1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DELAWARE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 633 2 966 Land in farms ..................acres.. 589 189 608 245 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 514 156 369 751 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 246 1 765 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 843 53 447 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 421 514 10 to 49 acres ...................... 797 867 50 to 179 acres ..................... 725 788 180 to 499 acres .................... 398 481 500 to 999 acres .................... 161 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 131 128 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 162 2 397 acres.. 495 156 501 290 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 956 2 172 acres.. 470 348 441 502 Irrigated land .................farms.. 352 384 acres.. 61 774 60 812 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 559 766 443 575 Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 596 149 553 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 142 963 96 118 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 416 802 347 456 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 392 540 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 213 270 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 252 297 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 301 280 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 202 214 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 182 257 $100,000 or more .................... 1 091 1 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 448 199 377 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 613 127 184 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 627 2 965 $1,000.. 108 998 65 300 Average per farm..........dollars.. 41 491 22 023 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 578 1 774 Other ............................... 1 055 1 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 287 1 426 200 days or more ................... 849 955 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 411 461 number.. 28 838 31 191 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 216 number.. 2 856 2 187 Milk cows ..................farms.. 137 169 number.. 8 659 9 354 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 337 376 number.. 22 655 26 934 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 205 301 number.. 58 913 49 714 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 195 310 number.. 118 100 109 600 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 72 50 number.. 1 856 1 667 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 117 175 number.. 739 248 834 287 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 870 1 001 number.. 223 328 864 210 492 139 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 029 1 076 acres.. 154 240 130 234 bushels.. 18 142 044 9 876 539 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 599 630 acres.. 61 754 43 573 bushels.. 3 324 145 1 827 869 Barley for grain..............farms.. 323 360 acres.. 37 520 32 642 bushels.. 2 605 621 1 897 161 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 324 1 515 acres.. 231 872 219 941 bushels.. 6 948 357 4 143 975 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 428 539 acres.. 11 947 18 341 tons, dry.. 30 451 43 254 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 271 317 acres.. 42 380 43 036 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. 1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 782 857 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 375 201 444 Average size of farm .......acres.. 252 235 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 510 070 402 674 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 033 1 568 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 857 57 040 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 243 251 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 268 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 713 791 acres.. 166 177 170 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 656 721 acres.. 156 962 150 674 Irrigated land .................farms.. 99 113 acres.. 20 283 18 521 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 111 769 83 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 927 97 557 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 783 38 890 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 986 44 717 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 59 $100,000 or more .................... 222 186 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 94 528 75 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 189 88 597 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 780 856 $1,000.. 17 430 10 076 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 346 11 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 454 483 Other ............................... 328 374 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 405 455 200 days or more ................... 270 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 217 226 number.. 13 097 16 179 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 82 number.. 1 283 788 Milk cows ..................farms.. 104 113 number.. 4 628 5 432 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 195 number.. 7 962 14 346 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 97 number.. 5 880 5 958 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 96 number.. 17 453 15 343 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 16 number.. 823 590 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 79 112 number.. 106 755 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 115 90 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 315 332 acres.. 43 191 38 846 bushels.. 4 884 247 2 585 645 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 261 227 acres.. 26 850 15 416 bushels.. 1 487 791 643 694 Barley for grain..............farms.. 138 175 acres.. 20 020 18 813 bushels.. 1 499 384 1 101 936 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 433 469 acres.. 81 650 70 261 bushels.. 2 486 618 1 249 800 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 220 264 acres.. 4 724 7 044 tons, dry.. 11 344 13 594 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 82 105 acres.. 16 744 21 360 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. 1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 336 380 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 134 93 998 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 853 261 670 476 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 146 2 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 434 71 585 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 315 363 acres.. 73 436 78 162 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 277 324 acres.. 67 852 64 358 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 44 acres.. 2 033 2 063 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 289 30 417 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 908 80 044 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 065 21 323 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 224 9 094 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 41 $100,000 or more .................... 67 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 642 26 844 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 394 70 642 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 335 380 $1,000.. 5 178 4 841 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 456 12 739 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 211 Other ............................... 138 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 188 200 days or more ................... 102 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 83 number.. 3 446 4 619 Beef cows ..................farms.. 34 37 number.. 500 374 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 1 371 1 750 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 67 number.. 1 152 2 096 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 15 number.. 630 1 079 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 16 number.. 1 043 2 671 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. 238 507 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 195 acres.. 32 048 34 367 bushels.. 3 975 268 2 717 813 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 85 acres.. 9 643 3 726 bushels.. 568 531 176 277 Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 34 acres.. 1 481 1 734 bushels.. 102 759 127 069 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 126 147 acres.. 25 591 17 146 bushels.. 921 300 453 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 122 acres.. 3 283 5 161 tons, dry.. 9 663 15 459 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 36 acres.. 1 069 1 562 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. 1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 515 1 729 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 680 312 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 441 133 287 359 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 119 1 607 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 613 47 655 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 326 406 10 to 49 acres ...................... 435 502 50 to 179 acres ..................... 384 422 180 to 499 acres .................... 214 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 134 1 243 acres.. 255 543 252 751 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 023 1 127 acres.. 245 534 226 470 Irrigated land .................farms.. 213 227 acres.. 39 458 40 228 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 407 707 329 552 Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 114 190 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 115 35 906 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 348 592 293 646 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 234 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 157 $100,000 or more .................... 802 858 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 318 030 274 418 Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 337 158 715 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 512 1 729 $1,000.. 86 390 50 383 Average per farm..........dollars.. 57 136 29 140 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 926 1 080 Other ............................... 589 649 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 721 783 200 days or more ................... 477 517 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 152 number.. 12 295 10 393 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 97 number.. 1 073 1 025 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 36 number.. 2 660 2 172 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 114 number.. 13 541 10 492 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 122 189 number.. 52 403 42 677 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 127 198 number.. 99 604 91 586 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 22 number.. 795 570 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 747 910 number.. 194 185 730 192 114 694 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 570 549 acres.. 79 001 57 021 bushels.. 9 282 529 4 573 081 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 260 318 acres.. 25 261 24 431 bushels.. 1 267 823 1 007 898 Barley for grain..............farms.. 163 151 acres.. 16 019 12 095 bushels.. 1 003 478 668 156 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 765 899 acres.. 124 631 132 534 bushels.. 3 540 439 2 440 625 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 153 acres.. 3 940 6 136 tons, dry.. 9 444 14 201 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 157 176 acres.. 24 566 20 114 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .