1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 695 758 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 312 99 948 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 520 778 344 590 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 825 2 907 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 048 40 001 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 272 246 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 291 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 616 697 acres.. 70 958 72 978 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 547 619 acres.. 55 641 51 447 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 28 acres.. 318 417 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 735 24 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 345 32 322 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 302 8 669 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 433 15 831 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 228 264 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 43 $100,000 or more .................... 85 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 983 21 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 332 28 892 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 696 758 $1,000.. 3 134 1 361 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 503 1 795 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 338 361 Other ............................... 357 397 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 355 421 200 days or more ................... 262 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 384 416 number.. 18 992 19 515 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 220 number.. 3 871 3 433 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 106 number.. 4 988 5 780 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 380 number.. 8 465 10 312 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 49 number.. 1 238 1 294 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 51 number.. 2 316 3 150 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 55 number.. 3 019 3 510 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 67 number.. 1 359 2 597 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 263 327 acres.. 23 237 21 376 bushels.. 2 788 307 2 141 455 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 132 acres.. 3 206 2 901 bushels.. 169 269 133 700 Barley for grain..............farms.. 54 73 acres.. 1 733 1 851 bushels.. 102 276 123 244 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 123 101 acres.. 9 421 6 098 bushels.. 323 797 212 532 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 425 484 acres.. 15 166 15 078 tons, dry.. 40 777 42 254 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 50 40 acres.. 905 1 941 @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. .