1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 473 551 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 572 54 459 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 99 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 491 286 383 650 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 988 3 809 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 337 31 639 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 193 233 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 439 517 acres.. 27 618 32 325 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 395 468 acres.. 19 948 24 211 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 56 acres.. 405 637 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 708 21 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 553 39 869 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 721 20 084 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 988 1 884 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 214 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 15 $100,000 or more .................... 28 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 538 14 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 562 26 843 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 256 Other ............................... 275 295 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 264 321 200 days or more ................... 192 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 101 number.. 3 109 3 121 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 93 number.. (D) 1 529 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) 238 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 79 91 number.. 1 294 1 151 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 28 number.. 934 2 557 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 25 number.. 1 016 2 841 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 14 number.. 761 1 321 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 42 number.. 867 2 430 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 266 700 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 102 acres.. 4 427 7 532 bushels.. 344 363 666 805 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 47 acres.. 1 671 2 038 bushels.. 92 889 64 760 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 137 bushels.. 0 7 118 Tobacco ......................farms.. 94 146 acres.. 791 1 046 pounds.. 1 091 872 1 410 427 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 97 96 acres.. 5 731 6 266 bushels.. 145 028 200 439 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 151 acres.. 4 544 3 706 tons, dry.. 7 487 7 037 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 63 92 acres.. 1 851 3 269 @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.