1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 400 464 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 320 41 251 Average size of farm .......acres.. 93 89 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 367 263 237 760 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 233 2 933 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 688 33 964 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 380 457 acres.. 21 455 22 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 432 acres.. 15 721 13 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 33 acres.. 144 363 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 795 4 379 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 987 9 437 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 265 3 917 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 530 462 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 16 $100,000 or more .................... 18 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 020 3 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 551 8 383 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 400 463 $1,000.. 2 369 - 253 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 922 - 546 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 242 Other ............................... 204 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 229 254 200 days or more ................... 155 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 76 99 number.. 1 609 1 649 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 79 number.. (D) 641 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 55 76 number.. 672 631 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 24 number.. 229 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 12 number.. 233 165 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 4 number.. 179 83 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 43 number.. (D) 3 273 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 96 138 acres.. 3 133 4 923 bushels.. 332 351 253 148 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 49 acres.. 2 597 1 351 bushels.. 119 852 43 670 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 11 acres.. 469 272 bushels.. 28 086 15 960 Tobacco ......................farms.. 190 283 acres.. 1 766 1 936 pounds.. 2 321 608 2 308 156 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 87 67 acres.. 6 975 2 901 bushels.. 199 151 68 263 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 129 acres.. 2 052 2 145 tons, dry.. 3 154 2 749 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 40 25 acres.. 429 435 @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. .