1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 651 695 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 112 97 312 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 613 280 520 778 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 975 3 825 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 231 45 048 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 245 272 50 to 179 acres ..................... 197 223 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 586 616 acres.. 71 826 70 958 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 480 547 acres.. 55 280 55 641 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 35 acres.. 590 318 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 807 28 735 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 612 41 345 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 299 12 302 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 508 16 433 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 238 228 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 23 $100,000 or more .................... 84 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 799 25 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 633 37 332 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 313 338 Other ............................... 338 357 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 341 355 200 days or more ................... 250 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 311 384 number.. 17 433 18 992 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 231 number.. 3 705 3 871 Milk cows ..................farms.. 61 73 number.. 4 923 4 988 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 292 348 number.. 17 770 8 465 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 31 number.. 3 190 1 238 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 29 number.. 8 063 2 316 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 41 number.. 2 824 3 019 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 40 number.. 492 1 359 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 210 263 acres.. 24 051 23 237 bushels.. 2 054 943 2 788 307 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 95 acres.. 4 024 3 206 bushels.. 261 764 169 269 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 54 acres.. 960 1 733 bushels.. 65 070 102 276 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 123 acres.. 9 750 9 421 bushels.. 282 667 323 797 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 352 425 acres.. 13 182 15 166 tons, dry.. 29 276 40 777 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 46 50 acres.. 691 905 @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.