1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 768 809 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 292 123 932 Average size of farm .......acres.. 164 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 454 364 399 063 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 819 2 805 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 675 52 101 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 194 208 50 to 179 acres ..................... 264 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 713 741 acres.. 94 845 92 991 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 653 689 acres.. 75 901 72 406 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 33 acres.. 665 241 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 604 58 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 912 72 115 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 797 9 451 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 807 48 890 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 51 $100,000 or more .................... 214 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 569 45 305 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 674 56 002 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 422 475 Other ............................... 346 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 387 396 200 days or more ................... 274 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 507 572 number.. 41 519 41 875 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 269 number.. 5 013 5 988 Milk cows ..................farms.. 220 223 number.. 16 683 15 907 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 499 554 number.. 16 241 17 036 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 73 number.. 10 575 9 889 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 74 number.. 17 881 24 318 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 51 number.. 1 451 1 897 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 55 number.. 302 145 448 738 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 3 953 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 281 401 acres.. 15 821 21 439 bushels.. 1 162 460 2 412 086 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 181 224 acres.. 6 264 6 725 bushels.. 334 288 353 846 Barley for grain..............farms.. 170 193 acres.. 5 055 5 390 bushels.. 314 190 322 299 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 187 142 acres.. 11 147 6 339 bushels.. 396 135 250 768 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 524 541 acres.. 25 120 25 845 tons, dry.. 50 324 69 788 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 58 acres.. 278 324 @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.