1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 239 219 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 928 37 802 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 026 182 228 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 625 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 039 29 129 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 226 199 acres.. 19 669 17 763 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 201 177 acres.. 11 202 8 988 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 58 68 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 322 3 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 899 15 667 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 150 1 329 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 172 2 102 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 2 $100,000 or more .................... 6 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 185 3 260 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 160 14 884 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 103 110 Other ............................... 136 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 107 200 days or more ................... 102 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 153 number.. 5 341 5 147 Beef cows ..................farms.. 127 130 number.. 2 448 2 157 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 17 number.. 489 696 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 141 144 number.. 2 636 2 011 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 10 number.. 153 160 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 10 number.. 212 291 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. 241 462 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 20 number.. 387 639 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 42 acres.. 488 855 bushels.. 49 043 79 506 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 12 acres.. 85 159 bushels.. 3 434 7 925 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 97 bushels.. (D) 5 765 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 160 acres.. 10 063 7 052 tons, dry.. 15 714 14 298 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 13 acres.. 110 181 @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.