1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 413 457 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 349 170 677 Average size of farm .......acres.. 400 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 022 070 680 385 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 457 1 959 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 530 68 102 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 90 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 392 436 acres.. 142 316 142 148 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 375 408 acres.. 130 039 114 736 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 47 acres.. 7 821 5 196 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 172 31 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 589 68 449 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 075 14 259 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 097 17 022 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 42 $100,000 or more .................... 151 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 652 29 921 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 687 65 473 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 414 457 $1,000.. 10 774 504 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 024 1 102 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 266 281 Other ............................... 147 176 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 217 200 days or more ................... 94 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 76 92 number.. 6 400 8 122 Beef cows ..................farms.. 26 30 number.. 756 853 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 45 number.. 2 477 3 388 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 68 85 number.. 2 649 3 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 21 number.. 2 155 3 358 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 20 number.. 3 656 5 281 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 11 number.. 886 624 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 31 number.. (D) 34 552 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 30 27 number.. 8 599 198 5 881 212 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 247 313 acres.. 55 831 54 141 bushels.. 6 674 503 2 706 496 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 220 218 acres.. 26 940 15 509 bushels.. 1 623 368 762 802 Barley for grain..............farms.. 68 84 acres.. 4 847 4 643 bushels.. 341 331 321 600 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 291 309 acres.. 58 897 40 552 bushels.. 2 016 098 774 526 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 113 acres.. 2 911 4 626 tons, dry.. 8 035 10 814 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 40 acres.. 2 484 3 090 @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. .