1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 767 782 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 554 197 375 Average size of farm .......acres.. 254 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 646 978 510 070 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 556 2 033 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 379 70 857 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 220 243 50 to 179 acres ..................... 247 258 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 677 713 acres.. 167 846 166 177 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 624 656 acres.. 158 370 156 962 Irrigated land .................farms.. 102 99 acres.. 21 072 20 283 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 153 691 111 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 379 142 927 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 597 51 783 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 91 094 59 986 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 63 $100,000 or more .................... 229 222 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 133 779 94 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 646 121 189 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 459 454 Other ............................... 308 328 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 405 200 days or more ................... 227 270 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 217 number.. 16 887 13 097 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 91 number.. 1 736 1 283 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 104 number.. 5 659 4 628 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 201 183 number.. 13 135 7 962 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 72 number.. 4 514 5 880 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 59 number.. 13 275 17 453 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 30 number.. 613 823 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 79 number.. 85 498 106 755 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 133 115 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 302 315 acres.. 42 629 43 191 bushels.. 3 833 911 4 884 247 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 234 261 acres.. 26 162 26 850 bushels.. 1 747 383 1 487 791 Barley for grain..............farms.. 114 138 acres.. 16 714 20 020 bushels.. 1 420 004 1 499 384 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 379 433 acres.. 79 915 81 650 bushels.. 2 555 454 2 486 618 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 231 220 acres.. 6 972 4 724 tons, dry.. 20 135 11 344 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 73 82 acres.. 16 582 16 744 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.