1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 551 683 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 459 62 308 Average size of farm .......acres.. 99 91 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 650 220 789 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 809 3 239 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 639 23 853 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 137 10 to 49 acres ...................... 233 274 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 183 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 517 626 acres.. 32 325 35 079 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 468 563 acres.. 24 211 22 768 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 78 acres.. 637 649 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 968 16 115 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 869 23 594 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 084 14 174 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 884 1 940 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 214 289 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 15 $100,000 or more .................... 32 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 764 11 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 843 16 432 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 550 683 $1,000.. 6 365 3 572 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 572 5 230 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 314 Other ............................... 295 369 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 409 200 days or more ................... 212 288 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 101 124 number.. 3 121 3 646 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 100 number.. 1 529 1 435 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 13 number.. 238 251 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 91 109 number.. 1 151 1 621 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 57 number.. 2 557 4 302 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 47 number.. 2 841 5 875 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 17 number.. 1 321 453 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 53 number.. 2 430 4 390 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 134 acres.. 7 532 7 614 bushels.. 666 805 418 876 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 53 acres.. 2 038 1 372 bushels.. 64 760 46 694 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 137 (D) bushels.. 7 118 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 146 215 acres.. 1 046 1 595 pounds.. 1 410 427 1 854 018 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 96 73 acres.. 6 266 3 580 bushels.. 200 439 87 427 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 193 acres.. 3 706 5 835 tons, dry.. 7 037 8 285 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 92 93 acres.. 3 269 2 177 @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. .