1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WICOMICO COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 684 774 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 254 95 542 Average size of farm .......acres.. 133 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 581 244 509 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 280 1 885 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 840 46 380 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 159 179 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 243 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 534 acres.. 71 616 69 674 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 433 479 acres.. 67 100 61 594 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 86 acres.. 4 597 4 957 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 164 682 134 061 Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 763 173 205 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 654 14 520 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 144 028 119 541 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 92 $100,000 or more .................... 341 366 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 138 824 116 157 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 959 150 073 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 684 774 $1,000.. 26 052 17 838 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 088 23 046 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 380 449 Other ............................... 304 325 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 386 200 days or more ................... 242 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 73 number.. 1 526 1 694 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 44 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 44 53 number.. 635 677 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 61 number.. 12 208 15 144 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 64 number.. 20 073 27 709 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 4 number.. 225 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 37 number.. 637 143 485 362 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 322 418 number.. 76 497 668 72 732 534 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 217 215 acres.. 19 786 14 998 bushels.. 2 512 963 1 350 150 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 146 106 acres.. 9 754 5 376 bushels.. 523 593 225 257 Barley for grain..............farms.. 24 29 acres.. 943 1 208 bushels.. 60 033 63 771 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 309 347 acres.. 38 292 41 334 bushels.. 1 105 846 964 244 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 81 acres.. 1 110 1 124 tons, dry.. 2 849 2 344 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 96 97 acres.. 2 802 2 406 @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. .