1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 419 413 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 957 165 349 Average size of farm .......acres.. 401 400 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 206 022 1 022 070 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 946 2 457 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 148 89 530 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 392 392 acres.. 145 575 142 316 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 359 375 acres.. 138 140 130 039 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 51 acres.. 8 387 7 821 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 736 55 172 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 047 133 589 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 607 35 075 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 129 20 097 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 39 $100,000 or more .................... 161 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 637 46 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 230 112 687 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 268 266 Other ............................... 151 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 175 200 days or more ................... 99 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 73 76 number.. 5 559 6 400 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 26 number.. 939 756 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 36 number.. 1 745 2 477 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 64 68 number.. 3 255 2 649 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 23 number.. 959 2 155 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 17 number.. 4 011 3 656 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 567 886 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 33 30 number.. 10 329 600 8 599 198 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 223 247 acres.. 50 885 55 831 bushels.. 4 590 071 6 674 503 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 212 220 acres.. 32 329 26 940 bushels.. 2 193 763 1 623 368 Barley for grain..............farms.. 49 68 acres.. 4 389 4 847 bushels.. 359 303 341 331 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 273 291 acres.. 69 750 58 897 bushels.. 2 294 823 2 016 098 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 85 acres.. 2 905 2 911 tons, dry.. 6 292 8 035 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 33 acres.. 2 512 2 484 @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.