1987 

Census of 

Agriculture 

AC87-A-20 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 20 

Maryland 

State and County Data 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division. Many 

other divisions contributed to this preparation: Data Preparation 

performed the clerical processing; Administrative Services provided the forms design and other administrative services; Publications Services contributed in publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition, and printing procurement; Computer Services provided the computer processing facilities; Field 

provided selected data collection activities; Economic Programming prepared the computer programs; and Economic Surveys 

assisted in preparation of data collection and processing procedures and computer programs. 

Members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

Statistics and representatives of both public and private 

organizations made significant recommendations which helped 

establish data content. 

Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture provided valuable advice in the planning, publicizing, 

and processing phases of the census, and in helping farmers and 

ranchers complete the report forms. 

The press, farm magazines, radio and television stations, and 

farm organizations were most helpful in publicizing the census 

and encouraging cooperation of farm and ranch operators. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch 

operators who furnished the information requested. Only through 

their cooperation was it possible to collect and publish the data in 

this report. 

If you have any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call: 

(301) 763-8555 Division Chief 

(301) 763-8567 Crops Branch 

(301) 763-8569 Livestock Branch 

(301) 763-8566 Farm Economics Branch 

(301) 763-1113 General Information 

(301) 763-8558 Statistical Methodology 
1987 

Census of 

Agriculture 

AC87-A-20 

Volume 1 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 20 

Maryland 

State and County Data 

Issued February 1989 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Robert A. Mosbacher, Secretary 

Robert Ortner, Under Secretary 

for Economic Affairs 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

C. L. Kincannon, Deputy Director 

Charles A. Waite, Associate Director for 

Economic Programs 

Roger H. Bugenhagen, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Chief, 

Economic Census Staff 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Charles P. Pautler, Jr., Chief 

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 

Census of agriculture (1987). Geographic area series. 

1987 census of agriculture. Geographic area series. 

Includes indexes. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: C 3.31/4:987/v.1 

1. Agriculture-Economic aspects-United StatesStatistics. 2. Agriculture-Economic aspects-United 

States-States-Statistics. 3. Agriculture-Economic 

aspects-United States-Territories and possessions 

-Statistics. I. United States. Bureau of the Census. 

II. Title. 

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CONTENTS 

Page 

Introduction _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ VII 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________________ 1 

FIGURES 

1. State rv1ap _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2 

2. Profile of State's Agriculture: 1987 _________________________________________________________________ 3 

3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 ______________________________________________ 4 

4. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1959 to 1987 __________________________________________ 4 

5. Land Use: 1987__________________________________________________________________________________ 5 

6. Selected Crops Harvested: 1987 __________________________________________________________________ 5 

7. Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold: 1987 __________________________________________________________ 6 

8. Production Expenses: 1987 _______________________________________________________________________ 6 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. State Data 

1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census years_________________________________________________ 7 

2. rv1arket Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 _____________________________________ 9 

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 __________________________________________________ 10 

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 _____________________________________________________ 12 

5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________ 13 

6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982________________________________________________ 14 

7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987,1982, and 1978 ________________________________________________ 15 

8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 and 1982 _______________ 16 

9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ___________________________________________________________________ 16 

10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982___________________________ 17 

11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987, 1982, and 1978 _________________________________________________ 18 

12. Value of rv1achinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982_________________________________________ 18 

13. Selected rv1achinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________ 18 

14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978________________________________________________ 19 

15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, and 1978_______________________ 19 

16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 _____________________________________________________ 20 

17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, and Specified Racial 

Groups: 1987 and 1982__________________________________________________________________________ 21 

18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987___________________________ 23 

19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________ 24 

20. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ___________________________________ 25 

21. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982_______________________________________________________ 25 

22. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________ 26 

23. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 _________________________________________________ 26 

24. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 ____________________________________________________ 27 

25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1987 and 1982_______________________________________________________ 27 

26. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________ 28 

27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 _______________________________________ 28 

28. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1987___________________________________ 29 

29. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1987______________________________ 29 

30. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of rv1i1k Cow Herd: 1987 ______________________________ 30 

31. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 ___________________________________________ 30 

32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1987 and 1982__________________________________________________________ 30 

33. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________________________________________ 31 

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34. Hogs and Pigs-litters Farrowed: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________________ 31 

35. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 __________________________________________ 31 

36. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987_________________________________ 32 

37. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Farrowed: 1987 ________________________________ 32 

38. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ____________________________________________ 32 

39. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 ______________________________________ 33 

40. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1987__________________________________ 33 

41. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982_________________________ 34 

42. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________ 35 

43. Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1987 ___________________________ 35 

44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________ 36 

45. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________________ 37 

46. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of Sales: 1987 and 

1982____________________________________________________________________________________________ 38 

47. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 ___________________________ 39 

48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 _____________________________________________________________ 40 

49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 ___________________________________________________________ 50 

50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 ________________________________________ 60 

51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 ___________________________________________________________________ 80 

52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 _______________________________________________ 100 

53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 _________________________________________ 120 

CHAPTER 2. County Data 

1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 _________________________________________________________________ 140 

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 and 

1982____________________________________________________________________________________________ 143 

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982_________________________________________________________ 149 

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other Farm-Related Income, and 

Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982_______________________________________________ 152 

5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________ 155 

6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 ____________________________ 161 

7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________________________________________ 164 

8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982_________________________________________________ 167 

9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 __________________ .. __________ 170 

10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 and 1982______________________ 172 

11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ____________________________________________ _ 

12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________ _ 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ___________________________________________ _ 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________________ _ 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________________ _ 

16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________ _ 17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________ _ 

18. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________ _ 19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________________ _ 

20. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________ _ 

21. Fish Sales: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________ _ 

23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 _________________ _ 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________ _ 

25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1987 and 1982_ 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982 _________________________________ _ 

27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________ _ 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982 __________________________________________________________________ _ 

29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 ________________________________________________________ _ 

30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1987 and 1982 ________________ _ 

31. Other Crops: 1987 and 1982 _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1987 and 1982 _________ _ 33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________ _ 

34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 ______________________________________________ _ 35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1987 and 1982 _______________________________________________________ _ 36. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1987 ________________________________________________________________ _ 

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APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation _____________________________________ _______ ______ ________ _____ _____ __________ A-1 

B. Places With All Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program _______________________________________ B-1 

C. Statistical Methodology ____________________________________________________________________________ C-1 

O. Report Form and Information Sheet _______ ...:________________________________________________________ 0-1 

Index _____________________________________________________________________________________ Index 1 

Publication Program ________________________________________________________________________ Inside back cover 

'Not published for this State. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS V 

INTRODUCTION 

Page HISTORY ___ __ __ __ _____ ___ __ _ __ __ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ VII 

USES OF THE CENSUS __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ ____ __ VII 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED_________________________ VII FARM DEFINITION __ __ __ _ __ __ __ ___ _ ____ _ _ ___ _ __ ______ ___ _ _ VII 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA________________________________ VII TABULAR PRESENTATION _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ VII 

ADVANCE REPORTS __ _______ ____ __________ __ _ ____________ VIII 

ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION_______________________ VIII SPECIAL TABULATIONS___ __ _ _ _ __ __ ____ __ ____ _ __ __ _____ __ _ VIII 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES _____________________________ VIII 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA ___________ VIII 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS __________________________ VIII 

HISTORY 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture is the 23d taken by the 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The 

first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the 

sixth decennial census of population. From 1840 to 1950, 

an agriculture census was taken as part of the decennial 

census. A separate mid-decade census of agriculture was 

conducted in 1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974, a 

census of agriculture was taken for the years ending in 4 

and 9. In 1976, Congress authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 1982 to adjust the data 

reference year so that it coincided with the economic 

censuses covering manufacturing, mining, construction, 

retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, and selected 

transportation activities. This adjustment in timing established the agriculture census on a 5-year cycle collecting 

data for years ending in 2 and 7. 

USES OF THE CENSUS 

The census of agriculture is the leading source of 

statistics about the Nation's agricultural production and the 

only source of consistent, comparable data at the county, 

State, and national levels. Census statistics are used by 

Congress in developing and changing farm programs and 

for determining the effects of these programs. Many 

national and State programs are designed or allocated on 

the basis of census data, such as funds for extension 

services, research, and soil conservation projects. Private 

industry uses census statistics to provide a more effective 

production and distribution system for the agricultural 

community. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is required by law under Title 

13, United States Code, sections 142(a) and 191, which 

directs that a census be taken in 1979, 1983, and in every 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

fifth year after 1983 covering the prior year. The 1987 

census includes each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 

Virgin Island of the United States. A census of agriculture 

will be conducted in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with 

the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes first were established, the farm definition 

has been changed nine times. The current definition, first 

used for the 1974 census, is any place from which $1 ,000 

or more of agricultural products were produced and sold or 

normally would have been sold during the census year. 

The farm definition used for the outlying areas varies 

according to area. The report for each area includes a 

discussion of the farm definition. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Data on acreages and inventories for 1987 and 1982 

are generally comparable. Dollar figures shown for expenses 

and agricultural product sales are expressed in current 

dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation or deflation. In general, data for censuses since 1974 are not fully 

comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses due to 

changes in the farm definition. 

The 1978 U.S., region, and State data shown in the 

1978 Census of Agriculture publications included data for 

farms on the mail list plus estimates from an area sample 

for farms not on the mail list. For comparability, the 1978 

data in the 1987 publications include only farms on the 

mail list. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-Tables 1 through 47 in chapter 1 show 

detailed State-level data usually accompanied by historical 

data for one or more past censuses. Tables 48 through 53 

provide 1987 State data cross-tabulated by various farm 

classifications. 

County data-Chapter 2 presents selected data items 

by county. Tables 1 through 16 include general data for all 

counties. The counties are listed in alphabetical order in 

the column headings. Tables 17 through 36 include only 

INTRODUCTION VII 
counties reporting the data item. Counties not having the 

item, or with a limited number of farms reporting the item, 

have data combined and presented as "all other counties." 

ADVANCE REPORTS 

Advance reports of 1987 census data have been published separately for each county with 10 farms or more, 

each State, and the United States. This series provided, at 

the earliest possible date, final data on major data items 

together with comparable final data from the 1982 census. 

Data items are standard across States except information 

on selected crops harvested, which vary by State according to their relative importance in the State. 

ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION 

The volume 1 data are available on computer tapes and 

compact disc. The advance report data are available on 

computer tapes, computer diskettes, and through electronic data services such as the AGRIDATA network, the 

CENDAT A package on Dialog, CompuServe on-line services, and the Census Bureau's State Data Center Bulletin 

Board. Computer tapes, diskettes, and compact discs are 

sold by the Customer Services Branch, Data User Services 

Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233 

(telephone (301) 763-4100). 

SPECIAL TABULATIONS 

Custom designed tabulations can be developed to 

individual user specifications on a programming cost reimbursable basis. Inquiries about special tabulations should 

be directed to the Chief, Agriculture Division, Bureau of the 

Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

In keeping with the provisions of Title 13, United States 

Code, no data are published that would disclose the 

operations of an individual farm. However, the number of 

VIII INTRODUCTION 

farms in a given size category or other classification, such 

as size of farm, is not considered a release of confidential 

information and is provided even though other information 

is withheld. 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES 

DATA 

Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and 

equipment are measured as of December 31 of the census 

year. Crop and livestock production, sales, and expense 

data are for the calendar year, except for a few crops (such 

as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the 

calendar year. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

Represents zero. 

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual 

farms. 

(IG) Independent city. 

(NA) 

(S) 

(X) 

(Z) 

cwt 

sq ft 

Not available. 

Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards on the basis of either the 

response rate (associated relative standard 

error) or a consistency review. 

Not applicable. 

Less than half of the unit shown. 

Hundredweight. 

Square feet. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 

[Dollar figures are in current dollars with no adjustment for price changes. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms _____________ ________ _______________________________________ ____ _______ number __ 

Land in farms ____ _____ ________ __ _______________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 179 acres ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

180 to 499 acres ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________ $1,000 __ Grains _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ $1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Tobacco _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seed;> _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _______________________________________ $1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Nursery and greenho(;se crops _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _________________________________________ $1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves _________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ___________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____________________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _______________________________________________ _ Partnership ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Corporation ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ___________________________________________________________________________ _ Other _____________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any _______________________________________________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Average age of operator ________________________________________________________ years __ 

Total farm production expenses' ________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer2 ______________________ . _________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Agricultural chemicals2 ______________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Petroleum products _________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Hired farm labor ____________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Interest expense3 ___________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ______ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows _________________________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Wheat for grain _____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Barley for grain ______________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Tobacco __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Soybeans for beans _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text)___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______________________________________ farrns __ 

acres __ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 

3Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

1987 

14776 2 396 629 

162 

366 788 2261 

1 838 

4400 

4885 

2 591 

712 

284 

66 

11 960 1 346 913 1 074 50762 

989 061 66937 

253 056 123 049 

15731 

10 116 28205 

8473 

63869 

3612 

736006 

425 871 187216 

56718 

37032 

1 274 27894 

12738 

1 323 

619 

96 

7882 

6894 

7985 

5504 

52.7 

14774 

851 440 

102 147 300 284 50516 

26447 

30365 

81 230 40272 

5780 

308 052 1 694 110463 

1 322 197214 

1 337 4 060 760 

5608 

432409 

3 112 146081 1 541 59268 

1 357 10780 

3697 

405 170 

6619 

255 676 

1 184 38238 

All farms 

Percent change 1982 from 1982 to 1987 

16 183 -8.7 2 557 728 -6.3 

158 2.5 

332 301 10.4 2 121 6.6 

2015 -8.8 4822 -8.8 5263 -7.2 2978 -13.0 789 -9.8 252 12.7 64 3.1 

13672 -12.5 528 994 -11.9 845 27.1 38556 31.7 

1 029 244 -3.9 

63600 5.2 339 430 -25.4 204 388 -39.8 

41 990 -62.5 

7456 35.7 23819 18.4 12945 -34.5 45789 39.5 3043 18.7 

689 815 6.7 366495 16.2 204 228 -8.3 54539 4.0 33824 9.5 

779 63.4 29949 -6.9 

14040 -9.3 1 544 -14.3 

519 19.3 

80 20.0 

8740 -9.8 7443 -7.4 

8682 -8.0 5875 -6.3 

51.5 2.3 

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(NA) (NA) 

98291 3.9 275 819 8.9 72146 -30.0 27401 -3.5 45329 -33.0 68545 18.5 58509 -31.2 

7002 -17.5 355 418 -13.3 2218 -23.6 128 183 -13.8 1 861 -29.0 179149 10.1 1 926 -30.6 4404290 -7.8 

7281 -23.0 620 198 -30.3 3153 -1.3 138 204 5.7 1 806 -14.7 72491 -18.2 2489 -45.5 24840 -56.6 3965 -6.8 413 137 -1.9 

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1 to 49 acres 

50 to 179 acres 

180 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Less than $2,500 

$2,500 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $49,999 ._1 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $249,999 __ .~ 10.6 

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$40,000 to $99,999 

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$500,000 to $999,999 . 

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20 30 40 50 60 70 

Percent of farms 

Farms by size 

Farms by value of 

products sold 

Farms by value of 

land and buildings 

Farms by type of 

organization 

86.2 

Operators working 

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Operators by 

principal occupation 

80 90 100 

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Figure 3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 

Value of sales ,-___________________ ~ ___________ _____, 

Less than $10,000 

$10,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $249,999 

$250,000 to $499,999 

$500,000 or more 

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Figure 5. Land Use: 1987 

Other land _____ _ 

5.2% 

Pasture land and __ _ 

rangeland 

4.3% 

Woodland __ 

17.7% 

Land use 

Total acres=2,396,629 

Figure 6. Selected Crops Harvested: 1987 

Cropland 

and summer fallow . Other cropland-cover, crops failed, / 

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7.4% / 

Cropland pastured 

10.9% 

-- Cropland 

72.8% 

Cropland harvested77.2% 

(Thousands of acres) 450~-----------~-----------------------------------------------------------------. 

400 

350 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

o 

Corn for grain Soybeans for 

or seed beans 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Hay-all 

types 

Wheat for 

grain 

Barley for 

grain 

Vegetables 

11 

Tobacco 

MARYLAND 5 
Figure 7. Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold: 1987 

Dairy products 25.4% ----

Poultry and poultry products __ 

57.9% 

State total = $736,006,000 

Figure 8. Production Expenses: 1987 

Livestock purchased 1111111111110201 

Cattle and calves 

------7.7% 

Hogs and pigs 

---- 5.0% 

--- All other livestock 

4.0% 

Feed purchased 1111111111111111111111111111130003 

Chemicals/Seeds Fertilizer/ RI'I:llj'I"I'1111111 !ill 10000 

Labor-Hired/Contract III 1111119103 

Energy cost PililliilimililliBill 47.0 

Interest expense fillillillillillillillillill 

o 40 80 120 

6 MARYLAND 

160 

Millions of dollars 

200 240 280 320 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 1987 1982 1978 1974 1969 1964 1959 1954' 

Farms ____________________ number __ 14776 16183 15540 15 163 17181 20760 25 122 32500 Land in farms _______________ acres __ 2 396 629 2 557 728 2 614 439 2 634 395 2 803 442 3 180 696 3 456 769 3 896 608 Average size of farm _____ acres __ 162 158 168 174 163 153 138 120 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _______ dollars __ 366 788 332 301 298 920 184 079 104 370 64999 39095 21 258 Average per acre _______ dollars __ 2261 2 121 1 719 1 060 640 422 284 177 

Estimated market value of 

all machinery and equipment' ______________ $1,000 __ 657 693 660 519 497 402 328 574 167938 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Average per farm _______ dollars __ 44 656 40853 32 107 22568 10156 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _____________________ 1 838 2015 1 747 1 505 1 572 2006 2623 4676 10 to 49 acres ___________________ 4400 4822 3947 3399 3733 4684 6008 8 179 50 to 179 acres __________________ 4885 5263 5430 5797 6931 8357 10301 12963 180 to 499 acres _________________ 2591 2978 3346 3461 4003 4744 5313 5850 500 to 999 acres __________ " ______ 712 789 781 716 724 783 716 659 1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________ 284 252 230 228 177 144 2,000 acres or more ______________ } 161 173 66 64 59 57 41 42 

Total cropland ______________ farms __ 13200 14719 14384 14058 15797 19553 23076 29673 acres __ I 744 891 1 799 220 1 809 726 1 775 576 1 819082 1 866 212 1 951 110 2 123 469 Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 11 960 13672 13663 13 183 14454 18685 21 881 27744 acres __ I 346 913 1 528 994 1 477 316 1 438 842 1 301 450 1 420 692 1 455 921 1 571 744 

Irrigated land _______________ farms __ 1 074 845 616 499 536 467 328 235 acres __ 50762 38556 28467 22629 21 501 15996 11 174 8344 

Market value of agricultural products sold' ____________ $1,000 __ 989061 1 029 244 784 559 619 947 339597 275 904 231 136 195 072 Average per farm _______ dollars __ 66937 63600 50486 40886 19765 13290 9201 6002 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __ $1,000 __ 253 056 339 430 267 125 255 595 100352 91 231 73119 69056 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __________ $1,000 __ 736006 689 815 517 434 362 976 237629 182 402 156053 125 004 

Farms by value of sales': Less than $2,500 _________________ 4165 3891 3 137 3739 5967 7916 10475 16611 $2,500 to $4,999 _________________ 1 948 2 123 2 143 1 631 2156 2843 3535 5024 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 1 881 2044 2 247 1 916 2298 2996 4064 5097 $10,000 to $24,9995 ______________ 2012 2388 2496 } { 6997 4402 $25,000 to $49,9996 ______________ 1 100 1 451 1 610 6248 6 192 6723 - 1 318 $50,000 to $99,999 _______________ 1 084 1 504 1 713 - - $100,000 to $499,999 _____________ 2306 2525 2047 1 538 540 } 261 { - - $500,000 or more ________________ 280 239 134 74 13 - -

Farms by type of 

organization: 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ___________________ 12738 14040 13423 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Partnership ______________________ 1 323 1 544 1 541 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Corporation ______________________ 619 519 497 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other - cooperative, 

estate or trust, institutional, ele- _________________ 96 80 79 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Operators by days worked 

off farm7 : None ____________________________ \ 5766 6255 6508 5551 (NA) (NA) (NA) 16259 Any _____________________________ 7985 8682 8278 6721 9083 9814 11 784 15391 200 days or more ______________ 5504 5875 5411 4477 5698 5929 7067 9150 

Operators by principal 

occupation7: Farming _________________________ 7882 8740 8711 9162 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Other ___________________________ 6894 7443 6 829 5672 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Average age of operator7 _____ years __ 52.7 51.5 51.3 52.3 51.5 51.8 51.5 51.0 

Total farm production expenses' _______________ $1,000 __ 851 440 (NA) (NA) 487 928 278 715 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Selected farm production 

expenses': 

Livestock and poultry purchased _____________ $1,000 __ 102147 98291 73248 62948 36 109 26062 24067 (NA) 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________________ $1,000 __ 300284 275 819 214291 159 073 89012 74873 62089 54941 Commercial fertilizer" ____ $1,000 __ 50516 72 146 51 748 46601 19665 18872 (NA) (NA) Petroleum products ______ $1,000 __ 30365 45329 28140 19066 11 820 12 169 10688 10022 Hired farm labor _________ $1,000 __ 81 230 68545 52667 36508 27263 24623 26921 26155 Interest expense" ________ $1,000 __ 40272 58509 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Agricultural chemicals· ___ $1,000 __ 26447 27401 18983 12766 5320 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Livestock and poultry: 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 5780 7002 6608 7219 7985 11 619 15579 21 611 numbeL_ 308052 355 418 328 598 380 160 363 142 415 208 475 995 510878 Beef cows _____________ farms __ 3185 3736 3297 3651 (NA) 4071 (NA) (NA) 

number __ 48454 52 151 47821 62977 50812 50393 48376 52274 Milk cows ______________ farms __ I 694 2218 2429 3066 3940 6940 11 093 17152 numbeL_ 110463 128 183 124321 136 709 138 652 175 315 198069 219208 

Cattle and calves sold ____ farms __ 5368 6245 6172 6609 7483 10152 13586 16116 number __ 154540 164 982 184 855 167 523 198 068 250 821 237449 244012 

Hogs and pigs inventory ___ farms __ 1 322 1 861 2424 2528 3326 5946 11 468 16193 numbeL_ 197214 179 149 183 685 150608 167451 150 744 216595 230756 Hogs and pigs sold _______ farms __ I 265 1 625 2188 2159 3080 3625 6697 7946 numbeL_ 372470 335 333 301 650 240631 287 672 245 818 222446 217820 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory'O _________ farms __ 1 337 1 926 2013 2235 2652 6959 14073 22473 number __ 4060760 4404 290 1 842 747 1 686 307 1 995 975 1 982 681 2093034 2706466 

Broilers and other meat- type chickens sold _______ farms __ I 381 1 378 1 446 1 365 1 451 1 512 1 652 1 636 numbeL_ 257 070 110 235 112 072 196 068 244 154 577 738 151 198 410 116 253 756 80823 000 45047203 

See footnotes at end of table, 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 7 
Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 1987 

Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed ____ farms __ 5608 acres __ 432 409 bushels __ 31 941 714 Wheat for grain __________ farms __ 3 112 acres __ 146081 bushels __ 6 766 273 Soybeans for beans ______ farms __ 3697 acres __ 405 170 bushels __ 9 352 369 

Tobacco _________________ farms __ 1 357 acres __ 10780 pounds __ 13 751 729 Hay-alfalfa, other tame, 

small grain, wild, grass 

silage, green chop, etc. (see text) _______________ farms __ 6619 acres __ 255 676 tons, dry __ 593 854 Vegetables harvested for sale (see text)" _________ farms __ 1 184 acres __ 38238 

'Data for 1954 exclude Alaska and Hawaii. 

2Data are based on a sample of farms. 

1982 

7281 620 198 62 845 256 

3153 

138 204 5 635 641 3965 

413 137 11 290 198 

2489 

24840 32 280 276 

6709 

229046 

533 939 

1 403 38331 

'Data for 1974 and prior years include the value of forest products sold. 

4Data for 1982 and prior years exclude abnormal farms. 5Data for 1959 are for $10,000 or more. 

1978 1974 

7789 8069 575652 519 683 55 103 713 44 736 782 2542 4001 72531 131 951 2 589 489 5009 981 3751 3705 371 644 334 389 11 434269 9307 233 

2451 2463 21 260 20459 25 954 144 24 050 946 

6966 6761 255 913 234233 587 186 541 248 

1 440 1 489 50832 51 525 

"Data for 1954 are for $25,000 or more. . 

7Data for 1974 apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

8622 

466709 37 976 521 4246 

96757 3 873 837 3170 

200 169 

5941 113 

2738 

23737 24 770 979 

7343 

240672 

507 361 

1 865 

66834 

·Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. "Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

'OData for 1964 and prior years are for chickens 4 months old or older. 

"Data for 1974 were from land area used. 

1964 1959 1954' 

11 339 16057 21 278 394 344 398318 427 038 26204 724 21 580 372 18 070 605 

6150 7846 10100 129 993 150287 185 932 3 879 032 3 708 867 4 715 287 3845 4417 4521 213021 183 393 137445 3 068 652 4439 382 2 489 419 

4 161 4384 5601 37214 39608 47645 35636 625 32 567 804 38 297 862 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 365 908 408 493 447405 596 148 768 810 606 618 

2486 3565 5345 76047 82065 94078 

8 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Tolal sales (see text) ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Value of sales': less than $1,000 (see text) __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $39,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 to $499,999 _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $500,000 to $999,999' ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000,000 or more _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Grains _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Corn for grain __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans_ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains' ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse crops _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text} _____________________ farms __ 

'Data for 1982 and 1978 exclude abnormal farms. 

'Data for 1982 and 1978 are for $500,000 or more. 

'Data for 1982 include barley. 

$1,000 __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 Percent of total in 1987 

14776 100.0 

989 061 100.0 

66937 (X) 

2 122 14.4 

587 .1 

2043 13.8 

3432 .3 

1 948 13.2 

7031 .7 

1 881 12.7 

13262 1.3 

1 585 10.7 

22440 2.3 

427 2.9 

9480 1.0 

781 5.3 

24 759 2.5 

319 2.2 

14 193 1.4 

1 084 7.3 

78529 7.9 

1 569 10.6 

252 674 25.5 

737 5.0 

249 596 25.2 

209 1.4 

136 938 13.8 

71 .5 

176140 17.8 

9331 63.1 

253 056 25.6 

6 112 41.4 

123 049 12.4 

3663 26.1 

53661 5.4 

2941 19.9 

16653 1.7 

3646 24.7 

48499 4.9 

27 .2 

103 (2) 

888 6.0 

3473 .4 

296 2.0 

448 (2) 

175 1.2 

212 (2) 

1 356 9.2 

15 731 1.6 

2503 16.9 

10 116 1.0 

1 181 8.0 

28205 2.9 

498 3.4 

8473 .9 

578 3.9 

63869 6.5 

189 1.3 

3 612 .4 

8519 57.7 

736 006 74.4 

2 181 14.6 

425 671 43.1 

1 476 10.0 

187216 18.9 

5368 36.3 

56718 5.7 

1 265 8.6 

37032 3.7 

627 4.2 

1 274 .1 

1 271 8.6 

27894 2.8 

1982 1978 

16 183 15540 

029 244 784 559 

63600 50486 

1 787 1 049 

578 438 

2 104 2088 

3497 3 504 

2 123 2 143 

7682 7 712 

2044 2247 

14 439 15 966 

1 846 1 924 

26048 27260 

542 S72 12 031 . '12 74': 

S9C 1 059 

31 037 33 479 

461 551 

20515 24486 

1 504 1 713 

108 490 122221 

1 795 1 572 

284 587 244 526 

730 475 

246 492 161 067 

239 134 

271 768 130 045 

11 040 11 146 

339 430 267 125 

7 415 7727 

204 388 163 192 

5 230 (NA) 

121 797 (NA) 

2997 (NA) 

16 556 (NP.) 

3 919 (NA) 

59 206 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

83 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

360 (NA) 

481 (NA) 

1 216 (NA) 

6261 (NA) 

2484 2444 

41 990 26065 

2 143 2 155 

7456 7457 

1 397 1 434 

23619 21 935 

516 462 

12945 10323 

614 588 

45789 35 718 

269 215 

3043 2436 

9422 9340 

689 815 517 434 

2 458 2496 

366 495 27"1 364 

1 809 1 947 

204 226 148 667 

6 245 6 172 

54 539 52 75C 

1 625 2 188 

33 824 25467 

566 417 

779 653 1 207 1 085 

29949 18 532 

MARYLAND 9 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations an~ symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Total farm production expenses __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________ .. ________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 _________ .. _____________________________________ . _________ _ $100,000 to $249,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $250,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $500,000 or more _________________________________________________________ _ 

lil'G8tock and poultlY purchased _ .. __ . ____________________________________ tarms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' _____________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 .. _____________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 _ .. _________________________ .. __________________________ _ $100,000 to $249,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $250,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of total.... 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' _____________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $79,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $80,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of total.... 

$1 to $999 ____________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ .. ______ .. ___________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ .. __________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' ___ .. _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $79,999 ____________________________________________________ _ $80,000 or more ______________________________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________________________________________ fanTls __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___ .. _______________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 ___________ .. __________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Commercial tertilizer~ ____________________________________ .. ____________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of total.... 

$1 to $499 _______________________________________________________ .. _______ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999' _____________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $29,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ___________________ .. __________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _________________ .. _____________________________________ _ 

Agricultural chemicals2 ________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ .. __________ .. _______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________ .. ______________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 __________________________ .. ___________________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________ .. ______________________________________ _ 

P13troleum products ___________________________________________________ 1'arms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 __ .. ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 ______________________ .. _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $(,,999 ___ .. _____________________ .. __ .. _________ .. _________ ._ ______ _ $10,000 to $24,999' _____________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $39,999 ______________ .. _______________________________________ _ $40,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________ .. ___ . _______________________________________ _ 

See tootno'las at end of table. 

1987 

Farms 

14774 (X) 

(X) 

4745 

2688 

2518 

1 267 

1 440 1 290 

630 

196 

5250 (X) 

(X) 

1 406 

1 483 

579 

849 

617 

220 

72 

24 

7995 (X) 

(X) 

2644 

2115 

559 

561 

591 

432 

147 

946 

4851 (X) 

(X) 

1 306 

930 

343 

433 

466 

340 1 033 

9338 (X) 

(X) 

3906 

1 548 2895 

539 

271 

58 

121 

10292 (X) 

(X) 

2915 

1 632 3408 

979 

931 

107 

195 

100 

25 

9362 (X) 

(X) 

3967 

1 326 2716 

736 

465 

117 

35 

13824 (X) 

(X) 

8053 

4355 

820 

506 

51 

15 

24 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

851 440 57631 

12227 

19358 

39504 

44893 

103 806 203 398 210 988 217 266 

(X) 

102147 12.0 

568 3347 

4137 

13299 } 20907 

14 148 } 10072 

35670 

(X) 

300 284 

35.3 

1 127 

4626 

3826 

9207 } 21 096 27 108 12886 } 220 406 

(X) 

274 562 

32.2 

483 

2109 

2268 

7117 } 16968 

21 208 } 224410 

(X) 

23063 2.7 

802 1 075 6472 

3698 

3593 

1 211 } 6212 

(X) 

50516 5.9 

666 1 123 7864 

6798 

13900 } 2798 

7 182 } 6712 

3472 

(X) 

26447 3_1 

741 

925 6139 

5121 

6663 } 3823 

3033 

(X) 

30365 3.6 

2875 

9833 

5784 

7328 } '1 534 

656 } 2355 

1982 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5727 

98291 (NA) 

2015 

1 426 

461 

1 525 

300 

8971 

275 819 

(NA) 

3370 

1 968 

523 

2114 

996 

5614 

246 333 

(NA) 

1 608 

920 

512 

1 209 

1 365 

10 144 22406 (NA) 

4358 

1 639 3069 

712 

243 

123 

11 855 72 146 

(NA) 

3610 

1 584 3722 

1 065 

1 325 

549 

9847 

27401 (NA) 

4392 

1 447 2689 

681 

638 

16061 

45329 (NA) 

9128 

4623 

1 291 

939 

80 

{ 

{ 

{ 

{ 

{ 

{ 

{ 

{ 

{ 

{ 

1978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5993 

73248 (NA) 

2240 

1484 

721 1 548 

9 182 214291 (NA) 

3576 

1 978 

671 2957 

5369 

195010 (NA) 

1 290 

1 088 

448 

2543 

10461 

18509 (NA) 

4703 

1 695 3446 

373 

158 

86 

12557 

51 748 

(NA) 

3722 

2007 

3996 

1 471 

1 361 

11 741 18983 (NA) 

5904 

1 944 3018 

544 

331 

15425 

28140 (NA) 

9399 

4771 

900 

355 

10 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Total farm production expenses-Con. 

Electricity _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ ____ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999' _____________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $79,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$80,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses ofpercent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' _______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses ofpercent of totaL 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Interest" _____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- percent of totaL 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate ___________________________________________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate _______________________________________________ _ 

Cash renL ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Property taxes paid ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

Sl,OOO __ 

Farms with expenses ofpercent of totaL_ 

$1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________ . _____ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 

Farms 

10585 (X) 

(X) 

5624 

1 438 

1 163 1 737 

448 

137 

38 

5 958 

(X) 

(X) 

2 184 

1 475 

698 

912 

428 

105 

36 

120 

585 

(X) 

(X) 

681 

548 

142 

125 

66 

23 

12077 (X) 

(X) 

5 103 

4383 

1 462 

899 

179 

51 

5327 

(X) 

(X) 

3075 

1 797 

322 

111 

19 

3 

5843 

(X) 

(X) 

1 523 

2212 

956 

831 

246 

58 

17 

4037 

2 953 

3987 

(X) 

(X) 

813 

480 

1 406 

566 

497 

162 

63 

13206 (X) 

(X) 

3069 

3605 

6004 

387 

129 

12 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

16592 

1.9 

1 020 

988 

1 588 

5284 

2978 

1 815 

2918 

(X) 

81 230 

9.5 

749 

3256 

4885 

14478 

14137 

6761 

3200 

33762 

(X) 

10091 

1.2 

279 

1 246 

1 035 

1 900 

2426 

3206 

(X) 

46104 

5.4 

2019 

10130 

9692 

13130 

5803 

5329 

(X) 

9821 1.2 

1 204 

4037 

2093 

1 585 

626 

277 

(X) 

40272 

4.7 

681 

5641 

6500 

12634 

8293 

(D) 

(D) 

28859 

11 413 

(X) 

26726 3.1 

166 

347 

3315 

3875 

7625 

5601 

5798 

(X) 

19804 

2.3 

792 

2656 

11 374 

2628 

1 860 

493 

} 

} 

} 

} 

} 

} 

1982 

10670 

15700 

(NA) 

5361 

1 712 

1 324 

1 693 

580 

7321 

68545 (NA) 

2332 

2661 

895 

1 247 

186 

830 

4473 

(NA) 

408 

239 

88 

95 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5695 

10381 

(NA) 

3284 

1 923 

361 

127 

6289 

58509 (NA) 

1 567 

2 122 1 048 

1 552 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

{ 

{ 

1978 

10289 

8727 

(NA) 

6116 

1 497 

1 540 

951 

185 

7613 

52667 (NA) 

2846 

2805 

836 

1 126 

838 

3640 

(NA) 

458 

232 

76 

72 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

6489 

8 917 

(NA) 

4 187 1 992 

216 

94 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

MARYLAND 11 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Total farm production expenses-Con. 

All other farm production expenses _____________________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

percent of totaL_ 

$1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $100,000 or more _______________________________________________________ _ 

'Data for 1978 are for $10,000 or more. 

1987 

Farms 

13462 (X) 

(X) 

6712 

4 453 

972 

840 

321 

107 

57 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

67978 

8.0 

2600 

9596 

6587 

12304 

10638 

7022 

19231 

2Data for 1967 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 3Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

4Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains1 _______________________________________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 _______________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _______________________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with net losses _______________________________________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 _______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _______________________________________________________________ _ 

All farms 

14774 

135 200 9 151 

6913 

197071 

28507 

982 

819 

924 

318 

894 

976 

7861 

61 871 7871 

1 401 3340 

1 478 1 171 

359 

112 

Farms with sales 

of $10,000 or more 

6775 

160 118 23634 

4669 

193 194 39678 

190 

690 

801 

1 318 

894 

976 

1 906 33076 

17354 

127 

484 

362 

575 

256 

102 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1982 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

7999 

-24 918 -3115 

2044 

3877 

1 897 

792 

129 

123 

5955 

26795 

4835 

1 274 

2656 

1 116 

596 

103 

10 

12 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Government payments ___________________________________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ 0 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more __________________________________________________________ _ 

Amount received in cash _______________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Value of certificates received ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Other farm-related income, gross before taxes and expenses' _______________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $50,000 or more __________________________________________________________ _ 

Customwork and other agricultural services' ______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________________ . ___________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Rental of farmland _____________________________________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees _____________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Other farm-related income sources ______ . ____ . ____________________________ 1987 __ Average per farm' _________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 _______________________________________________________ 0 ______ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

, Data are in whole dollars. 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

All farms 

Farms 

2553 (X) 

457 

852 

443 

467 

218 

116 

2158 

2 079 

3397 (X) 

1 179 

1 479 

396 

265 

70 

8 

319 

163 

(X) 

(X) 

456 

571 

164 

92 

35 

1 

123 

(X) 

385 

590 

92 

47 

9 

532 

(X) 

222 

171 

35 

89 

15 

163 

(X) 

660 

358 

102 

27 

16 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Value ($1,000) Farms 

29512 885 11 560 (X) 

202 187 

2255 543 

3 156 377 

7231 449 

7 672 214 

8996 115 

14843 607 

14669 617 

14273 741 

4202 (X) 

451 523 

3439 705 

2642 227 

4 163 214 

2 426 65 

1 152 7 

5 380 835 

4564 908 

4079 (X) 

3 924 (X) 

186 254 

1 331 353 

1 104 108 1 427 85 (D) 34 (D) 1 

3 444 451 

3 067 (X) 

178 131 

298 232 

567 41 

672 41 

730 6 

2782 225 

5 228 (X) 

72 57 

365 73 

241 23 

345 59 

758 13 

2668 694 

2294 (X) 

130 394 

887 212 

662 45 

435 27 

553 16 

'Data for 1987 are based on a sample of farms; data for 1982 are nonsample and exclude abnormals from farms with sales of $10,000 or more. 

Value ($1,000) 

27827 

14762 

93 

1 565 

2687 

7 014 

(D) 

(D) 

13970 

13857 

10 095 

5799 

202 1 704 

1 515 

3455 (D) 

(D) 

4288 

4276 

5 135 

4710 

103 

854 

730 

310 

(D) 

(D) 

1 928 4276 

63 

527 

261 

605 

473 

1 965 

8733 

15 

190 

138 

(D) 

(D) 

1 914 

2758 

103 

528 

295 

435 

553 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 13 
Table 6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

CCC loans 

Total _______________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ___________________________________________________ _ 

Corn ________________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm , _______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Wheat ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per larm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Soybeans ___________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ____________________________________________ _ Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Cotton ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans of- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey _________________________________ _ Average per farm' ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with loans 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________________________________ _ 

'Data are in whole dollars_ 

14 MARYLAND 

1987 

Farms 

544 

(X) 

33 

116 

93 

113 

28 

81 

80 

511 

(X) 

28 

198 

133 

152 

41 

(X) 

13 

20 

7 

1 

46 

(X) 

1 

20 

14 

11 

24 

(X) 

10 

10 

4 

(X) 

13 

(X) 

4 

7 

1 

1 

Value 

($1,000) 

14023 

25777 

18 

316 

651 

1 675 

617 

2892 

7853 

12702 

24857 

16 

932 2091 

9664 

220 

5378 

7 

68 

(D) 

(D) 

915 19900 

(0) 

86 

(D) 

629 

103 

4274 

6 

38 

59 

82 6308 

1 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

} 

1982 

Farms 

197 

(X) 

32 

33 

27 

29 

76 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

32 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Value ($1,000) 

6184 

31 391 

13 

69 

199 

440 

5463 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

226 

7063 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Total cropland ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _________________________________________________________ _ 1 to 9 acres ________________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ____ .. _________________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________________________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops failed __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _ _ _ _ farms __ acres __ Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1987 Percent of total in 1987 

14776 100.0 

2 396629 100.0 

13200 89.3 

744 891 72.8 

11 960 80.9 

346 913 56.2 

6844 46.3 

2559 17.3 

1 713 11.6 

1 149 7.8 

1 423 9.6 

774 12.0 

602 10.8 

204 8.1 

358 2.4 

178 1.2 

151 1.0 

27 .2 

5435 36.8 

189 466 7.9 

4582 31.0 

208 512 8.7 

1 631 11.0 

51 668 2.2 

840 5.7 

17156 .7 

292 2.0 

11 028 .5 

2902 19.6 

128 660 5.4 

7949 53.8 

423626 17.7 

2384 16.1 

71 353 3.0 

6759 45.7 

352 273 14.7 

2942 19.9 

103 655 4.3 

10037 67.9 

124 457 5.2 

1 838 (X) 

107 784 (X) 

81 (X) 

5101 (X) 

1982 1978 

16183 15540 

2 557 728 2 614 439 

14719 14384 

799220 1 809 726 13672 13663 528994 1 477 316 

7833 7402 3043 2662 1 985 1 749 1 231 1 261 1 574 1 730 

992 2243 802 1 985 436 1 548 427 338 182 147 146 122 36 25 

5717 5862 197257 224 329 

3 138 4 104 72969 108081 

1 243 1 623 22016 31 074 361 473 4208 5 818 215 344 4320 9034 1 903 2506 42425 62 155 

8967 8980 500002 537 266 2484 2699 68740 94 110 

7745 7511 431 262 443 156 

2757 2508 111 734 119807 

11 456 10847 146 772 147 640 

221 1 317 3467 33632 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

MARYLAND 15 
Table 8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 

and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Farms Land in farms Harvested cropland 

All farms (acres) (acres) 

1987 1982 1987 1982 1987 

Land in farms ••••.•.••..•........ 14776 16 183 2 396 629 2 557 728 1 346 913 1 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres •••.•........•... 1 838 2015 8093 9316 2646 

10 to 49 acres •.............• 4400 4822 111 409 122 229 42185 

50 to 69 acres ........•..•••• 1 288 1 299 74731 75607 30087 

70 to 99 acres ....••..••••••• 1 271 1 454 105 392 120 181 45694 

100 to 139 acres ........••••• 1 388 1 508 162494 176 285 72835 

140 to 179 acres ......•••••.. 938 1 002 147616 157 713 70372 

180 to 219 acres ••••.••••.... 702 806 139 143 159512 72337 

220 to 259 acres ••••••••..... 526 581 125 145 138 427 66901 

260 to 499 acres ••••••••..... 1 363 1 591 482 939 555 856 274 994 

500 to 999 acres •••••••...••• 712 789 471 565 523 218 284 322 

1,000 to 1,999 acres •••..••••• 284 252 374 944 329 990 253 939 

2,000 acres or more .•...••••• 66 64 193 158 189 394 130601 

5,000 acres or more ..•••••. 4 5 28217 35254 16039 

Farms with harvested cropland ••.•. 11 960 13672 2 278 280 2 449 473 1 346 913 1 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres .......•..•••.... 846 1 156 4 178 5767 2646 

10 to 49 acres •..•....•••••.. 3216 3737 85310 97933 42 185 

50 to 69 acres ••••.•..•••.•.. 1 083 1 141 62910 66364 30087 

70 to 99 acres •.......••••... 1 119 1 325 92932 109 620 45694 

100 to 139 acres .••...•••.... 1 273 1 401 149155 163 998 72 835 

140 to 179 acres •.....••..... 884 947 139 110 149 279 70372 

180 to 219 acres ......•••.•.. 670 763 132 693 150 969 72 337 

220 to 259 acres •.....•••..•. 503 562 119716 134 008 66901 

260 to 499 acres •.....••••••• 1 329 1 549 471 079 541 156 274 994 

500 to 999 acres ••....••••••. 690 779 458121 516901 284 322 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ....•••••• 281 248 369 918 324 084 253 939 

2,000 acres or more ••..•••••• 66 64 193 158 189 394 130601 

5,000 acres or more ....•••• 4 5 28217 35254 16039 

Farms with irrigated land ••........ 1 074 845 260493 218 246 174 017 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 "'cres •••••••••.......• 192 167 835 800 413 10 to 49 acres ••••••......... 272 197 6654 4816 3 188 50 to 69 acres •••••••........ 63 51 3679 2951 1 836 70 to 99 acres •••••••........ 83 42 6882 3538 3520 100 to 139 acres •••.•........ 83 58 9814 6775 5046 

140 to 179 acres ••••••••..... 46 38 7 303 5958 4577 180 to 219 acres •••••••••••.. 38 34 7426 6708 4307 220 to 259 acres •••••••••••.. 23 22 5574 5289 3048 260 to 499 acres •••••••••.... 114 111 42898 39327 27238 500 to 999 acres ••••••••••••• 95 77 63004 51 521 41 715 

1,000 to 1,999 acres •••••••••• 51 34 67813 44353 51 322 2,000 acres or more .•••.••••• 14 14 38611 46210 27807 5,000 acres or more ________ 1 2 (D) (D) (D) 

Table 9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 

Farms _______________________________ number __ 

Proportion of farms ............••• percenL. 

Irrigated land ••••••......••••...•••••••. acres .. Average per farm ___________________ acres __ 

Acres irrigated: 

1 to 9 acres ....••••..••••.••••••• farms .. acres __ 

10 to 49 acres ....•••....•.••••••• farms .. acres __ 

50 to 99 acres •.•...••.......••••• farms •. acres __ 

100 to 199 acres •....•••.......••• farms •. acres __ 

1987 

074 

7.3 

50762 47 

567 

566 

270 5809 80 5430 80 10875 

1982 

845 

5.2 

38556 46 

440 

325 

226 

4938 75 5 180 

56 8030 

1978 Farms with irrigation 

616 Irrigated land-Con. 

4.0 Acres irrigated-Con. 200 to 499 acres .••••••••••••••••• farms .. acres __ 

28467 500 to 999 acres ..••.••••••••••••• farms .. 

46 acres __ 1,000 acres or more _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

295 Irrigated land use: 

Harvested cropland •..•....•.....••.• farms .. 870 acres __ 184 Pastureland and other land •....•.••.• farms .. 3896 acres __ 

58 4 148 Land in irrigated farms __________________ acres __ 

43 Cropland ....•.••••••••.••.•••.•..... acres •. 

5962 Harvested cropland ••••••••.•••..•.. acres .. 

Irrigated land (acres) 

1982 1987 

528 994 50762 

3738 368 50551 1 847 32974 731 53466 1 563 

84424 2 116 

80329 1 873 

86040 1 393 

79467 1 084 335 303 9639 349630 11 956 

239 843 13874 133 229 4318 

19034 (D) 

528 994 50571 

3738 358 50551 1 747 32974 687 53466 1 546 84424 2096 

80329 1 873 86040 1 393 79467 1 084 335 303 9639 349 630 11 956 

239 843 13874 133 229 4318 19034 (D) 

147 700 50762 

450 368 2372 1 847 

1 426 731 

1 656 1 563 3645 2 116 

3311 1 873 

3 156 1 393 

3545 1 084 27 117 9639 37218 11 956 

34585 13874 29219 4318 (D) (D) 

1987 1982 

66 38 20086 11 847 10 9 (D) (D) 

1 1 (D) (D) 

1 040 826 

50077 38219 

47 36 685 337 

260493 218 246 206 104 159 492 174017 147 700 

1982 

38556 

416 

1 349 

488 

815 1 239 

1 126 

725 

1 392 6448 

10013 

9288 

5257 (D) 

38 551 

414 1 346 

488 

815 1 239 

1 126 

725 1 392 6448 

10013 

9288 

5257 (D) 

38556 

416 

1 349 

488 

815 1 239 

1 126 

725 1 392 6448 

10013 

9288 

5257 (D) 

1978 

28 7852 8 5 739 

595 28023 (NA) 

444 

183 114 124711 

110487 

16 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Irrigated farms 

All farms All harvested cropland Characteristics Any land irrigated irrigated 

1987 1982 1987 

Farms _____________________________________________ number __ 14776 16183 1 074 Land in farms ________________________________________ acres __ 2 396 629 2 557 728 260 493 

Value of land and buildings': 

Average per farm •••••.••...•.••.•..••.••••...... dollars .• 366 788 332 301 473 812 

Average per acre ••••.....••.•••••••••••.••...••• dollars .• 2261 2121 2085 

Irrigated land ..••..••••••••••.•.•.•.•••.•••••••.....•• acres •• 50762 38556 50762 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland ••••••••.......•••••••••••••••....••• farms .. 13200 14719 1 072 acres __ 1 744 891 1 799220 206 104 

Harvested cropland •••••••••••••••.•...•...•••••• farms •• 11 960 13672 1 061 acres __ 1 346 913 1 528994 174 017 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured •••.•....••• farms .• 7 516 7785 261 acres __ 293 121 308 991 8019 

Land set aside in federal farm programs .••.••..••••••• farms •. 1 875 (NA) 176 acres __ 112885 (NA) 14 757 

Owned and rented land in farms: Owned land in farms •••••••.•.....•••••••••••.•.•.• farms •• 13068 (NA) 892 acres __ 1 422 869 (NA) 133 169 

Rented or leased land in farms •••••••.•..•....•••••• farms .• 5401 6251 550 acres __ 973 760 997651 127 324 

Market value of agricultural products sold ......••••••• $1,000 .• 989 061 1 029 244 139 665 

Average per farm •••••••••••••.......•.•••••••... dollars •• 66937 63600 130 042 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ••••... farms •• 9331 11 040 1 027 

$1,000 •• 253 056 339 430 98673 

Livestock, poultry, and their products •••••••••.••..•• farms .. 8519 9422 319 

$1,000 .. 736006 689 815 40992 

Total farm production expenses' .•.•••••••••••.....•• $1,000 .. 851 440 (NA) 119490 

Average per farm .........••••••••••••.......•••• dollars .. 57631 (NA) 99326 

Livestock and poultry purchased •••••.•••.••....•••• farms .. 5250 5727 280 

$1,000 •• 102 147 98291 4721 

Feed for livestock and poultry •••••.••....••••••••••• farms •. 7995 8971 365 

$1,000 .• 300 284 275819 20 993 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees .••••.•••••••••••..•.. farms •• 9338 10144 957 

$1,000 •• 23063 22406 6 117 Commercial fertilizer2 _______________________________ farms __ 10292 11 855 1 111 

$1,000 .. 50516 72146 9256 

Agricultural chemicals2 .....••••••••••.......••••••• farms •. 9362 9847 1 053 

$1,000 .. 26447 27401 6025 

Petroleum products •.••••••••••••........•••••••••. farms .. 13 824 16061 1 161 

$1,000 •• 30365 45329 6 181 

Electricity ...•.••••••••••.........•••••••••••...... farms •• 10585 10670 932 

$1,000 •• 16592 15700 2370 

Hired farm labor ••••........•••••••.•..•...•..••••• farms .• 5958 7321 781 

$1,000 •• 81 230 68545 24751 

Contract labor ••••••........•.••••••••.••....•••••• farms •• 1 585 830 229 

$1,000 •• 10091 4473 3 114 Repairs and maintenance ___________________________ farms __ 12077 (NA) 1 040 

$1,000 .• 46 104 (NA) 7 208 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' ••••••••••.....•.•••••••••••.••.... farms •• 5327 5695 483 

$1,000 •• 9821 10381 1 527 

Interest' ....•••••••........•.•••••••••••••••.•.... farms •• 5843 6289 684 

$1,000 •• 40272 58509 7 004 

Cash rent paid for land and buildings •••.•••••......• farms •• 3987 (NA) 497 

$1,000 •• 26726 (NA) 4 329 

Property taxes paid •••••••••••••••..•..••.•.•..•••• farms •• 13206 (NA) 1 042 

$1,000 •• 19804 (NA) 2011 

All other farm production expenses •••.....•••••••••• farms .. 13462 (NA) 1 130 

$1,000 .. 67978 (NA) 13 882 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans •.......•....•.•••• farms .. 544 197 81 

$1,000 .. 14023 6184 2 908 Government payments received _______________________ farms __ 2553 (NA) 211 

$1,000 •• 29512 (NA) 3 534 

Other farm·related income' .......•••••••••••••••••••. farms •• 3397 (NA) 281 

$1,000 •• 14273 (NA) 1 806 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment' •.•••••..•••.....••••••••••..••.••••••••• farms •. 14728 16168 1 203 

$1,000 •• 657 693 660 519 89 390 

Average per farm •..••.•••••••••....•.••..•.•.••. dollars •• 44656 40853 74 306 

Inventory of livestock: Cattle and calves •.•••......••••••••••.••.••.••.••• farms •. 5780 7002 172 number __ 308 052 355 418 10 059 

Milk cows ••••..••••..•.•..••••••••..••.•••••.••. farms •• 1 694 2218 45 number __ 110463 128 183 3 542 

Hogs and pigs •••••...••••....••..••••••••••••••••. farms •• 1 322 1 861 75 number __ 197214 179 149 20663 

Sheep and lambs •.•••••••.....•.••••••••.••.••..•• farms •• 660 599 34 number __ 24599 21 797 1 116 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 'Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

'Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1982 1987 1982 

845 409 306 218 246 22613 9803 

585 774 230 184 142 539 

2486 4289 6328 

38556 7748 2678 

842 409 306 

159 492 13210 4462 

842 409 306 

147 700 7728 2657 

184 64 36 

8054 1 957 1 169 

(NA) 8 (NA) 

(NA) 473 (NA) 

(NA) 333 (NA) 

(NA) 17442 (NA) 

(NA) 129 (NA) 

(NA) 5 171 (NA) 

118738 39005 23292 140518 95368 76 117 

824 383 297 

88214 35435 20411 

253 67 46 

30524 3570 2881 

(NA) 31 630 (NA) 

(NA) 70 132 (NA) 

(NA) 71 (NA) 

(NA) 551 (NA) 

217 96 31 

15 178 2924 1 501 

705 301 191 

4 701 2183 1 670 

931 387 340 

9 071 1 042 212 

893 365 317 

4 401 830 221 

(NA) 435 (NA) 

(NA) 1 851 (NA) 

(NA) 327 (NA) 

(NA) 984 (NA) 

629 281 219 

15043 9250 4421 

108 90 39 

1 733 1 221 157 

(NA) 336 (NA) 

(NA) 1 870 (NA) 

(NA) 139 (NA) 

(NA) 247 (NA) 

488 206 121 

6688 2109 544 

(NA) 97 (NA) 

(NA) 594 (NA) 

(NA) 374 (NA) 

(NA) 598 (NA) 

(NA) 397 (NA) 

(NA) 5375 (NA) 

(NA) 4 (NA) 

(NA) 43 (NA) 

(NA) 15 (NA) 

(NA) 67 (NA) 

(NA) 97 <~NA) 

(NA) 319 (NA) 

974 451 369 

61 201 21 598 7 367 

62834 47888 19 965 

141 33 21 

8347 660 354 

40 2 3 

2 136 (D) 3 

82 9 6 

16577 80 121 

19 13 4 

1 157 424 29 

Nonirrigated farms 

1987 1982 

13 702 15338 

2 136 136 2 339 482 

357 300 316 068 

2 284 2085 

(X) (X) 

12 128 13 877 1 538 787 1 639 728 

10899 12830 1 172 896 1 381 294 

7 255 7601 

285 102 300 937 

1 699 (NA) 

98 128 (NA) 

12 176 (NA) 

1 289 700 (NA) 

4851 (NA) 

846 436 (NA) 

849 396 910 506 

61 991 59363 

8304 10216 

154 383 251 215 

8200 9 169 

695 014 659 291 

731 950 (NA) 

53935 (NA) 

4970 (NA) 

97426 (NA) 

7630 8754 279 291 260 641 

8381 9439 

16946 17705 

9 181 10924 

41 260 63075 

8309 8954 

20423 23001 

12663 (NA) 

24 183 (NA) 

9653 (NA) 

14221 (NA) 

5 177 6692 56479 53503 

1 356 722 

6978 2740 

11 037 (NA) 

38896 (NA) 

4844 (NA) 

8295 (NA) 

5 159 5801 

33268 51 821 

3490 (NA) 

22397 (NA) 

12164 (NA) 

17 793 (NA) 

12332 (NA) 

54096 (NA) 

463 (NA) 

11 114 (NA) 

2342 (NA) 

25978 (NA) 

3 116 (NA) 

12467 (NA) 

13525 15 194 

568303 599 318 

42019 39444 

5608 6861 

297 993 347 071 1 649 2 178 106921 126 047 

1 247 1 779 

176 551 162 572 

626 580 

23483 20640 

MARYLAND 17 
Table 11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Value of land and buildings 

Estimated market value of land and buildings ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _____________________________________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ______________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 __________________________________________________ _ 

$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 __________________________________________________ _ $5,000,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

1987 

Farms 

14774 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

746 

244 

116 

743 

563 

4632 

1 558 

763 

366 

43 

Value ($1,000) 

(X) 

5 418 920 

366 788 

2261 

33 189 

65 125 

91 140 

202 357 

256023 

348 556 

1 045 597 

1 035 614 } 1 010 153 

331 166 

Table 12. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Value of machinery and equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ _ Average per farm1 _________________________________________ _ 

By value group: $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ________________________________________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ________________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ________________________________________ _ 

1Data are in whole dollars. 

1987 

Farms 

14728 

(X) 

1 357 

2916 

2968 

1 915 

1 748 

130 

767 

286 

587 

46 

8 

Value 

($1,000) 

657 693 

44656 

3824 

20011 

40043 

44047 

63427 

63398 

61 807 

167 984 152 934 

27677 } 12542 

Table 13. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 

Selected machinery and equipment Total Manufactured 1983 to 1987 Manufactured prior to 1983 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Motortrucks, including pickups __________________________________ _ 12207 24323 4695 5699 9856 18624 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------ 4075 9434 558 1 210 3308 7665 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 1 538 8295 65 417 1 045 5456 

Wheel tractors ________________________________________________ _ 13505 37672 2948 4 180 12465 33492 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------ 5762 14 109 571 1 266 5505 13402 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 3 651 19 471 130 667 3 125 16255 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ______________________________ _ 9 781 16629 563 1 862 8736 14767 40 horsepower (PTa) or more ________________________________ _ 8 892 21 043 702 2318 8274 18 725 

Grain and bean combines1 _____________________________________ _ 3215 3579 426 500 2832 3079 Cottonpickers and strippers ____________________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ___________________________________________ _ 4970 5638 165 267 3970 4371 Pickup balers ________________________________ .. ________________ _ 5225 6 126 941 061 4524 5065 

'Data for 1982 include self-propelled only. 

1982 1978 

16 183 15539 

5 377 627 4 644 918 

332 301 298 920 

2 121 1 719 

1 824 2 193 

1 903 2024 

1 813 1 642 

2241 2 100 

1 655 1 548 

4040 3773 

1 675 1 437 

1 032 822 

1982 

Value 

Farms ($1,000) 

16 168 660 519 

(X) 40853 

1 372 4 115 

3 710 25 332 

3397 45021 

2001 45110 

1 739 62822 

297 71 116 

987 78 175 

085 139 624 

534 136 477 

46 52727 

1982 

Number 

manufactured 

Farms Number 1978 to 1982 

13445 25950 7 109 

4489 10371 1 803 

1 247 7870 607 

14278 36951 5 145 

6945 16509 1 949 

3 166 16275 624 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2950 3279 788 

4625 5 136 432 

5304 5719 032 

18 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Petroleum products _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Gasoline and gasohol _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $~ to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1 ,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1 ,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ___________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1 ,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9.999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene. motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ doliars __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $99 _______________________________________________________________ _ $100 to $499 ___________________________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ________________________________________________________ _ 

1987 

Farms 

13824 (X) 

(X) 

11 864 

(X) 

(X) 

6 156 2332 

1 718 1 291 

284 

68 

15 

8 165 

(X) 

(X) 

3740 

1 568 1 205 1 045 

442 

145 

20 

426 

(X) 

(X) 

76 

178 

43 

74 

31 

13 

11 

9481 (X) 

(X) 

3701 

3880 

877 

549 

346 

71 

57 

Expenses 

($1,000) 1982 

(X) 16061 30365 45329 2197 2822 

(X) 14790 '12300 18858 1 037 1 275 

1 239 6835 1 560 2911 2285 2250 3677 2036 1 832 575 915 } 183 791 

(X) 8238 12267 16316 1 502 1 981 

728 3527 1 035 1 239 1 588 1 188 3111 1 470 2875 515 1 998 } 299 932 

(X) 205 

654 615 

536 3001 

4 40 

48 103 

31 19 

99 9 93 15 91 } 19 289 

(X) (NA) 5 144 9539 

543 (NA) 

177 (NA) 

811 (NA) 

558 (NA) 

732 (NA) 

026 (NA) 

453 (NA) 

388 (NA) 

Table 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, 

and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Chemicals used 1987 1982 1978 Chemicals used 1987 

Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime used __________________________ farms __ 11 534 12750 13491 used-Con. 

Commercial fertilizer1 __________ farms __ 10292 11 855 12557 Sprays, dusts, granules, acres on which used __ 1 135625 1 308 360 1 356 294 fumigants, etc., to control- $1,000 __ 50516 72146 51 748 Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms __ 5 122 Lime _________________________ farms __ 3784 5331 5973 acres on which used __ 418 327 acres on which used __ 195677 287 331 338 367 Nematodes in crops _________ farms __ 662 ton5 __ 225 992 328 561 370 155 acres on which used __ 45255 

Farms by tons used: Diseases in crops and orchards ___________________ farms __ 1 261 1 to 49 tons ______________________ 2507 3549 3806 acres on which used __ 39094 50 to 99 tons _____________________ 645 929 1 085 Weeds, grass, or brush in 100 to 199 tons ___________________ 383 502 688 crops and pasture __________ farms __ 6627 200 to 499 tons ___________________ 212 291 308 acres on which used __ 840 439 500 to 999 tons ___________________ 31 39 75 1,000 tons or more ________________ 6 21 11 Chemicals used for defoliation 

Agricultural chemicals' _________ farms __ or for growth control of crops 9362 9847 11 741 or thinning of fruit ____________ farms __ 546 $1,000 __ 26447 27401 18983 acres on which used __ 34521 

, Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1987 and 1982. 

1982 

5876 

552 061 

871 76171 

1 480 65044 

7 129 941 057 

904 65 137 

1978 

15425 

28 140 1 824 

14778 

13501 914 

7941 

2649 

2420 

1 422 

285 

61 

6931 

7696 

1 110 

3354 

1 379 1 220 

749 

164 

65 

180 

272 

511 

53 

53 

43 

12 

5 

14 

(NA) 

6671 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1978 

5577 

467022 934 65907 

1 050 54938 

7933 

901 648 

775 31 877 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 19 
Table 16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms 

and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Characteristics 

Tenure of operator: All operators _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Full owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Part owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Tenants _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Percent of tenancy ______________________________ percenL_ 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated ____________________________________ _ Not reported ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ________________________________________________ _ Other __________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ___________________________________________________ _ Any ____________________________________________________ _ 1 to 49 days __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _________________________________________ _ 100 to 149 days _______________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

Not reported ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less __________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 years ____________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years _____________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ________________________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm _________________________ _ 

Not reported ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 years __________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years __________________________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years __________________________________________ _ 65 to 69 years __________________________________________ _ 

70 years and over _______________________________________ _ Average age __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Female __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ________________ farms __ 

acres __ Operators not of Spanish origin ______________________ farms __ Spanish origin not reported __________________________ farms __ 

Type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _____________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Corporation ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ , ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other than family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1 For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. 

All farms 

1987 1982 

14776 16 183 

2 396 629 2 557 728 

11 960 13672 

346 913 1 528 994 9375 9926 886 387 990 656 

6946 7799 

330 464 402 897 

3693 4265 

1 202 858 1 243 695 

3482 4072 

800 932 891 563 

1 708 1 992 

307 384 323 377 

1 532 1 801 

215517 234 534 

11.6 12.3 

11 392 12234 

2380 2447 

1 004 1 502 

7882 8740 

6894 7443 

5766 6255 

7985 8682 

797 968 

405 453 

478 501 

801 885 

5 504 5875 

025 246 

706 873 

1 000 1 455 

2306 2643 

8210 8005 

18.6 17.4 

2554 3207 

227 366 1 509 1 753 

2809 3288 

1 735 } 3680 1 689 

1 670 } 3983 1 762 

1 459 } 3 113 1 916 

52.7 51.5 

13354 14852 

2 283 805 2 448 684 

1 422 1 331 112824 109 044 

41 32 6032 3780 10410 (NA) 

4 325 (NA) 

12 738 14040 756 220 867 050 1 323 1 544 359 020 406 839 619 519 250 460 254 648 

13 20 5742 8911 557 435 231 329 230 121 

10 12 

3323 4940 

39 52 10066 10676 

96 80 

30929 29 191 

Farms operated by Black and other races' 

1978 1987 1982 

15540 432 602 

2614439 25778 29707 

13663 366 528 

477 316 12874 14650 

9226 309 413 

006374 13407 16262 

7605 258 354 

399662 5477 5 172 

4 144 75 117 

1 239 339 9738 11 293 

4027 70 105 

820651 5672 8248 

2170 48 72 

368 726 2633 2152 

2031 38 69 257 003 1 725 1 230 

14.0 11.1 12.0 

11 739 253 362 

2327 106 125 

1 474 73 115 

8711 227 301 

6829 205 301 

6508 154 198 8278 227 343 

1 041 30 36 445 9 22 532 11 23 

849 31 42 

5411 146 220 

754 51 61 

(NA) 12 32 (NA) 24 57 (NA) 47 55 (NA) 205 235 (NA) 20.9 17.4 

(NA) 144 223 

396 7 6 1 638 16 28 

3008 36 69 

3786 { 51 } 133 54 

3968 { 49 } 148 59 

2744 { 64 } 198 96 

51.3 58.6 57.1 

14367 387 551 

2489823 24648 28 139 

1 173 45 51 124616 1 130 1 568 

57 5 5 

9723 2976 328 (NA) 231 (NA) 

(NA) 196 (NA) 

13423 396 552 959 051 22836 24184 

1 541 24 36 397 285 842 3757 

497 7 8 231 656 543 184 

10 

8388 

426 6 6 192380 (D) (D) 

12 

6275 49 1 2 24613 (D) (D) 

79 5 6 26447 557 582 

1978 

608 

450t6 

539 

21 099 

350 18069 

300 

4464 

154 

19709 

145 

13 167 

104 

7238 

94 

3468 

17.1 

407 

115 

86 

311 

297 

205 

352 

42 

23 

47 

43 

197 

51 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5 

43 

85 

127 

176 

172 

55.6 

563 43665 

45 

351 

4 

1 265 

(NA) 

(NA) 

552 36948 

45 

6927 

9 

(D) 

8 

704 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

20 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish 

Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ____________________________________ number, 1981-_ 

1982 __ Land in farms _______________________________ acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 FARMS BY SIZE 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acre5- _________________________________________ _ 

50 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 219 acres ________________________________________ _ 220 to 499 acres ________________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

1987 OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

IN FARMS 

Owned land in farms _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1981-_ 

1982 __ Part owners ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1987 FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____________________ _ Partnership _____________________________________________ _ 

Family held corporation __________________________________ _ Other than family held corporation ________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________________________ _ 

1987 MARKET VALUE OF 

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________________ _ $25,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _______________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) __________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _______________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Female Operators of 

operators Spanish origin' 

1 422 

1 331 

112824 

109044 840 

848 

39332 

41 849 

308 

573 

333 

97 

80 

31 

1 324 

91 240 

263 21 584 

1 159 

1 026 

77 409 

69566 

165 

196 30051 

30402 

98 

109 

5364 

9076 

261 

107 

39 

4 

11 

1 422 

57334 

570 

7635 

854 

49700 

592 

358 

113 

25 

334 

155 

157 

79 

78 

30 

31 

51 

74 

302 

151 

43 

218 

354 

7 

41 

32 6032 

3780 

27 

28 

2435 

1 468 

5 

20 

11 

2 

3 

39 

4348 

9 1 684 

32 

19 

(D) 

288 

7 

10 

4011 

2427 

2 

3 

(D) 

65 

35 

2 

4 

41 

3349 

18 

760 

22 2590 

18 

8 

7 

8 

3 

4 

3 

3 

3 

4 

1 

10 

3 

3 

2 

8 

Total 

432 

602 

25778 

29707 

366 

528 

12874 

14650 

117 

179 

97 

20 

16 

3 

384 

18570 

123 

7208 

309 

413 

13407 

16262 

75 

117 

9738 

11 293 

48 

72 

2633 

2152 

396 

24 

6 

1 

5 

432 

9632 

325 

3441 

160 6191 

171 

161 

37 

12 

51 

88 

164 

147 

17 

21 

6 

13 

6 

86 

26 

4 

29 

15 

Farms operated by Black and other races 

Black American Indian 

371 

551 

21 377 

27 186 

321 

483 

10633 

13 218 

101 

t59 

78 

17 

14 

2 

329 15384 

108 

5993 

263 

370 

11 467 

14349 

66 

113 

7766 

10791 

42 

68 

2 144 

2046 

344 

18 

4 

5 

371 

7292 

288 

2222 

131 5070 

141 

146 

32 

11 

41 

81 

156 

143 

13 

13 

4 

6 

6 

74 

24 

2 

26 

3 

23 

26 

891 

763 

15 

22 

284 

263 

7 

10 

4 

2 

20 

(D) 

7 

(D) 

16 

23 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

18 

4 

1 

23 

229 

13 

176 

14 

53 

12 

8 

2 

2 

4 

4 

2 

2 

8 

1 

4 

Asian 

14 

12 

612 

719 

14 

12 

291 

219 

3 

6 

5 

14 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

12 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

1 

1 

14 

610 

9 600 

5 

10 

4 

5 

2 

1 

2 

4 

2 

3 

Other 

(see text) 

24 

13 

2898 

1 039 

16 

11 

666 

950 

6 

4 

10 

1 

2 

1 

21 

2015 

6 883 

18 

10 

(D) 

691 

3 

2 416 

(D) 

3 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

22 

1 

24 

501 

15 

443 

10 

058 

14 

2 

1 

4 

3 

2 

2 

3 

1 

2 

2 

6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 21 
Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish 

Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms operated by Black and other races 

Characteristics Female Operators of operators Spanish origin' Total Black American Indian Asian 

1987 OPERATOR 

CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ 1 184 38 253 207 17 10 Not on farm operated ___________________________________ 149 3 106 94 3 4 Not reported ___________________________________________ 89 73 70 3 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ 789 20 227 197 13 6 Other _________________________________________________ 633 21 205 174 10 8 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ 691 15 154 130 7 4 Any ___________________________________________________ 1 048 42 227 314 22 18 1 to 99 days _________________________________________ 94 6 39 34 4 1 100 to 199 days 529 19 42 158 10 9 200 days or mo,,;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 425 17 146 122 8 8 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 108 51 49 2 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 114 7 12 8 2 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 140 2 24 14 2 5 to 9 years ___________________________________________ 298 7 47 32 5 4 10 years or more _______________________________________ 666 21 205 181 13 6 Average years on present farm ________________________ 15.9 13.6 20.9 22.5 19.1 9.8 

Not reported ___________________________________________ 204 4 144 136 5 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years __ . ______________________________________ 14 2 7 4 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 152 3 16 11 2 1 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 339 8 36 26 2 2 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 280 15 105 82 10 8 55 to 59 years _________________________________________ 110 4 49 44 1 2 60 to 64 years _________________________________________ 161 2 59 51 4 1 65 to 69 years _________________________________________ 116 5 64 64 70 years and over ______________________________________ 250 2 96 89 4 Average age _________________________________________ 52.9 49.6 58.6 60.0 54.1 48.5 

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________________________ (X) 35 387 336 20 12 Female ------- --- - -------- - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - ---- 1 422 6 45 35 3 2 

Operators of Spanish origin' --- - - - - - --- --- - --- --- ---- - - - -- 6 41 5 

1987 COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS AND 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans _______________________________ farms __ 22 8 6 1 $1,000 __ 239 98 (0) (Z) Government payments received ___________________ farms __ 120 3 20 17 1 $1,000 __ 740 60 117 86 (0) 

'See chapter I, table 16 for operators not of or not reporting Spanish origin. 

Other 

(see text) 

19 

5 

11 

13 

13 

19 

11 

8 

2 

8 

6 

5 11.3 

3 

3 

2 

6 

5 

2 

3 

3 48.1 

19 

5 

4 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

22 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1981 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Value of selected capital Market value of agricultural products ~old assets 1, average per farm 

(dollars) ($1,000) 

SIC code Crops, including 

Harvested nursery and Livestock, 

Land in farms cropland Land and Machinery and greenhouse poultry, and Farms (acres) (acres) buildings equipment Total crops their products 

TotaL ________________________________________ 14776 2 396 629 1 346 913 366 788 44656 989061 253 GS6 736006 

Crops (01) ____________________________________________ 7007 1 311 967 807 182 794 157 81 562 227 441 2142-15 13227 

Cash grains (011) ___________________________________ 3081 917 703 626351 159 576 103 735 96465 89544 692-1 Wheat (0111) _____________________________________ 194 21 537 12712 325885 33830 1 194 1 182 12 Rice (0112) ______________________________________ . Corn (0115) _______________________________________ 992 292439 182 535 264 805 99135 29319 28006 1 314 Soybeans (0116) __________________________________ 1 063 227 737 157 779 696 358 69309 20497 20233 264 Cash grains, n.e.c. (0119) __________________________ 832 375990 273 325 540846 145 674 45453 40 123 5330 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) __________________ 2006 182 223 70297 295 387 32 741 23954 22 818 136 Collon (0131) _____________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) ___________________________________ 1 159 85384 27417 202 478 27365 15735 15144 591 su~arcane and sugar beets (0133) __________________ Iris potatoes (0134) _______________________________ 30 7500 4762 661 133 105 433 2741 2 551 -189 Field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0139) _________ 817 89339 38118 361 882 32016 5478 5 122 356 

Vegetables and melons (016) _________________________ 517 62078 39474 661 547 88159 22608 21 605 1 003 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) ____________________________ 302 24610 10035 330 723 49845 8591 8335 256 Berry crops (0171) _________________________________ 59 3887 1 015 277 238 51 595 1 009 (D) (D) Grapes (0172) ____________________________________ 33 (D) (D) 252 875 19 750 (D) (D) (D) Tree nuts (0173) __________________________________ 

Citrus fruits (0174) _________________________________ 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Deciduous tree fruits (0175) ________________________ 123 15834 7864 427857 70808 6909 6691 218 Fruits and tree nuts, n.e.c. (0179) ___________________ 86 3701 836 199696 14052 384 368 16 

Horticultural specialties (018) _________________________ 483 33757 14645 603 159 114 144 64044 63 715 329 Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) ___ 471 33330 14597 613 874 114640 62 141 61 812 329 Food crops grown under cover (0182) ________ . _______ 12 427 48 333 500 101 667 1 903 1 903 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ____________________ 618 91 596 46380 685246 63510 11 780 8 198 581 

Livestock and animal specialties (02) ____________________ 7769 084 662 539731 516 552 74911 761 620 38841 722 779 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ______________________________________________ 3541 382672 130 563 342 738 35892 71 552 7 812 63 740 Beef callie feedlots (0211) _________________________ 799 82418 32749 322467 31 607 14 105 2067 12038 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) __________________ 1 787 190630 50210 327043 29264 18486 1 382 17 104 Hogs (0213) ______________________________________ 457 54117 27120 333817 57687 32445 2842 29603 Sheep and goats (0214) ____________________________ 286 18018 2795 411 813 15876 1 274 52 1 222 

General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (0219) _________________________________ 212 37489 17689 473 795 65 192 5242 1 470 3 772 

Dairy farms (024) ____________________________________ 340 421 919 272 775 945830 142166 210 575 9881 200 694 

Poultry and eggs (025) _______________________________ 542 195 493 115744 432181 75759 444 591 18945 425 646 Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251) ____________ 295 175 790 107 897 420354 65614 342 863 18098 324 765 Chicken egss (0252) _______________________________ 193 11 773 4873 377 484 87138 49530 316 49214 Turkeys an turkey eggs (0253) _____________________ 8 601 368 261 200 54880 1 014 (D) (D) Poultry hatcheries (0254) ___________________________ 12 986 990333 686483 48607 48607 Poultry and eggs, n.e.c. (0259) ______________________ 34 6343 2606 943231 65864 2577 (D) (D) 

Animal specialties (027) ______________________________ 225 57830 6328 290926 27904 27671 268 27403 Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) ______________ 15 320 (D) 79 (D) (D) Horses and other equines (0272) ____________________ 151 55990 6073 (D) (D) 23859 242 23616 Animal aquaculture (0273) __________________________ 4 292 (D) (D) (D) 847 (D) (D) Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) _____________________ 55 1 228 191 68857 30957 2887 (D) (D) 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ____________________________________ 121 26748 14321 776694 73 303 7231 1 935 5296 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 23 
Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and Symb.o_I_S_, _se_e_in_tr_o_d_u_ct_orry_te_xt_l ____ -. ______ --,,-____________________ ,-______ -,.-_____ _ 

Characteristics 

Farms _____________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ______________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' __ .. ______________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________________________ dollars._ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' ___________ . _____________________ $1,000 __ 

Land in farms according to use: I Total cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing __ farms __ acres __ Other cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

24 MARYLAND 

1987 

18 

12687 

705 

23521 

306 722 1 854 

2 025 

16 

6166 

15 

4475 

9 566 

7 127 

15 

3733 

7 2532 

12 

1 201 

6 441 

13 2345 5 119 

1982 Characteristics 

18 Market value of agricultural products sold _____ $1,000 __ 15 978 Average per farm ________________________ dollars __ 

888 

110842 

6 157889 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ___________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _______ $1,000 __ 

6 937 Total farm production expenses' _____________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________ dollars __ 

2 44 7 Tenure of operator: Full owners ______________________________________ _ 

16 

6494 

16 

4420 

7 1 744 

(NA) 

330 

16 5322 

6 220 

14 

5102 

6 682 

14 3480 4 

104 

Part owners ______________________________________ _ T enants __________________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms by standard industrial 

classification: Cash grains (011) _________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________ _ Cotton (0131) __________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) _________________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ______________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) __________________________ _ 

Horticultural speciallies (018) _______________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _________________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) ____________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) ___________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________________ _ 

1987 

2132 

118421 

356 

1 776 

2529 

140 509 

13 

3 

2 

3 

2 

5 

1 

2 

1982 

2080 

115555 

508 

573 

(NA) 

(NA) 

12 

5 

1 

3 

2 

2 

2 

3 

2 

2 

2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 20. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Livestock and poultry ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Poultry _______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Livestock _____________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Cattle and calves _____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Cows and heifers that had calved _____________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Beef cows ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Milk cows ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Hogs and pigs ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Feeder pigs sold ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Sheep and lambs2 ____________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ Horses and ponies ______________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or 0Ider3 __________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1978 __ Hens and pullets of laying age _________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _____________ 1987 __ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Turkeys ________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 1978 __ 

'Data are estimated; see text. 

2Value of sales includes sheep, lambs, and wool sold. 

3Sales for 1987 include pullets of less than 3 months old. 

Table 21. Poultry -Inventory and 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 

Item 

Farms Number 

INVENTORY 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______ 337 4 060 760 Farms with- 1 to 3,199 _______________________ 238 (D) 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ 34 (D) 10,000 or more __________________ 65 3 764 161 

Hens and pullets of laying age ______ 1 309 3 706 405 Farms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1 063 25943 100 to 399 ____________________ 130 23175 400 to 3,199 __________________ 31 24039 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 30 193 787 10,000 to 19,999 ______________ 28 364 884 20,000 to 49,999 ______________ 12 421 448 50,000 to 99,999 ______________ 6 433 915 100,000 or more _______________ 9 2 219 214 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ 1 200 50 282 754 Turkeys _____________________________ 116 29069 For slaughter ______________________ 91 28418 Hens kept for breeding _____________ 41 651 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry _______ 429 (X) 

'Sales for 1987 include pullets of less than 3 months old. 

