1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 412 477 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 679 43 320 Average size of farm .......acres.. 84 91 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 531 542 339 486 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 151 5 126 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 618 26 703 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 181 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 364 437 acres.. 23 227 27 973 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 313 392 acres.. 16 891 19 513 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 47 acres.. 751 376 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 621 11 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 635 23 552 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 040 9 741 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 582 1 493 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 17 $100,000 or more .................... 26 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 449 7 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 362 15 440 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 240 Other ............................... 214 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 256 200 days or more ................... 150 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 78 103 number.. 2 149 3 531 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 88 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 91 number.. 1 137 1 529 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 22 number.. 203 827 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 20 number.. 232 1 161 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 13 number.. 227 187 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 43 number.. 828 1 352 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 121 acres.. 4 911 5 328 bushels.. 477 693 598 657 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 52 acres.. 2 057 2 127 bushels.. 122 290 97 922 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 230 153 bushels.. 19 700 13 468 Tobacco ......................farms.. 85 131 acres.. 763 1 119 pounds.. 1 113 535 1 494 642 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 64 96 acres.. 5 156 5 156 bushels.. 177 156 149 969 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 153 acres.. 3 810 4 917 tons, dry.. 5 439 9 259 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 53 78 acres.. 716 952 @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.