1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 13 037 14 776 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 223 476 2 396 629 Average size of farm .......acres.. 171 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 503 828 366 788 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 911 2 261 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 564 44 656 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 560 1 838 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 979 4 400 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 254 4 885 180 to 499 acres .................... 2 252 2 591 500 to 999 acres .................... 641 712 1,000 acres or more ................. 351 350 Total cropland .................farms.. 11 605 13 200 acres.. 1 663 907 1 744 891 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 10 447 11 960 acres.. 1 397 069 1 346 913 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 063 1 074 acres.. 56 913 50 762 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 169 331 989 061 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 693 66 937 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 388 143 253 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 781 188 736 006 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 3 165 4 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 642 1 948 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 698 1 881 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 1 822 2 012 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 096 1 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 904 1 084 $100,000 or more .................... 2 710 2 586 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 974 511 851 440 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 732 57 631 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 13 040 14 774 $1,000.. 186 174 135 200 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 277 9 151 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 6 980 7 882 Other ............................... 6 057 6 894 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 6 745 7 985 200 days or more ................... 4 563 5 504 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 4 978 5 780 number.. 283 167 308 052 Beef cows ..................farms.. 2 921 3 185 number.. 51 676 48 454 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 329 1 694 number.. 94 751 110 463 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 4 545 5 368 number.. 133 633 154 540 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 910 1 322 number.. 145 519 197 214 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 843 1 265 number.. 289 149 372 470 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 611 660 number.. 25 291 24 599 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 839 1 337 number.. 4 268 626 4 060 760 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 109 1 381 number.. 257 209 663 257 070 110 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 631 5 608 acres.. 454 083 432 409 bushels.. 52 596 358 31 941 714 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 774 3 112 acres.. 188 122 146 081 bushels.. 10 233 795 6 766 273 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 291 1 541 acres.. 63 024 59 268 bushels.. 4 240 170 3 707 134 Tobacco ......................farms.. 951 1 357 acres.. 8 470 10 780 pounds.. 11 794 382 13 751 729 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 663 3 697 acres.. 503 181 405 170 bushels.. 16 226 822 9 352 369 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 5 532 6 619 acres.. 222 184 255 676 tons, dry.. 545 526 593 854 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 167 1 184 acres.. 36 313 38 238 @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. .