Inventory 

Value' Farms Number ($1,000) 

9689 (X) 291 874 10552 (X) 294402 10018 (X) 199967 2616 (X) 43 898 3233 (X) 37789 3329 (X) 27824 8569 (X) 247976 9424 (X) 256613 8858 (X) 172143 

6554 (X) 221 463 7869 (X) 242932 7659 (X) 166402 

5780 308 052 204 187 7002 355 418 225799 

6608 328 598 150812 4621 158917 134690 5548 180 334 160668 5299 172 142 101 372 3 185 48454 24227 3736 52 151 26076 3297 47821 20563 1 694 110463 110463 2218 128 183 134592 2429 124321 80809 

1 322 197214 14988 1 861 179 149 15586 2424 183 685 14695 (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

660 24599 2288 

599 21 797 1 548 

463 15985 895 3287 26513 26513 3053 22801 13681 2690 19 1.39 5742 

1 337 4 060 760 7574 1 926 4 404 290 9228 2013 1 842 747 3806 1 309 3 706 405 7042 1 894 3 827 483 8420 1 977 1 586 976 3333 

1 200 50 282 754 36204 1 332 43 135 305 28469 1 325 38 563 477 23909 116 29069 121 157 21 644 92 153 20 126 109 

Sales: 1987 and 1982 

1982 

Item 

Farms Number 

SALES 

1 926 4404 290 Hens and pullets' ____________________ 

Farms with- 1 822 143 739 1 to 3,199 _______________________ 

38 247 087 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ 

66 4 013 464 10,000 or more __________________ 

894 3 827 483 Hens and pullets of laying age ______ 

Farms with- 1 538 40391 1 to 99 _______________________ 

204 35624 100 to 399 ____________________ 

65 59377 400 to 3,199 __________________ 

36 237 887 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 

28 355 943 10,000 to 19,999 ______________ 

10 288 235 20,000 to 49,999 ______________ 

6 453 026 50,000 to 99,999 ______________ 

7 2 357 000 100,000 or more _______________ 

1 332 43 135 305 Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ 157 21 644 Turkeys _____________________________ 

121 20955 For slaughter ______________________ 

67 689 Hens kept for breeding _____________ 

520 (X) Ducks, geese, and other poultry _______ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Sales 

Value Farms Number ($1,000) 

8519 (X) 736 006 9422 (X) 689 815 9340 (X) 517 434 2181 (X) 425 871 2458 (X) 366 495 2496 (X) 271 364 7092 (X) 310 134 7997 (X) 323 320 7931 (X) 246 070 

6214 (X) 95024 7217 (X) 89 143 7280 (X) 78871 

5368 154 540 56718 6245 164 982 54539 6172 184 855 52750 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 265 372 470 37032 1 625 335 333 33824 2 188 301 650 25467 375 94341 3900 469 83305 3526 699 80 144 3389 

581 16 714 1 274 526 12812 779 392 11 196 653 913 3565 23794 866 3226 28 139 816 3823 14469 

294 5 291 643 (NA) 

465 3 745 248 (NA) 

492 2 066 539 (NA) 

251 2 975 686 (NA) 

426 2 793 994 (NA) 

455 1 219 406 (NA) 

1 381 257 070 110 (NA) 

1 378 235 112 072 (NA) 

1 446 196068 244 (NA) 

56 107 763 (NA) 

73 104038 (NA) 

63 64821 (NA) 

1987 1982 

Farms Number Farms Number 

294 5291 643 465 3 745 248 

163 18308 351 90681 

41 249809 46 289 248 

90 5023 526 68 3 365 319 

251 2975686 426 2793 994 

122 3825 206 6957 

26 4235 94 17 777 

11 10580 44 65282 

40 246309 42 262 974 

27 337 565 18 231 593 

10 337842 9 282 676 

9 633980 9 612 135 

6 1 401 350 4 1 314 600 

1 381 257070 110 378 235 112 072 

56 107 763 73 104 038 53 (D) 73 (D) 

3 (D) 2 (D) 

111 (X) 142 (X) 

MARYLAND 25 
Table 22. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens Pullets not of laying age Pullets 3 months old or older not 

of laying age 

Number sold 1987 1982 1987 1982 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total _________________________________________ _ 1 381 257 070 110 1 378 235 112 072 55 2 315 957 45 951 254 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 51 6990 87 (D) 15 668 12 665 2,000 to 15,999 _____________________________________ _ 16 140 680 12 (D) 6 63389 12 132 539 16,000 to 29,999 ____________________________________ _ 21 458395 21 483 922 8 175 100 10 213 700 30,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ _ 122 5408204 114 4960 855 16 613 400 9 (D) 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ _ 189 14 383 640 223 17 200 994 7 464 400 1 (D) 

100,000 to 199,999 __________________________________ _ 460 65 520 873 439 61 574 176 1 (D) (D) 200,000 to 499,999 __________________________________ _ 474 134 933 420 448 126 168 421 1 (D) 200,000 to 299,999 ________________________________ _ 284 66 293 840 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 300,000 to 499,999 ________________________________ _ 190 68 639 580 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 48 36 217 908 34 24616 582 1 (D) 

Table 23. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Chickens 3 months old or older Pullet chicks and pullets Broilers and other 

Total Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or under 3 months old meat-type chickens 

laying age older not of laying age 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory _______________________ 1 337 4 060 760 1 309 3 706405 179 354 355 48 444 653 113 2 270 601 

Farms with- 1 to 99 __________________________ 1 060 26625 1 049 25 154 125 1 471 37 492 92 37354 100 to 399 _______________________ 143 24814 142 23264 24 1 550 6 400 8 454 400 to 1,599 _____________________ 31 21 468 29 17650 9 3818 - - 5 420 1,600 to 3,199 ____________________ 4 (D) 4 (D) 2 (D) - - - - 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________ 34 (D) 30 193 787 4 (D) - - 2 (D) 10,000 to 19,999 _________________ 35 485384 27 354 884 8 130 500 1 (D) 4 2 153 900 20,000 to 49,999 _________________ 14 455 923 12 383 623 4 72300 1 (D) 2 (D) 50,000 to 99,999 _________________ 6 411 745 6 (D) 1 (D) - - - - 100,000 or more __________________ 10 2411 109 10 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) - -

No inventory _________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 23 682 574 1 087 48012 153 

Sales 

Hens and pullets 

Broilers and other Poultry and poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older Total Hens and pullets of Pullets not of laying age meat-type chickens products 

laying age 

Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory _______________________ 246 3 845 304 229 2 923 022 28 922 282 41 4 196 738 707 66318 

Farms with- 1 to 99 __________________________ 89 10640 86 10578 8 62 25 156 846 438 377 100 to 399 _______________________ 44 3999 42 3668 5 331 4 54 138 271 400 to 1,599 _____________________ 13 5 180 13 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 30 210 1,600 to 3,199 ____________________ 3 33500 3 (D) 1 (D) - - 4 455 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________ 32 202648 30 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 32 2485 10,000 to 19,999 _________________ 35 540845 27 309 645 8 231 200 6 3 717 800 35 10035 20,000 to 49,999 _________________ 14 442452 12 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 14 8 172 50,000 to 99,999 _________________ 6 302 470 6 302470 - - - - 6 10038 100,000 or more __________________ 10 2303 570 10 (D) 1 (D) - - 10 34275 

No inventory _________________________ 48 1 446339 22 52664 27 1 393 675 1 340 252 873 372 1 474 359 554 

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Table 24. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Total 

Turkeys 

Farms Number 

Total sold _____________________________________________ _ 56 107 763 Farms with- 1 to 1,999 ________________________________________ _ 50 6985 2,000 to 7,999 ____________________________________ _ 2 (D) 8,000 to 15,999 ___________________________________ _ 1 (D) 16,000 to 29,999 __________________________________ _ 2 (D) 30,000 to 59,999 __________________________________ _ 1 (D) 60,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Table 25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 

Item 

Farms 

Cattle and calves ______________________________________________ _ 5780 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 622 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 102 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 265 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 803 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 686 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 279 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 17 1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 6 2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _____________________________ _ 4621 Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 795 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 763 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 983 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 696 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 314 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 65 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 3 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 2 

Beef cows ________________________________________________ _ 3 185 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 1 690 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 720 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 614 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 130 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 22 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 9 500 to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 

1,000 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _________________________________________________ _ 1 694 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________________________ _ 278 5 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 34 10 to 29 ______________________________________________ _ 182 30 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 281 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 576 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 283 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 55 500 or more __________________________________________ _ 5 

Heifers and heifer calves _____________________________________ _ 4003 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________________ _ 4276 

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Sales for slaughter 

Farms 

53 

47 

2 

1 

2 

1 

Number 

308 052 

8004 

14938 

39434 

56956 

92287 

77 085 

10390 

8958 

158917 

7774 

10248 

30709 

47466 

41 313 

16474 (D) 

(D) 

48454 

7483 

9589 

17627 

8530 

2840 

2385 

110463 

466 

232 

3784 

10966 

39505 

36986 

13591 

4933 

98532 

50603 

Number 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Sales of hens kept for breeding 

Farms 

3 

3 

1982 

Farms 

7002 

2125 

1 279 1 478 

976 

810 

307 

21 

6 

5548 

2276 

854 1 130 

867 

351 

66 

3 

1 

3736 

2 135 

770 

653 

143 

26 

9 

2218 

463 

41 

234 

376 

729 

317 

54 

4 

5062 

5423 

Number 

(D) 

(D) 

Number 

355418 

10422 

17264 

46402 

68885 

108018 

83596 

12673 

8158 

180 334 

9594 

11 541 

35176 

58252 

45022 

17203 (D) 

(D) 

52151 

9277 

10283 

18384 

8924 

3104 

2179 

128183 

769 

255 4719 

14470 

49439 

40808 

14 177 

3546 

113832 

61 252 

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Table 26. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1967 1962 

Item Value Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Cattle and calves sold _________________________________________ _ 5366 154 540 56718 6245 164 962 54539 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 2363 10630 4409 2664 12214 4700 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 1 009 13466 5049 1 161 16051 5436 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 1 156 36273 12 132 1 309 40720 11 640 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 549 37 144 11 832 629 42075 11 622 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 214 27729 10000 184 24447 8296 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 64 16767 7425 66 18166 7078 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 10 6824 3291 6 3866 1 850 1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 3 3707 2580 6 7439 3717 2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Cattle sold __________________________________________________ _ 4635 62650 46271 5401 86237 44 918 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 2552 10764 5366 3228 12872 6003 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 943 12430 6 122 1 113 14931 7 142 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 820 24061 12389 764 21 891 10724 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 212 14 120 8372 185 12109 6657 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 78 10018 6 124 75 10278 5903 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 26 7665 4459 30 8380 4613 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 3 (0) (0) 3 1 942 1 255 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 1 (0) (0) 3 3834 2620 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold _______________ _ 1 656 27 122 17484 1 988 31 890 19074 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 103 4261 2429 1 430 5056 2718 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 260 3453 1 939 278 3553 1 829 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 196 5661 3448 172 4974 2782 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 55 3675 2363 53 3430 1 974 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 26 3358 1 982 32 4347 2782 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 10 2902 1 663 17 4754 3 115 500 to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 3 (0) (0) 3 1 942 1 255 1,000 to 2,499 ________________________________________ _ 1 (0) (0) 3 3834 2620 2,500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Calves sold _________________________________________________ _ 2999 71 690 10447 3638 78745 9622 Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 1 365 5363 1 063 1 653 6343 1 035 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 544 7266 1 149 699 9382 1 249 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 740 22653 2490 921 27334 2537 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 257 16606 1 532 275 17692 1 434 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 61 7575 765 68 8719 1 090 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 25 7 164 1 646 16 4383 906 500 or more ____________________________________________ _ 7 5059 1 561 6 4892 1 371 

Table 27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, Cattle and calves sales 

Cattle and calves Total had calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 5780 308 052 4621 158917 4003 98532 4276 50603 5 138 150 250 54689 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 1 622 8004 1 048 3518 714 1 575 1 055 2911 980 5568 2255 10 to 19 __________________ 1 102 14938 840 6530 735 3735 887 4673 1 102 8696 3468 20 to 49 __________________ 1 265 39434 1 074 19349 961 10301 1 020 9784 1 265 20295 7959 50 to 99 __________________ 803 56956 726 29920 684 16309 611 10727 803 28737 10769 100 to 199 ________________ 686 92287 650 50037 629 31 490 475 10760 686 40794 12887 200 to 499 ________________ 279 77085 260 39976 258 27904 209 9205 279 36608 12682 500 to 999 ________________ 17 10390 17 4801 16 4122 14 1 467 17 4435 1 957 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 6 8958 6 4786 6 3096 5 1 076 6 5117 2712 2,500 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 230 4290 2029 

28 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 28. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, Cattle and calves sales 

Cows and heifers that had Total 

calved had calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1.000) 

Total inventory ________________ 4621 281 379 4621 158917 3398 88978 3316 33484 4218 124 073 41 108 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1 011 7993 1 011 2534 613 2474 693 2,985 651 4535 1 857 5 to 9 ____________________ 784 10706 784 5240 486 2341 574 3 125 741 5372 2080 10 to 19 __________________ 763 20661 763 10248 540 4790 608 5623 763 11 590 5802 20 to 29 __________________ 454 19263 454 10680 331 4517 342 4066 454 8943 3377 30 to 49 __________________ 529 36145 529 20029 445 10603 382 5513 529 15385 5388 50 to 99 __________________ 696 81 995 696 47466 634 27869 448 6660 696 34448 11 051 100 to 199 ________________ 314 69843 314 41 313 287 24513 222 4017 314 28836 7791 200 to 499 ________________ 65 27626 65 16474 58 9678 44 1 474 65 11 847 3020 500 to 999 ________________ 3 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) (0) 1,000 or more _____________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

No inventory __________________ 1 159 26673 (X) (X) 605 9 554 960 17 119 1 150 30467 15610 

Table 29. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that had calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Beef cows Total Heifers and heifer calves 

Total Beef cows and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ 3 185 108071 3 185 56805 3 185 48454 2 123 25382 2442 25884 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 915 10651 915 4958 915 2323 581 3277 634 2416 5 to 9 ____________________ 775 12072 775 6083 775 5 160 484 2819 575 3 170 10 to 19 __________________ 720 20907 720 10499 720 9589 500 4753 582 5655 20 to 29 __________________ 359 17402 359 9604 359 8340 242 3644 293 4 154 30 to 49 __________________ 255 19336 255 10324 255 9287 196 4312 225 4700 50 to 99 __________________ 130 19266 130 9934 130 8530 101 5 191 115 4 141 100 to 199 ________________ 22 5 136 22 2865 22 2840 15 1 043 14 1 228 200 to 499 ________________ 9 3301 9 2538 9 2385 4 343 4 420 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ 2595 199981 1 436 102 112 (X) (X) 1 880 73 150 1 834 24 719 

Cattle and calves sales 

Cattle 

Beef cows Total Calves 

Total Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Value Value Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 2828 51 050 23 148 2392 34861 19805 982 14 715 9862 1 402 16 t89 3342 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 596 4989 1 776 489 2865 1 506 223 999 563 252 2 124 269 5 to 9 ____________________ 737 5 598 2151 623 3782 1 800 242 1 t34 643 363 1 816 351 10 to 19 __________________ 720 11 221 5674 599 7625 4903 236 3 738 3 103 380 3596 772 20 to 29 __________________ 359 7878 3 113 316 5377 2586 127 1 819 995 178 2501 528 30 to 49 __________________ 255 8057 3426 218 5506 2874 90 2026 1 210 150 2551 552 50 to 99 __________________ 130 8465 4783 118 6328 4383 56 3 513 2416 61 2 137 400 100 to 199 ________________ 22 2798 1 468 21 2271 1 346 6 (0) (0) 14 527 122 200 to 499 ________________ 9 2044 757 8 1 107 408 2 (0) (0) 4 937 349 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ 2540 103 490 33570 2243 47789 26466 674 12 407 7623 1 597 55701 7 105 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 29 
Table 30. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Milk Cow Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that had calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Milk cows Total Heifers and heifer calves and bull calves Total Milk cows 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ 1 694 193 868 1 694 114344 1 694 110463 1 481 69540 1 070 9984 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 278 4365 278 1 622 278 466 174 1 258 193 1 485 5 to 9 ____________________ 34 675 34 378 34 232 23 158 25 139 10 to 19 __________________ 64 1 849 64 1 127 64 957 53 587 38 135 20 to 29 __________________ lt8 5081 118 3 133 118 2827 110 1 661 65 287 30 to 49 __________________ 281 19453 281 11 242 281 10966 256 7054 165 1 157 50 to 99 __________________ 576 68068 576 40620 576 39505 544 24363 340 3085 100 to 199 ________________ 283 63344 283 37563 283 36986 264 23081 202 2700 200 to 499 ________________ 55 23886 55 13726 55 13591 53 9185 39 975 500 or more ______________ 5 7 147 5 4933 5 4933 4 2193 3 21 

No inventory __________________ 4086 114 184 2927 44573 (X) (X) 2522 28992 3206 40619 

Cattle and calves sales 

Dairy product sales 

Milk cows Total Cattle Calves 

Value Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 1 623 80386 20178 1 406 30 149 1 411 50237 1 436 184 849 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 210 2031 813 159 1 315 128 716 54 177 5 to 9 ____________________ 31 477 143 24 214 24 263 4 23 10 to 19 __________________ 64 1 057 354 53 414 44 643 60 1 074 20 to 29 __________________ 118 2023 487 103 791 104 1 232 118 3822 30 to 49 __________________ 281 8 175 2279 243 3435 249 4740 281 16807 50 to 99 __________________ 576 28313 6957 510 10105 542 18208 576 64 831 100 to 199 ________________ 283 25445 6155 260 9614 263 15831 283 64875 200 to 499 ________________ 55 9748 2246 50 3254 52 6494 55 22957 500 or more ______________ 5 3 117 743 4 1 007 5 2110 5 10283 

No inventory __________________ 3745 74 154 36540 3229 52501 1 588 21 653 40 2368 

Table 31. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle 

Cattle and calves Calves 

Cattle and calves Total Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total sold _____________________ 5368 154 540 56718 4635 82650 46271 1 656 27122 17484 2999 71 890 10447 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1 260 3240 1 420 1 013 2411 1 251 472 1111 640 407 829 169 5 to 9 ____________________ 1 103 7390 2989 948 5094 2539 399 2111 1 157 524 2296 449 10 to 19 __________________ 1 009 13466 5049 864 8457 4 139 315 2994 1 716 569 5009 910 20 to 49 __________________ 1 156 36273 12132 1 034 19703 10029 295 5520 3272 824 16570 2 104 50 to 99 __________________ 549 37 144 11 832 512 17785 9953 112 4664 2927 452 19359 1 879 100 to 199 ________________ 214 27729 10000 204 14902 8796 41 3209 1 858 168 12827 1 204 200 to 499 ________________ 64 18767 7425 51 9475 5455 17 3609 2368 46 9292 1 970 500 to 999 ________________ 10 6824 3291 7 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D) 7 (D) (D) 1,000 or more _____________ 3 3707 2580 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

Table 32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Total hogs and pigs ___________________________________________ _ 1 322 197214 861 179 149 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 704 5809 123 8878 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 178 6246 247 8404 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 151 10297 176 11 821 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 105 14286 129 17379 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 107 32175 119 35569 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 49 32580 38 24469 1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 12 16980 17 21 905 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ 11 30191 10 (D) 5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 5 48650 2 (D) 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _________ ---------

Farms with- 765 27822 1 052 26955 

1 to 24 _________________________________________________ _ 559 4261 847 5718 25 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 98 3343 94 3 155 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 55 3673 66 3923 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 27 3314 21 2706 200 or more ____________________________________________ _ 26 13231 24 11 453 

Other hogs and pigs _________________________________________ _ 1 209 169 392 687 152 194 

30 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

item Value Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total hogs and pigs sold _______________________________________ _ 

Farms with1 265 372 470 37032 1 625 335333 33824 

1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 480 4756 522 698 6597 746 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 196 6851 662 291 10366 1 005 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 137 9383 835 193 13176 1 252 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 146 20329 1 954 153 20265 1 948 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 170 52632 5104 158 47591 4422 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 72 49987 4909 74 50201 5301 1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 32 44 380 4018 30 40217 4320 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ 21 60000 5159 18 48654 5024 5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 11 124152 13869 10 98266 9807 

Feeder pigs sold ____________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 375 94341 3900 469 83305 3526 

1 to 9 _. ___ . __ . ________ . _____ . ____ . ________________________ _ 36 216 9 62 362 14 10 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 143 3749 139 193 4645 163 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 55 3718 147 67 4438 165 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 50 7037 257 57 7655 335 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 55 16597 760 59 17796 781 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 17 11 853 555 19 12725 627 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 19 51 171 2032 12 35684 1 441 

Other hogs and pigs sold _____________________________________ _ 

Farms with1 158 278 129 33133 1 469 252028 30298 

1 to 24 _________________________________________________ _ 552 4846 622 (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 166 5714 677 (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 101 6738 801 (NA) (NA) (NA) 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 117 16371 1 999 (NA) (NA) (NA) 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 120 36650 4328 (NA) (NA) (NA) 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 60 42375 4752 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,000 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 23 31 207 3564 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,000 to 4,999 __________________________________________ _ 11 32860 3568 (NA) (NA) (NA) 5,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 8 101 368 12822 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Table 34. Hogs and Pigs-Litters Farrowed: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Litters 

Farms Number of litters Farms Number of litters 

Litters farrowed between Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ____ _ 

Farms with- 803 42199 1 100 39365 

1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 387 1 466 646 2382 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 137 1 843 157 1 997 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 127 3736 152 4510 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 72 4951 73 4844 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 41 5429 37 4580 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 23 6454 24 7087 500 or more ______________________________________________ _ 16 18320 11 13965 

717 20915 976 19758 

715 21 284 905 19607 

Dec_ 1 of preceding year and May 3L _________________________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________________________________ _ 

Table 35. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Hogs and pigs breeding 

Value Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 1 322 197214 765 27822 1 209 169392 1 135 362 112 36075 371 91 592 3825 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 444 1 950 170 556 367 1 394 258 5302 472 69 2112 79 10 to 24 __________________ 260 3859 158 1 132 233 2727 260 10282 947 79 3587 129 25 to 99 __________________ 329 16543 223 3248 321 13295 329 33905 2926 122 12477 491 100 to 199 ________________ 105 14286 74 2422 104 11 864 105 29564 2 818 42 9868 411 200 to 499 ________________ 107 32 175 80 4267 107 27908 106 57527 5545 33 17178 871 500 to 999 ________________ 49 32580 34 3621 49 28959 49 54788 4922 15 17376 789 1,000 or more _____________ 28 95821 26 12576 28 83245 28 170744 18446 11 28994 1 055 

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 130 10358 957 4 2749 75 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 31 
Table 36. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Hogs and pigs breeding 

Value Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total sold _____________________ 1 135 196239 723 27738 1 044 168501 1 265 372470 37032 375 94341 3900 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 173 1 376 51 178 163 1 198 235 956 129 12 61 2 10 to 49 __________________ 393 8316 239 1 399 354 6917 441 10651 1 056 120 2508 91 50 to 99 __________________ 134 5427 102 1 073 118 4354 137 9383 835 65 3278 122 100 to 199 ________________ 140 9769 98 1 509 128 8260 146 20329 1954 55 5758 212 200 to 499 ________________ 163 31 361 124 3997 152 27364 170 52632 5104 69 15 527 672 500 to 999 ________________ 71 27351 58 3854 69 23497 72 49987 4909 23 10081 476 1,000 or more _____________ 61 112639 51 15728 60 96911 64 228 532 23046 31 57 128 2326 

None sold ____________________ 187 975 42 84 165 891 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Table 37. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Litters farrowed breeding 

Value Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total litters farrowed ___________ 792 164 137 765 27822 679 136315 759 316013 30464 375 94341 3900 Farms with1 61 537 59 175 41 362 38 552 61 11 96 4 

2 1,,:;"==================== 205 3325 192 713 162 2612 189 4985 476 76 1 515 53 5 to 9 ____________________ 115 3608 108 825 105 2783 116 5251 441 61 2192 80 10 to 19 __________________ 134 6321 134 1 703 109 4618 137 14112 1 196 82 5893 211 20 to 49 __________________ 127 15417 124 3064 116 12353 127 28581 2553 65 10930 476 50 to 99 __________________ 72 18493 70 3525 70 14968 72 37057 3314 37 13493 583 100 to 199 ________________ 40 20628 40 3551 39 17077 41 37086 3519 19 10622 501 200 or more ______________ 38 95808 38 14266 37 81 542 39 188 389 18905 24 49600 1 992 

No litters farrowed _____________ 530 33077 - - 530 33077 506 56457 6568 - - -

Litters farrowed between Dec. I, 1986, and Nov. 30, 1987 

Litters farrowed Total Dec. 1,1986, and May 31,1987 June I, 1987, and Nov. 30,1987 

Farms Litters Farms Litters Farms Litters 

Total litters farrowed ___________ 803 42199 717 20915 715 21 284 Farms with1 ------------------------ 62 62 46 46 16 16 2 to 4 ____________________ 209 603 176 288 181 315 5 to 9 ____________________ 116 801 103 362 111 439 10 to 19 __________________ 137 1 843 126 855 135 988 20 to 49 __________________ 127 3736 117 1 762 122 1 974 50 to 99 __________________ 72 4951 69 2364 71 2587 100 to 199 ________________ 41 5429 41 2592 40 2837 200 or more ______________ 39 24774 39 12646 39 12 128 

Table 38. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

1987 1982 

Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Sheep and lambs inventory _____________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 660 24599 599 21 797 

1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 399 3967 380 3723 25 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 215 9 140 180 7956 35 5 192 30 (D) 

9 (D) 8 (D) 

2 (D) 1 (D) 

100 to 299 ________________________________________________ _ 

300 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 

2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____________________________________ _ 589 15 198 533 12389 

Sheep and lambs shorn ________________________________________ _ 563 21 194 499 16427 Pounds of wool _____________________________________________ _ (X) 162 457 (X) 119006 

Sheep and lambs sold _________________________________________ _ 581 16714 526 12812 Value of sales from sheep, lambs, and wool ($1,000) _____________ _ 627 1 274 566 779 

32 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 39. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sheep and lambs inventory Sales 

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Sheep and lambs Total Ewes 1 year old or older Sheep and lambs Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Pounds of Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number wool Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ••• _____________ 660 24599 589 15 196 549 20970 160 732 549 16259 595 1 246 Farms wrth- 1 to 24 ___________________ 399 3967 336 2711 296 3226 22465 291 2904 334 205 25 to 99 __________________ 215 9140 206 5942 206 6993 50584 214 6130 215 421 100 to 299 ________________ 35 5 192 34 3317 34 4111 28946 35 3313 35 306 300 to 999 ________________ 9 (0) 9 (0) 9 (0) (0) 7 (0) 9 (0) 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2,500 to 4,999 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) 14 224 1 725 32 455 32 27 

--

Table 40. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sheep and lambs inventory Sales 

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Ewes 1 year old or older Total Ewes 1 year old or older Sheep and lambs Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Pounds of Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number wool Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 569 23990 589 15198 534 20909 160 256 513 15758 555 1 211 

Farms wrth- 1 to 24 ___________________ 419 6465 419 4054 364 5056 35734 345 4321 385 307 25 to 99 ______________ ~ ___ 144 8517 144 6006 144 6943 46978 144 5442 144 418 100 to 199 ________________ 21 4773 21 2933 21 4084 30960 19 2868 21 213 200 to 499 ______________ ~_ 4 (0) 4 (0) 4 (0) (0) 4 (0) 4 (0) 500 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 2,500 to 4,999 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ 71 609 (X) (X) 29 285 2201 68 956 72 62 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 33 
Table 41. Other Livestock and Livestock ProductS-Inventory and Sales: 

[For meaning ot abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Horses and ponies _____________________________________ tarms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Mules, burros, and donkeys _____________________________ tarrns __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Colonies ot bees _______________________________________ tarms __ 

number __ Honey sold ______________ • _____________________________ tarms_._ 

pounds __ Sees and honey sold ___________________________________ tarms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Go~ts ____ . __________ .. _______ .. ____ . ________________ .. ___ frums __ 

numbeL_ Angora goats ________________________________________ tarms __ 

number-_ Mohair sold _______________________________ .. __________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

Angora goats and mohair sold _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Milk goats ___________________________________________ farrns __ 

numbeL_ Goats milk sold ______________________________________ farms __ 

gallons __ 

Milk goats and goats milk sold _____________ . ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Olher goats __________________________________________ tarms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Mink and their pelts _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Rabbits and their pelts __________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fish and other aquaculture products sold _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock and livestock productL ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Inventory 

1987 1982 

3287 3053 

26513 22801 (X) (X) 

174 81 381 232 (X) (X) 

439 509 5779 4908 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

480 432 3249 26Se 

'1 10 

69 18 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (Xl 

(Xl (Xl 198 306 1 487 2004 

(X) (Xl (X) (Xl 

(Xl (X) 

(X) (X) 

317 144 1 693 646 (X) (Xl 

8 4 1 406 (Ol 

(Xl (Xl 176 135 4492 6645 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

44 (NA) 

(X) (X) 

1987 and 1982 

Sales 

1987 1982 

913 866 3565 3226 23794 28 139 

13 5 21 14 

S 6 

21 23 227 291 132 116 126 094 90752 

142 (NAl 

92 101 

141 176 

1 227 1 452 

3 1 14 (0) 

5 1 

312 (Ol 

5 (NA) 

3 (0) 

67 138 

636 1 054 

18 18 66353 26168 

76 (NAl 203 142 81 42 577 (0) 

25 (0) 

7 6 1 648 32377 70 701 74 89 12807 12319 30 84 

18 7 (0) (0) 

22 (NA) 

(0) (0) 

34 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 42. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Crop Value of Value of production 1 production 1 

Farms Acres Quantity ($1,000) Farms Acres Quantity ($1,000) 

Harvested cropland ____________________________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop or cut for dry fodder, hogged or 

11 960 346 913 (X) 309894 13672 528 994 (X) 423082 5608 432 409 31 941 714 62286 7281 620 198 62845256 144 544 

grazed ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) _____________________________ _ 

Sorghum for silage or green chop, cut for dry forage or hay, or 

895 93207 (X) 19569 2 354 104 152 (X) 27958 50 1 853 89994 148 35 1 168 74781 135 

hogged or grazed _____________________________________________ _ 80 1 526 (X) 171 135 2040 (X) 380 

Wheat for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 3 112 146081 6 766 273 16577 3 153 138 204 5 635 641 17 189 Barley for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ _ 

Rye for grain (bushels) _________________________________________ _ Rice (cwt) ____________________________________________________ _ 

1 541 59268 3 707 134 4449 806 72491 4 251 789 8716 1 011 13879 804 061 965 278 15544 873 176 1 615 315 3579 100 848 171 354 3406 94777 251 

Flaxseed (bushels) ____________________________________________ _ Sunflower seed (pounds) _______________________________________ _ 10 150 134 264 7 5 52 77150 6 Soybeans for beans (bushels) __________________________________ _ 3697 405 170 9 352 369 53309 3 965 413 137 11 290 198 62096 Ory edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) _______________________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________________________________ _ 4 135 1 529 26 2 (0) (0) (0) 

Cotton (bales) _________________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________________________ _ 357 10780 13 751 729 16502 2 489 24840 32280276 35508 Irish potatoes (cwt) ____________________________________________ _ 155 2487 496 312 3400 279 1 871 396360 1 823 Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

Pineapples harvested (tons) ____________________________________ _ 65 527 142 527 706 85 999 327840 1 354 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons) ____________________________________ _ Sugarcane for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass Silage, green chop, etc. (see text) (tons, dry) ______________________________________ _ 6619 255 676 593 854 31 958 6709 229 046 533939 37815 Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _________________________ _ 1 184 38238 (X) 28205 1 403 38331 (X) 23819 Land in orchards ______________________________________________ _ 617 7997 (X) 6161 667 11 423 (X) 12836 

Berries harvested for sale ______________________________________ _ 293 811 (X) 1 149 335 772 (X) 825 Nursery and greenhouse crops, mushrooms, and sod grown for sale (see text) ____________________________________________________ _ 

Other crops ___________________________________________________ _ 578 10501 (X) 63869 614 7768 (X) 45789 

78 1 175 (X) 268 (NA) (NA) (X) (0) 

, Data are estimated; see text. 

Table 43. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Entire crop irrigated Part of crop irrigated None of crop irrigated 

Crop Average Average Average 

yield per Acres Acres not yield per yield per 

Farms Acres acre Farms irrigated irrigated acre Farms Acres acre 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________________________________ 69 4 329 116.9 88 9399 12086 85.3 5451 406 595 72.8 Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _______________________ 7 (0) (0) 10 (0) (0) (0) 1 876 91 895 13.1 Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) ______________________________ 50 1 853 48.6 Wheat for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ 24 170 52.7 20 163 1 266 50.6 3068 142 482 46.2 Oats for grain (bushels) _________________________________________ 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (0) 1 008 13 778 57.8 

Barley for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ 10 (0) (0) 4 (0) (0) (0) 1 527 58604 62.6 Rice (cwt) _____________________________________________________ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________________________ 32 917 32.6 105 8 735 22961 22.9 3560 371 557 23.0 Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _______________________________________ 

Ory edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) ________________________ 4 135 11.3 

Cotton (bales) __________________________________________________ 

Tobacco (pounds) ______________________________________________ 113 379 532.1 48 648 405 464.7 196 8348 1 209.5 Irish potatoes (CW1) _____________________________________________ 22 (0) Sugar beets for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ 

Sugarcane for sugar (tons) ______________________________________ 

(0) 2 (0) (0) (0) 131 1 665 198.9 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ___________________________________________ 21 544 4.6 11 274 306 4.9 3017 82322 3.2 Small grain hay (tons, dry) _______________________________________ 8 185 2.3 695 13 548 1.5 Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) (tons, dry) ____________________________________________________ 17 202 2.0 4 23 278 1.0 4461 119976 1.9 Wild hay (tons, dry) _____________________________________________ 3 21 1.5 440 7 774 1.2 Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (tons, green) ___________ 6 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) (0) 686 28073 6.4 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) ___________________________________________ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) __________________________ 293 15 296 (X) 125 4429 3885 (X) 766 14628 (X) Land in orchards _______________________________________________ 55 650 (X) 13 572 1 376 (X) 549 5 399 (X) Strawberries harvested for sale (pounds) __________________________ 72 341 4 293.6 7 19 15 2 890.8 142 193 2 438.8 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 35 
Table 44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ____________________ 5608 432409 31 941 714 157 13728 7281 620 198 62 845 256 114 11 672 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 1 822 13094 868 780 24 101 2283 15865 1 234 313 6 37 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 830 15572 1 064 981 13 209 965 18075 1 531 154 4 59 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 1 020 35321 2 563 180 21 622 1 290 44562 4074 137 7 216 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 812 55436 4066 245 26 1 255 1 134 76916 7 383 583 29 1 515 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 711 107 546 7 893 424 40 4134 1 019 151 847 15 064 206 34 3301 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 270 89498 6 962 393 21 4390 375 124 809 13 107 480 18 2607 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 114 74902 5386 299 9 2301 164 107054 11 401 590 11 2177 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 29 41 040 3 136 412 3 716 51 81 070 9 048 793 5 1 760 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ 25 (X) (X) 3 (X) 41 (X) (X) 4 (X) 

2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ 3 (X) (X) (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ 1 (X) (X) (X) 10 (X) (X) (X) 

5,000 acres or more __________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 893 93 164 222 626 17 748 2349 104019 1 552 057 9 191 1 10 14 acres ___________________________________ 489 3885 47336 4 21 728 5626 75980 3 16 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 265 4990 68329 4 54 301 5657 83757 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 440 15365 200 226 3 (0) 586 20127 302 592 2 (0) 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 461 30136 394 352 1 (0) 479 31 526 459 472 2 (0) 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 216 30614 394 899 4 (0) 224 29967 458 526 2 (0) 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 19 6109 91 084 1 (0) 27 8156 126010 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 3 2065 26400 3 (0) (0) 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 1 (0) (0) 

Wheat for grain (bushels) __________________________ 3 112 146081 6 766 273 44 2333 3 153 138204 5 635 641 18 817 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 1 002 8 162 322 524 4 14 1 055 8550 292 626 3 (0) 

15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 566 10690 432 143 4 79 588 11 078 397 943 1 (0) 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 678 23250 1 021 123 10 280 670 22727 898 941 3 49 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 495 33411 1 466 959 12 688 483 31 534 1 338 896 5 205 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 296 42830 2066 456 13 (0) 297 43360 1 813 672 5 469 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 60 18846 977 505 1 (0) 54 17770 775 863 1 (0) 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 15 8892 479 563 6 3 185 117900 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 5,000 acres or more __________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Barley for grain (bushels) __________________________ 1 541 59268 3 707 134 14 403 806 72491 4251 789 9 380 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 557 4585 248 635 5 34 673 5482 287 488 2 (0) 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 334 6283 362 708 4 (0) 376 7015 381 422 1 (0) 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 321 10762 666 388 1 (0) 349 11 685 671 463 1 (0) 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 200 13362 874 368 1 (0) 227 15038 916 145 2 (0) 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 107 15331 956 838 3 190 146 20139 1 195 949 3 218 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 17 5915 391 625 29 9477 587 873 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 5 3030 206 572 6 3655 211 449 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

5,000 acres or more __________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Oats for grain (bushels) ___________________________ 011 13879 804 061 3 (0) 278 15544 873 176 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________________________ 357 10780 13751 729 161 2027 2489 24840 32 280 276 196 2743 

0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 46 24 32203 2 (0) 57 31 46377 5 2 1.0 to 1.9 acres ________________________________ 102 120 152 835 7 (0) 168 213 257 816 3 3 2.0 to 2.9 acres ________________________________ 156 337 399 584 7 15 234 506 611 285 8 15 3.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 286 997 1 194 745 15 50 467 1 642 1 878 763 13 41 5.0 to 9.9 acres ________________________________ 391 2484 2 935 286 37 214 671 4424 5 417 124 41 250 10.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 306 4205 5 388 163 64 759 690 9914 12 930 654 76 872 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 58 1 887 2611 463 21 564 161 5114 6 750 489 32 773 50.0 acres or more _____________________________ 12 728 1 037 450 8 417 41 2997 4 387 768 18 786 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ______________________ 3697 405 170 9 352 369 137 10652 3965 413 137 11 290 198 85 7127 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 606 5154 124 852 8 50 664 5643 143 936 5 45 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 459 8828 209 888 4 61 537 10044 254 163 6 94 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 781 26959 628 530 14 313 790 27619 718 989 9 (0) 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 695 46919 1 089 750 23 1 328 743 50739 1 327 832 2 (0) 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 738 113292 2 593 723 40 2758 793 121 736 3288 895 26 1 922 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 275 94906 2 108 246 28 2768 321 108810 3 026 730 24 3 136 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 124 83791 1 952681 18 (0) 96 62534 1 801 398 9 1 312 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 19 25321 644 699 2 (0) 21 26012 728 255 4 405 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ 17 (X) (X) 1 (X) 21 (X) (X) 4 (X) 2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ 2 (X) (X) 1 (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

5,000 acres or more __________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Irish potatoes (cwt) _______________________________ 155 2487 496 312 24 766 279 871 396 360 14 365 

Sweetpotataes (bushels) ___________________________ 65 527 142 527 19 112 85 999 327 840 11 106 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text)(tans, dry) ________ 6619 255676 593 854 66 879 6709 229046 533 939 23 419 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 2376 18229 33294 29 157 2496 18453 34248 8 39 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 1 153 21 331 40847 9 149 1 217 22593 43346 6 53 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 1 449 49606 102 836 11 279 1 504 51 420 115821 3 26 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 1 056 71 070 168 799 9 258 1 051 69 197 171 960 4 (0) 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 533 74967 188 024 3 160 414 57201 143 742 2 (0) 250 to 499 acres __________________________ .. ____ 47 16093 47401 3 (0) 23 7003 16303 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 4 (0) (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) (0) 

1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) 1 (X) (X) (X) 2,000 to 2,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres __________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 5,000 acres or more __________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ___________________________ 3049 83446 269 318 32 818 2786 71 606 233 023 14 291 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 1 314 9790 25653 12 64 1 205 8587 23266 4 33 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 561 10491 31 087 9 143 540 10 103 30898 4 33 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 681 23211 71 118 5 138 621 20791 68052 2 (0) 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 369 23427 77 744 4 (0) 332 20833 70803 3 90 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 118 14793 55924 1 (0) 84 10 176 37303 1 (0) 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 6 1 734 7792 1 (0) 4 1 116 2701 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

36 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 

Crop Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass 

silage, green chop, etc. (see text)(tons, dry)-Con. Alfalfa hay (tons, dry)-Con. 2,000 to 2,999 acres ________________________ (X) (X) (X) } 3,000 to 4,999 acres ________________________ (X) (X) (X) 5,000 acres or more ________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Small grain hay (tons, dry) _______________________ 703 13733 21 260 8 (0) 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text)(tons, dry) ________________________ 4482 120 479 226 733 21 225 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 1 914 14479 24490 15 (0) 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 918 16883 29483 2 (0) 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 1 001 33611 63 151 2 (0) 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 470 30439 59428 1 (0) 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 169 21 859 44499 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 10 3208 5682 (0) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ 

Wild hay (tons, dry) _____________________________ 443 7795 9080 3 (0) 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (tons, green) ________________________________________ 694 30223 202 386 8 630 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ____________ 184 38238 (X) 418 19724 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 101 41 (X) 26 10 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 401 952 (X) 93 195 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 304 2531 (X) 90 653 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 87 1 653 (X) 35 563 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 101 3450 (X) 48 1 438 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 91 6029 (X) 56 3166 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 72 10770 (X) 49 6302 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 20 6872 (X) 16 4721 500.0 to 749.9 acres ____________________________ 4 2501 (X) 3 (0) 750.0 to 999.9 acres ____________________________ } 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1,000.0 acres or more ___________________________ 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) } 1,000.0 to 1,999.9 acres _______________________ 2 (X) (X) 1 (X) 2,000.0 to 2,999.9 acres _______________________ (X) (X) (X) 3,000.0 acres or more _________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Cantaloups _____________________________________ 312 1 324 (X) 152 977 Snap beans ____________________________________ 271 5682 (X) 71 173 

Sweet corn _____________________________________ 753 12555 (X) 194 6176 

Tomatoes ______________________________________ 459 4265 (X) 161 2675 

Land in orchards __________________________________ 617 7997 (X) 68 222 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 75 36 (X) 9 5 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 347 727 (X) 28 49 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 113 858 (X) 8 57 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 28 514 (X) 5 92 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 26 893 (X) 8 259 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 13 776 (X) 4 245 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 10 440 (X) 4 (0) 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 3 (0) (X) 1 (0) 500.0 to 749.9 acres ____________________________ - (X) - 750.0 to 999.9 acres ____________________________ } 2 (0) (X) (0) 1,000.0 acres or more ___________________________ (X) -

} 1,000.0 to 1,999.9 acres _______________________ (X) (X) (X) 2,000.0 to 2,999.9 acres _______________________ (X) (X) (X) 3,000.0 acres or more _________________________ (X) (X) (X) 

Table 45. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Apples ______________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ____________________________ _ 100.0 to 249.9 acres __________________________ _ 

250.0 to 499.9 acres __________________________ _ 

500.0 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Farms 

453 

551 

170 

195 

44 

11 

16 

6 

11 

8 

1 

2 

Total 

Acres 

4406 

7 119 

65 

375 

337 

219 

462 

431 

2517 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Trees or vines not of 

bearing age 

Trees or vines Farms Number 

338 777 268 111 120 

493 868 354 84389 

3567 100 1 512 

24547 109 7031 

26412 24 5221 

18553 10 7149 

33933 11 8978 

36689 4 7450 

195076 10 73779 

(X) 7 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1 (X) 

2 (X) 

1982 

Farms Acres 

(X) 

545 8946 

4785 117715 

2 126 15436 

1 025 18969 

1 020 34 108 

478 30263 

133 17692 

2 (0) 

1 (0) 

327 5063 

749 25716 

403 38331 

140 62 473 1 147 

340 2793 

130 2468 

131 4518 

108 7384 

59 8801 

13 4 133 

6020 

(X) 

318 1 296 

297 4197 

906 14778 

569 5605 

667 11 423 

94 48 

396 826 

97 765 

22 422 

26 885 

14 921 

10 399 3 855 

1 993 

(X) 

Trees or vines of 

bearing age 

Farms Number 

417 227657 

447 409479 

150 2055 

180 17516 

43 21 191 

11 11 404 

16 24955 

6 29239 

11 121 297 

8 (X) 

1 (X) 

2 (X) 

Quantity 

(X) 

15956 

223 322 

27329 

33469 

68129 

60766 

30818 

(0) 

(0) 

6133 

166 524 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Farms 

284 

314 

95 

115 

34 

10 

13 

6 

11 

8 

1 

2 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

(X) 

8 (0) 

7 32 

(0) 

2 (0) 

310 14444 

16 7 

53 111 

77 555 

26 422 

47 1 335 

46 2530 34 4603 

5 1 380 

5 2605 

(X) 

116 816 

40 974 

139 3891 

133 2279 

34 453 

8 3 19 41 

2 (0) 

1 (0) 

2 (0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(X) 

Harvested 

Pounds 

39 315 230 79207356 

151 808 

1 280090 

2263484 

1 600256 

2715015 

7305308 

23 999 269 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

MARYLAND 37 
Table 45. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1987 and 1982-Con, 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Apples-Con. 

1982 acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ _ 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres __________________________ _ 

250.0 to 499.9 acres __________________________ _ 

500.0 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Grapes (see text) (fresh weight) ________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Peaches _______________________ . ______________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres- _____________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

1982 acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

Farms 

246 

209 

40 

21 

13 

6 

16 

11 

1 

4 

220 

287 

304 

450 

114 

101 

48 

20 

15 

2 

4 

257 

108 

52 

13 

11 

2 

7 

Total 

Acres Trees or vines 

90 

397 

311 

389 

406 

448 

5078 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

485 

406 

2436 

3 375 

39 

224 

387 

366 

(0) 

(0) 

792 

75 

206 

428 

241 

(0) 

(0) 

1 936 

4 146 

23466 

19861 

28331 

39959 

35503 

342 602 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

224 832 

192 393 

230 580 

274 931 

2463 

19345 

37471 

39365 

(0) 

(0) 

68 142 

3591 

16272 

37505 

26670 

(0) 

(0) 

147 859 

Trees or vines not of 

bearing age 

Farms 

152 

145 

23 

11 

8 

4 

11 

6 

1 

4 

126 

180 

134 

257 

51 

45 

17 

10 

6 

2 

3 

149 

52 

35 

7 

7 

1 

6 

Number 

1 554 

9 824 

5765 

2876 

11 447 4913 

48010 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

54508 

77791 

70451 

82767 

454 

4896 

3721 

10696 

(0) 

(0) 

43000 

1 195 

4358 

12075 

8250 

(0) 

(0) 

48750 

Trees or vines of 

bearing age 

Farms 

189 

168 

36 

19 

13 

6 

16 

11 

1 

4 

204 

256 

271 

349 

99 

86 

45 

20 

15 

2 

4 

180 

91 

45 

13 

11 

2 

7 

Number 

2592 

13642 

14096 

25455 

28512 

30590 

294 592 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

170 324 

114602 

160129 

192 164 

2009 

14449 

33750 

28669 

(0) 

(0) 

25 142 

2396 

11 914 

25430 

18420 

(0) 

(0) 

99 109 

Farms 

111 

125 

26 

17 

13 

6 

16 

11 

1 

4 

136 

154 

188 

228 

56 

57 

37 

18 

14 

2 

4 

98 

61 

40 

10 

10 

2 

7 

Harvested 

Pounds 

114935 

1 547 983 

2 024 009 

3 449 490 

3 962 310 

6 974 720 

61 133 909 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

369 139 

720 539 

10 849 031 

16 894 585 

68 135 

626 575 

1 473 963 

1 901 150 

(0) 

(0) 

2 983 100 

94844 

538 490 

580 338 

128 500 

(0) 

(0) 

10 722 820 

Table 46. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sad Grown for Sale by Value of 

Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Nursery and greenhouse crops, mushrooms, and sod grown for sale (see text) ________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 value of sales: $1 to $2,499 sales _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 sales _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $39,999 sales __________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 sales __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 sales ________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 sales ________________________________ _ 

$500,000 sales or more ____________________________________ _ 

Bedding plants __________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Cut flowers and cut florist greens _________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Foliage and potted flowering plants, total __________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Foliage plants ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

Potted flowering plants ___________________________________ 1987 __ 

Nursery crops ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

1987 value of sales: $1 to $2,499 sales _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 sales _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $39,999 sales __________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 sales __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 sales ________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 sales ________________________________ _ 

$500,000 sales or more ____________________________________ _ 

Sod harvested __________________________________________ 1981-_ 

1982 __ 

38 MARYLAND 

Under glass or other protection 

Farms Square feet 

309 5 996 355 

333 4 707673 

40 26495 

66 154 389 

84 487 777 

50 736488 

26 761 125 

19 851 550 

24 2 978 531 

187 2 266 163 

204 1 729 451 

23 148 164 

32 297 534 

128 2 614 062 

127 1 891 065 

40 715 953 

112 898 109 

61 527 722 

57 442 542 

6 4825 

14 39900 

14 33216 

10 77 496 

6 103 105 

7 145620 

4 123 560 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

In the open Sales 

Value 

Farms Acres Farms ($1,000) 

408 10364 578 63869 

423 7660 614 45789 

71 57 99 123 

100 301 142 773 

114 847 155 3 104 

42 134 71 4426 

29 989 40 5510 

26 1 907 34 9789 

26 5 130 37 40 145 

43 367 203 14047 

35 475 212 10013 

44 250 60 941 

32 129 58 335 

63 325 164 13679 

78 643 180 10871 

22 126 56 4736 

46 198 138 8943 

243 6 170 253 27049 

253 3667 264 17415 

34 25 37 53 

78 194 80 454 

71 623 74 336 

23 692 25 535 

12 331 12 1 640 

13 674 13 3775 

12 3633 12 18255 

42 3239 42 5753 

36 2703 36 4639 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Farms ________________________________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ___________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ___________________________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ $1,000 __ 

percenL_ 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland ________________________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland __________________________________________ acres __ 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured _______________________ acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm __________________________________________ dollars __ 

Grains ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

. $1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________________________ tarms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves ____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total farm production expenses1 _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________ tarms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Agricultural chemicals ________________________________________ tarms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Petroleum products_ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ ____ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hired farm labor _____________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Interest _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Payments tram government programs ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Inventory of selected livestock: Cattle and calves ____________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

, Data are based on a sample of tarms. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All farms 

14776 

100.0 2 396 629 

162 

14774 5 418 920 366 788 2261 

657 693 100.0 

744 891 346 913 

293 121 

989 061 66937 

6112 

123 049 

1 356 15731 

2503 

10 116 

1 181 28205 

498 8473 

578 63869 189 3612 

2 181 425 871 1 476 187216 

5368 

56718 

1 265 37032 

627 

274 1 271 27894 

14774 

851 440 

5250 

102 147 7995 

300 284 10292 

50516 

9362 

26447 

13824 

30365 

10585 

16592 

5958 

81 230 

5843 

40272 

2553 

29 512 

5780 

308 052 1 694 110463 

1 322 197214 

10 percent of sales 

18 

.1 11 679 

649 

18 

41 247 

2 ~91 500 3 532 

14 397 

2.2 

6863 

4 999 

2 755 

100 062 5 558 992 

71 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

12 

288 2 

(0) 

3 536 1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

18 78430 

15 31 111 

12 17090 5 264 

5 148 

16 

321 

18 

977 

18 11 718 

10 

612 

1 

(0) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

Fewest number of farms accounting for25 percent of sales 50 percent of sales 7p percent ot sales 

163 764 1 969 1.1 5.2 13.3 123 688 422 126 842 587 759 553 428 

163 764 1 928 275 947 906 471 724 481 1 692 926 186480 894 440 2231 2147 2085 

42459 126572 241 347 6.5 19.2 36.7 

97433 343832 688 693 85502 299568 586 324 

8 499 25407 59460 

247 663 494 760 741 877 519 405 647 591 376 779 

78 433 1 092 10953 35464 64 398 

1 2 17 (D) (D) 210 16 74 196 

(D) 250 2382 

24 77 169 7470 12607 18501 

5 15 35 1 581 3507 5 172 25 57 106 33 143 46193 53366 

4 8 20 

1 025 2202 2905 

96 466 1 029 140 737 279604 388 611 16 162 587 15647 62374 132 446 

35 227 743 

5 120 13 513 26559 27 100 233 15062 19981 25306 

1 10 25 (D) (D) 229 10 23 64 16652 17876 20791 

163 764 1 928 

195 535 404 262 601 701 

124 600 1 405 

43729 65227 83316 

124 658 1 624 

63530 166 923 252 956 101 508 1 338 4061 12751 25037 112 554 1 418 2812 7488 13298 

157 724 1 800 4 154 8962 15528 

162 752 1 887 

3 783 7047 10822 157 685 1 534 

29507 48366 63766 

136 634 1 508 

5 153 13353 22937 

44 224 558 1 511 6376 13212 

36 233 757 

15763 63376 140 653 

16 160 574 

7868 32532 71 353 

26 98 240 

70889 97774 127 834 

MARYLAND 39 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms_ _________________________ .. ______ number __ 

percent-_ farms ____________________________ acres __ Land in 

Ave rage size of farm __________________ acres.i_ 

MARK ET VALUE OF AGRICULTURA L PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sa les (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Ave rage per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of sales: 

Les 

$1,0 

$2,5 

$5,00 

$10 

s than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 00 to $2,499 ____________________________ 00 to $4,999 ____________________________ o to $9,999 ____________________________ 

,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 

,000 to $24,999 ____ • _______ ._. __________ • 

,000 to $39,999 _____ • ____ • _______ • __ ._ •• _ ,DOD to $49,999 __________________________ ,ODD to $99,999 __________________________ 

$20 

$25 

$40 

$50 

$10 0,000 to $249,999 _____________________ • __ 

0,000 to $499.999 ______________________ ._ $25 

$50 

$1,0 

0,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 00,000 or more __ • _______________________ 

Grain s ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sal es of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Com for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ eaL _____________________________ farms __ Wh 

Soy 

$1,000 __ beans __________ • ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sor ghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Bar ley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Oat 

Oth 

s _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ er grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotto nand cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sal es of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

co ___ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ __ _ ___ __ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobac 

Sal as of $50,000 or more _________ ,-- farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, ilage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ s 

Sale 

$1,000 __ s of $50,000 or more _______ • ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegel ables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 

Sal 

$1,000 __ es of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits , nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sal es of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nurse ry and greenhouse crops ________ ._ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sal es of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

crops ___________________________ farms __ Other 

Sale 

$1,000 __ s of $50,000 or more ________ • ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry 

Sale s of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

products ________________________ farms __ Oairy 

Sale 

Cattle 

Sale 

$1,000 __ s of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ s of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

40 MARYLAND 

Tolal 

14776 

100.0 

2 396 629 

162 

14776 

989061 

66937 

2122 

2043 

1 948 

t 881 

1 585 

427 

781 

319 

1 084 

1 569 

737 

209 

71 

6112 

123 049 

580 74364 

3863 

53661 

2941 

16653 

3648 

48499 

27 

103 

888 3473 

296 

448 

175 

212 

-

-

-

-

I 356 15731 47 3544 

2503 

10 116 

15 1 073 

I 181 

28205 135 20747 

498 8473 36 6531 

578 63869 169 59300 

189 3612 15 2876 

2 181 425 871 1366 422 138 

I 476 187216 

I 131 179001 

5366 

56718 172 20964 

All farms 

Full owners Part owners 

9375 3693 

63.4 25.0 

886 387 1 202 858 

95 326 

9375 3693 487 938 388 014 52047 105 067 

1 779 236 

1 598 269 1 414 345 

1 295 374 940 409 

224 148 369 269 133 121 499 386 667 660 

340 340 

75 114 

42 22 

2861 2329 

22715 80625 

63 409 

6028 56879 

1 763 1 524 

10035 34949 

1 048 1 384 

3099 10791 

1 488 1 567 

8837 32059 

9 17 (0) 88 270 460 

579 2334 

125 131 

89 293 

59 85 (0) 112 

- -

- -

- -

- -

790 311 7431 5423 15 27 1 211 1 981 

1 413 836 3615 5101 

- 11 

- 820 

579 434 

4715 18259 20 91 

2009 14789 

346 110 2265 5 102 11 20 1 049 4582 

421 77 41 503 11 654 

115 26 38103 11 166 

106 63 519 2573 1 12 (0) 2310 

1 542 519 304 126 100 174 

986 325 301 142 99594 

440 714 

38029 113710 

245 617 

33806 111 329 

3033 1 725 

22372 25649 57 92 6424 10574 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

1 708 6782 3289 2469 1 024 

11.6 45.9 22.3 16.7 6.9 

307 384 1 883 435 499 807 1 112014 271 614 

180 278 152 450 265 

1 708 6782 3289 2469 1 024 

113 110 964 750 470 615 383 569 110565 

66224 142251 143 088 155 354 107 974 

107 - - - - 176 - - - - 189 - - - - 212 - - - -

236 1 585 940 409 236 

55 427 224 148 55 

143 781 369 269 143 

65 319 133 121 65 

199 1 084 499 386 199 

242 1 569 667 660 242 

57 737 340 340 57 

20 209 75 114 20 

7 71 42 22 7 

922 3818 1 300 1 875 643 

19709 116665 18588 79264 18812 

108 580 63 409 108 

11 457 74364 6028 56879 11 457 

576 2532 844 1 281 407 

8677 51 110 8298 34496 8316 

509 2264 630 1 207 427 

2764 15700 2546 10501 2653 

593 2596 801 1 350 445 

7603 45841 7 130 31 505 7206 

1 18 3 14 1 

(0) 88 (0) 81 (0) 

158 728 169 417 142 

560 3330 493 2297 540 

40 193 59 103 31 

66 403 61 279 62 

31 143 39 77 27 

(0) 193 (0) 105 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

255 590 274 195 121 

2877 12598 5349 4966 2283 

5 47 15 27 5 

353 3544 1 211 1 981 353 

254 1 125 406 555 164 1 400 7860 2029 4611 1 221 

4 15 - 11 4 

253 1 073 - 820 253 

168 671 219 341 111 

5231 27174 4013 18051 5110 

24 135 20 91 24 3949 20747 2009 14789 3949 

42 216 102 89 25 1 107 8013 1 859 5084 1 070 

5 36 11 20 5 

900 6531 1 049 4582 900 

80 385 261 61 63 10712 63146 40899 11 609 10637 

28 169 115 26 28 10030 59300 38 103 11 166 10030 

20 108 48 46 14 

520 3499 439 2555 505 

2 15 1 12 2 (0) 2876 (0) 2310 (0) 

120 1 729 1 182 444 103 

21 572 425 563 303 882 100121 21 560 

55 1 366 986 325 55 

21 402 422 138 301 142 99594 21 402 

322 1 431 408 701 322 

35478 187 142 37976 113688 35478 

269 1 131 245 617 269 

33865 179001 33806 111 329 33865 

610 2816 1 093 1 266 457 

8697 50007 17288 24404 8315 

23 172 57 92 23 

3957 20954 6424 10574 3957 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory teXl] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see teXl)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 1 265 633 462 170 808 303 377 128 $1,000 __ 37032 15843 16904 4285 36192 15252 16745 4 195 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 137 37 77 23 137 37 77 23 $1,000 __ 28330 12093 13 187 3050 28330 12093 13 187 3050 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 627 461 129 37 199 94 82 23 $1,000 __ 1 274 759 451 64 746 309 395 42 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - $1,000 __ (0) - (0) - (0) - (0) -

Other livestock and livestock products (see teXl) ____________________________ farms __ 1 271 916 248 107 398 250 94 54 $1,000 __ 27894 24046 2390 1 458 26 146 22732 2077 1 337 Sales of $50,000 or more ___________ farms __ 55 41 10 4 55 41 10 4 $1,000 __ 22955 20282 1 693 980 22955 20282 1 693 980 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 14774 9365 3637 1 772 6775 3 399 2411 965 $1,000 __ 851 440 428 355 328 467 94618 802 328 393 342 318 587 90399 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 57631 45740 90313 53396 118425 115 723 132139 93678 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 5250 3 195 1 545 510 3252 1 755 1 151 346 $1,000 __ 102147 70846 23504 7797 98871 68601 22705 7566 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2889 1 791 772 326 1 065 448 446 171 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 428 831 474 123 1 267 747 406 114 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 837 519 266 52 824 506 266 52 $100,000 or more _________________________ 96 54 33 9 96 54 33 9 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 7995 4971 2274 750 4 329 2254 1 558 517 $1,000 __ 300 284 182 206 95957 22121 295 147 178 449 94900 21 798 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4759 3217 1 152 390 1 278 648 473 157 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 120 542 410 168 941 399 374 168 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 170 593 425 152 1 164 588 424 152 $100,000 or more _________________________ 946 619 287 40 946 619 287 40 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 4851 2882 1 437 532 3353 1 748 1 189 416 $1,000 __ 274 562 172 106 84470 17 986 272 908 170859 84188 17 862 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2236 1 488 508 240 816 425 267 124 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 776 280 343 153 698 209 336 153 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 806 425 282 99 806 425 282 99 $80,000 or more ________________________ 1 033 689 304 40 1 033 689 304 40 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 9338 4964 3046 1 328 5273 2 107 2315 851 $1,000 __ 23063 6918 12277 3869 21 439 5948 11 904 3587 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 5454 3655 1 185 614 1 771 978 569 224 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 2895 1 089 1 224 582 2 513 909 1 109 495 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 868 202 554 112 868 202 554 112 $25,000 or more __________________________ 121 18 83 20 121 18 83 20 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 10292 5719 3 125 1 448 5 285 2186 2244 855 $1,000 __ 50516 12440 29773 8303 46788 10106 28874 7808 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7955 5 162 1 745 1 048 2 986 1 637 894 455 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 910 513 1 068 329 1 872 505 1 038 329 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 302 32 219 51 302 32 219 51 $50,000 or more __________________________ 125 12 93 20 125 12 93 20 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 9362 5083 2952 1 327 5 342 2256 2212 874 $1,000 __ 26447 6439 15604 4405 24759 5456 15 185 4119 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 8009 4862 2058 1 089 4 002 2040 1 319 643 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 201 207 778 216 1 188 202 777 209 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 117 9 94 14 117 9 94 14 $50,000 or more __________________________ 35 5 22 8 35 5 22 8 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 13824 8605 3543 1 676 6476 3152 2380 944 

$1,000 __ 30365 12041 14047 4276 26755 9549 13266 3940 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 12408 8207 2724 1 477 5 073 2760 1 568 745 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 326 368 768 190 1 313 362 761 190 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 66 17 42 7 66 17 42 7 $50,000 or more __________________________ 24 13 9 2 24 13 9 2 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 11 864 7242 3 192 1 430 5627 2661 2 164 802 $1,000 __ 12300 5260 5450 1 590 10052 3662 4993 1 397 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 8 165 4324 2736 1 105 5083 2159 2 135 789 $1,000 __ 12267 3708 6690 1 869 11 386 3163 6450 1 773 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 426 246 141 39 311 157 123 31 $1,000 __ 654 323 251 80 609 282 251 76 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 9481 5323 2932 1 226 5760 2621 2273 866 $1,000 __ 5 144 2750 1 656 737 4708 2442 1 572 694 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 41 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 10585 6549 2943 1 093 5907 2956 2 186 765 $1,000 __ 16592 8815 5853 1 924 15389 7936 5633 820 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 7062 4792 587 683 2570 1 314 876 380 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 2900 1 529 067 304 2714 1 414 1 021 279 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 585 205 277 103 585 205 277 103 $25,000 or more __________________________ 38 23 12 3 38 23 12 3 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 5958 3225 1 990 743 4008 1 821 1 624 563 $1,000 __ 81 230 38654 33310 9265 78825 36776 32975 9074 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 3659 2238 958 463 1 782 906 592 284 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 610 743 659 208 1 549 682 659 208 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 569 194 320 55 557 183 320 54 $100,000 or more _________________________ 120 50 53 17 120 50 53 17 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 1 585 975 455 155 981 533 338 110 $1,000 __ 10091 5467 3485 139 9509 5025 3397 1 088 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 681 447 181 53 293 154 106 33 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 548 336 152 60 337 192 110 35 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 267 149 87 31 262 144 87 31 $25,000 or more __________________________ 89 43 35 11 89 43 35 11 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 12077 7401 3313 1 363 6018 2927 2305 786 $1,000 __ 46104 20468 20096 5540 39401 15598 18705 5097 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 9486 6391 2078 017 3661 2076 144 441 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2361 939 1 099 323 2 140 793 025 322 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 179 48 114 17 167 36 114 17 $50,000 or more __________________________ 51 23 22 6 50 22 22 6 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 5327 2870 1 724 733 3384 1 524 1 333 527 $1,000 __ 9821 3666 4438 717 8738 2958 4221 559 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 3075 911 806 358 1 426 739 474 213 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 1 797 822 699 276 1 503 648 640 215 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 433 130 208 95 433 130 208 95 $25,000 or more __________________________ 22 7 11 4 22 7 11 4 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 5843 3063 2 139 641 3954 1 709 1 725 520 $1,000 __ 40272 17319 20161 2792 35413 13318 19407 2688 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 3735 2049 216 470 2163 966 848 349 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 787 927 707 153 1 471 657 661 153 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 304 80 206 18 304 80 206 18 $100,000 or more _________________________ 17 7 10 16 6 10 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 4037 2497 1 540 2625 1 347 1 278 $1,000 __ 28859 14 147 14712 24581 10433 14 148 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 814 552 262 317 159 158 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 686 159 527 036 629 407 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 308 713 595 044 487 557 $25,000 or more ________________________ 229 73 156 228 72 156 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 2953 1 127 1 185 641 2281 777 984 520 $1,000 __ 11 413 3 172 5449 2792 10833 2886 5259 2688 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 224 548 459 217 775 289 339 147 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 138 451 434 253 922 365 355 202 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 525 114 258 153 518 109 256 153 $25,000 or more ________________________ 66 14 34 18 66 14 34 18 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 3987 2756 1 231 2853 2066 787 $1,000 __ 26726 17 124 9603 25426 16645 8781 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2699 947 752 1 617 1 271 346 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 566 357 209 523 343 180 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 497 296 201 493 296 197 $25,000 or more __________________________ 225 156 69 220 156 64 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 13206 9295 3635 276 5990 3395 2409 186 

$1,000 __ 19804 13019 6402 383 12476 6951 5201 325 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 12678 8992 3418 268 5563 3 158 2227 178 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 387 210 171 6 312 170 136 6 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 129 88 40 1 103 62 40 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 12 5 6 1 12 5 6 1 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 13462 8463 3454 1 545 6775 3399 2411 965 

$1,000 __ 67978 30057 26435 11 485 63391 26672 25569 11 149 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 11 165 7679 2330 156 4495 2622 1 297 576 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 812 625 884 303 1 795 618 874 303 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 321 110 148 63 321 110 148 63 $50,000 or more __________________________ 164 49 92 23 164 49 92 23 

See footnotes at end of table. 

42 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 14774 9365 3637 1 772 6775 3399 2 411 965 $1,000 __ 135200 64 151 54076 16973 160 118 82867 58993 18258 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 9151 6850 14868 9578 23634 24380 24468 18920 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ 6913 3922 1 949 1 042 4869 2541 1 619 709 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 28507 25420 38291 21 827 39678 38257 45630 31 182 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 982 701 130 151 190 128 50 12 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2743 1 709 617 417 1 491 901 367 223 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2212 1 130 739 343 2212 1 130 739 343 $50,000 or more __________________________ 976 382 463 131 976 382 463 131 

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL. 7861 5443 1 688 730 1 906 858 792 256 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 7871 6531 12 176 7906 17 354 16719 18789 15040 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 401 1 113 133 155 127 74 26 27 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 4818 3423 972 423 846 381 342 123 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 530 874 520 136 831 377 363 91 $50,000 or more __________________________ 112 33 63 16 102 26 61 15 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 2553 1 060 1 103 390 1 885 581 982 322 $1,000 __ 29512 5737 18655 5 119 27827 4705 18252 4870 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 3397 2053 950 394 1 741 761 718 262 $1,000 __ 14273 6826 5647 1 799 10095 3816 4953 1 326 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 1 319 447 577 295 835 185 455 195 $1,000 __ 5380 1 192 2931 1 257 4288 (0) 2559 (0) 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 1 123 910 169 44 451 336 92 23 $1,000 __ 3444 2709 476 259 1 928 1 429 327 173 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 532 389 124 19 225 120 104 1 $1,000 __ 2782 1 348 1 334 99 1 965 (0) 1 295 (0) 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 1 163 687 377 99 694 282 329 83 $1,000 __ 2668 1 577 907 184 1 914 959 772 184 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 544 142 301 101 486 104 289 93 $1,000 __ 14023 1 752 9872 2398 13886 1 660 9841 2385 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 511 125 289 97 467 97 278 92 $1,000 __ 12702 1 453 9006 2243 12596 1 384 8980 2232 Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 41 14 15 12 33 9 14 10 $1,000 __ 220 91 76 53 215 88 (0) (0) Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ 46 16 24 6 43 13 24 6 $1,000 __ 915 141 680 94 911 137 680 94 

Sorghum, barley, and oatse _____________ farms __ 24 8 12 4 18 5 10 3 $1,000 __ 103 17 78 8 100 (0) (0) (0) Cotton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 13 9 4 - 6 3 3 - $1,000 __ 82 49 33 - 64 (0) (0) -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 13 200 7971 3618 1 611 5987 2543 2458 986 

acres __ 1 744 891 512421 967 553 264 917 1 469 504 317 979 911 879 239646 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 11 960 6946 3482 1 532 5698 2293 2442 963 acres __ 1 346 913 330 464 800 932 215 517 1 194 181 229483 766272 198 426 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 6844 5 100 1 093 651 1 477 986 288 203 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 1 774 1 024 492 258 1 042 554 321 167 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 1 602 544 741 317 1 446 478 679 289 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 1 204 232 753 219 1 198 230 751 217 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 358 34 267 57 357 33 267 57 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 151 11 110 30 151 11 110 30 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 27 1 26 - 27 1 26 -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 5435 3519 1 412 504 2222 990 894 338 

acres __ 189 466 103 429 67024 19013 114942 45474 54403 15065 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 1 631 1 036 445 150 804 377 324 103 acres __ 51 668 21 779 22604 7 285 38202 11 230 20273 6699 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 840 508 244 88 306 106 148 52 acres __ 17 156 7782 6925 2449 9484 2161 5463 1 860 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 292 182 91 19 148 68 66 14 acres __ 11 028 4243 5639 1 146 7781 2064 4949 768 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 2902 1 629 942 331 1 653 683 745 225 

acres __ 128 660 44 724 64429 19507 104914 27567 60519 16828 

T otal woodland __________________________ farms __ 7949 5290 2198 461 3743 1 853 1 567 323 

acres __ 423 626 243 340 155 080 25206 271 486 119012 133 600 18874 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 2384 1 562 657 165 1 022 473 430 119 acres __ 71 353 42440 24538 4375 41 915 19221 19626 3068 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 6759 4479 1 895 385 3300 1 633 1 390 277 acres __ 352 273 200 900 130 542 20831 229 571 99 791 113974 15806 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 43 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than 

cropland and woodland pastured ••.•...•. farms .. 2942 1 842 836 264 1 286 541 573 172 

acres __ 103 655 53970 40265 9420 66829 25683 33855 7291 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, 

wasteland, etc .•••••••••••......•••••••• farms •• 10037 6854 2487 696 4681 2510 1 687 484 

acres __ 124 457 76656 39960 7841 75616 37 133 32680 5803 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment 

programs ...........•.•••••••..••.... farms .. 1 838 664 871 303 1 457 405 800 252 

acres __ 107 784 20416 67363 20005 102 146 17155 66004 18987 

Conservation reserve program _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 81 44 27 10 45 21 18 6 

acres __ 5 101 3093 1 132 876 2862 1 504 698 660 

Value of land and buildings' •••.•..•.••••• farms •• 14774 9365 3637 1 772 6775 3399 2411 965 

$1,000 •• 5 418 920 2 397 914 2 383 688 637 318 3 923 138 1 312 483 2 079 650 531 005 

Average per farm •••••••.....•••••••• dollars •• 366788 256 051 655 400 359660 579 061 386 138 862 567 550 264 

Average per acre ••••••....•••••••••• dollars •• 2261 2625 2029 2066 2088 2450 1 920 2046 

Farms by value group: 

$1 to $39,999 •••••••...••••••••••••••••••••• 1 746 1 276 125 345 496 417 10 69 

$40,000 to $69,999 ••..•••••••••..•..••.••••• 1 244 896 165 183 288 206 45 37 

$70,000 to $99,999 ••..•••••••••••••••••••••• 1 116 835 181 100 310 207 72 31 

$100,000 to $149,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 743 1 275 268 200 619 376 123 120 

$150,000 to $199,999 •.•••••••••••••••••••••• 1 563 1 116 273 174 539 316 132 91 

$200,000 to $499,999 •••••..•..•............. 4632 2963 1 319 350 2188 1 124 817 247 

$500,000 to $999,999 •••••••••••......•...... 1 558 662 629 267 1 285 496 562 227 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 •••••••••........... 763 234 435 94 666 166 416 84 

$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 •••••••••...••••.... 366 100 209 57 341 83 201 57 

$5,000,000 or more ..••••••••••••••.•••••••.. 43 8 33 2 43 8 33 2 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery 

and equipment .•.•..••••••••••••....... farms .. 14728 9319 3637 1 772 6775 3399 2411 965 

$1,000 .• 657 693 287 647 284 615 85431 515 338 187158 256417 71 763 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ....••••••••••••••••••.•.•.••... 1 357 1 091 129 137 285 236 21 28 

$5,000 to $9,999 ••••••••••••••••••.....••... 2916 2308 361 247 323 231 50 42 

$10,000 to $19,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••.... 2968 2 102 541 325 916 633 193 90 

$20,000 to $49,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••... 3663 2257 874 532 1 916 1 078 530 308 

$50,000 to $99,999 •.••••••••••••••••••.•.... 1 897 893 709 295 1 606 690 649 267 

$100,000 to $199,999 •••••••••..........••••• 1 286 471 667 148 1 121 352 621 148 

$200,000 to $499,999 •••••••••••••..•........ 587 185 320 82 554 167 311 76 

$500,000 or more .•••••••••••••••.•...••.... 54 12 36 6 54 12 36 6 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups •••••••••... farms •• 12207 7453 3266 1 488 6180 3007 2287 886 

number •• 24323 12748 8493 3082 16004 6811 7018 2175 

Wheel tractors .••••••••••••••••••••••... farms •• 13505 8451 3471 1 583 6351 3123 2328 900 

number __ 37672 20015 12878 4779 23276 9569 10318 3389 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) •••••••• farms .. 9781 6388 2393 1 000 4250 2233 1 509 508 

number __ 16629 10337 4537 1 755 7975 3882 3043 1 050 

40 horsepower (PTO) or more .••••••••• farms •• 8892 4876 2806 1 210 5239 2290 2 160 789 

number __ 21 043 9678 8341 3024 15301 5687 7275 2339 

Grain and bean combines •••••••••••••••• farms .. 3215 1 300 1 433 482 2387 735 1 275 377 

number __ 3579 1 427 1 638 514 2728 841 1 478 409 

Cottonpickers and strippers ......••••••••• farms .. - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower condiUoners .••••••••....••••••••• farms .• 4970 2708 1 686 576 2829 1 150 1 251 428 

number.. 5638 3 122 1 917 599 3196 1 289 1 457 450 

Pickup balers .....••••••••.••••••••••••• farms .. 5225 2693 1 894 638 3018 1 149 1 407 462 

number __ 6 126 3 118 2268 740 3644 1 389 1 713 542 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer •••••..•.•........... farms •• 10292 5719 3 125 1 448 5285 2186 2244 855 

acres on which used __ I 135 625 281 070 670 568 183 987 1 029398 214 835 646292 168271 

lime ••••••••••.•.•.••••...•••.••.•.•••• farms •• 3784 1 838 1 429 517 2266 772 1 094 400 

acres on which used •• 195 677 57878 108 876 28923 167485 38792 102063 26630 

tons __ 225 992 68249 127645 30098 191 790 43735 120 370 27685 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops ...•.•••• farms •• 5 122 2562 1 744 816 3307 1 281 1 428 598 

acres on which used •• 418 327 91 058 251 136 76133 393 473 76518 244 963 71 992 

Nematodes in crops ...........•••••••• farms .• 662 256 280 126 527 196 223 108 

acres on which used __ 45255 12360 22763 10132 43602 11 650 22444 9508 

Diseases in crops and orchards ••••••••• farms .• 1261 726 379 156 675 306 283 86 

acres on which use<L_ 39094 8753 24883 5458 35525 7073 24029 4423 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 

pasture •••••••••••••.....•.•••••••••• farms •• 6627 3246 2340 1 041 4193 1 666 1 815 712 

acres on which used •• 840 439 180915 524 982 134 542 783367 151 095 510 640 121 632 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth 

control of crops or thinning of fruit ••••••• farms •• 546 255 229 62 369 148 164 57 

acres on which usecL_ 34521 9806 17234 7481 33387 8911 17015 7461 

See footnotes at end of table. 

44 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 14776 9375 3693 708 6782 3289 2469 024 Full owners ___________________________________ 9375 9375 3 289 3289 Part owners ___________________________________ 3693 3693 2469 2469 Tenants ______________________________________ 1 708 708 1 024 024 

White ________________________________________ 14344 9066 3618 1 660 6682 3223 2446 1 013 Full owners _________________________________ 9066 9066 3 223 3223 Part owners _________________________________ 3618 3618 2446 2446 Tenants ____________________________________ 1 660 660 1 013 013 

Black and other races _________________________ 432 309 75 48 100 66 23 11 Full owners _________________________________ 309 309 66 66 Part owners _________________________________ 75 75 23 23 Tenants ____________________________________ 48 48 11 11 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 13093 9375 3693 25 5772 3289 2469 14 acres __ 547 491 997 253 547 356 2882 055 862 556686 496 915 2261 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 13068 9375 3693 5758 3289 2469 

acres __ 422 869 886 387 536 482 989 534 499807 489 727 

Land rented or leased from others _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 5439 38 3693 1 708 3 510 17 2469 1 024 

acres __ 981 677 2447 668 926 310 304 899 405 462 624 165 273 778 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 5401 3693 1 708 3493 2469 1 024 

acres __ 973 760 666 376 307 384 893 901 622 287 271 614 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ I 899 1 623 205 71 773 610 121 42 acres __ 132 539 113313 13424 5802 71 832 58 341 9066 4425 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 11 392 7284 3 136 972 5 254 2478 2 130 646 Not on farm operated __________________________ 2380 1 346 386 648 1 030 475 218 337 Not reported __________________________________ 1 004 745 171 88 498 336 121 41 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 7882 4422 2422 038 5 077 2212 2056 809 Other ________________________________________ 6894 4953 1 271 670 1 705 1 077 413 215 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 5766 3417 648 701 3 521 1 546 421 554 Any __________________________________________ 7985 5257 811 917 2 674 1 405 860 409 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 1 202 655 350 197 703 285 268 150 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 1 279 806 328 145 498 251 183 64 200 days or more ___________________________ 5504 3796 133 575 473 869 409 195 

Not reported __________________________________ 025 701 234 90 587 338 188 61 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 706 432 90 184 276 131 47 98 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 1 000 657 144 199 387 203 70 114 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 2306 1 404 513 389 960 433 277 250 10 years or more ______________________________ 8210 5 175 2385 650 3954 1 833 1 699 422 Average years on present farm _______________ 18.6 19.0 20.5 12.3 20.0 20.4 22.5 12.7 

Not reported __________________________________ 2554 707 561 286 205 689 376 140 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 227 62 35 130 109 32 18 59 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 1 509 621 407 481 871 279 279 313 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 2809 1 552 852 405 371 583 531 257 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 1 735 1 100 489 146 778 369 319 90 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 1 689 1 060 475 154 793 370 336 87 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 1 670 1 092 466 112 804 410 323 71 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 1 762 1 198 450 114 851 439 342 70 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 1 459 1 116 274 69 543 327 185 31 70 years and over _____________________________ 1 916 1 574 245 97 662 480 136 46 Average age ________________________________ 52.7 55.4 50.3 42.8 51.0 54.1 50.5 42.2 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 13354 8216 3 528 1 610 6310 2930 2398 982 Female _______________________________________ 1 422 1 159 165 98 472 359 71 42 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 41 32 7 2 15 8 7 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 12738 8294 3072 1 372 5401 2698 1 932 771 

acres __ 756 220 714 680 836311 205 229 301 468 373 361 753 949 174 158 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ I 323 689 441 193 839 339 369 131 

acres __ 359 020 88964 218 697 51 359 318 461 59057 211 796 47608 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 570 290 158 122 443 191 148 104 

acres __ 237 071 51 611 139801 45659 227 021 43306 138 674 45041 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 13 9 3 1 12 8 3 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 557 281 155 121 431 183 145 103 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 49 33 8 8 40 25 8 7 

acres __ 13389 7477 (D) (D) 12 033 6306 (D) (D) 

More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 10 9 9 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 39 23 8 8 31 16 7 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 96 69 14 13 59 36 12 11 acres __ 30929 23655 (D) (D) 24452 17777 (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 45 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ __ _ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Total 

1 838 

4400 

1 288 

1 271 

1 388 

938 

702 

526 

363 

712 

284 

66 

3081 

2006 

159 

847 

517 

302 

483 

618 

3541 

1 787 

340 

542 

225 

121 

5780 

308 052 

1 622 

2367 

803 

686 

279 

23 

4621 

158917 

3 185 

48454 

690 

334 

130 

22 

9 

1 694 

110463 

278 

34 

463 

576 

283 

55 

5 

4003 

98532 

4276 

50603 

5368 

154 540 

56718 

2999 

71 890 

10447 

4635 

82650 

46271 

1 656 

27 122 

17484 

All farms 

Full owners Part owners 

1 494 108 

3354 642 

934 240 

906 266 

879 308 

540 261 

349 251 

229 223 

464 696 

172 452 

43 195 

11 51 

569 999 

322 409 

711 234 

611 175 

282 162 

237 38 

372 47 

440 136 

2574 726 

1 385 305 

380 648 

160 320 

973 160 

66 48 

3342 1 808 

105 679 155801 

189 332 

566 610 

342 300 

189 356 

49 196 

7 14 

2564 1 519 

51 656 82161 

2 106 854 

27448 17534 

211 365 

825 411 

57 61 

10 11 

3 6 

596 764 

24208 64627 

182 78 

21 10 

205 156 

134 286 

45 191 

8 39 

1 4 

2 123 1 379 

29095 53424 

2457 1 368 

24928 20216 

3033 1 725 

58988 71 368 

22372 25649 

1 512 1 066 

26029 33540 

5261 3947 

2589 1 509 

32959 37828 

17 111 21 701 

973 536 

10483 12227 

6226 7629 

Tenants 

236 

404 

114 

99 

201 

137 

102 

74 

203 

88 

46 

4 

513 

275 

214 

61 

73 

27 

64 

42 

241 

97 

312 

62 

92 

7 

630 

46572 

101 

191 

161 

141 

34 

2 

538 

25100 

225 

3472 

114 

98 

12 

1 

334 

21 628 

18 

3 102 

156 

47 

8 

501 

16013 

451 

5459 

610 

24 184 

8697 

421 

12321 

1 239 

537 

11 863 

7458 

147 

4412 

3629 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

674 598 10 66 

924 690 113 121 

331 214 78 39 

453 276 121 56 

682 353 186 143 

597 284 199 114 

501 200 213 88 

410 145 195 70 

202 344 664 194 

663 136 444 83 

281 40 195 46 

64 9 51 4 

1 462 459 704 299 

572 290 178 104 

438 227 125 86 

134 63 53 18 

232 82 111 39 

79 37 30 12 

324 238 37 49 

162 55 80 27 

938 519 319 100 

351 237 91 23 

321 366 643 312 

440 1 072 309 59 

197 155 21 21 

55 16 37 2 

2878 1 117 1 293 468 

265 258 74277 147 350 43631 

299 140 115 44 

879 448 336 95 

717 288 276 153 

682 186 356 140 

278 48 196 34 

23 7 14 2 

2416 898 1 101 417 

138625 36751 78091 23783 

1 102 531 466 105 

28879 (D) 13666 (D) 

347 176 129 42 

603 291 262 50 

122 52 58 12 

21 9 11 1 

9 3 6 

1 469 427 710 332 

109 746 (D) 64425 (D) 

90 40 34 16 

9 2 4 3 

451 197 152 102 

576 134 286 156 

283 45 191 47 

55 8 39 8 

5 1 4 

2245 807 1 052 386 

88 160 21 729 51 308 15 123 

2 105 812 973 320 

38473 15797 17951 4725 

2816 1 093 1 266 457 

136096 44955 67979 23 162 

50007 17288 24404 8315 

1 847 638 853 356 

65043 20815 32279 11 949 

9031 4 181 3681 1 168 

2501 964 1 129 408 

71 053 24 140 35700 11 213 

40976 13 106 20723 7 147 

769 312 361 96 

23 118 7588 11 358 4 172 

15370 4696 7173 3501 

46 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ I 322 669 475 178 816 307 378 131 number __ 197214 81 592 89752 25870 189325 76231 88203 24891 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 704 410 210 84 300 120 132 48 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 178 106 49 23 109 57 35 17 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 151 58 70 23 124 38 66 20 100 to 199 __________________________________ 105 33 50 22 99 30 49 20 200 to 499 __________________________________ 107 36 57 14 107 36 57 14 500 or more ________________________________ 77 26 39 12 77 26 39 12 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 765 378 294 93 501 189 243 69 

number __ 27822 10887 13523 3 412 26150 9683 13 184 3283 Other ________________________________ farms __ I 209 605 441 163 759 286 350 123 

number __ 169 392 70705 76229 22 458 163 175 66548 75019 21 606 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ I 265 633 462 170 808 303 377 126 

number __ 372 470 154 646 173 779 43 645 361 064 146 794 171 574 42696 

$1,000 __ 37032 15643 16904 4285 36192 15252 16745 4 195 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 375 176 150 47 233 75 121 37 

number __ 94341 36436 44801 11 102 68440 34248 43614 10578 

$1,000 __ 3900 1 335 2073 492 3697 1 190 2032 475 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 603 396 304 101 528 202 252 74 

number __ 42 199 16184 20860 5 155 40609 15080 20524 5005 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 717 353 275 89 479 183 230 66 

number __ 20915 8200 10364 2 331 20 167 7671 10232 2264 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 715 335 288 92 469 181 239 69 

number __ 21 284 7984 10476 2624 20442 7409 10292 2741 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 660 478 142 40 214 96 91 25 

number __ 24599 17 112 5869 1 616 13561 7745 4828 986 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 569 432 124 33 160 66 74 20 

number __ IS 198 10 132 4169 697 7909 3996 3421 492 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 581 432 119 30 178 87 74 17 

number __ 16714 10466 5065 1 183 9244 4 166 4241 637 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 563 419 112 32 167 79 66 20 

number __ 21 194 14746 4993 1 455 12115 7206 4070 637 

pounds of wooL_ 162 457 120 460 33150 6647 99330 66104 26649 4577 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 3287 2343 705 239 893 471 306 116 

number __ 26513 16975 5679 1 659 8728 5523 2327 876 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 913 667 173 73 302 206 56 36 

number __ 3565 2635 598 332 2060 1 586 289 203 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 480 339 102 39 126 54 50 22 

numbeL_ 3249 2009 624 616 1366 498 386 500 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 141 98 26 17 29 13 9 7 

number __ I 227 775 139 313 381 101 66 214 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ I 337 906 321 110 507 253 182 72 number __ 4 060 760 2 756 946 587 823 715 991 4016988 2721 074 581 334 714 580 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 1 203 805 293 105 386 164 155 67 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 35 24 10 1 24 14 9 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 34 27 6 1 32 25 6 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 35 30 4 1 35 30 4 1 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 14 9 5 - 14 9 5 - 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 6 4 1 1 6 4 1 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 10 7 2 1 10 7 2 1 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms __ I 309 882 318 109 493 242 180 71 

number __ 3 706405 2 538 537 543 162 624 706 3676722 2 515 076 536 249 623 397 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________________ farms __ 179 118 42 19 58 27 20 11 

number __ 354355 218 409 44661 91 285 340266 205 998 43085 91 183 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 402 276 69 37 195 114 57 24 

number __ 3 330 041 2 438 412 496622 395 007 3285384 2 405 511 485 203 394 670 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ I 381 997 326 56 1353 977 322 54 

number __ 257 070 110 174 229 367 72869297 9951 446 257061 880 174221 401 (0) (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 51 27 14 10 25 9 8 6 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 159 142 13 4 157 140 13 4 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 189 141 37 11 169 141 37 11 100,000 or more ____________________________ 962 687 264 31 982 687 264 31 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 41 26 11 2 20 11 7 2 

number __ 651 580 (D) (0) 523 479 (0) (D) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 56 33 17 6 31 17 6 6 

numbeL_ 107 763 45621 21 094 41 046 106 251 44214 20989 41 046 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 47 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 5608 2599 2 185 824 3589 1 176 1 811 602 

acres __ 432 409 91 465 268 726 72218 400 179 70675 262 333 67 171 

bushels __ 31 941 714 6306653 20 659 670 4 975 391 30 145 244 5 107 328 20327 996 4 709 920 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 157 45 92 20 138 31 89 18 

acres __ 13728 1 912 9471 2345 13578 (0) 9459 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2652 688 651 313 004 488 357 159 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 832 701 819 312 475 485 743 247 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 711 166 418 127 697 159 414 124 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 270 32 195 43 270 32 195 43 500 acres or more ___________________________ 143 12 102 29 143 12 102 29 

Corn for silage or green chop _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 1 893 653 889 351 1 654 490 833 331 

acres __ 93 164 20569 54522 18073 90073 18456 53773 17844 

tons, green __ 222 626 258 504 736 915 227 207 190 823 236284 729 100 225 439 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 17 6 10 1 16 6 9 1 

acres __ 748 (0) 645 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 754 380 274 100 546 240 225 81 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 901 242 450 209 870 219 443 208 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 216 27 151 38 216 27 151 38 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 19 4 11 4 19 4 11 4 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3 3 3 3 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 3 112 1 158 432 522 2330 659 1 235 436 

acres __ 146081 29524 91 593 24964 134432 22747 88 115 23570 

bushels __ 6 766 273 253 865 4347 240 165 168 6 339 852 006463 4223 114 110275 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 44 22 19 3 39 17 19 3 

acres __ 2333 767 1 355 211 2299 733 1 355 211 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 568 784 565 219 919 349 419 151 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 173 338 602 233 041 275 551 215 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 296 31 202 63 295 30 202 63 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 60 5 48 7 60 5 48 7 500 acres or more ___________________________ 15 15 15 15 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 1 541 452 811 278 1 312 307 753 252 

acres __ 59268 10637 38453 10 178 56634 9142 37686 9806 

bushels __ 3 707 134 662339 2 424 591 620 204 3 566 060 580 934 2 385 042 600084 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 14 7 6 1 13 6 6 1 

acres __ 403 (0) 285 (0) (0) (0) 285 (0) 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 1 011 444 444 123 668 222 343 103 

acres __ 13879 4371 7818 1 690 11 360 2778 7041 1 541 

bushels __ 804 061 236300 460 682 107 079 687 642 162164 423 234 102 244 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 1 3 2 1 

acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Tobacco ________________________________ farms __ 1 357 790 312 255 590 274 195 121 

acres __ 10780 5329 3395 2056 7808 3360 2960 1 488 pounds __ 13751 729 6 497 729 4561 105 2692 895 10 660 504 4 462 630 4111 806 2086068 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 161 65 51 45 123 45 48 30 

acres __ 2027 716 866 445 893 660 855 377 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _____________________________ 46 33 7 6 5 4 1 1.0 to 1.9 acres _____________________________ 102 74 16 12 7 3 3 1 2.0 to 2.9 acres _____________________________ 156 91 37 28 15 4 7 4 3.0 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 286 198 42 46 37 20 10 7 5.0 to 9.9 acres _____________________________ 391 217 84 90 180 85 53 42 10.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 306 152 88 66 278 135 84 59 25.0 acres or more __________________________ 70 25 38 7 68 23 38 7 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 3697 1 525 1 573 599 2615 814 1 351 450 

acres __ 405 170 77 333 260 108 67729 374 489 59 183 252 376 62930 bushels __ 9 352 369 702 675 6 164 630 485 064 8800 630 354 524 6 045 716 1 400 390 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 137 41 74 22 126 33 71 22 

acres __ 10652 981 7065 1 606 10494 1 888 7000 606 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 065 653 262 150 457 226 163 68 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 476 686 569 221 1 030 413 456 161 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 738 151 430 157 711 140 421 150 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 275 25 200 50 274 25 199 50 500 acres or more ___________________________ 143 10 112 21 143 10 112 21 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 155 94 48 13 80 40 30 10 

acres __ 2487 179 1 995 313 2372 138 1 944 290 

cwL_ 496 312 30209 383 200 82903 484 867 23812 380 142 80913 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 24 10 11 3 18 6 9 3 

acres __ 766 28 460 279 764 (0) (0) 279 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 130 86 34 10 58 33 17 8 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 14 7 5 2 12 6 5 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 1 2 2 1 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 4 4 4 4 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 4 3 4 3 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 6619 3819 2098 702 3047 1 120 1 429 498 acres __ 255 676 98089 123681 33906 186 533 48914 108401 29218 

tons, dry __ 593 854 191 183 317 192 85479 485 725 114849 293 293 77 583 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 66 29 32 5 42 10 27 5 

acres __ 1 879 397 1 333 149 1 599 180 1 270 149 

See footnotes at end of table. 

