1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOMERSET COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 288 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 823 55 657 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 410 812 326 574 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 254 1 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 982 71 589 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 99 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 205 257 acres.. 39 815 40 096 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 172 224 acres.. 37 641 37 253 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 23 acres.. 1 179 1 504 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 532 102 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 182 298 206 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 002 12 140 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 83 530 90 741 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 34 $100,000 or more .................... 159 191 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 97 724 86 408 Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 319 250 457 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 219 Other ............................... 123 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 145 200 days or more ................... 94 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 36 48 number.. 1 916 2 276 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 39 number.. 851 815 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 65 234 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 43 number.. 926 993 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 16 number.. 2 080 7 222 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 16 number.. 3 441 24 340 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 12 number.. 48 140 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 150 187 number.. 42 167 603 48 523 355 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 131 acres.. 12 090 11 316 bushels.. 1 586 515 1 497 477 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 82 acres.. 6 387 6 608 bushels.. 433 030 362 859 Barley for grain..............farms.. 16 24 acres.. 753 938 bushels.. 65 096 70 831 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 126 177 acres.. 22 214 21 524 bushels.. 685 633 659 747 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 48 acres.. 1 149 1 110 tons, dry.. 2 945 2 702 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 20 acres.. 830 1 089 @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.