1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 496 601 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 389 67 655 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 124 232 767 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 927 2 334 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 380 32 667 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 203 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 475 571 acres.. 33 709 35 866 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 429 527 acres.. 22 184 20 603 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 68 acres.. 685 908 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 939 8 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 037 13 774 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 996 5 985 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 943 2 293 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 24 $100,000 or more .................... 23 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 592 6 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 290 10 937 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 496 602 $1,000.. 1 366 529 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 754 879 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 289 Other ............................... 250 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 356 200 days or more ................... 207 245 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 162 number.. 3 064 3 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 122 number.. 1 541 1 354 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 27 number.. 88 173 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 104 126 number.. 1 263 1 378 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 85 number.. 4 407 7 855 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 70 number.. 7 340 14 726 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 17 number.. 389 813 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 66 number.. 2 796 3 843 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 172 acres.. 4 437 5 778 bushels.. 434 613 264 281 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 65 89 acres.. 3 192 2 514 bushels.. 155 077 100 491 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 149 95 bushels.. 10 570 5 799 Tobacco ......................farms.. 184 258 acres.. 1 879 2 566 pounds.. 2 552 756 3 245 681 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 119 114 acres.. 10 298 6 213 bushels.. 319 387 140 655 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 207 acres.. 3 652 3 901 tons, dry.. 7 072 5 671 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 48 48 acres.. 315 243 @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. .