. . . . . . . . 

Cottonpickers .......... . 

Cotton, value sold ........ . 

C owp eas for dry peas. . . . . . . 

Cowpeas, green ......... . 

Cowpeas, hogged or grazed 

or cu t for silage ........ . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved .............. . 

Crambe ., ........... . 

Cranberries ............ . 

Cropland for cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 

grasses .............. . 

Cropland harvested ....... . 

Cropland harvested, irrigated .. 

Cropland idle .......... . 

Cropland in cultivated summer 

fallow .............. . 

Cropland on which all crops 

failed .............. . 

Cropland pastu re ....... '.' 

Cropland total .......... . 

Crops, farms, acres, produ ction . 

Cucumbers ............ . 

Currants ............. . 

Customwork, machine hire, 

and rental of machinery and 

'equipment, expense ...... . 

Customwork, machine work, 

and other agricultural services, 

income ............. . 

State 

tables 

14,29-35 

6,29-35 

10,29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25-35 

14,29-35 

14,29-35 

25,28-35 

-

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

25-35 

10,29-35 

14,29-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

-

18,20,29-35 

-

-

1,2,29-35 

1-4,13,17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,17, 

29-35 

25-35 

-

-

6,29-35 

12,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

- 7 

12 5 

- 2 

12 5 

28,30,35 10 

- 7 

- 7 

31 10 

35 -

5 4 

5 -

5 -

29 10 

- 2 

- 7 

- 2 

29 - 31 -

35 -

16 9 

35 -

33 -

2 1 

2 1,3,4 

3 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

- 1 

28-35 10 

31 - 33 -

12 5 

37 -

o 

Daikon .............. . 

Dairy cows-milk cows ..... . 

Dairy products sold, value .... 

Oates ............... . 

Dewberries ............ . 

Diesel fuel purchased ...... . 

Diesel fuel storage ........ . 

Dill for oil ............ . 

Direct sales income ....... . 

Disease, chemical control ... . 

Donkeys, burros, and mules .. . 

Ducks ............... . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ............. . 

E 

Eggplant ... 

Electricity expense ....... . 

Emmer and spelt ........ . 

Endive .............. . 

Energy expense ......... . 

Equipment and machinery .... 

Escarole ............. . 

Ewes 1 year old or older .... . 

Expenses, farm ......... . 

F 

Family and individual, type 

of organization ......... . 

Family held corporations ... . 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator ..... 

Farms by age and principal 

occupati on of operator for 

farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 ............. . 

Farms by size of farm ..... . 

Farms by standard industrial 

classification .......... . 

Farms by tenure of operator. .. 

Farms by type of organization . 

Farms by value of agricultural 

sale"s ............... . 

Farms, number ......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

- 31 - 17,18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

10,20, 16 2,9, 

29-35 

- 32 -

- 33 -

7,8,29-35 13 5 

8 13 -

- 35 -

11,29-35 38 -

15,29-35 - 6 

23 27 -

- 26 -

19 - -

- 31 -

7,29-35 13 5 

- 28 -

- 31 - 6·8, 17, 12, 13 5 

29-35 

13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 31 -

22,29-35 20 9 

6·9,17, 12·14 5 

29-35 

4,5,29-35 5 4 

4,5,29-35 5 -

31 - -

32 - -

1-3,33 - 3 

13,35 8 -

4, 29 4 4 

4,5,30 5 4 

10,34 7,9- 11 2 

I 1-3, 13 1,2 1,4 

17,29-35 
F-Con. 

Fattened cattle sold ....... . 

Feed purchased ......... . 

Feeder pigs sold ....... . 

Female operators ........ . 

Fertilizer applied ........ . 

Fertilizer expense ........ . 

Fescue seed ........... . 

Field seed crops ........ . 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and 

silage sold, value ........ . 

Figs ................ . 

Filberts .............. . 

Fish sold ............. . 

Flaxseed ............. . 