48 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) -Con. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 3529 2496 768 265 899 443 331 125 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 2505 1 192 954 359 601 570 733 298 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 533 125 334 74 496 102 323 71 250 to 499 acres- ___________________________ 47 4 39 4 47 4 39 4 500 acres or more ___________________________ 5 2 3 4 1 3 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 3049 1 431 1 221 397 1 910 603 973 334 acres __ 83446 28225 43510 11 711 67980 16983 40240 10757 tons, dry __ 269 318 77 291 151 130 40897 236 378 54217 143 443 38718 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 32 8 22 2 24 4 18 2 acres __ 818 (D) 683 (D) 729 (D) 656 (D) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 1 184 581 435 168 671 219 341 111 acres __ 38238 6419 25 134 6684 36200 5094 24700 6406 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 418 149 199 70 320 82 181 57 acres __ 19724 2487 12995 4242 19414 2274 12929 4212 Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 502 322 128 52 151 58 72 21 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 391 202 123 66 229 104 85 40 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 192 48 109 35 192 48 109 35 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 72 8 54 10 72 8 54 10 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 27 1 21 5 27 1 21 5 

Sweet corn harvested for sale __________ farms __ 753 376 277 100 406 124 213 69 acres __ 12555 2468 8088 998 11 366 680 7841 845 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 194 67 97 30 150 36 86 28 acres __ 6176 1 001 4 139 036 6019 (D) 4 117 (D) 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 617 474 109 34 179 92 69 18 acres __ 7997 3081 3529 387 6474 710 3436 1 328 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 68 42 20 6 30 14 12 4 acres __ 222 457 411 354 061 (D) 402 (D) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 422 341 64 17 77 42 30 5 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 141 105 23 13 53 27 17 9 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 39 25 12 2 34 20 12 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 10 3 6 1 10 3 6 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 5 4 1 5 4 1 

Apples _______________________________ farms __ 453 349 85 19 137 72 52 13 Bearing and nonbearing __ acres __ 4406 1 488 2 157 760 3819 953 2116 750 pounds __ 39 315 230 9 275 746 26465 664 3 573 820 38 586594 8 585 345 26450649 3550600 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 49 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 14776 12738 1 323 619 570 557 49 39 96 

percenL_ 100.0 86.2 9.0 4.2 3.9 3.8 .3 .3 .6 

Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 2 396 629 1 756 220 359 020 250460 237 071 231 329 13389 10066 30929 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 162 138 271 405 416 415 273 258 322 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 14776 12738 1 323 619 570 557 49 39 96 

$1,000 __ 989 061 650 561 126 785 206 397 172 290 146 297 34 107 14324 5 319 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 66937 51 072 95831 333 436 302 264 262 651 696 058 367 290 55402 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 2 122 1 956 114 41 39 39 2 2 11 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 2043 1 892 106 35 34 34 1 1 10 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 948 1 780 145 18 16 16 2 2 5 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 881 1 709 119 42 38 37 4 3 11 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 585 1 342 159 64 55 55 9 7 20 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 427 362 45 14 13 13 1 1 6 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 781 622 108 42 38 37 4 3 9 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 319 264 33 19 19 19 - - 3 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 084 896 127 53 48 47 5 5 8 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 1 569 1 219 229 114 108 105 6 6 7 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 737 553 94 88 83 82 5 3 2 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 209 117 37 51 49 49 2 2 4 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 71 26 7 38 30 24 8 4 -

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 6 112 5 164 669 240 226 223 14 12 39 

$1,000 __ 123 049 81 048 22927 18499 18030 17952 469 (0) 575 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 580 372 123 85 83 83 2 1 - $1,000 __ 74364 40825 17 155 16383 (0) (0) (0) (0) -

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 3863 3205 465 168 155 154 13 11 25 

$1,000 __ 53661 33944 10516 8985 8714 (0) 271 (0) 216 Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 2941 2417 371 131 127 125 4 3 22 

$1,000 __ 16653 11 706 2805 2069 (0) (0) (0) (0) 74 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 3648 3005 426 188 180 178 8 7 29 

$1,000 __ 48499 32587 8 955 6696 6546 (0) 150 (0) 260 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 27 24 1 2 2 2 - - - $1,000 __ 103 74 (0) (0) (0) (0) - - - Barley ______________________________ farms __ 888 710 115 55 54 54 1 - 8 

$1,000 __ 3473 2291 539 625 (0) (0) (0) - 19 Oats ________________________ .. ______ farms __ 296 251 35 7 7 7 - - 3 

$1,000 __ 448 288 83 76 76 76 - - 2 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 175 138 23 10 10 10 - - 4 

$1,000 __ 212 158 (0) (0) (0) (0) - - 5 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - T $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - -

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ I 356 1 189 128 24 24 23 - - 15 

$1,000 __ 15731 12475 2245 783 783 (0) - - 229 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 47 34 9 3 3 3 - - 1 

$1,000 __ 3544 2253 846 (0) (0) (0) - - (0) 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 2503 2 168 227 88 82 82 6 6 20 

$1,000 __ 10 116 7 535 1 486 1 020 940 940 80 80 75 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ IS 5 6 4 4 4 - - -

$1,000 __ 1 073 370 348 355 355 355 - - -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ I 181 983 137 59 55 53 4 4 2 

$1,000 __ 28205 16550 6607 (0) 4785 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 135 79 30 25 24 24 1 1 1 

$1,000 __ 20747 10648 5519 (0) 4356 4356 (0) (0) (D) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 498 412 48 33 30 29 3 3 5 

$1,000 __ 8473 3413 1 538 3516 2957 (0) 559 559 7 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 36 13 7 16 15 14 1 1 - $1,000 __ 6531 1 851 1 398 3281 (0) (0) (0) (0) -

Nursery and greenhouse crops_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 578 383 52 134 121 117 13 13 9 

$1,000 __ 63869 16727 4606 420e9 37 717 32594 4352 4352 466 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 169 74 14 79 71 67 8 8 2 

$1,000 __ 59300 13966 (0) 41 005 36796 31 673 4210 4210 (0) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 189 159 21 8 7 7 1 1 1 

$1,000 __ 3612 1 943 369 (0) 1 282 1 282 (0) (0) (0) 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ IS 7 3 5 5 5 - - -

$1,000 __ 2876 1 376 (0) (0) (0) (0) - - -

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 2 181 1 916 169 84 74 70 10 3 12 

$1,000 __ 425 871 305 264 38835 80725 60609 43 195 20 115 641 1 048 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 366 1 178 114 70 63 59 7 2 4 

$1,000 __ 422 138 302 091 38428 80625 60568 43 154 20057 (0) 995 

Oairy products ________________________ farms __ I 476 1 168 220 77 74 73 3 3 11 $1,000 __ 187216 128212 34504 22452 21 232 (0) 1 220 1 220 2048 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 131 858 193 72 69 68 3 3 8 

$1,000 __ 179001 120 962 33753 22326 21 106 (0) 1 220 1 220 1 960 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 5368 4642 518 182 172 168 10 8 26 

$1,000 __ 56718 42000 6298 7987 7733 7321 255 (0) 433 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 172 121 18 30 29 27 1 1 3 

$1,000 __ 20954 13 153 1 613 6014 (0) (0) (0) (0) 175 

See footnotes at end of table. 

50 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock· institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. 

Hogs and pigs •••..•••••..••...••••••• farms .• 1 265 1 083 132 41 39 38 2 2 9 

$1,000 .• 37032 19618 5802 11 373 (0) (0) (D) (0) 239 

Sales of $50,000 or more •..••••...•• farms .• 137 94 26 15 13 13 2 2 2 

$1,000 •• 28330 12489 (D) 10970 (0) (D) (D) (0) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool •...•....•••...• farms .• 627 560 39 17 17 16 . - 11 

$1,000 •• 1 274 902 65 264 264 (0) - - 42 

Sales of $50,000 or more .•••.•....•• farms •. t - - 1 1 1 - - . 

$1,000 •. (0) - - (0) (0) (0) - . -

Other livestock and livestock products 

(see text) •....•••....••...•••••....•• farms •. 1 271 1 131 85 45 44 43 1 1 10 

$1,000 •. 27894 14874 1 502 11 471 (0) (D) (D) (0) 47 

Sales of $50,000 or more ' •. ' ...•••• ' farms .. 55 33 10 12 11 11 1 1 - $1,000 .• 22955 10635 1 113 11 207 (0) (0) (D) (0) -

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses •...••••..• farms .• 14774 12689 1 357 618 579 568 39 32 110 

$1,000 .• 851 440 575 387 105311 165 553 143132 121 196 22421 8329 5 189 

Average per farm •••...•••..•••....•• dollars •• 57631 45345 77 606 267 885 247 205 213 372 574 901 260 273 47 176 

Livestock and poultry purchased •••...•• farms .• 5250 4581 448 206 192 189 14 7 15 

$1,000 •• 102147 57 169 8 114 36582 29335 20 117 7246 316 281 

Farms with expenses 01-

$1 to $4,999 ••...•••.. _ .•••.... _ •••...•••• 2889 2640 205 41 38 38 3 2 3 

$5,000 to $24,999 •••...••••....••••...•••• 1 428 1 176 152 90 87 86 3 1 10 

$25,000 to $99,999 ....•.•••..•••••..•••••. 837 708 81 46 43 43 3 3 2 

$100,000 or more ....•••.....•••...•••••. _ 96 57 10 29 24 22 5 1 -

Feed for livestock and poultry •....••••. farms .. 7995 6990 688 296 278 275 18 14 21 

$1,000 .. 300284 236958 32718 29279 26489 22 749 2790 1 857 1 328 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 .•••••..•••••...••••.•••••.... 4759 4333 337 87 85 85 2 1 2 

$5,000 to $24,999 ..•••••...••••..••••....• 1 120 944 116 56 50 49 6 6 4 

$25,000 to $99,999 .•••....•••...•••......• 1 170 926 146 84 80 80 4 4 14 

$100,000 or more .••••..•••••..••••.....•• 946 787 89 69 63 61 6 3 1 

Commercially mixed formula feeds •... farms .. 4851 4189 422 220 210 208 10 7 20 

$1,000 •• 274 562 218184 29287 25832 23209 (0) 2623 1 693 1 258 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 ••....••••....•••...•••••... 2236 2054 110 69 68 68 1 1 3 

$5,000 to $24,999 ••••... _ .••...•••.•.... 776 608 130 35 34 34 1 1 3 

$25,000 to $79,999 •••..•.••••..••••...•• 806 662 92 39 38 38 1 1 13 

$80,000 or more ••••...••••....•••....•• 1 033 865 90 77 70 68 7 4 1 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ...•••... farms .. 9338 7900 1 002 368 346 339 22 21 68 

$1,000 .. 23063 14457 3633 4804 4552 4317 252 (0) 169 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 .••••...••••...•••.....•••....•• 5454 4894 466 60 52 51 8 8 34 

$1,000 to $4,999 ..••••..••••.....• _ •...... 2895 2399 333 134 131 130 3 3 29 

$5,000 to $24,999 •••••..••••... _ .•••....•• 868 552 177 134 126 123 8 8 5 

$25,000 or more •••.•.•.•••....•••.•....•• 121 55 26 40 37 35 3 2 -

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 10292 8594 1 149 470 446 438 24 23 79 

$1,000_. 50516 34515 8604 7066 6788 6563 278 (D) 330 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 •..••••••••.••••...••••••...•• 7955 6916 731 247 233 231 14 14 61 

$5,000 to $24,999 ••.•..•••••..•• _ ••••.••.. 1 910 1 430 328 136 128 126 8 8 16 

$25,000 to $49,999 ....••••••..••••••..•.•• 302 191 64 45 45 43 - - 2 

$50,000 or more ••.. _ .•••••...••••.•....•. 125 57 26 42 40 38 2 1 -

Agricultural chemicals ••••••....••••...• farms •. 9362 7826 1 000 461 437 429 24 23 75 

$1,000 .. 26447 17572 4319 4 334 4061 3899 273 (D) 223 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 ••..••••....••••...••••• _ .•... 8009 6912 754 281 265 261 16 15 62 

$5,000 to $24,999 •••..•.••••..••••.••.•.•. 1 201 837 218 134 129 126 5 5 12 

$25,000 to $49,999 •••. _ .•••••..••••••.•.•. 117 63 21 32 31 31 1 1 1 

$50,000 or more •••.•.•••••••..••••••.•.•. 35 14 7 14 12 11 2 2 -

Petroleum products •...••••••....•••.•. farms .• 13824 11 851 1 290 579 540 530 39 32 104 

$1,000_. 30365 20232 4535 5319 4444 4 192 875 251 279 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 •...••••••..••••••....••••••.• 12408 10957 1 026 332 310 308 22 19 93 

$5,000 to $24,999 •••••...•••••••..•.•••••• 1 326 861 249 206 196 191 10 10 10 

$25,000 to $49,999 ••••..••.•••..•.•.•••••• 66 26 12 27 23 23 4 3 1 

$50,000 or more ••••••.••••••..•..••••••.• 24 7 3 14 11 8 3 - -

Gasoline and gasohol ...•••••....•••• farms •• 11 864 10147 1 120 504 468 458 36 31 93 

$1,000 •• 12300 8693 1 624 1 888 1 504 1 439 384 84 95 

Diesel fuel ••••..•••••..••••••...•••• farms •• 8 165 6815 865 407 389 380 18 ; 16 78 

$1,000 •• 12267 8207 2 130 1 820 1 706 1 645 114 (D) 110 

Natural gas •••.. _ ................... farms •• 426 342 33 38 37 35 1 1 13 

$1,000 •. 654 283 51 314 (D) (0) (0) (0) 5 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 

grease, etc .•....•••••••.••.•••••.•• farms._ 9481 7 913 1 003 486 455 445 31 24 79 

$1,000 •. 5144 3048 729 1 297 (0) (0) (D) 56 69 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 51 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 10585 8933 1 042 533 504 495 29 23 77 $1,000 __ 16592 10727 2240 3510 2864 2445 646 161 115 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 7062 6 193 623 198 195 195 3 2 48 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 2900 2352 317 208 197 195 11 11 23 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 585 379 98 102 93 89 9 8 6 $25,000 or more __________________________ 38 9 4 25 19 16 6 2 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 5958 4809 682 433 404 395 29 22 34 $1,000 __ 81 230 38436 10101 31 500 26 193 23318 5307 2634 193 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 3659 3 161 376 106 105 105 1 16 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 610 1 299 201 101 99 99 2 1 9 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 569 315 91 158 141 138 17 16 5 $100,000 or more _________________________ 120 34 14 68 59 53 9 5 4 

Contract laboL~ _______________________ farms __ 1 585 1 301 141 140 127 125 13 12 3 $1,000 __ 10091 5595 485 2964 829 (D) 135 (D) 47 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 681 614 49 17 16 16 1 1 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 548 445 33 69 62 62 7 7 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 267 192 40 35 33 32 2 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 89 50 19 19 16 15 3 2 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 12077 10321 1 154 539 504 493 35 28 63 $1,000 __ 46104 32 146 6190 7491 6497 5766 994 387 278 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 9486 8404 773 254 237 233 17 16 55 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2361 1 792 350 214 204 202 10 8 5 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 179 115 21 42 39 39 3 2 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 51 10 10 29 24 19 5 2 2 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 5327 4459 571 260 244 239 16 14 37 $1,000 __ 9821 7350 130 254 107 1 054 147 (D) 87 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 3075 2682 314 65 65 64 14 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 1 797 1 456 204 119 110 109 9 9 18 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 433 311 51 66 62 60 4 3 5 $25,000 or more __________________________ 22 10 2 10 7 6 3 2 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 5843 4833 670 299 286 281 13 12 41 $1,000 __ 40272 29769 5586 4803 4539 4193 265 (D) 113 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 3735 3 154 404 140 138 138 2 2 37 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 787 1 468 215 101 93 92 8 7 3 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 304 204 48 51 48 46 3 3 1 $100,000 or more _________________________ 17 7 3 7 7 5 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 4037 3426 425 168 160 155 8 7 18 $1,000 __ 28859 22418 3436 2920 2726 2525 194 (D) 84 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 814 702 90 15 15 15 7 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 686 457 172 49 49 49 8 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 308 111 129 66 60 58 6 5 2 $25,000 or more ________________________ 229 156 34 38 36 33 2 2 1 

Not secured by real estate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 2953 2334 392 202 194 191 8 8 25 $1,000 __ 11 413 7351 2 150 883 813 668 70 70 29 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 224 031 136 40 39 39 1 1 17 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 138 897 153 80 78 78 2 2 8 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 525 376 86 63 58 57 5 5 $25,000 or more ________________________ 66 30 17 19 19 17 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 3987 3183 484 301 291 287 10 10 19 $1,000 __ 26726 17438 4348 4882 4705 4473 177 177 58 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2699 2230 300 154 151 150 3 3 15 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 566 439 83 42 40 40 2 2 2 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 497 377 66 52 49 49 3 3 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 225 137 35 53 51 48 2 2 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 13206 11 401 1 194 508 472 462 36 29 103 $1,000 __ 19804 15212 2428 993 783 666 210 103 172 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 12678 11 065 111 403 381 376 22 20 99 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 387 252 65 69 61 59 8 6 1 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 129 82 16 28 24 23 4 3 3 $25,000 or more __________________________ 12 2 2 8 6 4 2 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 13462 11 541 1 239 584 545 534 39 32 98 $1,000 __ 67978 37810 9879 19772 17 945 14850 1 827 143 517 

Farms with 9xpenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 11 165 9899 912 266 250 248 16 16 88 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________ . __________ 1 812 1 373 238 194 183 180 11 8 7 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 321 196 66 57 55 53 2 2 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 164 73 23 67 57 53 10 6 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

52 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 14774 12689 1 357 618 579 568 39 32 110 $1,000 __ 135200 69230 20246 45078 33982 29962 11 096 5466 646 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 9151 5456 14919 72942 58691 52 751 284 515 170804 5872 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ numbeL_ 6913 5721 732 393 365 355 28 22 67 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 28507 20723 36784 127 400 105633 97282 411 156 267 128 22701 

Gain of111 Less than $1,000 __________________________ 982 905 57 19 19 18 - 1 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2743 2430 222 68 57 57 " 23 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2212 1 774 285 119 114 113 5 5 34 $50,000 or more __________________________ 976 612 168 187 175 167 12 8 9 

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL_ 7861 6968 625 225 214 213 11 10 43 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 7871 7079 10689 22 178 21 372 (0) 37843 (0) 20349 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 401 1 290 79 31 30 30 1 1 1 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 4818 4315 406 72 71 70 1 - 25 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 530 1 299 119 99 91 91 8 8 13 $50,000 or more __________________________ 112 64 21 23 22 22 1 1 4 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 2553 2030 352 154 147 145 7 6 17 

$1,000 __ 29512 19554 5647 4 135 4095 (0) 40 (D) 176 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 3397 2640 363 178 173 169 5 4 16 $1,000 __ 14273 10856 1 627 1 755 1 687 1 653 68 (0) 35 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ I 319 1 102 153 64 64 63 - - - $1,000 __ 5380 4382 517 481 481 (0) - - -

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 1 123 935 100 75 72 71 3 3 13 $1,000 __ 3444 2611 278 541 (0) (0) (0) (0) 14 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 532 441 71 19 18 16 1 1 1 

$1,000 __ 2782 1 856 (0) 458 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ I 163 982 129 50 49 49 1 - 2 $1,000 __ 2668 2007 (0) 275 (0) (0) (0) - (D) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ fanms __ 544 388 90 61 57 57 4 4 5 $1,000 __ 14023 7556 3229 3 209 3172 3172 37 37 28 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 511 358 89 59 55 55 4 4 5 $1,000 __ 12702 6682 3029 (0) (D) (0) 37 37 (0) WheaL _______________________________ farms __ 41 33 5 2 2 2 - - 1 $1,000 __ 220 163 36 (0) (D) (0) - - (0) Soybeans ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 46 35 5 5 5 5 - - 1 $1,000 __ 915 569 (0) 218 218 218 - - (0) 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 24 18 5 1 1 1 - - - $1,000 __ 103 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) - - - Cotton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 13 12 1 - - - - - - $1,000 __ 82 (0) (0) - - - - - -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 13200 11 361 1 195 556 514 505 42 37 88 

acres __ I 744 891 1 251 539 279890 198 589 189 529 185 628 9060 7255 14873 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ II 960 10272 1 105 503 467 458 36 33 80 acres __ I 346 913 951 039 224096 161 341 154581 151 000 6760 5333 10437 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 6844 6193 419 192 179 176 13 13 40 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 1 774 1 546 165 52 44 42 8 8 11 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 1 602 1 298 220 72 66 66 6 4 12 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 1 204 928 178 64 79 76 5 5 14 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 358 217 84 55 52 52 3 3 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 151 80 31 39 38 38 1 - 1 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 27 10 8 9 9 8 - - -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 5435 4730 472 195 185 184 10 9 38 acres __ 189466 151 687 21 931 12941 12246 (0) 695 (0) 2907 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil· 

improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 1 631 1 383 160 71 66 65 5 4 17 

acres __ 51 668 35898 9013 6202 5815 (0) 387 (0) 555 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 840 719 86 30 30 30 - - 5 

acres __ 17 156 13808 2220 1 032 1 032 1 032 - - 96 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 292 237 39 11 11 10 - - 5 

acres __ II 028 7 097 3 143 729 729 (0) - - 59 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 2902 2413 302 163 149 145 14 13 24 

acres __ 128 660 92010 19487 16344 15126 15071 1 218 (0) 819 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 7949 6817 760 316 291 285 25 20 56 acres __ 423 626 326811 51 566 34 141 31 540 29759 2601 1 740 11 108 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 2384 2083 210 73 67 65 6 (3 18 

acres __ 71 353 55870 8 146 3641 3072 (0) 569 569

1 

3696 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 6759 5775 658 282 261 255 21 16 44 

acres __ 352 273 270 941 43420 30 500 28468 (0) 2032 1 171 7412 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 53 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 2942 2545 280 95 88 88 7 7 22 

acres __ 103 655 82571 12698 6615 6058 6058 557 557 1 771 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 10037 8691 856 423 386 377 37 29 67 

acres __ 124 457 95299 14866 11 115 9944 9884 1 171 514 3 177 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustn"!en1 programs ____________________________ farms __ I 838 1 414 276 134 128 126 6 5 14 

acres __ 107 784 69963 21 979 15 197 15028 (0) 169 (0) 645 

Conservation reserve program _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 81 68 10 3 3 3 - - - acres __ 5 101 4915 111 75 75 75 - - -

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 14774 12689 1 357 618 579 568 39 32 110 

$1,000 __ 5 418 920 3 948 963 823 545 589 455 549 201 529424 40254 25556 56 957 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 366 788 311 212 606 887 953811 948 534 932 085 1 032 154 798 625 517791 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2261 2256 2272 2 338 2279 2249 3591 3060 1 811 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 1 746 1 539 145 48 48 48 - - 14 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 244 1 137 71 36 35 35 1 - - $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 116 1 021 89 6 6 5 - - - $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 1 743 1 576 123 23 22 22 1 1 21 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 563 1 364 138 39 38 37 1 1 22 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 4632 4027 386 190 180 178 10 9 29 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 1 558 1 290 156 107 90 89 17 16 5 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 763 528 128 92 87 86 5 4 15 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 366 189 112 62 59 54 3 1 3 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 43 18 9 15 14 14 1 - 1 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 14728 12643 1 357 618 579 568 39 32 110 $1,000 __ 657 693 484 177 91 152 76296 70001 63880 6295 3448 6067 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 357 1 203 130 12 12 12 - - 12 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2916 2644 200 51 51 51 - - 21 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 2968 2696 189 59 52 51 7 7 24 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 3663 3259 232 142 131 131 11 10 30 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 897 1 520 265 107 101 97 6 4 5 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 286 943 217 123 117 115 6 5 3 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 587 351 117 104 98 96 6 6 15 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 54 27 7 20 17 15 3 - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 12207 10441 1 152 552 514 503 38 31 62 

number __ 24323 19280 2911 1 991 1 848 1 790 143 100 141 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 13505 11 536 1 281 588 552 542 36 32 100 

number __ 37672 30 194 4680 2491 2303 2251 188 173 307 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 9781 8307 972 419 395 389 24 20 83 

number __ 16629 13724 1 899 848 787 768 61 57 158 

40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 8892 7456 903 460 431 422 29 26 73 

number __ 21 043 16470 2781 1 643 1 516 1 483 127 116 .149 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 3215 2663 403 133 130 129 3 2 16 

number __ 3579 2872 467 220 217 (0) 3 (0) 20 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - -

number __ - - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 4970 4221 506 219 208 206 11 9 24 

number __ 5638 4743 572 296 276 (0) 20 (0) 27 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 5225 4475 562 174 170 168 4 4 14 

number __ 6126 5244 639 223 217 (0) 6 6 20 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 10292 8594 1 149 470 446 438 24 23 79 

acres on which used __ I 135 625 790 656 186 556 150 902 145 857 142 479 5045 (0) 7511 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 3784 3 118 436 207 198 196 9 8 23 

acres on which used __ 195 677 137 023 29 146 26600 25476 (0) 1 124 (0) 2908 tons __ 225 992 159 181 32853 31 220 29675 (0) 1 545 (0) 2738 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 5 122 4 153 601 321 302 296 19 19 47 

acres on which used __ 418 327 281 565 74793 60506 57632 56691 2874 2874 1 463 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 662 505 86 67 65 64 2 2 4 

acres on which used __ 45255 26050 8535 9960 (0) (0) (0) (D) 710 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ I 261 1 022 102 126 121 117 5 5 11 

acres on which used __ 3909' 21 454 7366 9996 9041 8511 955 955 278 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 6627 5 511 693 370 356 349 14 13 53 

acres on which used __ 840 439 572 003 150414 112492 109620 108221 2872 (0) 5530 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 546 418 61 60 57 54 3 3 7 

acres on which used __ 34521 16379 7820 I 10094 9451 9408 643 643 228 

See footnotes at end of table. 

54 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 14776 12738 323 619 570 557 49 39 96 Full owners ___________________________________ 9375 8294 689 323 290 281 33 23 69 Part owners ___________________________________ 3693 3072 441 166 158 155 8 8 14 Tenants ______________________________________ 1 708 1 372 193 130 122 121 8 8 13 

White ________________________________________ 14344 12342 1 299 612 564 551 48 38 91 Full owners _________________________________ 9066 8011 673 317 284 275 33 23 65 Part owners _________________________________ 3618 3004 434 166 158 155 8 8 14 Tenants ____________________________________ 1 660 1 327 192 129 122 121 7 7 12 

Black and other races _________________________ 432 396 24 7 6 6 Full owners _________________________________ 309 283 16 6 6 6 Part owners _________________________________ 75 68 7 Tenants ____________________________________ 48 45 1 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 13093 11 390 1 130 490 449 437 41 31 83 acres __ 547 491 179111 192 390 147 034 137087 132 694 9 947 6624 28 956 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 13068 11 366 1 130 489 448 436 41 31 83 acres __ 1 422 869 083 768 180315 131 284 121 646 117 884 9638 6315 27 502 

Land rented or leased from others _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 5439 4477 637 298 281 276 17 17 27 

acres __ 981 677 678433 179269 120 502 116617 114437 3885 3885 3473 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 5401 4444 634 296 280 276 16 16 27 acres __ 973 760 672 452 178 705 119 176 115425 113445 3751 3 751 3 427 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 1 899 1 645 159 78 70 66 8 8 17 acres __ 132 539 101 324 12639 17076 16633 15802 443 443 1 500 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 11 392 10034 939 370 345 341 25 23 49 Not on farm operated __________________________ 2380 1 847 304 189 168 159 21 13 40 Not reported __________________________________ 1 004 857 80 60 57 57 3 3 7 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 7882 6633 795 403 381 371 22 17 51 Other ________________________________________ 6894 6105 528 216 189 186 27 22 45 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 5766 4781 594 346 321 313 25 19 45 Any __________________________________________ 7985 7066 648 226 204 201 22 18 45 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 1 202 1 009 137 47 46 46 1 1 9 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 1 279 1 140 92 42 37 37 5 4 5 200 days or more ___________________________ 5504 4917 419 137 121 118 16 13 31 

Not reported __________________________________ 025 891 81 47 45 43 2 2 6 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 706 591 70 40 31 30 9 6 5 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 1 000 856 93 45 40 40 5 5 6 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 2306 1 994 207 89 82 80 7 7 16 10 years or more ______________________________ 8210 7 155 689 321 306 298 15 12 45 Average years on present farm _______________ 18.6 18.7 19.1 17.6 18.0 17.9 12.7 12.8 15.6 

Not reported __________________________________ 2554 2142 264 124 111 109 13 9 24 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 227 209 14 4 3 3 1 1 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 1 509 1 263 164 69 61 60 8 7 13 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 2809 2435 242 110 102 101 8 6 22 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 1 735 1 502 138 83 76 75 7 5 12 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 1 689 1 441 146 87 79 78 8 8 15 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 1 670 1 433 151 76 67 65 9 8 10 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 1 762 1 517 162 76 71 69 5 2 7 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 1 459 1 250 151 53 52 49 1 1 5 70 years and over _____________________________ 1 916 1 688 155 61 59 57 2 1 12 Average age ________________________________ 52.7 52.8 52.3 51.8 52.1 52.0 48.1 47.3 51.2 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 13354 11 477 216 576 531 518 45 35 85 Female _______________________________________ 1 422 1 261 107 43 39 39 4 4 11 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 41 35 2 4 4 4 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sale proprietorship) ____ farms __ 12738 12738 acres __ 756 220 756220 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 1 323 1 323 acres __ 359 020 359 020 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 570 570 570 557 

acres __ 237 071 237 071 237 071 231 329 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 13 13 13 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 557 557 557 557 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 49 49 49 39 acres __ 13389 13 389 13389 10066 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 10 10 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 39 39 39 39 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 96 96 acres __ 30929 30929 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 55 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock· institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 1 838 1 597 140 93 85 81 8 5 8 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 4400 4036 246 99 94 93 5 5 19 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 1 288 1 158 81 41 39 38 2 2 8 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 1 271 1 139 96 31 27 26 4 4 5 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 1 388 1 212 122 46 39 39 7 5 8 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 938 801 103 25 24 23 1 1 9 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 702 592 76 27 25 24 2 2 7 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 526 438 59 25 24 24 1 4 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 363 082 195 73 61 61 12 9 13 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 712 494 131 76 73 71 3 3 11 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 284 159 61 62 58 57 4 3 2 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 66 30 13 21 21 20 2 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 3081 2630 324 108 100 100 8 6 19 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 2006 1 767 173 44 41 41 3 3 22 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 159 1 024 106 16 16 16 13 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 847 743 67 28 25 25 3 3 9 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________ 517 439 57 19 18 18 1 1 2 Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 302 260 16 26 23 22 3 3 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 483 307 39 130 117 113 13 13 7 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 618 556 38 18 16 16 2 2 6 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 3541 3235 220 71 67 64 4 3 15 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 1 787 1 653 96 31 30 29 1 7 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 340 048 210 71 68 67 3 3 11 Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________ 542 338 125 74 64 60 10 3 5 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 225 049 112 56 54 54 2 2 8 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 121 109 9 2 2 2 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 5780 5016 545 189 179 176 10 8 30 number __ 308 052 228 478 45494 30516 28845 26237 1 671 (D) 3564 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 1 622 1 498 88 28 27 27 1 1 8 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 2367 2 139 186 33 31 30 2 1 9 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 803 663 101 35 33 33 2 1 4 100 to 199 __________________________________ 686 526 117 41 39 39 2 2 2 200 to 499 __________________________________ 279 182 47 44 42 41 2 2 6 500 or more ________________________________ 23 8 6 8 7 6 1 1 1 

Cows and heifers that had calved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 4621 3964 472 159 151 149 8 8 26 number __ 158917 117 283 24979 15009 14 160 (D) 849 849 646 8eef cows __________________________ farms __ 3 185 2820 259 89 84 83 5 5 17 number __ 48454 40295 4889 2734 2555 (D) 179 179 536 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 690 542 111 29 28 28 1 1 8 10 to 49 ________________________________ 334 162 126 40 37 36 3 3 6 50 to 99 ________________________________ 130 93 19 17 16 16 1 1 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 22 14 3 3 3 3 2 200 to 499 ______________________________ 9 9 500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 1 694 1 364 235 80 77 76 3 3 15 number __ 110463 76988 20090 12275 11 605 (D) 670 670 110 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 278 255 16 3 3 3 4 5 to 9 __________________________________ 34 29 5 10 to 49 ________________________________ 463 413 41 6 6 6 3 50 to 99 ________________________________ 576 444 109 20 20 20 3 100 to 199 ______________________________ 283 197 50 34 32 32 2 2 2 200 to 499 ______________________________ 55 25 12 15 14 14 1 1 3 500 or more ____________________________ 5 1 2 2 2 1 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 4003 3433 396 149 144 141 5 5 25 number __ 98532 70875 15422 10964 10326 8973 638 638 271 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 4276 3726 383 145 136 135 9 7 22 number __ 50603 40320 5093 4543 4359 (D) 184 (D) 647 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 5368 4642 518 182 172 168 10 8 26 number __ 154 540 116901 19790 16585 15805 14384 780 (D) 264 $1,000 __ 56718 42000 6298 7987 7733 7321 255 (D) 433 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 2999 2541 322 120 114 112 6 6 16 number __ 71 890 54773 9800 6770 6418 (D) 352 352 547 $1,000 __ 10447 8658 948 768 745 (D) 23 23 74 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 4635 4001 449 160 150 146 10 8 25 number __ 82650 62 128 9990 9815 9387 (D) 428 (D) 717 $1,000 __ 46271 33342 5351 7220 6988 (D) 232 (D) 359 Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 1 656 1 446 157 50 48 46 2 1 3 number __ 27122 19925 2753 4354 (D) (D) (D) (D) 90 $1,000 __ 17484 11 992 1 718 3721 (D) (D) (D) (D) 53 

See footnotes at end of table. 

56 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative. Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

L1VESTOCK-Con_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ I 322 1 136 132 43 41 40 2 2 11 

number __ 197214 111 841 27 171 56285 (D) (D) (0) (0) 1 917 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 704 639 49 9 9 9 7 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 178 153 18 7 7 7 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 151 129 17 5 5 5 100 to 199 __________________________________ 105 88 14 3 3 3 200 to 499 __________________________________ 107 76 22 8 8 7 1 500 or more ________________________________ 77 51 12 11 9 9 2 3 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 765 650 78 29 27 26 2 2 8 number __ 27822 16711 3293 7573 (D) (D) (D) (0) 245 Other ________________________________ farms __ I 209 1 035 122 43 41 40 2 2 9 number __ 169392 95 130 23878 48712 (D) (D) (0) (D) 672 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ I 265 1 083 132 41 39 38 2 2 9 

number __ 372470 216819 57708 95 100 (D) (D) (D) (D) 2843 $1,000 __ 37032 19618 5802 11 373 (D) (D) (D) (0) 239 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 375 324 38 10 10 10 3 number __ 94341 76 245 13 113 4049 4049 4049 934 $1,000 __ 3900 3095 568 193 193 193 44 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _ _ _ farms __ 803 683 81 30 28 27 2 2 9 number __ 42 199 24405 5619 11 804 (D) (D) (0) (D) 371 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 717 606 73 30 28 27 2 2 8 number __ 20915 11 981 2828 5896 (D) (D) (0) (D) 210 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 715 608 69 30 28 27 2 2 8 

number __ 21 284 12424 2791 5908 (D) (D) (0) (0) 161 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 660 582 48 18 18 17 12 

number __ 24599 18500 567 4009 4009 (0) 523 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 589 526 40 12 12 12 11 number __ IS 198 11 982 (0) 850 850 1 850 (0) 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 581 520 35 17 17 16 9 number __ 16714 12051 994 3 137 3 137 (0) 532 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 563 506 35 12 12 12 10 

number __ 21 194 14683 1 305 4679 4679 4679 527 

pounds of wooL_ 162 457 105 900 9303 43061 43061 43061 4 193 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 3287 2910 255 102 98 97 4 3 20 number __ 26513 21 604 2715 948 866 (D) 82 (D) 246 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 913 799 73 35 34 33 1 1 6 

number __ 3565 2930 306 297 (D) (D) (0) (D) 32 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 480 434 27 14 14 14 5 

number __ 3249 2 752 99 349 349 349 49 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 141 131 6 3 3 3 1 number __ I 227 1 139 (0) 67 67 67 (D) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _ _ farms __ 1 337 1 207 89 29 25 24 4 1 12 

number __ 4 060 760 2 152 993 663 646 1 224 156 049040 (0) 175 116 (D) 19965 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 203 1 097 79 17 16 16 10 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 35 32 2 1 1 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 34 31 1 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 35 29 4 1 1 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 14 10 1 3 3 3 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 6 3 1 2 1 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 10 5 1 4 3 3 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms __ I 309 1 182 88 27 24 23 3 1 12 number __ 3 706 405 942332 662 517 1 081 638 950 238 (0) 131 400 (D) 19 918 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________________ farms __ 179 164 6 6 3 3 3 3 number __ 354 355 210661 1 129 142518 98802 98802 43716 47 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 402 360 23 14 11 10 3 5 number __ 3 330 041 2 073 296 402 333 836 184 668 968 (0) 167216 18228 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ I 381 1 211 116 50 45 44 5 3 4 

number __ 257 070 110 217 055 612 24 692 010 14 725 488 13 986 388 (0) 739 100 (D) 597 000 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 51 48 2 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 159 141 14 3 1 1 2 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 189 171 12 5 5 5 100,000 or more ____________________________ 982 851 88 42 39 38 2 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 41 37 3 1 

number __ 651 (0) 455 (D) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 56 48 4 3 3 3 1 number __ 107 763 65754 (D) 32 170 32 170 32170 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table_ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 57 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock- stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 5608 4702 645 227 213 210 14 12 34 acres __ 432 409 291 346 79910 57935 55981 55401 1 954 (0) 3218 bushels __ 31 941 714 20 923 240 6 229 975 4 604 830 4 450 270 4 416 936 154 560 (0) 183669 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 157 109 20 27 26 25 1 1 1 acres __ 13728 7044 (0) 3959 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2652 2423 192 30 29 28 1 1 7 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 832 1 502 240 77 69 69 8 8 13 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 711 522 126 51 47 46 4 3 12 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 270 181 55 32 32 31 2 500 acres or more ___________________________ 143 74 32 37 36 36 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 1 893 1 516 264 100 95 94 5 5 13 

acres __ 93 164 65133 16 110 10883 10 134 (0) 749 749 1 038 

tons. green __ 1 222 626 836 740 216052 158110 150605 (0) 7505 7505 11 724 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 17 12 2 3 3 2 acres __ 748 (0) (0) 463 463 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 754 663 76 12 12 12 3 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 901 703 148 43 40 40 3 3 7 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 216 143 34 37 36 36 1 1 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 19 6 4 8 7 6 1 1 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3 1 2 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 3 112 2573 383 132 128 126 4 3 24 

acres __ 146081 107432 23354 14591 14269 (0) 322 (0) 704 bushels __ 6 766 273 4 840 366 121 992 771 888 756 879 (0) 15009 (0) 32027 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 44 34 3 6 6 6 1 

acres __ 2333 613 (0) 536 536 536 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 568 1 383 148 25 25 25 12 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 173 940 166 56 54 52 2 2 11 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 296 203 55 37 35 35 2 1 1 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 60 37 13 10 10 10 500 acres or more ___________________________ 15 10 1 4 4 4 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ I 541 1 218 213 97 95 95 2 1 13 acres __ 59268 41 366 8868 8394 (0) (0) (0) (0) 640 bushels __ 3 707 134 2 529221 575 137 561 483 (0) (0) (0) (0) 41 293 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 14 11 1 2 2 2 acres __ 403 163 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ I 011 875 113 20 19 18 1 1 3 acres __ 13879 11 120 840 863 (0) (0) (0) (0) 56 bushels __ 804 061 633 954 117 094 50553 (0) (0) (0) (0) 2460 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 3 acres __ (0) (0) 

Tobacco ________________________________ farms __ I 357 1 190 128 24 24 23 15 acres __ 10780 8717 1 419 447 447 (0) 197 pounds __ 13751 729 10991 318 914 957 614 546 614 546 (0) 230 908 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 161 129 22 8 8 8 2 acres __ 2027 413 390 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _____________________________ 46 43 1 1.0 to 1.9 acres _____________________________ 102 88 13 2.0 to 2.9 acres _____________________________ 156 146 9 3.0 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 286 266 19 1 1 1 5.0 to 9.9 acres _____________________________ 391 350 33 4 4 4 4 10.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 306 245 41 12 12 12 8 25.0 acres or more __________________________ 70 52 12 5 5 5 1 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 3697 3050 428 188 180 178 8 7 31 acres __ 405 170 288 575 69084 45346 44573 (0) 773 (0) 2165 bushels __ 9 352 369 6 358 532 701 626 245 108 218 305 (0) 26803 (0) 47103 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 137 105 17 14 14 14 1 acres __ 10652 7602 1 645 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 065 951 84 25 24 24 1 1 5 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 476 1 251 152 56 51 50 5 5 17 100 to 249 ac'es ____________________________ 738 580 106 43 42 41 1 9 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 275 183 55 37 36 36 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 143 85 31 27 27 27 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 155 135 16 4 4 4 acres __ 2487 1 677 58 752 752 752 

cwL_ 496 312 319 728 10346 166 238 166 238 166238 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 24 20 1 3 3 3 acres __ 766 (0) (0) 447 447 447 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 130 116 14 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 14 12 1 25.0 to 99.9 acre"- __________________________ 3 2 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 4 3 1 1 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 4 2 2 2 2 

Hay- alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see tex1) __ farms __ 6619 5754 610 212 200 197 12 11 43 acres __ 255 676 197 929 36 170 18600 17 462 15241 1 138 (0) 2977 tons, dry __ 593 854 444259 90072 52714 50178 42380 2536 (0) 6809 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 66 45 9 10 10 9 2 acres __ 1 879 754 (0) 992 992 (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

58 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust, 

Individual stock· stock- institutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, smali grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 3529 3241 206 63 61 61 2 2 19 25 to 99 acres ________________ .. _____________ 2505 2 103 300 87 84 82 3 3 15 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 533 385 92 50 43 43 7 6 6 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 47 25 10 10 10 10 2 500 acres or more ___________________________ 5 2 2 2 1 1 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 3049 2538 361 122 118 117 4 4 28 acres __ 83446 61 877 13970 6353 6 139 (D) 214 214 1 246 tons, dry __ 269 318 195 138 45658 24469 23 729 (D) 740 740 4053 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 32 21 4 7 7 7 acres __ 818 317 50 451 451 451 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 1 184 984 139 59 55 53 4 4 2 acres __ 38238 21 647 8 407 (0) 7 511 (D) (0) (0) (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 418 319 60 37 36 34 1 1 2 acres __ 19724 10855 (0) 4585 (0) (D) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 502 447 42 13 11 10 2 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 391 343 37 10 10 9 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 192 142 34 15 14 14 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 72 41 19 12 12 12 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 27 11 7 9 8 8 

Sweet corn harvested for sale __________ farms __ 753 640 88 25 24 24 1 1 acres __ 12555 8309 2215 2031 (D) (D) (0) (0) Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 194 149 31 14 14 14 acres __ 6 176 3836 408 932 932 932 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 617 535 46 30 27 26 3 3 6 acres __ 7997 3394 913 3555 2547 (0) 009 009 135 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 68 49 10 9 8 7 1 1 acres __ 1 222 472 223 527 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 422 386 28 5 4 4 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 141 124 10 7 6 6 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 39 20 5 11 11 10 3 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 10 5 2 3 3 3 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 5 1 4 3 3 

Apples _______________________________ farms __ 453 392 33 22 21 20 1 1 6 Bearing and nonbearing __ acres __ 4406 1 532 452 2 333 (0) (0) (0) (0) 89 pounds __ 39 315 230 11 431 730 6 329 465 21 475 193 (0) (0) (0) (D) 78842 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 59 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 

(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ t4776 7882 130 807 1 192 1 406 1 901 2446 

percenL_ 100.0 53.3 .9 5.5 8.1 9.5 12.9 16.6 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 2 396 629 1 852 389 18513 165 096 344 972 429 518 517 068 377 222 Average size of 1arm __________________ acres __ 162 235 142 205 289 305 272 154 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _._ •• _______________ farms __ 14776 7882 130 807 1 192 1 406 1 901 2446 $1,000 __ 989 061 793 892 10012 85513 169294 201 679 204 050 123345 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 66937 100 722 77 018 105 964 142025 143 442 107 338 50427 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 2 122 569 10 31 63 87 107 271 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 2043 624 10 33 48 67 138 328 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 948 709 6 29 50 78 163 383 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 881 903 14 57 86 108 184 454 $10,000 to $19,999 _ .. ________________________ 1 585 888 18 96 117 130 222 305 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 427 280 4 27 41 40 85 83 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 781 553 11 78 91 96 140 137 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 319 267 2 46 51 54 61 53 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 084 885 22 147 157 184 215 160 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 1 569 1 326 20 172 287 322 347 178 

$250,000 to $499,999. _______________________ 737 637 11 74 143 175 166 68 $500.000 to $999,999 ________________________ 209 187 2 14 49 47 57 18 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 71 54 - 3 9 18 16 8 

Grains __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 6112 4011 70 443 611 702 1 042 1 143 $1,000 __ 123 049 107751 1 444 10 564 22431 26888 30428 15996 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 580 547 12 61 121 142 158 53 $1,000 __ 74364 71 193 840 6551 15964 19750 20522 7567 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 3863 2623 49 272 392 446 714 750 $1,000 __ 53661 47541 606 4995 9210 11 497 14 116 7 117 Wheat .. _____________________________ farms __ 2941 2178 39 240 345 430 607 517 $1,000 __ 16653 14591 193 1 591 2915 3783 4026 2083 Soybeans _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 3648 2530 53 287 436 487 657 610 $1,000 __ 48499 41 821 606 3652 9424 10 657 11 290 6 191 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 27 14 1 3 3 3 1 3 $1,000 __ 103 78 (D) (D) 27 6 (D) 7 Barley ______________________________ farms __ 888 699 13 81 142 148 185 130 $1,000 __ 3473 3216 36 232 710 866 841 531 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 296 188 1 40 36 21 44 46 $1,000 __ 448 332 (D) (D) 109 39 113 34 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 175 138 2 26 27 25 30 28 $1,000 __ 212 171 (D) (D) 37 40 (D) 33 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ I 356 821 19 77 97 112 200 316 $1,000 __ 15731 11 981 228 1 521 1 603 2344 3399 2886 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 47 41 - 5 5 15 13 3 $1,000 __ 3544 3203 - 411 354 1 090 1 097 252 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 2503 1 326 18 135 197 216 335 425 $1,000 __ 10 116 7416 66 918 1 557 1 623 1 714 1 537 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 15 15 - 2 5 5 1 2 $1,000 __ 1 073 1 073 - (D) 288 329 (D) (D) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ I 181 741 14 98 126 130 178 195 $1,000 __ 28205 25777 131 2982 6 192 5029 7348 4094 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 135 130 1 15 30 32 37 15 $1,000 __ 20747 20 121 (D) (D) 5274 4043 5920 2885 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 498 265 1 28 40 42 64 90 $1,000 __ 8473 7750 (D) (D) 859 3515 2 116 707 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 36 35 - 3 7 15 7 3 $1,000 __ 6531 (D) - (D) 639 3347 1 803 318 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 578 294 1 26 57 74 77 59 $1,000 __ 63869 51 912 (D) (D) 5 195 23783 16701 4 569 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 169 120 - 9 19 45 33 14 $1,000 __ 59300 49663 - 1 389 4659 23333 16129 4 154 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 189 122 1 10 18 23 33 37 $1,000 __ 3612 3452 (D) (D) 1 038 226 1 877 271 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 15 15 - - 4 2 7 2 $1,000 __ 2876 2876 - - 912 (D) 1 711 (D) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 2181 1 402 23 180 284 291 320 304 $1,000 __ 425 871 306 390 5237 39330 77 859 62468 66279 55217 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 366 979 19 129 209 221 235 166 $1,000 __ 422 138 304 312 5229 39 180 77507 61 969 65831 54596 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ I 476 1 403 26 213 281 308 357 218 $1,000 __ 187216 183 568 1 741 18826 37086 49362 52075 24478 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 131 1 111 20 163 241 268 280 139 $1,000 __ 179001 176158 1 664 17 472 36175 48232 49898 22717 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 5368 3262 42 332 471 592 809 1 016 $1,000 __ 56718 45063 461 5719 8648 10648 11 469 8 117 Sales of S50.000 or more ____________ farms __ 172 149 3 13 29 41 40 23 $1,000 __ 20954 18 141 258 3047 4478 4846 3905 1 606 

See footnotes at end of table. 

60 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operalor (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 6894 97 702 1 617 2018 1 531 929 

percenL_ 46.7 .7 4.8 10.9 13.7 10.4 6.3 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 544240 3603 45415 116479 167 377 126 938 84428 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 79 37 65 72 83 83 91 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 6894 97 702 1 617 2018 1 531 929 

$1,000 __ 195 169 1 582 19976 49 188 58444 51 374 14605 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 28310 16311 28456 30420 28961 33556 15721 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 1 553 16 136 362 462 353 224 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 1 419 15 149 357 399 288 211 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 239 22 131 239 362 313 172 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 978 25 72 233 290 231 127 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 697 10 86 160 213 148 80 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 147 23 26 46 34 18 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 228 18 81 49 47 32 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 52 6 19 18 4 5 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 199 5 26 43 55 45 25 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 243 2 37 53 82 47 22 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 100 12 34 30 12 11 $500.000 to $999,999 ________________________ 22 5 6 7 2 2 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 17 1 4 5 7 

Grains _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ farms __ 2101 34 223 473 580 501 290 

$1,000 __ 15298 146 887 3680 4534 3045 2006 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 33 6 5 10 5 7 

$1,000 __ 3 171 535 398 975 560 703 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ I 240 17 109 262 364 305 183 

$1,000 __ 6 120 32 634 1 323 809 287 1 034 Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 763 13 92 189 215 152 102 

$1,000 __ 2063 21 234 515 667 370 256 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ I 118 18 144 271 308 251 126 

$1,000 __ 6678 84 965 1677 961 329 662 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 13 1 2 3 5 2 

$1,000 __ 25 (0) (0) 2 15 (0) Barley ______________________________ farms __ 189 6 27 52 49 34 21 

$1,000 __ 257 (0) 43 (0) 64 24 42 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 108 2 9 32 27 22 16 

$1,000 __ 116 (0) (0) 66 17 17 (0) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 37 3 11 12 4 7 

$1,000 __ 40 1 18 15 3 4 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 535 33 74 118 161 91 58 

$1,000 __ 3751 182 437 847 343 613 329 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 1 5 $1,000 __ 341 (0) (0) 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ I 177 5 116 281 365 258 152 

$1,000 __ 2700 9 268 636 860 582 345 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 440 8 59 103 124 102 44 

$1,000 __ 2428 18 191 534 030 384 271 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 2 3 $1,000 __ 626 (0) (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 233 21 47 75 64 26 

$1,000 __ 723 54 83 322 200 64 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 284 4 32 77 73 65 33 

$1,000 __ 11 957 293 133 2381 2293 4718 139 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 49 1 4 10 15 15 4 

$1,000 __ 9637 (0) (0) 1 703 781 4270 833 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 67 8 18 20 17 4 

$1,000 __ 160 4 30 49 74 3 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 779 9 94 226 224 146 80 

$1,000 __ 119 482 848 12748 35489 32639 30675 7083 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 387 7 56 102 110 75 37 

$1,000 __ 117 826 (0) (0) 35051 32 192 30356 6660 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 73 11 23 21 11 7 

$1,000 __ 3649 485 626 976 252 310 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 20 4 3 12 1 

$1,000 __ 2843 473 268 (0) (0) 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 2 106 22 178 448 641 495 322 

$1,000 __ 11 655 54 1 010 2318 3328 3183 1 761 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 23 3 3 7 7 3 

$1,000 __ 2813 392 223 740 1 164 294 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 61 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOL~-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs 179 and pigs ________________________ farms __ I 265 818 26 119 150 171 173 $1,000 __ 37032 25803 634 2787 4945 6175 7932 3330 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 137 117 2 14 27 30 33 11 $1,000 __ 28330 19323 (D) (D) 3650 4934 6609 2256 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 627 277 2 26 45 56 62 86 $1,000 __ 1 274 720 (D) (D) 93 306 161 144 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 1 - - - 1 - - $1,000 __ (D) (D) - - - (D) - -

Other livestock and livestock products 102 (see text) ____________________________ farms __ I 271 509 8 64 144 104 87 $1,000 __ 27894 16310 64 600 1 786 9312 2549 1 998 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 55 31 - 3 8 8 5 7 $1,000 __ 22955 13799 - 298 992 8785 2070 1 655 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 14774 8018 95 830 1 243 1 451 1 866 2533 $1,000 __ 851 440 676 189 7790 72 428 147 656 170 455 163 738 114122 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 57631 84334 81 999 87263 118790 117474 87748 45054 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 5250 3253 47 373 616 659 728 830 $1,000 __ 102147 72507 971 8699 18301 15000 12698 16839 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2889 1 474 14 135 218 219 358 530 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 428 1 030 8 130 217 245 210 220 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 837 677 25 101 162 169 148 72 $100,000 or more _________________________ 96 72 - 7 19 26 12 8 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 7995 4724 62 544 825 917 1 129 1 247 $1,000 __ 300 284 238 271 4719 31 242 54921 56746 56127 34515 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4759 2 112 23 197 233 299 519 841 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 120 884 6 137 255 168 201 117 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 170 962 13 95 175 263 212 204 $100,000 or more _________________________ 946 766 20 115 162 187 197 85 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _ _ _ _ farms __ 4851 3231 47 442 628 725 718 671 $1,000 __ 274 562 216517 4469 29364 49877 50975 50593 31 238 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2236 1 092 15 160 182 200 208 327 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 776 670 - 100 171 142 164 93 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 806 660 13 66 99 192 137 153 $80,000 or more ________________________ 1 033 809 19 116 176 191 209 98 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 9338 5776 53 632 923 1 053 1 422 1 693 $1,000 __ 23063 20010 130 1 908 3919 5864 5094 3095 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 5454 2597 21 260 287 313 673 1 043 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 2895 2274 28 267 450 482 518 529 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 868 789 4 99 163 212 206 105 $25,000 or more __________________________ 121 116 - 6 23 46 25 16 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 10292 6 157 48 629 966 1 090 1 497 1 927 $1,000 __ 50516 44203 305 4428 8711 11 446 11 785 7528 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7955 4093 25 398 548 594 966 1 560 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 910 1 661 22 192 340 363 419 325 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 302 283 1 34 49 100 70 29 $50,000 or more __________________________ 125 120 - 5 29 33 40 13 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 9362 5786 51 609 943 1 033 1 447 1 703 $1,000 __ 26447 22914 163 2556 4825 5936 5839 3596 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 8009 4561 42 447 689 709 1 129 1 545 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 201 1 078 9 152 213 276 282 146 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 117 113 - 9 33 35 32 4 $50,000 or more __________________________ 35 34 - 1 8 13 4 8 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 13824 7654 81 781 1 198 1 371 1 806 2417 $1,000 __ 30365 24298 161 2363 4752 6334 6684 4004 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 12408 6383 77 660 925 1 022 1 464 2235 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 326 1 193 4 120 261 319 314 175 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 66 60 - 1 9 24 20 6 $50,000 or more __________________________ 24 18 - - 3 6 8 1 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ II 864 6659 58 693 1 031 1 179 1 605 2093 $1,000 __ 12300 9611 64 1 007 1 757 2272 2595 1 917 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 8165 5 153 54 557 933 1 050 1 289 1 270 $1,000 __ 12267 10273 66 936 2138 2845 2825 1462 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 426 347 - 33 34 59 94 127 $1,000 __ 654 593 - 43 42 109 315 84 LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 9481 6135 46 691 1 104 1 145 1 520 1 629 $1,000 __ 5 144 3821 31 377 815 1 109 948 541 

See footnotes at end of table. 

62 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. 

Hogs and pigs •..•..••••••••.•••.•.... farms •• 447 10 81 105 129 85 37 

$1,000 •• 11 229 24 037 769 8428 694 278 

Sales of $50,000 or more .........•.• farms •. 20 7 3 7 2 1 

$1,000 •. 9007 552 211 7867 (D) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ••..•........•.• farms .• 350 3 30 117 119 53 28 

$1,000 .. 554 2 66 139 192 115 38 

Sales of $50,000 or more .••••••••.•• farms .. $1,000 •• 

Other livestock and livestock products 

(see text) ••••••••••••...•..•..••.•••• farms .• 762 4 79 263 236 123 57 

$1,000 •. 11 584 5 657 656 1 450 6839 978 

Sales of $50,000 or more •••••••••••• farms .• 24 2 6 7 4 5 

$1,000 •• 9156 (D) (D) 659 6323 783 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses .....•••••• farms •. 6756 102 688 1 439 1 965 1 511 1 051 

$1,000 .. 175251 2631 17403 45447 53310 42817 13643 

Average per farm ....•••••••••••••... dollars •• 25940 25797 25294 31 583 27130 28337 12981 

livestock and poultry purchased •••••.•• farms .• 1 997 30 234 527 625 337 244 

$1,000 .• 29639 181 2190 12 153 6029 7800 1 286 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 .....•••••••••••.•......•••••• 415 15 146 369 466 229 190 

$5,000 to $24,999 •••••••.........••••••••• 398 14 60 106 103 76 39 

$25,000 to $99,999 ..........••••••••••..•• 160 1 25 46 48 26 14 

$100,000 or more ........•.••••••••••••... 24 3 6 8 6 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry .....•..•• farms •• 3271 20 320 768 1 052 652 459 

$1,000 .• 62013 941 7457 16329 20740 12 611 3934 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 .....•..••.••••••••...•......• 2647 5 249 571 898 518 406 

$5,000 to $24,999 •••••••••••••......•••••• 236 16 87 50 63 20 

$25,000 to $99,999 •••••••....•.....••••••• 208 14 35 57 38 42 22 

$100,000 or more •............•••••••••••• 180 1 20 53 66 29 11 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ...• farms •• 1 620 15 147 361 605 320 172 

$1,000 •• 58046 936 7046 15326 19570 11 677 3490 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 ••••.•••••..........••.••••• 144 86 221 486 221 130 

$5,000 to $24,999 ••••.•......•.••••••••• 106 7 36 16 38 9 

$25,000 to $79,999 ..........•••••••••••• 146 13 22 42 22 25 22 

$80,000 or more ......•....••••••••••••• 224 2 32 62 81 36 11 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ...•..... farms •• 3562 48 387 734 067 836 490 

$1,000 •• 3053 22 306 496 912 943 373 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 •.•••••..........•.•••.••••••••• 2857 42 288 573 886 690 378 

$1,000 to $4,999 ..•.....••••••••••••••••.• 621 6 98 148 136 127 106 

$5,000 to $24,999 ..••••••••••••••••••••••• 79 1 13 44 15 6 

$25,000 or more •••••••••••••••••••••.••.• 5 1 4 

Commercial fertilizer .•••••••••••••••••• farms •• 4 135 68 454 817 176 993 627 

$1,000 •• 6312 74 825 964 921 425 104 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 •••••••••••......•.....••..... 3862 68 411 769 104 945 565 

$5,000 to $24,999 •..•..................... 249 42 48 59 43 57 

$25,000 to $49,999 ••.........•.....•.....• 19 11 3 5 

$50,000 or more ••......•..•.•••........•. 5 2 2 

Agricultural chemicals •••••••••••••••••• farms •• 3576 58 430 690 997 865 536 

$1,000 •• 3 533 55 546 714 986 713 521 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 ••••••.•..•............••.••.. 3448 58 415 656 950 856 513 

$5,000 to $24,999 •••••.........••...•..•.. 123 15 34 44 7 23 

$25,000 to $49,999 ••••••....•..•...•...... 4 3 1 

$50,000 or more •..•....•..••..•..•......• 1 1 

Petroleum products •••••••••••••.•••.•• farms •• 6170 91 633 1 302 1 770 1 423 951 

$1,000 •. 6067 129 505 1 195 2 150 1 321 767 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 .••••••••••••••..•..•..••..••. 6025 81 627 278 705 1 398 936 

$5,000 to $24,999 ••••••.••..•••....••..•.• 133 10 5 22 60 21 15 

$25,000 to $49,999 ••••••....•..•.......... 6 1 1 3 1 

$50,000 or more ••.••••..•...•.••..••..•.. 6 1 2 3 

Gasoline and gasohol •••••••••••••••• farms •• 5205 68 521 1 096 508 191 821 

$1,000 •• 2688 69 266 519 903 558 374 

Diesel fuel ••••....•••••.•••••••••••• farms •• 3012 27 353 655 839 686 452 

$1,000 •• 1 994 39 174 395 

~'I 510 282 

Natural gas ••.•..••••••••••••••••..• farms •. 79 7 12 15 31 14 

$1,000 .. 61 3 11 5 13 29 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease. etc. ________________________ farms __ 3346 73 344 693 970 835 431 

$1,000 •. 1 323 20 62 270 649 240 82 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 63 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 10585 6378 67 609 1 054 1 220 1 532 1 896 $1,000 __ 16592 12993 130 1 107 3023 3248 3213 2272 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 7062 3484 26 261 340 562 828 467 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 2900 2336 39 318 586 498 548 347 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 585 531 2 29 123 151 149 77 $25,000 or more __________________________ 38 27 1 5 9 7 5 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 5958 3974 35 400 740 762 954 1 083 $1,000 __ 81 230 66815 257 3967 12047 21 405 18052 11 088 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 3659 2098 16 215 327 301 481 758 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 610 1 299 19 144 308 278 306 244 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 569 474 37 90 150 132 65 $100,000 or more _________________________ 120 103 4 15 33 35 16 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 1 585 911 5 118 190 188 177 233 $1,000 __ 10091 7484 94 542 1 767 1 632 2 128 1 320 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 681 331 37 67 75 49 103 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 548 302 2 48 58 50 54 90 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 267 200 2 31 43 46 48 30 $25,000 or more __________________________ 89 78 1 2 22 17 26 10 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 12077 6890 75 673 1 118 1 338 1 653 2033 $1,000 __ 46 104 36 105 205 2892 7452 9315 9837 6405 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 9486 4739 59 480 617 797 079 707 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 2361 1 947 16 186 471 481 502 291 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 179 161 6 23 47 57 28 $50,000 or more __________________________ 51 43 1 7 13 15 7 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 5327 3459 47 398 589 626 784 1 015 $1,000 __ 9821 7582 87 702 651 1 691 753 1 698 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 3075 738 29 236 252 313 324 584 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 1 797 350 16 131 226 243 375 359 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 433 352 1 30 105 64 81 71 $25,000 or more __________________________ 22 19 1 1 6 6 4 1 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 5843 3668 33 452 771 905 912 595 $1,000 __ 40272 30900 106 3002 6852 9379 8430 3 130 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 3735 2 133 27 260 430 435 504 477 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 787 1 246 6 174 273 367 333 93 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 304 275 18 66 99 68 24 $100,000 or more _________________________ 17 14 2 4 7 1 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 4037 2389 15 246 461 643 627 397 $1,000 __ 28859 21 017 59 867 4468 6784 5733 2107 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 814 396 8 46 44 80 98 120 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 686 919 2 85 189 194 254 195 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 308 874 5 101 183 304 217 64 $25,000 or more ________________________ 229 200 14 45 65 58 18 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 2953 2 140 19 337 496 491 493 304 $1,000 __ 11 413 9882 47 135 2385 2595 2698 1 023 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 224 748 2 95 158 184 154 155 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 138 869 16 169 217 157 200 110 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 525 460 1 71 102 125 127 34 $25,000 or more ________________________ 66 63 2 19 25 12 5 

Cash ren'- ____________________________ farms __ 3987 2721 40 393 587 648 590 463 $1,000 __ 26726 24222 131 3581 5958 6089 5 154 3311 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2699 572 32 181 . 300 339 370 350 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 566 472 7 101 118 122 75 49 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 497 458 76 111 129 99 43 $25,000 or more __________________________ 225 2t9 35 58 58 46 21 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 13206 7 113 57 546 1077 1 299 1 762 2372 $1,000 __ 19804 12649 64 739 2038 2574 3642 3592 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 12678 6707 56 519 1016 212 637 2267 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 387 300 1 26 38 55 97 83 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 129 96 1 21 29 24 21 $25,000 or more __________________________ 12 10 2 3 4 1 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 13462 7654 79 816 1 212 1 421 1 757 2369 $1,000 __ 67978 55234 265 4701 11 440 13795 13302 11 730 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 11 165 5655 61 544 775 952 266 2057 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 812 1 555 17 231 334 353 367 253 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 321 297 1 34 65 75 83 39 $50,000 or more __________________________ 164 147 7 38 41 41 20 

See footnotes at end of table. 

64 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 4207 51 388 937 271 941 619 

$1,000 __ 3599 30 278 864 970 033 424 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 3578 37 326 790 085 828 512 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 564 14 56 132 159 102 101 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 54 6 12 24 7 5 $25,000 or more __________________________ 11 3 3 4 1 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 1 984 46 177 410 699 368 284 

$1,000 __ 14415 138 980 2794 4880 4468 1 154 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________ • _______ 1 561 35 141 291 594 273 227 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________ • _______ 311 11 22 104 63 68 43 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 95 13 11 37 20 14 $100,000 or more _________________________ 17 1 4 5 7 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 674 19 50 177 201 143 84 

$1,000 __ 2607 202 153 558 284 201 209 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 350 9 37 81 82 107 34 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ • _______ 246 7 67 111 22 39 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 67 10 4 25 4 14 10 $25,000 or more __________________________ 11 2 4 4 1 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 5 187 73 510 1 178 1 580 1 151 695 

$1,000 __ 9999 278 000 2683 2740 2386 911 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _________ ••••••• _____ •••• _. ___ 4747 62 476 034 1 460 061 654 

$5,000 to $24,999 ___ ••• _._. ____ •••••• ____ • 414 11 33 129 116 84 41 

$25,000 to $49,999 •• _ •• __ • ____ •••••• ____ ._ 18 1 12 3 2 

$50,000 or more •••••• _______ •••• _. _____ ._ 8 3 1 4 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and eqUipment ____ •• _ •••• __ farms •• 1 868 20 235 369 542 440 262 

$1,000._ 2239 18 330 321 664 611 295 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 •••• __ • ____ •••• __ •• ____ •• _. _____ 1 337 7 172 276 398 318 166 

$1.000 to $4,999 ._._ ••• _._._. _____ •••• ____ 447 13 42 92 119 98 83 

$5,000 to $24,999 ••••• ___ ._._ ••••••• ______ 81 20 1 25 22 13 

$25,000 or more _ •••• _______ •••• _. ____ •••• 3 1 2 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 2 175 14 278 566 778 394 145 

$1,000 •• 9372 108 1 037 2307 3685 797 438 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ••• _________ •••••• _______ ••••• 602 1 204 424 567 279 127 

$5,000 to $24,999 _____ ••••••• ______ •••• ___ 541 13 72 138 191 110 17 

$25,000 to $99,999 __ ••••• ________ ••••• ____ 29 2 4 19 4 

$100,000 or more ••••••• _____ ••••••••• ____ 3 1 1 

Secured by real estate _ ••••• _______ ._ farms __ 1 648 14 175 422 635 303 99 

$1,000 __ 7841 108 858 1 937 3278 468 192 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999_. ______ •••••••• ____ • __ •••• _ •• 418 35 74 194 62 53 

$1,000 to $4,999 •••••• _______ •• __ •••• _ •• 767 1 73 227 280 145 41 

$5,000 to $24,999._ •• ______ •••••••••• ___ 434 13 65 117 142 92 5 

$25,000 or more ••••• ______ ••••••••• ____ 29 2 4 19 4 

Not secured by real estate _________ ._ farms •• 813 137 249 246 124 57 

$1,000 __ 531 179 370 407 329 245 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ___ •.•• _ •• ___ . ___ ••••• _ ••••••• 476 99 129 144 66 38 

$1,000 to $4,999 •••• _______ ••••••••••••• 269 29 110 81 43 6 $5,000 to $24,999 _________ •••••••••• ___ • 65 8 10 21 14 12 

$25,000 or more ••• _______ ••••• _ ••••• ___ 3 1 1 1 

Cash renL __ •••• ________ ••••• __ • ____ •• farms •• 1 266 31 214 393 342 217 69 

$1,000 •• 2504 20 496 638 922 389 40 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 • __ • ___ •••• _____ •••••••••••••• 127 30 184 353 293 198 69 

$5,000 to $9,999 •••••• _______ ••• _ ••••• _ ••• 94 1 18 34 26 15 

$10,000 to $24,999 •••• _______ ••• __ •• _._ ••• 39 12 6 18 3 

$25,000 or more •••••• ______ •••• _ •• __ • ___ • 6 5 1 

Property taxes •• __________ ._. ____ ••••• farms •• 6093 45 495 1 279 1 843 425 006 

$1,000 •• 7 155 82 463 1 403 2 193 863 151 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______ •••••• ___ •••• ___ •• ______ 5971 35 492 1 257 793 1 397 997 

$5,000 to $9,999 ._ •••• _____ •••• ____ ._. __ ._ 87 10 2 12 45 13 5 

$10,000 to $24,999._ ••••• _._ ••••• _ •. ____ ._ 33 1 10 4 14 4 

$25,000 or more ._ ••••• ___ •••••• __ •• ___ , __ 2 1 1 

All other farm production expenses_ •• _ •• farms •• 5808 67 560 1 263 1 768 1 303 847 

$1,000 •• 12744 352 838 2029 3233 5255 037 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999. ___ •••••• ___ • ___ •••• _ •• _. __ ._ 5510 56 545 223 661 1 230 795 

$5,000 to $24,999 ••••• ______ •••• __ •• _. ____ 257 1 12 33 97 63 51 $25,000 to $49,999 _______ ••••••• ____ ._ •• _. 24 10 1 5 5 3 $50,000 or more _______ ••••••• _____ .• _ •••• 17 2 2 5 7 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 65 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ numbeL_ 14774 8018 95 830 1 243 1 451 1 866 2533 $1,000 __ 135 200 119725 2518 11 594 21 548 33162 34 112 16791 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 9 151 14932 26504 13968 17336 22854 18281 6629 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ 6913 4625 60 503 779 884 1 118 1 281 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 28507 34057 43453 30978 38956 48071 38302 18470 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 982 433 1 42 12 64 96 218 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2743 1 524 8 126 193 236 324 637 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2212 1 802 35 228 400 374 461 304 $50,000 or more __________________________ 976 866 16 107 174 210 237 122 

Farms with net 105S65 _________________ number __ 7861 3393 35 327 464 567 748 1 252 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 7871 11 137 2550 12197 18963 16461 11 644 5487 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 401 467 8 55 17 50 70 267 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 4818 1 844 26 134 186 290 376 832 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 530 986 1 130 239 197 277 142 $50,000 or more __________________________ 112 96 - 8 22 30 25 11 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 2553 1 834 26 189 320 370 509 420 $1,000 __ 29512 25772 257 2395 5 121 6892 7 798 3308 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 3397 2119 31 262 354 451 520 501 $1,000 __ 14273 10705 152 1 420 1 684 2935 3072 1 442 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 1 319 899 23 139 229 191 169 148 $1,000 __ 5380 4583 59 825 1 106 1 225 920 447 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 1 123 605 9 66 64 114 153 199 $1,000 __ 3444 2 107 92 214 173 255 918 454 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 532 278 - 50 27 75 76 50 $1,000 __ 2782 2073 - 232 176 888 602 175 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 1 163 830 6 72 113 187 236 216 $1,000 __ 2668 1 942 1 149 229 566 631 366 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 544 456 7 55 86 108 141 59 $1,000 __ 14023 13 161 112 1 384 3004 3099 4356 1 207 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 511 434 7 51 84 105 135 52 $1,000 __ 12702 11 939 (0) 1 250 2689 (0) 4048 1 099 Wheat __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 41 33 - 6 4 8 10 5 $1,000 __ 220 200 - 28 33 47 84 8 Soybeans _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ __ _ ___ _ _ farms __ 46 42 1 5 7 13 7 9 $1,000 __ 915 887 (0) (0) 267 255 190 86 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 24 20 - - 4 8 6 2 $1,000 __ 103 101 - - 14 51 (0) (0) Cotton_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 13 6 - 1 - 1 1 3 $1,000 __ 82 33 - (0) - (0) (0) (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 13200 7 187 113 719 1 066 1 257 1 746 2286 acres __ 1 744 891 1 418 794 15970 134 224 280 836 341 765 393 317 252 682 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 11 960 6740 105 679 974 1 169 1 658 2 155 acres __ 1 346 913 1 137 628 13334 108 169 232 272 279 910 318 203 185 740 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 6844 2793 48 214 300 368 595 1 268 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 1 774 1 121 17 127 137 151 273 416 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 1 602 1 240 19 170 206 245 340 260 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 1 204 1 073 17 121 217 256 301 161 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 358 338 3 41 73 96 93 32 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 151 148 1 6 32 44 50 15 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 27 27 - - 9 9 6 3 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only ___ " ___________ farms __ 5435 2844 33 268 434 489 683 937 acres __ 189 466 125 903 1 027 9480 19929 23665 34754 37048 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 1 631 946 3 76 131 161 267 308 acres __ 51 668 38720 (0) (0) 8713 7633 11 750 7316 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 840 413 9 53 48 86 107 110 acres __ 17 156 10498 275 1 331 1 597 • 2471 2408 2416 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 292 177 1 14 23 40 36 63 acres __ 11 028 7570 (0) (0) 385 3747 1 313 1 402 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 2902 1 764 33 168 260 339 448 516 acres __ 128 660 98475 1 318 11 229 17940 24339 24889 18760 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 7949 4487 47 331 611 787 1 184 1 527 acres __ 423 626 284 364 1 362 19581 39751 56873 83443 83354 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 2384 1 310 14 105 177 235 325 454 acres __ 71 353 49 152 292 2368 6774 10504 15992 13222 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 6759 3871 35 298 535 675 1 031 1 297 acres __ 352 273 235 212 1 070 17 213 32977 46369 67451 70 132 

See footnotes at end of table. 

