1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 240 250 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 572 109 108 Average size of farm .......acres.. 457 436 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 414 152 1 464 667 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 157 2 956 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 231 119 317 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 219 227 acres.. 92 953 93 646 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 202 220 acres.. 89 373 88 324 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 21 acres.. 1 596 1 983 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 530 35 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 208 142 004 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 259 21 125 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 271 14 376 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 33 $100,000 or more .................... 98 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 538 31 325 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 057 124 802 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 139 141 Other ............................... 101 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 129 200 days or more ................... 58 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 36 39 number.. 2 212 2 367 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 23 number.. 381 500 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 11 number.. 878 877 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 32 34 number.. 767 943 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 12 number.. (D) 1 834 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) 4 358 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 9 number.. 514 521 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 261 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 35 28 number.. 12 046 400 8 014 902 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 130 144 acres.. 33 697 31 147 bushels.. 2 737 665 3 538 294 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 128 acres.. 21 038 18 526 bushels.. 1 333 701 1 030 317 Barley for grain..............farms.. 27 39 acres.. 2 577 2 476 bushels.. 212 630 187 698 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 153 182 acres.. 48 075 47 176 bushels.. 1 401 024 1 640 291 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 29 acres.. 1 160 1 239 tons, dry.. 2 962 2 723 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 9 acres.. 1 170 975 @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.