1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 781 840 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 795 83 232 Average size of farm .......acres.. 97 99 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 780 522 026 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 742 5 327 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 562 35 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 124 122 10 to 49 acres ...................... 346 340 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 276 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 665 731 acres.. 54 361 58 567 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 538 580 acres.. 42 430 43 796 Irrigated land .................farms.. 102 115 acres.. 1 188 1 083 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 179 40 611 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 530 48 347 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 963 26 311 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 216 14 300 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 302 307 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 45 $100,000 or more .................... 88 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 501 35 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 234 42 275 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 351 390 Other ............................... 430 450 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 434 488 200 days or more ................... 303 319 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 231 263 number.. 9 642 12 401 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 158 number.. 2 210 2 551 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 37 number.. 2 865 2 903 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 235 number.. 4 558 5 823 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 43 number.. 2 480 4 645 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 40 number.. 2 907 10 889 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 64 number.. 3 004 4 272 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 52 number.. (D) 9 827 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 141 178 acres.. 16 088 16 437 bushels.. 1 127 175 1 906 596 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 55 acres.. 2 491 1 903 bushels.. 141 170 92 104 Barley for grain..............farms.. 32 45 acres.. 1 524 1 894 bushels.. 114 301 127 153 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 70 84 acres.. 9 072 9 028 bushels.. 283 619 298 905 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 300 309 acres.. 8 603 9 637 tons, dry.. 18 053 24 127 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 82 126 acres.. 2 455 3 136 @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.