1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 474 631 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 519 123 406 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 862 361 933 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 643 1 793 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 500 58 270 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 112 146 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 165 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 328 452 acres.. 80 931 87 515 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 403 acres.. 77 196 76 107 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 15 acres.. 2 327 991 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 131 302 122 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 009 193 420 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 920 15 902 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 112 382 106 147 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 75 $100,000 or more .................... 276 329 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 105 093 105 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 714 166 837 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 474 631 $1,000.. 23 724 17 748 Average per farm..........dollars.. 50 051 28 127 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 435 Other ............................... 172 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 273 200 days or more ................... 139 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 44 59 number.. 2 059 2 642 Beef cows ..................farms.. 32 39 number.. (D) 1 208 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 282 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 44 number.. 898 1 205 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 81 number.. 30 133 28 172 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 85 number.. 48 188 45 483 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 16 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) 239 306 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 258 364 number.. 57 407 806 67 860 514 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 216 253 acres.. 38 141 26 398 bushels.. 4 688 698 2 416 848 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 82 acres.. 5 205 6 737 bushels.. 286 193 331 577 Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 20 acres.. 739 771 bushels.. 58 446 41 130 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 215 320 acres.. 38 022 43 446 bushels.. 1 131 765 1 282 773 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 52 acres.. 708 1 310 tons, dry.. 1 428 2 992 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 18 acres.. 346 768 @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. .