1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 809 906 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 932 137 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 153 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 399 063 282 451 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 805 1 811 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 101 50 833 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 208 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 298 334 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 232 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 741 849 acres.. 92 991 103 055 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 689 782 acres.. 72 406 77 744 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 37 acres.. 241 652 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 341 54 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 115 59 703 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 451 6 432 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 890 47 659 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 239 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 87 $100,000 or more .................... 215 206 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 305 41 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 002 46 191 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 809 906 $1,000.. 14 733 12 073 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 212 13 326 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 475 507 Other ............................... 334 399 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 396 454 200 days or more ................... 250 315 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 572 630 number.. 41 875 42 821 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 285 number.. 5 988 5 372 Milk cows ..................farms.. 223 278 number.. 15 907 17 556 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 554 624 number.. 17 036 19 751 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 120 number.. 9 889 22 284 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 74 127 number.. 24 318 44 783 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 47 number.. 1 897 1 266 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 98 number.. 448 738 454 005 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 15 number.. 3 953 6 886 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 401 457 acres.. 21 439 19 308 bushels.. 2 412 086 1 287 673 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 224 254 acres.. 6 725 6 056 bushels.. 353 846 267 710 Barley for grain..............farms.. 193 209 acres.. 5 390 4 275 bushels.. 322 299 254 781 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 142 101 acres.. 6 339 3 886 bushels.. 250 768 100 896 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 541 631 acres.. 25 845 27 425 tons, dry.. 69 788 67 929 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 58 53 acres.. 324 184 @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. .