Florist greens and flowers, cut. 

Flower and vegetable seeds .. . 

Flowering and foliage plants .. . 

Flowers and florist greens, cut. . 

Fol iage and flowering plants .. . 

Forage harvesters ........ . 

Foreign ownership ....... . 

Foxtail millet seed ....... . 

Fruit crops ............ . 

Fruits, nuts, and berries sold, 

value ............. . 

Fuel expense ........... . 

Fuel oil purchased ....... . 

Fuel oil storage ......... . 

Full owners .... 

G 

Garlic ............... . 

Gas, n atu ral, ex pense. . . . . . . 

Gasol ine and other petroleum 

fuel and oil purchased ..... . 

Gasoline purchased ....... . 

Gasoline storage ......... . 

Geese ............... . 

Geese, ducks, and other 

poultry ............. . 

Ginger root ........... . 

Goats ............... . 

G oats, Angora. . . . . - . . . . . 

Goats, milk .... _ ...... . 

Goats milk sold ......... . 

G oats, other .......... - . 

Gooseberries ........... . 

Grain Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ....... . 

State 

tables 

20,29-35 

6, 17,29-35 

18,21, 

29-35 

4,29-35 

15,29-35 

6,15,17, 

29-35 

-

25,28-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

24 

28-35 

-

-

-

-

-

14,29-35 

-

-

25-35 

10,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

4,29-35 

-

7,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

-

19 

-

23,29-35 

23 

23 

23 

23 

-

10,29-35 

INDEX -Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

16 9 

12 5 

17 9 

6,43 -

- 6 

12 5 

30 -

30 10 

- 2 

32 -

32 -

25 -

28 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

- 7 

36 - 30 -

32 10 

- 2 

12, 13 - 5 

13 5 

13 -

4,40 4 

31 -

13 5 

13 5 

13 5 

13 - 26 -

- -

35 - - 9 

22 -

21 -

21 -

27 -

33 -

- 2 

G-Con. 

G rain hay 

Grains ............. . 

Grains sold, value ....... . 

Grapefruit ........... . 

Grapes ............. . 

Grass silage and haylage ... . 

Green chop hay ........ . 

Greenhouse products .... . 

Greenhouse vegetables .... . 

Guar .............. . 

Guavas ...... . 

H 

Hatcheries ........... . 

Hay crops ........... . 

Haylage and grass silage ... . 

Hazel nu ts ........... . 

Health care expense for 

animals ............ . 

Heifers and heifer calves ... . 

Hens and pullets of laying age. 

Herbs ............... . 

H ired farm labor, expense .. . 

Hogs and pigs .. , .. " " .. 

Hogs and pigs sold, value ..... 

Honey sold ............ . 

Honeydew melons ..•..... 

Hops ............... . 

Horses and ponies ........ . 

I ncome from direct sales ..... 

I ncome from machine work, 

customwork, and other 

agricultural services ...... . 

Individual and family, type 

of organization ......... . 

Insects, chem ical control .... . 

Irish potatoes .......... . 

Irrigated farmland ........ . 

K 

Kale ................ . 

Kenaf ............... . 

Index-3 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

I 

I 

26 30 -

25-35 28 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

28-35 32 -

25,28-35 32 10 

26,28-35 30 -

26 30 -

25 34 10 

- 34 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

- 26 -

25-35 30 10 

26,28-35 30 -

- 32 -

6,29-35 12 5 

20,29-35 16 9 

18, 19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 35 -

6,9,17, 12, 14 5 

29-35 

17, 18,21, 17 9 

29-35 

10,18,21, 17 2,9 

29-35 

23 24 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

11,29-35 38 -

12,29-35 37 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 29 10 

1-3,16,17, 3 1,3 

29-35 

- 31 -

- 35 -
Index-4 

K-Con. 

Kentuc ky bluegrass seed ..... 

Kerosene, motor 0 ii, and 

grease, expense ......... . 