66 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 

$1,00o __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with net 105se5 _________________ number __ Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ $1,00o __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Gross cash rent or share payments _ _ _ _ _ farms __ $1,00o __ 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ $1,00o __ 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

$1,00o __ 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Corn _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

$1,000 __ 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cover crops, legumes. and soil- improvement grasses, not harve3ted and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

6756 

15475 

2291 

2288 

17289 

549 

219 

410 

110 

4468 

5390 

934 2974 

544 

16 

719 3740 

1 278 

3568 

420 

796 

518 1 338 

254 

708 

333 

726 

88 

862 

77 

763 8 

21 

4 

28 

4 

2 

7 

49 

6013 

326097 5220 

209285 

4051 

653 

362 

131 

20 

3 

2591 

63563 

685 12948 427 

6658 

115 3458 

1 138 30 185 

3462 

139 262 1 074 22201 

2888 

117061 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

102 1 680 16468 

84 20431 

41 

31 

2 

10 

18 2030 

6 

12 

4 

11 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

83 2593 78 2137 

64 

7 

7 

13 

165 

8 

88 

9 

67 

10 

136 

18 

635 

7 147 

13 

488 

25 to 34 

688 

280 

860 

258 13 142 

60 

117 

74 

7 

430 4909 

110 

264 

55 

1 

72 

400 

169 

(0) 

100 

(0) 

45 

180 

36 

163 

25 

58 

12 

(0) 

12 

176 1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

611 29027 531 20859 

419 

56 

35 

20 

1 

207 4 187 

53 

561 

32 

477 7 

274 

103 2669 

269 10787 94 

1 959 

222 8828 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

1 439 1 070 

744 

488 14220 

110 

282 

70 

26 

951 6 172 

201 

591 

154 5 

153 

714 

297 

716 

117 

225 

110 

132 

61 

169 

74 

190 

14 

128 

12 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 386 71 493 1 177 46991 

905 

127 

111 

32 

2 

611 13541 

137 2502 

115 

592 

26 

769 

254 6098 

781 28797 231 4327 

651 24470 

45 to 54 

1 965 3727 

1 897 

599 19930 

176 

262 

114 

47 

1 366 6011 

213 

961 

187 5 

234 1 216 

328 

689 

100 

143 

112 

287 

52 

32 

108 

226 

27 

171 

25 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 760 101 609 

1 522 66350 

145 

224 

99 

45 

7 

2 

797 17569 

219 4482 

134 

997 

29 

145 

365 10066 

1 059 41 599 

330 6441 

895 35158 

55 to 64 

1 511 7605 

5033 

507 25208 

83 

308 

101 

15 

1 004 5154 

214 

697 

89 

4 

164 

732 

268 

958 

62 

153 

101 

409 

88 

332 

42 

65 

27 

270 

21 

217 4 

16 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 

31 

1 371 73663 

1 212 45021 

964 

154 

72 

16 

5 

1 

620 15994 

178 2592 

107 2 191 

32 

741 

266 7 124 

845 33665 

255 5522 

709 28 143 

65 and over 

051 

114 

108 

352 

7936 

79 

219 

49 

5 

699 3834 

190 

449 

59 

1 

92 

669 

215 

609 

40 

81 

150 

330 

17 

13 

84 

186 

7 116 7 

116 

802 47712 700 27927 

554 

85 

38 

18 

5 

343 12107 

90 2723 30 

334 

21 

529 

140 4092 

490 23779 

157 3805 

398 19974 

MARYLAND 67 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 2942 1 585 17 175 236 294 362 501 

acres __ 103 655 70135 162 5539 12666 14793 17055 19920 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 10037 5423 81 486 795 989 1 372 1 700 

acres __ 124 457 79096 1 019 5752 11 719 16087 23253 21 266 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ 300 farms __ 1 838 1 388 22 140 248 288 390 

acres __ 107 784 94058 1 083 9330 20772 24334 26939 11 600 

Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 81 47 - 5 8 7 13 14 

acres __ 5 101 2692 - 220 320 631 1 061 460 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 14774 8018 95 830 1 243 1 451 1 866 2533 

$1,000 __ 5 418 920 3856 996 31 794 351 454 800898 876 252 999 717 796 881 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 366 788 481 042 334 674 423 439 644327 603 895 535 754 314 600 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2261 2070 2457 2201 2266 1 989 2021 1 981 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 1 746 668 22 58 72 108 170 238 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 244 615 1 42 74 96 112 290 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 116 506 16 62 68 77 80 203 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 1 743 847 1 138 107 116 156 329 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 563 711 9 66 117 98 160 261 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 4632 2534 22 250 366 439 654 803 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 1 558 1 163 21 122 192 274 282 272 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 763 621 2 54 171 155 149 90 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 366 313 1 38 64 76 91 43 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 43 40 - - 12 12 12 4 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 14728 8010 95 830 1 243 1 451 1 866 2525 

$1,000 __ 657 693 488035 4573 42661 99394 118967 126326 96 115 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 357 477 9 53 22 80 75 238 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2916 1 032 10 74 84 118 221 525 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 2968 1 417 9 137 164 271 295 541 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 3663 2018 22 267 335 259 480 655 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 897 1 496 37 159 267 300 403 330 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 286 1 034 6 107 247 269 237 168 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 587 488 2 32 116 131 145 62 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 54 48 - 1 8 23 10 6 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 12207 7084 94 775 1 137 1 325 1 625 2 128 

number __ 24323 16468 230 1 616 2938 3737 4038 3909 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 13505 7414 76 760 1 165 1 325 1 773 2315 

number __ 37672 24849 240 2293 4024 5 190 6366 6736 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 9781 5240 34 468 764 882 1 245 1 847 

number __ 16629 9592 63 762 1 386 1 708 2388 3285 

40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 8892 5510 66 608 923 1 061 1 390 1 462 

number __ 21 043 15257 177 1 531 2638 3482 3978 3451 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 3215 2358 30 269 433 462 639 525 

number __ 3579 2631 30 298 464 513 729 597 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 4970 3 135 29 259 505 601 902 839 

number __ 5638 3493 29 294 551 710 1 011 898 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 5225 3407 35 319 496 645 943 969 

number __ 6 126 4068 55 377 619 750 1 161 1 106 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 10292 6157 48 629 966 1 090 1 497 1 927 

acres on which used __ 1 135 625 982 344 8064 90595 204 836 254 835 257427 166 587 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 3784 2423 22 239 449 466 631 616 

acres on which used __ 195 677 161 706 1 251 18811 35413 37217 42 176 26838 tons __ 225 992 186 582 2035 21 150 38321 45333 50360 29383 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 5122 3371 21 392 552 611 884 911 

acres on which used __ 418 327 366 444 1 902 33907 75273 95842 106 238 53282 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 662 450 - 91 97 70 138 54 

acres on which used __ 45255 38219 - 3753 10573 7777 12762 3354 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 1 261 759 7 84 110 135 180 243 

acres on which used __ 39094 33800 272 2797 5332 9775 10396 5228 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 6627 4308 51 492 750 811 1 055 1 149 

acres on which used __ 840 439 741 914 7393 67427 163451 195 890 194 675 113078 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 546 343 - 53 53 72 73 92 

acres on which used __ 34521 30342 - 2869 4409 6073 6126 10865 

See footnotes at end of table. 

68 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text1 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ I 357 18 116 344 413 287 179 acres __ 33520 219 3428 7736 9663 7104 5370 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 4614 34 401 1 071 1 3ge 1 073 636 

acres __ 45361 156 2173 8453 14506 12506 7567 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 450 4 47 103 132 105 59 

acres __ 13726 73 1 384 2769 4316 3308 1 876 

Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 34 - 4 5 11 7 7 

acres __ 2409 - 180 147 682 301 1 099 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 6756 102 688 1 439 1 965 1 511 1 051 $1,000 __ 1 561 924 11 816 123093 335 567 449 752 370963 270 733 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 231 191 115843 178914 233 195 228 881 245508 257 596 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2930 3034 2652 3409 2906 2725 2899 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 1 078 52 155 191 277 177 226 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 629 16 52 144 154 129 134 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 610 5 85 162 153 128 77 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 896 - 80 186 257 275 98 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 852 13 74 190 322 172 81 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 2098 6 195 452 657 461 327 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 395 10 44 69 97 124 51 $1,000.000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 142 - 2 38 42 29 31 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 53 - 1 7 4 15 26 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 3 - - - 2 1 -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 6718 102 688 1 439 1 959 1 502 1 028 $1,000 __ 169 658 4905 15410 33016 51 533 42027 22766 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 880 6 104 144 231 185 210 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 884 20 165 443 594 298 364 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 551 36 187 288 438 439 163 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 1 645 15 149 414 495 355 217 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 401 6 59 101 84 127 24 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 252 10 15 42 68 78 39 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 99 9 9 7 46 17 11 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 6 - - - 3 3 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 5123 74 551 1 191 1 442 1 128 737 

number __ 7855 130 825 1 731 2 179 1 789 1 201 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 6091 90 617 1 277 1 822 1 374 911 

number __ 12823 206 1 209 2539 3712 3152 2005 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 4541 62 438 908 1 381 1 062 690 

number __ 7037 116 624 1 303 2 119 1 837 1 038 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 3382 63 353 743 925 807 491 

number __ 5786 90 585 1 236 1 593 1 315 967 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 857 - 110 190 247 175 135 

number __ 948 - 110 216 248 185 189 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ I 835 15 198 307 560 448 307 

number __ 2 145 15 213 337 667 564 349 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ I 818 6 171 346 571 506 218 

number __ 2058 6 173 443 630 562 244 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 4 135 68 454 817 1 176 993 627 

acres on which used __ 153281 1 461 20015 33292 37761 35734 25018 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ t 361 15 146 309 411 327 153 

acres on which used __ 33971 204 3633 7097 9987 9329 3 721 

tons __ 39410 336 3872 8068 11 919 10820 4395 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ I 751 32 219 327 510 467 196 

acres on which used __ 51 883 1 002 10524 10 148 14 538 10463 5208 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 212 7 78 28 24 32 43 

acres on which used __ 7036 62 3613 1 032 690 789 850 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 502 1 52 82 140 156 71 

acres on which used __ 5294 (D) (D) 271 1 373 1210 263 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 692 pasture ______________________________ farms __ 2319 31 301 445 537 313 

acres on which used __ 98525 1 367 14639 21 895 25386 21 638 13600 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 203 - 31 35 59 62 16 

acres on which used __ 4179 - 306 827 2480 406 160 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 69 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented or leased land in farms _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 

institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

70 MARYLAND 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

14776 

9375 

3693 

1 708 

14344 

9066 

3618 

1 660 

432 

309 

75 

48 

13093 

547 491 

13068 

1 422 869 

5439 

981 677 

5401 

973 760 

1 899 

132 539 

11 392 

2380 

1 004 

7882 

6894 

5766 

7985 

1 202 

1 279 

5504 

025 

706 

1 000 2306 

8210 

18.6 

2554 

227 

1 509 

2809 

1 735 

1 689 

1 670 

1 762 

1 459 

1 916 

52.7 

13354 

1 422 

41 

12738 

756 220 

1 323 

359020 

570 

237 071 

13 

557 

49 

13389 

10 

39 

96 

30929 

Total 

7882 

4422 

2422 

1 038 

7655 

4265 

2385 

1 005 

227 

157 

37 

33 

6860 

072 343 

6844 

003 272 

3476 

854482 

3460 

849 117 

942 

74436 

6344 

949 

589 

7882 

5042 

1 815 

918 

447 

450 

025 

302 

417 

897 

4811 

22.3 

1 455 

130 

807 

192 

683 

723 

848 

053 

1 023 

1 423 

55.0 

7093 

789 

20 

6633 

312655 

795 

294 992 

381 

211 413 

10 

371 

22 

7632 

5 

17 

51 

25697 

Under 25 

130 

40 

25 

65 

125 

37 

25 

63 

5 

3 

2 

65 

5845 

65 

5 144 

90 13391 

90 13369 

9 723 

82 

44 

4 

130 

70 

51 

20 

12 

19 

9 

31 

40 

22 

3.5 

37 

130 

22.2 

124 

6 

2 

120 15839 

7 

1 992 

3 

682 

3 

25 to 34 

807 

274 

235 

298 

801 

271 

235 

295 

6 

3 

3 

512 

58771 509 

55807 

534 

109 663 

533 

109 289 

52 

3338 

610 

160 

37 

807 

417 

315 

153 

84 

78 

75 

100 

132 

268 

178 

6.9 

129 

807 

30.1 

731 

76 

2 

667 

123 349 

96 27465 

30 

9576 

1 

29 

5 

532 

1 

4 

9 4 174 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

192 

520 

447 

225 

1 181 

513 

445 

223 

11 

7 

2 

2 

971 

145931 

967 137 114 

677 209376 

672 

207 858 

113 10335 

959 

149 

84 

192 

678 

395 

206 

85 

104 

119 

62 

104 

258 

569 

11.7 

199 

192 

39.7 

017 

175 

1 001 

249 551 

108 

52125 

69 

37536 

69 

4 

2977 

2 

2 

10 

2783 

45 to 54 

1 406 

657 

586 

163 

367 

630 

578 

159 

39 

27 

8 

4 

1 248 

224849 

1 243 

211 872 

751 

219249 

749 

217646 

161 

14580 

109 

185 

112 

1 406 

859 

382 

167 

108 

107 

165 

59 

62 

158 

863 

17.7 

264 

683 

723 

49.6 

261 

145 

1 139 

300 552 

152 57150 

93 59533 

2 

91 

9 3590 

1 

8 

13 

8693 

55 to 64 

901 

050 

692 

159 

850 

022 

678 

150 

51 

28 

14 

9 

1 743 

323 232 

1 742 

305 913 

853 

212 169 

851 

211 155 

227 

18333 

591 

178 

132 

901 

1 243 

422 

237 

100 

85 

236 

29 

49 

121 

1 391 

26.2 

311 

848 

1 053 

59.8 

743 

158 

4 

1 570 

348 160 

219 93458 

100 

67072 

3 

97 

4 

533 1 

3 

8 

7845 

65 and over 

2446 

1 881 

437 

128 

2331 

1 792 

424 

115 

115 

89 

13 

13 

2321 313 715 

2318 

287 422 

571 90634 

565 

89800 

380 27 127 

1 993 

233 

220 

2446 

775 

250 

135 

58 

57 

421 

21 

30 

70 1 810 

33.6 

515 

023 1 423 

72.0 

2217 

229 

4 

2 136 

275 204 

213 62802 

86 

37014 

4 

82 

11 

2202 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White ______________________________________ .. _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 

3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

6894 

4953 

1 271 

670 

6689 

4801 

1 233 

655 

205 

152 

38 

15 

6233 

475 148 

6224 

419 597 

1 963 127 195 

1 941 

124 643 

957 58 103 

5048 

1 431 

415 

6894 

724 

6170 

284 

832 

5054 

404 

583 

1 409 

3399 

14.6 

099 

97 

702 

617 

052 

966 

822 

709 

436 

493 

50.0 

6261 

633 

21 

6 105 

443 565 

528 

64028 

189 

25658 

3 186 

27 

5757 

5 

22 

45 

5232 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

97 

22 

10 

65 

95 

22 

8 

65 

2 

2 

32 

316 

32 

968 

75 2646 

75 2635 

4 359 

45 

51 

1 

97 

5 

92 

11 

10 

71 

23 

27 

15 

3.3 

32 

97 

21.9 

89 

8 

89 3388 

7 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

25 to 34 

702 

347 

172 

183 

692 

337 

172 

183 

10 

10 

520 26987 

519 

24468 

359 21 446 

355 20947 

60 

3018 

472 

202 

28 

702 

34 

668 

25 

89 

554 

98 

152 

245 

124 

6.3 

83 

702 

30.6 

626 

76 

596 

35402 

68 

(D) 

31 

886 

31 

3 

(0) 

3 

4 

295 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

t 617 

1 032 

405 

180 

592 

018 

398 

176 

25 

14 

7 

4 

1 437 

86886 

1 437 

77617 

588 39487 

585 

38862 

183 9894 

274 

275 

68 

617 

70 

547 

50 

178 

319 

133 

189 

487 

614 

9.2 

194 

617 

40.0 

453 

164 

1 434 

91 357 

134 20690 

33 3 154 

1 

32 

4 347 

12 

931 

45 to 54 

2018 

1 503 

378 

137 

952 

454 

367 

131 

66 

49 

11 

6 

1 884 

145 384 

1 881 

129 930 

525 

38346 

515 

37447 

282 

16353 

503 

408 

107 

2018 

85 

933 

65 

204 

664 

95 

138 

397 

1 094 

13.4 

294 

052 

966 

49.3 

883 

135 

1 804 

143091 

132 

14892 

62 

5 170 

62 

6 

752 

1 

5 

14 

2 472 

55 to 64 65 and over 

531 929 240 809 224 82 

67 38 

1 474 884 1 195 775 

215 73 

64 36 

57 45 45 34 

9 9 

3 2 

1 469 891 125 490 89085 1 464 891 

109 630 76984 

294 122 

17677 7593 291 120 17308 7444 

240 188 

16229 12250 

114 640 

321 174 

96 115 

531 929 

164 366 

1 367 563 62 71 227 124 

1 078 368 

45 10 55 22 

206 59 

963 604 

19.4 27.9 

262 234 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 1 838 726 18 81 133 125 156 213 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 4400 638 32 162 217 265 334 628 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 1 288 535 12 47 64 81 109 222 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 1 271 684 11 58 65 98 145 307 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 1 388 738 15 91 97 96 176 263 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 938 623 7 78 92 96 148 202 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 702 507 8 51 71 92 124 161 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 526 372 2 36 50 71 120 93 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 363 109 20 117 205 218 322 227 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 712 624 4 58 135 167 169 91 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 284 263 1 28 43 79 78 34 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 66 63 20 18 20 5 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (OIl) _______________________________ 3081 705 31 164 233 269 443 565 Field crops, except cash grains (O13) ______________ 2006 008 19 81 108 143 241 416 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 159 673 17 53 66 93 161 283 Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 847 335 2 28 42 50 80 133 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________ 517 301 3 39 40 42 78 99 Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 302 115 10 17 24 24 40 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 483 227 18 42 62 61 44 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 618 254 3 20 33 37 65 96 Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 3541 483 24 99 130 207 328 695 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 1 787 707 6 36 37 78 151 399 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 340 1 288 25 194 256 286 323 204 Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________ 542 1 026 19 130 211 232 241 193 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 

General farms, primarily livestock and 

225 404 6 47 107 90 77 77 

animal specialties (029) _________________________ 121 71 5 15 14 20 17 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 5780 3415 48 344 493 620 841 1 069 number __ 308 052 260 241 2634 26225 48981 61 860 72226 48315 Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 1 622 601 10 47 61 92 121 270 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 2367 214 12 100 132 165 290 515 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 803 670 18 99 112 128 168 145 100 to 199 __________________________________ 686 642 7 83 117 151 180 104 200 to 499 __________________________________ 279 266 1 14 66 80 75 30 500 or more ________________________________ 23 22 1 5 4 7 5 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 4621 2841 39 294 430 526 694 858 number __ 158917 136082 342 13431 25504 33611 37317 24877 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 3 185 1 520 13 83 170 241 369 644 number __ 48454 28360 241 1 796 4021 5217 6976 10 109 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 690 662 7 36 72 106 133 308 10 to 49 ________________________________ 334 737 4 39 76 106 205 307 50 to 99 ________________________________ 130 101 2 6 15 24 29 25 100 to 199 ______________________________ 22 13 1 4 4 2 2 200 to 499 ______________________________ 9 7 1 3 1 2 500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ I 694 1 518 29 228 297 319 379 266 number __ 110463 107 722 101 11 635 21 483 28394 30341 14768 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 278 169 6 24 29 20 32 58 5 to 9 __________________________________ 34 20 1 2 5 7 5 10 to 49 ________________________________ 463 430 14 85 80 66 96 89 50 to 99 ________________________________ 576 563 9 102 105 124 151 72 100 to 199 ______________________________ 283 276 15 67 87 74 33 200 to 499 ______________________________ 55 55 1 14 16 16 8 500 or more ____________________________ 5 5 1 3 1 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 4003 2587 41 276 392 482 637 759 number __ 98532 87061 799 9112 16886 21 402 23982 14880 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 4276 2512 30 225 350 442 642 823 number __ 50603 37098 493 3682 6591 6847 10927 8558 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 5368 3262 42 332 471 592 809 1 016 number __ 154 540 127 458 446 14381 24493 30235 33268 23635 $1,000 __ 56718 45063 461 5719 8648 10648 11 469 8 117 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 2999 2092 32 251 331 412 507 559 number __ 71 890 62343 898 7012 13879 14944 15276 10334 $1,000 __ 10447 8240 176 865 2670 1 598 1 563 1 368 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 4635 2839 33 298 401 520 713 874 number __ 82650 65 115 548 7369 10614 15291 17992 13301 $1,000 __ 46271 36824 286 4854 5978 9050 9906 6749 Fattened on grain and concentrates _ _ _ farms __ 1 656 875 10 70 114 152 232 297 number __ 27 122 21 101 141 3249 3627 4968 5337 3779 $1,000 __ 17484 13892 89 2701 2488 3 181 3238 2194 

See footnotes at end of table. 

72 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) __ "" _________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Total 

1 112 

2762 

753 

587 

650 

315 

195 

154 

254 

88 

21 

3 

1 376 

998 

486 

512 

216 

187 

256 

364 

2058 

1 080 

52 

516 

821 

50 

2365 

47811 

021 

153 

133 

44 

13 

1 

1 780 

22835 

1 665 

20094 

1 028 

597 

29 

9 

2 

176 

2741 

109 

14 

33 

13 

7 

1 416 

11 471 

1 764 13505 

2106 

27082 

11 655 

907 

9547 

2207 

1 796 

17535 

9447 

781 

6021 

3593 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

37 

39 

7 

1 

6 

2 

3 

2 

18 

29 

28 

6 

3 

2 

27 

14 

7 

5 

24 

329 

13 

11 

19 

172 

19 

172 

14 

5 

18 

77 

19 

80 

22 

131 

54 

10 

30 

6 

20 

101 

48 

9 

40 

23 

25 to 34 

181 

274 

60 

52 

56 

23 

18 

10 

24 

2 

1 

1 

147 

112 

72 

40 

27 

17 

29 

30 

184 

78 

5 

62 

81 

8 

219 

4285 

111 

93 

11 

2 

1 

1 

157 

1 805 

133 

1 409 

92 

40 

34 

396 

23 

5 

3 

2 

1 

133 1 237 

153 

243 

178 

2430 

1 010 

85 

1 194 

378 

153 

1 236 

632 

63 

431 

257 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 

298 283 

673 858 

167 207 

122 144 129 187 

71 103 

42 67 

42 50 

52 79 

18 34 

3 4 

2 

310 358 

220 324 

100 152 

120 172 

39 65 

38 61 

70 65 

79 96 

443 616 194 327 

15 19 

138 147 

255 254 

10 13 

509 717 

9076 15 123 

247 318 

229 338 

26 38 

6 16 

1 7 

390 530 

4251 7006 

362 497 

3722 5682 

244 308 

113 177 

4 10 

1 1 

1 

42 55 

529 324 

24 34 

1 3 

13 7 

4 6 

5 

312 439 

2 100 3846 

377 550 

2725 4271 

448 641 

5630 8 125 

2 318 3328 

191 261 

2098 2779 

502 531 

374 546 

3532 5346 

1 816 2797 

186 237 

420 2006 

887 1 235 

55 to 64 

176 

592 

210 

172 

168 

61 

40 

28 

60 

16 

8 

336 

186 

79 

107 

55 

47 

58 

94 

495 

272 

9 

96 

145 

10 

553 

11 124 

208 

296 

37 

10 

2 

420 

5581 

403 

5362 

233 

159 

8 

2 

1 

24 

219 

14 

2 

7 

1 

315 2540 

409 

3003 

495 

6130 

3183 

217 

2014 

508 

430 

4116 

2676 

183 

1 376 

778 

65 and over 

137 

326 

102 

96 

104 

55 

25 

22 

39 

18 

5 

207 

127 

55 

72 

24 

24 

31 

63 

293 

195 

4 

66 

81 

9 

343 

7874 

124 

186 

21 

10 

2 

264 

4020 

251 3747 

137 

103 

7 

4 

21 

273 

14 

3 

3 

199 

671 

256 

2 183 

322 

4636 

1 761 

143 

1 432 

282 

273 

3204 

1 479 

103 

748 

412 

MARYLAND 73 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 1 322 842 23 119 156 169 189 186 number __ 197214 140 574 4016 16127 24471 32070 44 170 19720 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 704 393 6 38 70 67 100 112 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 178 116 4 21 24 22 22 23 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 151 103 6 28 13 21 11 24 100 to 199 __________________________________ 105 80 2 13 19 21 16 9 200 to 499 __________________________________ 107 84 3 9 18 27 17 10 500 or more ________________________________ 77 66 2 10 12 11 23 8 

Used or to be used for breeding _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 765 509 16 69 84 98 120 122 number __ 27822 21 229 554 2680 3394 4534 7270 2797 Other ________________________________ farms __ 1 209 770 21 109 145 160 169 166 number __ 169 392 119345 3462 13447 21 077 27536 36900 16923 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 1 265 818 26 119 150 171 173 179 

number __ 372 470 274 948 8287 36099 54536 57441 83941 34644 $1,000 __ 37032 25803 634 2787 4945 6175 7932 3330 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 375 223 11 29 40 50 41 52 

number __ 94341 78 114 3948 15338 17631 11 215 20237 9745 $1.000 __ 3900 3 183 192 418 736 535 885 416 

Lilters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 803 536 20 71 88 104 124 129 number __ 42 199 32338 957 4351 5577 6828 10498 4127 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 717 478 18 62 79 96 113 110 

numbeL_ 20915 16071 463 2273 2768 3184 5345 2038 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 715 475 20 66 79 94 105 111 

number __ 21 284 16267 494 2078 2809 3644 5 153 2089 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 660 295 2 30 48 59 63 93 number __ 24599 14553 (D) (0) 1 739 4981 3615 3831 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 589 257 2 24 39 49 56 87 number __ 15 198 8741 (0) (0) 1 106 2683 2229 2521 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 581 256 2 20 42 50 58 84 number __ 16714 9641 (0) (0) 1 467 3571 2346 2030 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 563 244 2 20 39 48 56 79 number __ 21 194 13 180 (0) (0) 1 524 5455 2902 3033 

pounds of wooL_ 162 457 103 303 (0) (0) 8883 48578 20456 23312 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 3287 1 270 17 154 272 268 235 324 

numbeL_ 26513 12691 175 1 012 3546 3 144 2 174 2640 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 913 374 3 53 114 70 70 64 number __ 3565 2050 13 407 693 333 298 306 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 480 170 2 25 40 37 30 36 number __ 3249 1 345 (0) (0) 362 368 250 285 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 141 44 2 4 7 11 8 12 number __ 1 227 479 (0) (0) 131 152 111 66 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _ _ farms __ 1 337 692 6 64 121 117 133 251 number __ 4 060 760 2 604 005 231 216685 795141 461 742 416880 713 326 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 1 203 606 6 59 99 88 117 237 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 35 24 - - 8 7 2 7 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 34 20 - 2 4 8 3 3 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 35 24 - - 6 9 7 2 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 14 8 - 1 2 3 1 1 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 6 4 - 1 - 1 2 - 100,000 or more ____________________________ 10 6 - 1 2 1 1 1 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms __ 1 309 681 6 62 119 115 130 249 number __ 3 706405 2 394 868 231 193 204 760 927 430 520 382088 627 898 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying 3.ge ___________________________________ farms __ 179 86 - 8 17 16 21 24 number __ 354 355 209 137 - 23481 34214 31 222 34792 85428 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 402 217 - 22 43 50 50 52 number __ 3 330 041 1 853 723 - 197417 520 790 423 795 328842 382879 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 1 381 971 17 131 208 209 233 173 nurnber __ 257 070 110 198 052 883 3 992 300 28 100 901 48 159 792 43 992 951 46 133 447 27 673 492 Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 51 26 - 9 10 2 5 - 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 159 77 - 3 10 14 18 32 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 189 122 2 14 17 24 29 36 100,000 or more ____________________________ 982 746 15 105 171 169 181 105 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 41 18 - 5 2 2 4 5 number __ 651 526 - 454 (0) (0) 8 24 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 56 34 1 7 6 5 10 5 number __ 107 763 105666 (0) (D) 29555 32965 22879 139 

See footnotes at end of table. 

74 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 480 10 82 118 135 94 41 number __ 56640 107 5278 5038 37363 7001 1 853 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 311 9 47 86 81 59 29 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 62 1 12 13 15 18 3 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 48 10 6 21 8 3 100 to 199 __________________________________ 25 5 6 5 5 4 200 to 499 __________________________________ 23 5 6 10 1 1 500 or more ________________________________ 11 3 1 3 3 1 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 256 6 50 I 49 74 56 21 number __ 6593 61 901 860 4039 435 297 Other ________________________________ farms __ 439 9 73 109 123 87 38 number __ 50047 46 4377 4 178 33324 6566 556 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 447 10 81 105 129 85 37 numbeL_ 97522 365 12039 8024 66917 7248 2929 $1,000 __ 11 229 24 1 037 769 8428 694 278 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 152 2 37 31 48 26 8 number __ 16227 (D) (D) 2491 4555 915 791 $1,000 __ 717 (D) (D) 103 199 81 36 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweenDec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 267 6 52 51 78 57 23 number __ 9861 39 260 026 6648 524 364 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 239 3 51 45 71 49 20 number __ 4844 12 618 472 3332 253 157 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 240 5 45 48 67 53 22 number __ 5017 27 642 554 3 316 271 207 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 365 3 32 120 120 60 30 number __ 10046 46 906 2989 3385 972 748 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 332 3 28 107 111 56 27 number __ 6457 31 661 748 2 310 150 557 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 325 3 27 106 111 51 27 number __ 7073 32 726 1819 2725 248 523 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 319 3 29 104 106 51 26 numbeL_ 8014 44 837 2252 2849 1 370 662 

pounds of wooL 59154 309 7323 17643 19280 10337 4262 

Horses and ponies inventory _____ • ________ farms __ 2017 19 187 593 598 399 221 

numbeL_ 13822 91 087 3951 3952 2947 794 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 539 4 60 184 161 89 41 number __ I 515 6 155 444 453 323 134 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 310 4 37 104 104 40 21 number __ I 904 5 281 509 595 158 356 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 97 11 41 30 12 3 number __ 748 80 279 239 65 85 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 645 8 72 181 189 130 65 number __ I 456 755 266 214 785 135 725 216871 867 137 21 971 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 597 8 67 169 178 115 60 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 11 6 2 3 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 14 2 1 5 5 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 11 4 4 2 1 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 6 2 1 3 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 4 2 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms __ 628 8 72 175 184 127 62 number __ 311 537 266 214 632 119406 141 752 815381 20100 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________________ farms __ 93 10 23 21 25 14 number __ 145218 153 16319 75119 51 756 1 871 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 185 25 50 48 42 20 

numbeL_ 1 476 318 233 749 109677 196614 918 782 17496 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 410 7 53 104 121 74 51 

numbeL_ 59 017 227 672 800 7 686 971 16116129 20 903 626 8 103 390 5 534 311 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 .. _________________________________ 25 3 9 10 3 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 82 4 8 16 13 22 19 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 67 1 11 19 16 11 9 100,000 or more ____________________________ 236 2 31 60 82 38 23 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 23 2 4 7 10 number __ 125 (D) (D) 37 61 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 22 2 10 5 3 2 number __ 2097 (D) 883 825 65 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 75 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 5608 3834 65 414 576 670 1 014 1 095 acres __ 432409 375 954 4972 34210 77 128 90 198 111 320 58126 bushels __ 31 941 714 28 170 885 365 225 2 671 008 5621 683 6 696 982 8461 552 4 354 435 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 157 124 1 16 30 30 26 21 acres __ 13728 12365 (0) (0) 2048 3898 2643 1 755 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2652 1 460 24 156 155 179 353 593 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 832 1 366 26 151 222 245 360 362 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 711 625 10 70 123 141 180 101 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 270 244 4 30 37 66 76 31 500 acres or more ___________________________ 143 139 1 7 39 39 45 8 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 1 893 1 654 26 220 309 346 434 319 

acres __ 93 164 88355 793 9740 17615 23452 24494 12261 tons, green __ 1 222626 159667 9725 117311 223 404 310 146 334 866 164215 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 17 10 1 2 3 2 2 acres __ 748 676 (0) (0) 200 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 754 566 14 84 85 70 152 161 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 901 855 12 122 176 204 214 127 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 216 212 12 45 67 59 29 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 19 18 2 2 4 8 2 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3 3 1 1 1 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 3 112 2273 39 251 354 442 630 557 acres __ 146081 124 722 1 594 13287 24592 31 643 34925 18681 bushels __ 6 766 273 5 896 770 78249 655269 163 033 511 547 636261 852411 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 44 35 1 5 5 7 8 9 acres __ 2333 1 898 (0) (0) 338 614 262 298 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 568 1 007 14 101 127 160 270 335 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 173 920 22 113 149 180 270 186 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 296 273 3 31 62 79 67 31 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 60 58 6 12 18 18 4 500 acres or more ___________________________ 15 15 4 5 5 1 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 1 541 1 279 23 144 251 285 338 238 acres __ 59268 54606 556 4649 11 588 15638 13933 8242 bushels __ 3 707 134 3430 020 37527 279 744 734 183 976 792 901 029 500 745 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 14 12 3 4 3 2 acres __ 403 (0) 42 225 90 (0) 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 1 011 679 10 102 115 113 156 183 acres __ 13879 10719 107 1 317 2677 1 881 2802 1 935 bushels __ 804 061 631 782 6571 76121 165 158 109 032 171 587 103313 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 3 3 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 

Tobacco ________________________________ farms __ 1 357 822 19 77 97 112 201 316 acres __ 10780 7903 156 862 1 067 1 608 2150 2060 pounds __ 13751 729 10 320 604 226374 185123 1 385 972 2 066 856 2 886 360 2 569 919 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 161 111 6 15 16 28 30 16 acres __ 2027 1 627 48 201 174 599 528 78 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _____________________________ 46 31 4 1 12 13 1.0 to 1.9 acres _____________________________ 102 49 7 6 9 27 2.0 to 2.9 acres _____________________________ 156 63 1 1 5 6 16 34 3.0 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 286 143 2 13 6 18 29 75 5.0 to 9.9 acres _____________________________ 391 244 8 26 29 29 56 96 10.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 306 229 8 32 36 25 62 66 25.0 acres or more __________________________ 70 63 4 10 27 17 5 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 3697 2550 53 290 437 491 660 619 acres __ 405 170 346 304 4957 32445 74569 90433 91 405 52495 bushels __ 9 352 369 8 057 625 121 751 753 471 789626 2 055 589 2 139 612 197 576 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 137 112 3 16 28 23 27 15 acres __ 10652 9535 60 1 252 2234 979 2496 514 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 065 576 18 62 77 91 132 196 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 476 993 16 116 140 157 270 294 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 738 589 14 79 134 129 148 85 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 275 254 4 27 54 67 73 29 500 acres or more ___________________________ 143 138 1 6 32 47 37 15 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 155 94 2 8 12 12 29 31 acres __ 2487 2416 (0) (0) 855 166 1 320 61 cwL_ 496 312 484 874 (0) (0) 170343 22888 279068 9456 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 24 19 3 5 2 5 4 acres __ 766 765 1 (0) (0) 209 13 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 130 72 2 6 8 22 27 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 14 11 2 1 3 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 3 3 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 4 4 3 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 4 4 1 3 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 6619 3727 55 362 547 658 898 1 207 acres __ 255 676 191 052 1 691 19655 34411 42416 51 860 40617 tons, dry __ 593 854 477 204 3660 49 557 93312 107 843 133 037 89595 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 66 42 2 6 9 11 5 9 acreS __ 1 879 1 547 (0) (0) 268 300 529 357 

See footnotes at end of table. 

76 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 1 774 25 174 391 512 426 246 acres __ 56455 402 4773 11 554 17929 12797 9000 bushels __ 3 770 829 23587 351 584 812 501 173824 787 005 622 328 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 33 5 13 9 4 2 acres __ 363 551 262 260 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 192 22 128 260 327 297 158 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 466 2 39 104 147 106 68 100 to 249 acre"- ___________________________ 86 1 5 24 26 15 15 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 26 1 3 11 6 1 5 500 acres or more ___________________________ 4 1 1 2, 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 239 1 26 56 73 49 34 aCrGs __ 4809 (0) (0) 668 2085 G87 613 tons. green __ 62959 (0) (0) 8 334 29928 11 729 7646 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 7 3 1 2 1 acres __ 72 23 (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 188 22 50 50 40 25 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 46 4 6 19 8 9 100 to 249 acres __________________________ .. _ 4 3 1 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 839 13 104 203 234 174 111 acres __ 21 359 200 2464 5 140 7013 4059 2483 bushels __ 869 503 9751 105433 217 097 282 517 150095 104610 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 9 1 8 acres __ 435 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 561 8 69 128 150 122 84 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 253 5 34 69 71 50 24 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 23 1 5 12 2 :3 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 2 1 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 262 7 30 68 70 62 25 acres __ 4662 91 548 1 299 1 216 698 810 bushels __ 277 114 5741 33254 71 576 75 165 36604 54774 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 332 2 38 84 84 89 35 acres __ 3 160 (0) (0) 951 778 794 287 bushels __ 172 279 (0) (0) 62168 39706 42262 13240 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Tobacco ________________________________ farms __ 535 33 74 118 161 91 58 acres __ 2877 155 314 642 1 018 479 269 pounds __ 3431 125 186365 396 341 755 172 231 569 567607 294 071 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 50 7 6 8 18 8 3 acres __ 400 30 29 74 214 42 12 Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _____________________________ 15 1 4 2 3 5 1.0 to 1.9 acres _____________________________ 53 1 8 9 16 12 7 2.0 to 2.9 acres _____________________________ 93 6 19 22 24 12 10 3.0 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 143 10 13 29 49 24 18 5.0 to 9.9 acres _____________________________ 147 14 29 36 35 22 11 10.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 77 2 4 18 28 18 7 25.0 acres or more __________________________ 7 7 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 1 147 18 147 282 316 256 128 acres __ 58866 888 8 103 15083 17 753 11 026 6013 bushels __ 294 744 17618 178 982 319999 388 512 248899 140 734 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 25 4 3 11 5 2 acres __ 117 137 124 539 (0) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 489 5 66 111 129 118 60 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 483 9 53 117 137 110 57 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 149 4 25 48 42 24 6 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 21 3 6 6 2 4 500 acres or more ___________________________ 5 2 2 1 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 61 6 10 18 19 8 acres __ 71 3 19 23 23 5 cwl __ 11 438 335 2682 3643 4336 492 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 5 2 1 1 i acres __ 1 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 58 6 9 17 18 8 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 3 1 1 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 2892 23 244 690 391 

658l 

886 acres __ 64624 301 4982 13983 21 540 14578 9240 tons, dry __ 116650 337 9966 26451 40211 24464 15221 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 24 4 7 11 1 1 acres __ 332 19 81 (0) (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 77 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 3529 1 492 31 117 162 220 322 640 25 to 99 acres _______________ . ______________ 2505 1 724 20 205 275 307 429 488 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 533 462 4 37 102 110 135 74 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 47 44 3 7 21 8 5 500 acres or more ___________________________ 5 5 1 4 

Ai/alfa hey ...... _ .. _._. ________ . __________ farms __ 3049 2073 35 247 347 398 514 532 acres __ 83446 68657 656 6994 13145 16052 18426 13384 tons, dry __ 269 318 230 521 1 918 24401 47909 53073 62241 40979 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 32 18 2 4 3 4 3 2 acres __ 818 683 (D) 43 180 102 65 (0) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see texl) ___ farms __ 1 184 743 14 98 126 132 178 195 acres __ 38238 34319 146 2844 8 144 7241 10410 5535 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 418 300 5 48 70 52 72 53 acres __ 19724 18369 12 1 745 4729 3689 5126 3069 Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 502 249 8 26 44 36 45 90 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 391 234 3 37 29 36 63 66 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 192 164 3 28 34 36 38 25 100.0 \0 249.9 acres _________________________ 72 70 7 10 20 24 9 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 27 26 9 4 8 5 

Sweet corn harvested for sale ______ .. ___ farms __ 753 481 6 71 76 89 111 128 acres __ 12555 11 057 80 1 092 2637 2884 2757 607 Irrigated . _______ .. ____________________ farms __ 194 151 2 31 30 27 35 26 acres __ 6 176 5751 (D) (0) 1 662 1 432 1 487 571 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms._ 617 252 23 36 45 63 85 acres __ 7997 6570 711 699 3021 1 505 633 Irrigated __ .. ___________________________ farms __ 68 37 2 11 11 5 8 acres __ I 222 065 Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 

(0) (0) 663 128 161 

0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 422 142 10 19 2t 34 58 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 141 65 6 10 7 20 22 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 39 30 4 4 12 5 5 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 10 10 3 3 2 2 250.0 acres or more __________________ .. ______ 5 5 3 2 

Apples _______________________________ farms .... 453 196 18 27 38 50 63 Bearing and nonbearing __ acres __ 4406 3863 530 419 1 798 859 257 pounds __ 39 315 230 37 768 371 5320707 5 121 737 16 103 071 9 024 009 2 198 847 

See footnotes at end of table. 

78 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, smail grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2037 19 182 479 591 500 266 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 781 4 56 167 264 175 115 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 71 5 12 29 15 10 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 3 1 2 500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 976 4 90 246 309 219 108 acres __ 14789 60 1 270 3410 5388 3 055 1 606 tons, dry __ 38797 114 3 530 9381 14676 7 307 3 789 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 14 2 6 6 acres __ 135 (0) (0) 51 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 441 8 59 103 124 103 44 acres __ 3919 17 423 908 584 630 358 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 118 4 21 33 30 19 11 acres __ 355 7 198 479 427 74 170 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 253 8 33 68 58 61 25 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 157 22 25 54 38 18 25.0 to 99.9 acres ________________ • __________ 28 4 9 11 4 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 2 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 1 

Sweet corn harvested for sale __________ farms __ 272 37 56 81 68 30 acres __ I 498 195 374 476 224 229 irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 43 4 16 9 8 6 acres __ 425 45 186 31 25 138 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 365 28 72 118 92 55 acres __ I 427 80 209 626 320 192 Irrigated ______________________________ farrns __ 31 3 8 6 11 3 acres __ 157 11 7 90 34 17 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 280 26 59 84 68 43 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 76 2 12 27 23 12 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 9 1 7 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Apples _______________________________ farms __ 257 22 53 75 69 38 Bearing and nonbearing __ acres __ 543 23 100 217 128 76 pounds __ 546859 69 596 139522 792 986 403 076 141 679 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 79 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 14776 1 838 4400 1 288 1 271 1 388 

percenL_ 100.0 12.4 29.8 8.7 8.6 9.4 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 2 396 629 8093 111 409 74731 105 392 162 494 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 162 4 25 58 83 117 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 14776 1 838 4400 1 288 1 271 1 388 $1,000 __ 989061 121 421 155 945 30975 51 184 56413 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 66937 66061 35442 24049 40271 40644 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 2122 327 157 234 155 113 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 2043 358 017 224 167 142 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 948 277 772 255 231 193 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 881 202 530 244 265 258 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 585 94 248 141 188 285 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 427 25 56 27 30 54 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 781 75 80 39 50 92 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 319 15 33 5 22 34 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 084 148 112 38 51 87 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 1 569 212 199 45 62 88 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 737 77 156 29 35 30 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 209 19 31 7 8 6 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 71 9 9 7 6 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 6112 67 1 029 493 588 692 $1,000 __ 123 049 59 1 925 579 2735 4291 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 580 $1,000 __ 74364 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 3863 35 480 270 345 416 $1,000 __ 53661 29 705 536 996 1 536 Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 2941 13 224 149 228 294 $1,000 __ 16653 6 236 200 411 658 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 3648 26 484 246 323 366 $1,000 __ 48499 22 933 794 1 253 943 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 27 2 1 3 $1,000 __ 103 (0) (0) 5 Barley ______________________________ farms __ 888 3 43 28 60 98 $1,000 __ 3473 (0) (0) 30 61 105 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 296 27 31 28 39 $1,000 __ 448 11 13 13 33 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 175 1 20 4 5 16 $1,000 __ 212 (0) (0) (0) (0) 11 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 1 356 265 448 111 117 124 $1,000 __ 15731 1 212 3772 147 1 365 1 469 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 47 5 1 4 3 $1,000 __ 3544 264 (0) 252 209 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 2503 17 568 277 303 335 $1,000 __ 10116 17 710 456 715 033 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 15 $1,000 __ 1 073 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 1 181 129 362 117 85 107 $1,000 __ 28205 255 1 913 1 299 386 797 Sales of $50,000 or more __ .. _________ farms __ 135 3 9 5 11 $1,000 __ 20747 180 705 477 903 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 498 79 189 42 36 48 $1,000 __ 8473 130 669 351 503 809 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 36 2 2 2 6 $1,000 __ 6531 (0) (0) (0) 564 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 578 207 199 37 31 22 $1,000 __ 63869 11 058 17476 1 426 2790 3770 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 169 43 48 9 10 11 $1,000 __ 59300 9080 16065 174 2527 3525 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 189 14 74 26 10 18 $1,000 __ 3612 66 319 102 28 215 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 15 1 1 $1,000 __ 2876 (0) (0) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 2181 527 693 154 141 130 $1,000 __ 425 871 97594 115741 19023 30862 24937 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 366 382 409 75 89 69 $1,000 __ 422 138 95896 114910 18789 30748 24646 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 1 476 35 41 46 61 162 $1,000 __ 187216 2034 2382 1 546 2986 9906 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 131 11 9 10 29 90 $1,000 __ 179001 1 710 1 982 962 2231 8220 

Cattle and calveL _____________________ farms __ 5368 244 1 119 476 488 642 $1,000 __ 56718 2096 4312 1 854 2 119 4445 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 172 9 7 5 $1,000 __ 20954 1 198 1 094 551 

See footnotes at end of table. 

80 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 938 702 526 1 363 712 284 66 

percent-_ 6.3 4.8 3.6 9.2 4.8 1.9 .4 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 147616 139143 125145 482 939 471 565 374 944 193158 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 157 198 238 354 662 1 320 2927 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 938 702 526 t 363 712 284 66 $1,000 __ 44010 40292 51 850 182 832 124318 90974 38847 Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 46918 57396 98574 134 140 174603 320 332 588 595 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 50 23 22 29 12 - - $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 54 35 19 20 7 - - $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 93 42 29 49 6 - 1 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 144 101 46 63 24 3 1 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 199 139 93 162 32 4 -

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 52 62 29 70 21 1 - $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 68 56 63 192 60 6 - $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 37 24 17 75 54 2 1 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 104 90 75 201 138 39 1 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 112 109 99 324 193 110 16 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 19 18 24 132 119 71 27 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 5 1 8 34 39 39 12 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 1 2 2 12 7 9 7 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 544 449 343 980 595 271 61 $1,000 __ 4127 4577 4268 19516 27642 34095 18235 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - 67 231 225 57 $1,000 __ - - - 4408 18899 32916 18140 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 334 294 230 678 472 251 58 $1,000 __ 1 523 1 676 1 710 8004 12079 16333 8535 Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 294 261 204 592 427 207 48 $1,000 __ 759 764 667 2917 3678 4 112 2245 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 292 265 188 659 486 255 58 $1,000 __ 1 712 1 991 1 694 7915 10976 12 596 6669 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 2 - 1 10 2 6 - $1,000 __ (D) - (D) 42 (D) 35 - Barley ______________________________ farms __ 74 53 57 179 175 91 27 $1,000 __ 100 84 135 468 827 900 732 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 37 24 12 60 24 11 3 $1,000 __ 21 35 30 113 37 95 47 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 11 14 11 54 27 9 3 $1,000 __ (D) 26 (D) 58 (D) 24 7 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 88 50 37 79 30 7 - $1,000 __ 1 666 839 675 2116 1 091 378 - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 5 5 3 13 6 2 - $1,000 __ 402 324 204 978 589 (D) -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 224 138 116 291 152 63 19 $1,000 __ 769 770 647 2005 1 529 975 490 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - 3 5 4 3 $1,000 __ - - - 167 341 255 309 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 73 40 26 108 75 49 10 $1,000 __ 1 151 1 301 871 5160 6011 4928 2 132 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 9 5 25 28 26 8 $1,000 __ 623 1 010 698 4231 5260 (D) (D) 

Fruits, nuts. and berries ________________ farms __ 24 14 11 32 14 7 2 $1,000 __ 766 262 366 2289 232 (D) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 1 3 9 2 2 1 $1,000 __ 616 (D) 328 , 2130 (D) (D) (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 14 19 4 21 16 7 1 $1,000 __ 1 636 2376 110 11 100 4683 (D) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 8 9 1 14 11 4 1 $1,000 __ 1 599 (D) (D) 11 055 4578 1 190 (D) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 13 3 3 14 7 5 2 $1,000 __ 111 10 2 316 684 (D) (D) Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - 1 6 5 1 $1,000 __ - - - (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 101 73 56 154 96 50 6 $1,000 __ 13 199 7341 19753 49534 28306 18863 717 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 50 28 38 101 76 45 4 $1,000 __ 13 146 7193 19721 49399 28 180 (D) (D) 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 176 155 145 424 187 37 7 $1,000 __ 13567 15276 15088 64447 40696 11 605 7683 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 120 134 125 385 176 35 7 $1,000 __ 11 874 14675 14456 63292 (D) (D) 7683 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 493 385 293 768 337 102 21 $1,000 __ 4430 4819 3617 13120 8391 6 215 1 301 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 13 15 11 48 33 25 6 $1,000 __ 1 050 1 513 1 098 4536 3779 5065 1 072 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 81 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ I 265 136 281 126 94 146 $1,000 __ 37032 2752 3050 1 376 2589 956 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 137 12 7 7 10 7 $1,000 __ 28330 998 1 527 584 2047 789 

Sheep, lambs, and woo'-_______________ farms __ 627 66 238 63 47 61 $1,000 __ 274 68 272 122 94 124 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I $1,000 __ (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ I 271 256 511 133 93 84 $1,000 __ 27894 4076 3405 695 3013 662 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 55 5 12 2 10 5 

$1,000 __ 22955 3.115 1 530 (D) 2582 348 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 14774 1 717 4420 1 289 1 381 1 264 $1,000 __ 851 440 94227 144 990 31 785 46744 47048 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 57631 54879 32803 24659 33848 37222 

livestock and poultry purchased _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 5250 681 1 479 476 424 431 $1,000 __ 102 147 24025 22547 3 743 7708 6356 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2889 297 954 307 250 257 $5,00010 $24,999 _________________________ 1 428 236 282 113 106 127 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 837 136 228 54 58 41 $100,000 or more _________________________ 96 12 15 2 10 6 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 7995 864 2332 747 731 697 $1,000 __ 300 284 45622 71 874 15824 19841 17285 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4 759 467 1 722 597 528 464 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 120 50 188 36 92 94 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 170 169 167 51 39 91 $100,000 or more _________________________ 946 178 255 63 72 48 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 4851 610 1 239 334 332 459 $1,000 __ 274 562 44 171 68668 14286 18 139 15926 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2236 233 766 230 207 265 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 776 44 64 1 23 81 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 806 126 106 38 27 64 $80,000 or more ________________________ 1 033 207 303 65 75 49 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 9 338 507 2039 820 877 934 $1,000 __ 23063 642 1 845 436 807 103 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 5454 444 898 744 684 544 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 2895 49 90 73 186 384 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 868 8 45 3 5 3 $25,000 or more __________________________ 121 6 6 2 3 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 10292 807 2455 898 003 960 $1,000 __ 50516 304 1 755 868 457 2065 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7955 806 2447 886 964 885 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 910 6 12 39 75 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 302 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 125 1 

Agricultural chemicals __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ farms __ 9362 698 2143 792 898 877 $1,000 __ 26447 217 930 483 982 463 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 8009 697 2 130 787 882 816 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 201 1 12 4 16 55 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 117 1 1 6 $50,000 or more __________________________ 35 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 13824 508 4008 179 326 179 $1,000 __ 30365 814 3409 929 472 722 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 12408 456 3915 155 303 143 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 326 43 81 24 22 35 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 66 6 7 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 24 3 5 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ II 864 1 265 3371 005 093 039 $1,000 __ 12300 780 1 614 552 690 836 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 8 165 462 1 607 605 869 778 $t.OOO __ 12267 324 777 241 500 615 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 426 20 102 20 25 32 $1,000 __ 654 122 141 11 81 8 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 9481 798 2078 674 888 901 $1,000 __ 5 144 589 876 124 201 263 

See footnotes at end of table. 

82 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 87 59 57 154 87 32 6 

$1,000 __ 1 382 2365 863 10 184 4667 3863 984 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 7 3 12 29 23 16 4 $1,000 __ 574 870 478 8979 3892 (0) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 31 24 22 45 18 9 3 

$1,000 __ 59 51 29 167 254 27 6 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 

$1,000 __ (0) 

Other livestock and fivestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 53 35 21 55 22 8 $1,000 __ 145 305 4561 2 878 132 6022 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 7 2 2 9 1 $1,000 __ 894 (0) (0) 2688 (0) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ I 045 760 515 1 362 671 284 66 $1,000 __ 39518 38614 43 583 146 192 104105 80043 34591 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 37816 50808 84627 107 336 155 149 281 841 524111 

Livestock and poultry purchased _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 317 304 183 558 266 114 17 $1,000 __ 3376 3411 4660 12 328 6315 7331 347 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 186 165 112 233 99 25 4 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 83 108 34 208 92 31 8 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 48 21 31 100 67 48 5 $100,000 or more _________________________ 10 6 17 8 10 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 581 436 312 759 372 140 24 

$1,000 __ 12874 10000 16932 42862 28163 16335 2671 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 352 184 85 235 89 31 5 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 98 173 98 180 83 23 5 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 96 59 99 236 116 36 11 $100,000 or more _________________________ 35 20 30 108 84 50 3 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 373 296 220 576 287 103 22 

$1,000 __ 11 019 8763 14401 37459 25003 14511 2215 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 181 108 41 140 45 14 6 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 98 120 104 148 73 17 3 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 58 45 48 180 82 23 9 $80,000 or more ________________________ 36 23 27 108 87 49 4 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 853 659 471 1 223 612 278 65 $1,000 __ 153 195 884 4 699 4085 4084 2131 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 402 269 143 244 70 12 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 416 351 313 751 242 35 5 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 34 38 15 214 275 198 30 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 14 25 33 30 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 857 667 453 1 222 626 279 65 

$1,000 __ 2696 2992 2396 10273 10717 10 192 4799 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 687 460 256 458 85 19 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 170 205 195 724 390 85 9 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2 2 37 138 110 11 $50,000 or more __________________________ 3 13 65 43 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 766 614 453 1 196 595 265 65 

$1,000 __ 324 313 175 5395 5136 5219 2810 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 728 575 396 757 202 33 6 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 36 39 56 429 372 163 18 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2 1 8 19 54 25 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 2 15 16 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 032 757 511 1 321 658 279 66 $1,000 __ 775 845 476 5929 4775 3566 653 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 991 665 458 1 001 268 48 5 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 40 91 52 310 375 211 42 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 1 5 14 17 14 $50,000 or more __________________________ 5 1 3 5 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 886 646 451 1 187 599 257 65 $1,000 __ 879 728 557 2154 770 157 583 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 791 615 410 1 149 556 263 60 $1,000 __ 641 810 677 2663 2321 874 823 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 29 28 38 78 23 21 10 $1,000 __ 12 12 48 79 41 52 47 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 841 665 436 1 243 619 272 66 

$1,000 __ 243 296 195 1 032 643 483 199 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 83 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory textJ 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ 

$100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash ren1- ____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other larm production expenses ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See lootnotes at end 01 table. 

84 MARYLAND 

Total 

10585 

16592 

7062 

2900 

585 

38 

5958 

81 230 

3659 

1 610 

569 

120 

1 585 

10091 

681 

548 

267 

89 

12077 

46104 

9486 

2361 

179 

51 

5327 

9821 

3075 

1 797 

433 

22 

5 843 

40272 

3 735 

1 787 

304 

17 

4037 

28859 

814 1 686 

1 308 

229 

2953 

11 413 

224 

138 

525 

66 

3987 

26726 

2 699 

566 

497 

225 

13206 

19804 

12678 

387 

129 

12 

13462 

67978 

11 165 

1 812 

321 

164 

1 to 9 

acres 

1 224 

2054 

827 

353 

36 

8 

619 

5676 

480 

101 

29 

9 

180 

1 009 

80 

65 

25 

10 

1 248 

2716 

124 

113 

8 

3 

293 

212 

246 

41 

6 

613 

2188 

459 

149 

5 

462 

1 654 

127 

216 

117 

2 

248 

533 

144 

89 

12 

3 

193 

241 

182 

7 

1 

3 

483 

234 

464 

13 

5 

1 

1 490 

6274 

360 

105 

14 

11 

10 to 49 

acres 

2651 

2595 

2122 

457 

65 

7 

1 238 

10369 

938 

221 

60 

19 

393 

1 473 

189 

153 

34 

17 

3395 

6014 

3102 

275 

10 

8 

1 114 

755 

963 

133 

17 

1 

1 334 

6064 

961 

350 

20 

3 

1 116 

5006 

271 

544 

284 

17 

444 

1 058 

274 

145 

20 

5 

612 

1 486 

601 

3 

4 

4 

3967 

4375 

3880 

50 

34 

3 

3783 

9499 

3587 

156 

24 

16 

50 to 69 

acres 

911 

607 

765 

133 

13 

382 

766 

326 

39 

15 

2 

155 

413 

95 

48 

8 

4 

073 

874 

962 

110 

1 

469 

342 

354 

111 

4 

380 

615 

260 

118 

2 

301 

483 

78 

104 

118 

1 

138 

132 

95 

40 

3 

197 

199 

191 

6 

198 

225 

184 

14 

1 141 

1 463 

092 

46 

3 

70 to 99 

acres 

950 

858 

796 

125 

28 

1 

463 

3521 

355 

78 

26 

4 

148 

427 

86 

36 

25 

1 

1 155 

2 108 

1 085 

68 

1 

1 

438 

522 

264 

158 

16 

364 

372 

301 

55 

8 

183 

968 

45 

79 

53 

6 

218 

404 

99 

113 

5 

1 

280 

430 

267 

13 

1 259 

1 550 

230 

27 

2 

1 252 3687 

151 

82 

14 

5 

100 to 139 

acres 

946 

934 

697 

230 

17 

2 

526 

3559 

420 

79 

23 

4 

104 

379 

30 

60 

10 

4 

1 046 

2396 

932 

109 

4 

1 

550 

784 

352 

161 

36 

1 

507 

2669 

356 

141 

9 

1 

300 

2004 

59 

120 

113 

8 

285 

665 

151 

106 

25 

3 

308 

887 

256 

41 

11 

1 125 

1 319 

118 

6 

1 

1 164 

4 127 

1 072 

94 

12 

6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text} 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 812 527 431 1 196 607 265 65 

$1,000 __ 916 811 1 089 3116 874 275 463 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 529 249 216 587 201 59 14 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 252 258 178 470 289 128 27 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 30 20 36 135 112 74 19 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 1 4 5 4 5 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 441 382 305 821 486 233 62 

$1,000 __ 2245 4012 3981 16890 11 575 8822 8813 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 336 195 128 329 116 32 4 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 81 160 161 347 229 97 17 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 23 23 14 118 121 86 31 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 4 2 27 20 18 10 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 100 95 58 200 101 41 10 

$1,000 __ 382 553 516 2817 591 364 167 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 56 63 8 50 14 8 2 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 29 14 26 59 37 19 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 12 13 17 77 36 9 1 $25,000 or more __________________________ 3 5 7 14 14 5 5 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 868 652 435 1 220 648 274 63 

$1,000 __ 3567 3016 2594 9087 6471 4036 2223 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 657 442 257 594 263 63 5 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 190 201 174 582 337 167 35 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 21 9 3 33 41 34 14 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 11 7 10 9 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 484 371 293 761 396 127 31 

$1,000 __ 812 752 529 2167 651 012 264 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 235 134 125 256 111 29 6 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 214 197 148 387 187 52 8 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 35 40 20 114 94 36 15 $25,000 or more __________________________ 4 4 10 2 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 397 367 270 895 451 211 54 

$1,000 __ 1 951 2253 2055 7912 6039 3732 2422 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 273 236 133 514 176 63 3 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 116 120 124 298 202 94 20 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 8 10 12 81 71 51 27 $100,000 or more _________________________ 1 1 2 2 3 4 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 211 280 158 568 292 125 41 

$1,000 __ 987 759 1 348 5698 4022 2 377 551 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 37 68 17 61 46 5 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 125 119 47 239 65 25 3 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 42 82 86 202 136 58 17 $25,000 or more ________________________ 7 11 8 66 45 37 21 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 251 193 155 567 284 135 35 

$1,000 __ 964 493 707 2214 2017 354 871 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 51 96 49 213 34 16 2 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 139 60 57 213 131 42 3 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 61 37 46 134 100 63 19 $25,000 or more ________________________ 3 7 19 14 11 

Cash renl- ____________________________ farms __ 426 288 261 703 451 216 52 

$1,000 __ 1 771 1 099 1 109 5520 5671 5493 2821 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 276 217 185 348 136 34 6 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 105 50 50 158 94 35 4 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 44 19 24 174 157 54 9 $25,000 or more __________________________ 1 2 2 23 64 93 33 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 900 695 462 1 186 615 253 63 

$1,000 __ 219 1 309 967 3006 827 1 234 541 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 880 631 445 096 548 172 30 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 20 62 16 68 47 49 15 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 2 20 20 29 16 $25,000 or more __________________________ 2 3 2 

All other farm production expenses _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 981 751 507 1 352 671 284 66 

$1,000 __ 3455 4054 3219 14192 8214 7349 2445 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 828 544 342 755 327 94 13 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 124 170 147 477 255 129 27 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 26 36 16 76 59 30 11 $50,000 or more __________________________ 3 1 2 44 30 31 15 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 85 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with net 105se5 _________________ numbeL_ 

Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 _________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

$1,000 __ 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Corn _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

$1,000 __ 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ larms __ 

acres __ 1 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

86 MARYLAND 

Total 

14 774 

135 200 

9151 

6913 

28507 

982 2743 

2212 

976 

7861 

7871 

1 401 

4818 

1 530 

112 

2 553 

29512 

3 397 

14 273 

1 319 

5 380 

1 123 

3444 

532 

2782 

1 163 

2668 

544 

14023 

511 

12 702 

41 

220 

46 

915 

24 

103 

13 

82 

13200 

744 891 

11 960 

346913 

6844 

1 774 

1 602 

1 204 

358 

151 

27 

5435 

189466 

1 631 

51 668 

840 

17156 

292 

11 028 

2902 

128 660 

7949 

423626 

2 384 

71 353 

6759 

352273 

1 to 9 

acres 

1 717 

18684 

10882 

958 

22404 

178 

423 

288 

69 

759 

3662 

282 

421 

54 

2 

27 

55 

263 

050 

87 

353 

106 

415 

20 

25 

66 

257 

7 

12 

7 

12 

1 057 

3855 

846 

2646 

846 

228 

927 

35 

68 

23 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

62 

171 

189 

454 

45 

99 

153 

355 

10 to 49 

acres 

4420 

8334 

1 886 

1 644 

14446 

398 

770 

371 

105 

2776 

5553 

597 

1 828 

343 

8 

180 

413 

932 

2291 

258 

808 

381 

545 

160 

229 

246 

709 

13 

22 

9 

6 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3840 

68716 

3216 

42 185 

3216 

1 563 

17 982 

354 

2375 

229 

518 

51 

293 

557 

4363 

1 930 

17457 

573 

3424 

1 573 

14033 

50 to 69 

acres 

289 

458 

131 

500 

10611 

108 

267 

100 

25 

789 

4876 

165 

517 

107 

109 

176 

263 

746 

99 

231 

100 

208 

50 

49 

70 

258 

6 

18 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 221 

46756 

1 083 

30087 

934 

149 

581 

11 092 

150 

560 

100 

979 

14 

128 

223 

2910 

808 16435 

234 

2925 

681 

13510 

70 to 99 

acres 

1 381 

4674 

3384 

567 17510 

90 

310 

135 

32 

814 

6455 

133 

583 

97 

1 

158 

436 

338 

844 

127 

238 

161 

276 

54 

245 

73 

84 

14 

48 

11 

42 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

2 

1 216 67621 

1 119 45694 

707 

412 

537 13758 

180 

2522 

82 

941 

12 

219 

236 

4487 

840 

24192 

240 

4805 

700 19387 

100 to 139 

acres 

1 264 

8288 

6557 

606 

20777 

73 

286 

180 

67 

658 

6540 

54 

500 

97 

7 

229 

751 

323 

310 

156 

561 

104 

392 

51 

299 

111 

58 

29 

122 

26 

(D) 

4 

4 

4 

12 

1 

(D) 

1 339 

104601 

1 273 

72835 

547 

513 

213 

574 

17678 

191 

3419 

103 

784 

42 

945 

313 

7940 

973 

36577 

309 

6456 

838 

30121 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 1 045 760 515 1 362 671 284 66 $1,000 __ 7405 10303 10381 33915 16571 10931 4256 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 7087 13557 20 157 24901 24696 38490 64483 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ 566 431 299 774 346 180 42 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 19831 30671 43281 54548 66 130 84456 151 111 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 72 21 8 18 10 5 1 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 209 136 55 191 64 26 6 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 217 198 179 328 132 69 15 $50,000 or more __________________________ 68 76 57 237 140 80 20 

Farms with net 108585 _________________ number __ 479 329 216 588 325 104 24 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 7 973 6864 11 852 14124 19415 41 065 87115 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 67 21 17 48 10 6 1 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 276 169 109 259 120 14 2 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 129 117 89 258 179 52 8 $50,000 or more __________________________ 7 2 1 23 16 32 13 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 225 211 180 556 414 210 54 $1,000 __ 1 080 1 048 1 038 5099 7773 8128 3516 Other farm-related income1 _______________ farms __ 237 202 109 395 232 87 16 $1,000 __ 917 865 461 2096 2049 1 214 431 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 70 67 56 193 132 63 11 $1,000 __ 218 (D) (D) 907 1 054 569 226 

Gross cash rent or share payments _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 76 70 13 47 54 7 4 $1,000 __ 406 320 239 111 427 65 40 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 14 58 1 69 38 14 3 $1,000 __ 191 (D) (D) 656 228 463 55 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 123 104 59 193 82 26 10 $1,000 __ 102 133 99 420 340 98 109 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 28 29 29 114 131 114 30 $1,000 __ 107 158 237 1 354 3151 5693 3100 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 26 28 28 110 126 113 29 $1,000 __ 97 149 224 1 246 2896 5 143 2804 Wheat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ farms __ 3 - 3 9 8 9 - $1,000 __ (D) - (D) (D) 42 137 - Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ I 1 1 8 14 6 5 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 82 148 364 (D) 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ I 3 - 1 5 7 2 $1,000 __ (D) (D) - (D) (D) 48 (D) Cotton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ - 1 - - 1 - - $1,000 __ - (D) - - (D) - -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 916 691 520 1 345 706 283 66 acres __ 98364 97317 87330 352 592 361 107 307 081 149551 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 884 670 503 1 329 690 281 66 acres __ 70372 72337 66901 274 994 284 322 253 939 130601 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 270 126 71 108 17 2 - 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 289 163 83 127 35 3 - 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 325 347 261 396 54 6 - 200 to 499 acres __________________________ - 34 88 698 357 24 3 500 to 999 acres __________________________ - - - - 227 126 5 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ - - - - - 120 31 2,000 acres or more _______________________ - - - - - - 27 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 426 316 230 615 273 74 18 acres __ 16354 14109 11 122 40910 29527 12847 3 160 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 153 99 72 184 145 53 15 acres __ 3319 2947 2329 8628 11 602 8030 4869 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 52 43 41 91 55 19 2 acres __ 824 1 177 1 036 3714 3 175 (D) (D) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 41 32 12 38 40 7 1 acres __ I 354 821 322 2001 2749 (D) (D) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 207 178 160 443 322 163 38 acres __ 6141 5926 5620 22345 29732 28579 10446 

T otal woodland __________________________ farms __ 672 487 385 960 487 174 44 acres __ 33603 27503 26762 84912 74526 54229 26976 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 218 172 127 283 132 41 10 acres __ 6767 5470 4 184 13250 9837 7394 6742 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 568 415 347 854 441 150 39 acres __ 26836 22033 22578 71 662 64689 46835 20234 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 87 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 2942 146 878 249 238 356 acres __ 103 655 526 9664 4473 4996 10892 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 10037 1 302 3012 897 844 913 acres __ 124 457 3258 15572 7067 8583 10424 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ I 838 1 64 62 78 131 acres __ 107 784 (D) (D) 499 808 1 998 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 81 - 5 5 1 8 acres __ 5 101 - 32 (D) (D) 125 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 14774 1 717 4420 1 289 1 381 1 264 $1,000 __ 5 418 920 182198 661 435 253 840 321 292 276 145 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 366 788 106 114 149 646 196 928 232 652 218 469 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2261 23730 6038 3391 2792 1 889 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 1 746 866 695 63 47 37 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 244 150 718 141 83 62 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 116 132 493 149 164 109 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 1 743 221 673 239 226 222 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 563 155 627 160 147 165 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 4632 166 1 125 465 612 614 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 1 558 17 64 63 85 51 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 763 3 22 9 17 3 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 366 5 3 - - 1 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 43 2 - - - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 14728 1 717 4380 1 289 1 381 1 258 $1,000 __ 657 693 41 966 80202 27730 42204 44915 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 357 320 721 95 71 73 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2916 501 1 348 328 301 170 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 2968 414 1 077 409 370 271 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 3663 327 953 336 384 418 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 897 85 160 93 151 225 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 286 43 91 27 87 94 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 587 24 28 1 17 7 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 54 3 2 - - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 12207 1 331 3418 949 1 194 1 092 number __ 24323 2150 4885 1 451 2030 1 951 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 13505 1 400 3960 1 165 1 286 1 165 number __ 37672 2622 7235 2765 3338 3338 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 9781 1 093 3 109 897 931 821 number __ 16629 1 483 4669 1 564 1 611 1 515 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 8892 607 1 728 761 922 887 number __ 21 043 1 139 2566 1 201 1 727 1 823 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 3215 104 308 156 253 324 number __ 3579 105 319 156 256 362 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 4970 188 905 415 424 491 number __ 5638 208 1 044 455 442 558 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 5225 127 855 444 507 553 number __ 6 126 131 929 494 541 677 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 10292 807 2455 898 1 003 960 acres on which used __ I 135 625 2685 29758 21 735 34500 53061 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 3784 148 673 323 317 366 acres on which used __ 195 677 508 6461 5776 8074 11 153 tons __ 225 992 677 7 193 7 119 9837 12666 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 5122 393 1 008 318 513 470 acres on which used __ 418 327 985 8447 5998 14 197 16710 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 662 34 115 21 34 94 acres on which used __ 45255 125 886 684 1 329 1 884 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ I 261 144 393 121 105 143 acres on which used __ 39094 342 2285 1 349 1 771 2772 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 6627 231 1277 518 664 679 acres on which used __ 840439 694 15476 13 133 23277 34579 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 546 45 81 70 64 29 acres on which used __ 34521 140 716 719 1 373 551 

See footnotes at end of table. 

88 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 232 174 116 356 157 30 10 

acres __ 6840 7030 5376 23540 17 394 5656 7268 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 643 487 350 903 476 164 46 

acres __ 8809 7293 5677 21 895 18538 7978 9363 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 161 159 124 430 374 201 53 

acres __ 3 104 3347 3389 17416 29690 33342 13916 

Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 8 7 4 21 15 4 3 

acres __ 322 374 350 1 436 1 349 761 316 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ I 045 760 515 1 362 671 284 66 

$1,000 __ 363 347 295809 258380 968 374 859 224 650816 328 060 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 347 700 389 222 501 709 710 994 1 280 513 2291 606 4 970 606 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2219 1 962 2131 1 973 1 915 1 736 1 698 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 21 11 1 5 - - - $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 42 30 8 2 8 - - $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 53 7 - 9 - - - $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 62 40 25 27 8 - - $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 159 99 21 28 2 - -

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 502 384 258 421 77 8 - $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 146 131 151 627 199 22 2 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 60 58 39 182 270 96 4 

$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ - - 12 60 105 149 31 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ - - - 1 2 9 29 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 1 045 760 515 1 362 671 284 66 

$1,000 __ 50520 50 185 31 912 112 758 91 971 58497 24833 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 6 18 10 43 - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 94 55 30 40 47 2 - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 152 105 37 94 30 9 - $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 432 196 183 335 80 16 3 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 254 216 161 410 114 23 5 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 78 131 83 327 230 85 10 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 29 39 10 108 156 137 31 $500,000 or more ___________________________ - - 1 5 14 12 17 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 871 662 442 1 267 636 280 65 

number __ 1 684 1 412 1 017 3290 2389 1 545 519 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 1 008 745 493 1 283 655 279 66 

number __ 3258 2558 1 868 5247 3320 1 620 503 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 730 444 341 805 413 159 38 

number __ 1 453 925 589 1 472 884 354 110 

40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 796 644 422 1 190 611 263 61 

numbeL_ 1 805 1 633 1.279 3775 2436 1 266 393 

\ 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 302 229 18~ 627 429 240 60 

numbeL_ 342 237 186· 641 559 316 100 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - -

number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 585 388 319 779 339 110 27 

numbeL_ 679 431 357 860 424 142 38 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 630 444 329 844 337 124 31 

number __ 721 518 392 1 061 453 159 50 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 857 667 453 1 222 626 279 65 

acres on which used __ 60806 64 998 52849 235 555 231 041 228666 119971 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 376 253 169 641 339 141 38 

acres on which used __ 13980 10282 8453 40379 38894 35449 16268 

tons __ 14296 12921 9378 48577 44759 36862 21 707 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 423 365 254 708 424 206 40 

acres on which used __ 19719 20661 18575 80799 88934 102462 40640 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 59 14 31 155 64 37 4 

acres on which used __ 2369 1 466 1 353 8612 7241 16304 3002 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 64 49 35 88 78 34 7 

acres on which used __ I 305 1 292 3280 6947 6167 6875 4709 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 615 512 335 1 000 500 237 59 

acres on which used __ 36302 43662 34047 166 347 169982 195 727 107213 

hemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 51 26 26 64 45 22 3 

acres on which used __ I 690 991 959 11 701 7 124 6099 2458 

C 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 89 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 14776 1 838 4400 288 271 1 388 Full owners ___________________________________ 9 375 1 494 3354 934 906 879 Part owners ___________________________________ 3693 108 642 240 266 308 Tenants ______________________________________ 1 708 236 404 114 99 201 

White ________________________________________ 14344 1 721 4221 239 250 1 361 Full owners _________________________________ 9066 1 400 3227 899 890 861 Part owners _________________________________ 3618 101 608 233 263 299 Tenants ____________________________________ 1 660 220 386 107 97 201 

Black and other races _________________________ 432 117 179 49 21 27 Full owners _________________________________ 309 94 127 35 16 18 Part owners _________________________________ 75 7 34 7 3 9 Tenants ____________________________________ 48 16 18 7 2 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 13093 1 606 4002 1 176 1 174 1 189 

acres __ 547 491 22206 116852 74719 100 075 134 399 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 13068 1 602 3996 1 174 1 172 1 187 

acres __ I 422 869 6755 92625 61 117 86370 121 293 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 5439 358 1 057 361 366 510 

acres __ 981 677 2546 19873 14365 19391 41 746 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 5401 344 1 046 354 365 509 acres __ 973 760 1 338 16764 13614 19022 41 201 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ I 899 242 637 209 196 190 acres __ 132539 16659 25316 14353 14074 13651 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 11 392 226 3497 999 963 041 Not on farm operated __________________________ 2380 353 649 213 213 267 Not reported __________________________________ 1 004 259 254 76 75 80 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 7882 726 1 638 535 684 738 Other ________________________________________ 6894 112 2762 753 587 650 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 5766 544 1 219 411 498 551 Any __________________________________________ 7985 158 2924 804 681 749 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 1 202 144 311 88 99 112 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 1 279 157 392 152 116 129 200 days or more ___________________________ 5504 857 2221 564 466 508 

Not reported __________________________________ 025 136 257 73 92 88 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 706 127 264 58 43 69 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 1 000 183 395 84 82 84 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 2306 387 815 220 171 192 10 years or more ______________________________ 8210 647 2236 735 777 798 Average years on present farm _______________ 18.6 12.7 15.6 18.3 21.3 20.8 

Not reported __________________________________ 2554 494 690 191 198 245 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 227 55 71 19 12 21 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 1 509 262 436 107 110 147 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 2809 431 890 231 187 226 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 1 735 212 633 132 114 137 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 1 689 196 490 156 128 146 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 1 670 165 487 147 139 164 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 1 762 167 439 172 178 180 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 1 459 156 438 134 141 129 70 years and over _____________________________ 1 916 194 516 190 262 238 Average age ________________________________ 52.7 49.6 52.0 54.0 56.1 53.9 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 13354 530 3827 160 164 1 290 Female _______________________________________ 1 422 308 573 128 107 98 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 41 5 20 5 4 2 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 12738 1 597 4036 1 158 1 139 1 212 

acres __ 756220 7236 102 158 67272 94380 141 749 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ I 323 140 246 81 96 122 

acres __ 359020 528 6375 4665 8013 14482 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 570 85 94 39 27 39 acres __ 237 071 281 2216 2219 2247 4521 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 13 4 1 1 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 557 81 93 38 26 39 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 49 8 5 2 4 7 

acres __ 13 389 33 122 (D) 310 851 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 3 2 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 39 5 5 2 4 5 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 96 8 19 8 5 8 

acres __ 30929 15 538 (D) 442 891 

See footnotes at end of table. 

