By the numbers Farming in Maine

7,200: Number of farms in Maine in 2004

190: Average size of farm in acres

92,000: Total number of cattle and calves

34,000: Number of milk cows

63,500: Acres of potatoes planted annually, the state’s biggest crop

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

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