1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SOMERSET COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 345 406 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 657 64 305 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 326 574 256 596 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 817 1 302 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 589 55 405 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 257 302 acres.. 40 096 45 495 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 224 265 acres.. 37 253 38 245 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 32 acres.. 1 504 2 587 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 881 80 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 206 199 243 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 140 8 196 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 90 741 72 697 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 49 $100,000 or more .................... 191 211 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 408 71 480 Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 457 176 060 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 345 406 $1,000.. 15 040 10 390 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 594 25 591 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 249 Other ............................... 126 157 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 145 197 200 days or more ................... 106 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 48 50 number.. 2 276 2 066 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 31 number.. 815 591 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 234 481 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 43 47 number.. 993 962 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 28 number.. 7 222 14 273 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 24 number.. 24 340 43 206 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 181 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 12 number.. (D) 130 114 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 187 228 number.. 48 523 355 45 671 603 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 131 128 acres.. 11 316 8 783 bushels.. 1 497 477 701 948 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 92 acres.. 6 608 5 708 bushels.. 362 859 245 044 Barley for grain..............farms.. 24 26 acres.. 938 1 237 bushels.. 70 831 89 154 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 177 183 acres.. 21 524 22 615 bushels.. 659 747 556 227 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 48 73 acres.. 1 110 1 558 tons, dry.. 2 702 3 418 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 35 acres.. 1 089 2 371 @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. .