90 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acras acres acres more 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 938 7C2 526 363 712 284 66 Full owners ___________________________________ 540 349 229 464 172 43 11 Part owners ______________________ ____ _________ 261 251 223 696 452 195 51 Tenants ______________ ,. _______________________ 137 102 74 203 88 46 4 

White ________________________________________ 927 693 521 352 711 283 65 Full owners _________________________________ 532 344 226 461 172 43 11 Part owners _________________________________ 258 248 222 691 451 194 50 Tenants ____________________________________ 137 101 73 200 88 46 4 

Black and other races _________________________ 11 9 5 11 Full owners _________________________________ 8 5 3 3 Part owners _________________________________ 3 3 1 5 T enanls ____________________________________ I 1 3 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 805 600 453 1 162 625 238 63 

acres __ 117080 100812 90667 295 501 245 957 161 147 88 076 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 801 600 452 1 160 624 238 62 acres __ 106481 95927 84501 285 457 238 927 156087 87 329 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 398 353 298 900 541 242 55 

acres __ 41 568 43735 40979 197 990 233 576 220005 105 9C3 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 398 353 297 899 540 241 55 acres __ 41 135 43216 40644 197 482 232638 218857 105 829 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 112 76 48 114 53 17 5 acres __ II 032 5404 6501 10552 7 968 6208 821 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 750 530 426 106 568 215 51 Not on farm operated __________________________ 136 139 75 184 92 50 9 Not reported __________________________________ 52 33 25 73 52 19 6 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 623 507 372 1 109 624 263 63 Other ________________________________________ 315 195 154 254 88 21 3 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 436 368 264 788 444 199 44 Any __________________________________________ 423 281 222 463 206 62 12 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 71 69 48 145 82 27 6 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 87 47 49 95 38 15 2 200 days or more ___________________________ 265 165 125 223 86 20 4 

Not reported __________________________________ 79 53 40 112 62 23 10 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 36 39 10 39 17 4 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 41 27 13 66 22 2 1 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 102 96 77 161 67 17 1 10 years or more ______________________________ 602 443 342 898 480 211 41 Average years on present farm _______________ 21.9 20.9 22.6 22.1 23.1 25.2 27.7 

Not reported __________________________________ 157 97 84 199 126 50 23 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 9 11 4 20 4 1 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 101 69 46 141 60 29 1 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 163 113 92 257 153 46 20 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 92 68 52 139 100 50 6 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 107 91 69 158 101 33 14 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 94 78 68 192 84 41 il 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 115 86 80 190 101 45 9 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 106 98 54 108 67 23 5 70 years and over _____________________________ 151 88 61 158 42 16 Average age ________________________________ 53.9 53.8 53.8 52.4 51.4 51.6 50.8 

Operators Male by sex: _________________________________________ 885 658 495 314 689 278 64 Female _______________________________________ 53 44 31 49 23 6 2 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 2 2 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 801 592 438 1 082 494 159 30 

acres __ 125 907 117346 104 205 381 924 324946 211 188 77 909 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 103 76 59 195 131 61 13 

acres __ 16327 15027 14059 69706 87650 (0) (D) 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 24 25 24 61 73 58 21 

acres __ 3859 4971 5701 22 106 49381 78 461 61 108 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ I 1 2 1 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 23 24 24 61 71 57 20 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ I 2 1 12 3 4 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 4343 710 (0) More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ I 3 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 2 9 3 3 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 9 7 4 13 11 2 2 

acres __ (0) (0) (0) 4860 7878 (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 91 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres __ . _______________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres __________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or mora ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animai specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _______ . _____________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 _____ " ___________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold _____ . _____________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

92 MARYLAND 

number __ I 

$1,000 __ I 

1 to 9 

Total acres 

1 838 1 838 

4400 

1 288 

1 271 

1 388 

938 

702 

526 

1 363 

712 

284 

66 

3081 46 

2006 276 

1 159 261 

847 15 

517 81 

302 72 

483 199 

618 24 

3541 338 

1 787 130 

1 340 28 1 542 479 

1 225 290 

121 5 

5780 273 

308052 5652 

1 622 179 

2367 67 

803 13 

686 9 

279 5 

23 

4621 180 

158917 2374 3185 121 

48454 873 

1 690 103 1 334 16 

130 2 22 

9 

1 694 67 110463 1 501 

278 32 

34 11 463 15 

576 8 

283 

55 

5 

4003 143 

98532 258 

4276 167 

50603 2020 

5368 244 154 540 5865 56718 2096 2999 112 71 890 3973 10447 1 130 4635 196 82650 892 46271 966 1 656 86 27122 643 17484 379 

10 to 49 

acres 

4400 

595 

731 

417 

314 

189 

128 

162 

245 

222 

571 

26 

472 

592 

38 

1 340 

15486 

803 

511 

18 

6 

1 

1 

936 

6586 

847 4970 

705 

142 

136 

1 616 

105 

7 

18 

5 

742 

3510 

967 

5390 

1 119 

10395 

4312 

469 

4924 

1 545 

944 5471 

2766 

475 

2301 

1 337 

50 to 69 

acres 

288 

280 

197 

90 

107 

54 

23 

23 

65 

407 

225 

29 

87 

111 

12 

516 

9 189 

175 

316 

21 

4 

408 

4407 

351 

3380 

223 

127 

1 

73 

1 027 

36 

4 

29 

4 

328 

2357 

403 

2425 

476 4581 

1 854 

221 

1 543 

302 

396 3038 

1 552 

140 

193 

694 

70 to 99 

acres 

271 

317 

217 

102 

115 

48 

25 

23 

54 

352 

197 

55 

97 

78 

5 

530 

12156 

134 

346 

42 

7 

1 

424 6 112 

359 

3947 

184 

175 

86 

2 165 

23 

7 

45 

10 

1 

338 

3 170 

397 

2874 

488 

5887 

2 119 

254 

2238 

341 

409 

3649 

1 778 

152 

167 

618 

100 to 139 

acres 

388 

347 

193 

96 

97 

44 

16 

19 

66 

404 

211 

145 

76 

72 

6 

672 

23744 

115 

390 

125 

40 

2 

565 12206 

414 

5798 

176 

225 

13 

185 

6408 

35 

1 

91 

56 

2 

500 6821 

481 

4717 

642 

11 991 

4445 

359 

5060 

760 

571 

6931 

3685 

196 

2202 

1 314 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

t40 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1.000 to 1.999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 

10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 

50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 

100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 938 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 702 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 526 260 to 499 acres- _______________________________ 363 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 712 1,000 to 1.999 acres _____________________________ 284 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 66 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICA nON 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 239 207 146 399 289 164 52 

Field crops. except cash grains (013) ______________ 125 79 54 96 31 6 1 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 72 38 23 47 13 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains. n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 53 41 31 49 18 6 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________ 24 15 9 24 18 9 2 Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 11 2 5 14 3 2 1 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 11 11 3 16 13 2 1 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 41 26 15 46 23 10 3 

Livestock, except dairy. poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 223 162 109 229 75 19 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 136 101 67 118 26 5 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 168 150 134 400 170 31 4 Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________ 52 31 38 100 71 39 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 35 13 9 18 6 1 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 9 6 4 21 13 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 510 392 297 781 346 102 21 

number __ 25227 25305 21 980 84 537 56 164 20188 8424 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 64 38 29 52 26 6 1 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 249 137 86 182 61 20 2 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 134 122 95 161 49 17 6 100 to 199 __________________________________ 60 90 78 280 90 19 3 200 to 499 __________________________________ 3 5 9 105 111 33 4 500 or more ________________________________ 1 9 7 5 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 420 338 260 684 305 84 17 

number __ 12955 13 178 12239 45 334 29059 9789 4678 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 263 190 126 307 142 54 11 

number __ 4535 3967 2784 8 612 5640 3 153 795 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 90 57 38 74 31 8 1 10 to 49 ________________________________ 164 121 79 184 75 23 3 50 to 99 ________________________________ 8 12 8 42 26 14 4 100 to 199 ______________________________ 1 6 6 7 2 200 to 499 ______________________________ 1 4 2 1 500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 185 164 146 420 189 36 7 

number __ 8420 9211 9455 36722 23419 6636 3883 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 13 12 4 13 5 5 to 9 __________________________________ 1 2 1 10 to 49 ________________________________ 93 46 46 67 10 3 50 to 99 ________________________________ 69 89 76 197 57 4 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 9 15 20 131 87 16 2 200 to 499 ______________________________ 12 28 12 2 500 or more ____________________________ 1 1 2 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 389 308 236 645 283 76 15 

numbeL_ 7391 8693 7342 28558 20098 6333 3 001 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 388 290 232 583 274 79 15 

number __ 4881 3434 2399 10645 7007 4066 745 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 493 385 293 768 337 102 21 

numbeL_ 12639 13727 10486 39928 23680 11 380 3 981 

$1,000 __ 4430 4819 3617 13 120 8391 6215 1 301 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 313 240 197 538 227 58 11 

number __ 5687 6853 5013 19893 11 053 3283 2 370 

$1,000 __ 692 1 109 627 2217 1 096 312 316 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 427 340 259 674 309 93 17 number __ 6952 6874 5473 20035 12627 8097 611 

$1,000 __ 3738 3710 2989 10903 7295 5902 985 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 115 90 76 187 101 31 7 

number __ 1 937 629 1 407 5355 4078 4819 391 

$1,000 __ 1 198 996 835 3 122 2652 4 102 238 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 93 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ I 322 135 300 137 101 146 

number __ 197214 18609 14638 6857 14862 11 599 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 704 82 195 86 47 82 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 178 19 55 15 24 12 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 151 14 20 20 6 21 100 to 199 __________________________________ 105 9 14 6 11 13 200 to 499 __________________________________ 107 3 11 7 5 16 500 or more ________________________________ 77 8 5 3 8 2 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 765 83 166 73 64 89 

number __ 27822 2649 954 1 288 2478 1 452 Other ________________________________ farms __ I 209 119 265 122 94 139 

number __ 169392 15960 12684 5569 12384 10147 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ I 265 136 281 126 94 146 

numbeL_ 372 470 35781 30907 17050 31 744 20992 

$1,000 __ 37032 2752 3050 1 376 2589 1 956 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 375 50 91 38 29 44 

numbeL_ 94341 17 167 9477 7637 14221 6100 

$1,000 __ 3900 496 400 274 605 275 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 803 87 176 81 68 89 

numbeL_ 42199 4395 2712 1 913 3249 971 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 717 78 155 74 60 77 

number __ 20915 2439 283 931 541 944 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 715 78 151 69 58 82 

number __ 21 284 956 429 982 708 1 027 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 660 66 254 63 49 64 

numbeL_ 24599 501 5237 2524 1 628 2453 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 589 63 224 60 45 56 

numbeL_ 15198 916 3300 776 1 084 1 596 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 581 62 224 57 44 57 

number __ 16714 998 3667 1 909 120 939 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 563 62 211 59 43 54 number __ 21 194 1 296 4214 1 945 1 276 2009 

pounds of wooL 162457 8193 30476 12477 8812 14001 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 3287 349 1 349 382 295 258 

number __ 26513 2274 8786 2968 3 189 2080 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 913 166 388 92 72 57 'r number __ 3565 648 199 317 384 180 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 480 56 211 57 30 38 

numbeL_ 3249 505 112 318 126 651 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 141 31 57 16 12 13 

number __ I 227 322 422 167 69 187 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ I 337 171 502 130 96 113 

number __ 4 060 760 903 796 010477 42915 88071 192136 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 203 122 471 122 87 104 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 35 7 7 6 4 4 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 34 17 9 2 3 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 35 16 10 2 2 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 14 4 3 1 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 6 2 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 10 3 1 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms __ I 309 162 492 128 94 111 

number __ 3 706405 814186 881 698 9339 69732 170444 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________________ farms __ 179 30 73 12 16 11 number __ 354355 89610 128 779 33576 18339 21 692 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 402 81 145 29 28 29 

number __ 3 330 041 788 557 680880 35515 107406 176493 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ __ ______ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ farms __ 1 381 385 415 82 88 78 

numbeL_ 257 070 110 51 417 132 75 175 350 14 790 739 19 823 755 14421 476 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 51 5 22 4 2 7 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 159 83 38 11 6 7 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 189 79 46 5 11 14 100,000 or more ____________________________ 982 218 309 62 69 50 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 41 1 15 8 4 4 

number __ 651 (D) 48 85 12 9 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 56 10 19 2 5 1 

number __ 107 763 12833 33763 (D) 605 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

94 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 98 59 60 159 88 33 6 

number __ 8454 12380 8372 49931 25288 20918 5306 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 49 32 28 66 28 8 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 8 7 4 19 13 2 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 17 7 9 22 11 3 100 to 199 __________________________________ 14 6 5 12 11 4 200 to 499 __________________________________ 5 5 10 23 13 8 1 500 or more ________________________________ 5 2 4 17 12 8 3 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 57 36 33 88 49 22 5 

number __ 309 460 420 6224 3317 3710 561 Other ________________________________ farms __ 91 51 57 150 83 32 6 number __ 7 145 10920 6952 43707 21 971 17208 4745 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 87 59 57 154 87 32 6 

number __ 14455 19358 20770 89075 44 143 37995 10200 $1,000 __ 1 382 2365 1 863 10 184 4667 3863 984 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 25 19 13 41 19 4 2 

number __ 3597 765 7940 14735 6081 (D) (D) 

$1,000 __ 149 77 392 658 308 (D) (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 60 37 35 90 51 23 6 

number __ 762 2406 2026 10267 4844 5431 223 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 54 31 30 81 49 22 6 

number __ 728 1 193 972 5116 2229 2900 639 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 56 33 29 81 50 23 5 

number __ 034 1 213 1 054 5151 2615 2531 584 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 36 27 24 50 18 8 1 

number __ 228 190 951 4005 3017 (D) (D) Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 32 22 20 43 17 6 1 

number __ 824 758 644 758 (D) (D) (D) 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 30 23 19 39 14 9 3 

number __ 797 534 442 2075 2784 321 128 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 27 21 19 43 16 6 2 

number __ 934 1 101 695 4062 2794 (D) (D) 

pounds of wooL_ 7361 9018 4042 42128 19678 (D) (D) 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 162 93 62 206 94 30 7 

number __ 668 1 369 577 2234 973 335 60 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 43 24 13 37 15 6 

number __ 225 80 63 329 100 40 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 22 17 6 23 16 3 1 

number __ 74 89 10 60 204 (D) (D) Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ I 5 4 1 1 

number __ (D) 20 13 (D) (D) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 82 67 38 91 39 6 2 

number __ 55742 95868 523 217 881 825 228 417 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 77 65 35 82 33 4 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 3 1 2 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 3 1 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 2 2 50,000 to 99.999 ____________________________ 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 3 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms __ 82 66 38 90 39 5 2 

number-_ 55559 94519 523 167 844 513 (D) (D) (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________________ farms __ 9 6 5 14 2 1 

number __ 183 349 50 37312 (D) (D) Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 17 20 12 27 10 3 1 

number __ 45248 51 982 601 080 608 050 194 929 (0) (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 49 31 39 94 72 43 5 

number __ 10 037 435 4 848 426 9 062 766 22 869 079 19 518 552 14 580 900 524 500 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 1 3 2 4 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 1 3 1 4 5 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 5 2 5 11 6 3 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 42 23 31 75 61 40 2 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 2 2 1 3 1 

number __ (D) (D) (D) 13 (D) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 5 2 1 7 3 1 

number __ 244 (D) (D) 50 119 420 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 95 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 5608 79 802 434 499 646 

acres __ 432409 311 7435 6 253 9909 16064 bushels __ 31 941 714 17408 505 707 398 235 667451 121 912 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 157 6 10 5 5 5 

acres __ 13728 9 102 34 62 109 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2652 79 765 369 343 406 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 832 37 65 156 228 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 711 12 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 270 500 acres or more ___________________________ 143 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 1 893 7 57 66 105 236 

acres __ 93 164 31 379 615 1 710 5468 

tons, green __ 1 222626 424 3 910 8 105 20402 72844 Irrigated ________________________ . _____ farms __ 17 1 1 1 

acres __ 748 (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 754 7 57 64 85 146 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 901 2 20 90 100 to 249 acres- ___________________________ 216 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 19 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3 

Wheat for grain - ---- --- - - - - --- - --- ------ farms __ 3 112 18 279 169 245 324 

acres __ 146081 80 2780 2273 4631 6800 

bushels __ 6 766273 2991 104 613 89748 175521 285 756 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 44 4 3 6 

acres __ 2333 14 141 207 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 568 18 265 147 180 228 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 173 14 22 65 94 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 296 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 60 500 acres or more ___________________________ 15 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 1 541 3 73 43 91 175 

acres __ 59268 26 626 485 1 247 2369 

bushels __ 3 707 134 2327 35 528 27 305 69384 128 908 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 14 1 1 1 

acres __ 403 (D) (D) (D) 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 1 011 100 82 97 151 

acres __ 13879 496 575 705 1 362 

bushels __ 804061 23 565 28552 36417 76233 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 acres __ (D) 

Tobacco ________________________________ farms __ 1 357 265 448 111 118 124 acres __ 10780 883 2867 828 922 986 pounds __ 13 751 729 059 996 3449 119 991 111 1 141 841 1 280 084 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 161 19 42 10 22 11 

acres __ 2027 57 372 126 237 120 

Farms by acres harvested: 

0.1 to 0.9 acres _____________________________ 46 16 13 7 5 2 1.0 to 1.9 acres _____________________________ 102 28 40 5 9 10 2.0 to 2.9 acres _____________________________ 156 61 45 5 15 14 3.0 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 286 92 117 18 16 19 5.0 to 9.9 acres _____________________________ 391 68 124 46 39 43 10.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 306 102 28 31 31 25.0 acres or more __________________________ 70 7 2 3 5 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 3697 38 505 250 324 371 acres __ 405 170 167 8 304 6983 11 137 17206 bushels __ 9 352 369 3645 185 262 161 155 237311 380 890 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 137 1 6 5 10 13 acres __ 10652 (D) 112 35 341 503 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 065 38 395 122 122 106 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 476 110 128 202 228 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 738 37 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 275 500 acres or more ___________________________ 143 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 155 12 58 20 12 14 acres __ 2487 10 118 15 22 161 

cwL_ 496 312 812 17006 3425 3675 34 158 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 24 5 4 5 1 1 acres __ 766 3 2 2 (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 130 12 52 20 10 11 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 14 5 2 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 4 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 4 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, Wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 6619 95 1 625 674 690 815 acres __ 255676 423 17059 12 139 16072 24585 tons, dry __ 593854 684 28308 20624 30331 48932 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 66 4 10 3 7 6 acres __ 1 879 17 78 11 105 63 

See footnotes at end of table. 

96 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 495 409 354 975 584 271 60 acres __ 15382 16408 18247 79 546 98567 108761 55526 bushels __ 115110 171 006 354481 5 639 694 7 503 168 8 263 746 4 183 796 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 9 5 4 38 35 28 7 acres __ 230 167 287 2 236 3706 5126 1 660 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 228 161 103 168 26 4 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 258 225 200 491 149 22 1 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 9 23 51 286 276 50 4 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 30 125 108 7 500 acres or more ___________________________ 8 87 48 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 237 212 176 493 233 59 12 acres __ 6888 8219 7183 31 382 20452 8387 2450 tons, green __ 90307 98354 89387 399 034 289248 118281 32330 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 7 3 1 1 acres __ (D) 168 190 (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 118 71 63 94 41 6 2 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 118 136 106 305 100 21 3 100 to 249 acre"- ___________________________ 1 5 7 88 87 24 4 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 6 5 6 2 500 acres or more ___________________________ 2 1 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 308 266 207 608 433 207 48 acres __ 7274 8 152 6450 27302 33331 31 772 15236 bushels __ 313510 327 528 275 381 217016 1 524 596 614144 835469 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 4 1 4 7 8 1 acres __ 337 (D) (D) 191 380 814 (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 204 127 103 207 74 15 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 101 131 100 347 234 58 7 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 3 8 4 51 117 98 13 250 to 499 acre"- ___________________________ 3 8 32 17 500 acres or more ___________________________ 4 11 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 147 115 124 371 257 113 29 acres __ 2401 2068 3253 11 474 16026 12386 6907 bushels __ 128 092 124 555 185316 690 237 014151 823 755 477576 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 acres __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 150 (D) (D) 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 119 92 64 209 70 22 5 acres __ 1 174 1 183 970 3 909 1 688 1 004 813 bushels __ 67540 72587 60925 228 225 97640 63738 48639 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 acres __ (D) 

Tobacco ________________________________ farms __ 88 50 37 79 30 7 acres __ 1 076 541 441 1 335 656 247 pounds __ 1 460 976 757 660 576 578 1 820 080 873 624 340660 Irrigated _________ . _____________________ farms __ 9 9 6 16 12 5 acres __ 161 127 81 382 221 143 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _____________________________ 1 1 1 1.0 to 1.9 acres _____________________________ 3 4 1 2 2.0 to 2.9 acres _____________________________ 5 1 4 5 1 3.0 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 9 6 3 4 1 1 5.0 to 9.9 acres _____________________________ 23 18 10 16 3 1 10.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 35 16 14 31 16 2 25.0 acres or more __________________________ 12 4 5 20 9 3 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 296 266 188 660 486 255 58 acres __ 15944 17829 15547 70929 96449 99557 45118 bushels __ 334 818 394 147 339 575 1 547 478 2135011 2 420 083 1 212994 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 8 6 2 25 36 21 4 acres __ 568 310 (D) 579 3414 2937 725 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 90 48 37 85 17 5 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 155 156 85 269 122 19 2 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 51 62 66 248 209 61 4 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 58 115 93 9 500 acres or more ___________________________ 23 77 43 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 11 4 3 10 5 5 1 acres __ 68 9 2 55 500 (D) (D) cwt __ 11 061 697 265 10480 71 255 (D) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 3 2 2 acres __ (D) 52 (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 9 3 3 7 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 1 1 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 1 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 2 1 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 3 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 578 426 336 861 378 113 28 acres __ 22432 21 244 18044 63 224 39519 13449 7486 tons, dry __ 48947 47597 43912 158 054 109911 34628 21 926 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 4 2 11 8 6 3 acres __ (D) 88 (D) 253 190 158 835 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 97 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 3529 95 546 511 417 368 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 2505 79 163 273 430 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 533 17 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 47 500 acres or more ___________________________ 5 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 3049 23 454 252 283 370 acres __ 83446 82 3667 2983 4226 6866 tons, dry __ 269 318 186 8485 6575 11 837 19886 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 32 3 5 3 acres __ 818 5 67 33 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 1 184 129 363 117 85 107 acres __ 38238 337 2393 375 811 2292 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 418 42 84 30 31 48 acres __ 19724 75 568 397 744 207 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 502 104 190 56 27 34 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 391 25 155 43 27 46 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 192 18 18 31 24 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 72 3 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 27 

Sweet corn harvested for sale __________ farms __ 753 61 236 83 53 76 acres __ 12555 100 1 086 511 553 917 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 194 11 35 14 14 27 acres __ 6176 21 200 58 175 410 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 617 92 269 57 41 33 acres __ 7997 194 1 082 407 495 613 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 68 15 22 3 3 3 acres __ 1 222 23 59 47 34 27 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 422 86 196 35 21 19 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 141 6 68 19 12 8 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 39 5 3 8 3 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 10 3 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 5 

Apples _______________________________ farms __ 453 61 197 44 31 26 Bearing and nonbearing __ acres __ 4406 55 453 177 168 353 pounds __ 39 315 230 247 636 1 706 972 656 136 053 454 4 984 120 

See footnotes at end of table. 

98 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con, 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 

250 to 499 acre5- ___________________________ 

500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Sweet corn harvesled for sale __________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigaled ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 10 4.9 acres _____________________________ 

5.01024.9 acres ____________________________ 

25.0 10 99.9 acres ___________________________ 

100.010249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Apples _______________________________ farms __ 

Bearing and nonbearing __ acres __ pounds __ 

'Dala are based on a sample of farms. 

140 to 179 

acres 

200 

361 

17 

290 7403 

21 892 

1 

(D) 

75 

499 

26 

399 

33 

25 

12 

5 

48 

386 7 

38 

29 

490 

6 

242 

18 

5 

5 

1 

20 

308 

3 349 282 

180 to 219 

acres 

96 

288 

42 

244 6889 

20970 

40 1 605 

13 

636 

11 

10 

13 

5 

1 

27 

597 

8 

270 

17 

205 2 

(D) 

13 

1 

2 

1 

12 

147 

2044951 

220 to 259 

acres 

70 

225 

41 

208 

6616 

21 009 

1 

(D) 

26 

1 352 

8 403 

6 

9 

6 

5 

22 

348 

6 140 

14 

449 

3 150 

5 

2 

6 

1 

10 

223 

1 478 554 

260 to 499 

acres 

144 

475 

239 

3 

569 23375 

78289 

8 108 

108 

5577 

57 4041 

32 

28 

28 

16 

4 

68 

1 991 

25 

1 099 

43 

1 684 

7 

169 

23 

11 

3 

4 

2 

37 

1 075 

12370594 

500 to 999 

acres 

58 

162 

133 

25 

260 

14590 

55799 

6 

143 

75 7971 

43 

4204 

7 

15 

25 

22 

6 

44 

2417 

25 

601 

14 

218 

2 

(D) 

5 

6 

3 

9 

100 

420670 

2Farms with 10lal production expenses equal 10 markel value of agricullural products sold are included as farms wilh gains of less Ihan $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

22 

40 

37 

13 

1 

78 

5086 

17 249 

3 

47 

49 8230 

30 

5929 

2 

7 

16 

13 

11 

28 

2503 

18 

1 505 

5 

1 324 

2 

(0) 

1 

2 

2 

4 

(D) 

(0) 

2,000 acres or 

more 

2 

9 

7 

6 

4 

18 1 663 

7 141 

2 

(D) 

10 

3797 

6 123 

1 

1 

3 

5 

7 147 4 

660 

3 838 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

MARYLAND 99 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

Ali farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 14776 71 280 737 1 569 1 084 319 

percenL_ 100.0 .5 1.9 5.0 10.6 7.3 2.2 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 2 396 629 49847 199710 324 134 520 252 280 245 87955 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 162 702 713 440 332 259 276 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 14776 71 280 737 1 569 1 084 319 $1,000 __ 989061 176 140 313078 249 596 252674 78529 14 193 Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 66937 2 480 845 1 118137 338665 161 042 72444 44491 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 2 122 - - - - - - $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 2043 - - - - - - $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 948 - - - - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 881 - - - - - - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 1 585 - - - - - -

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 427 - - - - - - $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 781 - - - - - - $40,000 to $49,999 _________________________ " 319 - - - - - 319 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 084 - - - - 1 084 - $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 1 569 - - - 1 569 - -

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 737 - - 737 - - - $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 209 - 209 - - - - $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 71 71 71 - - - -

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 6 112 21 151 433 836 583 205 $1,000 __ 123 049 3866 16787 26575 32846 15649 4937 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 580 10 69 134 214 163 - $1,000 __ 74364 3606 15 107 22529 25731 10996 -

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 3863 13 111 268 521 360 140 $1,000 __ 53661 1 481 7198 12095 15308 6681 1 978 Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 2941 14 94 256 519 386 132 $1,000 __ 16653 (D) 1 888 3301 4404 2385 687 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 3648 16 137 346 566 366 153 $1,000 __ 48499 1 739 7025 10244 12 160 6061 2085 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 27 - 1 1 4 7 2 $1,000 __ 103 - (D) (D) 17 36 (0) Barley ______________________________ farms __ 888 1 42 91 171 126 49 $1,000 __ 3473 (0) 630 831 797 422 162 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 296 - 2 9 30 30 13 $1,000 __ 448 - (D) (D) 110 33 (0) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 175 - 10 14 33 23 5 $1,000 __ 212 - 21 13 50 31 3 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - -

Tobacco _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ _ __ _ farms __ 1 356 1 1 3 22 79 48 $1,000 __ 15731 (D) (D) (0) 1 421 3 159 1 374 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 47 - - 2 12 33 - $1,000 __ 3544 - - (D) (D) 2056 -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 2503 7 31 68 185 149 81 $1,000 __ 10 116 47 388 1 056 1 656 1 202 543 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 15 - 3 5 4 3 - $1,000 __ 1 073 - 179 422 321 150 -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 1 181 6 35 66 116 111 44 $1,000 __ 28205 3518 9234 4945 6495 3004 669 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 135 4 28 27 52 28 - $1,000 __ 20747 (0) 9 171 4164 5553 1 860 -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 498 2 8 12 39 32 10 $1,000 __ 8473 (D) 2658 1 489 2014 772 184 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 36 1 5 6 15 10 - $1,000 __ 6531 (D) 2620 1 413 1 844 653 -

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 578 15 39 26 69 63 19 $1,000 __ 63869 26362 40594 6928 8609 3508 585 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 169 15 38 23 57 51 - $1,000 __ 59300 26362 (D) (D) 8465 3363 -

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 189 2 5 5 17 19 3 $1,000 __ 3612 (D) 1 460 813 761 119 48 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 15 2 5 4 6 - - $1,000 __ 2876 (D) 1460 (0) (D) - -

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 2181 36 169 446 608 259 35 $1,000 __ 425 871 101 627 176422 139313 91 874 15040 677 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 366 36 167 437 563 199 - $1,000 __ 422 138 101 627 (D) (D) 91 739 14742 -

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 1 476 8 38 194 623 353 60 $1,000 __ 187216 11 683 25549 52237 82001 22 023 2048 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 131 8 38 190 612 291 - $1,000 __ 179001 11 683 25549 52 147 81 591 19714 -

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 5368 13 68 250 749 537 147 $1,000 __ 56718 2878 6947 9252 14951 8028 1 666 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 172 8 26 37 62 47 - $1,000 __ 20954 2866 6233 4886 6734 3 102 -

See footnotes at end of table. 

100 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 781 427 1 585 1 881 1 948 4165 

percenL_ 5.3 2.9 10.7 12.7 13.2 28.2 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 168656 79214 223 269 177 880 130 173 205 141 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 216 186 141 95 67 49 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 781 427 1 585 1 881 1 948 4165 $1,000 __ 24759 9480 22440 13262 7031 4019 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 31 702 22200 14 158 7050 3609 965 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 2122 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 2043 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 948 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 1 881 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 585 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 427 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 781 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 472 262 876 835 655 804 $1,000 __ 8972 3331 7566 3879 1 596 910 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 357 187 588 532 385 414 $1,000 __ 3619 1 302 2928 1 510 665 377 Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 290 138 449 324 188 165 $1,000 __ 1 302 569 1 163 585 249 120 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 334 174 520 450 268 334 $1,000 __ 3751 1 326 3 189 1 655 631 372 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 2 1 3 1 5 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 6 (0) 4 Barley ______________________________ farms __ 88 51 110 88 41 31 $1,000 __ 235 90 164 95 27 21 Oats _______________________________ farms __ 27 16 66 43 33 27 $1,000 __ (0) 11 (0) 23 (0) 10 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 15 16 27 8 9 15 

$1,000 __ 10 34 31 5 6 7 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _ ___ _ __ __ __ ___ ___ __ __ _ ___ _ __ _ _ farms __ 103 73 261 311 286 169 $1,000 __ 2152 1 298 2860 957 926 251 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 159 103 349 410 373 595 $1,000 __ 984 656 374 1 099 651 505 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 96 38 165 133 162 215 

$1,000 __ 266 377 185 550 334 147 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 35 14 66 42 81 159 $1,000 __ 429 82 385 171 169 120 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 54 23 92 77 69 47 

$1,000 __ 1 356 487 079 454 208 60 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops. __________________________ farms __ 16 10 33 19 33 29 

$1,000 __ 88 68 142 54 41 18 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 88 27 97 98 106 248 $1,000 __ 1 612 225 401 168 73 68 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Oairy products ________________________ farms __ 101 27 35 20 11 14 $1,000 __ 2489 432 361 50 15 10 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 294 144 627 757 768 1 027 

$1,000 __ 3 131 1 314 4719 3435 2081 1 194 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 101 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Tolal sales (see lext)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 1 265 11 46 74 178 141 51 $1,000 __ 37032 10474 16353 4996 6753 4095 1 120 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 137 7 25 27 50 35 - $1,000 __ 28330 10389 16071 4572 5404 2284 -

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 627 1 2 12 19 26 15 $1,000 __ 1 274 (0) (0) (0) 36 73 17 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 - - 1 - - - $1,000 __ (0) - - (0) - - -

Other liveslock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 1 271 5 12 19 56 56 19 $1,000 __ 27894 15255 16653 1 484 3259 1 857 325 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 55 5 7 4 20 24 - $1,000 __ 22955 15255 16641 1 442 3 182 1 690 -

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Tolal farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 14774 71 280 737 1 546 1 185 252 $1,000 __ 851 440 137 169 250638 213 564 197716 74505 10804 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 57631 1 931 951 895 136 289774 127889 62874 42871 

Liveslock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 5250 48 206 593 962 600 116 $1,000 __ 102147 37244 48813 22152 17 535 5835 964 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2889 1 5 39 176 215 75 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 428 3 22 131 536 347 30 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 837 10 117 402 237 38 11 $100,000 or more _________________________ 96 34 62 21 13 - -

Feed for liveslock and poultry __________ farms __ 7995 47 218 666 1 203 784 154 $1,000 __ 300 284 36665 89161 106 220 75689 18466 830 Farms wilh expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4759 - - 11 60 110 93 $5,00010 $24,999 __ .. ______________________ 1 120 - 2 22 200 377 55 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 170 6 27 168 652 296 6 $100,000 or more _________________________ 946 41 189 465 291 1 -

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 4851 44 210 646 1 112 680 104 $1,000 __ 274 562 35176 85390 101 616 68 159 15046 486 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2236 2 2 10 61 164 84 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 776 1 10 40 270 273 14 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 806 2 18 126 406 235 6 $80,000 or more ________________________ 1 033 39 180 470 375 8 -

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 9338 34 192 515 1 229 914 220 $1,000 __ 23063 2220 4494 4 167 5660 3382 680 Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 ________________________________ 5454 3 23 97 251 221 50 $1,00010 $4,999 __________________________ 2895 2 39 185 661 499 130 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 868 12 91 195 295 172 40 $25,000 or more __________________________ 121 17 39 38 22 22 -

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 10292 39 184 494 1 185 889 231 $1,000 __ 50516 2058 6068 9928 14244 7973 1 474 Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ______________________________ 7955 9 45 143 426 384 93 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 910 9 64 218 616 436 135 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 302 8 41 82 110 63 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 125 13 34 51 33 6 -

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 9362 39 206 528 1 233 959 216 $1,000 __ 26447 1 486 4072 4861 ., 205 3654 566 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 8009 13 78 282 806 664 193 $5,000 10 $24,999 _________________________ 1 201 14 83 195 376 290 23 $25,00010 $49,999 ________________________ 117 3 24 41 47 5 - $50,000 or more __________________________ 35 9 21 10 4 - -

Pelroleum producls ____________________ farms __ 13824 66 272 686 1 460 1 069 252 $1,000 __ 30365 2789 5467 5121 7802 3730 722 Farms wilh expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ______________________________ 1240B 10 76 327 BB3 B61 230 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 326 25 133 343 566 20B 22 $25,000 10 $49,999 ________________________ 66 14 43 12 11 - - $50,000 or more __________________________ 24 17 20 4 - - -

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 11 864 58 245 615 1 267 952 223 $1,000 __ 12300 928 1 749 1 853 2752 1 600 304 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 8 165 50 220 536 1 203 908 223 $1,000 __ 12267 904 2 101 2204 3611 1 636 318 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 426 10 26 48 71 42 15 $1,000 __ 654 178 234 199 89 3B 18 lP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, elc. ________________________ farms __ 9481 65 267 649 1 359 1 027 221 $1,000 __ 5 144 778 1 383 864 1 349 456 83 

See footnotes al end of table. 

102 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 93 66 159 158 159 140 

$1,000 __ 255 655 964 444 276 120 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 31 14 80 69 110 249 $1,000 __ 116 31 266 124 199 205 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and liv~stock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 66 40 130 189 214 470 $1,000 __ 910 522 137 876 461 411 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 684 466 1 625 1 832 2021 4146 

$1,000 __ 19496 11 003 24603 15869 12097 21 146 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 28502 23611 15140 8662 5986 5100 

Livestock and poultry purchased _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 189 175 411 532 594 872 

$1,000 __ 233 992 348 1 048 750 478 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 125 99 331 451 565 808 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 59 70 72 81 29 51 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 5 6 8 13 $100,000 or more _________________________ 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 284 274 746 821 936 1 909 

$1,000 __ 2 128 871 1 783 1 280 060 2795 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 138 204 662 768 916 797 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 131 70 84 53 20 106 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 15 6 $100,000 or more _________________________ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 190 116 295 312 365 821 

$1,000 __ 443 362 408 455 299 899 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 117 91 287 276 365 779 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 58 25 8 36 42 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 15 $80,000 or more ________________________ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 560 367 276 244 186 635 

$1,000 __ 174 547 337 802 468 355 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 161 180 788 1 005 1 074 1 604 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 377 174 448 239 112 31 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 22 13 40 $25,000 or more __________________________ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 574 386 1 342 1 420 414 2 173 $1,000 __ 2630 1 239 3232 1 586 146 995 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 365 331 199 1 393 1 403 2173 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 205 55 143 27 11 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 $50,000 or more __________________________ 1 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 563 319 1 318 117 188 715 

$1,000 __ 1 652 707 2042 789 474 425 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 451 281 247 109 183 715 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 112 38 71 8 5 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ $50,000 or more __________________________ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 677 465 1 595 1 769 1 929 3650 

$1,000 __ 1 193 712 2009 1 420 877 1 313 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 653 456 587 1 762 1 929 3644 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 24 9 8 7 6 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ $50,000 or more __________________________ 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 572 375 378 528 649 3060 $1,000 __ 487 310 998 802 557 888 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 507 362 124 913 822 347 

$1,000 __ 496 315 705 421 197 263 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 21 24 64 37 16 62 

$1,000 __ 3 6 21 7 8 30 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 580 407 250 179 1 045 497 $1,000 __ 207 82 285 189 115 132 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 103 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total larm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired larm labor _______________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment _____________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other larm production expenses ______ larms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See lootnotes at end 01 table. 

104 MARYLAND 

All larms 

10585 

16592 

7062 

2900 

585 

38 

5958 

81 230 

3659 

1 610 

569 

120 

1 585 

10091 

681 

548 

267 

89 

12077 

46104 

9486 

2361 

179 

51 

5327 

9821 

3075 

1 797 

433 

22 

5843 

40272 

3735 

1 787 

304 

17 

4037 

28859 

814 

686 

308 

229 

2953 

11 413 

224 

138 

525 

66 

3987 

26726 

2699 

566 

497 

225 

13206 

19604 

12678 

367 

129 

12 

13462 

67978 

11 165 

1 612 

321 

164 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 

ermore 

70 

2929 

2 

4 

39 

25 

70 

22162 

2 

24 

44 

27 

850 

1 

6 

10 

10 

69 

4782 

8 

20 

8 

33 

32 

342 

6 

10 

11 

5 

58 3061 

6 

17 

28 

7 

43 

746 

2 

3 

10 

28 

41 

1 316 

3 

5 

20 

13 

27 

2079 

3 

4 

5 

15 

66 

743 

24 

18 

15 

9 

71 

16758 

3 

10 

11 

47 

Total 

278 

4715 

6 

76 

161 

35 

266 35914 

4 

67 

105 

90 

95 4 155 

3 

10 

45 

37 

275 8718 

34 

138 

57 

46 

151 

120 

34 

53 

53 

11 

234 

7243 

38 

97 

88 

11 

184 4970 

11 

14 

88 

71 

128 

2274 

14 

29 

60 

25 

148 

4556 

42 

20 

37 

49 

259 

637 

164 

53 

31 

11 

280 

24505 

49 

66 

43 

100 

$250,000 to $499,999 

723 

3387 

38 

440 

243 

2 

643 

17 357 

31 

373 

216 

23 

205 

2602 

28 

52 

91 

34 

684 

7456 

218 

398 

66 

2 

434 

1 660 

140 

194 

93 

7 

601 

8822 

170 

331 

98 

2 

470 

6467 

16 

109 

278 

67 

292 

2354 

50 

118 

102 

22 

369 

6628 

119 

64 

98 

86 

703 

882 

622 

60 

21 

737 

11 321 

285 

291 

'~~ I 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

1 482 

4118 

205 

1 127 

149 

1 

1 070 

15498 

349 

518 

198 

5 

192 

133 

54 

87 

40 

11 

1 439 

11 149 

604 

793 

40 

2 

868 

2772 

285 

413 

167 

3 

1 056 9990 

486 

488 

80 

2 

764 

7 146 

80 

304 

311 

69 

546 

2844 

146 

174 

217 

9 

763 

7843 

300 

199 

200 

64 

1 337 

2760 

1 246 

72 

16 

1 

1 546 

14317 

722 

672 

141 

11 

$50,000 to 

$99,999 

1 063 

1 596 

426 

619 

18 

736 

5505 

401 

298 

36 

1 

154 

775 

50 

70 

27 

7 

1 051 

5315 

565 

485 1 

562 1 040 

266 

265 

31 

749 4966 

396 

334 

18 

1 

462 

2884 

49 

198 

207 

8 

510 

2082 

140 

252 

108 

10 

569 

3564 

366 

77 

129 

17 

032 

790 

969 

35 

6 

1 165 

6916 

709 

453 

23 

$40,000 to $49,999 

219 

205 

145 

73 

1 

135 

059 

57 

77 

1 

17 

35 

11 

1 

5 

229 

046 

161 

68 

176 

321 

73 

99 

3 

1 

192 

770 

138 

48 

6 

84 

576 

11 

22 

45 

6 

131 

194 

60 

68 

3 

122 

594 

61 

31 

9 

1 

221 

519 

199 

22 

252 

016 

175 

77 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

$25,000 to 

$39,999 

554 

476 

384 

165 5 

357 

275 

273 

83 

1 

72 

155 

38 

26 

8 

562 

771 

466 

94 

2 

305 

596 

137 

135 

33 

325 

184 

246 

78 

1 

193 

743 

42 

117 

33 

1 

204 

441 

88 

104 

12 

224 

037 

140 

64 

19 

1 

600 

075 

569 

30 

1 

684 

1 916 

593 

85 

6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20,000 to $24,999 

403 

262 

317 

86 

216 

898 

166 

49 

28 

60 

21 

7 

407 

266 

323 

84 

242 

485 

101 

110 

31 

235 

017 

187 

41 

7 

186 

745 

42 

115 

29 

119 

272 

40 

64 

15 

157 

365 

128 

28 

1 

443 

569 

441 

2 

466 

1014 

421 

45 

$10,000 to 

$19,999 

185 

628 

049 

128 8 

585 

319 

501 

84 

218 

594 

88 

91 

39 

1 371 2678 

290 

80 

1 

646 

744 

390 

234 

22 

562 

1 422 

502 

54 

6 

282 

049 

66 

157 

53 

6 

351 

372 

237 

113 1 

481 

839 

441 

40 

1 395 2245 

331 

38 

26 

1 625 2384 

541 

84 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

173 

385 

1 099 

74 

669 

786 

646 

23 

167 

181 

98 

69 

1 530 2232 

438 

81 

11 

606 

476 

427 

179 

502 1 044 

455 

47 

331 

815 

81 

219 

31 

221 

228 

128 

91 

2 

441 

474 

422 

15 

4 

600 

742 

567 

32 

1 

1 646 

1 624 

1 636 

10 

$2,500 to 

$4,999 

1 322 

307 

1 297 

25 

561 

453 

549 

12 

176 

112 

145 

31 

1 513 1 386 

483 

30 

596 

358 

503 

93 

474 

1 174 

401 

73 

385 

073 

148 

169 

68 

133 

101 

84 

49 

319 

318 

309 

10 

1 853 2020 

1 824 

11 

18 

710 

195 

1 710 

Less than 

$2,500 

2 183 

511 

2096 87 

720 

165 

682 

26 

12 

261 

289 

145 

111 5 

3016 

3085 

2904 

110 1 

1 

741 

250 

719 

22 

913 2642 

716 

196 

696 

2390 

268 

262 

165 1 

318 

251 

237 

76 

5 

374 

508 

351 

18 

5 

3763 

3567 

3724 32 

7 

3331 

1 768 

3324 7 

MARYLAND 105 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 14774 71 280 737 1 546 1 185 252 $1,000 __ 135 200 38971 62440 36033 50016 11 289 358 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 9 151 548 894 223 001 48891 32352 9526 1 422 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ 6913 64 256 650 1 315 869 148 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 28507 649363 257 329 59889 43229 20060 11 964 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 982 - 4 10 13 33 20 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2743 1 9 52 105 231 44 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2212 3 37 294 766 560 84 $50,000 or more __________________________ 976 60 206 294 431 45 -

Farms with net 105585 _________________ number __ 7861 7 24 87 231 316 104 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 7871 369 674 143 162 33277 29565 19442 13581 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 401 - - 8 11 13 - $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 4818 - 5 22 64 92 43 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 530 - 6 40 120 200 59 $50,000 or more __________________________ 112 7 13 17 36 11 2 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 2553 11 81 222 421 293 116 $1,000 __ 29512 513 2463 5636 8315 4 137 1 468 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 3397 13 83 183 459 298 78 $1,000 __ 14273 471 1 277 1 490 2537 1 720 283 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ I 319 5 38 88 209 196 36 $1,000 __ 5380 167 396 710 1 035 1 111 171 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ I 123 6 30 43 102 45 14 $1,000 __ 3444 220 275 155 449 223 64 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 532 3 15 11 43 20 14 $1,000 __ 2782 65 502 89 382 163 7 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ I 163 3 22 86 193 124 29 $1,000 __ 2668 18 104 535 671 223 41 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 544 4 34 85 141 75 32 $1,000 __ 14023 521 2 102 3977 5099 1 344 443 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 511 4 32 83 136 73 30 $1,000 __ 12702 521 1 807 3505 4828 1 226 435 Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 41 - - 7 9 6 1 $1,000 __ 220 - - 69 81 34 (0) Soybeans _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 46 - 7 10 10 6 2 $1,000 __ 915 - (0) 354 156 64 (0) 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 24 - 2 5 4 3 - $1,000 __ 103 - (0) 49 (0) 19 - Cotton_ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 13 - - - 2 - - $1,000 __ 82 - - - (0) - -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 13200 48 225 592 1 284 937 304 acres __ I 744 891 38665 157501 269648 424 825 219 338 68501 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ II 960 39 207 545 1 203 894 296 acres __ I 346 913 33651 137 934 231 547 350 722 173221 54301 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 6844 11 40 108 159 173 64 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 1 774 - 6 49 112 169 63 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 1 602 3 19 63 366 253 60 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 1 204 8 47 176 370 234 94 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 358 7 47 86 135 59 15 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 151 5 36 49 60 6 - 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 27 5 12 14 1 - -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 5435 11 61 189 513 394 124 acres __ 189 466 1 819 6340 14367 27941 22334 4771 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ I 631 10 27 51 148 121 44 acres __ 51 668 1 407 3430 4345 11 500 5560 2103 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 840 2 13 20 51 46 18 

acres __ 17156 (0) 597 565 2618 1 268 472 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 292 1 3 15 26 18 9 acres __ II 028 (0) 450 764 3355 736 698 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 2902 15 80 193 315 255 94 acres __ 128 660 1 536 8750 18060 28689 16219 6156 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 7949 35 143 406 817 575 180 

acres __ 423 626 5762 24429 37779 64 128 38746 12837 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 2384 9 35 69 216 169 56 acres __ 71 353 956 5321 4 152 7681 7 195 2 123 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 6759 30 126 377 717 505 152 acres __ 352 273 4806 19 108 33627 56447 31 551 10714 

See footnotes at end of table. 

106 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 684 466 1 625 1 832 2021 4 146 $1,000 __ 2055 -552 -1 522 -2914 -4780 -17 224 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 3004 -1 184 -936 -1 591 -2365 -4 154 

Farms with net gains' _________________ number __ 451 257 923 923 676 445 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 11 818 9543 4939 2879 1 486 483 

Gain of- Less than Sl,OOO __________________________ 2 9 99 166 202 424 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 174 125 751 757 474 21 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 275 123 73 - - - $50,000 Or more __________________________ - - - - - -

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL_ 233 209 702 909 1 345 3701 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 14055 14375 8662 6130 4301 4 712 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 17 8 70 160 266 848 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 113 95 412 577 957 2438 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 94 98 214 171 122 406 $50,000 or more __________________________ 9 8 6 1 - 9 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 257 123 372 265 178 225 $1,000 __ 2628 892 2288 850 507 328 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 115 124 401 332 399 925 $1,000 __ 847 493 1 448 1 027 921 2229 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 40 52 176 167 86 231 $1,000 __ 161 80 623 598 135 359 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 50 33 134 95 214 363 $1,000 __ 326 141 297 125 445 945 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 15 39 68 46 61 200 $1,000 __ 241 93 487 211 275 330 Other farm-related income sources _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 55 64 121 83 123 263 $1,000 __ 120 180 40 93 66 595 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 38 23 58 23 19 16 $1,000 __ 417 167 336 80 41 16 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 35 23 55 20 13 11 $1,000 __ 344 162 287 71 24 11 Wheal. _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ farms __ 2 2 6 4 3 1 $1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ 4 - 4 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 26 - 24 (0) (0) (0) 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ - 2 2 3 1 2 $1,000 __ - (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) COtton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 1 - 3 1 4 2 $1,000 __ (0) - 12 (0) 13 (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ____________________________ farms __ 725 414 1 506 1 783 1 815 3 615 acres __ 124317 58215 147 159 107 579 70405 97403 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 696 395 1 462 1 672 1 664 2926 acres __ 97777 42542 106 137 69845 40622 42265 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 185 130 618 1 092 1 443 2832 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 130 83 430 451 198 83 10010 199 acres __________________________ 205 127 353 123 22 11 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 165 52 60 5 1 - 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 11 3 1 1 - - 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ - - - - - - 2,000 acres or more _______________________ - - - - - -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 256 151 534 717 753 1 743 acres __ 11 977 6752 20460 22831 17027 34666 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 104 68 241 217 230 380 acres __ 3174 2490 5600 4044 3165 6257 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 46 28 84 121 121 292 acres __ 1 294 592 2078 1 823 2395 3454 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 23 12 42 48 39 57 acres __ 437 234 1 107 810 964 1 473 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 217 117 382 375 324 550 acres __ 9658 5605 11 777 8226 6232 9288 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 422 249 951 1 046 1 054 2 106 acres __ 30432 15490 47645 47930 39164 65046 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 131 77 269 311 348 703 

acras __ 5271 2066 8 106 9868 8389 11 181 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 367 227 829 874 866 1 719 acres __ 25161 13424 39539 38062 30775 53865 

See footnotes at end of table_ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 107 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms or II1Ofl! Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 2942 10 26 112 293 257 57 

acres __ 103 655 2346 5841 7047 15971 12529 3362 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 10037 52 210 545 1 127 744 212 

acres __ 124 457 3074 11 939 9660 15328 9632 3 255 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 1 838 10 71 189 322 222 93 

acres __ 107 784 2024 9083 19888 31 282 16 279 5 465 

Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 81 - 1 3 10 7 1 

acres __ 5 101 - (D) 103 600 165 (D) 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 14774 71 280 737 1 546 1 185 252 

$1,000 __ 5 418 920 150 540 438 219 685 118 1 022 122 595 380 178 473 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 366 788 2 120 282 1 565068 929 604 661 140 502430 708 226 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2261 3020 2194 2 114 1 958 1 939 2490 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 1 746 2 8 48 89 92 10 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 244 1 8 39 48 61 1 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 116 4 8 21 64 28 11 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 1 743 1 7 38 116 108 28 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 563 1 4 50 108 73 12 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 4632 13 63 200 464 416 64 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 1 558 10 61 133 342 252 77 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 763 11 54 116 211 104 28 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 366 22 51 73 96 51 21 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 43 6 16 19 8 - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery . and equipment _________________________ farms __ 14728 71 280 737 1 546 1 185 252 $1,000 __ 657 693 27 188 62200 91 537 147 405 79226 19927 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 357 - 1 14 42 41 - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2916 1 6 23 75 31 19 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 2968 1 7 82 143 117 11 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 3663 5 36 145 324 319 84 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 897 13 51 115 394 417 61 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 286 13 70 191 381 190 61 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 587 21 82 151 176 70 16 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 54 17 27 16 11 - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 12207 70 271 712 1 479 1 097 232 

numbeL_ 24323 579 1 500 2335 3961 2565 607 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 13505 61 264 697 1 409 1 123 252 number __ 37672 404 1 487 3017 5879 4 141 989 Less than 40, horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 9781 37 157 457 867 785 192 number __ 16629 135 405 810 1 741 1 339 296 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 8892 52 230 574 1 243 947 223 number __ 21 043 269 1 082 2207 4 138 2802 693 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 3215 17 116 308 512 445 108 number __ 3579 28 150 357 601 484 125 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 4970 16 76 259 723 552 131 number __ 5638 26 113 322 836 577 142 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 5225 14 74 252 724 584 156 number __ 6 126 19 101 341 930 687 187 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 10292 39 184 494 1 185 889 231 

acres on which used __ 1 135 625 30210 118083 209 648 304 313 170 624 31 800 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 3784 20 97 238 526 410 92 

acres on which used __ 195 677 7077 24182 35387 42589 23940 3873 tons __ 225 992 10072 30181 39632 47231 28054 3973 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 5 122 27 148 320 827 589 149 

acres on which used __ 418 327 13730 44327 85024 127516 59603 16107 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 662 2 23 49 118 118 29 

acres on which used __ 45255 (D) 4743 13597 10602 5 137 1 787 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 1 261 11 41 50 145 118 30 

acres on which usecL_ 39094 4938 9300 5571 11 297 4016 611 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 6627 33 167 413 968 802 167 

acres on which used __ 840 439 24130 102516 164 095 221 060 132 167 19368 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 546 4 19 23 105 66 15 

acres on which used __ 34521 413 4556 3756 12515 5521 379 

See footnotes at end of table. 

108 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than $39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured • ________ farms __ lSI 65 325 336 376 944 acres __ 6604 2014 13461 8886 8516 19424 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 514 284 1 045 1 244 1 276 2836 acres __ 7303 3495 15004 13485 12088 23268 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

1041 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 201 94 265 168 109 acres __ 9031 3692 7426 ~; 808 1 33~ I 910 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ 6 5 12 10 1'3 acres __ (0) 208 1 563 549 147 1 543 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 684 466 1 625 1 832 2021 4146 $1,000 __ 301 446 177 018 525362 4'16145 380 505 699 132 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 440711 379 867 323300 227 153 188 276 168628 Average per acre _________ .. __________ dollars __ 2079 1 978 2393 2417 2794 3334 

Farms by value group; $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 69 64 116 261 246 743 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 40 - 91 190 230 536 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 41 - 137 161 166 4T9 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 51 40 231 226 280 618 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 71 48 173 226 311 487 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 185 202 594 603 686 1 155 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 151 71 198 120 76 77 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 62 26 65 43 16

1 

38 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 14 15 20 2 10 13 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ - - - - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 684 466 1 625 1 823 2 C15 4 115 $1,000 __ 36955 21 737 56351 50312 41 743 50300 

Farms by value group; $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 29 19 139 139 298 635 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 34 8 127 284 363 1 946 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 141 104 311 551 622 879 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 168 187 653 616 581 550 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 196 88 284 149 60 82 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 99 41 88 66 85 14 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 17 19 23 18 6 9 $500,000 or more ___________________________ - - - - - _. 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 594 405 1 390 1 546 1 458 3023 number __ I 371 847 2818 2494 1 901 3924 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 658 432 1 516 1 673 1 815 3666 number __ 2297 1 448 4018 4345 3 755 6296 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 490 292 1 010 1 206 1 441 2884 number __ 877 606 1 901 2263 2278 4 113 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 580 371 1 071 1 144 946 1 563 number __ I 420 842 2117 2082 1 477 2 183 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 241 198 459 335 272 221 number __ 243 285 483 348 272 231 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 250 254 584 694 673 774 

numbeL_ 275 270 661 772 756 914 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 296 300 632 656 744 807 

number __ 325 344 729 775 I 815 892 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms __ 574 386 1 342 1 420 1 414 2 173 

acres on which used __ 72921 34230 87779 45498 30 219 30510 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 223 162 518 399 416 703 

acres on which used __ 14580 5585 17349 11 653 7 150 9389 tons __ 17 154 7190 18375 15167 & 271 10764 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 359 175 740 599 521 695 

acres on which used __ 25274 8454 27168 12605 6795 5454 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 56 17 117 33 61 41 

acres on which used __ 3414 807 3515 227 1 077 349 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 78 25 188 161 1~6 269 

acres on which used __ 2558 202 1 970 '1 008 1 428 1 133 

Weeds, grass, or brUSh in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 437 221 1 018 788. 747 899 

acres on which used __ 58423 18871 66867 27477 ! 1? 974 11 621 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth I 241 control of crops or thinning of fruit _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 37 37 i 67 82 71 

acres on which used __ I 262 3812 1 586 77 442 615 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 109 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part ownerS ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black Full and owners other ________________________________ race. ---.. --------.. ------------_ i Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARAC'rERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other ____________ . ___________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any ______ . __________________________________ . __ 

1 to 99 days _______ . ________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 Yf3ars or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 y9ars_ .. ________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years __________ .. ____________________ _ 25 tl) 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ____________________ . __________ _ 

45 to 49 years ___________ .. ___________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _ . ______ .. _____________________ . __ 

55 to 59 years _________ .. _____________________ _ 60 to 64 years _______________ .. _______________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 yeals and over __________ .. _________________ _ Average age ___ . ___________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: M2.1e ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators 0' Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sale proprietorship) ____ farms __ acres __ Partnershrp ___________________ .. _________ larms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: "amily held ____________________ .. ______ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Oth8r than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders __________ ._. __ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, j~stitutional, etc. ____________________ . ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at erd 01 table. 

110 MARYLAND 

All farms 

14776 

9375 

3693 

1 708 

14344 

9066 

3618 

1 660 

432 

309 

75 

48 

13093 

547 491 13068 

422 869 

5439 

981 677 

5401 

973 760 

1 899 132 539 

11 392 2380 

1 004 

7882 

6894 

5766 

7985 

1 202 

1 279 5504 

025 

706 1 000 2306 

8210 

18.6 

2554 

227 1 509 2809 

1 735 1 689 

1 670 1 762 

1 459 

1 916 

52.7 

13354 

1 422 

41 

12738 

756 220 1 323 

359 020 I 570 237 071 

13 

557 

49 13389 10 

39 

96 30 929 I 

$500.000 or more 

$1.000,000 ermora 

71 

42 

22 

7 

71 

42 

22 

7 

64 32073 64 27716 

31 22523 29 22 131 

16 4749 

34 

27 

10 

54 

17 

50 

13 

1 

12 

8 

7 

1 

7 

39 

19.0 

17 

4 

13 

15 

8 

16 

7 

4 

4 51.4 

67 

4 

26 13846 7 7908 

30 25549 6 

24. 

8 2544 4 

4 

Total 

280 

117 

136 

27 

278 

115 

136 

27 

2 

2 

253 107 250 

253 100160 

165 100695 163 99550 

49 8235 

195 

57 

28 

241 

39 

193 

61 

22 

7 

32 

26 

12 

5 

36 

167 

20.5 

60 

2 

23 

68 

38 

39 

48 

34 

11 

17 

50.3 

272 8 

2 

143 

73856 44 

46165 

79 67179 6 

73 

10 4445 4 

6 

4 

8065 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

737 

340 

340 

57 

732 

338 

338 

56 

5 

2 

2 

1 

680 151 346 

680 142 885 

402 181 792 

397 181 249 

93 9004 

593 

71 

73 

637 

100 

455 

207 

66 

38 

103 

75 

19 

41 

96 

443 

20.0 

138 

12 

86 

177 

103 

102 

99 

79 

50 

29 

49.0 

693 

44 

3 

553 192689 94 61 752 

83 65649 1 

82 

5 

(0) 

2 

3 

2 

(0) 

$100,000 to $249,999 

1 569 

667 

660 

242 

547 

651 

656 

240 

22 

16 

4 

2 

1 333 248 493 1 327 235834 

908 286 415 

902 284 418 

204 14656 

1 270 

160 

139 

1 326 

243 

964 

437 

143 

70 

224 

168 

59 

85 

200 

935 

19.6 

290 

22 

209 

340 

214 

190 

185 

209 

119 

81 

49.6 

1 455 

114 

2 

1 219 355483 229 101 748 

108 57827 3 105 

6 

(0) 

6 

7 

(0) 

$50,000 to $99,999 

1 084 

499 

386 

199 

1 076 

492 

385 

199 

8 

7 

1 

889 160429 885 149 178 

585 131 622 

585 131 067 

98 11 806 

872 

130 

82 

885 

199 

620 

372 

139 

70 

163 

92 

54 

67 

156 

614 

19.4 

193 

27 

173 

200 

121 _ 118 

126 

134 

80 

105 

50.0 

989 

95 

896 226 225 

127 39772 

48 11 049 

1 

47 

5 535 

5 

8 1 664 

$40,000 to $49,999 

319 

133 

121 

65 

317 

133 

120 

64 

2 

254 53725 254 48125 

186 39990 186 39830 

23 5760 

256 

46 

17 

267 

52 

160 

125 

54 

25 

46 

34 

16 

16 

52 

189 

20.2 

46 

2 

52 

70 

41 

31 

32 

33 

22 

36 

50.0 

303 

16 

264 71 849 

33 8073 

19 6464 

19 

3 1 569 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not repor1ed _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years __________ • ____________________ _ 65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust. institutional. etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

$25.000 to $39.999 

781 

369 

269 

143 

769 

363 

266 

140 

12 

6 

3 

3 

638 

103 565 

638 

98640 

414 

70 186 

412 

70016 

67 

5095 

574 

154 

53 

553 

228 

372 

362 

100 

73 

189 

47 

30 

56 

108 

445 

20.6 

142 

12 

96 

172 

62 

83 

87 

100 

82 

87 

51.7 

724 

57 

622 130791 

108 

25 157 

38 9231 

1 

37 

4 

224 

1 

3 

3 25~ I 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20.000 to $24.999 

427 

224 

148 

55 

415 

215 

146 

54 

12 

9 

2 

1 

372 

57843 

372 

53588 

203 

25900 

203 

25626 

56 

4529 

325 

78 

24 

280 

147 

196 

196 

33 

41 

122 

35 

24 

24 

51 

264 

21.1 

64 

4 

50 

67 

28 

58 

59 

60 

42 

59 

53.7 

402 

25 

362 

63868 

45 11 129 

13 

3506 

13 

1 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

$10.000 to 

$19.999 

585 

940 

409 

236 

548 

916 

399 

233 

37 

24 

10 

3 

1 353 

173 211 

1 349 

161 124 

647 

62805 

645 

62 145 

183 12747 

169 

334 

82 

888 

697 

561 

914 

146 

174 

594 

110 

62 

93 

261 

897 

20.0 

272 

28 

182 

277 

171 

172 

168 

202 

137 

248 

53.1 

472 

113 

7 

1 342 

186 707 

159 

24665 

55 

6116 

55 

9 491 

2 

7 

20 

4290 

$5.000 to 

$9.999 

1 881 

1 295 

374 

212 

1 813 

1 250 

359 

204 

68 

45 

15 

8 

1 672 

159766 

1 669 

143 423 

586 34982 

586 

34457 

263 16868 

1 415 

351 

115 

903 

978 

605 

1 146 

140 

205 

801 

130 

73 

139 

281 

1 084 

19.6 

304 

39 

129 

319 

180 

218 

200 

215 

260 

321 

55.2 

1 707 

174 

3 

1 709 

154 728 

119 

15570 

38 

4718 

1 

37 

4 403 

1 

3 

11 2461 

$2.500 to 

$4.999 

948 

414 

345 

189 

1 855 

1 352 

328 

175 

93 

62 

17 

14 

1 763 

121 390 1 759 

108877 

543 22114 

534 21 296 

260 13331 

1 475 

354 

119 

709 1 239 

585 1 266 

113 

202 

951 

97 

97 

126 

320 1 072 

18.8 

333 

28 

160 

289 

222 

218 

232 

244 

221 

334 

54.9 

1 764 

184 

5 

1 780 

112834 

145 

13 107 

16 

034 

16 

2 

(0) 

2 

5 

(0) 

Less than 

$2.500 

4 165 

3377 

505 

283 

3994 

3241 

485 

268 

171 

136 

20 

15 

3886 210 473 

3882 

181 035 

800 25 176 

788 

24 106 

603 

30508 

3248 

645 

272 

1 193 

2972 

1 055 2899 

246 

374 

2279 

211 

260 

348 

745 

2100 

16.0 

712 

51 

349 

830 

555 

460 

434 

452 

435 

599 

53.3 

3573 

592 

18 

3848 

187190 

220 

11 882 

73 

4298 

73 

3 389 

3 

21 

382 

MARYLAND 111 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ Horticultural speCialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattie, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________ . _______________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

112 MARYLAND 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1 838 4400 

1 288 

1 271 1 388 

938 

702 

526 

363 

712 

284 

66 

3081 

2006 

159 

847 

517 

302 

483 

618 

3541 

1 787 

1 340 1 542 

1 225 

121 

5780 

308 052 

1 622 2367 

803 

686 

279 

23 

4621 

158917 

3 185 48454 

1 690 

1 334 

130 

22 

9 

1 694 110463 

278 

34 

463 

576 

283 

55 

5 

4003 

98532 

4276 

50603 

5368 

154 540 56718 

2999 

71 890 10447 

4635 

82650 

46271 

1 656 27122 

17484 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 

or more 

9 

9 

7 

6 

1 

2 

2 

12 

7 

9 

7 

3 

2 

15 

5 

6 

35 

5 

13 10298 

3 

1 

2 

7 

11 5708 

4 

90 

1 

2 

1 

8 5616 

2 

1 

5 

9 3329 

9 261 

13 5620 

2878 

9 2574 

194 9 3046 

2684 3 1 614 

1 914 

Total 

28 

40 

7 

15 

12 

6 

3 

10 

46 

46 

48 

19 

10 

2 

2 

7 

4 

38 

5 

14 

1 

32 

158 7 

3 

68 26549 

6 

12 

5 

2 

26 

17 

59 13735 22 

762 

4 

9 

8 

1 

39 12973 

10 

23 

5 

51 9551 

55 3263 

68 14158 

6947 44 6329 

610 

58 7829 

6336 20 3991 

3683 

$250,000 to $499,999 

77 

156 

29 

35 

30 

19 

18 

24 

132 

119 

71 

27 

56 

3 

3 

11 

5 

20 

5 

21 

4 

179 

428 

4 

5 

257 53247 

20 

19 

17 

48 

150 

3 

226 29701 54 1 736 

23 

18 

10 

2 

1 

189 27965 

4 

14 

140 

31 

215 18923 

189 4623 

250 28232 

9252 

198 15614 

2 101 

234 12618 

7 151 

52 3481 

2083 

$100,000 to $249,999 

212 

199 

45 

62 

88 

112 

109 

99 

324 

193 

110 

16 

170 

16 

9 

7 

37 

13 

54 

15 

82 

23 

591 

557 

20 

14 

765 94904 

39 

54 

152 

433 

86 

1 

698 51 713 

136 4157 

53 

59 

17 

4 

3 

614 47556 

9 

1 

46 

428 

129 1 

665 34017 

488 9 174 

749 46243 

14951 622 25699 

3548 

659 20544 

11 403 

115 5043 

3 140 

$50,000 to $40,000 to 

$99,999 $49,999 

148 15 

112 33 

38 5 

51 22 

87 34 

104 37 

90 24 

75 17 

201 75 

138 54 

39 2 

1 1 

195 103 

52 41 

46 34 

6 7 

41 13 

11 5 

52 12 

22 13 

142 52 

41 12 

331 54 

202 16 

26 7 

10 3 

546 149 

40933 7410 

41 15 

109 72 

274 48 

109 11 

11 3 

2 

467 109 

21 263 3226 

137 51 

5467 1 384 

37 16 

66 30 

21 3 

9 1 

4 1 

358 65 15796 842 

12 10 

222 48 

120 7 

4 

445 113 

12827 2052 

386 108 

6843 2132 

537 147 20935 4346 8028 1 666 375 93 8678 1 868 

1 072 308 

491 118 

12257 2478 

6955 1 358 134 46 

3949 221 

2569 721 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 __________________ • ____________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __ • __________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ______________ • ________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves- ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

number __ $1,000 __ 

$25,000 to $39,999 

75 

80 

39 

50 

92 

68 

56 

63 

192 

60 

6 

280 

86 

71 

15 

33 

13 

45 

27 

127 

50 

86 

47 

31 

6 

305 

13738 

46 

159 

65 

34 

1 

244 

6336 

157 

3937 

42 

92 

21 

2 

110 

2399 

23 

83 

4 

218 

3904 

227 

3498 

294 

7437 

3131 

155 

2517 

462 

261 

4920 

2669 

90 

1 643 

971 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

$20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to 

$24,999 $19,999 $9,999 

25 94 202 

56 248 530 

27 141 244 

30 188 265 

54 285 258 

52 199 144 

62 139 101 

29 93 46 

70 162 63 

21 32 24 

1 4 3 

1 

135 513 515 

87 285 426 

62 216 292 

25 69 134 

14 76 76 

2 26 23 

23 80 66 

16 59 36 

92 408 578 

27 193 308 

22 26 7 

10 22 20 

20 82 125 

6 8 9 

148 640 769 

5724 22753 17819 

24 108 169 

82 372 533 

32 124 63 

10 35 3 

1 1 

108 505 601 

2430 10221 8126 

83 462 560 

1 867 9569 7817 

29 143 238 

46 283 315 

8 34 7 

2 

31 63 62 

563 652 309 

6 29 47 

3 5 7 

21 27 8 

1 2 

97 441 527 

1 486 5400 4412 

113 539 630 

808 7 132 5281 

144 627 757 

3 150 11 595 9022 

1 314 4719 3435 

66 294 337 

802 3536 3134 

134 796 697 

120 560 674 

2348 8059 5888 

1 181 3923 2738 

57 255 297 

907 2883 2020 

538 1 664 1 078 

$2,500 to 

$4,999 

277 

772 

255 

231 

193 

93 

42 

29 

49 

6 

412 

427 

263 

164 

88 

47 

53 

27 

746 

394 

3 

11 

128 

6 

763 12070 

275 

471 

17 

575 5703 

561 

5563 

332 

228 

1 

45 

140 

38 

5 

2 

488 

2979 

587 

3388 

768 

5573 

2081 

341 

2002 

427 

659 3571 

1 655 

274 

1 235 

683 

MARYLAND 

Less than 

$2,500 

685 2174 

458 

322 

255 

104 

58 

41 

49 

19 

692 

581 

166 

415 

121 

153 

40 

393 

279 

734 

9 

71 

775 

51 

1 370 12905 

879 

484 6 

1 

1 029 

6463 

962 6195 

773 

188 

118 

268 

103 

13 

2 

743 2981 

954 3461 

1 027 

3 849 1 194 

474 

1 711 

292 

801 

2 138 

903 

316 

749 

353 

113 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms or more Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ I 322 11 45 78 182 137 51 number __ 197214 48985 77960 28364 34892 24520 6354 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 704 4 23 76 35 10 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 178 6 15 19 14 5 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 151 4 6 19 17 11 100 to 199 __________________________________ 105 2 7 5 16 20 14 200 to 499 __________________________________ 107 1 3 12 28 37 10 500 or more ________________________________ 77 6 21 17 24 14 1 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 765 8 26 47 92 78 33 number __ 27822 6697 9753 3915 5256 3 122 973 Other ________________________________ farms __ I 209 11 45 75 172 131 49 

number._ 169 392 42288 68207 24449 29636 21 398 5381 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ I 265 11 46 74 178 141 51 number __ 372 470 86810 141 625 54057 77 323 41 229 12 177 $1,000 __ 37032 10474 16353 4996 6753 4095 1 120 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 375 2 6 25 41 35 17 number __ 94341 (O) 11 277 18570 27578 11 391 4869 $1,000 __ 3900 (D) 470 886 1 018 535 222 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweenDec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 803 8 28 52 99 80 33 number __ 42 199 10380 15792 6911 8645 4002 265 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 717 8 25 49 88 76 31 number __ 20915 5320 7994 3278 4584 1 841 591 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 715 8 27 52 94 78 27 number __ 21 284 5060 7798 3633 4061 2161 674 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 660 1 1 13 25 31 14 number __ 24599 (O) (D) (O) 082 2259 522 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 589 1 1 10 16 24 11 number __ IS 198 (D) (O) (D) 753 283 339 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 581 1 2 11 19 22 14 number __ 16714 (D) (O) (0) 610 889 240 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 563 1 2 10 14 24 12 number __ 21 194 (O) (0) (0) 718 1 741 388 

pounds of wooL_ 162457 (O) (O) (D) 3982 14560 3276 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 3287 4 28 59 145 148 45 number __ 26513 336 649 265 1 237 538 380 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 913 4 8 13 33 45 14 number __ 3565 74 136 140 380 422 58 Goats invenlory _________________________ farms __ 480 5 13 26 24 9 number __ 3249 34 45 228 499 89 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 141 1 2 6 3 1 number __ I 227 (D) (D) 46 59 (O) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _ _ farms __ 1 337 15 22 17 98 95 38 number __ 4 060 760 2 699 750 3 013 192 187216 474 783 217 300 7447 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ______________ • _____________________ 203 7 64 68 32 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 35 1 1 4 6 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 34 2 6 16 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 35 1 1 3 22 6 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 14 1 4 4 5 1 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 6 3 6 100,000 or more ____________________________ 10 10 10 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms __ I 309 15 22 16 96 91 38 number __ 3 706405 2 563 950 2 877 392 (0) 430 616 140717 (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________________ farms __ 179 4 4 2 8 12 1 number __ 354 355 135 800 135 800 (D) 44167 76583 (D) Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 402 15 21 11 46 48 10 number __ 3 330 041 2 076 330 2 333 540 158697 461 806 211 590 4515 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ I 381 17 140 425 528 186 15 number._ 257 070 110 17 000 138 70400 050 106427030 67 944 519 10 505 986 488 646 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 51 7 8 1 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 159 1 4 90 13 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 189 3 99 83 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 982 16 138 421 418 5 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 41 1 2 1 number __ 651 (D) (O) (O) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 56 2 4 2 5 number __ 107 763 (O) 49385 (O) 144 

See footnotes at end of table. 

114 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than $39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 100 62 161 152 168 186 number __ 7454 3359 6422 3582 2544 763 Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 42 27 83 103 131 170 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 11 7 32 28 27 14 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 19 19 29 16 10 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 16 8 13 5 1 200 to 499 __________________________________ 12 1 4 500 or more ________________________________ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 70 43 112 90 83 91 number __ 196 641 294 735 521 416 Other ________________________________ farms __ 85 60 142 132 156 162 number __ 6258 2718 5 128 2847 2023 347 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 93 66 159 158 159 140 number __ 15506 6774 12373 6164 3541 1 701 $1,000 __ 1 255 655 964 444 276 120 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 34 20 55 47 52 43 number __ 6449 928 6378 3255 1 688 958 $1,000 __ 215 85 266 111 60 31 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 72 45 119 96 87 92 number __ 789 756 449 754 477 359 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 66 41 103 79 81 78 number __ 845 373 661 349 227 172 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 68 43 100 84 70 72 number __ 944 383 788 405 250 187 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 30 14 86 71 115 260 number __ 3080 606 4586 2364 3591 5083 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 27 14 77 67 105 237 number __ 054 383 2877 520 2512 3 257 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 26 14 70 64 108 231 nurnber __ 221 473 3533 1 615 2710 3 145 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 27 12 66 65 96 235 number __ 3348 544 3562 2071 2939 4069 

pounds of wooL 36916 3644 25660 13051 22000 28076 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 121 63 284 372 404 1 618 number __ 010 899 2750 3 154 2294 12337 Horses and ponies sold __________________ 'farms __ 53 31 105 161 146 304 numbeL_ 192 197 555 565 386 534 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 15 4 30 53 59 242 number __ 162 91 238 290 408 165 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 7 3 6 15 22 75 number __ 87 40 127 160 283 403 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _ _ farms __ 73 27 137 147 204 479 number __ 74443 27 131 15476 10672 8387 24 713 Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 63 24 127 140 202 475 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 2 10 7 2 2 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 6 2 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 2 1 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 

50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms __ 70 25 135 147 202 467 number __ 36694 6971 14084 9 861 7862 11 960 Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________________ farms __ 6 5 20 16 23 82 number __ 37749 20160 1 392 811 525 12753 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 16 6 37 31 44 132 number __ 67590 25360 22286 11 442 17398 15817 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 37 6 16 5 6 17 number __ 028 684 132 005 134 960 4382 3281 567 Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 5 3 4 5 17 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 29 6 13 1 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 3 100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 3 1 12 5 7 9 number __ 8 (D) 51 59 41 28 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 7 5 6 11 4 10 number __ 12022 2137 820 1 063 324 125 

See footnotes at end of table, 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 115 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

$500,000 or more 

Item 

$1,000,000 $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms ermora Total $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 $49,999 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 5608 18 133 370 853 588 197 

acres __ 432409 10241 46358 81 032 122 778 56807 18035 bushels __ 31 941 714 838 943 4 053 034 6 700 835 9 380 179 4 036 149 1 211 696 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 157 2 16 31 44 23 10 

acres __ 13728 (0) 2631 4027 4080 804 508 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 2652 1 6 52 153 176 52 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 832 3 39 113 373 211 72 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 711 3 33 109 165 141 54 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 270 6 30 50 99 52 19 500 acres or more ___________________________ 143 5 25 46 63 8 

Com for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 1 893 7 45 196 594 381 78 

acres __ 93 164 3006 8931 22801 35954 12996 1 852 

tons, green __ 1 222 626 43816 133141 324 663 469 529 150608 23731 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 17 1 1 4 2 2 1 

acres __ 748 (0) (0) 150 (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 754 2 10 67 153 51 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 901 10 76 445 221 25 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 216 2 21 102 80 7 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 19 3 9 8 2 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3 2 3 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 3 112 14 94 256 532 395 140 

acres __ 146081 3563 14460 25594 36363 20722 6713 

bushels __ 6 766 273 202339 745523 282 604 1 769941 961 352 295 315 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 44 2 7 11 9 5 acres __ 2333 (0) 415 595 493 319 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 568 1 6 57 188 156 54 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 173 3 37 120 230 176 68 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 296 5 34 54 87 59 18 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 60 2 11 18 25 4 500 acres or more ___________________________ 15 3 6 7 2 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 1 541 7 64 165 394 237 74 acres __ 59268 1 295 7607 13616 16364 7663 2884 bushels __ 3 707 134 97511 521 206 901 795 031 184 474 318 156 274 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 14 1 2 1 4 1 acres __ 403 (0) (0) (0) 94 (0) 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 1 011 6 25 132 135 52 acres __ 13879 241 1 215 3146 2178 626 bushels __ 804 061 17415 75694 192481 121 898 41 702 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 acres __ (0) (0) 

Tobacco ________________________________ farms __ 1 357 1 1 3 22 79 48 acres __ 10780 (0) (0) (0) 752 1 631 815 pounds __ 13751 729 (0) (0) (0) 137 038 2 718 015 110894 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 161 1 1 2 9 28 14 acres __ 2027 (0) (0) (0) 290 697 192 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _____________________________ 46 1.0 to 1.9 acres _____________________________ 102 2 2.0 to 2.9 acres _____________________________ 156 1 2 3.0 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 286 2 3 2 5.0 to 9.9 acres _____________________________ 391 7 7 10.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 306 1 8 32 25 25.0 acres or more __________________________ 70 2 12 34 12 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 3697 16 138 348 568 373 155 acres __ 405 170 8739 47656 75603 97 183 51 999 20539 bushels __ 9 352 369 303 359 1 301 380 918718 2366 342 183 192 408 943 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 137 11 27 35 22 12 acres __ 10652 956 3408 2622 1 619 733 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 1 065 1 8 54 100 60 20 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 1 476 3 23 116 206 113 63 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 738 4 47 82 123 137 46 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 275 4 27 52 8i' 55 22 500 acres or more ___________________________ 143 4 33 44 52 8 4 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 155 1 4 4 9 12 3 acres __ 2487 (0) 1 226 501 456 50 2 cwL_ 496 312 (0) 292 438 84060 71 515 8593 405 Irri;Jated ______________________________ farms __ 24 1 2 1 5 3 acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 766 (0) (0) (0) 291 38 

0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 130 2 3 9 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 14 3 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 4 1 2 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 4 3 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 6619 13 70 248 754 532 166 acres __ 255 676 4097 12070 30431 58694 29956 7342 tons, dry __ 593 854 12493 37 126 90757 164591 73821 17347 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 66 1 3 8 7 6 4 acres __ 1 879 (0) 665 395 171 97 78 

See footnotes at end of table. 

116 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than 

$39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 447 231 770 737 573 709 

acras __ 32865 13 508 28 796 17542 8339 6349 

bushels __ 2 136625 818 434 808 292 030 161 456 342 309 967 Irrigated ___ • __________________________ farms __ 7 3 4 4 5 10 

acres __ 417 58 53 42 22 86 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 126 80 359 489 478 681 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 201 109 357 236 93 28 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 107 38 50 12 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 13 3 4 500 acres or more ___________________________ 1 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 139 50 171 100 73 66 

acres __ 3 105 827 3 607 1 605 825 661 

tons, green __ 39515 9815 39 801 17 126 8 737 5940 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 3 1 

acres __ (0) (0) 30 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 98 39 126 80 67 61 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 39 11 43 20 6 5 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2 2 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 

500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 299 139 475 346 204 232 

acres __ 12907 5602 12 071 6 734 2 894 2021 

bushels __ 550 217 232 111 502 789 256 453 107691 62277 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 2 1 2 

acres __ 142 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 120 61 277 244 179 226 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 151 67 192 101 25 6 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 26 11 6 1 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 2 500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 125 71 182 114 67 48 

acras __ 3765 1 566 3 149 1 575 666 393 

bushels __ 215 288 87452 178 543 87 720 32 094 21 260 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 1 

acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 94 51 173 120 106 117 

acres __ I 458 544 1 952 1 044 777 698 

bushels __ 88990 31 009 118 453 49 516 37603 29300 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 

acres __ (D) 

Tobacco ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ____ _ _ farms __ 103 73 261 311 286 170 

acres __ I 270 834 2 146 1 647 976 349 

pounds __ 724 110 139 181 2583 266 810 592 974 931 305702 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 20 18 31 19 15 4 

acres __ 235 182 185 75 55 5 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _____________________________ 1 4 6 13 22 1.0 to 1.9 acres _____________________________ 1 2 2 10 32 53 2.0 to 2.9 acres _____________________________ 2 1 9 21 69 51 3.0 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 4 5 21 102 110 37 5.0 to 9.9 acres _____________________________ 23 15 128 148 58 5 10.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 67 48 97 22 4 2 

25.0 acres or more __________________________ 5 2 2 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 334 174 525 456 274 352 

acres __ 34814 14 105 32590 17990 7473 5218 

bushels __ 727253 261 760 633 042 339 150 132 196 80393 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ II 2 6 7 2 2 

acres __ 629 (0) 260 106 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 42 42 131 168 151 289 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 138 81 290 261 122 63 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 132 46 98 26 1 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 22 4 5 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 1 1 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 9 8 31 18 27 30 

acres __ 26 42 69 69 25 21 

cwL_ 2462 8349 17045 5329 3970 2 146 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 2 3 2 1 3 

acres __ (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) (Z) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 8 7 26 16 26 30 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 1 5 1 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 1 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 332 190 755 869 902 1 801 

acres __ 14395 8482 25 163 24255 18691 26 197 

tons, dry __ 31 464 17934 52685 43560 30062 34 507 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 9 7 7 10 

acres __ 40 (0) (0) 93 111 76 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 117 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Sweet corn harvested for sale __________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 

250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Apples _______________________________ farms __ 

Bearing and nonbearin9 __ acres __ pounds __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

118 MARYLAND 

All farms 

3529 

2505 

533 

47 

5 

3049 

83446 

269 318 

32 

818 

1 184 

38238 

418 

19724 

502 

391 

192 

72 

27 

753 

12 555 

194 

6 176 

617 

7 997 

68 

222 

422 

141 

39 

10 

5 

453 

4406 

39 315 230 

$500,000 or more 

$1,000,000 

or more 

3 

3 

3 

2 

2 

7 

825 

2147 

6 

3320 

4 

531 

1 

3 

3 

537 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

11 

Total 

19 

16 

19 

12 

4 

46 

4216 

15732 

1 

(D) 

35 

8821 

26 

5243 

3 

2 

9 

10 

11 

16 

1 853 

12 

1 270 

7 

2413 

3 

372 

2 

1 

4 

6 1 491 

953 461 

$250,000 to 

5499,999 

38 

72 

117 

21 

187 

12307 

49502 

5 

(D) 

66 7253 

44 

4918 

7 

12 

22 

18 

7 

34 

2026 

24 

1 617 

10 

941 

2 

(D) 

1 

4 

2 

2 

1 

10 

563 

6 889 192 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

89 

469 

185 

11 

585 

24991 

89474 

5 

92 

116 

10311 

67 

5 131 

15 

23 

40 

29 

9 

67 

3786 

30 

931 

30 

1 455 

9 

389 

11 

4 

8 

7 

24 

1 031 

13 276 506 

$50,000 to 

$99,999 

127 

330 

73 

2 

353 

10586 

35312 

3 

23 

111 4477 

57 

2250 

24 

30 

42 

15 

76 

519 

27 

590 

23 

527 

6 

143 

10 

4 

8 

1 

18 

287 2 819 189 

$40,000 to 

$49,999 

67 

85 

14 

89 

2331 

7285 

4 

78 

44 

854 

22 

288 

12 

19 

13 

28 

330 

6 

62 

9 

102 

1 

(D) 

5 

2 

2 

6 

33 

206000 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

$25,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than $39,999 $24,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 124 63 372 496 627 507 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 174 107 348 352 266 286 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 34 20 34 20 9 8 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 181 108 361 367 303 469 acres __ 4010 2716 6823 6959 3991 4516 tons, dry __ 12557 7278 19238 16433 8804 7703 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 3 3 4 4 acres __ 40 27 51 38 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 96 38 165 133 164 216 acres __ I 845 559 2 081 882 644 512 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 39 8 57 30 36 32 acres __ 993 70 521 163 99 48 Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 29 14 47 58 110 183 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 34 18 91 75 54 33 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 33 6 27 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Sweet corn harvested for sale __________ farms __ 58 22 105 84 120 143 acres __ 754 84 1 014 503 370 315 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 22 4 25 15 18 11 acres __ 374 7 170 107 31 19 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 32 10 58 54 110 274 acres __ 570 85 381 285 399 840 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 6 4 14 20 acres __ II 58 5 94 63 Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 12 5 33 32 90 223 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 10 5 22 21 18 49 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 10 3 1 2 2 100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Apples _______________________________ farms __ 27 5 41 36 77 203 Bearing and nonbearing __ 8cres __ 297 19 99 88 127 372 pounds __ 2328 028 12330 101 888 188 828 198 372 341 436 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 119 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) __________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________ _ $25,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ $100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ 

$250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Barley ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Oairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

120 MARYLAND 

Total 

14776 

100.0 

2 396 629 

162 

14776 

989 061 

66937 

2 122 

2043 

1 948 

1 881 1 585 

427 

781 

319 

084 

569 

737 

209 

71 

6112 

123 049 

580 

74364 

3863 

53661 

2941 

16653 

3648 

48499 

27 

103 

888 3473 

296 

448 

175 

212 

1 356 

15731 47 

3544 

2503 

10116 

15 1 073 

1 181 

28205 

135 20747 

498 8473 

36 

6531 

578 

63869 

169 

59300 

189 

3612 

15 

2876 

2 181 

425 871 

1 366 

422 138 

1 476 

187216 

1 131 

179001 

5368 

56718 

172 

20954 

Cash grains 

(011) Total 

3081 2006 20.9 13.6 

917 703 182 223 

298 91 

3081 2006 

96465 23954 

31 309 11 941 

250 195 

442 386 

412 427 515 426 513 285 

135 87 

280 86 103 41 

195 52 

170 16 

56 3 

7 2 

3 

3055 546 

83980 2316 

399 3 55791 (0) 

2 190 296 38498 839 1 423 208 10607 398 

2199 215 32272 916 

17 3 58 2 475 29 

2289 36 101 40 190 88 43 33 66 37 

66 1 161 

657 13681 

1 42 (0) 3 110 

470 860 852 3749 

1 6 (0) 412 

160 72 

2831 712 

16 4 

801 545 

26 15 41 11 

11 3 119 5 

1 

(0) 

14 59 64 2344 

9 

2004 

75 51 

873 215 

6 1 

746 (0) 

10 3 044 3 7 

976 

450 244 3086 589 10 

805 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton Tobacco 

(0131) (0132) 

1 159 

7.8 

85384 

74 

1 159 

15735 

13577 

32 

134 

263 

292 

216 

62 

71 

34 

46 

9 

337 

250 

169 

411 

126 

208 

172 

607 

2 

(0) 

11 

11 

4 

(0) 

21 

10 

1 158 13673 

42 

3 110 

57 

88 

31 

92 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

9 

38 

23 

24 

3 

3 

109 

305 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

cash grains, n.e.C. 

