1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 634 670 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 699 121 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 104 180 133 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 264 978 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 742 35 414 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 290 314 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 581 631 acres.. 55 517 58 076 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 557 597 acres.. 37 774 39 257 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 4 acres.. 56 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 437 19 377 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 235 28 921 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 198 1 639 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 240 17 738 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 181 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 84 $100,000 or more .................... 66 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 968 15 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 226 22 679 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 633 671 $1,000.. 3 443 4 562 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 439 6 798 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 379 Other ............................... 287 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 342 377 200 days or more ................... 216 238 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 497 537 number.. 23 443 24 186 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 317 number.. 4 704 5 050 Milk cows ..................farms.. 156 189 number.. 5 873 6 425 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 472 513 number.. 15 924 15 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 76 number.. 1 643 3 084 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 66 number.. 3 050 5 004 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 60 number.. 1 719 2 357 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 86 number.. 2 215 68 847 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 192 238 acres.. 4 443 4 137 bushels.. 448 086 339 978 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 17 acres.. 77 136 bushels.. 4 176 4 503 Barley for grain..............farms.. 37 28 acres.. 624 442 bushels.. 42 229 13 410 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 516 569 acres.. 26 618 26 932 tons, dry.. 53 314 49 801 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 19 acres.. 295 165 @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. .