1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 561 669 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 470 103 377 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 787 024 587 159 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 696 3 379 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 486 41 277 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 221 255 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 473 576 acres.. 62 600 77 137 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 393 468 acres.. 45 878 51 812 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 47 acres.. 884 469 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 717 26 049 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 407 38 937 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 953 16 091 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 764 9 958 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 204 259 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 34 $100,000 or more .................... 58 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 157 26 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 763 39 762 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 562 671 $1,000.. 2 066 3 566 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 677 5 315 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 253 276 Other ............................... 308 393 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 320 421 200 days or more ................... 229 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 211 281 number.. 11 330 12 131 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 173 number.. 3 717 2 934 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 49 number.. 2 517 3 663 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 202 273 number.. 5 383 5 416 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 34 number.. 483 2 780 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 32 number.. 735 5 940 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 35 number.. 1 015 1 765 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 65 number.. 1 520 2 193 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. 251 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 147 acres.. 13 812 15 857 bushels.. 1 587 340 1 498 775 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 59 79 acres.. 6 259 5 007 bushels.. 339 091 251 864 Barley for grain..............farms.. 25 35 acres.. 1 165 1 229 bushels.. 75 566 75 751 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 60 58 acres.. 11 239 9 934 bushels.. 358 222 334 626 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 242 309 acres.. 13 010 14 445 tons, dry.. 29 453 29 659 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 51 55 acres.. 1 200 932 @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. .