1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 621 673 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 890 77 491 Average size of farm .......acres.. 116 115 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 499 284 369 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 603 2 624 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 356 33 362 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 204 203 50 to 179 acres ..................... 253 272 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 598 651 acres.. 43 203 44 705 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 571 621 acres.. 35 391 35 543 Irrigated land .................farms.. 107 113 acres.. 1 000 1 109 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 056 16 349 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 906 24 292 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 549 11 656 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 506 4 692 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 65 $100,000 or more .................... 38 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 899 13 292 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 346 19 721 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 327 353 Other ............................... 294 320 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 374 200 days or more ................... 206 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 202 number.. 5 372 4 596 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 123 number.. 1 958 1 684 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 64 number.. 207 406 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 163 166 number.. 2 645 1 805 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 127 number.. 9 733 18 042 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 116 number.. 13 335 32 683 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 34 number.. 325 194 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 64 76 number.. 11 569 11 426 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 813 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 200 261 acres.. 7 523 8 223 bushels.. 809 799 754 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 119 149 acres.. 6 472 4 874 bushels.. 370 372 235 430 Barley for grain..............farms.. 39 52 acres.. 1 365 1 831 bushels.. 87 375 111 264 Tobacco ......................farms.. 268 296 acres.. 3 167 2 654 pounds.. 5 499 549 4 008 337 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 199 244 acres.. 15 827 15 217 bushels.. 485 417 453 993 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 231 229 acres.. 4 611 4 100 tons, dry.. 8 938 7 809 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 64 61 acres.. 428 296 @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.