Kiwifruit ............. . 

Kumquats ............ . 

l 

Labor. .............. . 

Land and bu ildings, value .... 

Land in farms .......... . 

Land owned ........... . 

Land rented from others .... . 

Land rented to others ..... . 

Land use ............. . 

Lemons .............. . 

Lentils .............. . 

lespedezaseed ......... . 

Lettuce and Romaine ...... . 

Lima beans, dry ........ . 

Lim a beans, green ....... . 

Lime and other agricultural 

chemical expense 

Lime applied .......... . 

Limes .............. . 

Litters farrowed ........ . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold. 

Livestock and poultry ..... 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased ........... . 

Livestock, poultry, and their 

products sold ......... . 

Loans, Commodity Credit 

Corporation ......... . 

Loganberries .......... . 

Lotus root ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

purchased ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

storage ............ . 

M 

Macadam ia nu ts ........ . 

Machine hire, rental of machinery and equipment, and 

customwork expense ..... 

IState 

tables 

-

7,29-35 

-

-

6,9, 17, 

29-35 

1, 2, 17, 

29-35 

1-3,13,17, 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

1-3,17, 

29-35 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,15, 

29-35 

15,29-35 

-

21,29-35 

13,17,18, 

20,29-35 

18 

"6,29-35 

10, 18 

10,29-35 

-

-

7,8, 

29-35 

8 

-

6,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

30 -

13 5 

32 -

32 -

12, 14 5,8 

1 1 

1,2 1,3,4 

- -

- -

- -

2 1,3 

32 -

29 -

30 -

31 -

29 - 31 -

12 5 

- 6 

32 -

17 9 

10, 11 -

- 9 

12 5 

- 2, 9 

- 2 

33 -

35 -

13 5 

13 -

32 -

12 5 

M-Con. 

Machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural 

service income ......... . 

Machinery and equipment ... . 

Male operators .......... . 

Mandarins and tangerines ... . 

Mangoes ............. . 

Market value of farmland 

and bu il dings 

Melons .............. . 

Milk cows ............ . 

Milk goats ............ . 

Millet, proso ........... . 

Millet seed, foxtail ........ 1 

M ink and their pelts ...... . 

Mint for oil ........... . 

rv'lohairsold ......... . 

Motor oil, grease, and 

kerosene purchased ...... . 

Motortrucks including pickups. 

Mower conditioners ....... . 

Mules, bu rros, and donkeys .. . 

Mungbeans for beans ...... . 

Murcotts ............. . 

Mushrooms ....... . 

Mustard cabbage ........ . 

Mustard greens ......... . 

Mustard seed ....... . 

N 

Natural gas expense ....... . 

Nectarines ............ . 

Nematode control in crops ... . 

Nonfamily held corporations .. 

Number of farms ........ . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products ............ . 

N ursery and greenhou se 

products sold, value ...... . 

Nursery products-shrubs, 

trees, etc .......... . 

o 

Oats for grain .......... . 

o ccu pation of operator .... . 

Off-farm work by operator .. . 

County tables 

State 

tables Summary 

12, 29-35 

13,14,17, 

29-35 

4,29-35 

1,2,17, 

29-35 

17, 18,20, 

29-35 

23 

23 

23 

7,29-35 

14,29-35 

14,29-35 

23 

7,29-35 

15,29-35 

4,5, 29-35 

1·3,13,17, 

29-35 

25 

10,29-35 

25,26, 

28-35 

4,29-35 

4,29-35 

37 

15 

6 

32 

32 

31 

16 

21 

28 

30 

23 

35 

22 

13 

27 

35 

32 

34 

31 

31 

28 

13 

32 

5 

1,2 

34 

34 

34 

28 

6, 7 

6 

County 

report 

7 

9 

5 

7 

7 

5 

6 

1,3 

10 

2 

10 

4 

4 
O-Con. 

Okra ............... . 