(0133, 0134, 0139) 

847 

5.7 

96839 

114 

847 

8219 

9703 

163 

252 

164 

134 

69 

25 

15 

7 

6 

7 

3 

2 

209 

066 

3 

(0) 

127 

428 

82 

191 

43 

309 

1 

(0) 

18 

24 

36 

(0) 

12 

27 

3 

8 

803 

3660 

6 412 

41 

621 

4 

545 

12 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

50 

2306 

9 

2004 

28 

190 

1 

(0) 

135 

285 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

517 

3.5 

62078 

120 

517 

22608 

43729 

57 

64 

88 

76 

76 

14 

33 

13 

41 

37 

11 

5 

2 

145 

2366 13 

269 

66 

691 

64 

393 

100 

062 

28 

195 

6 

15 

11 

9 

9 100 

41 

121 

517 

18267 

83 

14308 

86 

377 1 

(0) 

31 

271 

2 

(0) 

42 

103 

25 

841 

4 

829 

2 

(0) 

33 

104 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

302 

2.0 

24610 

81 

302 8591 

28446 

96 

57 

47 

23 

26 

2 

13 

5 

11 

13 

5 

4 

15 

223 

1 

(0) 

9 

133 

8 

65 

7 

21 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

27 

108 

1 

(0) 

65 

468 

2 

(0) 

245 7497 

32 6219 

9 

(0) 

3 

2 

7 

10 

17 

176 1 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 483 618 3541 1 787 1 340 1 542 1 225 121 

percenL_ 3.3 4.2 24.0 12.1 9.1 10.4 8.3 .8 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 33757 91 596 382672 190 630 421 919 195 493 57830 26748 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 70 148 108 107 315 127 47 221 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 483 618 3541 1 787 1 340 1 542 1 225 121 

$1,00o __ 64044 11 780 71 552 18486 210575 444 591 27671 7231 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 132 597 19061 20207 10345 157146 288 321 22589 59 758 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) ___________________ 3 375 479 317 5 53 570 39 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 37 18 800 417 4 18 205 12 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 53 27 746 394 3 11 128 6 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 66 36 578 308 7 20 125 9 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 80 59 408 193 26 22 82 8 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 23 16 92 27 22 10 20 6 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 45 27 127 50 86 47 31 6 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 12 13 52 12 54 16 7 3 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 52 22 142 41 331 202 26 10 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 54 15 82 23 591 557 20 14 

$250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 20 5 21 4 179 428 4 5 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 23 5 9 1 26 123 2 3 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 15 - 5 - 6 35 5 -

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 20 221 736 259 708 579 31 56 $1,000 __ 417 3615 5203 803 8737 15 137 97 959 Sales of $50,000 or more __________ .. _ farms __ 4 15 17 - 40 82 - 6 

$1,000 __ 327 1 910 2047 - 3382 8837 - 433 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 12 174 405 160 287 370 12 42 

$1,000 __ 141 1 488 2243 457 4075 5099 15 438 Wheat ______________________________ farms __ 8 109 356 95 488 232 9 36 

$1,000 __ 41 555 890 147 1 751 1 769 34 149 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 13 101 207 39 266 504 16 20 

$1,000 __ 222 1 355 1 784 150 2580 7926 47 313 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ - 1 4 - - 2 - - $1,000 __ - (D) 37 - - (D) - - Barley ______________________________ farms __ I 43 104 25 108 83 3 12 

$1,000 __ (D) 177 169 17 247 315 (D) 40 Oats ________ . _______________________ farms __ 3 23 77 32 35 4 - 6 

$1,000 __ 6 28 64 25 30 (D) - (D) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 2 11 18 5 42 10 1 2 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 17 7 54 10 (D) (D) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 3 45 56 9 2 - 4 8 

$1,000 __ 24 624 532 50 (D) - 15 82 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 3 1 - - - - - $1,000 __ - (D) (D) - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 22 171 582 251 168 48 72 42 

$1,000 __ 34 1 227 1 376 452 878 135 134 501 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 1 1 - 2 - - 3 

$1,000 __ - (D) (D) - (D) - - 216 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 32 114 94 19 25 77 7 18 $1,000 __ 257 1 651 512 28 119 3014 19 355 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 10 2 - - 16 - 1 

$1,00o __ (D) 1 069 (D) - - 2176 - (D) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 12 41 34 11 9 12 9 9 $1,00o __ 14 192 124 47 125 75 2 17 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 1 1 - 1 - - - $1,000 __ - (D) (D) - (D) - - -

Nursery and greenhouse crops __________ farms __ 483 10 15 - 3 9 1 3 

$1,00o __ 62913 213 46 - (D) 246 (D) 19 

Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 163 1 - - - 2 - - $1,000 __ 58799 (D) - - - (D) - -

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 6 28 23 3 5 6 - 3 $1,00o __ 57 677 19 2 6 338 - 1 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 4 - - - 2 - - $1,00o __ - (D) - - - (D) - -

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 5 31 285 80 94 1 535 31 42 

$1,000 __ 2 1 511 761 28 133 420 581 4 941 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 7 1 - 1 1 342 - 4 

$1,000 __ - 1 406 (D) - (D) 417 595 - 804 

Dairy products ________________________ farms __ I 7 63 30 1 338 12 - 40 $1,00o __ (D) 112 1 283 600 181 524 958 - 2265 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - 7 4 1 093 6 - 18 $1,000 __ - - 700 381 174557 900 - 1 867 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 1 14 158 2902 1 702 1 334 95 50 71 $1,000 __ 243 1 253 30889 16 155 17817 781 249 1 530 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 2 100 58 44 4 1 9 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 14 871 7262 3515 285 (D) 954 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 121 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Field crops, except cash grains (O13) 

Item Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irtsh potatoes; 

field crops, except Vegetables Fruits and 

Cash grains Cotton Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. and melons tree nuts 

Total (OIl) Total (O131) (O132) (0133, 0134, 0139) (O16) (017) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ I 265 105 65 51 14 11 3 $1,000 __ 37032 693 257 232 24 (D) 55 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 137 7 1 1 1 $1,000 __ 28330 126 (D) (D) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 627 45 34 17 17 4 6 $1,000 __ 1 274 72 27 20 7 2 4 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I $1,000 __ (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ I 271 63 51 14 37 11 18 

$1,000 __ 27894 153 46 7 39 3 11 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 55 $1,000 __ 22955 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 14774 3 172 1 940 1 051 889 550 404 $1,000 __ 851 440 106 348 20287 9 135 11 152 18832 10 134 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 57631 33527 10457 8692 12544 34240 25085 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 5250 368 248 96 152 62 48 $1,000 __ 102 147 434 500 64 436 154 (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 2889 303 237 94 143 58 46 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 428 54 4 2 2 2 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 837 10 7 7 2 2 $100,000 or more _________________________ 96 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 7995 643 438 150 288 103 85 $1,000 __ 300284 924 661 95 566 626 70 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 4759 575 418 149 269 99 84 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 120 50 14 1 13 1 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 1 170 17 5 5 $100,000 or more _________________________ 946 1 1 1 4 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ 4851 299 120 43 77 42 34 $1,000 __ 274 562 112 321 27 294 573 (D) 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2236 261 108 43 65 38 33 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 776 25 11 11 1 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 806 10 $80,000 or more ________________________ 1 033 3 4 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 9338 3014 1 087 601 486 472 141 $1,000 __ 23063 8899 1 128 317 812 1 269 202 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 5454 1 542 910 539 371 292 105 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 2895 1 050 151 56 95 106 29 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 868 355 21 6 15 66 5 $25,000 or more __________________________ 121 67 5 5 8 2 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 10292 2802 1 625 1 051 574 550 314 $1,000 __ 50516 21 488 2887 1 495 1 392 2590 708 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 7955 1 919 526 988 538 434 288 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 910 660 84 54 30 101 24 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 302 143 11 9 2 9 $50,000 or more __________________________ 125 80 4 4 6 2 

Agricultural chemicals __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ farms __ 9362 2813 1 238 808 430 481 373 $1,000 __ 26447 11 910 ! 083 521 562 900 1 149 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 8009 2155 1 210 798 412 392 325 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 201 582 23 9 14 73 33 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 117 60 3 1 2 13 13 $50,000 or more __________________________ 35 16 2 2 3 2 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 13824 3074 1 883 1 040 843 548 390 $1,000 __ 30365 7608 1 787 888 899 1 243 527 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 12408 2683 831 020 811 483 378 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 326 378 50 20 30 62 10 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 66 11 1 1 2 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 24 2 1 1 1 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ II 864 2566 1 615 906 709 504 354 $1,000 __ 12300 2693 1 001 496 504 568 261 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 8 165 2261 965 499 466 294 222 $1,000 __ 12267 3776 529 247 282 517 208 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 426 98 76 34 42 26 1 $1,000 __ 654 112 22 17 6 29 (D) 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 9481 2180 245 716 529 386 263 $1,000 __ 5 144 1 027 235 128 107 128 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

122 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, I and anima! specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialti9s 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 2 43 756 95 139 117 :3 21 $1,000 __ (D) 667 29361 170 188 3268 (D) 472 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 3 100 2 21 2 

$1,000 __ 424 23738 (D) 244fl (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 5 15 452 73 33 10 12 11 

$1,000 __ 5 11 113 82 23 6 7 5 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 

$1,000 __ (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 16 15 232 74 34 36 762 33 $1,000 __ 36 27 333 69 9 52 27 142 83 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 54 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ___________ farms __ 504 530 3615 1 726 1 265 1 479 1 195 120 

$1,000 __ 48051 12670 68143 21 072 153 015 383089 25763 5 lOB Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 95339 23906 18850 12209 120 960 259019 21 559 42567 

Livestock and poultry purchased ________ farms __ 2 127 1 844 672 688 1 447 339

1 

77 $1,000 __ (D) 452 13529 3 961 6 712 73 '103 5 410 688 

Farms with "lIPenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 106 1 427 517 333 144 180 55 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 16 304 125 304 610 124 9 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 5 88 17 48 634 28 12 $100,000 or more _________________________ 25 13 3 59 7 1 

Feed for livestock and poultry __________ farms __ 4 244 2851 1 284 1 231 1 456 838 102 

$1,000 __ 17 1 354 13951 2889 44 550 232 000 4042 088 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 3 221 2456 184 108 99 617 79 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 1 15 306 79 471 40 207 15 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 4 75 19 595 457 12 5 $100,000 or more _________________________ 4 14 2 57 860 2 3 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____ farms __ I 87 1 130 458 1 231 1 456 391 60 

$1,000 __ (D) 070 5377 994 33 005 231 369 885 831 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 78 1 003 412 223 99 347 45 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 1 103 42 547 40 40 8 $25,000 to $79,999 ______________________ 4 18 3 400 366 4 4 $80,000 or more ________________________ 4 6 1 61 951 3 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________ farms __ 324 288 888 784 1 188 651 224 61 

$1,000 __ 3776 646 600 466 3670 614 104 154 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 118 169 1 480 643 271 326 205 36 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 101 86 375 141 722 239 18 18 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 76 30 31 194 83 1 6 $25,000 or more __________________________ 29 3 2 1 3 1 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ farms __ 347 321 2173 935 1 176 528 381 75 

$1,000 __ 242 1 527 4596 1 475 11 414 3327 261 475 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 293 262 947 855 484 370 376 56 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 45 42 212 79 594 129 4 15 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 6 12 7 1 86 25 1 2 $50,000 or more __________________________ 3 5 7 12 4 2 

Agricultural chemicals __________________ farms __ 403 276 1 584 631 1 160 701 264 69 $1,000 __ 135 939 1 708 371 3863 2468 84 209 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 353 235 520 620 949 556 263 51 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 43 34 58 11 199 137 1 18 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 3 2 5 11 7 $50,000 or more __________________________ 4 5 1 1 1 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 487 474 3354 1 600 1 256 1 215 033 110 

$1,000 __ 2820 776 3410 1 372 6351 4747 879 216 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 352 441 3272 571 861 998 014 95 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 112 30 77 29 372 203 18 14 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 14 3 5 20 7 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 9 3 7 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 407 421 2887 314 1 138 965 918 89 $1,000 __ 883 342 1 725 716 2446 746 552 81 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 245 263 1 626 769 1 138 681 402 68 

$1,000 __ 831 330 1 148 477 3 143 518 165 102 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 19 15 49 3 53 65 16 8 

$1,000 __ 243 (D) 31 5 56 117 26 12 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. ________________________ farms __ 392 289 1 928 895 1 1991 998 536 65 

$1,000 __ 863 (D) 506 174 "l05 3671 136 21 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 123 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

ItBm 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con, 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity ______ . ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

F arms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

51,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ 

$25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Contract Jabor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5.000 to 524,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms_._ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4.999 _____________________________ _ 

S5,000 to $24,993 _. ______________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expansas of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $99,999 _______________________ _ $100,000 or more ________________________ _ 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ 

$25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

F anT'S with expenses of- $1 to $999 _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _______________________ _ $5,000 to $24,999 ______________________ _ $25,000 or more _______________________ _ 

Cash renL ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _____________ .. _________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _______________________ _ $25,000 or more _________________________ _ 

All other far~ production expenses _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $24,999 ________________________ _ $25,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $SO,OOO or more ____________ .. ____________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

124 MARYLAND 

Total 

10585 

16592 

7062 

2900 

585 

38 

5958 

81 230 

3659 

1 610 

569 

120 

1 585 10091 

681 

548 

267 

89 

12077 

46 104 

9486 

2361 

179 

51 

5327 

9821 

3075 

1 797 

433 

22 

5843 

40272 

3735 

1 787 

304 

17 

4037 

28859 

814 

686 

308 

229 

2953 

11 413 

224 

138 

525 

66 

3987 

26726 

2699 

566 

497 

225 

13206 

198C4 

12678 387 

129 

12 

13462 

67978 

11 165 1 812

1 

321 

164 

Cash grains 

(011) 

964 

452 

575 

356 

32 

1 

945 8048 

630 

224 

87 

4 

250 

960 

109 

70 

66 

5 

2426 

8955 

871 

519 

31 

5 

1 406 2821 

716 

570 

112 8 

1 248 7767 

897 

287 

61 

3 

725 4755 

160 

353 

173 

39 

804 3013 

333 

324 

132 

15 

1 201 10705 

720 

205 

166 

110 

2676 

4224 

2564 87 

23 

2 

2850 

8 153 

2497 

307 

35 

11 

Total 

1 198 

309 

157 

37 

4 

870 2464 

790 

65 

13 

2 

155 

248 

94 

47 

14 

1 576 2238 

479 

92 

4 

1 

417 

321 

325 

87 

4 

1 

557 2183 

418 

119 

20 

347 

650 

72 

173 

92 

10 

261 

533 

167 

77 

8 

9 

430 

804 

392 

19 

16 

3 

692 

789 

663 

10 

19 

690 

887 

634 

51 

1 

4 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. (0132) (0133, 0134, 0139) 

645 553 141 168 

615 542 

29 8 

1 3 

605 265 

255 208 

555 235 49 16 

13 

1 

67 88 

153 95 

36 58 

23 24 

8 6 

880 696 874 364 

849 630 31 61 

4 

1 

186 231 

95 226 

161 164 

23 64 

2 2 

1 

309 248 

966 217 

260 158 42 77 

7 13 

195 152 

847 803 

47 25 

109 64 

32 60 

7 3 

144 117 

119 414 

104 63 40 37 

8 

9 

295 135 485 319 

267 125 16 3 12 4 

3 

871 821 871 918 

853 810 

1 9 17 2 

912 778 915 972 

884 750 

27 24 

1 

3 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

280 

280 

217 

56 

6 

1 

184 3210 

94 

65 

15 

10 

58 

900 

9 

32 

4 

13 

445 

264 

372 

69 

1 

3 

163 

343 

110 

30 

23 

145 

505 

82 

53 

9 

1 

91 

250 

7 

24 

50 

10 

84 

254 

28 

49 

6 

1 

162 

845 

121 

18 

17 

6 

460 

530 

454 

5 

1 

490 2175 

430 

48 

4 

8 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

256 

273 

213 

35 

7 

1 

188 2784 

125 

41 

16 

6 

93 

583 

21 

56 

14 

2 

320 

835 

269 

46 

4 

1 

88 

237 

48 

26 

13 

1 

115 

651 

86 

25 

4 

62 

538 

11 

24 

24 

3 

60 

113 

25 

30 

5 

64 

203 

57 

3 

3 

1 

391 

688 

364 

25 

1 

1 

331 

120 

267 

54 

5 

5 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Uvestock, except dairy. poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

-Con. 

Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 402 321 2583 1 141 1 238 1 402 866 75 $1,000 __ 191 225 1 394 421 4686 6028 631 123 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 263 272 2293 055 104 216 699 53 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 93 39 276 85 858 977 155 18 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 37 10 10 1 270 196 10 3 $25,000 or more __________________________ 9 4 6 13 2 1 

Hired farm labor _______________________ farms __ 303 151 1 073 492 905 889 411 39 $1,000 __ 19362 1 502 5030 484 18279 16416 3727 409 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 99 96 841 379 316 338 304 26 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 73 36 201 110 394 420 85 6 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 88 17 25 3 172 114 16 6 $100,000 or more _________________________ 43 2 6 23 17 6 1 

Contract labor _________________________ farms __ 84 29 307 149 113 306 176 14 $1,000 __ 641 193 398 194 585 4117 340 127 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 15 17 211 84 66 60 71 8 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 26 3 84 64 26 103 99 2 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 25 7 12 1 18 101 4 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 18 2 3 42 2 2 

Repair and maintenance _______________ farms __ 421 449 2913 1 368 1 183 1 265 982 97 $1,00o __ 3665 143 5 130 2015 11 409 8377 2703 386 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 276 400 2708 294 444 780 804 83 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 111 43 196 74 657 448 171 9 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 22 4 7 70 26 5 5 $50,000 or more __________________________ 12 2 2 12 11 2 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________ farms __ 106 148 1 200 567 902 636 241 20 $1,000 __ 394 194 1 285 518 2588 405 146 88 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ________________________________ 64 119 858 414 304 324 204 3 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________ 12 25 302 141 461 236 35 13 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 26 3 39 12 133 75 2 3 $25,000 or more __________________________ 4 1 1 4 1 1 

Interest expense ______________________ farms __ 212 205 1 093 514 846 1 018 358 46 $1,000 __ 2462 233 4098 250 9677 9009 1 359 329 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 131 146 885 454 333 459 268 30 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 61 45 194 59 416 487 86 14 $25,000 to $99,999 ________________________ 17 13 12 1 94 70 2 2 $100,000 or more _________________________ 3 1 2 3 2 2 

Secured by real estate _______________ farms __ 137 129 875 419 485 885 265 36 $1,000 __ 722 1 036 3454 085 5773 7470 945 265 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 21 28 304 149 65 51 94 1 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 44 51 389 226 145 352 111 20 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 56 38 170 43 202 430 59 14 $25,000 or more ________________________ 16 12 12 1 73 52 1 1 

Not secured by real estate ___________ farms __ 118 110 342 146 571 394 184 25 $1,000 __ 740 198 644 164 3 904 1 538 414 64 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ______________________________ 42 67 181 89 93 181 97 10 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________________ 58 38 144 55 204 125 76 13 $5,000 to $24,999 _______________________ 13 3 16 2 252 80 8 2 $25,000 or more ________________________ 5 2 1 22 8 3 

Cash ren'- ____________________________ farms __ 81 147 660 244 817 283 121 21 $1,000 __ 977 812 1 697 426 7 542 2784 139 220 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 41 103 598 225 377 164 119 7 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 16 29 30 7 180 57 1 8 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 16 9 20 12 203 41 1 5 $25,000 or more __________________________ 8 6 12 57 21 1 

Property taxes ________________________ farms __ 447 504 3361 1 636 1 014 1 426 124 111 $1,000 __ 940 571 4112 2104 2451 2404 911 185 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 408 498 3278 1 599 921 1 364 1 061 103 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 29 2 67 33 72 48 36 6 $10,000 to $24,999 ________________________ 8 4 16 4 19 9 27 2 $25,000 or more __________________________ 2 2 5 

All other farm production expenses ______ farms __ 451 455 3255 1 543 1 265 1 457 1 127 91 $1,000 __ 8368 1 103 6204 2126 19238 15292 4027 411 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 272 407 3059 1 449 417 067 042 73 $5,000 to $24,999 _________________________ 111 41 171 84 634 305 77 13 $25,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 38 3 18 10 161 48 4 4 S50,000 or more __________________________ 30 4 7 53 37 4 1 

See footnotes at end of lable. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 125 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Item Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except Vegetables Fruits and 

Cash grains Cotton Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. and melons tree nuts 

Total (011) Total (0131) (0132) (0133, 0134, 0139) (016) (017) 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 14774 3172 1 940 - 1 051 889 550 404 $1,000 __ 135 200 -5232 2 169 - 4450 -2280 4219 2196 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 9151 -1 649 1 118 - 4234 -2565 7671 5437 

Farms with net gains. _________________ number __ 6913 1 102 1 045 - 763 282 312 t81 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 28507 11 806 6898 - 7409 5515 18275 18419 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 982 203 184 - 89 95 77 28 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 2743 582 698 - 536 162 113 95 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2212 266 158 - 137 21 97 24 $50,000 or more __________________________ 976 51 5 - 1 4 25 34 

Farms with net losses _________________ numbeL_ 7861 2070 895 - 288 607 238 223 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 7871 8812 5630 - 4177 6319 6231 5101 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 1 401 342 195 - 75 120 84 46 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 4818 1 252 590 - 190 400 119 138 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 1 530 421 102 - 22 80 32 38 $50,000 or more __________________________ 112 55 8 - 1 7 3 1 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 2553 1 230 182 - 95 87 41 11 $1,000 __ 29512 18528 829 - 257 572 407 51 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 3397 712 429 - 168 261 139 118 $1,000 __ 14273 3798 t 532 - 850 682 537 330 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ I 319 350 177 - 76 lOt 77 31 $1,000 __ 5380 1 720 935 - 655 280 247 34 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ I 123 218 172 - 59 113 46 37 $1,000 __ 3444 677 300 - 90 210 141 63 Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 532 132 70 - 14 56 24 39 $1,000 __ 2782 957 179 - 85 94 118 120 Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ I 163 186 107 - 36 71 30 32 $1,000 __ 2668 444 117 - 19 98 31 113 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 544 331 19 - 15 4 12 3 $1,000 __ 14023 10244 131 - 99 32 279 10 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 511 319 11 - 7 4 10 2 $1,000 __ 12702 9470 55 - 23 32 256 (0) Wheat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ __ ___ _ __ _ _ farms __ 41 27 1 - 1 - 2 - $1,000 __ 220 181 (0) - (0) - (0) - Soybeans _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 46 25 1 - 1 - 1 - $1,000 __ 915 519 (0) - (0) - (0) - Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ 24 16 - - - - - - $1,000 __ 103 74 - - - - - - Cotton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ 13 - 8 - 8 - - 1 $1,000 __ 82 - (0) - (0) - - (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 13200 3081 2006 - 1 159 847 517 302 acres __ I 744 891 747 298 107 594 - 46940 60654 48060 13226 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ II 960 3081 2006 - 1 159 847 517 302 acres __ I 346 913 626351 70297 - 27417 42880 39474 10 035 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 6844 1 144 1 639 - 1 018 621 375 262 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 1 774 591 214 - 86 128 58 22 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 1 602 561 108 - 38 70 33 9 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 1 204 479 38 - 17 21 33 6 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 358 184 5 - - 5 12 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 151 98 2 - - 2 5 1 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 27 24 - - - - 1 -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 5435 607 513 - 184 329 70 48 acres __ 189466 20048 13760 - 5347 8413 1 274 893 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ I 631 434 433 - 317 116 70 45 acres __ 51 668 22014 7544 - 4948 2596 1 788 585 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 840 214 149 - 80 69 94 13 acres __ 17 156 6817 2389 - 690 1 699 1 268 (0) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 292 79 53 - 34 19 10 1 acres __ II 028 4351 1 450 - 562 888 354 (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 2902 1 018 527 - 348 179 136 76 acres __ 128 660 67717 12 154 - 7976 4178 3902 1 609 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 7949 1 666 1 084 - 590 494 258 173 acres __ 423 626 121 656 51 021 - 27997 23024 10082 7642 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 2384 298 241 - 116 125 50 30 acres __ 71 353 13957 7549 - 3 134 4415 820 371 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 6759 1 483 958 - 525 433 237 157 acres __ 352 273 107 699 43472 - 24863 18609 9262 7271 

See footnotes at end of table. 

126 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Oairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

NET CASH RETURN FROM 

AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR 

THE FARM UNIT' 

All farms _______________________________ number __ 504 530 3615 1 726 1 265 1 479 1 195 120 $1,000 __ 22055 -1 526 5 030 -1 779 51 284 53043 1 144 818 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 43759 -2879 1 391 -1 031 40541 35864 957 6818 

Farms with net gains2 _________________ number __ 411 81 1 198 479 1 100 1 223 234 26 Average net gain ____________________ dollars __ 57266 14057 14752 8380 49440 46867 52366 58219 

Gain of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 37 9 320 149 20 40 64 - $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 153 45 634 276 81 249 84 9 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 98 25 198 41 619 652 71 4 $50,000 or more __________________________ 123 2 46 13 380 282 15 13 

Farms with net 105S85 _________________ number __ 93 449 2417 1 247 165 256 961 94 Average net loss ____________________ dollars __ 15931 5935 5231 4646 18789 16700 11 561 7399 

Loss of- Less than $1,000 __________________________ 21 60 494 267 19 43 88 9 $1,000 to $9,999 __________________________ 41 311 1 607 835 38 116 539 67 $10,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 29 74 311 145 98 86 324 15 $50,000 or more __________________________ 2 4 5 - 10 11 10 3 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AND 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Government payments ___________________ farms __ 12 93 396 127 320 219 23 26 $1,000 __ 76 1 246 2317 439 3 292 2269 40 457 Other farm-related income' _______________ farms __ 77 130 740 336 437 308 286 21 $1,000 __ 545 622 1 820 811 1 513 2 181 1 127 267 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________________________ farms __ 10 57 269 125 201 121 23 3 $1,000 __ 28 320 594 177 501 865 131 3 

Gross cash rent or share payments _____ farms __ 41 44 236 120 41 142 145 1 

$1,000 __ 77 (0) 627 262 256 585 466 (0) 

Forest products and Christmas trees ____ farms __ 33 18 140 42 16 29 21 10 $1,000 __ 440 182 382 221 104 254 32 12 

Other farm-related income sources ______ farms __ 4 14 306 131 288 64 121 11 $1,000 __ 1 (0) 217 151 652 476 497 (0) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ___________________________________ farms __ 3 19 40 6 46 61 4 6 $1,000 __ 36 356 746 37 692 1 459 9 62 Corn _________________________________ farms __ 3 19 39 6 45 57 - 6 $1,000 __ (0) 293 619 37 652 1 257 - (0) WheaL _______________________________ farms __ I 2 2 - 5 - - 1 

$1,000 __ (0) (0) (0) - 11 - - (0) Soybeans _____________________________ farms __ I 1 3 - 2 12 - - $1,000 __ (0) (0) 118 - (0) (0) - - Sorghum, barley, and oats ______________ farms __ - 1 5 - 1 1 - - $1,000 __ - (0) (0) - (0) (0) - - Cotton ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___ farms __ - - - - - - 4 - $1,000 __ - - - - - - 9 -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 483 618 3088 1 571 1 308 889 794 114 

acres __ 21 609 63181 224 595 103696 337 758 135 563 27114 18893 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 483 586 2576 1 285 1 286 705 314 104 

acres __ 14645 46380 130 563 50210 272 775 115744 6328 14321 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 427 410 1 830 953 96 327 278 56 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 25 69 440 224 218 100 28 9 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 12 55 203 88 505 93 7 16 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 13 35 84 20 384 116 1 15 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 4 10 14 - 66 54 - 7 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 2 6 5 - 16 15 - 1 2,000 acres or more _______________________ - 1 - - 1 - - -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 57 296 2117 1 156 832 180 644 71 

acres __ 2 161 8047 71 448 44186 47315 3 134 17965 3421 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 55 84 234 116 106 89 63 18 

acres __ I 420 3861 4995 2307 4289 3990 752 430 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 13 80 150 77 44 48 28 7 

acres __ 103 I 297 2373 1 022 908 1 397 437 (0) 

In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 10 17 70 28 32 15 3 2 

acres __ 567 566 1 480 507 1 729 442 5 (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 98 115 389 179 191 253 80 19 

acres __ 2713 3030 13736 5464 10742 10856 1 627 574 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 176 380 2136 1 116 817 661 511 87 

acres __ 7641 19480 100 660 52537 45388 43679 12198 4 179 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 37 112 992 585 323 83 180 38 

acres __ 2227 3028 24491 15543 12118 3025 2331 1 436 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ ISO 327 1 659 837 708 608 408 64 

acres __ 5414 16452 76169 36994 33270 40654 9867 2743 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 127 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Item Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except Vegetables Fruits and 

Cash grains Cotton Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. and melons tree nuts 

Total (011) Total (0131) (0132) (0133, 0134, 0139) (016) (017) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 2942 344 246 - 86 160 48 43 

acres __ 103 655 16007 7266 - 2035 5231 915 730 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 10037 1 842 1 309 - 753 556 318 223 

acres __ 124 457 32742 16342 - 8412 7930 3021 3012 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ____________________________ farms __ 1 838 1 087 108 - 63 45 32 3 

acres __ 107 784 75824 2297 - 1 155 1 142 1 350 80 

Conservation reserve program _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 81 32 9 - 6 3 - 1 

acres __ 5 101 1 361 247 - 166 81 - (0) 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 14774 3 172 1 940 - 1 051 889 550 404 $1,000 __ 5 418 920 1 786 549 462 518 - 161 600 300918 162 874 90785 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 366 788 563 225 238411 - 153 758 338 490 296 135 224715 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2261 1 924 2831 - 2572 2992 2345 2419 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 1 746 245 304 - 285 19 144 59 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 1 244 276 219 - 111 108 43 32 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 116 151 249 - 182 67 23 22 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 1 743 281 246 - 123 123 87 74 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 563 300 249 - 112 137 43 30 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 4632 996 479 - 187 292 147 152 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 1 558 463 95 - 25 70 29 28 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 763 241 81 - 25 56 27 6 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 366 191 18 - 1 17 4 1 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 43 28 - - - - 3 -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and eqUipment _________________________ farms __ 14728 3 149 1 940 - 1 051 889 550 404 

$1,000 __ 657 693 180 755 49290 - 25673 23617 27994 12242 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 357 193 239 - 147 92 97 53 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2916 519 448 - 176 272 92 91 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 2968 504 510 - 318 192 122 83 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 3663 817 485 - 302 183 90 99 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 1 897 484 167 - 61 106 59 40 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 286 424 58 - 25 33 48 33 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 587 194 33 - 22 11 39 4 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 54 14 - - - - 3 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 12207 2602 1 580 - 866 714 442 293 

number __ 24323 6400 2640 - 1 495 1 145 1 081 535 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 13505 2938 1 767 - 943 824 510 387 number __ 37672 8942 4589 - 2500 2089 1 533 888 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 9781 1 888 1 330 - 761 569 437 342 

number __ 16629 3337 2584 - 1 609 975 818 499 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 8892 2285 1 015 - 472 543 272 180 

number __ 21 043 5605 2005 - 891 1 114 715 389 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 3215 1 479 301 - 193 108 99 18 

number __ 3579 1 635 332 - 213 119 117 (0) 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 4970 864 476 - 100 376 71 93 number __ 5638 919 552 - 107 445 100 133 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 5225 954 609 - 198 411 59 66 number __ 6126 1 064 676 - 211 465 59 79 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 10292 2802 1 625 - 1 051 574 550 314 

acres on which used __ 1 135 625 557 480 49336 - 18827 30509 40305 12295 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 3784 956 394 - 195 199 153 120 

acres on which used __ 195 677 80165 10936 - 4411 6525 9461 2005 

ton5 __ 225 992 89398 13728 - 5076 8652 8822 2886 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 5 122 1 460 791 - 669 122 395 262 

acres on which used __ 418 327 213 374 14848 - 9727 5121 21 678 8054 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 662 226 91 - 73 18 59 39 

acres on which used __ 45255 26640 1 663 - 941 722 2250 347 

Diseases in crops and orchards _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 1 261 255 186 - 107 79 206 242 

acres on which used __ 39094 12792 2622 - 990 1 632 9109 5848 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 6627 2300 680 - 367 313 317 215 

acres on which used __ 840 439 477 810 24900 - 10453 14447 29632 6802 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 546 113 94 - 76 18 25 103 

acres on which used __ 34521 16703 1 400 - 821 579 706 3758 

See footnotes at end of table. 

128 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory textl 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feed lois Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 27 126 1 060 530 488 102 413 45 acres __ 552 3354 33469 20492 24 653 1 903 12067 2739 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 336 430 2416 1 184 960 1 250 867 86 acres __ 3955 5581 23948 13905 14 120 14348 6451 937 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

programs: 

Annual commodity acreage adjustment 45 186 169 programs ____________________________ farms __ 7 68 158 4 16 acres __ 313 3776 4959 810 9 446 8979 41 719 Conservation reserve program __________ farms __ - 4 21 8 8 5 - 1 acres __ - 813 1 842 1 023 (D) 344 - (0) 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 504 530 3615 1 726 1 265 1 479 1 195 120 $1,000 __ 177 792 180514 928 633 460230 793 991 471 383 320 993 42888 Average per farm ____________________ doliars __ 352 762 340 592 256 883 266645 627 661 318717 268 613 357400 Average per acre ____________________ doliars __ 4489 2074 2392 2524 2025 2371 4523 2017 

Farms by value group: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 84 33 404 194 47 257 152 17 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 35 49 354 181 8 153 55 20 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 19 62 316 134 50 109 115 - $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 67 92 505 208 53 182 140 16 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 60 42 439 214 78 168 133 21 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 131 169 1 222 597 448 388 473 27 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 71 47 236 131 374 126 83 6 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 26 22 95 50 152 67 37 9 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ____________________ 10 11 44 17 49 27 7 4 $5,000,000 or more __________________________ 1 3 - - 6 2 - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated markel value of ali machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 504 530 3606 1 717 1 265 1 479 1 181 120 $1,000 __ 35695 20011 92059 41 905 127 111 83322 25389 3825 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 34 59 399 189 - 113 152 18 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 48 147 1 031 564 53 146 318 23 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 129 112 834 341 80 303 262 29 $20,00010 $49,999 __________________________ 106 107 899 423 244 443 338 35 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 72 62 250 105 450 234 76 3 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 63 16 154 87 297 160 24 9 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 49 26 38 8 119 72 10 3 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 3 1 1 - 22 8 1 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 446 403 2926 1 354 1 145 1 398 882 90 number __ 1 338 713 4516 1 933 2586 3060 1 296 158 Wheel traclors __________________________ farms __ 459 497 3309 1 630 1 202 1 306 1 033 97 number __ 1 397 1 239 7980 3713 5577 3620 1 664 243 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________ farms __ 358 387 2453 1 163 772 927 835 52 number __ 732 679 3889 1 836 1 492 1 470 1 067 62 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________ farms __ 245 301 2086 1 051 1 118 915 409 66 number __ 665 560 4091 1 877 4085 2150 597 181 

Grain and bean combines ________________ farms __ 18 87 473 149 323 389 2 26 number __ 18 96 556 149 347 430 (0) 28 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 95 236 1 513 764 1 093 196 257 76 number __ 152 251 1 661 820 1 218 232 330 90 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 37 270 1 699 854 1 126 152 156 97 number __ 43 322 2002 998 1 415 171 187 108 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 347 321 2 173 935 1 176 528 381 75 

acres on which used __ 13412 33494 104 200 37449 226494 79769 7403 11 437 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 85 140 876 424 615 181 204 60 

acres on which used __ 2298 6716 25172 11 970 39000 14112 3827 1 985 tons __ 2884 7441 31 268 16409 48828 14437 3 773 2527 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

conlrolInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 318 165 624 221 720 310 44 33 acres on which used __ 7925 13801 25211 7411 71 156 37719 710 3851 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 23 24 56 19 98 43 - 3 acres on which used __ 334 914 1 824 1 392 7476 3271 - 536 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 147 55 94 44 15 44 1 16 acres on which used __ 1 847 1 036 1 661 233 739 2957 (0) (D) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 258 178 1 040 395 9·15 528 141 55 acres on which used __ 7688 24855 52499 12043 120299 84652 2888 8414 

Chemicals for defoliation or for groWlh control of crops or thinning of fruit _______ farms __ 44 19 65 33 58 19 - 6 acres on which used __ 337 213 3022 464 4749 3603 - 30 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 129 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ___________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners ______________ _____ _______________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ________ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Glther _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 49 years _______________________________ _ 

50 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 59 years _______________________________ _ 

60 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 to 69 years _______________________________ _ 

70 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) ____________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sale proprietorship) ____ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

ather-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

130 MARYLAND 

Total 

14776 

9375 

3693 

1 708 

14344 

9066 

3618 

1 660 

432 

309 

75 

48 

13093 

547 491 

13068 

422 869 

5439 

981 677 

5401 

973 760 

1 899 

132 539 

11 392 

2380 

1 004 

7882 

6894 

5766 

7985 

1 202 

1 279 5504 

025 

706 1 000 

2306 

8210 

18.6 

2554 

227 

1 509 

2809 

1 735 

1 689 

670 

1 762 

1 459 

1 916 

52.7 

13354 

1 422 

41 

12738 

756 220 

1 323 

359 020 

570 

237 071 

13 

557 

49 

13389 

10 

39 

96 30929 

Cash grains 

(011) 

3081 

1 569 

999 

513 

2993 

1 519 

970 

504 

88 

50 

29 

9 

2575 

468368 

2568 

442337 

1 513 

476560 

1 512 

475366 

361 

27225 

2065 

778 

238 

705 

376 

1 172 

1 655 

246 

291 

118 

254 

139 

156 

420 

1 795 

20.5 

571 

49 

311 

543 

278 

349 

363 

416 

354 

418 

53.6 

2926 

155 

3 

2630 

637 743 

324 

161 600 

100 

108 695 

100 

8 

3467 

2 

6 

19 

6 198 

Total 

2006 

1 322 

409 

275 

842 

204 

386 

252 

164 

118 

23 

23 

1 735 

149 367 

1 731 

138 998 

689 

43 955 

684 

43225 

239 

11 099 

487 

374 

145 

008 

998 

720 

136 

162 

178 

796 

150 

84 

147 

287 1 050 

20.1 

438 

48 

193 

328 

230 

237 

188 

239 

215 

328 

53.8 

849 

157 

4 

1 767 

145 586 

173 

19967 

41 

10060 

41 

3 402 

3 

22 

6208 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

159 

711 

234 

214 

1 012 

608 

213 

191 

147 

103 

21 

23 

945 

68309 

945 

64680 

452 

21 160 

448 

20704 

121 

4085 

830 

225 

104 

673 

486 

458 

600 

92 

106 

402 

101 

46 

69 

129 

600 

22.1 

315 

45 

125 

166 

115 

130 

101 

139 

134 

204 

53.8 

080 

79 

3 

1 024 

70671 

106 

9747 

16 

3514 

16 

13 

452 

847 

611 

175 

61 

830 

596 

173 

61 

17 

15 

2 

790 

81 058 

786 

74318 

237 

22795 

236 

22521 

118 

7014 

657 

149 

41 

335 

512 

262 

536 

70 

72 

394 

49 

38 

78 

158 

450 

17.8 

123 

3 

68 

162 

115 

107 

87 

100 

81 

124 

53.6 

769 

78 

743 

74915 

67 

10220 

25 

6546 

25 

3 402 

3 

9 4756 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

517 

282 

162 

73 

496 

269 

157 

70 

21 

13 

5 

3 

446 

41 699 

444 

36274 

235 

27067 

235 

25804 

69 

6688 

360 

132 

25 

301 

216 

195 

286 

61 

56 

169 

36 

27 

39 

104 

264 

18.5 

83 

9 

66 

79 

53 

54 

67 

66 

57 

66 

52.8 

487 

30 

3 

439 

40890 

57 

9975 

18 

10092 

18 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

302 

237 

38 

27 

296 

231 

38 

27 

6 

6 

276 

21 320 

275 

20043 

65 4695 

65 4567 

42 

1 405 

241 

49 

12 

115 

187 

97 

195 

20 

28 

147 

10 

18 

25 

57 

173 

15.3 

29 

27 

55 

49 

36 

33 

38 

33 

31 

53.0 

271 

31 

3 

260 

14522 

16 

2816 

23 

5949 

1 

22 

3 

323 

3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs speCialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 483 618 3541 787 340 542 225 121 Full owners ___________________________________ 372 440 2 574 385 380 160 973 66 Part owners ___________________________________ 47 136 726 305 648 320 160 48 Tenants ______________________________________ 64 42 241 97 312 62 92 7 White ________________________________________ 470 612 3455 761 336 513 210 121 Full owners _________________________________ 359 435 2509 365 376 138 960 66 Part owners _________________________________ 47 135 714 300 648 316 159 48 Tenants ____________________________________ 64 42 232 96 312 59 91 7 

Black and other races _________________________ 13 6 86 26 4 29 15 Full owners _________________________________ 13 5 65 20 4 22 13 Part owners _________________________________ 1 12 5 4 1 Tenants ____________________________________ 9 1 3 1 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND 

Land owned ____________________________ farms __ 419 576 3303 1 691 1 034 1 481 1 134 114 acres __ 28098 61 779 332 800 181 063 222561 143 053 59816 18630 Owned land in farms ___________________ farms __ 419 576 3300 1 690 1 028 1 480 1 133 114 acres __ 25320 58333 298 610 161 842 215 640 119 724 50488 17 102 

Land rented or leased from others _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 113 180 978 407 963 393 255 55 acres __ 8783 33393 85401 29345 207824 76547 7790 9662 Rented or leased land in farms _________ farms __ 111 178 967 402 960 382 252 55 acres __ 8437 33263 84062 28 788 206279 75769 7342 9646 

Land rented or leased to others ___________ farms __ 50 77 494 279 66 335 150 16 acres __ 3 124 3576 35529 19 778 8466 24 107 9776 1 544 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 331 508 2901 454 1 206 153 1 038 102 Not on farm operated __________________________ 115 78 465 245 72 181 125 11 Not reported __________________________________ 37 32 175 88 62 208 62 8 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ 227 254 1 483 707 1 288 026 404 71 O1her ________________________________________ 256 364 2058 080 52 516 821 50 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 222 190 1 102 570 1 006 698 307 57 Any __________________________________________ 233 398 2244 117 222 679 878 59 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 33 62 264 105 125 131 86 12 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 44 53 334 183 33 109 145 8 200 days or more ___________________________ 156 283 646 829 64 439 647 39 

Not reported __________________________________ 28 30 195 100 112 165 40 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 22 30 114 65 59 89 118 6 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 44 30 217 93 78 96 158 10 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 97 87 548 258 177 245 271 13 10 years or more ______________________________ 252 385 2 100 1 098 831 751 540 69 Average years on present farm _______________ 15,2 19.3 19.1 20.0 20.9 17.1 12.0 19.2 

Not reported __________________________________ 68 86 562 273 195 361 138 23 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 3 5 51 20 25 26 11 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 47 50 283 114 199 192 128 13 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 112 112 573 231 271 349 362 25 45 to 49 years ________________________________ 65 74 425 202 143 207 196 15 50 to 54 years ________________________________ 62 59 398 203 162 172 148 12 

55 to 59 years ________________________________ 69 88 400 182 165 174 111 12 60 to 64 years ________________________________ 50 71 423 241 167 163 111 18 65 to 69 years ________________________________ 29 63 414 235 100 121 59 14 70 years and over _____________________________ 46 96 574 359 108 138 99 12 Average age ________________________________ 51.0 54.4 54.5 56.6 50.1 50.1 49.0 52.9 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 432 544 3239 636 297 324 871 114 Female _______________________________________ 51 74 302 151 43 218 354 7 

Operators of Spanish origin (see text) _____________ 4 10 3 2 8 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ____ farms __ 307 556 3235 1 653 1 048 1 338 1 049 109 acres __ 16307 66020 320 369 171 369 297358 151 505 44409 21 511 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 39 38 220 96 210 125 112 9 acres __ 1 156 15220 34285 12726 75984 28164 6982 2851 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 117 16 67 30 68 64 54 2 acres __ 14054 8 181 21 613 5090 36213 14 106 (D) (D) More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 4 3 1 1 4 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 113 16 64 29 67 60 54 2 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 13 2 4 1 3 10 2 acres __ 371 (D) 686 (D) 1 360 484 (D) More lhan 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 1 1 7 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 13 2 3 3 3 2 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 7 6 15 7 11 5 8 1 acres __ 869 (D) 4719 (D) 11004 214 582 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 131 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) ______________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ________________________ _ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _ ___ _ _______ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ ___ _ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

132 MARYLAND 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Total 

1 838 4400 

1 288 

1 271 

1 388 

938 

702 

526 

1 363 

712 

284 

66 

3081 

2006 

1 159 

847 

517 

302 

483 

618 

3541 

1 787 

1 340 

1 542 1 225 

121 

5780 

308 052 

1 622 2367 

803 

686 

279 

23 

4621 

158917 

3 185 48454 

1 690 

1 334 

130 

22 

9 

1 694 110463 

278 

34 

463 

576 

283 

55 

5 

4003 

98532 

4276 

50603 

5368 

154 540 56718 

2999 

71 890 10447 

4635 

82650 

46271 

1 656 27 122 17 484 

Cash grains 

(011) 

46 

595 

280 

317 

347 

239 

207 

146 

399 

289 

164 

52 

3081 

548 17314 

196 

246 

66 

29 

11 

383 

7482 

361 6751 

176 

151 

27 

5 

2 

31 

731 

22 

1 

1 

5 

2 

321 4689 

418 

5143 

450 7407 

3086 

207 2531 

405 

362 4876 

2682 

171 2242 

1 359 

Total 

276 

731 

197 

217 

193 

125 

79 

54 

96 

31 

6 

1 

2006 

1 159 

847 

346 5 194 

170 

162 

11 

3 

255 2225 

243 2 176 

172 

67 

4 

21 

49 

19 

2 

210 

1 384 

274 

585 

244 1 762 

589 

119 

723 

124 

193 1 039 

465 

93 

448 

226 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Cotton Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0131) (0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

261 

417 

90 

102 

96 

72 

38 

23 

47 

13 

159 

159 

151 2593 

65 

79 

5 

2 

126 

186 

118 

147 

79 

37 

2 

14 

39 

12 

2 

98 

599 

126 

808 

109 

895 

305 

62 

368 

71 

80 

527 

234 

41 

310 

157 

15 

314 

107 

115 

97 

53 

41 

31 

49 

18 

6 

1 

847 

847 

195 2601 

105 

83 

6 

1 

129 1 039 

125 1 029 

93 

30 

2 

7 

10 

7 

112 

785 

148 

777 

135 

867 

285 

57 

355 

54 

113 

512 

231 

52 

138 

69 

Vegetables 

and melons (016) 

81 

189 

54 

48 

44 

24 

15 

9 

24 

18 

9 

2 

517 

49 

646 

28 

18 

3 

29 

226 

27 

(D) 

17 

10 

3 

(D) 

3 

32 

171 

41 

249 

33 

261 

104 

23 

92 

21 

23 

169 

83 

7 

59 

39 

Frutts and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

72 

128 

23 

25 

16 

11 

2 

5 

14 

3 

2 

1 

302 

29 

250 

21 

7 

1 

24 

105 

22 

97 

20 

2 

5 

8 

5 

11 

35 

15 

110 

17 

315 

176 4 

70 

26 

16 

245 

150 7 

31 

19 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal sjecialties 

(02t 

Item General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry Animal 

primarily livestock 

and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs speCialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 199 24 338 130 28 479 290 5 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 162 245 1 222 571 26 472 592 38 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 23 65 407 225 29 87 111 12 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 23 54 352 197 55 97 78 5 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 19 66 404 211 t45 76 72 6 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 11 41 223 136 168 52 35 9 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 11 26 162 101 150 31 13 6 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 3 15 109 67 134 38 9 4 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 16 46 229 118 400 100 18 21 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 13 23 75 26 170 71 6 13 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 2 10 19 5 31 39 1 1 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 1 3 1 4 1 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish 

potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) _______________ 

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________ Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 483 General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 618 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 3541 787 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 1 787 787 

Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 340 Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________ 542 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 225 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) _________________________ 121 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 20 237 2895 1 687 1 337 146 85 88 

number __ 383 5897 87675 51 223 181 862 3692 913 4226 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 11 116 886 438 13 84 62 35 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 7 87 1 579 991 176 44 19 22 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 2 20 266 162 399 12 3 20 100 to 199 __________________________________ 13 120 74 509 3 1 8 200 to 499 __________________________________ 1 38 21 224 3 2 500 or more ________________________________ 6 1 16 1 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 18 159 2201 1 379 1 324 103 60 65 

number __ 267 2115 34765 22821 107 893 514 486 839 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 17 148 2078 1 320 106 85 57 41 

number-_ (D) 2004 33408 22037 580 859 477 627 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 10 94 1 017 615 55 59 42 28 10 to 49 ________________________________ 6 47 962 640 44 21 14 10 50 to 99 ________________________________ 1 6 77 51 7 5 1 2 100 to 199 ______________________________ 16 10 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 6 4 500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 1 20 223 110 1 323 26 7 34 

number __ (D) 111 357 784 106313 655 9 1 212 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 15 170 73 10 16 7 11 5 to 9 __________________________________ 3 23 21 3 2 10 to 49 ________________________________ 2 24 12 417 4 14 50 to 99 ________________________________ 6 4 557 1 7 100 to 199 ______________________________ 277 3 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 54 1 500 or more ____________________________ 5 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 11 149 1 860 1 155 1 237 78 42 52 

number __ 48 1 695 22047 13 187 66 130 868 238 227 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 13 179 2298 1 327 823 104 49 62 

number __ 68 2087 30863 15215 7839 1 310 189 160 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 14 158 2902 1 702 1 334 95 50 71 

number __ 331 2722 61 431 37387 73 986 925 597 3803 

$1,000 __ 243 1 253 30889 16155 17 817 781 249 1 530 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 5 68 1 249 978 1 221 44 18 41 

number __ 30 835 18733 16647 46763 560 114 1 439 

$1,000 __ 5 216 5519 5015 3759 65 23 283 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 13 130 2537 1 405 1 177 78 42 64 

number-_ 301 1 887 42698 20740 27223 1 365 483 2364 

$1,000 __ 238 1 037 25370 11 140 14058 716 225 1 247 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 4 62 1 115 120 112 38 24 23 

number-_ 66 819 20155 761 2 167 670 84 381 

$1,000 __ 49 515 13496 477 1 138 403 44 197 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 133 
Table 53_ Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con_ 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Item Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; field crops, except Vegetables Fruits and 

Cash grains Cotton Tobacco cash grains. n.s.c. and melons tree nuts 

Total (011) Total (0131) (0132) (0133,0134,0139) (016) (017) 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 1 322 124 101 81 20 16 7 

number __ 197214 9421 2748 2437 311 351 112 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 704 80 73 55 18 12 6 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 178 12 9 9 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 151 16 16 15 3 100 to 199 __________________________________ 105 7 2 1 200 to 499 __________________________________ 107 6 500 or more ________________________________ 77 3 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 765 72 58 48 10 9 4 number __ 27822 1 202 436 354 82 99 6 Other ________________________________ farms __ 1 209 108 85 70 15 13 4 number __ 169392 8219 2312 2083 229 252 106 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 1 265 105 65 51 14 11 3 number __ 372470 18383 3335 2575 760 677 347 $1,000 __ 37032 1 693 257 232 24 54 55 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 375 30 20 15 5 7 1 

number __ 94341 5119 345 658 687 (D) (D) 

$1,000 __ 3900 216 38 23 15 (D) (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweenDec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 803 76 63 51 12 9 4 number __ 42 199 2020 507 389 118 106 8 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 717 67 52 42 10 9 4 number __ 20915 988 293 219 74 53 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 715 63 51 42 9 8 1 number __ 21 284 1 032 214 170 44 53 (D) 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 660 47 39 15 24 5 8 number __ 24599 2008 747 511 236 36 114 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 589 42 32 13 19 3 5 number __ 15 198 1 363 499 (D) (D) (D) 81 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 581 40 30 14 16 4 6 number __ 16714 962 469 370 99 21 48 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 563 41 27 11 16 2 6 number __ 21 194 1 703 494 324 170 (D) (D) 

pounds of wooL_ 162 457 12711 3211 1 882 329 (D) 480 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 3287 315 309 74 235 55 38 number __ 26513 1 732 725 282 443 234 202 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 913 35 27 8 19 2 2 number __ 3565 97 54 18 36 (D) (D) Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 480 32 39 15 24 11 9 number __ 3249 87 147 31 116 31 35 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 141 10 8 2 6 3 number __ 1 227 46 31 (D) (D) 20 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 1 337 140 128 69 59 34 19 number __ 4 060 760 10796 6635 2824 3811 580 912 Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 1 203 138 125 68 57 34 19 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 35 1 3 1 2 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 34 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 35 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 14 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 6 100,000 or more ____________________________ 10 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms __ 1 309 139 127 69 58 34 18 number __ 3 706405 10566 5435 2726 2709 522 905 Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________________ farms __ 179 12 15 9 6 4 4 number __ 354 355 230 1 200 96 102 58 7 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 402 27 18 10 8 7 4 number __ 3 330 041 11 166 2244 398 846 246 7 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 1 381 11 1 1 5 number __ 257 070 110 605 120 

Farms with-

(D) (D) 658004 

1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 51 4 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 159 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 189 3 100,000 or more ____________________________ 982 3 4 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 41 2 4 3 1 number __ 651 (0) 17 (D) (D) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 56 8 11 8 3 2 number __ 107 763 647 661 615 46 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

134 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms, 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poullry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Oairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Hogs and pigs invenlory __________________ farms __ I 46 733 114 146 121 9 18 number __ (D) 3352 149812 1 582 5814 22677 (D) 2 820 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 26 354 100 93 46 9 5 25 10 49 ____________________________________ 9 97 6 19 26 5 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 6 76 5 17 13 3 100 to 199 __________________________________ 2 70 3 12 10 1 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2 84 3 10 2 500 or more ________________________________ 1 52 2 16 2 

Used or 10 be used for breeding ________ farms __ I 29 460 41 42 74 5 11 number __ (D) 620 21 432 186 503 3071 (D) 407 Other ________________________________ farms __ I 41 682 111 140 108 9 18 number __ (D) 2732 128 380 396 5 311 19606 (0) 2413 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 2 43 756 95 139 117 3 21 number __ (0) 7821 283 509 2049 11 706 41 452 (D) 4833 $1,000 __ (0) 667 29361 170 1 188 3268 (0) 472 Feeder pigs-__________________________ farms __ I 16 238 23 19 38 5 number __ (D) 3229 63 176 925 717 17626 420 $1,000 __ (D) 150 2611 33 73 728 59 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ I 29 475 42 47 83 5 11 number __ (D) 926 32611 216 678 4726 (D) 551 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ I 28 431 32 40 70 5 10 numbeL_ (D) 455 16276 90 326 2264 5 219 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ I 25 432 35 42 80 1 11 number __ (D) 471 16335 126 352 2462 (D) 332 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 6 17 459 78 37 13 17 12 number __ 133 261 20289 638 507 192 151 161 Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 5 16 426 69 28 10 12 10 number __ (D) (0) 12354 108 300 101 92 (0) 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 4 13 428 69 28 9 10 9 number __ 91 189 14264 191 396 85 113 76 Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 5 12 420 65 27 9 7 7 number __ 77 181 17939 1 167 464 108 75 80 

pounds of wooL (0) 033 139 179 7711 3493 785 568 502 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 28 215 862 437 150 137 1 129 49 number __ 118 620 3677 849 498 575 15791 341 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 4 6 97 31 15 15 695 15 number __ 13 26 197 74 21 29 3083 35 Goats inventory ________________ . ________ farms __ 7 25 218 83 28 42 55 14 

number._ 56 74 2 162 524 63 275 189 130 Goals sold ______________________________ farms __ 6 2 81 23 2 11 11 7 

number._ 32 (0) 935 219 (D) 57 60 34 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 12 50 540 211 127 183 61 43 

number._ 379 3289 26928 6748 8452 3 973 704 190 26895 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 12 50 529 209 124 71 61 40 40010 3,199 ________________________________ 11 2 3 16 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 32 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 34 1 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 14 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 6 100,000 or more ____________________________ 10 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ farms __ 12 50 534 208 127 166 59 43 

number._ 340 3 189 23252 5200 8 142 3 625 249 1 057 26748 

Pullets 3 monlhs old or older not of laying age ___________________________________ farms __ 3 9 64 25 17 36 9 6 

number._ 39 100 3676 548 310 348 455 133 147 Hens and pullets sold ____________________ farms __ 3 14 115 39 34 146 13 21 

number._ 39 470 15419 971 2 157 3 276 760 310 21 221 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 1 8 27 6 14 1 305 1 8 

number._ (D) 126000 421 855 616 94005 253 537 731 (D) 487 330 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 26 6 13 2 3 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 2 153 3 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 183 100,000 or more ____________________________ 4 967 2 

Turkey hens kepI for breeding ____________ farms __ I 3 20 7 4 3 1 3 

number._ (D) 452 108 21 14 12 (D) 3 Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 2 13 3 13 

(011 

2 number-_ (0) 452 1 733 94623 (0) 

See foolnotes al end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 135 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________ . _____ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________ •••• __ ••• 

250 to 499 acres _ ••••• ___ ••• _______ ••• ____ ._ 500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop •• ___ ••••• ___ farms __ acres __ 

tons, green_. Irrigated ••• _____ ••••• ____ • __ ••••• _____ farms_. 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ___ •••• ___ • ___ •••• _______ ••• __ _ 

25 to 99 acres _._ •••• __ •• ___ •••• ______ ••• __ _ 

100 to 249 acres __ • ____ ••. __ ••••• ____ •••• __ _ 

250 to 499 acres •••• ___ • ____ •••• ______ ••• _._ 500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain __ ._. _____ ••• __ ._ ••• ____ • farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated • _______ ••• _____ •• __ • __ ••• ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres __ •••• ___ ••• ____ ••••• ____ •••••• 

25 to 99 acres _ •• _____ •••• __ ._ •••• ___ •••••• _ 

100 to 249 acres ••• ___ •••• ___ •• _ •••• ___ ••••• 250 to 499 acres ••• ____ •••• ____ ._ ••• ____ •••• 500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Barley for grain_ ••••• ___ •••••• ____ ••••• __ farms •• acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated • _____ ._ ••• _____ •••• _____ ••••• farms._ 

acres __ 

Oats for grain __ •• _. __ ••••••••• __ ••• _. ___ farms_. 

acres __ 

bushels._ 

Irrigated • ____ ._ ••• ____ ••• _ •• ____ ._. ___ farms._ 

acres __ 

Tobacco_. _____ •••• __ ••• ________________ farms __ 

acres __ pounds __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________ • __ •••• _____ ••••• ___ _ 

1.0 to 1.9 acres ••• __ ••• __ ••••• ______ ••• _. __ • 2.0 to 2.9 acres _ •• _________ •••• ______ ••• _._. 3.0 to 4.9 acres ._. ___________ •••• _____ ••• __ _ 

5.0 to 9.9 acres ••••• ___ • ____ •••• _____ ••• ___ _ 10.0 to 24.9 acres _. _________ ._ ••• ____ •• ____ _ 25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beans •• ____ ••• __ ••• ______ • farms •• 

acres __ bushels __ 

Irrigated •• _____ •••• ____ ._ ••••••• ______ farms •• 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _ •••• ____ .. _ ••••••• ____ ••••• ___ _ 25 to 99 acres •••• _. _______ •••• _______ •• ___ _ 

100 to 249 acres _ ••••• ____ ._._ •• __ ._ ••• ____ • 

250 to 499 acres ••• _ •• __ ._ ••••• _____ ••• __ ._. 

500 acres or more ••••• ___ •••••• ____ •••• ___ •• 

Irish potatoes ._._ •• _. _______ • ______ ._ ••• farms __ 

acres __ 

cw\._ 

Irrigated • _____ •• _ ••• ______ •••• ___ ••• _. farms._ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ••••••••• _._ •• __ • ___ ••• ___ •• _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ._ •• ___ ._._. ______ ••• ___ ••• _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres _ •••••• __ •• ______ ••• ___ •••• 100.0 to 249.9 acres ••••• ___ •• ______ • ______ •• 

250.0 acres or more •••••• ___ ••• _____ • ___ •••• 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ._ farms __ acres __ 

tons, dry._ Irrigated •••• ___ ••••• ___ • __ • __ •• _____ •• farms._ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

136 MARYLAND 

Total 

5608 

432409 

31 941 714 

157 

13728 

2652 

1 832 

711 

270 

143 

1 893 

93 164 

222 626 

17 

748 

754 

901 

216 

19 

3 

3 112 146081 

6 766273 

44 2333 

568 

173 

296 

60 

15 

1 541 

59268 

3 707 134 

14 

403 

1 011 13879 

804 061 

3 

(0) 

1 357 

10780 13 751 729 

161 

2027 

46 

102 

156 

286 

391 

306 

70 

3697 

405 170 9 352 369 

137 

10652 

1 065 

1 476 

738 

275 

143 

155 

2487 

496312 

24 

766 

130 

14 

3 

4 

4 

6619 

255 676 

593 854 

66 1 879 

Cash grains 

(011) 

2263 

265 943 

19 191 500 

64 

7625 

789 

810 

373 

171 

120 

113 

3349 

43605 1 

(0) 

67 

41 

5 

1 449 

88329 

4 200 609 

20 

399 

555 

646 

191 

46 

11 

520 29227 

852 037 3 123 

171 

3067 

180 924 

66 

571 

665 659 

10 

72 

2 

5 

11 

9 

17 

19 

3 

2205 

268 982 6 147850 59 

5084 

565 

873 

485 

178 

104 

12 

49 

9012 3 

36 

10 

2 

908 25508 

54722 

12 

251 

11 

Total 

457 

10228 

549 952 

8 

74 

352 

87 

16 

2 

84 2587 

31 180 

1 

(0) 

52 

30 

2 

236 4598 

183 667 

1 

(0) 

183 

48 

4 

1 

50 

770 34945 

2 

(0) 

81 1 084 

59864 

1 162 

9285 820 772 

135 

759 

34 

77 

133 

254 

343 

260 

61 

224 

8274 

188879 

5 110 

119 

88 

16 

1 

43 

1 793 

365 015 5 543 

25 

9 

3 

3 

3 

998 

32119 

65485 

9 

68 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0132) (0133,0134,0139) 

285 

6569 

303 419 7 

(0) 

217 

57 

10 

1 

9 127 2 166 

6 

3 

144 

2629 

93228 

1 

(0) 

108 

36 

23 

281 

13740 1 

(0) 

21 

116 

5931 

1 159 

9275 

11 810572 135 

759 

33 

77 

133 

253 

342 

260 

61 

180 

5823 

126125 

4 

(0) 

102 

70 

7 

1 

9 

38 

4650 1 

(0) 

7 

2 

208 

3182 

4904 3 

6 

172 

3659 

246 533 

1 

(0) 

135 

30 

6 

1 

75 2460 

29014 1 

(0) 

46 

27 

2 

92 

1 969 90439 

75 

12 

4 

1 

27 

489 

21 205 1 

(0) 

60 

968 53933 

3 

10 

10200 

44 

2451 

62754 

1 

(0) 

17 

18 

9 

34 1 756 

360 365 4 

(0) 

18 

7 

3 

3 

3 

790 28937 

60581 6 

62 

Vegetables 

and melons (016) 

102 5877 

360047 23 

185 

59 

28 

13 

1 

1 

4 

433 

6601 

2 

67 

3584 

164 474 

9 261 

30 

26 

9 

1 

1 

32 

2089 

136501 

6 159 

11 

152 

10572 

2 

(0) 

9 

60 87285 

2 

(0) 

1 

3 

1 

2 

1 

1 

103 10652 

211 734 

33 2041 

35 

34 

20 

10 

4 

27 

36 

4235 

8 

21 

25 

2 

83 

1 435 

3004 5 167 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

13 

750 69120 

11 

10 

438 

22412 

6 

3 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

7 

95 3695 

6 

1 

6 

(0) 

340 

1 

(0) 

6 

47 

996 2272 

1 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Item General farms. 

primarily livestock 

Horticultural General farms. Beef cattle, Poultry Animal and animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms and eggs specialties specialties 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 13 215 1 143 413 901 410 29 62 

acres __ 913 11 694 33633 6435 61 645 36998 291 4437 

bushels __ 65932 915 768 2 497 341 435 118 4 956 395 2 985 005 16 143 334511 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 5 11 7 36 2 acres __ (D) 758 279 341 3191 (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 6 128 843 350 279 133 26 26 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 4 58 227 56 432 164 3 19 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2 16 55 6 148 75 12 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 11 14 1 36 29 5 500 acres or more ___________________________ 2 4 6 9 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 4 49 429 214 1 147 25 7 31 acres __ 39 1 113 9696 4628 73389 782 192 1 584 

tons, green __ 607 15260 119690 57497 973 844 10612 2674 18553 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 2 6 3 6 1 acres __ (D) 67 30 478 (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 4 37 316 157 246 13 4 13 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 10 98 50 695 10 3 14 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2 14 7 187 2 3 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 16 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 3 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 9 125 417 115 507 236 16 40 

acres __ 499 5050 8848 1 827 16549 16354 392 1 440 bushels __ 18890 230674 384 938 73628 720 743 751 669 16935 71 262 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 4 3 6 acres __ (D) (D) 80 459 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 4 81 332 103 279 64 11 23 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 2 31 70 10 204 124 4 15 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 3 11 13 2 23 40 1 1 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 2 1 6 1 500 acres or more ___________________________ 1 2 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 2 56 260 57 499 91 6 23 

acres __ (D) 2293 5274 706 13948 4756 48 795 

bushels __ (D) 153 369 317613 36803 858 379 296 380 2329 51 865 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 1 1 

acres __ (D) (D) (D) 

Oats for grain ___________________________ farms __ 4 57 396 151 254 8 13 14 acres __ (D) 763 4037 1 474 4072 187 168 264 bushels __ (D) 42612 229701 78573 238 410 11 455 10800 15698 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I acres __ (D) 

Tobacco _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ ___ __ __ __ _ ___ _ __ __ __ _ _ farms __ 3 45 56 9 2 4 8 acres __ 28 376 379 50 (D) 19 48 pounds __ 21 300 531 200 529737 60640 (D) 17950 57060 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 8 5 acres __ (D) 149 39 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _____________________________ 2 7 2 1.0 to 1.9 acres _____________________________ 6 7 1 3 2.0 to 2.9 acres _____________________________ 6 4 1 1 3.0 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 9 7 2 3 5.0 to 9.9 acres _____________________________ 11 15 1 2 10.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ 8 14 4 2 25.0 acres or more __________________________ 3 2 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 13 104 218 42 271 513 19 20 acres __ I 516 12263 13840 1 246 19 738 66831 419 2560 bushels __ 41 845 260463 364375 30168 523 893 528 304 8632 72699 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 3 3 1 29 3 

acres __ (D) 340 279 (D) 2580 (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 4 28 102 26 73 115 14 4 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 5 53 77 13 140 196 4 5 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2 10 26 3 42 127 1 9 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 1 7 10 14 52 2 500 acres or more ___________________________ 1 6 3 2 23 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ I 15 37 7 6 5 3 acres __ (D) 410 17 4 5 173 2 cwt __ (D) 77 085 2514 601 693 37 118 (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 3 3 acres __ (D) (D) 166 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 14 37 7 6 3 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 46 517 2290 1 214 1 246 133 267 84 

acres __ 080 14640 62967 35543 105 669 2311 5020 3 931 tons, dry __ 442 28906 117937 63220 295 449 4499 8713 11 425 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 8 16 9 7 2 2 3 acres __ (D) 333 272 174 544 (D) (D) 157 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MARYLAND 137 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Can. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres ___________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Sweet corn harvested for sale __________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ________________________ _ 250.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Apples _______________________________ farms __ 

Bearing and nonbearing __ 8cres __ pounds __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

138 MARYLAND 

Total 

3529 

2505 

533 

47 

5 

3049 

83446 

269 318 

32 

818 

1 184 

38238 

418 

19724 

502 

391 

192 

72 

27 

753 

12555 194 

6176 

617 

7997 

68 

222 

422 

141 

39 

10 

5 

453 

4406 

39 315 230 

Cash grains 

(011) 

597 

264 

40 

6 

1 

410 

7935 

23413 

10 

190 

161 

7345 

66 

3248 

61 

46 

35 

15 

4 

97 

2513 

30 

554 

42 

248 

27 

13 

2 

23 

101 

88015 

Total 

555 

394 

46 

3 

363 

8509 

24527 

6 

50 

72 

268 

13 

925 

51 

16 

2 

2 

1 

47 

417 

7 181 

40 

101 

9 

13 

33 

7 

30 

36 15435 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Sugarcane 

and sugar beets; 

Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except 

Tobacco cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0132) (0133, 0134, 0139) 

170 385 

38 356 

46 

3 

20 343 

202 8307 

362 24 165 

1 5 (0) (0) 

31 41 

110 158 

8 5 

19 906 

23 28 

8 8 

2 

2 

1 

16 31 

37 380 

6 1 

(0) (0) 

13 27 

25 77 

4 5 

5 8 

11 22 

2 5 

11 19 

11 25 

2320 13 115 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

69 

12 

2 

24 

290 

662 

2 

(0) 

517 

21 274 

180 

10656 

163 

205 

92 

38 

19 

334 

6229 

92 2 787 

59 

314 

15 

151 

43 

14 

2 

46 

124 208 896 

Fruits and 

tree nuts 

(017) 

36 

9 

1 

1 

14 

400 

285 

65 

862 

20 

321 

39 

19 

5 

2 

44 

489 

5 117 

261 

6531 

32 

981 

136 

81 

29 

10 

5 

176 

3702 37 084 168 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) 

-Con. 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 

100 to 249 acres _______________________ .. ____ 250 to 499 acres ____________________________ 

500 aCres or more ___________________________ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 

250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Sweet corn harvested for sale __________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres _________________________ 250.0 acres or more _________________________ 

Apples _______________________________ farms __ 

Bearing and nonbearing __ acres __ 

pounds __ 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

37 

8 

13 

237 

356 

32 

282 

14 

185 

21 

8 

3 

14 

67 

5 

(D) 

16 

56 

3 

3 

14 

2 

14 

11 

35440 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

345 

143 

27 

2 

165 

3836 

12808 

3 302 

114 2663 

41 

521 

47 

44 

18 

3 

2 

80 

1 254 

19 

728 

29 

140 

1 

(D) 

22 

6 

1 

25 

91 

886790 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021) 

Total 

1 396 

802 

89 

3 

894 15619 

41 960 4 

47 

94 

700 

21 

234 

65 

20 

7 

2 

73 

390 

9 

90 

115 

293 

2 

(D) 

102 

12 

1 

92 

171 

478 258 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

(0212) 

695 

471 

46 

2 

436 7970 

21 297 

3 

(D) 

19 

86 

12 

7 

16 

76 

47 

146 

37 

10 

34 

74 

361 217 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

130 

773 

309 

31 

3 

999 43235 

153 849 

3 

40 

25 

280 

5 

(D) 

16 

6 

3 

17 

235 

14 

174 

2 

(D) 

9 

2 

3 

13 

98 378 250 

Poultry and eggs 

(025) 

109 

19 

5 

46 

689 

791 1 

(D) 

77 

3142 

50 

2277 

19 

23 

25 

10 

34 

881 

25 

698 

15 

59 

4 

26 

12 

3 

11 

19 

67378 

'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

215 

48 

4 

82 

1 166 

2776 

9 

71 

2 

(D) 

7 

2 

7 

68 

2 

(D) 

18 

65 

17 

17 

45 

4895 

General farms, 

primarily livestock 

and animal specialties 

(029) 

40 

33 

10 

39 

1 530 

5891 3 142 

18 

352 

6 324 

13 

4 

6 

12 

8 

16 

7 

1 

6 

8 67705 

MARYLAND 139 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 14776 240 567 917 464 636 1 238 501 Land in farms ______________________________________ acres __ 2396629 48941 42413 92806 41 251 132 804 166 745 86861 Average size of farm ______________________________ acres __ 162 204 75 101 89 209 135 173 

Value of land and buildings': Average per 366788 357 755 farm ________________________________ dollars __ 152 385 332 348 237 760 347 781 329 077 484 683 Average per acre ________________________________ dollars __ 2261 886 3961 3290 2933 1 646 2449 2705 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment' : Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 44 656 25156 26385 37773 33964 57 186 43911 46631 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ 1 838 7 101 147 85 70 115 38 10 to 49 acres __________________________________________ 4400 40 244 368 161 147 436 166 50 to 179 acres _________________________________________ 4885 110 161 293 162 196 448 170 180 to 499 acres ________________________________________ 2591 65 49 78 45 144 182 88 500 to 999 acres ________________________________________ 712 13 12 20 10 57 42 30 1,000 acres or more _____________________________________ 350 5 11 1 22 15 9 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 13200 227 512 778 457 557 1 127 469 

acres __ 744 891 21 470 26473 70063 22225 110467 130 306 66572 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ II 960 205 465 644 432 532 1 011 421 

acres __ I 346 913 10914 17445 50714 13560 97934 103 965 52301 Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ I 074 9 41 76 33 130 26 20 acres __ 50762 95 470 706 363 13279 293 171 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ 989 061 3294 8453 39750 4379 72 343 55899 40411 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 66937 13724 14909 43348 9437 113746 45153 80660 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

253 056 19725 crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 1 298 6613 3917 16245 16138 9735 Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 736 006 1 996 1 840 20025 462 56098 39761 30675 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ________________________________________ 4 165 109 199 367 157 100 421 157 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________________________ 1 948 44 99 121 107 59 191 69 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________ 1 881 42 91 101 86 77 161 68 $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________ 2012 30 114 125 76 87 152 80 $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________ 1 100 4 31 66 20 54 73 37 $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ 1 084 5 22 50 16 60 93 23 $100,000 or more _______________________________________ 2586 6 11 87 2 199 147 67 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ________________________________________________ 7882 115 269 403 242 397 600 253 Other __________________________________________________ 6894 125 298 514 222 239 638 248 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ____________________________________________________ 7985 135 318 540 254 314 732 264 200 days or more _____________________________________ 5504 101 236 378 177 207 511 187 Average age of operator ____________________________ years __ 52.7 56.4 53.7 54.1 55.7 51.2 52.5 54.1 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ 851 440 3187 8283 31 393 3881 64094 48851 35598 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 57631 13336 14635 34 197 8383 100 777 39491 71 053 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 5780 160 128 324 99 101 714 244 number __ 308 052 5158 3386 14631 649 4966 36833 13511 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 3 185 129 93 174 79 48 368 147 number __ 48454 2400 186 2339 641 610 5271 1 781 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ I 694 14 15 60 6 24 190 76 number __ 110463 665 257 4317 20 794 11 902 5359 Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 5368 151 111 308 76 80 670 233 number __ 154 540 2519 1 570 6534 631 2 105 18626 5636 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ I 322 21 45 51 24 47 135 38 number __ 197214 462 1 862 3935 (D) 8883 10115 4211 Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ I 265 16 38 51 12 44 132 34 number __ 372 470 739 767 6631 165 16554 19629 7067 Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 660 13 22 54 4 10 95 24 number __ 24599 338 352 2504 83 172 3838 477 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ I 337 24 67 90 43 35 140 50 number __ 4 060 760 1 117 2556 13493 3273 173 449 495 974 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ I 381 3 4 175 3 6 number __ 257 070 110 50 (D) 37 893 252 110 (D) 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________________ farms __ 5608 54 139 244 138 268 573 231 acres __ 432409 1 379 4678 19322 4923 23697 34383 22 457 bushels __ 31 941 714 86533 311 127 920 672 253 148 332 470 2 975 273 823 321 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 3 112 14 62 98 49 277 342 98 acres __ 146081 117 1 681 3390 1 351 20272 11 113 4283 bushels __ 6 766 273 4664 69054 150951 43670 913 907 498 583 214 159 

Barley for grain __________________________________ farms __ I 541 5 4 75 11 165 222 48 acres __ 59268 (D) 52 3861 272 10859 6629 1 692 bushels __ 3 707 134 (D) 3076 253 451 15960 648 418 426 472 97688 

Tobacco ________________________________________ farms __ I 357 205 283 1 acres __ 10780 1 544 1 936 (D) 

pounds __ 13751 729 977066 2 308 156 (D) 

Soybeans for beans _____________________________ farms __ 3697 78 81 67 427 189 147 acres __ 405 170 3544 6691 2901 54426 13804 11 296 bushels __ 9 352 369 115459 245 683 68263 804 130 412 805 357 132 

Hay-alfalfa. other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __________ farms __ 6619 189 202 396 129 123 827 288 acres __ 255 676 7651 4823 12077 2 145 3519 30162 10574 tons, dry __ 593 854 13419 7678 28854 2749 7453 73 172 27913 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___________ farms __ I 184 14 76 116 25 110 62 24 acres __ 38238 191 962 3798 435 6249 2718 424 

See footnotes at end of table. 

