1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WICOMICO COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 580 684 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 656 91 254 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 688 339 581 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 686 2 280 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 243 53 840 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 124 159 10 to 49 acres ...................... 202 215 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 183 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 399 504 acres.. 70 960 71 616 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 357 433 acres.. 66 635 67 100 Irrigated land .................farms.. 77 74 acres.. 5 729 4 597 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 186 294 164 682 Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 197 240 763 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 892 20 654 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 156 402 144 028 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 53 $100,000 or more .................... 309 341 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 160 364 138 824 Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 013 202 959 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 351 380 Other ............................... 229 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 347 200 days or more ................... 179 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 55 63 number.. 2 211 1 526 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 44 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 46 44 number.. 1 295 635 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 42 number.. 3 526 12 208 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 47 number.. 6 088 20 073 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 310 225 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 38 number.. 373 632 637 143 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 283 322 number.. 76 432 601 76 497 668 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 180 217 acres.. 21 995 19 786 bushels.. 2 703 167 2 512 963 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 125 146 acres.. 11 136 9 754 bushels.. 696 728 523 593 Barley for grain..............farms.. 24 24 acres.. 845 943 bushels.. 57 417 60 033 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 236 309 acres.. 34 489 38 292 bushels.. 917 758 1 105 846 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 72 acres.. 2 192 1 110 tons, dry.. 5 914 2 849 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 72 96 acres.. 2 188 2 802 @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.