1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 349 400 Land in farms ..................acres.. 33 450 37 320 Average size of farm .......acres.. 96 93 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 264 367 263 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 584 3 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 049 34 688 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 322 380 acres.. 17 865 21 455 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 293 344 acres.. 13 444 15 721 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 20 acres.. 335 144 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 704 6 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 075 16 987 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 868 6 265 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 836 530 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 12 $100,000 or more .................... 16 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 109 7 020 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 640 17 551 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 160 196 Other ............................... 189 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 229 200 days or more ................... 153 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 76 number.. 1 550 1 609 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 66 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 71 55 number.. 732 672 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 20 number.. 120 229 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 13 number.. 248 233 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 10 number.. 177 179 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 96 acres.. 3 554 3 133 bushels.. 381 195 332 351 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 49 acres.. 2 456 2 597 bushels.. 154 819 119 852 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 9 acres.. 262 469 bushels.. 20 966 28 086 Tobacco ......................farms.. 147 190 acres.. 1 657 1 766 pounds.. 2 083 983 2 321 608 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 74 87 acres.. 4 348 6 975 bushels.. 150 124 199 151 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 93 90 acres.. 1 842 2 052 tons, dry.. 2 867 3 154 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 40 acres.. 476 429 @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.