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Maine Statistics Sheet National Resources Inventory
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FIC technical memo about the NRI
Summary of agricultural land developed
Summary of rural land developed
Glossary of NRI-related terms
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1997-2002 |
2002-2007 |
1982-2007 |
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Agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) |
16,100 |
8,700 |
75,500 |
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Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
593,800 |
566,400 |
801,600 |
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Prime agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) |
4,400 |
1,600 |
21,000 |
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Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
232,100 |
221,000 |
267,400 |
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Rural land converted to developed land (acres) |
97,500 |
57,400 |
355,300 |
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Rural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
18,798,600 |
18,705,000 |
19,036,900 |
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Prime rural land converted to developed land (acres) |
9,700 |
4,000 |
47,300 |
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Prime rural land available at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
1,097,100 |
1,087,300 |
1,132,600 |
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Total surface area (acres) |
20,966,200 |
20,966,200 |
20,966,200 |
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Census of Agriculture
Go to Census of Agriculture Web site
FIC technical memo about the Census of Agriculture |
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1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
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Farms |
7,404 |
7,196 |
8,136 |
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Land in farms (acres) |
1,313,066 |
1,369,768 |
1,347,566 |
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Total land area (acres) |
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19,751,393 |
19,745,809 |
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Full-time operators |
3,324 |
3,409 |
3,540 |
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Part-time operators |
4,080 |
3,787 |
4,596 |
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Percentage of operators 55 and older |
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43 |
55 |
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Land managed by operators 55 and older (acres) |
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726,058 |
861,029 |
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Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000) |
450,278 |
463,603 |
617,190 |
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Percentage from crop production |
49 |
48 |
53 |
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Percentage from livestock production |
51 |
52 |
47 |
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