1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 314 318 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 526 131 283 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 413 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 051 419 1 068 149 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 947 2 597 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 047 111 017 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 300 305 acres.. 97 863 113 211 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 276 298 acres.. 91 298 103 939 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 20 acres.. 5 343 4 770 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 957 54 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 131 171 317 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 020 34 229 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 937 20 250 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 57 $100,000 or more .................... 95 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 535 47 777 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 303 149 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 205 Other ............................... 121 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 137 125 200 days or more ................... 82 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 62 59 number.. 8 388 7 249 Beef cows ..................farms.. 20 19 number.. 478 420 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 39 number.. 4 198 4 120 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 60 55 number.. 3 997 4 251 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) 8 599 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) 11 211 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 6 number.. 769 736 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 9 number.. 3 585 800 2 156 824 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 195 242 acres.. 39 205 54 771 bushels.. 2 581 070 6 475 123 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 142 150 acres.. 15 214 11 933 bushels.. 1 086 701 746 903 Barley for grain..............farms.. 40 39 acres.. 2 292 2 227 bushels.. 190 392 171 079 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 205 237 acres.. 35 245 35 602 bushels.. 913 976 1 348 128 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 75 acres.. 4 275 3 288 tons, dry.. 11 802 12 447 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 12 acres.. 1 265 1 028 @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.