1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 318 361 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 283 133 597 Average size of farm .......acres.. 413 370 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 068 149 923 353 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 597 2 458 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 017 86 200 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 305 342 acres.. 113 211 109 652 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 298 332 acres.. 103 939 88 997 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 19 acres.. 4 770 3 439 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 479 43 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 317 120 577 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 229 20 200 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 250 23 328 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 31 $100,000 or more .................... 98 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 777 38 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 771 106 055 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 319 360 $1,000.. 6 288 4 133 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 712 11 482 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 241 Other ............................... 113 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 163 200 days or more ................... 74 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 88 number.. 7 249 9 546 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 28 number.. 420 494 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 43 number.. 4 120 4 466 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 55 85 number.. 4 251 6 330 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 20 number.. 8 599 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 20 number.. 11 211 8 733 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 11 number.. 736 651 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. 2 156 824 2 299 600 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 242 286 acres.. 54 771 46 916 bushels.. 6 475 123 2 834 868 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 150 158 acres.. 11 933 8 541 bushels.. 746 903 385 720 Barley for grain..............farms.. 39 44 acres.. 2 227 1 243 bushels.. 171 079 85 809 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 237 224 acres.. 35 602 22 987 bushels.. 1 348 128 537 814 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 75 111 acres.. 3 288 5 990 tons, dry.. 12 447 17 077 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 21 acres.. 1 028 2 233 @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. .