1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 250 280 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 108 109 032 Average size of farm .......acres.. 436 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 464 667 920 090 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 956 2 364 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 317 79 204 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 227 254 acres.. 93 646 91 988 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 220 239 acres.. 88 324 76 918 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 10 acres.. 1 983 694 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 501 26 579 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 004 94 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 125 12 309 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 376 14 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 25 $100,000 or more .................... 88 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 325 23 845 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 802 85 467 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 251 279 $1,000.. 6 890 2 237 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 451 8 018 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 141 171 Other ............................... 109 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 134 200 days or more ................... 78 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 71 number.. 2 367 4 278 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 44 number.. 500 623 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 15 number.. 877 1 640 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 61 number.. 943 1 722 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 18 number.. 1 834 2 765 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 19 number.. 4 358 6 161 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 521 487 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 19 number.. 261 887 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 28 34 number.. 8 014 902 7 365 729 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 185 acres.. 31 147 32 866 bushels.. 3 538 294 1 951 421 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 137 acres.. 18 526 12 632 bushels.. 1 030 317 649 063 Barley for grain..............farms.. 39 50 acres.. 2 476 2 815 bushels.. 187 698 189 821 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 182 191 acres.. 47 176 34 894 bushels.. 1 640 291 724 002 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 29 67 acres.. 1 239 2 308 tons, dry.. 2 723 4 859 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 13 acres.. 975 685 @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. .