1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 673 754 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 491 80 493 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 107 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 369 216 780 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 624 2 085 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 362 23 343 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 99 10 to 49 acres ...................... 203 224 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 651 740 acres.. 44 705 45 608 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 621 718 acres.. 35 543 32 724 Irrigated land .................farms.. 113 125 acres.. 1 109 1 239 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 349 13 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 292 17 601 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 656 7 876 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 692 5 396 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 141 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 52 $100,000 or more .................... 27 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 292 10 098 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 721 13 410 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 674 753 $1,000.. 3 459 2 073 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 132 2 753 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 353 410 Other ............................... 320 344 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 374 436 200 days or more ................... 250 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 223 number.. 4 596 4 917 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 142 number.. 1 684 1 809 Milk cows ..................farms.. 64 65 number.. 406 485 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 188 number.. 1 805 2 464 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 133 number.. 18 042 17 542 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 116 130 number.. 32 683 32 310 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 29 number.. 194 314 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 76 91 number.. 11 426 13 667 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 813 119 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 261 286 acres.. 8 223 7 813 bushels.. 754 520 395 680 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 149 167 acres.. 4 874 3 209 bushels.. 235 430 106 005 Barley for grain..............farms.. 52 81 acres.. 1 831 1 319 bushels.. 111 264 69 279 Tobacco ......................farms.. 296 391 acres.. 2 654 3 129 pounds.. 4 008 337 4 359 118 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 244 255 acres.. 15 217 13 041 bushels.. 453 993 283 675 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 255 acres.. 4 100 4 508 tons, dry.. 7 809 8 516 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 61 70 acres.. 296 232 @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. .