140 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 601 392 1 439 670 758 432 361 669 Land in farms ______________________________________ acre5 __ 67655 125019 236350 121 529 99948 54041 133 597 103 377 Average size of farm ______________________________ acres __ 113 319 164 181 132 125 370 155 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 232 767 456 990 420302 180 133 344 590 446 488 923 353 587 159 Average per acre ________________________________ dollars __ 2334 1 410 2534 978 2907 4017 2458 3379 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipmentl: Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 32667 73734 49415 35414 40001 32489 86200 41 277 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ 75 37 109 39 72 83 17 90 10 to 49 acres __________________________________________ 203 65 373 81 246 185 48 255 50 to 179 acres ______________ .. __________________________ 217 122 529 314 291 102 I 12 I 184 180 to 499 acres ________________________________________ 87 86 349 202 109 

1! I 153 i 87 500 to 999 acres ________________________________________ 14 52 60 27 31 41 I 36 1,000 acres or more _____________________________ . ________ 5 30 19 7 9 30, 17 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 571 360 1 340 631 697 363 342 576 acres __ 35866 98495 182838 58076 72978 41 711 109652 77 137 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 527 338 1 240 597 619 272 I 332 468 acres __ 20603 83948 135 370 39257 51 447 27810 88997 51 812 Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 68 79 37 4 28 27 19 47 acres __ 908 11 279 1 387 11 417 510 3439 469 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ 8278 51 509 94647 19377 24500 18305 43 528 26049 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 13774 131 402 65773 28 921 32322 42372 120 577 38937 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 5985 15031 9034 1 639 8669 9068 20200 16091 Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 2293 36478 85614 17738 15831 9237 23328 9958 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ________________________________________ 203 75 419 181 264 199 49 259 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________________________ 108 26 176 116 127 58 20 110 55,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________ 101 37 180 95 93 56 35 90 $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________ 95 59 159 83 107 40 90 73 $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________ 60 48 92 66 48 14 61 35 $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ 24 28 115 84 43 19 31 34 $100,000 or more _______________________________________ 10 119 298 45 76 46 75 68 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ________________________________________________ 289 250 817 379 361 174 241 276 Other __________________________________________________ 312 142 622 291 397 258 120 393 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ____________________________________________________ 356 192 724 377 421 268 163 421 200 days or more _____________________________________ 245 111 510 238 301 187 109 312 Average age of operator ____________________________ years __ 52.7 51.1 53.0 52.6 54.7 52.4 53.1 54.5 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,000 __ 6584 44576 76160 15218 21 900 17006 38 180 26680 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 10937 113715 52926 22679 28892 39365 106055 39762 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 162 37 981 537 416 186 88 281 

number __ 3095 881 78537 24186 19 515 9841 9546 12 131 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ 122 23 408 317 220 14'1 28 173 number __ 354 (D) 5921 5050 3433 2317 494 2934 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 27 8 416 189 106 34 43 49 number __ 173 (D) 39224 6425 5780 2028 4466 3663 Cattle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 126 28 945 513 380 178 85 273 number __ 378 298 39037 15959 10312 6003 6330 5416 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ 85 17 133 76 49 28 20 34 

number __ 7855 28853 6929 3084 1 294 2721 (D) 2780 Hogs and pigs sold ______________________________ farms __ 70 17 132 66 51 34 20 32 number __ 14726 53531 11 846 5004 3 150 6180 8733 5940 Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 17 1 90 60 55 42 11 35 number __ 813 (D) 3245 2357 3 510 1 013 651 1 765 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 66 20 162 86 67 37 26 65 number __ 3843 96075 (D) 68847 2597 2 134 (D) 2 193 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms __ I 71 8 4 1 4 10 number __ (D) 16651 788 105 (D) (D) 153 2299600 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________________ farms __ 172 168 569 238 327 83 286 147 

acres __ 5778 19399 25051 4 137 21 376 11 135 46916 15857 bushels __ 264 281 1 748 862 2 136 895 339978 2141 455 1 044 964 2834 868 . 498 775 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 89 185 362 171 132 41 158 79 acres __ 2514 14725 11 639 136 2901 1 812 8541 5007 bushels __ 100491 767 795 503 842 4503 I 133700 89218 385 720 251 864 

Barley for 9rain __________________________________ iarms __ 5 77 209 28 73 40 44 35 acres __ 95 7041 5645 442 1 851 2045

1 

1 243 1 229 bushels __ 5799 443 513 335 798 13410 123 244 147 770 85809 75751 

Tobacco ________________________________________ farms __ 258 2 

=\ 

2 acres __ 2566 (D) (D) 

pounds __ 3 245 681 (D) (OJ 

Soybeans for beans _____________________________ farms __ 114 286 110 101 36 224 58 acres __ 6213 52811 7672 6098 3445 22987 9934 

bushels __ 140 655 001 570 231 800 212 532 116 130 537 814 334 626 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __________ farms __ 207 44 1 082 569 484 194 111 309 

acres __ 3901 918 60674 26932 15078 8093 5 9SO 14445 tons, dry __ 5671 2274 159 386 49801 42254 17 337 17077 29659 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___________ farms __ 48 72 53 19 40 30 21 55 

acres __ 243 5094 303 165 1 941 637 2233 932 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 141 
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987-Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item Prince 

George's Queen Anne's St. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 683 457 754 406 280 906 774 631 Land in larms ______________________________________ acres __ 62308 170 677 80493 64305 109 032 137529 95542 123406 Average size of farm ______________________________ acres __ 91 373 107 158 389 152 123 196 

Value of land and buildings': 

~~:;:g: ~:; ~~~================================~g:::;~== 220 789 680 385 216 780 256 596 920 090 282451 244 509 361 933 

3239 1 959 2085 1 302 2364 1 811 1 885 1 793 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 

equipment1: Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 23853 68 102 23343 55405 79204 50833 46380 58270 

Farms by size: 99 146 1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ 137 32 68 22 70 179 10 to 49 acreB ___________________________________________ 274 69 224 127 65 225 243 155 50 to 179 acr", __ . ___________________ . ____________________ 183 115 313 111 79 334 214 165 180 to 499 acres ________________________________________ 70 131 96 66 51 232 94 95 500 to 999 acres ________________________________________ 17 59 18 25 29 37 28 36 1,000 acres or more _____________________________________ 2 51 4 9 34 8 16 34 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 626 436 740 302 254 849 534 452 

acres __ 35079 142 148 45608 45495 91 988 103 055 69674 87515 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 563 408 718 265 239 782 479 403 

acres __ 22768 114736 32724 38245 76918 77 744 61 594 76107 Irrigated land ______________________________________ farms __ 78 47 125 32 10 37 86 15 

acres __ 649 5 196 1 239 2587 694 652 4957 991 

Market value of agricultural products sold ___________ $1,000 __ 16 115 31 281 13271 80893 26579 54091 134061 122048 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 23594 68449 17601 199 243 94926 59703 173 205 193 420 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ________ . _________________________________ $1,000 __ 14 174 14259 7876 8196 12309 6432 14520 15902 Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________ $1,000 __ 1 940 17022 5396 72697 14270 47659 119541 106147 

Farms by value Of sales: Less than $2,500 ________________________________________ 289 86 177 30 59 239 75 51 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________________________ 116 30 136 25 19 121 48 22 $5.000 to $9,999 ________________________________________ 110 53 143 28 36 87 58 53 $10,000 to $24,999 ______________________________________ 85 84 152 39 38 109 79 56 $25,000 to $49,999 ______________________________________ 45 60 74 24 30 57 56 45 $50,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ 15 42 52 49 25 87 92 75 $100,000 or more ________________________________________ 23 102 20 211 73 206 366 329 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________ .. _______ . _____________________ . 314 281 410 249 171 507 449 435 Other __________________________________________________ 369 176 344 157 109 399 325 196 

Operators by days worked off farm: Any ____________________________________________________ 409 217 436 197 134 454 386 273 200 days or more _____________________________________ 288 133 283 139 96 315 276 164 Average age of operator _____________________________ years __ 53.9 51.0 50.9 50.9 50.6 50.1 51.6 51.8 

Total farm production expenses' ___________________ $1,00o __ 11 223 29921 10098 71 480 23845 41 849 116157 105274 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 16432 65473 13410 176 060 85467 46191 150 073 166837 

Livestock and poultry: Caltle and calves inventory _______________________ farms __ 124 92 223 50 71 630 73 59 

number._ 3646 8 122 4917 2066 4278 42821 1 694 2642 Beef cows ____________________________________ farms __ . 100 30 142 31 44 285 44 39 

number._ 1 435 853 1 809 591 623 5372 (0) 1 208 Milk cows _____________________________________ farms __ 13 45 65 11 15 278 4 6 

number._ 251 3388 485 481 640 17556 (0) 282 Caltle and calves sold ___________________________ farms __ 109 85 188 47 61 624 53 44 

number._ 1 621 3784 2464 962 1 722 19751 677 205 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________________ farms __ 57 21 133 28 18 120 61 81 

numbef-. 4302 3358 17542 14273 2765 22284 15144 28172 Hogs and pigs sold _______________________________ farms __ 47 20 130 24 19 127 64 85 

number._ 5875 5281 32310 43206 6161 44 783 27709 45483 Sheep and lambs inventory _______________________ farms __ 17 11 29 4 12 47 4 3 number __ 453 624 314 181 487 1 266 (0) 16 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __________ farms __ 53 31 91 12 19 98 37 18 number __ 4390 34552 13667 130114 887 454 005 485 362 239306 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _________ farms._ 1 27 4 228 34 15 418 364 number __ (D) 5881 212 119 45671 603 7365 729 6886 72 732 534 67 860 514 

Seleeled crops harvested: 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________________ farms __ 134 313 286 128 185 457 215 253 acres __ 7614 54 141 7813 8783 32866 19308 14998 26398 bushels __ 418 876 2 706 496 395 680 701 948 951 421 1 287 673 350 150 2 416 848 

Wheat for grain _________________________________ farms __ 53 218 167 92 137 254 106 82 acres __ I 372 15509 3209 5708 12632 6056 5376 6737 bushels __ 46694 762 802 106 005 245044 649063 267 710 225257 331 577 

Barley for grain _________ . _________________________ farms __ I 84 &1 26 50 209 29 20 acres __ (0) 4643 1 319 1 237 2815 4275 1 208 771 bushels __ (0) 321 600 69279 89154 189821 254 781 63771 41 130 

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms __ 215 391 acres __ I 595 3 129 pounds __ 854 018 4 359 118 

Soybeans for beans ______________________________ farms __ 73 309 255 183 191 101 347 320 acres __ 3580 40552 1~ 041 22615 34894 3886 41 334 43446 bushels ___ 87427 774 526 283 675 556 227 724002 100 896 964244 1 282 773 

Hay·-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __________ farms __ 193 1'i3 255 73 67 631 81 52 acres __ 5835 4626 4508 1 558 2308 27425 1 124 1 310 tons, dry __ 8285 10814 8516 3418 4859 67929 2344 2992 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___________ farms __ 93 40 70 35 13 53 97 18 acres __ 2177 3090 232 2371 685 184 2406 768 

'Data are based on a sample of farms 

142 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texl] 

lIem 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see texl) _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14776 240 567 917 464 636 1 238 1982 __ 16 183 276 604 1 006 668 730 1 316 $1,000,1981-_ 989 061 3294 8453 39750 4 379 72343 55899 1982 __ 1 029 244 3393 11 378 37779 10 520 68344 60 144 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 66937 13 724 14909 43348 9 437 113746 45 153 1982 __ 63600 12295 18838 37 553 15 748 93621 45702 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 2 122 66 88 200 65 55 221 $1,000 __ 587 23 19 33 27 18 66 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 2043 43 111 167 92 45 200 $1,000 __ 3432 71 190 274 151 76 343 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 1 948 44 99 121 107 59 191 $1,000 __ 7 031 152 349 442 400 220 686 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 1 881 42 91 101 86 77 161 $1,000 __ 13 262 289 640 711 597 567 1 131 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 1 585 26 89 97 63 67 125 $1,000 __ 22440 (0) (0) 1 374 883 950 1 855 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 427 4 25 28 13 20 27 $1,000 __ 9480 (0) (0) 619 281 456 596 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 781 4 27 48 12 36 55 $1,000 __ 24759 (0) (0) 1 464 364 1 164 1 723 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 319 - 4 18 8 18 18 $1,000 __ 14 193 - (0) 793 (0) 790 798 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 1 084 5 22 50 16 60 93 $1,000 __ 78529 (0) (0) 3 416 (0) 4399 6792 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 1 569 4 6 55 2 100 103 $1,000 __ 252 674 (0) 811 9 117 (0) 16866 16814 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 737 1 3 17 - 69 29 $1,000 __ 249 596 (0) (0) 5773 - 22864 9 719 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 280 1 2 15 - 30 15 $1,000 __ 313 078 (0) (0) 15 735 - 23972 15376 

1982 value of sales': Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 1 787 78 79 169 45 39 218 $1,000 __ 578 30 (0) 47 22 18 (0) $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 2 104 58 90 175 94 68 210 $1,000 __ 3497 100 151 285 170 107 342 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 2 123 50 110 148 120 53 205 $1,000 __ 7682 171 404 528 453 191 732 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 2044 39 95 144 132 88 157 $1,000 __ 14439 264 676 1 015 915 621 1 116 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 1 846 29 88 99 128 89 140 $1,000 __ 26048 413 1 260 1 413 1 855 1 322 1 951 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 542 3 29 38 38 24 39 $1,000 __ 12031 70 637 838 834 533 861 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 990 6 36 48 54 49 68 $1,000 __ 31 037 184 1 089 1 482 1 667 1 520 2 166 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 461 1 18 25 18 25 27 $1,000 __ 20515 (0) 764 1 116 (0) 1 129 1 183 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 1 504 7 37 69 24 85 97 $1,000 __ 108 490 (0) 2572 4 853 (0) 6 188 7 147 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 1 795 3 18 52 14 127 102 $1,000 __ 284 587 (0) 2 563 8298 (0) 20819 15 797 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 730 1 3 27 1 64 34 $1,000 __ 246 492 (0) 840 9 118 (0) 21 695 11 077 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 239 1 - 12 - 19 18 $1,000 __ 271 768 (0) - 8 784 - 14202 17 637 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9331 99 415 458 393 492 727 1982 __ 11 040 102 478 576 604 598 799 $1,000,1987 __ 253 056 1 298 6613 19 725 3917 16245 16 138 1982 __ 339 430 1 619 9110 20620 9864 21 555 17 250 Grains _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 112 34 156 201 123 441 558 1982 __ 7415 43 183 267 187 546 639 $1,000, 1987 __ 123 049 121 1 258 5038 870 9617 8 628 1982 __ 204 388 102 2036 6667 1 749 16 789 12 989 

Corn for grain ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 863 22 97 160 88 241 371 1982 __ 5230 32 143 222 155 321 520 $1,000, 1987 __ 53661 111 475 3 149 369 2385 4677 1982 __ 121 797 88 1 527 5221 1 146 6464 10 105 WheaL ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2941 9 59 88 43 275 325 1982 __ 2 997 9 26 103 33 297 351 $1,000,1987 __ 16653 7 168 385 108 2227 1 286 1982 __ 16558 6 58 371 106 2272 1 058 

Soybeans ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3648 - 77 80 66 413 189 1982 __ 3919 1 68 89 83 491 122 $1,000, 1987 __ 48499 - 598 1 134 373 4285 2 201 1982 __ 59208 (0) (0) 654 (0) 6685 1 241 Sorghum for grain ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 27 - - - - - - 1982 __ 21 - - - - - 1 $1,000,1981-_ 103 - - - - - - 1982 __ 83 - - - - - (0) 

Barley _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 888 - 1 43 6 151 128 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000,1987 __ 3 473 - (0) 342 14 709 380 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 296 6 - 16 5 3 62 1982 __ 360 11 1 22 2 4 78 $1,000,1987 __ 448 3 - 21 (0) 2 72 1982 __ 481 (0) (0) 21 (0) 3 (0) 

Other grains2 _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 175 - 12 5 10 9 15 1982 __ 1 216 4 11 52 31 192 133 $1,000, 1987 __ 212 - (0) 7 (0) 9 12 1982 __ 6261 2 60 400 111 1 364 495 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Cecil 

501 

504 40411 

44332 

80660 

87961 

71 

18 

86 

141 

69 

241 

68 

483 

56 

805 

24 

521 

23 

751 

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1 681 

38 5919 18 5925 11 23296 

69 

22 

67 

106 

68 

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62 

449 

45 

630 

18 

400 

28 

916 

16 

706 

58 4467 44 6574 21 7030 

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304 

333 9735 

11 720 

228 

263 5359 

8536 

174 

211 2928 

6295 97 

104 

521 

473 

141 

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1 596 

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(NA) 

98 

(NA) 

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4 

(D) 

4 

3 

37 

(D) 

168 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 143 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 601 392 1 439 670 758 432 361 1982 __ 746 438 1 463 695 800 472 374 

$1,000,1987 __ 8278 51 509 94647 19377 24500 18305 43528 1982 __ 15403 56193 96223 17497 29392 22772 56901 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 13 774 131 402 65773 28921 32322 42372 120 577 1982 __ 20647 128 295 65771 25175 36740 48247 152141 

1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 113 41 217 84 142 116 16 $1,000 __ 37 19 53 28 38 24 3 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 90 34 202 97 122 83 33 $1,000 __ 148 57 335 167 196 130 53 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 108 26 176 116 127 58 20 $1,000 __ 379 102 628 414 469 206 75 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 101 37 180 95 93 56 35 $1,000 __ 710 264 1 220 653 645 395 241 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 74 45 124 66 91 34 62 $1,000 __ 985 633 1 818 921 1 263 (D) 904 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 21 14 35 17 16 6 28 $1,000 __ 474 295 780 373 345 (D) 625 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 43 31 63 48 34 12 39 $1,000 __ 1 311 1 000 1 978 1 622 1 145 (D) 1 192 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 17 17 29 18 14 2 22 $1,000 __ (D) 780 1 308 794 639 (0) 992 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 24 28 115 84 43 19 31 $1,000 __ (D) 2104 8480 6095 3 106 (0) 2243 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 8 58 204 39 53 26 43 $1,000 __ (D) 9112 32505 5822 8389 3980 6709 $250,000 to $499,999 ___________________________ farms __ 2 46 78 5 21 12 19 $1,000 __ (D) 15796 26489 (D) (0) 3925 6759 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ - 15 16 1 2 8 13 $1,000 __ - 21 348 19054 (D) (0) 7 173 23733 

1982 value of sales': Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 77 15 181 119 121 89 11 $1,000 __ 26 5 (D) 44 43 (0) 5 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 81 31 181 132 130 95 22 $1,000 __ 137 49 297 218 216 159 37 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 116 32 178 95 116 79 21 $1,000 __ 419 116 644 334 420 282 74 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 141 47 172 88 104 62 21 $1,000 __ 1 001 343 1 207 614 711 436 161 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 128 46 126 61 81 46 27 $1,000 __ 1 771 645 1 772 838 1 179 661 375 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 30 16 39 19 17 8 17 $1,000 __ 679 359 856 423 380 178 371 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 70 25 63 37 45 16 50 $1,000 __ 2135 803 1 957 1 228 1 411 491 1 580 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 31 27 31 23 19 6 19 $1,000 __ 1 391 1 195 1 386 1 027 851 (D) 862 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 43 66 169 74 77 13 80 $1,000 __ 2819 4877 12381 5 128 5566 (0) 5655 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 27 67 231 43 68 32 66 $1,000 __ (D) 10945 36441 6208 10475 5152 10045 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 2 55 74 4 19 15 24 $1,000 __ (0) 19468 24161 1 435 6236 5434 8183 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ - 11 17 - 3 9 16 $1,000 __ - 17388 15068 - 1 905 8514 29551 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 453 328 785 267 427 188 313 1982 __ 636 387 831 249 477 221 340 $1,000,1987 __ 5985 15031 9034 1 639 8669 9068 20200 1982 __ 13536 22941 9990 1 845 10286 10605 25894 Grains _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 195 309 526 111 292 82 301 1982 __ 270 375 615 138 360 111 329 $1,000, 1987 __ I 327 11 151 4833 334 5362 3278 9112 1982 __ 3036 18786 6856 657 7696 4318 19740 

Corn for grain ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 95 155 265 72 242 63 266 1982 __ 178 219 343 70 308 88 295 $1,000,1987 __ 340 3449 2209 199 3579 2389 5381 1982 __ 1717 6923 4815 377 6477 3501 15572 WheaL ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 78 185 333 11 124 40 158 1982 __ 80 195 361 17 117 54 150 $1,000,1987 __ 245 1 961 1 209 9 367 234 913 1982 __ 233 2161 1 081 28 320 247 1 212 

Soybeans ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ III 283 110 - 101 36 223 1982 __ 139 353 75 2 102 27 206 

$1,000,1987 __ 725 5180 1 174 - 1 262 555 2718 1982 __ 1 038 8405 698 (D) 685 (0) (0) Sorghum for grain ____________________ farms, 1987 __ - 14 2 - - - - 1982 __ 1 16 - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - 60 (0) - - - - 1982 __ (0) (D) - - - - -

Barley _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 76 73 2 42 20 22 1982 __ (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000,1987 __ 11 500 165 (0) 137 93 (0) 

1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 - 39 54 18 4 5 1982 __ 6 1 63 73 16 1 1 

$1,000,1981-_ (D) - 49 97 12 (0) (0) 

1982 __ (D) (D) 74 (0) 13 (0) (D) 

Other grains2 _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 4 21 12 6 1 10 1982 __ 14 108 82 21 50 32 38 $1,000, 1987 __ (OJ 2 (0) (D) 5 (0) 22 1982 __ 33 1 222 188 50 202 151 117 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Montgomery 

669 

675 

26049 

25330 

38937 

37526 

151 

34 

108 

182 

110 

397 

90 

654 

53 

720 

20 

441 

24 

759 

11 

499 

34 2436 39 6067 19 6443 10 7417 

105 

30 

114 

179 

106 

378 

96 

658 

87 1 245 

15 

338 

29 

937 

11 

492 

42 3096 44 7233 20 6661 6 4085 

333 

362 16091 

13098 146 

202 

5009 

8177 

110 

175 2684 

6363 76 

90 

588 

575 

58 

55 1 657 

1 085 1 

-

(0) 

-

21 

(NA) 

59 

(NA) 

7 

12 

10 

25 

7 

21 

(DJ 

128 

144 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

item Prince George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _________________________ farms, 198L_ 683 457 754 406 280 906 774 1982 __ 767 490 940 413 350 962 842 $1,000,1987 __ 16 115 31 281 13271 80893 26579 54091 134061 1982 __ 16873 43584 22517 72337 35242 48 752 121 516 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 23 594 68449 17601 199 243 94926 59703 173 205 1982 __ 21 998 88948 23954 175 149 100690 50678 144 318 1987 value of sales: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 159 47 65 11 29 115 31 $1,000 __ 32 14 20 1 11 49 11 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms_ .. 130 39 112 19 30 124 44 $1,000 __ 227 70 189 37 56 209 79 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 116 30 136 25 19 121 48 $1,000 __ 421 101 492 93 65 445 175 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 110 53 143 28 36 87 58 $1,000 __ 765 391 1 005 207 260 635 431 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 69 64 120 27 33 92 64 $1,000 __ 980 893 1 707 370 465 1 270 908 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 16 20 32 12 5 17 15 $1,000 __ 347 448 729 279 116 384 330 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 28 41 54 18 27 39 42 $1,000 __ 859 I 279 1 762 600 827 1 234 1 313 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 17 19 20 6 3 18 14 $1,000 __ (0) 832 861 258 145 808 624 

$50,000 to S99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 15 42 52 49 25 87 92 $1,000 __ (0) 2983 3460 3780 1 751 6541 6690 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 13 64 20 100 40 172 203 $1,000 __ (0) 10248 3047 16818 6285 25367 34310 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 2 32 - 80 23 26 126 $1,000 __ (0) 10612 - 27066 7724 8271 43000 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 8 6 - 31 10 8 37 $1,000 __ 8263 3411 - 31 382 8874 8879 46 190 

1982 value of sales '

: Less than $1,000 ______________________________ farms __ 92 26 57 11 26 125 19 $1,000 __ 22 II 19 (0) 7 (0) 9 $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ farms __ 132 34 112 28 33 132 49 $1,000 __ 218 56 189 50 56 229 85 $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms __ 158 40 124 25 17 140 67 $1,000 __ 571 155 446 89 62 507 256 $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms __ 129 38 152 29 30 103 70 $1,00o __ 916 273 1 102 212 217 748 483 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ farms __ 128 34 190 28 34 85 74 $1,000 __ 1 778 499 2684 402 491 I 147 998 $20,000 to $24,999 ____________________________ farms __ 2O 32 47 8 14 24 29 $1,00o __ 443 703 1 029 172 312 545 660 $25,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ farms __ 36 49 95 23 43 44 46 $1,00o __ 1 100 1 521 2986 721 1 354 1 339 1 448 $40,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ farms __ 9 22 53 8 15 20 23 $1,000 __ 399 965 2351 364 669 881 1 043 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms __ 30 80 78 48 40 104 110 $1,000 __ 1 968 5776 5 271 3670 2719 7652 8 107 $100,000 to $249,999 __________________________ farms __ 21 90 26 113 53 163 210 $1,000 __ 3395 14890 3634 18675 8845 23531 33543 $250,000 to $499,999 __________________________ farms __ 2 36 4 70 33 15 114 $1,000 __ (0) 12020 (0) 24335 11 527 4685 38649 $500,000 or more _____________________________ farms __ 3 9 2 21 12 6 28 $1,000 __ (0) 6716 (D) 23577 8982 7 405 36076 

Sales by commodity or commodily group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 477 384 642 235 225 557 441 1982 __ 623 427 862 284 281 577 564 $1,000,1987 __ 14 174 14259 7876 8196 12309 6432 14520 1982 __ 14601 27739 17475 14369 19394 10863 18636 Grains _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 148 356 339 206 211 389 388 1982 __ 193 404 397 255 256 451 515 $1,000,1987 __ 1 197 12009 2 111 4752 9591 2513 7664 1982 __ 2023 25896 2956 6921 17992 3518 12 113 

Corn for grain ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 84 295 150 118 175 187 194 1982 __ 143 332 236 156 206 345 253 $1,000, 1987 __ 664 5418 475 1214 3871 1 181 2 156 1982 __ 1 488 16914 1 271 2609 8862 2789 3800 WheaL ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 38 216 132 92 133 246 102 1982 __ 44 213 162 79 139 190 114 $1,000,1987 __ 110 1 938 226 597 1 601 642 537 1982 __ 89 2012 330 613 1 705 425 676 

Soybeans ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 70 307 249 182 190 100 344 1982 __ 83 340 225 215 231 44 469 $1,000,1987 __ 401 4201 1 357 2836 3898 534 4885 1982 __ (0) 6575 1 252 3429 7048 182 (0) Sorghum for grain ____________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 5 - - - 1 1982 __ 1 - 1 1 - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - 3 - - - (0) 1982 __ (0) - (0) (0) - - - Barley _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 71 34 22 45 63 23 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000,1987 __ (0) 352 39 92 (0) 93 (0) 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 12 11 1 1 45 - 1982 __ 1 5 8 3 - 46 2 $1,000,1987 __ (0) 85 8 (0) (0) 48 - 1982 __ (0) 7 (0) (0) - 40 (0) 

Other grains2 _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 7 7 7 1 11 12 1982 __ 10 61 47 42 62 63 79 $1,000, 1987 __ 8 15 3 (D) (D) 15 10 1982 __ 51 388 93 264 377 82 236 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Worcester 

631 

652 122 048 112823 

193 420 173 041 

19 

10 

32 

54 

22 

79 

53 

370 

44 

636 

12 

273 

33 1 066 

12 

521 

75 5555 

179 30598 

109 37843 41 45043 

16 

(0) 

36 

60 

55 

199 

45 

302 

53 

719 

18 

410 

30 1 003 

14 

641 

73 5474 

181 31 107 

92 30493 

38 42296 

388 

429 15902 

16419 

372 

416 11 912 14833 

239 

279 4358 

7473 81 

69 

774 

505 

318 

353 6717 

6774 

4 

-

33 

-

15 (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

1 

26 

(D) 

81 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 145 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed __________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Tobacco _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 356 - 205 - 283 1 - 1982 __ 2484 - 287 - 541 2 -

$1,000,1987 __ 15731 - 2 129 - 2527 (0) - 1982 __ 41 990 - 4670 - 7869 (0) -

Hay, silage, and field seeds _____________ farms, 1987 __ 2503 59 80 172 37 60 340 1982 __ 2 143 55 55 184 21 24 322 

$1,000,1987._ 10 116 187 201 725 67 160 1 392 1982 __ 7456 161 111 573 21 90 1 025 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____ farms, 1987 __ 1 181 14 75 116 25 110 62 1982 __ 1 397 18 74 160 28 126 85 

$1,000,1987 __ 28205 100 665 2650 276 5299 1 282 1982 __ 23819 165 482 3067 90 3990 914 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _________________ farms, 1987 __ 498 18 18 61 14 23 27 1982 __ 518 20 24 77 10 18 39 

$1,000,1987 __ 8473 (0) 65 415 48 (0) 837 1982 __ 12945 (0) 115 513 61 77 (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops ___________ farms, 1987 __ 578 5 48 95 16 20 32 1982 __ 614 5 54 116 15 20 20 

$1,000,1987 __ 63869 (0) 2207 10782 120 1 064 3951 1982 __ 45789 108 1 539 9680 45 548 1 498 

Other crops ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 189 - 21 15 8 12 11 1982 __ 269 5 32 16 15 12 17 

$1,000,1987 __ 3612 - 88 115 10 51 48 1982 __ 3043 (0) 156 120 30 (0) (0) 

Livestock, poultry. and their products _______ farms, 1987 __ 8519 172 201 505 131 305 872 1982 __ 9422 205 195 607 165 351 988 $1,000,1987 __ 736006 1 996 1 840 20025 462 56098 39761 1982 __ 689 815 1 774 2268 17159 656 46788 42894 

Poultry and poultry products _____________ farms, 1987 __ 2 181 11 34 65 21 202 80 1982 __ 2458 17 36 97 43 212 162 

$1,000, 1987 __ 425 871 26 79 735 26 50641 7 492 1982 __ 366 495 33 (0) 488 33 40593 7447 

Oairy products _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 476 10 2 51 - 24 169 1982 __ 1 809 8 2 66 - 32 199 

$1,000,1987 __ 187216 974 (0) 7573 - 3043 20663 1982 __ 204 228 659 (0) 7793 - 3609 22313 Cattie and calves _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 5368 151 111 308 76 80 670 1982 __ 6245 193 115 410 89 105 782 $1,000,1987 __ 56718 919 610 2480 278 821 7452 1982 __ 54539 953 699 2832 351 1 163 8406 

Hogs and pigs _________________________ farms, 1987._ 1 265 16 38 51 12 44 132 1982 __ 1 625 23 52 70 32 75 185 

$1,000, 1987 __ 37032 44 198 599 (D) 1 394 1 889 1982 __ 33824 90 383 609 168 1 373 2560 Sheep, lambs, and wooL ________________ farms, 1987 __ 627 13 18 45 4 10 96 1982 __ 566 8 5 43 6 3 70 

$1,000,1987 __ 1 274 14 (0) 278 (0) 11 219 1982 __ 779 9 2 91 2 2 95 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 271 19 70 151 32 25 142 1982 __ 1 207 17 44 153 33 25 145 

$1,000, 1987 __ 27894 19 415 8361 138 188 2046 1982 __ 29949 30 507 5346 102 49 2073 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _________________________________________ 3081 7 63 104 61 278 239 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ________________________ 2006 32 213 65 268 13 100 Cotton (0131) ___________________________________________ - - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) _________________________________________ 1 159 - 177 - 250 1 - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ 847 32 36 65 18 12 100 

Vegetables and melons (016) _______________________________ 517 5 47 70 13 50 17 Fruits and tree nuts (017) __________________________________ 302 12 7 38 10 4 24 Horticultural specialties (018) _______________________________ 483 4 33 80 12 11 26 General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ 618 21 34 40 22 16 62 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) __________________________________________ 3541 135 76 247 48 40 443 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ________________________ 1 787 93 40 93 32 5 205 

Oairy farms (024) __________________________________________ 1 340 10 1 46 - 21 161 Poultry and eggs (025) _____________________________________ 1 542 3 3 13 6 182 22 Animal specialties (027) ____________________________________ 1 225 10 87 206 23 12 127 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) __________________________________________ 121 1 3 8 1 9 17 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Cecil 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

113 

95 

414 

409 

24 

26 

(0) 

127 

18 

19 

837 

(0) 

19 

20 

2818 

1 641 

3 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

303 

326 

30675 

32612 

37 

42 

13 193 

(0) 

68 

92 

8792 

9910 

233 

263 

1 673 

1 873 

34 

42 

705 

535 

19 

16 

(0) 

20 

55 

50 

(0) 

(0) 

132 

37 

-

-

37 

7 

11 

18 

18 

144 

78 

66 

14 

52 

2 

146 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed __________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Tobacco _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 258 - 2 - - - - 1982 __ 505 - 4 1 - - - $1,000,1987._ 4 004 - (D) - - - - 1982 __ 9629 - tl (D) - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds _____________ farms, 1987 __ 81 24 373 192 203 86 38 1982 __ 69 20 332 159 177 91 28 $1,000,1987 __ 106 129 1 958 612 678 371 456 1982 __ 119 111 1 500 574 499 411 264 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____ farms, 1987 __ 48 72 51 19 40 30 21 1982 __ 51 94 66 22 58 45 28 $1,000,1987 __ 157 3352 233 (D) 694 591 1 816 1982 __ 141 3690 182 196 1 028 660 1 513 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _________________ farms, 1987 __ 19 12 47 7 28 16 3 1982 __ 18 11 44 4 23 23 1 $1. ODD, 1987 __ (D) (D) 803 27 (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 44 75 538 (D) (D) 627 (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse crops ___________ farms, 1987._ 16 9 32 11 27 37 6 1982 __ 16 8 31 12 25 45 6 $1,000,1987 __ 330 319 1 136 221 1 579 4543 (D) 1982 __ 557 272 788 102 564 4535 (D) 

Other crops ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 2 29 6 3 3 2 1982 __ 15 3 41 3 2 13 2 $1,000,1987 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) (0) (D) 1982 __ 10 7 116 (0) (0) 55 (D) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _______ farms, 1987 __ 220 122 1 096 558 496 276 136 1982 __ 235 146 1 197 591 589 330 153 $1,000, 1987._ 2293 36478 85614 17738 15 831 9237 23328 1982 __ 1 867 33252 86233 15651 19106 12 167 31 007 Poultry and poultry products _____________ farms, 1987 __ 36 92 107 56 36 22 26 1982 __ 39 96 124 50 56 46 36 $1,000,1987 __ 38 29494 1 648 968 22 16 11 242 1982 __ 25 27760 1 397 1 163 136 487 17363 

Dairy products _________________________ farms, 1987._ 10 1 404 166 86 27 44 1982 __ 10 4 493 184 139 35 64 $1,000,1987 __ 189 (D) 66073 9797 10415 3827 8557 1982 __ 115 (D) 70794 9758 13 782 5362 10423 Cattle and calves _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 126 28 945 513 380 178 85 1982 __ 157 37 1 062 547 490 233 111 $1,000, 1987 __ 522 139 11 569 6380 3 794 3933 2205 1982 __ 592 (0) 10 106 4319 3 896 3013 2051 

Hogs and pigs _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 70 17 132 66 51 34 20 1982 __ 73 36 156 59 73 38 18 $1,000,1987 __ 1 311 6732 1 092 445 319 559 (0) 1982 __ 883 5063 1 042 313 496 580 926 Sheep, lambs, and wool _________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 1 84 62 49 46 11 1982 __ 18 2 80 58 49 40 8 $1,000,1987 __ 26 (0) 190 105 120 60 33 1982 __ 26 (0) 152 59 72 59 23 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 61 7 119 45 85 70 10 1982 __ 44 6 112 46 76 76 14 $1,000, 1987 __ 207 (0) 5042 43 1 163 842 (0) 1982 __ 226 (0) 2741 39 725 2666 221 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _________________________________________ 94 227 111 20 151 41 239 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ________________________ 261 6 130 75 57 27 8 Cotton (0131) ______ ... ___________________________________ - - - - - - - Tobacco (0132) _________________________________________ 226 - - - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ 35 6 130 75 57 27 8 

Vegetables and melons (016) _______________________________ 21 34 12 - 18 20 6 Fruits and tree nuts (017) __________________________________ 9 3 37 6 16 11 1 Horticultural specialties (018) _______________________________ 14 6 28 9 27 29 6 General farms, primarily crop (019) _____________________ .. ____ 33 9 85 30 57 26 8 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) __________________________________________ 107 15 531 349 244 157 25 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ________________________ 39 8 288 235 117 74 15 

Dairy farms (024) __________________________________________ 7 - 384 145 81 21 40 Poultry and eggs (025) _____________________________________ 5 82 9 13 8 5 16 Animal specialties (027) ____________________________________ 45 8 100 16 91 93 10 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) __________________________________________ 5 2 12 7 8 2 2 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Montgomery 

-

-

-

-

2 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

131 

119 

862 

521 

55 

60 

525 

308 

34 

30 

681 

418 

68 

64 

8957 

3590 

6 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

384 

449 

9958 

12232 

28 

48 

13 

28 

39 

56 

5966 

8 107 

273 

341 

2 106 

2398 

32 

50 

522 

343 

34 

41 

48 

49 

100 

91 

1 303 

1 307 

72 

61 

-

2 

59 

24 

26 

61 

20 

230 

141 

34 

7 

127 

7 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 147 
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales (see text)..con. 

Sales by commodity or commodity groupCan. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 

crops-Con. 

Cotton and cottonseed __________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - $1,000, 1987 __ - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - Tobacco _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 214 - 391 - - - - 1982 __ 417 11 710 - 1 - - $1,000,1987 __ 2 110 - 4950 - - - - 1982 __ 5582 47 14118 - (D) - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds _____________ farms, 1987 __ 89 37 70 26 24 219 28 1982 __ 61 35 65 13 22 160 19 $1,000,1987 __ 235 157 201 97 87 752 64 1982 __ 129 110 105 28 48 430 67 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____ farms, 1987 __ 93 40 70 35 13 53 97 1982 __ 72 50 42 35 24 68 138 $1,000,1987 __ 2506 1 628 277 2673 364 112 1 928 1982 __ 547 1 373 98 1 505 738 114 2213 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _________________ farms, 1987 __ 32 14 16 11 1 66 10 1982 __ 30 9 22 13 2 63 13 $1,000,1987 __ 301 (D) 35 (D) (D) 2667 35 1982 __ 312 59 40 164 (D) 6558 23 Nursery and greenhouse crops ___________ farms, 1987 __ 56 9 19 5 7 18 17 1982 __ 58 13 16 12 14 13 25 $1,000,1987 __ 7814 375 275 568 (D) 317 4160 1982 __ 5984 252 144 (D) 613 177 3 125 

Other crops ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 11 3 12 2 2 11 16 1982 __ 17 3 9 4 - 27 18 $1,000,1987 __ 10 (D) 26 (D) (D) 71 669 1982 __ 25 2 14 (D) - 65 1 095 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _______ farms, 1987 __ 204 145 274 290 121 718 540 1982 __ 241 193 271 291 142 758 545 $1,000, 1987 __ 1 940 17022 5396 72697 14270 47659 119541 1982 __ 2272 15845 5042 57968 15848 37890 102881 Poultry and poultry products _____________ farms, 1987 __ 26 49 59 244 41 68 459 1982 __ 39 51 74 241 49 88 461 $1,000,1987 __ 59 8488 172 68473 10292 6190 116189 1982 __ 53 6285 270 53824 10218 1 694 99347 

Dairy products _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 41 39 9 13 266 2 1982 __ 6 60 41 10 18 280 2 $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 5717 628 829 2844 29572 (D) 1982 __ 443 7025 (D) 801 3612 26910 (D) Cattle and calves _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 109 85 188 47 61 624 53 1982 __ 127 110 167 63 70 663 53 $1,000, 1987 __ 552 1 817 962 308 576 6840 317 1982 __ 625 1 258 729 389 666 7184 (D) 

Hogs and pigs _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 20 130 24 19 127 64 1982 __ 63 53 124 39 30 140 89 $1,000,1987 __ 565 533 3453 3045 468 4802 2629 1982 __ 751 1 025 2398 2944 920 1 831 2460 Sheep, lambs, and wool _________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 10 29 4 10 41 3 1982 __ 17 11 19 6 16 41 3 $1,000, 1987 __ (D) 31 10 (D) 10 42 (D) 1982 __ 31 7 18 2 23 27 (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 67 15 50 12 24 69 27 1982 __ 65 29 42 11 18 63 28 $1,000,1987 __ 402 436 172 (D) 80 215 105 1982 __ 368 245 (D) 8 409 244 (D) 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _________________________________________ 75 282 157 95 171 92 180 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ________________________ 229 7 335 2 5 61 6 Cotton (0131) ___________________________________________ - - - - - - - TobjicCO (0132) _________________________________________ 188 - 315 - - - - Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134, 0139) _____________________________________ 41 7 20 2 5 61 6 

Vegetables and melons (016) _______________________________ 54 17 22 19 4 10 40 Fruits and tree nuts (017) __________________________________ 24 8 10 2 2 36 3 Horticultural specialties (018) _______________________________ 53 9 13 3 7 16 13 General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ 32 8 34 7 2 35 15 Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) __________________________________________ 111 31 143 25 24 339 44 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ________________________ 54 11 50 13 13 168 10 

Dairy farms (024) __________________________________________ 2 38 10 7 11 250 2 Poultry and eggs (025) _____________________________________ 8 33 4 240 34 13 450 Animal specialties (027) ____________________________________ 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal 89 23 15 4 19 41 20 

specialties (029) __________________________________________ 6 1 11 2 1 13 1 

, Data for 1982 excludes abnormal farms. 

20ata for 1982 includes market value of barley sold. 

Worcester 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21 

17 

205 

153 

18 

27 

792 

679 

3 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

9 1 358 

526 

450 

454 106 147 96404 

382 

351 100375 

88065 

4 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

44 

57 

466 

359 

85 

105 4752 

6 131 5 

6 

(D) 

8 

16 

19 

52 

(D) 

190 8 

-

-

8 

7 

2 

5 

4 

33 

5 

3 372 7 

-

148 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms For meaning of abbreviatiOns and symbols see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

Total farm production expenses ________________ farms, 1987 __ 14774 239 566 918 463 636 1 237 501 

$1,000, 1987 __ 851 440 3 187 8283 31 393 3881 64094 48851 35598 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 57631 13336 14635 34 197 8383 100777 39491 71 053 

Livestock and poultry purchased _____________ farms, 1987 __ 5250 90 93 249 80 249 504 139 

1982 __ 5727 56 95 339 67 268 537 168 

$1,000,1987 __ 102 147 252 140 2186 118 7069 4933 3832 1982 __ 98291 162 298 1 977 272 6086 7597 4571 

Feed for livestock and poultry _______________ farms, 1987 __ 7995 153 217 514 160 272 708 257 

1982 __ 8971 147 228 668 120 346 917 291 

$1,000,1987 __ 300 284 382 489 3634 97 32497 9608 9323 1982 __ 275 819 204 652 4 153 123 26813 12532 7488 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _________ farms, 1987 __ 4851 68 125 238 42 228 411 145 1982 __ 5614 70 103 301 52 281 505 144 

$1,000, 1987 __ 274 562 141 166 2 163 13 31 504 6495 8069 1982 __ 246 333 109 196 1 714 49 26148 9359 6190 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ______________ farms, 1987 __ 9338 117 369 479 301 492 786 337 1982 __ 10 144 175 339 472 399 566 899 289 

$1,000, 1987 __ 23063 99 483 1 456 165 1 401 1 833 1 035 1982 __ 22406 113 319 1 859 253 1 184 1 691 1 219 Commercial fertilizer' _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 10292 153 488 565 379 504 827 378 1982 __ 11 855 176 481 605 619 561 915 363 

$1,000, 1981._ 50516 302 841 1 945 624 3765 3667 2 176 1982 __ 72 146 226 882 2835 947 4961 5 814 3410 

Agricultural chemicals' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 9362 122 384 516 323 500 781 320 1982 __ 9847 118 341 436 446 537 859 304 

$1,000,1987 __ 26447 70 341 1 228 243 2 100 2015 837 1982 __ 27401 123 372 1 104 413 1 874 1 751 1 059 Petroleum products _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13824 211 539 869 462 592 1 178 466 1982 __ 16061 271 604 992 668 719 1 302 492 

$1,000,1981._ 30365 239 650 1 882 386 1 579 2 140 1 093 1982 __ 45329 245 671 2836 826 2427 3403 1 569 

Gasoline and gasohoL ____________________ farms, 1987 __ II 864 190 497 820 441 472 1 065 393 

1982 __ 14790 253 577 941 627 668 1 224 422 

$1,000, 1987 __ 12300 130 307 872 228 543 927 375 1982 __ 18858 154 347 1 113 529 965 1 462 523 Diesel fuel _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 165 93 278 415 194 418 621 277 

1982 __ 8238 120 251 365 221 428 630 290 

$1,000,1987 __ 12267 86 208 518 98 813 879 473 1982 __ 16316 63 174 494 192 1 096 1 182 693 

Natural gas ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 426 1 1 19 7 45 39 11 

1982 __ 205 - 13 26 21 2 3 7 

$1,000,1987 __ 654 (D) (D) 68 1 46 55 10 1982 __ 615 - 11 426 3 (D) (D) (D) 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9481 137 331 537 343 461 812 325 

1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000,1987 __ 5 144 (D) (D) 424 60 178 279 235 1982 __ 9539 27 139 803 101 (D) (0) (D) 

Electricity __________________________________ Iarms, 1987 __ 10585 142 358 675 312 446 999 394 

1982 __ 10670 155 328 560 425 454 941 394 

$1,000, 1987 __ 16592 74 164 807 64 826 1 317 1 041 

1982 __ 15700 61 (0) 563 114 920 1 018 815 Hired farm labor ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5958 30 277 358 263 266 422 154 

1982 __ 7321 87 265 428 389 238 517 241 

$1,000, 1987 __ 81 230 (D) 1 325 6490 (D) 3 197 6 176 3995 1982 __ 68545 633 1 223 5240 999 2 149 5553 3385 

Contract labor ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 585 22 73 95 26 78 106 82 1982 __ 830 9 50 29 49 44 46 11 

$1,000,1987 __ 10091 58 121 198 21 870 353 754 

1982 __ 4473 5 80 293 91 508 146 35 Repair and maintenance ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 12077 177 472 754 403 526 1 052 429 

$1,000, 1987 __ 46 104 298 882 2485 448 2287 3696 1 494 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment' _________________ farms, 1987 __ 5327 26 197 295 88 308 428 256 

1982 __ 5695 36 132 175 127 345 452 183 

$1,000,1987 __ 9821 (D) 133 287 (D) 586 730 479 1982 __ 10381 23 66 139 80 759 788 437 

Interest paid' ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5843 13 143 282 163 368 448 199 

1982 __ 6289 47 105 286 198 360 523 195 

$1,000,1987 __ 40272 145 529 2081 162 2500 3799 1 256 

1982 __ 58509 223 511 2290 495 3 125 4910 2687 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate __________________ farms, 1987 __ 4037 6 100 183 90 237 363 106 

$1,000,1987 __ 28859 (D) 469 1 546 123 1 871 2597 744 

Not secured by real estate ______________ farms, 1987 __ 2953 10 65 133 82 201 193 117 

$1,000,1987 __ 11 413 (D) 60 535 39 629 1 202 512 

Cash renL _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3987 47 143 241 80 198 277 122 

$1,000,1987 __ 26726 32 342 1 268 185 1 646 2603 1 887 Property taxes paid _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13206 226 489 838 407 593 1 165 445 

$1,000,1987 __ 19804 249 768 1 540 537 830 1 463 825 

All other farm production expenses ___________ farms, 1987 __ 13462 201 511 831 439 624 1 146 474 

$1,000,1987 __ 67978 395 1 073 3906 424 2942 4518 5569 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 149 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

Total farm production expenses • _______________ farms, 1987 __ 602 392 1 439 671 758 432 360 671 $1,000, 1987 __ 6584 44576 76 160 15218 21 900 17006 38 180 26680 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 10937 113715 52926 22679 28892 39365 106 055 39762 

livestock and poultry purchased _____________ farms, 1987 __ 127 98 674 368 263 83 68 222 1982 __ 85 108 678 256 315 211 125 248 $1,000, 1987 __ 466 7687 5 152 2970 1 611 2675 2383 585 1982 __ 420 7810 4912 1 424 1 150 2949 3693 744 

Feed for livestock and poultry _______________ farms, 1987 __ 222 122 1 038 477 479 269 140 324 1982 __ 155 131 1 170 457 575 325 168 448 $1,000, 1987 __ 422 15764 20262 3446 2949 1 678 8355 1 821 1982 __ 491 14906 22648 4487 4607 2816 11 594 3152 Commercially mixed formula feeds _________ farms, 1987 __ 94 103 595 250 182 137 76 195 1982 __ 69 98 771 303 312 175 119 280 $1,000,1987 __ 216 15717 15097 2407 1 505 1 086 7387 990 1982 __ 122 14679 16199 3 192 3 104 1 912 9928 2177 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ______________ farms, 1987 __ 366 322 954 392 391 150 322 291 1982 __ 433 377 968 421 492 221 314 352 $1,000,1987 __ 323 1 103 1 614 347 982 605 1 892 1 417 1982 __ 368 1 356 1 793 386 943 914 1 907 749 Commercial fertilizer' _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 459 325 1 067 434 463 205 319 445 1982 __ 654 377 1 049 510 541 264 325 456 $1,000,1987 __ 866 3224 5563 900 1 650 1 188 3623 2798 1982 __ 1 839 4755 6697 919 3029 1 228 6225 3004 

Agricultural chemicals' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 383 323 912 320 408 192 282 319 1982 __ 494 388 834 312 422 217 288 355 $1,000,1987 __ 325 1 854 2046 183 948 850 1 819 1 110 1982 __ 646 1 918 2046 183 1 102 555 2 191 968 Petroleum products _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 586 371 1 392 623 667 398 359 592 1982 __ 746 438 1 463 682 800 472 374 661 $1,000,1987 __ 457 1 690 3266 803 1 114 759 1 604 1 436 1982 __ 1 178 2327 4559 997 1 737 1 321 3207 1 579 

Gasoline and gasohol _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 463 332 1 227 505 559 347 283 522 1982 __ 699 391 1 412 627 701 426 338 605 $1,000,1987 __ 222 607 1 401 395 434 325 539 617 1982 __ 665 798 2356 494 817 433 861 655 Diesel fuel _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 288 284 833 376 450 158 250 329 1982 __ 370 349 762 346 372 188 289 295 $1,000,1987 __ 161 851 1 439 295 465 323 814 558 1982 __ 350 1 187 1 682 340 648 285 1 637 497 

Natural gas ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 26 11 68 1 3 7 12 29 1982 __ 21 2 5 6 - - 5 21 $1,000,1987 __ 6 12 24 (D) 1 28 22 15 1982 __ 3 (D) 3 5 - - 2 6 LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 366 295 985 438 360 235 281 387 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000,1987 __ 67 221 402 (D) 214 83 229 246 1982 __ 159 (D) 518 158 272 604 707 421 

Electricity __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 328 282 1 120 483 592 311 249 414 1982 __ 428 260 1 198 411 563 312 297 351 $1,000,1987 __ 95 661 2153 328 505 323 896 464 1982 __ 181 616 2084 542 545 273 1 128 494 Hired farm labor ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 287 221 652 211 256 104 129 269 1982 __ 398 175 700 242 296 198 180 232 $1,000,1987 __ 793 3686 9495 490 2981 2537 7839 4950 1982 __ 1 717 2 132 7879 794 1 814 2443 3732 2514 

Contract labor ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 76 96 70 76 27 42 123 1982 __ 41 36 75 10 39 11 9 61 $1,000,1987 __ 69 562 560 124 247 45 322 703 1982 __ 92 250 132 13 76 12 211 80 Repair and maintenance ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 502 304 1 246 553 559 365 251 526 $1,000, 1987 __ 650 1 972 5832 1 529 2061 981 2747 2579 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment2 _________________ farms, 1987 __ 164 188 648 247 256 81 160 168 1982 __ 181 261 653 234 365 192 172 195 $1,000, 1981-_ 111 595 1 462 215 420 282 616 311 1982 __ 83 901 1 235 98 405 497 468 435 

Interest paid' ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 178 218 682 263 183 156 188 222 1982 __ 233 240 617 281 272 142 220 240 $1,000,1987 __ 593 2248 5 156 1 102 1 291 1 246 1 578 1 698 1982 __ 1 560 3659 8014 1 264 1 676 1 351 3397 1 478 Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate __________________ farms, 1987 __ 117 162 464 186 105 121 119 135 $1,000,1987 __ 490 1 675 3029 768 998 871 1 029 1 146 Not secured by real estate ______________ farms, 1987 __ 76 96 319 125 111 75 126 117 $1,000,1987 __ 104 573 2128 334 293 375 548 552 

Cash renL _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 120 122 463 210 190 94 60 152 $1,000,1987 __ 419 1 131 3579 432 1 318 775 978 1 239 Property taxes paid _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 543 353 1 274 641 685 390 317 578 $1,000,1987 __ 523 629 1 875 519 1 421 720 873 1 243 All other farm production expenses ___________ farms, 1981-_ 518 362 1 319 596 671 376 330 591 $1,000, 1987 __ 473 1 770 8 144 1 830 2402 2341 2655 4327 

See footnotes at end of table. 

150 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item Prince George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's 

Total farm production expenses ________________ farms, 1987 __ 683 457 753 $1,000,1987 __ 11 223 29921 10098 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 16432 65473 13 410 

Livestock and poultry purchased _____________ farms, 1987 __ 119 112 145 1982 __ 150 155 155 $1,000,1987 __ 453 1 548 551 1982 __ 453 1 628 975 

Feed for livestock and poultry _______________ farms, 1987 __ 192 147 233 1982 __ 293 216 237 $1,000,1987 __ 505 6695 1 339 1982 __ 1 434 6202 1 289 Commercially mixed formula feeds _________ farms, 1987 __ 87 99 127 1982 __ 114 122 120 $1,000,1987 __ 114 5857 418 1982 __ 522 5322 545 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ______________ farms, 1987 __ 391 390 489 1982 __ 366 431 502 $1,000,1987 __ 757 1 691 385 1982 __ 580 1 751 295 Commercial fertilizer' _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 506 365 638 1982 __ 606 427 884 $1,000, 1987 __ 610 4370 1 155 1982 __ 1 095 7238 2056 

Agricultural chemicals' ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 447 384 552 1982 __ 356 401 723 $1,000, 1987 __ 292 2054 552 1982 __ 399 2289 580 Petroleum products _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 649 440 746 1982 __ 750 490 940 $1,000,1987 __ 784 1 567 803 1982 __ 1 246 2737 1 230 

Gasoline and gasohol _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 553 370 627 1982 __ 691 445 853 $1,000,1981-_ 303 504 406 1982 __ 604 1 002 709 Diesel fuel _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 326 355 461 1982 __ 262 395 537 $1,000,1987 __ 236 719 284 1982 __ 219 1 299 381 

Natural gas ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14 17 25 1982 __ 33 1 2 $1,000,1981-_ 134 16 15 1982 __ 57 (D) (D) 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 321 309 502 1982 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$1,000, 1981-_ 112 329 97 1982 __ 367 (D) (D) 

Electricity __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 389 322 455 1982 __ 433 296 489 $1,000,1981-_ 257 519 186 1982 __ 211 655 154 Hired farm labor ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 174 144 319 1982 __ 344 256 601 $1,000, 1981-_ 2625 2582 880 1982 __ 2985 2616 1 857 

Contract labor ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 48 108 1982 __ 54 20 33 $1,000,1987 __ 451 201 228 1982 __ 99 169 111 Repair and maintenance ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 510 361 604 $1,000,1987 __ 1 062 1 643 1 022 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment2 _________________ farms, 1987 __ 82 220 193 1982 __ 108 239 251 $1,000,1987 __ 219 729 151 1982 __ 77 800 190 

Interest paid3 ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 137 233 240 1982 __ 224 283 335 $1,000,1987 __ 501 2 144 705 1982 __ 572 3835 1 536 

Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate __________________ farms, 1987 __ 82 131 132 $1,000,1987 __ 318 1 585 512 Not secured by real estate ______________ farms, 1987 __ 62 178 151 $1,000,1987 __ 183 559 193 

Cash renL _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 166 145 218 $1,000,1987 __ 493 1 503 332 Property taxes paid _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 594 388 610 $1,000,1987 __ 837 728 695 All other farm production expenses ___________ farms, 1987 __ 583 423 627 $1,000,1987 __ 1 377 1 947 1 115 

'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 2Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals. 

3Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Somerset 

406 71 480 176 060 

286 

245 

12570 

8731 

307 

256 38904 

31 716 

269 

246 38 143 31 356 

249 

265 1 160 

924 

208 

226 

1 413 

1 635 

259 

245 1 124 1 049 

332 

401 1 229 1 723 

269 

390 

471 

715 

223 

239 

387 

605 

12 

16 

9 

8 

270 

(NA) 

362 

395 

336 

325 

1 039 

788 

242 

182 

3653 

3427 

60 

56 1 039 

907 

346 

1 950 

143 

142 

311 

308 

255 

237 2052 

2905 

246 

1 808 

83 

244 

136 

979 

363 

560 

390 3497 

Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

279 906 774 631 23845 41 849 116157 105 274 85 467 46 191 150073 166 837 

78 305 489 409 75 435 562 394 

1 953 4039 21 904 17069 2 142 3521 19790 16989 

116 683 523 442 106 734 570 413 6019 12643 63954 59498 

6208 9180 52448 50678 71 450 467 392 

87 450 507 385 

5490 9707 63303 58572 

5761 6032 52 112 49608 

237 654 447 412 

266 684 473 440 

1 206 1 081 889 1 141 

1 076 946 780 1 001 225 651 354 334 

285 667 491 373 

2950 2727 1 960 2 197 

4216 2795 3337 3002 

214 559 458 404 

266 607 482 416 

1 309 1 598 1 605 1 943 1 611 1 699 1 585 1 886 249 881 669 553 340 962 842 652 1 225 1 698 1 841 2119 

1 579 2007 2856 3067 

203 738 559 429 

286 870 747 597 

399 700 746 849 

531 947 1 252 926 

158 573 425 380 244 539 394 352 

561 760 653 684 

802 731 793 966 

12 21 26 19 

2 12 3 4 

62 27 58 19 

(D) 23 4 19 

203 661 480 442 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

202 211 384 567 (D) 307 807 1 156 

198 735 603 442 

176 729 645 500 

424 942 2006 1 500 

(D) 1 120 1 638 1 330 

109 422 383 266 

160 474 436 282 

2 187 2919 5407 6 100 

1 774 4567 5 497 3616 

10 88 135 73 

10 63 52 22 

270 332 1 014 1 551 

5 788 304 63 

217 800 643 477 

1 559 2958 3094 2873 

106 427 366 280 

131 525 306 290 271 699 643 494 491 891 530 682 

80 397 449 346 

125 421 393 312 

1 076 2482 3472 2456 2115 3377 3570 3 962 

48 250 372 282 (D) 1 623 2974 1 904 

44 228 198 163 (D) 858 498 552 

70 338 205 190 1 296 2073 873 1 345 

241 761 740 565 

332 993 852 792 254 855 747 594 

1 769 4666 6643 4 196 

MARYLAND 151 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return Irom agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text)' _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14774 239 566 918 463 636 1 237 $1,000,1987 __ 135 200 63 -330 9133 -253 5940 7470 Average per farm ________________________ dOliars, 1987 __ 9151 265 -584 9948 -546 9340 6039 

Farms with net gains2 _____________________ number, 1987 __ 6913 93 243 341 195 271 467 $1,000,1987 __ 197071 456 2 162 13853 929 9024 13317 Average per farm ________________________ doliars, 1987 __ 28507 4906 8897 40623 4765 33299 28516 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 7861 146 323 577 268 365 770 $1,000,1987 __ 61 871 393 2493 4720 1 182 3084 5847 Average per larm ________________________ doliars, 1987 __ 7871 2692 7717 8 180 4410 8448 7593 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2553 31 29 72 45 177 177 $1,000, 1987 __ 29512 80 122 969 142 1 574 1 907 Average per larm ________________________ doliars, 1987 __ II 560 2581 4200 13453 3164 8892 10773 

Amount received in cash ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 158 24 24 68 40 140 153 $1,000, 1987 __ 14843 47 56 494 70 700 975 

Value 01 commodity certificates received ______ farms, 1987 __ 2079 17 23 52 28 154 132 $1,000,1987 __ 14669 33 66 475 73 874 932 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' _____________ farms, 1987 __ 3397 45 112 257 73 162 275 $1,000, 1987 __ 14273 51 662 789 109 668 860 Average per farm ________________________ doliars, 1987 __ 4202 1 124 5911 3071 1 490 4 123 3 129 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 319 15 22 87 30 65 97 1982 __ 1 163 3 30 54 25 67 107 $1,000,1987 __ 5380 8 482 197 31 436 437 1982 __ 4564 1 132 115 27 428 358 Rental of farmland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 123 - 60 97 22 48 81 $1,000,1987 __ 3444 - 63 195 28 90 170 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 532 21 19 47 13 39 37 $1,000,1987 __ 2782 39 77 103 33 58 146 Other farm-related income sources ___________ farms, 1987 __ I 163 17 29 81 18 46 124 $1,000, 1987 __ 2668 4 40 294 18 83 107 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ________________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 544 - 3 14 5 39 42 1982 __ 197 1 2 5 4 16 17 $1,000,1987 __ 14023 - (0) 653 12 572 954 1982 __ 6 184 (0) (0) 114 (0) 449 236 

Corn ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 511 - 3 14 5 36 41 $1,000,1987 __ 12702 - (0) 636 12 496 9t5 WheaL ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 - - 1 - 3 2 $1,000,1987 __ 220 - - (0) - (0) (0) Soybeans __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 46 - - - - 6 1 $1,000, 1987 __ 915 - - - - 32 (0) 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 - - 2 - 4 3 $1,000,1987 __ 103 - - (0) - (0) 17 Cotton _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - $1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ________ farms, 1987 __ 13 - - - - - 1 $1,000, 1987 __ 82 - - - - - (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Cecil 

501 

3779 

7543 

190 

6858 

36092 

311 

3078 

9898 

98 

1 165 

11 889 

85 

687 

79 

479 

136 

409 

3004 

70 

34 

248 

122 

24 

90 

10 

27 

66 

44 

17 

4 

286 

(0) 

17 

286 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

152 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Item 

Chartes Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text)' _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 602 392 1 439 671 758 432 360 671 

$1,000, 1987 __ 529 8750 18500 4562 1 361 1 561 4 133 3566 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 879 22322 12856 6798 1 795 3614 11 482 5315 

Farms with net gains' _____________________ number, 1987 __ 289 228 589 334 270 169 159 267 

$1,000,1987 __ 1 956 10775 24372 6422 4934 3540 7 159 7410 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 6769 47257 41 378 19229 18274 20944 45024 27754 

Farms with net losses _____________________ number, 1987 __ 313 164 850 337 488 263 201 404 

$1,000,1987 __ 1 427 2024 5872 1 861 3 573 1 978 3025 3844 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 4559 12342 6908 5521 7322 7523 15051 9515 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 103 138 221 66 103 45 227 102 

$1,000,1987 __ 520 2074 1 656 143 1 555 1 042 3 559 1 843 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 5046 15026 7493 2 169 15094 23 149 15 678 18072 

Amount received in cash ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 89 112 157 60 91 36 206 86 

$1,000, 1987 __ 213 1 017 844 105 881 515 1 745 889 

Value of commodity certificates received ______ farms, 1987 __ 82 126 167 16 77 38 210 88 

$1,000, 1987 __ 307 1 057 812 38 673 526 1 814 954 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' _____________ farms, 1987 __ 80 76 360 159 178 112 112 174 

$1,000,1987 __ 223 670 1 163 517 300 364 1 139 682 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 2782 8820 3230 3249 1 685 3253 10 170 3 921 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 46 72 87 41 18 38 71 1982 __ 25 52 104 53 67 24 43 52 

$1,000,1987 __ 113 275 203 199 53 66 279 233 1982 __ 22 228 351 47 116 147 257 384 Rental of farmland __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 19 125 45 87 33 34 63 

$1,000,1987 __ 33 182 302 38 131 110 513 223 

Sales of forest products and Christmas trees _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 11 36 28 17 47 21 18 

$1,000, 1987 __ 30 76 342 250 28 139 65 31 

Other farm-related income sources ___________ farms, 1987 __ 18 24 192 35 54 46 69 58 

$1,000,1987 __ 47 136 316 30 88 50 281 195 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ________________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 15 36 20 2 36 17 53 15 

1982 __ 7 26 12 1 5 5 9 9 

$1,000,1987 __ 202 1 451 267 (D) 1 133 766 1 692 804 

1982 __ 55 870 98 (D) 190 (D) 178 1 001 

Corn ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13 33 18 2 36 15 53 15 

$1,000,1987 __ 163 1 400 262 (D) 1 024 666 1 620 804 WheaL ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 5 3 - 3 1 4 -

$1,000,1981-_ (D) (D) (D) - (D) (D) (D) - Soybeans __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 3 - - 2 2 3 - $1,000,1987 __ - 39 - - (D) (D) (D) -

Sorghum, barley, and oats ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 2 - - 1 - -

$1,000,1987 __ (D) (D) (D) - - (D) - - Cotton _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - -

$1,000,1987 __ - - - - - - - -

Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ________ farms, 1981-_ 2 - - - - - - - $1,000,1981-_ (D) - - - - - - -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 153 
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other FarmRelated Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item Prince George's Queen Anne's St. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

NET CASH RETURN 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the 

farm unit (see text)' •...•..•••••••••.•••••••• farms, 1987 •• 683 457 753 406 $1,000,1987 •• 3572 504 2073 10390 

Average per farm •.•.•................••• dollars, 1981-. 5230 1 102 2753 25591 

Farms with net gains2 ......••..•.••.•••••• number, 1987 •• 332 150 362 295 $1,000,1987 •• 5712 5066 3860 11 574 

Average per farm ....•.............•••••• dollars, 1987 •• 17206 33772 10662 39235 

Farms with net losses ••••••••••••••••••••• number, 1987 •• 351 307 391 111 

$1,000,1987 •• 2 140 4562 1 787 1 184 

Average per farm •••••••••••••••••••••••• dollars, 1987 •• 6098 14860 4570 10669 

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

Total received ••.••••..••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •. 24 255 99 105 $1,000,1987 •• 230 4260 269 825 Average per farm •..••••••••••••••••••••• dollars, 1987 •• 9572 16708 2720 7 857 

Amount received in cash •...•...•.•....•.••. farms, 1987 •• 20 234 75 88 $1,000, 1987 •• 107 2 194 103 336 

Value of commodity certificates received •••••• farms, 1987 .• 17 229 83 91 

$1,000,1987 .. 122 2067 167 489 

OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Gross before taxes and expenses' ••••••••••••• farms, 1987 .. 125 123 191 66 $1,000,1987 .. 350 516 715 397 Average per farm .•• _ .••••••.•••••.•..••.• dollars, 1987 •. 2799 4 192 3742 6019 

Customwork and other agricultural services3 ••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 46 60 111 38 1982 •• 38 63 37 39 $1,000,1987 •• 98 219 494 216 

1982 •• 54 449 318 130 Rental of farmland •••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 53 30 32 40 $1,000, 1981-. 124 173 46 86 

Sales of forest products and Christmas 

trees .••............•...••••••.•..•.•••••• farms, 1987 •• 21 15 54 3 $1,000,1987 •• 68 7 156 (D) 

Other farm-related income sources ••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 34 39 50 4 $1,000, 1987 •• 60 116 18 (D) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Total ....••..........•••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• 6 66 19 32 1982 •• 3 16 9 4 $1,000,1981-. 125 1 080 110 580 1982 •• (D) 416 117 73 

Corn •••••••••••••••••...••..•.•.....•..••. farms, 1987 •. 3 66 12 28 $1,000, 1987 •• (D) 995 56 419 WheaL •••••••••••••••••••..•••••••.•..•.•. farms, 1987 •• . 8 4 1 $1,000,1987 •. - 43 (D) (DJ 

Soybeans ••••••••••••••••.••..•••.•...•...• farms, 1987 .. - 5 1 8 $1,000,1987 .. - (D) (D) 146 

Sorghum, barley, and oats ••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• - 3 - 2 $1,000,1987 •• - (D) - (D) 

Cotton ..................••••••.•••••••••••• farms, 1987 •• - - - - $1,000,1987 •• - - - - Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey •••••••• farms, 1987 •• 3 - 5 - $1,000,1987 •• (D) - 46 -

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains_ 3Data for 1987 are based on a sample of farms; data for 1982 are nonsample. 

279 906 774 631 2237 12073 17838 17748 

8018 13326 23046 28127 

170 432 551 516 3984 15295 19827 18587 

23433 35406 35984 36021 

109 474 223 115 

1 747 3222 1 990 839 

16024 6798 8923 7296 

169 100 68 99 

2438 1 184 652 1 304 

14427 11 835 9591 13 171 

157 78 51 84 1 149 846 293 577 

141 70 62 97 

1 289 337 359 727 

62 214 176 129 524 721 1 171 1 274 8456 3370 6654 9874 

31 105 86 43 

36 100 65 45 101 235 424 332 269 203 242 163 24 61 71 57 282 251 184 129 

1 23 6 38 (D) 17 (D) 726 14 83 20 42 (D) 218 (D) 87 

46 9 20 32 18 4 10 10 1 536 107 430 1 222 746 (D) 553 326 

46 6 18 31 1 323 97 366 1 004 3 1 - 1 (D) (DJ - (D) 5 - 5 5 143 - 64 (DJ 

2 1 - 1 (D) (D) - (D) . - - - . - - - - 2 - - - (D) - -

154 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 14776 240 567 917 464 636 1 238 501 1982 __ 16 183 276 604 1 006 668 730 1 316 504 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 2 396 629 48941 42 413 92806 41 251 132 804 166 745 86861 1982 __ 2 557 728 52552 44 722 99016 49243 131 094 175 507 94866 Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 162 204 75 101 89 209 135 173 1982 __ 158 190 74 98 74 180 133 188 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 366 788 152 385 332 348 357 755 237 760 347 781 329 on 484 683 1982 __ 332 301 164 399 212 497 346851 173 984 304 960 282 284 426597 Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 2261 886 3961 3290 2 933 1 646 2449 2705 1982 __ 2 121 829 3 299 3383 2689 1 713 2048 2260 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 6 295 526 269 286 267 756 433 881 136467 205 305 289 267 230112 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 38.1 18.2 15.8 21.4 30.2 64.7 57.6 37.7 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ I 838 7 101 147 85 70 115 38 acres __ 8093 34 470 712 430 306 551 180 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 4400 40 244 368 161 147 436 166 

acres __ III 409 1 122 6 100 9269 4386 3883 11 195 3999 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 288 24 48 83 39 66 113 57 

acres __ 74 731 1 377 2749 4725 2266 3891 6559 3247 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 271 26 37 91 63 61 119 37 acres __ lOS 392 2 159 3016 7625 5 163 4980 9866 301'1 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 388 42 49 80 35 43 121 58 acres __ 162 494 4892 5640 9355 4129 4984 14 169 5805 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 938 18 27 39 25 26 95 18 acres __ 147616 2734 4349 6035 3973 4 109 14850 2884 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 702 15 21 26 11 33 55 25 

acres __ 139 143 3045 4078 5 163 2230 6563 10941 5058 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 526 10 10 20 10 30 33 20 acres __ 125 145 2348 2440 4749 2362 7 102 7 884 4720 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 363 40 18 32 24 81 94 43 

acres __ 482 939 14002 6 143 10278 8923 28656 32040 15562 

500 to 999 acres ------------------------------ ~~~== I 712 13 12 20 10 57 42 30 471 565 8436 7428 13286 (D) 37 748 28285 20041 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 284 3 - 7 1 20 11 7 

acres __ 374944 (D) - 9212 (D) (D) 14202 (D) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 66 2 - 4 - 2 4 2 

acres __ 193 158 (D) - 12397 - (D) 16203 (D) 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 2015 7 127 172 140 84 98 40 

acres __ 9316 28 644 841 660 362 517 210 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 4822 53 247 417 266 187 416 153 

acres __ 122 229 1 701 5816 10475 6685 4944 12263 4095 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 299 21 57 72 58 64 117 45 

acres __ 75607 1 252 3350 4152 3412 3700 6929 2552 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ I 454 42 46 90 63 68 135 32 acres __ 120 161 3400 3847 7586 5121 5625 11 029 2556 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 508 47 41 60 43 72 125 47 

acres __ 176 285 5549 4793 9191 4857 8466 14692 5453 140 to 179 acre"-_____________________________ farms __ I 002 22 18 42 29 34 104 32 

acres __ 157713 3527 2797 6565 4434 5354 16425 5 153 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 806 20 16 30 14 33 62 19 

acres __ 159512 3989 3184 5958 2805 6468 12233 3 8"13 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 581 9 16 27 10 26 38 35 

acres __ 138427 2157 3868 6370 2428 6137 8894 8320 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 591 35 20 43 35 89 110 54 

acres __ 555 856 12 168 7000 15070 12243 , 31 491 37588 19528 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 789 14 16 22 10 54 36 36 acres __ 523218 8045 9423 14860 6598 35401 23918 23608 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 252 3 - 9 - 19 12 8 

acres __ 329990 3562 - (D) - 23146 17388 10818 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 64 3 - 2 - - 3 3 

acres __ 189394 7174 - (D) - - 13631 8760 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13200 227 512 778 457 557 1 127 469 1962 __ 14719 259 573 869 654 629 1 215 470 

acres, 1987 __ I 744891 21 470 26473 70063 22225 110467 130306 66572 

1982 __ 1 799220 19797 27 124 74035 26918 107719 136 433 68647 

Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ II 960 205 465 644 432 532 f 1011 421 

1982 __ 13672 231 530 761 633 613 1 112 421 

acres, 1987 __ I 346 913 10914 17445 50714 13560 97934 103 965 52301 

1982 __ 1 528 994 10620 20226 56803 19 137 103643 115636 59799 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing _____ farms, 1987 __ 5435 145 191 395 134 97 594 255 

1982 __ 5717 155 182 414 119 100 626 232 

acres, 1987 __ 189466 (D) 4510 13831 3365 1 902 16 '48 8045 

1982 __ 197 257 7157 4 116 14749 3 103 2066 16874 7223 

Other cropland _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4582 70 213 198 229 208 312 13< 1982 __ 3138 52 174 156 273 85 246 78 

acres, 1987 __ 208 512 (D) 4518 5 518 5300 10631 10 '193 6226 1982 __ 72969 2020 2782 2483 4 678 2010 3923 1 625 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

SOil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 631 27 96 83 150 

~~ I 109 48 1982 __ 1 243 17 70 53 146 92 26 

acres, 1987 __ 51 668 320 1 157 1 163 I 2 414 1 637 1 716

1 

1 293 1982 __ 22016 358 931 523 I 1 687 373 1 130 fJ42 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 155 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

FAR MS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms __________________________ . ___________ number, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Land in larms . _________________________ • _____ acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Value of land and buildings ': Average per farm _______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

1982 __ Average per acre ______________________ dollars, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Appro )(imale land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 

p roportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 

198 

1 

7 size of farm: to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 

5 

7 

2 

2 

5 

2 

acres __ o to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ o to 69 acres ___ ,, ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

o to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 0010139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 40 to 179 acres __ ,, ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

80 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 20 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 60 to 499 acres __________________________ ,, ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

00 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ ,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ ,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

198 1 

2 size of farm: to 9 acres ___ ,, ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ o to 49 acres __ ,, _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

5 o to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

7 o to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 00 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 40 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

80 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

2 20 to 259 acres ____________________ . _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

2 60 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

5 00 to 99>1 acres ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ ,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

2 ,000 acres or more _________________________ .. _ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND 

USE 

IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

Total cropland ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Harv ested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

ero pland used only for pasture or grazing _____ farms. 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Oth ar cropland _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

c ropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

~oil.improvement grasses, not harvested 

a nd not pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

See lootnotes at end 01 table. 

156 MARYLAND 

Charles Dorchester 

601 392 746 438 67655 125019 83598 139416 113 319 112 318 

232 767 456 990 226 794 530 600 2334 1 410 

1 999 1 699 

289011 379 660 23.4 32.9 

75 37 

360 186 203 65 5014 1 846 41 32 2391 1 912 

39 31 3210 2530 75 35 8707 4254 62 24 9646 3842 

32 26 6298 5098 22 17 5326 3957 33 43 

11 228 16946 

14 52 8593 35364 5 23 6882 28322 

- 7 " 20762 

117 26 595 147 243 70 6 184 1 739 58 36 3341 2 122 

70 40 5890 3426 69 38 8 118 4390 50 31 7787 4886 

45 16 8815 3 129 19 17 4541 4 135 

47 77 16297 28458 

23 60 14403 41 813 5 20 7627 26004 " 7 " 19167 

571 360 729 407 35866 98495 43372 101 044 

527 338 687 398 20603 83948 30722 98845 

165 33 173 32 4301 (D) 

4797 671 

308 157 287 56 10962 (D) 7853 1 528 

122 46 170 15 3 105 4139 3559 (D) 

Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

1 439 670 758 432 361 669 

1 463 695 800 472 374 675 

236 350 121 529 99948 54041 133 597 103 377 

244 031 126 973 118502 55171 134 543 106157 

164 181 132 125 370 155 

167 183 148 117 360 157 

420 302 180 133 344 590 446488 923 353 587 159 

341 242 132 492 279 568 346 504 946 914 586 539 

2534 978 2907 4017 2458 3379 

1 961 780 1 985 3357 2499 3828 

424 140 420 371 286 489 160640 178 137 317081 

55.7 28.9 34.9 33.6 75.0 32.6 

109 39 72 83 17 90 

460 131 355 422 62 387 

373 81 246 185 48 255 

9780 2399 6445 4332 1 217 5974 

121 51 105 30 10 63 

7 120 2893 6165 1 736 575 3590 

119 83 72 29 16 40 

9839 7030 5885 2434 1 407 3308 

148 105 76 31 18 52 

17 190 12259 8851 3579 2235 5880 

141 75 38 12 28 29 

21 825 11 784 6 185 1 894 4475 4534 

88 55 21 8 30 20 

17346 10901 4 176 1 519 5 957 4017 

81 48 27 4 23 9 

19274 11 424 6496 944 5435 2154 

180 99 61 20 100 58 63433 34947 21 656 7011 35978 21 702 

60 27 31 18 41 36 

39248 16001 20455 12314 27975 24706 

16 5 8 10 21 15 

21 911 (D) (D) (D) 27385 (D) 

3 2 1 2 9 2 

8924 (D) (D) (D) 20896 (D) 

95 15 49 62 15 90 

411 43 271 309 79 427 

372 76 245 209 50 232 

10268 2234 6 174 5094 1 294 5539 

91 67 93 39 14 59 5244 3852 5423 2319 805 3529 

136 91 86 36 20 65 

11 271 7677 7073 3039 1 661 5327 

159 119 77 30 28 51 

18779 14 143 9049 3524 3384 5644 

134 83 43 25 31 26 20760 13292 6734 3923 5021 4023 

110 58 48 15 34 30 

21 673 11 474 9493 2954 6741 6091 

85 49 23 6 22 13 

20220 11 828 5494 1 509 5246 3 159 

191 101 89 28 88 58 66191 34851 30092 10209 31 884 20687 

76 31 35 13 47 31 

47362 19 164 22299 9119 32076 21 035 

11 4 10 8 15 17 

14577 (D) (D) (D) 19415 22614 

3 1 2 1 10 3 7275 (D) (D) (D) 26937 8082 

1 340 631 697 363 342 576 1 380 660 746 399 362 600 

182 838 58076 72978 41 711 109 652 77 137 

187201 58954 84399 40349 112573 76716 

1 240 597 619 272 332 468 

1 289 625 672 341 354 503 

135 370 '39 257 51 447 27810 88997 51 812 

145148 39662 65317 31 855 106 836 56567 

814 391 377 206 92 309 

878 410 430 213 93 334 

35487 15345 13017 8512 3245 13238 

37536 16908 16718 6730 2962 15 149 

348 125 168 84 216 159 

244 120 140 76 58 129 

11 981 3474 8514 5389 17410 12087 

4517 2384 2364 1 764 2775 5000 

142 36 58 19 69 68 

99 53 34 22 29 40 

4233 602 1 326 704 4897 3837 

1 740 714 421 360 981 1 554 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Ali Farms Prince George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 683 457 754 406 280 906 774 631 1982 __ 767 490 940 413 350 962 842 652 Land in farms ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 62308 170677 80493 64305 109032 137 529 95542 123406 1982 __ 75406 167 905 100221 61 654 119684 145 983 111 109 120 375 

Average size of farm ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 91 373 107 158 389 152 123 196 1982 __ 98 343 107 149 342 152 132 185 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ______________________ doliars, 1987 __ 220 789 680 385 216 780 256 596 920090 282451 244 509 361 933 1982 __ 457 382 736 173 190184 215 794 749 177 225037 212515 249075 Average per acre ______________________ doliars, 1987 __ 3239 1 959 2085 1 302 2364 1 811 1 885 1 793 

1982 __ 4332 2019 1 878 1 477 2406 1 544 1 705 1 367 

Approximate land area ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 311 686 237 990 238 425 216 582 165516 291 180 242 624 303 910 Proportion in farms _____________________ percent, 1987 __ 20.0 71.7 33.8 29.7 65.9 47.2 39.4 40.6 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 137 32 99 68 22 70 179 146 

acres __ 613 161 425 267 80 271 668 562 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 274 69 224 127 65 225 243 155 

acres __ 6434 1 759 5850 2988 1 734 5989 5904 3790 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 72 25 76 24 14 87 57 50 

acres __ 4258 1 425 4401 1 437 813 5034 3274 2893 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 46 32 64 40 17 70 69 50 

acres __ 3771 2672 6982 3 302 1 494 5853 5710 4139 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 48 27 89 25 31 98 57 45 

acres __ 5 752 3 189 10538 2 746 3700 11 644 6608 5388 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 17 31 64 22 17 79 31 20 

acres __ 2694 4927 10 191 3 516 2686 12538 4898 3047 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 24 36 35 15 12 72 21 21 

acres __ 4770 7 130 6967 2 963 2362 14224 4 158 4179 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 13 23 21 10 6 51 17 21 

acres __ 3 196 5442 5032 2 318 1 387 12 140 4083 4932 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 33 72 40 41 33 109 56 53 

acres __ II 081 25899 13386 14660 12545 37065 20601 19197 

500 to 999 acres- _____________________________ farms __ 17 59 18 25 29 37 28 36 

acres __ (0) 39 173 11 938 16882 19 705 23675 18588 24 119 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ I 42 4 9 23 8 16 29 

acres __ (0) 55586 4783 13226 30360 9096 21 050 39294 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ I 9 - - 11 - - 5 

acres __ (0) 23314 - - 32166 - - 11 866 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 164 40 179 63 21 82 197 132 

acres __ 717 206 796 249 76 355 814 559 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 289 82 288 127 84 244 245 167 

acres __ 6483 2 118 7431 3066 1 886 6366 6263 4 111 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 69 23 94 27 21 77 57 40 

acres __ 4025 1 363 5438 1 520 1 183 4465 3340 2291 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 61 30 75 37 20 91 63 57 

acres __ 4943 2421 6270 3023 1 715 7506 5 125 4650 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 66 44 92 32 17 105 64 62 

acres __ 7766 5252 10516 3634 2026 12509 7439 7 111 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 20 29 52 24 22 85 46 20 

acres __ 3066 4517 8 108 3795 3512 13603 7363 3068 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 23 23 44 16 25 65 36 24 

acres __ 4654 4406 8763 3212 4995 12765 7 157 4740 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 16 27 23 14 19 42 17 28 

acres __ 3829 6443 5350 3301 4555 10012 4035 6596 

260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 35 90 58 40 56 131 60 56 

acres __ II 890 32227 19 102 14029 20293 44661 20994 18903 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 18 67 29 26 32 33 42 38 

acres __ II 826 45679 21 161 16829 21 765 20224 29534 27076 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 5 26 6 7 24 5 14 24 

acres __ (0) 33775 7286 8996 33687 (0) (0) 31 790 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ I 9 - - 9 2 1 4 

acres __ (0) 29498 - - 23991 (0) (0) 9480 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 626 436 740 302 254 849 534 452 1982 __ 722 465 917 324 312 904 627 476 

acres, 1987 __ 35079 142 148 45608 45495 91 988 103055 69674 87 515 

1982 __ 39231 134 909 50729 42402 97951 105429 80018 83270 

Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 563 408 718 265 239 782 479 403 1982 __ 676 452 902 305 294 840 580 453 

acres, 1987 __ 22768 114736 32724 38245 76918 77 744 61 594 76 107 1982 __ 26068 129719 39779 39566 94242 82254 76328 80222 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazin9 _____ farms, 1987 __ 185 95 197 54 63 474 97 72 

1982 __ 194 117 197 76 69 490 99 84 

acres, 1987 __ 5925 2904 3964 974 2058 18696 1 940 1 822 

1982 __ 6163 2998 4403 1 553 2 172 20384 1 158 1 667 

Other cropland _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 263 271 318 141 139 208 158 155 

1982 __ 267 66 266 52 42 143 87 41 

acres, 1987 __ 6386 24508 8920 6276 13012 6615 6140 9586 1982 __ 7000 2192 6547 1 283 1 537 2791 2532 1 381 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 99 58 157 20 53 50 21 47 1982 __ 122 29 129 14 11 27 13 11 

acres, 1987 __ 1 897 4205 2550 671 5 132 1 247 390 3033 

1982 __ 1 776 1 134 2469 (0) (0) 537 326 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 157 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland·Con. 

Other cropland-Con. Cropland on which all crops failed __________ farms, 1987 __ 840 36 31 31 58 63 57 15 1982 __ 361 10 12 8 21 11 26 9 

acres, 1987 __ 17 156 384 242 282 637 1 646 1063 (0) 

1982 __ 4208 (0) 106 163 155 117 221 41 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ farms, 1987 __ 292 7 21 8 20 11 12 8 1982 __ 215 3 16 6 10 10 15 5 

acres, 1987 __ 11 028 (0) 182 88 300 82 158 (0) 

1982 __ 4320 (0) 126 24 146 189 284 79 

Cropland idle _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2902 31 137 107 120 128 195 84 1982 __ 1 903 37 113 98 168 46 158 43 acres, 1987 __ 128660 566 2937 3985 1 949 7266 7256 4342 

1982 __ 42425 1 574 1 619 1 773 2690 1 331 2288 663 

Total woodland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7949 191 304 460 293 346 704 294 1982 __ 8967 219 305 505 375 357 800 313 

acres, 1987 __ 423626 21 915 11 430 11 235 13997 18267 17004 10873 1982 __ 500002 23968 12 199 12052 16087 18482 19605 13175 

Woodland pastured _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2384 107 70 131 82 49 232 97 1982 __ 2484 128 78 124 79 21 213 83 

acres, 1987 __ 71 353 (0) 891 2011 1 739 1 985 3365 1 493 1982 __ 68740 8897 1 658 1 833 1 549 458 3074 2034 

Woodland not pastured _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 6759 146 272 397 263 315 588 249 

1982 __ 7745 159 260 441 326 344 685 275 

acres, 1987 __ 352273 (0) 10539 9224 12258 16282 13639 9380 1982 __ 431 262 15071 10541 10219 14538 18024 16531 11 141 

Other land ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10809 172 429 706 344 413 953 383 1982 __ 12058 201 446 778 506 489 1 080 408 acres, 1987 __ 228112 5556 4510 11 508 5029 4070 19435 9416 1982 __ 258506 8787 5399 12929 6238 4893 19469 13044 

Pasrureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ____________ farms, 1987 __ 2942 81 74 259 50 37 365 104 1982 __ 2757 62 55 242 69 42 379 111 acres, 1987 __ 103 655 (0) 1 469 6679 894 568 11 081 5170 1982 __ 111 734 4141 1 580 7008 1744 966 10613 6059 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10037 151 406 634 333 403 873 362 1982 __ 11 456 184 427 712 496 480 1 007 396 acres, 1987 __ 124 457 (0) 3041 4829 4135 3502 8354 4246 1982 __ 146 772 4646 3819 5921 4494 3927 8856 6985 

Pastureland, all types _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8043 197 257 607 180 156 912 339 1982 __ 8311 219 242 637 205 151 976 324 acres, 1987 __ 364 474 (0) 6870 22521 5998 4455 30594 14708 1982 __ 377 731 20 195 7354 23 590 6396 3490 30561 15316 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity acreage adjustment programs _________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 838 8 23 47 31 140 107 77 1982 __ 221 2 5 2 3 8 26 6 acres, 1987 __ 107 784 (0) (0) (0) 873 6781 5819 (0) 1982 __ 3467 (0) 38 (0) (0) 118 273 88 Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 81 1 1 2 3 4 6 2 acres, 1987 __ 5 101 (0) (0) (0) 30 64 214 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

158 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland-Con. 

Other cropland-Con. Cropland on which all crops failed __________ farms, 1987 __ 70 54 45 24 24 16 11 18 1982 __ 41 11 17 18 11 10 4 10 acres, 1987 __ 785 2967 624 234 (D) (D) 436 454 1982 __ 328 179 156 144 242 129 (D) 114 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ farms, 1987 __ 17 11 19 16 7 3 21 11 1982 __ 22 2 17 11 7 7 6 19 acres, 1987 __ 408 (D) 811 263 (D) (D) 628 1 914 1982 __ 404 (D) 175 155 131 81 (D) 675 

Cropland idle _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 206 83 198 80 123 62 164 101 1982 __ 162 29 148 81 102 44 28 72 acres, 1987._ 6664 5771 6313 2375 6169 4390 11 449 5882 1982 __ 3 562 1 063 2446 1 371 1 570 1 194 1 595 2657 

Total woodland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 364 184 737 489 459 190 193 341 1982 __ 418 241 806 575 544 238 206 341 acres, 1987 __ 24028 18644 25370 44589 14124 6137 17026 14229 1982 __ 28544 28345 27472 50040 20253 7265 14477 15409 

Woodland pastured _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 104 16 263 288 145 65 35 120 1982 __ 120 21 291 330 171 100 24 119 acres, 1987 __ 2931 (D) 6922 12801 2033 895 1 215 2743 1982 __ 3 551 1 549 6493 13927 2852 1 428 615 2004 

Woodland not pastured _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 325 172 605 371 380 156 168 261 1982 __ 369 226 670 443 470 178 192 278 acres, 1987 __ 21 097 (D) 18448 31 788 12091 5242 15811 11 486 1982 __ 24993 26796 20979 36113 17 401 5837 13862 13405 

Other land ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 449 252 1 084 517 617 347 247 514 1982 __ 558 265 1 148 538 637 385 263 528 acres, 1987 __ 7761 7880 28142 18864 12846 6193 6919 12011 1982 __ 11 682 10027 29358 17979 13850 7557 7493 14032 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ____________ farms, 1987 __ 86 14 418 257 221 129 35 161 1982 __ 86 14 377 241 219 126 36 137 acres, 1987 __ 1 832 (D) 16638 12869 7270 3356 1 305 5658 1982 __ 2856 1 224 17593 12258 7586 4936 1 553 7248 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 428 251 969 457 569 314 242 455 1982 __ 544 262 1 082 481 606 350 254 491 acres, 1987 __ 5929 (D) 11 504 5995 5576 2837 5614 6353 1982 __ 8826 8803 11 765 5721 6264 2621 5940 6784 

Pastureland, all types _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 267 61 1 144 559 566 317 131 456 1982 __ 281 59 1 154 594 633 335 136 448 acres, 1987 __ 9064 (D) 59047 41 015 22320 12763 5765 21 639 1982 __ 11 204 3444 61 622 43093 27156 13094 5 130 24401 

Cropland diverted under annual commodity acreage adjustment programs _________________ farms, 1987 __ 65 102 99 12 77 31 206 77 1982 __ 16 18 26 3 16 10 10 14 acres, 1987 __ I 903 7815 3617 255 4367 (D) (D) 5436 1982 __ 140 376 233 84 203 127 180 609 

Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 4 6 4 5 1 8 7 acres, 1987 __ 448 1 006 1 019 257 35 (D) (D) 560 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 159 
Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total cropland-Con. 

