1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 415 474 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 835 107 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 505 280 418 862 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 191 1 643 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 835 64 500 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 99 112 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 131 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 255 328 acres.. 82 823 80 931 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 221 283 acres.. 79 231 77 196 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 20 acres.. 4 390 2 327 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 147 553 131 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 548 277 009 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 492 18 920 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 123 060 112 382 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 40 $100,000 or more .................... 263 276 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 118 702 105 093 Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 029 221 714 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 282 302 Other ............................... 133 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 172 204 200 days or more ................... 112 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 42 44 number.. 1 762 2 059 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 32 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 37 number.. 946 898 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 55 number.. 6 094 30 133 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 51 number.. 12 315 48 188 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 42 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 9 number.. 48 233 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 233 258 number.. 56 651 265 57 407 806 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 160 216 acres.. 36 354 38 141 bushels.. 4 718 017 4 688 698 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 80 57 acres.. 10 836 5 205 bushels.. 703 591 286 193 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 11 acres.. (D) 739 bushels.. (D) 58 446 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 167 215 acres.. 40 267 38 022 bushels.. 1 223 893 1 131 765 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 34 acres.. 1 093 708 tons, dry.. 2 864 1 428 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 14 acres.. 204 346 @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.