1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 347 392 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 762 125 019 Average size of farm .......acres.. 357 319 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 692 153 456 990 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 883 1 410 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 346 73 734 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 297 360 acres.. 100 255 98 495 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 285 338 acres.. 94 671 83 948 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 79 acres.. 10 718 11 279 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 089 51 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 694 131 402 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 129 15 031 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 960 36 478 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 28 $100,000 or more .................... 145 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 541 44 576 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 182 113 715 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 346 392 $1,000.. 11 178 8 750 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 306 22 322 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 250 Other ............................... 133 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 192 200 days or more ................... 105 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 31 37 number.. 979 881 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 23 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 25 28 number.. 270 298 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 17 number.. 15 591 28 853 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 35 434 53 531 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 31 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 20 number.. (D) 96 075 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 79 71 number.. 19 672 412 16 651 788 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 135 168 acres.. 18 827 19 399 bushels.. 2 706 319 1 748 862 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 185 acres.. 19 962 14 725 bushels.. 1 166 314 767 795 Barley for grain..............farms.. 75 77 acres.. 9 622 7 041 bushels.. 647 658 443 513 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 230 286 acres.. 62 006 52 811 bushels.. 2 079 873 1 001 570 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 44 acres.. 808 918 tons, dry.. 1 954 2 274 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 58 72 acres.. 5 837 5 094 @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. .