1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 840 917 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 232 92 806 Average size of farm .......acres.. 99 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 522 026 357 755 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 327 3 290 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 537 37 773 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 122 147 10 to 49 acres ...................... 340 368 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 293 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 731 778 acres.. 58 567 70 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 580 644 acres.. 43 796 50 714 Irrigated land .................farms.. 115 76 acres.. 1 083 706 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 611 39 750 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 347 43 348 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 311 19 725 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 300 20 025 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 307 367 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 50 $100,000 or more .................... 87 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 511 31 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 275 34 197 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 840 918 $1,000.. 5 555 9 133 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 614 9 948 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 390 403 Other ............................... 450 514 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 488 540 200 days or more ................... 319 378 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 324 number.. 12 401 14 631 Beef cows ..................farms.. 158 174 number.. 2 551 2 339 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 60 number.. 2 903 4 317 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 235 308 number.. 5 823 6 534 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 51 number.. 4 645 3 935 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 51 number.. 10 889 6 631 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 54 number.. 4 272 2 504 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 90 number.. 9 827 13 493 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 178 244 acres.. 16 437 19 322 bushels.. 1 906 596 1 920 672 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 98 acres.. 1 903 3 390 bushels.. 92 104 150 951 Barley for grain..............farms.. 45 75 acres.. 1 894 3 861 bushels.. 127 153 253 451 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 84 81 acres.. 9 028 6 691 bushels.. 298 905 245 683 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 309 396 acres.. 9 637 12 077 tons, dry.. 24 127 28 854 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 126 116 acres.. 3 136 3 798 @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. .