Olives ............... . 

o ni ons, dry an d green . . . . . . 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, occupa· 

tion, off· farm work, sex, 

Span ish origin ......... . 

Oranges .............. . 

o rchardgrass seed ........ . 

Orchards ............. . 

Organization of farm ...... . 

Other field crops sold, value .. . 

Other livestock and livestock 

products sold, value ... 

Other poultry .......... . 

Owned land ......... . 

P 

Papayas .............. . 

Parsley ........... . 

Part owners . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Partnership, type of organiza· 

tion ............... . 

Passion fruit ........... . 

Pastu rei an'd and.graz ing land .. . 

Pastureland irrigated ...... . 

Payroll and employment. ... . 

Peaches .............. . 

Peanuts for nuts ......... . 

Pears ............... . 

Peas, Au strian winter ...... . 

Peas, Chinese or mingo . , ... . 

Peas, dry field and seed ..... . 

Peas, green ............ . 

Pecans .............. . 

Peppers .............. . 

Persian melons .......... . 

Persimmons ........... . 

Petroleum expense ....... . 

Pheasants ............. . 

Pickup balers .......... . 

Pigeons or squab ........ . 

Pimientos ............ . 

Pineapples ............ . 

Pistachios ............ . 

Plums ............... . 

Pomegranates .......... . I 

State 

tables 

-

-

-

4,29-35 

28-35 

-

25-35 

4,5,29-35 

10,29-35 

10,23, 

29-35 

-

29-35 

-

-

4,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

-

1,2,17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25,28-35 

25-35 

-

-

-

-

25,28-35 

-

-

-

-

6, 7, 17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

27 

-

-

-

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

31 -

32 -

31 -

6,7 4 

32 -

30 -

32 10 

5 4 

- 2 

27 2 

26 9 

- -

32 -

31 -

4,40 4 

5 4 

32 -

2 1 

3 1 

12, 14 5,8 

32 10 

29 10 

32 -

30 -

31 -

29 -

31 10 

32 -

31 -

31 -

32 -

12, 13 5 

26 -

- 7 

26 -

31 -

35 -

32 -

32 -

32 -

P-Con. 

Ponies and horses ........ . 

Popcorn ............. . 

Potatoes, Irish .......... . 

Potatoes, sweet ......... . 

Poultry and poultry 

products sold. 

Poultry hatched ......... . 

Principal occupation of 

operator . . . . . . . . . , . . . 

Pro':uction expenses ...... . 

Proso millet ........... . 

Prunes .............. . 

Pullets .............. . 

Pumpkins ............ . 

Q 

Quail ............... . 

R 

Rabbits and their pelts ..... . 

Race of operator ........ . 

Radishes ............. . 

Rangeland ............ . 

Rapeseed ............ . 

Raspberries ........... . 

Red clover seed ......... . 

Redtop seed. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Residence of operator ..... . 

Rhubarb ............. . 

Rice ................ . 

Romaine and lettuce ...... . 

Rye for grain .......... . 

Ryegrass seed .......... . 

s 

Safflower. ............ . 

Sales of agricultural products .. 

Salt hay ............. . 

Sanitation chem icals ...... . 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and 

trees pu rchased. 

Set aside program, acreage ... . 

Sex of operator ......... . 

Shallots .............. . 

Index·5 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

- 28 -

25-35 29 10 

25,27-35 29 10 

10,13 10,11 2,9 

17-19, 

29-35 

- 26 -

4,29-35 6, 7 4 

6-9, 17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

- 28 -

- 32 -

19,29-35 18 9 

- 31 -

- 26 -

23 27 --

4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 31 -

1,2,17, 2 1 

29-35 

- 35 -

- 33 -

25 30 10 

- 30 -

4,29-35 6 4 

- 31 -

26,28-35 28 -

- 31 -

25 28 10 

- 30 -

- 28 -

10,13,17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

- 35 -

15,29-35 - 6 

6,17, 12 5 

29-35 

29-35 - 1 

4,29-35 6 - - 31 -
Index-6 

State 

tables 

S-Con. 

