1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 455 501 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 241 86 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 556 620 484 683 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 397 2 705 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 711 46 631 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 143 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 416 469 acres.. 60 174 66 572 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 367 421 acres.. 49 585 52 301 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 20 acres.. 711 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 504 40 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 031 80 660 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 517 9 735 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 987 30 675 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 23 $100,000 or more .................... 63 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 752 35 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 736 71 053 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 454 501 $1,000.. 3 950 3 779 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 701 7 543 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 220 253 Other ............................... 235 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 223 264 200 days or more ................... 159 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 244 number.. 11 253 13 511 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 147 number.. 1 857 1 781 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 76 number.. 3 788 5 359 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 233 number.. 4 255 5 636 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 38 number.. 2 644 4 211 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 34 number.. 14 609 7 067 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 24 number.. 1 729 477 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 50 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 191 231 acres.. 18 605 22 457 bushels.. 2 157 181 1 823 321 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 98 acres.. 6 260 4 283 bushels.. 355 342 214 159 Barley for grain..............farms.. 47 48 acres.. 2 566 1 692 bushels.. 163 287 97 688 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 146 147 acres.. 14 436 11 296 bushels.. 468 099 357 132 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 241 288 acres.. 8 296 10 574 tons, dry.. 22 165 27 913 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 24 acres.. 188 424 @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. .