1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 525 588 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 316 126 981 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 500 487 416 274 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 297 2 037 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 017 63 550 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 462 526 acres.. 94 605 106 610 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 435 504 acres.. 91 067 101 911 Irrigated land .................farms.. 115 118 acres.. 16 183 14 809 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 120 85 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 181 144 647 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 719 26 898 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 401 58 155 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 61 $100,000 or more .................... 203 218 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 472 70 104 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 878 119 428 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 357 Other ............................... 200 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 260 292 200 days or more ................... 172 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 72 87 number.. 3 168 4 794 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 44 number.. 434 794 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 26 number.. 1 472 1 902 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 52 66 number.. 1 387 2 104 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 25 number.. 6 098 7 395 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 27 number.. 12 472 16 346 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. 244 391 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 138 152 number.. 34 951 281 35 549 391 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 187 243 acres.. 20 547 23 361 bushels.. 1 983 268 2 149 595 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 213 265 acres.. 21 452 22 893 bushels.. 1 252 817 1 151 016 Barley for grain..............farms.. 107 143 acres.. 8 394 11 498 bushels.. 668 456 753 247 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 314 378 acres.. 49 631 61 211 bushels.. 1 401 976 1 617 861 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 100 110 acres.. 2 266 3 169 tons, dry.. 5 589 8 304 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 82 87 acres.. 6 758 6 283 @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.