1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 304 1 346 Land in farms ..................acres.. 215 927 222 768 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 625 965 578 279 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 769 3 523 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 219 51 479 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 372 365 50 to 179 acres ..................... 463 504 180 to 499 acres .................... 300 309 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 206 1 243 acres.. 171 259 173 107 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 080 1 126 acres.. 134 457 134 181 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 48 acres.. 530 821 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 660 109 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 960 81 127 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 497 18 139 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 162 91 058 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 356 330 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 161 180 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 173 185 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 189 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 82 $100,000 or more .................... 245 309 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 820 92 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 540 68 524 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 667 754 Other ............................... 637 592 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 685 660 200 days or more ................... 476 456 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 778 871 number.. 65 359 73 252 Beef cows ..................farms.. 411 394 number.. 9 130 7 086 Milk cows ..................farms.. 256 332 number.. 28 197 34 981 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 743 818 number.. 31 573 35 253 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 88 number.. 5 117 2 811 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 80 number.. 9 205 6 189 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 92 77 number.. 3 297 2 625 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 76 103 number.. (D) 257 568 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 178 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 261 477 acres.. 15 986 26 113 bushels.. 1 145 448 2 848 729 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 249 346 acres.. 11 075 14 340 bushels.. 677 177 704 232 Barley for grain..............farms.. 111 182 acres.. 4 319 6 167 bushels.. 295 353 413 947 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 229 182 acres.. 24 508 21 058 bushels.. 587 165 759 222 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 890 938 acres.. 50 090 50 378 tons, dry.. 103 702 135 894 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 51 71 acres.. 414 441 @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.