1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 219 240 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 802 48 941 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 228 152 385 Average per acre .........dollars.. 817 886 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 129 25 156 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 199 227 acres.. 17 763 21 470 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 177 205 acres.. 8 988 10 914 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 68 95 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 431 3 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 667 13 724 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 329 1 298 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 102 1 996 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 5 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 260 3 187 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 884 13 336 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 219 239 $1,000.. 1 173 63 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 358 265 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 115 Other ............................... 109 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 135 200 days or more ................... 72 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 153 160 number.. 5 147 5 158 Beef cows ..................farms.. 130 129 number.. 2 157 2 400 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 14 number.. 696 665 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 151 number.. 2 011 2 519 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 21 number.. 160 462 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 16 number.. 291 739 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 13 number.. 462 338 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 24 number.. 639 1 117 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 54 acres.. 855 1 379 bushels.. 79 506 86 533 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 14 acres.. 159 117 bushels.. 7 925 4 664 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 97 (D) bushels.. 5 765 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 160 189 acres.. 7 052 7 651 tons, dry.. 14 298 13 419 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 14 acres.. 181 191 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld 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. .