1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 526 561 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 266 82 470 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 147 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 659 337 787 024 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 396 4 696 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 094 50 486 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 212 221 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 447 473 acres.. 60 510 62 600 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 393 acres.. 46 768 45 878 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 58 acres.. 1 206 884 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 563 27 717 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 303 49 407 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 832 19 953 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 731 7 764 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 204 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 26 $100,000 or more .................... 62 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 958 25 157 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 548 44 763 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 253 Other ............................... 305 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 320 200 days or more ................... 189 229 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 211 number.. 8 543 11 330 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 141 number.. 2 523 3 717 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 36 number.. 1 930 2 517 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 202 number.. 4 335 5 383 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 28 number.. 666 483 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 22 number.. 943 735 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 32 number.. 905 1 015 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 31 number.. 716 1 520 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 251 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 101 acres.. 12 097 13 812 bushels.. 927 217 1 587 340 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 59 acres.. 5 279 6 259 bushels.. 366 734 339 091 Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 25 acres.. 614 1 165 bushels.. 43 424 75 566 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 58 60 acres.. 16 047 11 239 bushels.. 394 279 358 222 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 242 acres.. 12 060 13 010 tons, dry.. 21 814 29 453 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 51 acres.. 832 1 200 @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.