Sheep and lambs ........ . 17,18,22, 

29-35 

Sheep and lambs shorn ..... . 22,29-35 

Sheep, lam bs, and wool sold, 10, 18,22, 

value. 29-35 

Size of farm, average ...... . 1,2,29-35 

Small grain hay ......... . 26 

Snap beans, bush and pole ... . -

Sod ................ . - Sorghums ............ . 25-35 

Soybeans ............. . 25-35 

Spanish origin, operators of .. . 4,29-35 

Spelt and emmer ........ . - Spinach .............. . -

Squash .............. . -

Standard industrial classification of farms (SIC) ...... . 13,29-35 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ......... . 20,29-35 

Storage, selected petroleum .. . 8 

Strawberries. . . . . . . . . . .. 25,26 

Sudangrass seed ........ . -

Sugar beets ............ . 26,28-35 

Sugarcane ............ . 26,27, 

29-35 

Sunflower seed ......... . 28-35 

Sweet corn ............ . 25,28-35 

Sweet corn for seed ....... . -

Sweetp otatoes. . . . . . . . . . . 25,27-35 

T 

Tangelos ............. . -

Tangerines and mandarins ... . -

Taro ............... . -

Tenant operated farms ..... . 4,29-35 

Tenure .............. . 4,29-35 

Timothy seed .......... . -

Tobacco ............. . 25-35 

Tobacco sold, value ........ . 10,29-35 

Tomatoes ............ . 25,28-35 

Tractors, wheel . . . . . . . . . . 14,29-35 

Triticale ............. . I -

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

20 9 

20 9 

20 2,9 

1 1 

30 -

31 -

34 -

28,30 10 

35 

29,30 10 

42 -

28 -

31 -

31 -

8 -

16 9 

13 -

33 10 

30 -

29 -

29 -

28 -

31 10 

35 -

29 10 

32 -

32 -

35 -

4,40 4 

4,40 4 

30 -

29 10 

- 2 

31 10 

- 7 

28 -

T-Con. 

Tropical and baitfish sold ... . 

Trout sold ............ . 

Trucks including pickups .... . 

Turkeys ............. . 

Turnip greens .......... . 

Turnips .............. . 

Type of farm (SIC) ....... . 

Type of organization ...... . 

v 

Value of agricultural products 

sold. 

Value of land and buildings ... 

Value of machinery and 

equipment. 

Vegetable and flower seeds .. . 

Vegetables, greenhouse ..... . 

Vegetables harvested for sale .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or 

melons sold, value ....... . 

Velvetbeans for beans ..... . 

Vetch seed ............ . 

w 

Wages paid to farm workers ... 

Walnuts, English or Persian .. . 

Watercress ............ . 

Watermelons ........... . 

Weeds, chemical control .... . 

Wheat for grain ......... . 

Wheatgrass seed ......... . 

Wheel tractors. . . . . . . . . . . 

Wild hay ............. . 

Wild rice ............. . 

Woodland ............ . 

Wool, pounds shorn ...... . 

Work off-farm by operator ... . 

Workers on farms ........ . 

Worms .............. . 

Wormseed oil .......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

24 25 -

24 25 -

14,29-35 - 7 

19,29-35 26 9 

- 31 -

- 31 -

13,29-35 8 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

10, 13, 17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

1,2,13,17, 1 1 

29-35 

13, 14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 34 -

- 34 -

25-35 31 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

- 35 -

- 30 -

6,9, 17, 12,14 5 

29-35 

28-35 32 - - 31 - - 31 - 15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 28 10 

- 30 -

14,29-35 - 7 

26,28-35 30 -

- 28 -

1,2,29-35 2 1 

22,29-35 20 9 

4,29-35 6 4 

9,29-35 14 8 

23 27 -

- 35 -