1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 588 636 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 981 132 804 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 416 274 347 781 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 037 1 646 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 550 57 186 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 196 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 526 557 acres.. 106 610 110 467 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 504 532 acres.. 101 911 97 934 Irrigated land .................farms.. 118 130 acres.. 14 809 13 279 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 053 72 343 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 647 113 746 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 898 16 245 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 155 56 098 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 60 $100,000 or more .................... 218 199 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 104 64 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 428 100 777 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 587 636 $1,000.. 13 741 5 940 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 408 9 340 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 397 Other ............................... 231 239 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 314 200 days or more ................... 172 207 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 101 number.. 4 794 4 966 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 48 number.. 794 610 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 24 number.. 1 902 1 794 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 80 number.. 2 104 2 105 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 47 number.. 7 395 8 883 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 44 number.. 16 346 16 554 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 10 number.. 391 172 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 35 number.. (D) 173 449 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 152 175 number.. 35 549 391 37 893 252 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 243 268 acres.. 23 361 23 697 bushels.. 2 149 595 1 332 470 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 265 277 acres.. 22 893 20 272 bushels.. 1 151 016 913 907 Barley for grain..............farms.. 143 165 acres.. 11 498 10 859 bushels.. 753 247 648 418 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 378 427 acres.. 61 211 54 426 bushels.. 1 617 861 804 130 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 123 acres.. 3 169 3 519 tons, dry.. 8 304 7 453 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 87 110 acres.. 6 283 6 249 @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. .