Other cropland-Con. Cropland on which all crops failed __________ farms, 1987 __ 56 54 61 15 4 61 25 11 1982 __ 33 11 32 14 2 35 11 4 acres, 1987 __ 773 2270 854 (D) (D) 1 049 549 (D) 1982 __ 298 92 545 241 (D) 572 190 45 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ farms, 1987 __ 18 16 22 2 3 19 10 10 1982 __ 18 - 20 1 - 10 9 1 acres, 1987 __ 235 1 152 806 (D) (D) 1 120 276 (D) 1982 __ 346 - 826 (D) - 129 307 (D) 

Cropland idle _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 156 204 187 112 94 106 116 108 1982 __ 149 32 150 35 33 86 62 27 acres,1987 __ 3481 16881 4710 4786 7777 3199 4925 5587 1982 __ 4580 966 2707 926 1 322 1 553 1 709 1 266 

Total woodland _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 351 258 422 200 140 423 333 273 1982 __ 402 281 514 194 181 470 380 302 acres, 1987 __ 17776 21 963 26544 13499 12661 16276 18957 27082 1982 __ 24094 27222 37970 14710 16648 20003 22040 29942 

Woodland pastured _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 108 42 114 24 15 195 40 42 1982 __ 92 20 125 21 28 209 54 33 acres, 1987 __ 5997 3515 3 146 580 405 4480 1 985 2568 1982 __ 2690 802 4254 623 1 295 4298 1 299 1 557 

Woodland not pastured _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 308 228 376 187 131 309 308 244 1982 __ 350 272 472 187 162 356 346 284 acres, 1987 __ 11 779 18448 23398 12919 12256 11 796 16972 24514 1982 __ 21 404 26420 33716 14087 15353 15705 20741 28385 

Other land ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 479 286 484 310 178 656 553 436 1982 __ 575 344 631 308 221 729 596 424 acres, 1987 __ 9453 6566 8341 5311 4383 18198 6911 8809 1982 __ 12081 5774 11 522 4542 5085 20551 9051 7163 Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ____________ farms, 1987 __ 73 33 100 26 23 302 46 48 1982 __ 61 34 75 20 29 280 37 25 acres, 1987 __ 2894 989 2987 577 1 268 12714 1 228 2 155 1982 __ 2159 1 874 3500 409 1 193 13270 1 418 546 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 455 280 456 300 174 569 538 4t8 1982 __ 555 335 609 303 220 658 588 416 acres, 1987 __ 6559 5577 5354 4734 3 115 5484 5683 6654 1982 __ 9922 3900 8022 4133 3892 7281 7633 6617 

Pastureland, all types _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 279 147 298 86 85 709 155 135 1982 __ 270 151 288 101 102 720 159 126 acres, 1987 __ 14816 7408 10097 2131 3731 35890 5153 6545 1982 __ 11 012 5674 12 157 2585 4660 37952 3875 3770 Cropland diverted under annual commodity acreage adjustment programs _________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 234 61 84 147 60 49 85 1982 __ 5 10 9 4 14 8 4 2 acres, 1987 __ 822 (D) 1 244 3346 (D) 2208 (D) 4872 1982 __ 57 154 58 31 341 85 180 (D) 

Cropland placed under the conservation reserve program _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 3 5 3 4 3 1 - acres, 1987 __ - (D) 175 61 (D) 52 (D) -

, Data are based on a sample of farms, see text. 

160 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 11 960 205 465 644 432 532 1 011 421 1982 __ 13672 231 530 761 633 613 1 112 421 

acres harvested, 1987 __ 1 346 913 10914 17445 50714 13560 97934 103965 52301 1982 __ 1 528 994 10620 20226 56803 19137 103 643 115636 59799 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 846 4 68 86 74 24 45 12 

acres harvested __ 2646 5 203 263 239 71 177 32 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3216 28 195 234 150 104 325 132 

acres harvested __ 42185 320 2 123 2 940 1 523 1 689 4414 1 493 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 083 19 39 56 33 58 98 48 

acres harvested __ 30087 383 938 1 542 386 1 816 3024 1 259 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 119 22 33 71 63 58 106 35 

acres harvested __ 45694 517 1 194 2 992 1 364 3082 4980 1 358 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 273 35 44 63 35 42 111 55 

acres harvested __ 72835 1 122 1 733 2 973 776 3217 7428 3480 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 884 16 25 36 25 23 89 17 

acres harvested __ 70372 600 1 757 2793 1 532 2778 7453 1 696 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 670 14 21 22 11 33 54 24 

acres harvested __ 72337 720 1 463 2599 503 4846 6350 2704 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 503 10 10 18 8 30 33 20 

acres harvested __ 66901 506 1 045 2438 687 5 381 5001 3439 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 329 39 18 28 24 81 93 41 

acres harvested __ 274 994 3 147 2425 5330 4530 20999 20609 10126 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 690 13 12 19 8 57 42 29 

acres harvested __ 284 322 1 223 4564 8 719 (D) 30001 20 131 12618 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 281 3 - 7 1 20 11 6 

acres harvested __ 253 939 (D) - 6 524 (D) (D) 10654 (D) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 66 2 - 4 - 2 4 2 

acres harvested __ 130601 (D) - 11 601 - (D) 13744 (D) 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 1 156 4 102 115 131 27 40 22 

acres harvested __ 3738 5 378 307 394 100 137 71 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3737 38 212 287 247 141 370 114 

acres harvested __ 50551 621 2332 3968 2 223 2504 4 936 1 420 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 141 14 56 58 54 57 104 33 

acres harvested __ 32974 316 1 527 1 640 927 2231 3 238 1 001 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 325 29 40 79 62 63 122 28 

acres harvested __ 53466 628 1 414 3 735 1 391 3691 4 782 1 162 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 401 43 38 67 41 71 120 45 

acres harvested __ 84424 1 286 1 761 3690 1 640 5896 8 328 2990 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 947 21 18 34 29 34 99 30 

acres harvested __ 80329 688 1 421 3056 1 425 4063 9332 3028 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 763 19 16 23 14 33 60 17 

acres harvested __ 86040 752 1 317 2007 939 5 141 8081 2 141 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 562 9 13 25 10 26 38 34 

acres harvested __ 79467 518 1 275 4 192 777 4 612 5936 6004 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 549 34 20 41 35 88 108 53 

acres harvested __ 335 303 2221 3655 9012 6063 25640 25332 11 825 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 779 14 15 21 10 54 36 36 

acres harvested __ 349 630 1 715 5 146 10477 3 358 28992 18 143 15854 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 248 3 - 9 - 19 12 6 

acres harvested __ 239 843 730 - (D) - 20773 14618 6618 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 64 3 - 2 - - 3 3 

acres harvested __ 133 229 1 140 - (0) - - 12773 7685 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 2559 37 184 209 216 69 176 84 acres __ 11 117 173 809 875 927 294 811 403 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 713 26 102 111 73 45 176 74 

acres __ 22770 370 1 342 1 437 925 609 2409 966 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 149 28 44 74 45 39 87 36 

acres __ 26693 624 1 020 1 727 1 028 893 2019 840 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 423 51 49 68 41 49 134 32 

acres __ 53713 1 898 1 805 2648 1 422 1 872 5012 1 159 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 774 37 43 95 20 88 172 68 acres __ 122781 2460 2889 6467 1 310 6013 12048 4 562 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 602 20 29 37 19 86 152 60 

acres __ 223 981 2648 3909 (D) (D) 12487 20714 8545 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 204 4 10 33 17 108 83 49 acres __ 369711 (0) 3072 (D) (D) 34566 26135 15040 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 358 2 4 10 1 34 22 14 

acres __ 243 133 (0) 2599 7313 (D) 23236 14964 10 188 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 178 - - 7 - 14 9 4 

acres __ 273 014 - - 14845 - 17964 19853 10598 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 3043 37 228 255 344 75 199 73 acres __ 13 117 198 985 1 023 1 398 398 983 293 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 985 38 102 117 105 56 188 56 acres __ 26608 507 1 313 1 557 1 389 777 2528 760 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 231 40 51 78 53 41 104 31 acres __ 28748 864 1 199 1 799 1 213 991 2467 757 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 574 54 50 93 50 63 131 45 

acres __ 59 143 1 970 1 832 3556 1 861 2454 4933 1 713 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 1 992 41 46 96 35 111 186 54 acres __ 138 164 2520 3097 6633 2328 7703 13083 3714 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 802 10 31 55 23 103 171 72 acres __ 251 813 1 250 4 172 7706 3409 14643 23774 9895 200 to 499 acre"-_____________________________ farms __ 1 436 10 19 47 22 112 102 67 acres __ 434 215 (D) 5765 13635 (D) 34978 29808 19412 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 427 1 3 14 1 40 19 17 

acres __ 289 145 (0) 1 863 9506 (D) 26859 12976 11 500 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 182 - - 6 - 12 12 6 acres __ 288 041 - - 11 388 - 14840 25084 11 755 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 161 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 527 338 1 240 597 619 272 332 468 1982 __ 687 398 1 289 625 672 341 354 503 acres harvested, 1987 __ 20603 83948 135 370 39257 51 447 27810 88997 51 812 1982 __ 30722 98845 145 148 39662 65 317 31 855 106 836 56567 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 54 17 48 6 31 28 7 42 acres harvested __ 169 92 157 19 85 64 22 101 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 170 47 277 70 182 108 38 146 acres harvested __ I 689 1 000 3915 888 2366 1 268 585 1 588 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 39 30 107 45 88 19 8 46 acres harvested __ 832 999 2844 1 049 2 176 426 313 1 135 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 35 30 113 77 65 22 15 33 acres harvested __ 943 1 695 4449 2976 2543 936 811 1 249 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 67 31 140 104 70 28 17 46 acres harvested __ 2429 2942 8638 4402 3697 1 378 1 222 2301 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 61 21 134 71 37 12 28 27 acres harvested __ 2042 2251 11 448 4310 3 162 781 2741 1 616 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 30 26 86 51 21 7 29 18 acres harvested __ 2053 3763 10 123 3474 1 962 670 3483 2062 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 22 16 79 43 25 3 21 9 acres harvested __ I 611 2499 11 015 3 164 2902 396 3508 1 048 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 32 40 179 97 60 17 99 52 acres harvested __ 3261 12096 37585 12 116 11 332 3374 24809 9207 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 50 59 26 31 16 40 32 acres harvested __ 2417 22262 25935 4467 12627 6546 18060 13 191 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 5 23 15 5 8 10 21 15 acres harvested __ 3 157 20446 12703 (D) (D) (D) 18 164 (D) 2.000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ - 7 3 2 1 2 9 2 acres harvested __ - 13903 6558 (D) (D) (D) 15279 (D) 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 101 15 36 1 28 28 10 45 acres harvested __ 377 73 94 (D) 75 (D) 47 107 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 217 56 295 58 180 139 42 148 acres harvested __ 2775 1 087 4 141 (D) 2 187 (D) 703 1 678 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 54 32 84 61 77 35 13 42 acres harvested __ I 264 1 211 2426 1 345 1 903 844 613 1 374 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 69 38 127 90 75 25 20 54 acres harvested __ I 839 2219 5 137 2690 3029 1 094 1 139 1 995 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 64 36 146 106 73 27 27 49 acres harvested __ 2381 2945 9579 4576 3653 1 636 2446 2655 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 48 29 127 78 40 24 31 21 acres harvested __ I 888 3268 10646 4613 3203 1 841 3714 1 492 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 43 14 109 53 43 12 33 25 acres harvested __ 2655 2240 13247 3638 4398 1 247 5351 2425 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 18 17 85 49 21 6 20 13 acres harvested __ I 194 3 157 11 516 4659 2635 852 3725 1 417 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 47 76 190 93 88 23 87 56 acres harvested __ 5331 23526 40550 9915 16819 5292 24515 11 143 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 21 59 76 31 35 13 46 30 acres harvested __ 6544 30522 31 277 6 151 14659 6823 25027 10881 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 5 19 11 4 10 8 15 17 acres harvested __ 4474 17309 10616 1 004 (D) (D) 16015 16873 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ - 7 3 1 2 1 10 3 acres harvested __ - 11 288 5919 (D) (D) (D) 23541 4527 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 201 31 159 56 136 80 13 122 acres __ 910 193 748 273 625 321 54 468 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 102 18 158 72 89 50 27 80 acres __ I 361 247 2 175 912 1 189 640 364 1 009 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 67 24 117 77 84 35 10 38 acres __ I 530 568 2787 1 769 1 942 778 225 908 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 52 36 154 123 77 25 15 67 acres __ 2054 1 283 5690 4606 2898 946 584 2482 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 58 50 227 146 99 28 47 50 acres __ 3952 3624 15712 10057 6645 2018 3446 3406 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 29 68 247 87 70 23 74 40 acres __ 3792 9978 35 147 11 288 10230 3264 10699 5691 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 14 59 145 34 50 16 106 46 acres __ 3985 19809 43410 (D) 15808 5905 32748 13 731 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 34 25 2 12 10 23 14 acres __ (D) 21 746 16719 (D) (D) 7356 16027 9265 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ I 18 8 - 2 5 17 11 acres __ (D) 26500 12982 - (D) 6582 24850 14852 1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 248 32 145 44 120 105 21 119 acres __ I 089 168 642 232 537 385 99 475 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 148 26 168 91 113 64 14 83 acres __ 2029 347 2289 1 194 1 468 859 184 1 074 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 67 17 112 79 77 32 16 42 acres __ I 595 423 2666 1 788 1 782 734 355 962 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 94 39 150 124 75 28 14 58 acres __ 3534 1 493 5537 4519 2813 1 058 545 2 146 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 67 64 232 174 113 52 45 79 acres __ 4512 4600 16671 11 749 7854 3804 3 164 5 101 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 31 56 285 82 90 24 87 53 acres __ 4 169 7873 39499 11 091 12640 3265 12618 7317 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 22 107 166 28 61 17 106 43 acres __ 6432 34978 50054 7306 18282 5068 33204 12898 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 42 23 3 18 13 31 15 acres __ (D) 27292 15788 1 783 11 783 8621 20871 11 201 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 2 15 8 - 5 6 20 11 acres __ (D) 21 671 12002 - 8 158 8061 35796 15393 

162 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with harvested cropland Prince George's Queen Anne's Sl. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

Farms ____________________________ number, 1987 __ 563 408 718 265 239 782 479 403 1982 __ 676 452 902 305 294 840 580 453 

acres harvested, 1987 __ 22768 114 736 32724 38245 76918 77 744 61 594 76107 1982 __ 26068 129 719 39779 39566 94242 82254 76328 80222 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 

OF FARM 

1987 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 106 19 90 7 4 33 27 14 

acres harvested __ 327 60 286 24 16 84 92 58 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 218 49 213 69 52 175 134 100 

acres harvested __ 2245 800 2696 1 233 944 2349 2277 1 840 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 65 19 71 22 14 75 48 36 

acres harvested __ 1 288 544 1 963 853 529 2488 1 863 1 437 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 39 29 80 29 13 57 53 41 

acres harvested __ 1 006 1 593 2640 1 367 674 2531 2726 2068 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 43 23 86 21 28 93 52 39 

acres harvested __ 2308 1 735 3397 1 312 2143 6728 4064 3410 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 10 30 62 20 15 76 31 18 

acres harvested __ 483 3446 4289 1 915 1 166 6787 3615 1 711 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 20 36 34 15 11 69 20 18 

acres harvested __ 1 301 4296 2968 2197 1 225 8384 2548 2643 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 12 22 21 9 6 51 16 19 

acres harvested __ I 027 2995 2115 1 282 710 7977 3066 3089 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 33 71 39 40 33 108 54 51 

acres harvested __ 4264 17 157 6253 8634 7925 22979 14618 12218 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 15 59 18 25 29 37 28 33 

acres harvested __ (0) 25795 4973 9680 13090 11 977 13 152 15845 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ I 42 4 8 23 8 16 29 

acres harvested __ (0) 41 275 1 144 9748 23534 5460 13 573 25768 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 1 9 - - 11 - - 5 

acres harvested __ (0) 15040 - - 24962 - - 6020 

1982 size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 132 19 165 18 8 45 43 21 

acres harvested __ 398 79 555 53 26 140 163 91 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 248 69 273 79 59 191 162 112 

acres harvested __ 2354 1 198 3789 1 380 874 2738 3 137 2155 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 66 22 93 24 17 64 50 31 

acres harvested __ 1 136 794 2627 892 565 2 137 1 899 1064 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 59 29 74 33 15 84 56 54 

acres harvested __ 1 567 1 440 2868 1 513 776 3546 3335 2476 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 63 44 89 28 13 102 60 49 

acres harvested __ 2592 3917 3 719 2024 1 216 6714 4692 4088 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 16 28 52 23 21 80 45 19 

acres harvested __ 636 3704 3074 1 960 2122 7934 5 160 2061 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 22 23 43 16 25 63 35 22 

acres harvested __ 1 436 3233 2799 2406 4260 7954 5223 3 150 220 to 259 acres- _____________________________ farms __ 15 27 22 12 18 42 15 27 

acres harvested __ 914 5077 2208 1 915 3589 6 106 2785 4404 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 33 89 56 40 53 129 57 53 

acres harvested __ 4908 24801 7 174 9479 13975 25489 15673 12965 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 16 67 29 26 32 33 42 37 

acres harvested __ 4843 36818 7333 12098 17261 12067 23 215 20426 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 5 26 6 6 24 5 14 24 

acres harvested __ (0) 27552 3633 5846 28790 (0) (0) 19872 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 1 9 - - 9 2 1 4 

acres harvested __ (0) 21 106 - - 20788 (0) (0) 7470 

HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES 

HARVESTED 

1987 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 254 32 220 32 21 111 74 42 

acres __ 988 129 873 143 90 476 329 205 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ 104 30 129 22 12 104 63 46 

acres __ I 390 414 1 720 284 173 1 382 858 594 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 61 12 84 28 26 67 42 24 

acres __ 1 383 281 1 988 666 602 1 561 988 566 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 47 30 118 41 20 81 55 58 

acras __ 1 685 1 147 4432 1 555 773 3 198 2 115 2249 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 54 65 84 41 43 115 84 60 

acres __ 3656 4938 5619 2924 3058 7967 5849 4 161 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 27 74 45 46 34 198 66 71 

acres __ 3594 9980 5837 6706 4326 27918 9220 10037 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 9 95 32 39 37 94 67 57 

acres __ 3091 30401 9 116 11 447 11 677 26786 20803 17539 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 41 6 9 24 12 23 28 

acres __ (0) 27047 3 139 5675 17676 8456 15336 19057 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 2 29 - 7 22 - 5 17 

acres __ (0) 40399 - 8845 38543 - 6096 21 699 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 318 36 315 46 32 125 74 52 

acres __ 1 297 138 1 318 181 127 555 329 267 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ farms __ ISO 33 147 40 21 108 69 48 

acres __ 2021 454 1 954 556 266 1 484 972 626 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ farms __ 59 20 101 22 25 78 56 30 acres __ I 402 479 2379 502 573 1 801 1 330 687 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 46 35 132 42 17 87 73 74 

acres __ I 726 1 308 5009 1 538 722 3324 2714 2838 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 54 48 120 46 23 133 109 64 

acres __ 3662 3537 7911 3412 1 620 9523 7653 4313 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ farms __ 27 94 49 45 60 196 85 73 

acres __ 3733 13452 6642 6217 9 142 26890 12410 10006 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 16 111 31 49 62 99 74 65 

acres __ 5367 34795 9670 15341 18568 27 174 22782 19277 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 49 7 12 27 11 37 33 acres __ 2681 34098 4896 8462 18333 6734 (0) 22638 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 3 26 - 3 27 3 3 14 acres __ 4 179 41 458 - 3 357 44891 4769 (0) 19570 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 163 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 1 074 9 41 76 33 130 26 20 

1982 __ 845 6 43 68 21 101 9 16 Land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 260493 4181 4 144 3936 4796 42845 4653 2802 

1982 __ 218246 3586 (0) 3215 2304 32467 2458 1 283 

Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 061 9 41 76 33 130 22 20 

1982 __ 842 6 43 68 21 101 7 16 

acres, 1987 __ 174017 1 071 2 192 2080 1 747 33475 2928 2308 1982 __ 147 700 (0) 1 416 1 789 1 112 27241 2 165 867 

Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 474 5 16 24 16 61 10 11 

1982 __ 220 11 16 7 19 4 7 

acres, 1987 __ 27233 (0) 422 375 933 3707 317 235 

1982 __ 6649 134 262 147 699 106 86 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ____ farms, 1987 __ 261 8 9 21 10 15 15 4 1982 __ 184 4 10 11 5 11 2 5 

acres, 1987 __ 8019 1 007 553 525 179 169 567 49 1982 __ 8054 485 268 624 281 252 (0) 138 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 50762 95 470 706 363 13279 293 171 1982 __ 38556 39 269 552 152 9695 (0) 106 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 040 9 40 74 31 128 22 19 

1982 __ 826 4 43 66 21 101 7 15 

acres, 1987 __ 50077 95 (0) (0) (0) 13174 207 (0) 

1982 __ 38219 (0) 269 (0) 152 (0) (0) (0) 

Pastureland and other land __________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 2 2 2 5 4 2 

1982 __ 36 2 3 2 2 2 

acres, 1987 __ 685 (0) (0) (0) 105 86 (0) 

1982 __ 337 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 192 10 25 7 10 6 4 

acres irrigated __ 368 11 42 11 16 16 7 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 272 2 9 29 13 26 7 7 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~~~~~_i~i~:~~== 1 847 (0) 34 115 49 268 74 69 

63 4 3 1 11 2 1 

acres irrigated __ 731 75 27 (0) 138 (0) (0) 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 83 1 4 6 10 1 6 

acres irrigated __ 563 (0) 79 199 341 (0) 52 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 83 2 6 7 7 1 1 

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~~~=~_i~~:~~== 2116 (0) 74 234 317 (0) (0) 

46 2 2 4 3 2 acres irrigated __ 1 873 (0) (0) 56 193 (0) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 38 3 2 1 3 1 

220 to 259 acres _______________________ ~~~~~_i~ri~:r~~== 1 393 41 (0) (0) 254 (0) 

23 1 1 5 

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~~~=~_i~ri~:~~== 1 084 (0) (0) 356 

114 2 1 4 25 3 

acres irrigated __ 9639 (0) (0) 102 3 018 76 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 95 1 2 1 2 18 2 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________ ~~~=~_i~rirar~~== 11 956 (0) (0) (0) (0) 3303 (0) 

51 11 1 1 

2,000 acres or more ____________________ ~~~=~_i~ri~a~~~== 13874 (0) (0) (0) 

14 1 1 

acres irrigated __ 4318 (0) (0) 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 167 19 32 2 10 2 4 

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~~~=~_i~~;~== 416 28 69 (0) 27 (0) 6 

197 1 9 21 10 19 4 8 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ ~~~=~_i~ri~;~~== 1 349 (0) 47 195 32 214 5 12 

51 5 4 1 6 acres irrigated __ 488 16 24 (0) 101 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 42 1 3 5 1 

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~~~=~_i~ri~;~== 815 (0) 43 163 (0) 

58 2 3 1 8 2 

140 to 179 acres _______________________ ~~~=~_i~ri~a~~== 239 (0) 67 (0) 124 (0) 

38 1 2 1 3 4 acres irrigated __ 1 126 (0) (0) (0) 52 (0) 

180 to 219 acres- _____________________________ farms __ 34 2 2 1 2 1 

acres irrigated __ 725 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 22 5 acres irrigated __ 392 446 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 111 1 2 4 19 

acres irrigated __ 6448 (0) (0) 55 1 560 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 77 1 2 1 12 1 1 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________ ~~~=~_i~ri~;~~== 10013 (0) (0) (0) 2798 (0) (0) 

34 11 1 

acres irrigated __ 9288 3849 (0) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 14 1 acres irrigated __ 5257 (0) 

164 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 68 79 37 4 28 27 19 47 1982 __ 79 69 16 2 11 25 10 34 Land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 11 252 39944 5988 163 2896 3467 18 146 5028 1982 __ 17639 39587 1 461 (D) 870 2299 13982 2481 

Harvested cropland __ , ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 67 78 37 4 27 26 19 45 1982 __ 79 69 16 2 11 25 10 34 acres, 1987 __ 5384 31 482 4145 31 989 718 12 926 2559 1982 __ 8115 31 617 629 (D) 156 399 12341 1 101 

Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 36 33 11 2 9 11 14 17 1982 __ 31 8 5 1 4 9 2 5 acres, 1987 __ 1 467 3202 202 (D) 393 478 2 141 632 1982 __ 1 079 166 52 (D) 36 134 (D) 344 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ____ farms, 1987 __ 25 6 11 1 8 10 3 15 1982 __ 26 7 9 1 4 8 1 8 acres, 1987 __ 816 35 655 (D) 144 405 228 673 1982 __ 929 60 254 (D) 98 189 (D) 179 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 908 11 279 387 11 417 510 3439 469 1982 __ 1 311 9139 160 (D) 23 179 3892 261 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 67 78 34 4 27 26 18 44 1982 __ 77 69 15 2 11 25 10 32 

acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) (0) 11 (0) (0) (D) 430 1982 __ (0) 9139 146 (0) 23 179 3892 (D) 

Pastureland and other land __________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 3 3 2 4 1982 __ 2 5 3 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) (D) (0) (0) 39 1982 __ (0) 14 (0) 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 9 3 12 1 6 4 1 14 

acres irrigated __ 24 13 27 (0) 9 8 (D) 21 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 17 8 9 1 11 8 4 16 

acres irrigated __ 62 108 53 (0) 72 32 42 96 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 5 5 2 1 3 2 1 acres irrigated __ 34 112 (0) (0) 15 (0) (D) 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 7 7 1 1 4 2 1 acres irrigated __ 48 342 (0) (0) 52 (0) (0) 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 7 9 1 3 3 acres irrigated __ 34 669 (0) 10 31 140 to 179 acreL _____________________________ farms __ 2 3 6 1 2 acres irrigated __ (0) 251 522 (D) (0) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 3 1 1 2 acres irrigated __ 97 (D) (D) (0) (0) 220 to 259 acres- _____________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 3 acres irrigated __ (0) (D) (0) 96 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 10 2 1 3 3 8 

acres irrigated __ 291 1 427 (0) (0) 156 332 205 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 18 2 2 3 acres irrigated __ 96 4106 (0) (D) 259 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 2 8 1 2 acres irrigated __ (0) 2293 (D) (0) 2.000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ 4 1 5 acres irrigated __ 1 590 (0) 273 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 16 2 2 3 7 14 

acres irrigated __ 80 (0) (0) 4 11 19 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 12 2 6 3 10 1 12 

acres irrigated __ 51 (0) 22 6 27 (0) 48 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 3 4 4 1 1 2 

acres irrigated __ 37 81 40 (0) (0) (0) 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 9 1 acres irrigated __ 122 (D) 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 5 1 2 1 

acres irrigated __ 49 379 (0) (0) (0) 140 to 179 acres-_____________________________ farms __ 2 4 2 2 1 

acres irrigated __ (D) 194 (0) (0) (0) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 8 2 2 1 1 1 

acres irrigated __ 121 (D) (0) (0) (D) (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 1 2 1 acres irrigated __ (0) (D) (D) 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 13 20 2 1 2 3 

acres irrigated __ 455 1 966 (0) (0) (D) 68 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 17 1 2 1 

acres irrigated __ 220 3205 (0) (D) (0) 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 3 7 1 

2,000 acres or more ____________________ ~~~~~_i~rir~~== 109 2356 (0) 

3 4 

acres irrigated __ 680 2570 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 165 
Table 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation Prince 

George's Queen Anne's St. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

Farms _____________________________________ number, 1987 __ 78 47 125 32 10 37 86 15 1982 __ 54 36 106 24 10 12 87 6 Land in irrigated farms ________________________ acres, 1987 __ 6004 23201 17 937 11 820 6678 3765 29090 7757 1982 __ 14383 21 824 13322 6593 3220 3327 25203 3482 

Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 78 46 125 32 10 37 84 15 1982 __ 54 36 106 24 10 12 86 6 acres, 1987 __ 2639 16577 6547 7996 4304 2533 21 630 5756 1982 __ 3571 15817 6353 4752 2643 1 825 19587 2550 

Other cropland, excluding cropland 7 pastured __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 25 56 23 5 13 36 1982 __ 28 8 33 4 1 2 15 acres, 1987 __ 926 3076 2415 1 582 959 206 2358 120 1982 __ 820 239 832 135 (0) (0) 843 

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ____ farms, 1987 __ 15 9 41 6 2 13 12 2 1982 __ 14 9 27 7 1 5 9 acres, 1987 __ 279 164 543 300 (0) 362 253 (0) 

1982 __ 936 479 772 197 (0) 166 588 

Irrigated land _________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 649 5 196 239 2587 694 652 4957 991 1982 __ 415 4549 372 1 219 428 326 3910 401 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 78 45 123 32 9 35 82 15 1982 __ 50 36 106 24 10 12 84 6 acres, 1987 __ 649 (0) 1 221 2587 (0) (0) 4902 (0) 

1982 __ 401 4549 1 362 (0) 428 (0) 3 903 401 

Pastureland and other land __________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 3 2 2 4 2 1982 __ 5 4 2 1 3 acres, 1987 __ (0) 18 (0) (0) 55 (0) 

1982 __ 14 10 (0) (0) 7 

1987 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 26 9 20 1 14 7 3 

10 to 49 acres _________________________ ~~~=~_i~ri~:,.~~== 46 10 54 (0) 26 16 5 

28 9 35 1 4 7 16 5 

acres irrigated __ 155 107 286 (0) 22 19 108 60 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 10 3 3 4 

acres irrigated __ (0) 98 68 3 64 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 5 2 20 2 3 acres irrigated __ 31 (0) 225 (0) 65 100 to 139 acres ______________________________ farms __ 6 1 8 5 1 3 12 

acres irrigated __ 65 (0) 95 201 (0) 56 264 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 2 7 2 3 3 acres irrigated __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 81 38 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 1 2 2 3 2 

acres irrigated __ 141 (0) (0) (0) 76 (0) 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 3 2 

260 to 499 acres _______________________ ~~~~~_i~ri~:r~~== 15 293 (0) 

6 9 8 1 19 1 acres irrigated __ 381 205 706 (0) 1 401 (0) 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 4 10 7 6 1 1 10 2 acres irrigated __ 143 475 121 507 (0) (0) 106 (0) 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 6 3 2 1 1 8 4 acres irrigated __ I 775 53 (0) (0) (0) 691 601 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ I 1 acres irrigated __ (0) (0) 

1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ farms __ 15 4 17 1 3 13 1 acres irrigated __ 35 22 52 (0) 6 28 (0) 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ farms __ 18 9 30 2 6 2 11 1 acres irrigated __ 116 77 334 (0) 29 (0) 51 (0) 50 to 69 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 15 1 2 acres irrigated __ (0) 128 (0) (0) 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms __ 2 2 10 2 1 5 

100 to 139 acres _______________________ ~~~~~_i~~:,.~~== (0) (0) 131 (0) (0) 122 

3 1 8 2 3 10 acres irrigated __ 15 (0) 116 (0) 15 214 140 to 179 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 2 3 1 6 1 acres irrigated __ (0) (0) (0) 100 (0) 220 (0) 

180 to 219 acres ______________________________ farms __ I 5 2 3 acres irrigated __ (0) 63 (0) 37 220 to 259 acres ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 3 2 1 2 

acres irrigated __ 16 (0) 88 (0) (0) (0) 260 to 499 acres ______________________________ farms __ 5 5 10 6 1 16 1 acres irrigated __ 94 395 229 306 (0) 920 (0) 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms __ 2 5 5 5 15 acres irrigated __ (0) 074 177 452 590 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 4 1 4 2 acres irrigated __ 1 034 (0) 635 (0) 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ farms __ I 3 1 1 acres irrigated __ (0) 1 515 (0) (0) 

166 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14728 239 566 901 463 636 1 237 501 1982 __ 16168 276 597 1 005 668 724 1 316 504 

$1,000, 1987 __ 657 693 6012 14934 34033 15725 36370 54318 23 362 1982 __ 660 519 5018 12877 29772 15073 34762 52055 33325 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 44656 25 156 26385 37 773 33964 57 186 43911 46631 1982 __ 40853 18180 21 570 29624 22564 48014 39 555 66 121 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 4273 72 145 313 133 123 366 155 1982 __ 5082 111 208 393 252 203 407 194 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 2968 76 136 186 86 116 246 95 1982 __ 3397 81 145 202 165 134 292 81 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ I 915 39 126 117 99 100 120 91 1982 __ 2001 31 111 120 86 114 185 48 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 1 748 15 64 117 78 36 155 25 1982 __ 1 739 38 93 115 44 60 116 38 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 1 130 19 46 24 27 77 123 26 1982 __ 1 297 12 21 55 79 40 137 57 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 767 7 24 34 4 49 84 45 1982 __ 987 - 11 39 26 72 69 32 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 1 286 10 22 81 14 89 108 41 1982 __ 1 085 1 - 68 15 55 68 32 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 641 1 3 29 22 46 35 23 1982 __ 580 2 8 13 1 46 42 22 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 587 1 3 27 22 46 30 17 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ 54 - - 2 - - 5 6 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups _________________ farms, 1987 __ 12207 186 432 636 448 607 1 014 424 

1982 __ 13445 229 501 756 558 651 1 133 391 

number, 1987 __ 24323 306 730 1 302 785 1 493 1 866 874 1982 __ 25950 324 784 1 424 864 1 455 1 827 712 

Wheel tractors _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13505 221 566 847 364 553 1 177 451 1982 __ 14278 270 522 820 614 597 1 190 427 

number, 1987 __ 37672 578 1 398 2267 1 055 1 691 3 189 1 203 1982 __ 36951 511 1 319 2076 1 582 1 631 3 142 1 071 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) _____________ farms, 1987 __ 9781 168 470 640 303 307 833 332 

number, 1987 __ 16629 271 921 1 121 662 527 1 240 578 40 horsepower (PTO) or more _______________ farms, 1987 __ 8892 148 307 534 203 450 800 281 

number, 1987 __ 21 043 307 477 1 146 393 1 164 1 949 625 

Grain and bean combines' ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 3215 33 52 128 84 278 257 79 1982 __ 2950 3 49 112 65 211 281 81 

number, 1987 __ 3579 33 52 134 84 310 276 87 1982 __ 3279 (D) 55 117 69 239 292 (D) 

Cottonpickers and strippers ____________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - -

number, 1987 __ - - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4970 93 176 292 77 135 630 183 1982 __ 4625 144 120 335 74 79 567 181 

number, 1987 __ 5638 113 197 325 86 135 711 197 1982 __ 5 136 156 133 388 74 91 607 216 Pickup balers ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5225 136 154 311 126 145 709 191 1982 __ 5304 191 117 339 83 129 680 215 

number, 1987 __ 6 126 153 173 382 140 151 827 221 1982 __ 5719 192 125 365 83 140 725 229 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 4695 43 191 226 190 219 356 166 

number __ 5699 43 201 347 190 264 441 243 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 2948 26 141 163 58 116 320 79 

number __ 4 180 35 206 220 65 145 431 89 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 1 563 25 95 130 27 51 167 38 

number __ 1 862 25 125 143 27 57 186 41 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ I 702 9 67 58 31 74 179 42 

number __ 2318 10 81 77 38 88 245 48 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 426 - - 16 4 18 42 7 

number __ 500 - - 16 4 18 50 7 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - -

number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 1 165 26 48 55 9 12 156 28 

number __ 1 267 26 55 65 9 12 166 32 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 941 31 41 51 7 2 121 29 

number __ 1 061 31 41 53 7 (D) 152 32 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 9856 163 326 536 370 518 822 339 

number __ 18624 263 529 955 595 1 229 1 425 631 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 12465 197 526 776 346 531 1 093 433 

number __ 33492 543 1 192 2047 990 1 546 2758 1 114 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 8736 144 417 563 294 282 729 311 

number __ 14767 246 796 978 635 470 1 054 537 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 8274 141 256 523 185 446 766 268 

number __ 18 725 297 396 1 069 355 1 076 1 704 577 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 2832 33 52 114 80 267 222 72 

number __ 3079 33 52 118 80 292 226 80 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 3970 68 135 248 69 123 499 159 

number __ 4371 87 142 260 77 123 545 165 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 4524 113 121 269 126 144 619 171 

number __ 5065 122 132 329 133 (D) 675 189 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 167 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All Farms 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 602 392 1 433 671 752 432 349 671 1982 __ 746 438 1 463 694 800 472 374 675 $1,000,1987 __ 19666 28904 70811 23763 30081 14035 30084 27697 1982 __ 19311 29855 73345 17964 27976 13741 35 194 25664 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 32667 73734 49415 35414 40001 32489 86200 41 277 1982 __ 25886 68 162 50 133 25884 34970 29 112 94 102 38021 

Farms by value group: $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 165 109 428 154 238 221 44 314 1982 __ 194 76 454 290 271 155 53 262 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ lSI 65 271 147 112 67 72 95 1982 __ 189 64 194 146 192 138 46 147 $20,000 to $29,999 _______________________ .. _____ 1987 __ 108 12 175 115 160 32 24 65 1982 __ 172 49 166 71 89 67 38 58 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1981-_ 95 44 191 122 80 48 43 37 1982 __ 82 44 171 75 61 53 29 49 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 36 27 64 75 26 13 44 48 1982 __ 26 76 168 50 62 7 56 52 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 12 12 100 15 46 7 19 39 1982 __ 63 42 78 40 42 25 40 40 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 2 88 136 27 77 27 59 43 1982 __ 17 58 166 13 56 18 75 41 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 33 35 68 16 13 17 44 30 1982 __ 3 29 66 9 27 9 37 26 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 33 33 56 16 13 17 34 29 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ - 2 12 - - - 10 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups _________________ farms, 1987 __ 475 367 1 190 514 633 365 283 517 1982 __ 631 384 1 289 514 708 362 330 531 number, 1987 __ 904 1 023 2016 697 1 175 658 910 1 031 1982 __ 1 042 1 088 3376 720 1 088 675 905 990 

Wheel tractors _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 535 360 1 334 647 668 382 334 615 1982 __ 683 404 1 349 616 733 410 323 576 number, 1987 __ I 438 1 325 4293 1 710 1 772 861 1 122 1 646 1982 __ 1 686 1 224 4 189 1 324 1 861 930 1 024 1 339 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) _____________ farms, 1987 __ 425 268 964 455 519 318 190 523 number, 1987 __ 900 418 1 651 740 814 471 361 794 40 horsepower (PTO) or more _______________ farms, 1987 __ 301 301 977 490 436 173 263 336 number, 1987 __ 538 907 2642 970 958 390 761 852 

Grain and bean combines' ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 117 187 197 87 83 36 164 76 1982 __ 85 219 176 81 78 26 171 57 number, 1987 __ 144 206 218 87 100 43 225 87 1982 __ 102 265 194 81 81 42 198 71 Cottonpickers and strippers ____________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 90 55 825 376 353 192 117 281 1982 __ 105 35 825 336 358 148 89 231 number,1987 __ 106 66 935 397 389 230 123 345 1982 __ 186 38 896 344 370 167 91 243 Pickup balers ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 160 52 835 452 345 131 79 163 1982 __ 151 24 961 465 370 151 97 263 number, 1987 __ 162 55 1 003 519 410 149 89 219 1982 __ 159 27 1 026 478 404 171 115 322 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 172 105 450 208 276 142 104 167 number __ 230 127 524 214 310 182 164 234 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 123 46 314 81 115 108 102 149 number __ 182 59 553 180 135 130 147 211 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 61 6 156 42 73 79 31 64 number __ 81 8 214 74 82 81 45 82 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 89 40 222 55 44 33 81 108 number __ 101 51 339 106 53 49 102 129 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 34 51 24 - 7 17 26 9 number __ 34 51 24 - 7 20 81 9 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 10 3 220 103 67 48 40 38 number __ 10 3 225 103 67 55 40 43 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 17 2 202 77 41 18 17 49 number __ 17 (D) 228 92 49 22 18 53 Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 373 324 953 395 466 293 246 397 number __ 674 896 1 492 483 865 476 746 797 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 481 353 1 245 600 644 312 293 537 number __ I 256 1 266 3740 1 530 1 637 731 975 1 435 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 384 263 852 430 487 250 162 473 number __ 819 410 1 437 666 732 390 316 712 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 233 292 909 439 419 158 235 277 number __ 437 856 2303 864 905 341 659 723 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 84 136 181 87 78 21 139 68 number __ 110 155 194 87 93 23 144 78 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 80 52 638 285 299 153 78 246 number __ 96 63 710 294 322 175 83 302 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 144 50 683 388 322 117 62 132 number __ 145 (D) 775 427 361 127 71 166 

See footnotes at end of table. 

168 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

All Farms Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __________________________________ 906 farms, 1987 __ 683 451 753 406 279 774 631 1982 __ 767 490 940 413 350 962 842 652 

$1,000,1987 __ 16292 30714 17577 22495 22098 46054 35898 36768 1982 __ 15440 37683 24507 17839 22959 40248 37293 38618 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 23853 68102 23343 55405 79204 50833 46380 58270 1982 __ 20 130 76904 26071 43195 65 597 41 837 44291 59230 

Farms by value group: 269 $1 to $9,999 ___________________________________ 1987 __ 292 109 205 61 61 147 149 1982 __ 310 105 283 113 66 362 212 108 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 198 16 261 72 29 179 170 122 

1982 __ 180 65 250 91 54 155 200 186 $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 84 55 132 45 3 32 118 63 1982 __ 131 25 172 22 9 78 114 45 $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 37 66 55 73 57 95 141 74 1982 __ 71 51 129 83 68 108 98 63 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 7 74 55 57 17 105 83 57 1982 __ 51 49 33 31 42 64 68 61 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________ 1987 __ 3 13 20 21 48 82 40 43 1982 __ 2 49 24 20 51 92 56 74 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________ 1987 __ 57 68 25 49 36 101 52 74 

1982 __ 18 83 45 35 24 63 66 68 $200,000 or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 5 50 - 28 28 43 23 49 1982 __ 4 63 4 18 36 40 28 47 $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________ 1987 __ 5 48 - 28 26 36 21 46 $500,000 or more ____________________________ 1987 __ - 2 - - 2 7 2 3 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Motortrucks, including pickups _________________ farms, 1987 __ 446 359 611 382 235 752 724 607 1982 __ 518 434 746 342 325 819 714 579 

number, 1987 __ 648 1 054 1 023 895 712 1 309 1 507 1 405 1982 __ 823 1 111 1 157 731 854 1 333 1 514 1 153 

Wheel tractors _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 627 438 721 361 276 825 694 509 1982 __ 682 421 850 328 293 891 711 568 

number, 1987 __ I 274 1 215 1 820 1 095 1 030 2529 1 769 1 392 

1982 __ 1 658 1 305 1 947 852 843 2233 1 840 1 364 

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) _____________ farms, 1987 __ 518 219 540 222 181 589 466 331 

number, 1987 __ 798 304 1 078 411 330 982 728 529 40 horsepower (PTO) or more _______________ farms, 1987 __ 295 346 361 286 204 571 481 348 

number, 1987 __ 476 911 742 684 700 1 547 1 041 863 

Grain and bean combines' ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 75 205 245 132 121 135 237 207 

1982 __ 58 205 139 124 170 117 241 201 

number, 1987 __ 81 222 298 145 140 136 251 220 1982 __ 62 234 147 141 194 124 269 214 Cottonpickers and strippers ____________________ farms, 1987 __ - - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - - number, 1987 __ - - - - - - - - 1982 __ - - - - - - - -

Mower conditioners ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 152 111 108 45 83 491 27 78 1982 __ 199 94 81 76 62 313 56 117 

number, 1987 __ 163 132 133 50 105 558 48 94 1982 __ 245 126 92 84 76 338 57 118 Pickup balers ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 113 129 226 52 62 537 66 51 

1982 __ 139 102 171 31 43 473 45 64 

number, 1987 __ 127 146 260 63 79 679 67 52 1982 __ 141 108 172 32 49 544 46 66 

1987 INVENTORY 

Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 120 200 196 159 77 286 337 305 

number __ 145 254 204 173 130 313 376 390 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 128 73 124 104 71 191 219 97 

number._ 157 107 169 143 118 281 282 135 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 98 36 72 45 40 84 102 41 

number __ 110 37 102 53 48 84 114 43 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 43 48 61 69 33 132 123 61 

number __ 47 70 67 90 70 197 168 92 

Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ - 41 15 13 32 19 19 32 

number __ - 44 15 13 37 19 19 32 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 18 28 27 20 32 153 10 14 

number __ 18 28 45 22 32 169 24 18 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 2 27 39 33 8 125 1 1 

number __ (D) 37 39 33 12 136 (D) (D) 

Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups ____________________ farms __ 352 322 530 326 220 562 564 459 

number __ 503 800 819 722 582 996 1 131 1 015 Wheel tractors __________________________________ farms __ 548 409 689 322 250 761 632 487 

number __ I 117 1 108 1 651 952 912 2248 1 487 1 257 Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ________________ farms __ 432 191 508 193 143 514 406 308 

number __ 688 267 976 358 282 898 614 486 40 horsepower (PTO) or more __________________ farms __ 266 335 351 262 203 522 444 344 

number __ 429 841 675 594 630 1 350 873 771 Grain and bean combines ________________________ farms __ 75 167 230 120 94 116 220 176 

number __ 81 178 283 132 103 117 232 188 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________________ farms __ 136 85 81 27 68 352 24 65 

number __ 145 104 88 28 73 389 24 76 Pickup balers ___________________________________ farms __ 113 106 188 27 55 458 66 50 

number __ (D) 109 221 30 67 543 (D) (D) 

'Data for 1982 include self-propelled only. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 169 
Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Chemicals used 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10292 153 488 565 379 504 827 378 1982 __ 11 860 176 481 605 619 561 915 363 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 1 135 625 6 175 17991 48335 10545 85751 88831 48464 1982 __ 1 308 360 7078 15904 52340 15 121 88876 101 544 58153 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland ________ farms, 1987 __ 9618 146 438 440 368 487 804 353 1982 __ 11 306 169 464 538 611 555 879 329 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 1 092 627 5279 15380 44039 9979 85371 84883 46197 1982 __ 1 260 451 6141 15061 48680 14990 87230 97633 56395 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized __________ farms, 1987 __ 1 873 30 155 191 31 30 168 78 1982 __ 1 945 53 64 146 31 53 183 62 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 42998 896 2611 4296 566 380 3948 2267 1982 __ 47909 937 843 3660 131 1 646 3911 1 758 

lime ________________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3784 61 171 214 86 207 334 190 1982 __ 5 331 69 251 314 215 221 393 154 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 195 677 1 099 4355 10769 2529 12385 14632 7570 1982 __ 287 331 1 201 7928 12326 4478 21 537 18764 11 437 

tons, 1987 __ 225 992 2080 6197 16989 3320 11 841 21 053 8113 1982 __ 328 561 2028 8895 16733 4471 21 625 27847 11 646 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops ______________ farms, 1987 __ 5 122 40 280 183 215 280 323 170 1982 __ 5876 31 262 244 385 285 335 202 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 418 327 1 380 6249 12026 2976 43092 25447 12829 1982 __ 552 061 2042 6807 17072 5891 39 169 34256 28530 

Nematodes in crops ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 662 - 46 30 15 56 12 20 1982 __ 871 2 81 31 112 39 18 16 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 45255 - 1 434 880 116 4044 375 2153 1982 __ 76 171 (D) 1 193 1 871 1 423 5912 599 1 645 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________ farms, 1987 __ 1 261 21 62 108 53 74 82 50 1982 __ 1 480 9 130 116 126 52 60 32 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 39094 (D) 723 3593 308 5170· 3735 1 151 1982 __ 65044 422 1 597 1 465 1 263 4557 2941 1 142 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6627 76 247 374 212 424 579 234 1982 __ 7 129 90 191 278 238 411 710 205 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 840439 2838 9361 32771 8519 79043 57510 30798 1982 __ 941 057 2440 9881 32013 12270 69491 59 757 36867 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____________ farms, 1987 __ 546 2 26 52 22 6 30 11 1982 __ 904 4 41 36 81 26 40 21 acres on which used, 1987 __ 34521 (D) 103 1 640 309 192 2319 397 1982 __ 65137 699 1 052 3058 511 7233 4080 1 202 

Chemicals used 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 459 325 1 067 434 463 205 319 445 1982 __ 654 377 1 049 510 541 264 325 456 acres on which used, 1987 __ 16522 78666 118819 24429 37087 23954 74112 53873 1982 __ 28472 89541 129 789 23500 55561 26941 96663 49773 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland ________ farms, 1987 __ 443 316 965 433 437 161 302 353 1982 __ 644 375 1 003 496 498 208 312 406 acres on which used, 1987 __ 16013 (D) 110529 22265 34671 22507 72662 50305 1982 __ 27971 89277 119 160 21 409 52498 24271 94662 45924 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized __________ farms, 1987 __ 46 9 317 121 89 66 56 147 1982 __ 50 12 371 83 149 100 40 138 acres on which used, 1987 __ 509 (D) 8290 2164 2416 1 447 1 450 3568 1982 __ 501 264 10629 2091 3063 2670 2001 3849 

lime ________________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 138 129 389 216 208 89 108 167 1982 __ 259 189 472 256 250 156 210 216 acres on which used, 1987 __ 4977 11 799 19783 6438 9 149 5923 12421 7784 1982 __ 8353 15 192 24349 6031 11 027 9430 26327 18073 tons, 1987 __ 5539 10955 22 101 9917 12037 5914 12610 9796 1982 __ 7312 14857 28057 12230 15911 9366 29964 22638 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops ______________ farms, 1987 __ 212 206 469 95 270 111 197 162 1982 __ 343 186 556 92 220 103 209 208 acres on which used, 1987 __ 3470 35838 32674 2 147 14946 11 373 31 272 14766 1982 __ 10595 26554 45754 3840 22936 11 425 63384 23549 

Nematodes in crops ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 21 59 14 14 11 66 4 1982 __ 19 44 72 1 22 11 42 36 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 340 1 618 2533 235 1 160 2552 9337 1 472 1982 __ 224 2762 5450 (D) 5710 1 711 11 080 6139 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________ farms, 1987 __ 53 82 76 12 75 26 42 71 1982 __ 87 71 72 2 21 53 34 77 acres on which used, 1987 __ 555 4290 1 772 78 971 474 2294 610 1982 __ 2693 3414 3533 (D) 2211 1 996 4532 4052 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 180 234 606 265 295 107 232 234 1982 __ 300 321 574 251 328 157 213 289 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 11 240 70745 49244 10786 22535 16149 52239 26348 1982 __ 20904 88545 56894 10767 34694 14035 75536 35087 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____________ farms, 1987 __ 30 30 53 15 15 5 5 28 1982 __ 56 20 104 22 37 29 26 12 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 619 4551 3036 (D) 440 1 831 359 978 1982 __ 1 224 1 017 7491 237 3532 2840 3049 4303 

170 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Chemicals used Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 506 365 638 208 225 651 354 334 1982 __ 606 427 889 226 285 667 491 373 acres on which used, 1987 __ 10973 101 973 24424 29872 75776 65397 46613 47043 1982 __ 20621 122 199 30389 29460 85043 59706 61 374 60312 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland ________ farms, 1987 __ 476 354 621 208 225 609 345 334 1982 __ 571 422 879 226 253 630 466 372 acres on which used, 1987 __ 9464 101 095 23532 (D) 75061 62296 45899 46779 1982 __ 18482 121 245 29668 29 253 84002 55585 60794 60 120 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized __________ farms, 1987 __ 52 27 77 2 14 135 22 10 1982 __ 59 30 58 10 55 138 46 14 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 1 509 878 892 (D) 715 3101 714 264 1982 __ 2 139 954 721 207 1 041 4 121 580 192 

lime ________________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 141 184 188 39 91 216 115 103 1982 __ 288 270 304 79 128 347 151 139 acres on which used, 1987 __ 3757 14034 4524 3014 9218 12092 7766 9659 1982 __ 8311 22697 7923 5241 11 488 15780 8463 10975 tons, 1987 __ 3 167 13835 5260 2691 11 119 14256 7437 9765 1982 __ 7754 22874 7499 5 183 13590 19163 8594 10324 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops ______________ farms, 1987 __ 205 253 431 118 130 385 215 172 1982 __ 225 254 542 134 143 422 199 296 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 2509 49260 10970 10323 21 587 23783 20550 28860 1982 __ 3943 45775 12344 15858 32060 26509 27512 46256 

Nematodes in crops ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 47 35 22 21 29 64 21 1982 __ 3 66 99 40 5 45 30 37 acres on which used, 1987 __ 73 8847 410 1 869 1 076 663 2317 1 751 1982 __ (D) 10973 1 967 2644 4338 2975 2771 4 418 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________ farms, 1987 __ 97 27 71 27 3 61 67 21 1982 __ 107 48 127 51 16 115 64 10 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 1 167 2246 578 2284 (D) 3384 1 464 2024 1982 __ 1 353 3480 2769 3278 (D) 9241 4074 858 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 219 319 317 207 155 421 316 374 1982 __ 188 311 485 221 175 453 389 351 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 8696 86556 16464 36550 59779 37587 45130 69551 1982 __ 13928 94610 20586 32638 65333 34493 59483 60805 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for grow1h control of crops or thinning of fruit ____________ farms, 1987 __ 35 36 40 16 8 58 17 6 1982 __ 28 59 136 17 36 43 15 15 

acres on which used, 1987 __ 128 3678 429 2201 3730 1 880 3835 881 1982 __ 301 9791 1 984 361 4444 2825 2424 1 479 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 171 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory textl 

Characteristics 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll 

FARMS 

Land in farms ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14 776 240 567 917 464 636 1 238 1982 __ 16 183 276 604 1 006 668 730 1 316 

acres, 1987 __ 2396 629 48941 42413 92806 41 251 132804 166 745 1982 __ 2 557 728 52552 44722 99016 49243 131 094 175 507 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 11 960 205 465 644 432 532 1 011 1982 __ 13672 231 530 761 633 613 1 112 

acres, 1987 __ 1 346 913 10914 17445 50714 13560 97934 103 965 1982 __ 1 528 994 10620 20226 56803 19 137 103 643 115636 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9375 169 381 620 319 377 778 1982 __ 9926 209 369 674 432 435 816 

acres, 1987 __ 886 387 25878 23354 34356 21 381 38726 53005 1982 __ 990 656 36757 23023 35030 26355 45004 56 139 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6946 136 298 382 296 275 584 1982 __ 7799 170 310 471 400 325 646 

acres, 1987 __ 330 464 4737 6568 8739 4601 21 789 21 846 1982 __ 402 897 6082 6788 10118 6035 29490 25 136 

Part owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3693 61 114 216 103 196 319 

1982 __ 4265 58 141 227 170 219 362 

acres, 1987 __ 1 202 858 21 016 13080 53149 16724 76146 90208 1982 __ 1 243 695 14449 16635 51 892 20292 75900 96025 Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 536 482 13321 6138 19432 8613 32760 37534 1982 __ 569 649 7335 7492 19953 9073 34530 40968 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ 666 376 7695 6942 33717 8111 43386 52674 1982 __ 674 046 7 114 9 143 31 939 11 219 41 370 55057 

Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3482 59 108 195 97 196 302 1982 __ 4072 53 132 202 169 216 351 

acres, 1987 __ 800 932 5414 6801 38429 7 123 61 248 66377 

1982 __ 891 563 4405 10081 38241 11 683 64824 74281 Tenants _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 708 10 72 81 42 63 141 1982 __ 1 992 9 94 105 66 76 138 

acres, 1987 __ 307 384 2047 5979 5301 3146 17932 23532 1982 __ 323 377 1 346 5064 12094 2596 10 190 23343 Harvesled cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 532 10 59 67 39 61 125 1982 __ 1 801 8 88 88 64 72 115 

acres, 1987 __ 215517 763 4076 3546 1 836 14897 15742 1982 __ 234 534 133 3357 8444 1 419 9329 16219 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 11 392 173 441 753 372 474 1 013 1982 __ 12234 202 455 808 473 537 1 091 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 2380 46 86 121 64 109 153 1982 __ 2447 52 102 142 102 105 146 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 004 21 40 43 28 53 72 1982 __ 1 502 22 47 56 93 88 79 

Operators by principal occupalion: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 7882 115 269 403 242 397 600 1982 __ 8740 121 290 466 388 431 588 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 6894 125 298 514 222 239 638 1982 __ 7443 155 314 540 280 299 728 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 5766 91 215 332 165 262 420 1982 __ 6255 102 217 360 251 279 450 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 7985 135 318 540 254 314 732 1982 __ 8682 154 355 583 346 370 795 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 797 10 25 41 30 36 76 1982 __ 968 11 26 46 27 41 61 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 405 2 20 29 3 21 29 1982 __ 453 9 16 22 34 23 17 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 478 12 13 37 14 17 46 1982 __ 501 10 22 28 27 18 33 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 801 10 24 55 30 33 70 1982 __ 885 17 46 47 28 30 93 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 5504 101 236 378 177 207 511 1982 __ 5875 107 245 440 230 258 591 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 025 14 34 45 45 60 86 1982 __ 1 246 20 32 63 71 81 71 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 706 7 25 51 18 23 58 1982 __ 873 5 36 40 32 46 73 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 1 000 12 39 73 19 34 87 1982 __ 1 455 9 57 79 42 62 127 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ 2306 26 97 120 65 101 197 1982 __ 2643 47 86 189 76 111 251 10 years or more _________________________________ 1987 __ 8210 142 286 534 260 365 736 1982 __ 8005 160 312 521 315 351 689 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987 __ 18.6 22.0 19.8 18.8 21.5 19.1 17.7 1982 __ 17.4 21.1 18.4 17.6 19.9 17.1 16.3 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 2554 53 120 139 102 113 160 1982 __ 3207 55 113 177 2031 160 176 

Cecil 

501 

504 

86861 

94866 

421 

421 

52301 

59799 

317 

324 

29851 

39260 

245 

250 

11 644 

16991 

135 

132 46328 

42020 

19648 

19274 

26680 

22746 

131 

129 

32397 

30985 

49 

48 

10682 

13586 

45 

42 

8260 

11 823 

422 

412 

56 

52 

23 

40 

253 

265 

248 

239 

207 

223 

264 

255 

25 

24 

16 

14 

13 

22 

23 

21 

187 

174 

30 

26 

26 

28 

32 

51 

86 

73 

292 

255 

19.0 

17.5 

65 

97 

172 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent 

FARMS 

Land in farms •••.....••.....••••.•••••...•••• farms, 1967 •. 601 392 1 439 670 758 432 361 

1962 •. 746 436 1 463 695 800 472 374 acres, 1967 .• 67655 125019 236350 121 529 99946 54041 133 597 1962 .• 63596 139416 244 031 126 973 116502 55171 134543 Harvested cropland ..••••...••••••..••••...• farms, 1967 •• 527 336 1 240 597 619 272 332 1962 •. 687 398 1 289 625 672 341 354 

acres, 1987 •. 20603 83948 135 370 39257 51 447 27810 88997 

1962 •. 30722 98845 145 148 39662 65317 31 855 106836 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners ••...•••...••••...••••••...••....• farms, 1987 •• 412 217 866 456 514 313 204 1962 •• 444 215 662 483 479 330 203 

acres, 1987 •• 39277 35987 84549 69152 36977 20666 51 201 

1962 •. 42496 40606 87843 60684 40423 21 119 51 730 

Harvested cropland •....•••••.••••••..•••••. farms, 1987.. 352 167 705 396 394 IS3 182 1982 .• 395 178 716 423 374 230 187 acres, 1987 .• 8 169 16768 36643 17375 13635 6012 28575 

1982 •• 9736 22707 42382 16959 14253 7115 35639 

Part owners •...•••••...••••...••...•••...•••• farms, 1987 •• 125 134 365 174 194 93 92 1982 •• 192 163 378 176 249 97 102 

acres, 1987 •. 23003 77293 110885 47623 51 724 27174 57913 

1982 .. 33500 81 999 106008 40503 62535 24673 60192 

Owned land in farms ..••••...•••.. _ .••••... acres, 1967 .. 11 631 34941 47430 31 470 27388 10063 21 173 1982 .• 16157 45288 48437 26159 34175 9188 21 498 

Rented land in farms ••.. __ •••...••••..••• acres, 1987 •• 11 172 42352 63455 16153 24336 17 111 36740 

1982 •• 17343 36711 59571 14344 28360 15685 38694 

Harvested cropland ..•••....•••....•••....•• farms, 1967 •• 114 131 344 164 184 71 88 

1982 •• 183 161 365 170 237 80 101 

acres, 1987 •. 9451 56793 72603 19989 31 716 17247 42077 

1962 •• 17 599 59933 72 045 18357 40348 16266 51 657 

Tenants •...••••...•••.....•••.....•••...•••• farms, 1987 •• 64 41 208 38 50 26 65 

1982 •• 110 60 223 36 72 45 69 

acres, 1987 .. 5375 11 739 40916 4754 9247 6201 24483 

1982 .. 7602 16811 46 180 5786 15544 9179 22621 

Harvested cropland ..•••••..•••••...•••••.•• farms, 1987 .. 61 40 191 37 41 18 62 

1982 .• 109 59 208 32 61 31 66 

acres, 1967 •• 2983 10387 25924 1 893 6096 4551 18345 

1962 •• 3387 16205 30721 2346 10716 6474 19540 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

On farm operated ...•••••..•••••...•••...•••••. __ 1987 .. 462 244 1 179 564 624 363 242 1982 .. 516 307 1 186 554 670 406 257 

Not on farm operated ••...•••••....•••....••••...• 1967 •• 101 102 200 77 92 46 98 

1962 •• 134 93 165 86 84 43 87 

Not reported ....•••••....••••....•••...••••...••• 1987 •• 38 46 60 29 42 23 21 

1982 •• 94 36 110 55 46 23 30 

Operators by principal occupation: 

Farming ••..•.••••...•••••••..••••...••••••.••••• 1967 •• 289 250 817 379 361 174 241 

1982 •• 385 287 857 355 404 • 197 267 

Other ••••.•••••.....•••••..••••••.••••••..••••.. 1967_ .. 312 142 622 291 397 258 120 

1962 .. 361 151 606 340 396 275 107 

Operators by days of worl, off farm: None •••••.••••...••••••..••••.. __ ••••... __ ••••.. 1967 .. 209 166 636 260 294 143 165 

1962 •. 271 198 655 239 323 151 176 

Any .••••..••••...••••...•••.•.•.••••....•••.••.. 1987 .. 356 192 724 377 421 268 163 

1982 .• 409 204 700 412 425 301 163 

1 to 49 days ....•••....•••..•.•••••. __ .•••... __ 1987 .. 22 28 67 48 38 33 29

1 1982 .. 48 29 85 67 26 31 33 

50 to 99 days ..••••...••••..••.••......••••...• 1987 .• 15 11 34 28 14 8 9 

1982 .• 13 13 25 27 20 12 15 

100 to 149 days. __ ••.••••...•••••...••••••...•• 1987 •• 29 20 46 25 18 11 7 

1982 •• 21 14 39 25 20 16 8 

150 to 199 days ••....••••...••••....•••••....•• 1987 •• 45 22 67 38 50 29 9 

1982 •• 37 26 72 57 53 31 11 

200 days or more ....•••• __ .•••••..•••••••..••• 1987 •• 245 111 510 238 301 187 109 

1982 •• 290 122 479 236 306 211 93 

Not reported ....••••••..••••.. __ ••....••••••...•• 1967 •• 36 34 79 33 43 21 33 

1982 •• 66 36 108 44 52

1 

20 35 

Operators by years on present farm: 

2 years or less ..•••••....••••.•••••.•.•.••••...•• 1967 •• 22 25 86 32 25 26 23 

1982 •• 53 28 72 36 36 21 12 

3 or 4 years ..•••••......•••..•••••.•.•.••••..••• 1987 •• 44 27 93 40 44 24 27 

1982 •• 75 28 136 49 62 59 41 

5 to 9 years ..•••••••..••••••..•••••.•.•••.•••..•• 1987 •• 104 59 237 109 123 77 68 

1982 •• 127 61 253 101 138 101 48 

10 years or more .•....••••••..•••••...•••.•. __ ••• 1987 •• 321 202 840 386 462 241 191 

1982 •• 322 228 783 362 435 230 204 

Average years on present farm •••...•••••••••••• 1987 •. 18.7 17.8 18.21 20.4 20.4 17.4 17.5 

1982 •• 16.4 18.4 17.2 18.9 18.3 16.1 16.7 

Not reported ••. ____ .... __ •••..••••...•••• __ .••••• 1987 •• 110 79 183 103

1 

104 64 52 

1962 .• 169 93 219 147 129 61 69 

Montgomery 

669 

675 

103 377 

106157 466 

503 

51 812 

56567 

445 

407 

37574 

34835 

291 

291 

11 6B8 

11 346 

147 

163 

49622 

46056 

17 964 

17851 

31 658 30205 

121 

134 

30867 

31 529 

77 

105 16 161 

23266 

56 

78 

9257 

13692 

520 

504 

113 

121 

36 

50 

276 

286 

393 

389 

210 

234 

421 

412 

30 

32 

15 

20 

21 

35 

43 

39 

312 

286 

38 

29 

18 

50 

65 

68 

126 

121 

356 

345 

17.4 

16.5 

102 

91 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 173 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbre'/ietions end symbols see introductory text] 

Characteristics Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico 

FARMS 

land in farms ________________________________ farms. 1987 __ 683 457 754 406 280 906 774 

1982 __ 767 490 940 413 350 962 842 

acres. 1987 __ 62308 170677 80493 64305 109 032 137 529 95542 

1962 __ 75406 167 905 100221 61 654 119684 145 983 111 109 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 563 408 718 265 239 782 479 1982 __ 676 452 902 305 294 840 580 

acres, 1987 __ 22768 114736 32724 38245 76918 77744 61 594 

1982 __ 26068 129719 39779 39566 94242 82254 76328 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 442 244 450 260 151 506 508 1982 __ 530 265 532 265 191 544 521 

acres, 1987 __ 37 147 46878 43017 20697 25705 46336 26858 1982 __ 45366 55039 54358 20917 32102 52620 32383 Harvestad cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 356 202 418 125 114 413 229 1982 __ 456 235 503 162 143 452 269 

acres, 1987 __ 9303 27265 10 176 6914 13959 19 140 10758 1982 __ 10060 35683 14646 8205 18042 22993 14229 

Part owners _______ .. ________ .. _________________ farms, 1987 __ 145 139 153 117 70 233 208 1982 __ 146 142 219 125 111 242 259 

acres, 1987 __ 20389 93235 24966 41 504 58733 61 213 59834 1982 __ 22977 85095 34256 39158 74007 63683 73020 Owned land in farms ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 8463 38383 11 802 19672 17770 29760 30336 1982 __ 8251 32647 14565 19049 23909 36615 36766 Rented land in farms _____________________ acres, 1987 __ II 926 54852 13 164 21 832 40963 31 453 29498 1982 __ 14726 52448 19691 20109 50098 27068 36254 

Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 128 136 151 116 69 217 202 1982 __ 136 141 213 123 108 228 256 

acres, 1987 __ 10025 65525 13238 29670 44534 39493 43228 

1982 __ 11 216 70872 18621 30035 65083 39641 56702 Tenants _________ .. ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 96 74 151 29 59 167 58 1982 __ 91 83 189 23 48 176 62 

acres, 1987 __ 4772 30564 12510 2 104 24594 29980 8850 1982 __ 7063 27771 11 607 1 579 13575 29680 5706 Harvested cropland _______________ .. _________ farms, 1987 __ 79 70 149 24 56 152 48 1982 __ 84 76 186 20 43 160 55 acres, 1987 __ 3440 21 946 9310 1 661 18425 19111 7608 1982 __ 4792 23 164 6512 1 326 11 117 19620 5397 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1967 __ 490 331 556 296 170 731 560 1982 __ 559 350 657 288 241 753 588 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 137 92 135 69 90 141 136 1982 __ 141 93 182 72 69 138 123 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 56 34 63 41 20 34 78 '1982 __ 67 47 101 53 40 71 131 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________ .. __________________ 1987 __ 314 281 410 249 171 507 449 1982 __ 380 309 548 264 219 516 487 Other ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 369 176 344 157 109 399 325 1982 __ 387 181 392 149 131 446 355 

Operators by days of work off farm: Ncne ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 226 204 267 175 124 393 317 1982 __ 284 183 325 170 155 387 336 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 409 217 436 197 134 454 386 1982 __ 443 258 518 199 170 517 409 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 32 29 41 28 14 52 35 1982 __ 32 55 85 27 30 70 52 50 to 99 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 13 15 42 7 4 16 27 1982 __ 26 22 38 14 12 18 17 100 to 149 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 28 19 24 9 12 25 19 1982 __ 33 14 50 9 4 22 17 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987._ 48 21 46 14 8 46 29 1982 __ 29 22 52 17 18 65 44 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 288 133 283 139 96 315 276 

1982 .. _ 323 145 293 132 106 342 279 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 48 36 51 34 22 59 71 

1982._ 40 49 97 44 25 58 97 ' 

Operators by years on present farm' 2 years or less ___________________________________ 1987 __ 42 19 41 21 16 48 28 1982 __ 52 26 45 25 19 68 35 3 or 4 years _____________________________________ 1987 __ 54 23 70 22 16 66 55 '1982 __ 64 66 86 54 22 103 54 5 to 9 years ______________________________________ 1987 __ ' 96 78 97 70 40 141 114 1982 __ 96 77 158 68 58 168 136 10 years or more . _________________________________ 1987 __ 345 266 367 206 156 523 400 1982 __ 389 226

1 

401 164 177 467 381 Average years on present farm __________________ 1987._ 19.0 18.0 18.5 17.7 18.4 16.9 18.2 1982 __ 18.8 1:: I 16.0 16.0 17.4 15.7 18.3 

Not reported _____________________ .. __ .. ___________ .. _ 19S7 __ 146 179 87 52 128 177 1982 __ 166 95 250 82 74 156 236 

Worcester 

631 

652 

123406 

120375 

403 

453 

76107 

80222 

424 

396 

35815 

36567 

203 

213 

13960 

16262 

160 

192 

81 098 

74620 

40590 

40469 

40506 

34151 

158 

184 56687 

55159 

47 

64 6495 

9 188 

42 

56 

5460 

8801 

412 

416 

116 

115 

103 

121 

435 

430 

196 

222 

285 

286 

273 

284 

28 

27 

27 

26 

13 

14 

41 

30 

164 

187 

73 

82 

26 

35 

34 

61 

75 

99 

329 

268 

19.8 

17.7 

167 

189 

174 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 227 - 17 5 3 5 12 1982 __ 366 2 20 10 20 35 21 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 1 509 17 52 69 42 88 123 1982 __ 1 753 15 56 83 55 112 150 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 2809 35 88 174 71 122 252 1982 __ 3288 51 112 200 108 136 293 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 3424 56 131 225 88 139 293 1982 __ 3680 64 146 256 125 164 328 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 3432 58 132 222 113 167 299 1982 __ 3983 62 125 249 177 174 310 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 1 670 29 65 96 40 84 150 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ I 762 29 67 126 73 83 149 

65 years and over ____ . ____________________________ 1987 __ 3375 74 147 222 147 115 259 1982 __ 3 113 82 145 208 183 109 214 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ I 459 21 49 87 66 48 117 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 1 916 53 98 135 81 67 142 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 52.7 56.4 53.7 54.1 55.7 51.2 52.5 1982 __ 51.5 55.8 52.4 53.0 54.0 48.8 50.5 

Operators by sex: Male ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13354 229 479 795 410 605 1 106 1982 __ 14852 257 532 901 604 685 1 221 acres, 1987 __ 2283 805 46474 36622 85305 36839 130 804 159 328 1982 __ 2448 684 48660 41 855 93231 46304 127 668 168 478 

Female ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 422 11 88 122 54 31 132 1982 __ 1 331 19 72 105 64 45 95 acres, 1987 __ 112824 2467 5791 7501 4412 2000 7 417 1982 __ 109044 3892 2867 5785 2939 3426 7029 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _________ farms, 1987 __ 12738 215 500 747 432 561 1 109 1982 __ 14040 254 527 869 605 654 1 181 acres, 1987 __ 1 756 220 38 136 34932 63 154 36936 105641 129 259 1982 __ 1 867 050 42396 34218 70335 42665 104 457 132 990 

Partnership __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 323 14 47 92 28 51 83 1982 __ 1 544 18 62 75 60 56 96 acres, 1987 __ 359020 7168 5536 10387 3411 14 843 17 711 1982 __ 406 839 7169 8019 12096 6073 16834 22836 

Corporation: Family held ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 570 7 15 68 - 18 40 1982 __ 455 2 10 46 1 15 37 acres, 1987 __ 237 071 3408 (0) 18294 - 11 674 18213 1982 __ 239032 (0) 1 476 13869 (0) (0) (0) Other than family held ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 - 1 5 - - 3 1982 __ 64 - 4 11 - 3 1 acres, 1987 __ 13389 - (0) 210 - - 780 1982 __ 15616 - (0) 1 855 - (0) (0) 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 96 4 4 5 4 6 3 1982 __ 80 2 1 5 2 2 1 acres, 1987 __ 30929 229 1 051 761 004 646 782 1982 __ 29191 (0) (0) 861 (0) (0) (0) 

Cecil 

4 

10 

42 

47 

105 

100 

103 

113 

110 

134 

51 

59 

137 

100 

61 

76 

54.1 

52.1 

451 

456 

81 950 

89332 

50 

48 

4911 

5534 

423 

417 55081 

63 143 

45 

59 17981 

16455 

30 

24 

13476 

14021 

1 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 175 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1981-_ 15 6 15 11 4 4 6 1982 __ 13 4 17 9 16 9 9 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 42 47 135 80 64 39 30 1982 __ 95 63 153 85 70 48 40 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 114 73 278 127 135 97 75 1982 __ 154 76 305 143 156 111 71 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1981-_ 162 95 332 149 159 102 77 1982 __ 199 90 337 146 187 107 68 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 134 102 352 130 200 90 84 1982 __ 143 134 388 168 191 114 117 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 80 47 170 57 96 56 29 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 54 55 182 73 104 34 55 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 134 69 327 173 196 100 89 1982 __ 142 71 263 144 180 83 69 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 58 40 136 71 74 44 46 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 76 29 191 102 122 56 43 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 52.7 51.1 53.0 52.6 54.7 52.4 53.1 1982 __ 50.6 51.2 51.5 51.8 52.7 51.0 52.0 

Operators by sex: Male ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 552 372 1 330 629 664 358 344 1982 __ 682 417 1 362 667 711 419 357 acres, 1987 __ 62954 120 075 226 505 116307 93208 50529 126518 1982 __ 77846 135272 235 119 123913 110020 51 890 131 942 

Female ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 20 109 41 94 74 17 1982 __ 64 21 101 28 89 53 17 acres, 1987 __ 4701 4944 9845 5222 6740 3512 7079 1982 __ 5752 4 144 8912 3060 8482 3281 2601 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sale proprietorship) _________ farms, 1987 __ 531 341 1 281 612 651 350 267 1982 __ 658 376 1 277 635 687 390 291 acres, 1987 __ 51 136 89013 190 379 104 778 70191 27002 87 139 1982 __ 60498 98 181 198 523 108 806 82826 33610 84741 

Partnership __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 46 31 100 43 86 51 57 1982 __ 69 49 127 48 97 50 48 acres, 1987 __ 8914 16808 27281 9316 24250 12088 22375 1982 __ 13701 21 215 28343 12 123 29940 10643 21 141 

Corporation: Family held ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 18 48 12 16 26 31 1982 __ 12 10 50 11 12 23 31 acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) 14288 3357 (D) (D) 22 143 1982 __ 7966 18256 13753 (D) (D) 9 195 26564 Other than family held ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 2 7 - 1 1 3 1982 __ 2 2 3 - 1 3 3 acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) 3697 - (D) (D) 778 1982 __ (D) (D) 2733 - (D) 391 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 - 3 3 4 4 3 1982 __ 5 1 6 1 3 6 1 acres, 1987 __ 902 - 705 4078 333 1 999 1 162 1982 __ (D) (D) 679 (D) 158 1 332 (D) 

Montgomery 

4 

7 

51 

63 

102 

132 

178 

155 

159 

155 

88 

71 

175 

163 

72 

103 

54.5 

53.4 

562 

589 94456 

98986 

107 

86 

8921 

7 171 

546 

583 

71 702 

79 133 

69 

64 

21 041 

19 537 

43 

23 

9022 

6026 

4 

4 

975 

(D) 

7 

1 

637 

(D) 

176 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 13 9 28 7 9 23 15 1982 __ 11 16 38 17 12 27 29 25 to 34 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 59 54 113 42 39 123 87 1982 __ 43 75 120 57 29 138 75 35 to 44 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 125 86 122 90 54 202 156 1982 __ 150 102 183 78 67 225 189 

45 to 54 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 165 124 164 86 70 198 182 1982 __ 191 119 206 89 79 219 160 55 to 64 years ___________________________________ 1987 __ 140 104 164 109 54 189 176 1982 __ 158 109 226 126 97 206 247 55 to 59 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 79 57 70 60 23 89 79 60 to 64 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 61 47 94 49 31 100 97 

65 years and over ________________________________ 1987 __ 181 80 163 72 54 171 158 1982 __ 214 69 167 46 66 147 142 65 to 69 years _________________________________ 1987 __ 63 39 77 43 22 85 74 70 years and over ______________________________ 1987 __ 118 41 86 29 32 86 84 Average age _________________________________ 1987 __ 53.9 51.0 50.9 50.9 50.6 50.1 51 .. 6 1982 __ 54.4 48.9 50.3 49.1 51.6 49.1 51.0 

Operators by sex: Male ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 620 431 712 367 260 845 668 1982 __ 699 462 883 368 326 899 753 acres, 1987 __ 58704 168830 76523 62244 104692 133 646 90505 1982 __ 70835 165 500 92783 59 161 114794 141 548 106569 

Female ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 63 26 42 39 20 61 106 1982 __ 68 28 57 45 24 63 89 acres, 1987 __ 3604 1 847 3970 2061 4340 3883 5037 1982 __ 4571 2405 7438 2493 4890 4435 4540 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _________ farms, 1987 __ 567 371 674 349 207 799 666 1982 __ 660 401 827 344 266 853 735 

acres, 1987"_ 39233 120116 64281 45835 58263 107 875 69849 1982 __ 48950 111 833 82 124 41 123 71 742 111 322 78504 

Partnership __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 67 50 64 41 45 79 72 1982 __ 68 62 99 48 55 76 81 acres, 1987 __ 8972 25 579 8945 14240 30776 18655 16175 1982 __ 8679 34716 10938 15761 23759 22637 18847 

Corporation: Family held ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 38 27 11 13 20 24 27 1982 __ 22 22 11 14 18 24 17 acres, 1987 __ (0) 22830 (0) 3781 18 125 8652 8095 1982 __ (0) (0) 5028 (0) 20223 10814 11 331 Other than family held ______________________ farms. 1987 __ 2 3 - - 4 2 4 1982 __ 2 2 - 2 8 3 4 acres, 1987 __ (0) 594 - - 733 (0) 1 003 1982 __ (0) (0) - (0) 3507 500 (0) 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 6 5 3 4 2 5 1982 __ 15 3 3 5 3 6 5 acres, 1987 __ 8989 1 558 (0) 449 1 135 (0) 420 1982 __ 13464 371 2131 908 453 710 (0) 

Worcester 

12 

14 

71 

81 

126 

146 

146 

132 

144 

173 

75 

69 

132 

106 

66 

66 

51.8 

50.7 

565 

602 120 787 

116978 

66 

50 

2619 

3397 

539 

550 

96289 

84930 

62 

77 16568 

25377 

22 

20 

8991 

9505 

5 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 171 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5780 160 128 324 99 101 714 244 1982 __ 7002 221 135 449 126 139 875 286 

number, 1987 __ 308 052 5 158 3386 14631 1 649 4966 36833 13511 1982 __ 355 418 6236 4080 16656 2003 5523 42877 16273 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 622 42 44 108 42 50 193 72 1982 __ 2 125 64 57 186 60 63 288 84 

number, 1987 __ 8004 251 246 551 221 209 917 420 1982 __ 10422 356 266 831 264 247 1 472 461 10 to 19 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 102 40 34 76 31 10 146 48 1982 __ 1 279 61 37 87 36 20 162 47 

number, 1987 __ 14 938 557 464 1 003 411 126 2062 646 

1982 __ 17264 863 529 1 171 502 266 2215 616 

20 to 49 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 265 49 41 71 21 8 158 45 

1982 __ 1 478 64 27 87 21 19 182 50 

number, 1987 __ 39434 1 465 1 145 2074 575 255 5032 1 290 1982 __ 46402 1 852 834 2751 556 640 5716 1 488 50 to 99 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 803 19 3 29 3 14 105 37 

1982 __ 976 19 4 52 7 19 114 45 

number, 1987 __ 56956 1 315 181 1 985 (D) 908 7 540 2701 1982 __ 68885 1 301 279 3414 (D) 1 266 8022 3369 

100 to 199 _______________________________ farms, 1981-_ 686 9 3 26 2 13 77 26 1982 __ 810 12 6 22 2 13 92 47 

number, 1987 __ 92287 (D) 398 3687 (D) 1 781 10441 3298 1982 __ 108018 (D) 739 (D) (D) 1 689 12708 (D) 200 to 499 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 279 1 3 12 - 6 33 13 

1982 __ 307 1 4 13 - 5 32 11 

number, 1987 __ 77 085 (D) 952 (D) - 1 687 (D) 3502 1982 __ 83596 (D) 1 433 3885 - 1 415 8999 3214 

500 or more _____________________________ farms, 1981-_ 23 - - 2 - - 2 3 1982 __ 27 - - 2 - - 5 2 

number, 1987 __ 19348 - - (D) - - (D) 1 654 1982 __ 20831 - - (D) - - 3 745 (D) 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________ farms, 1987 __ 4621 138 102 224 80 70 530 209 1982 __ 5 548 192 109 322 111 80 645 240 

number, 1987 __ 158917 3065 1 443 6656 661 2404 17 173 7 140 1982 __ 180 334 3087 1 730 7724 976 2 485 19647 8832 

Beef cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 185 129 93 174 79 48 368 147 1982 __ 3736 182 100 240 109 49 439 154 

number, 1987 __ 48454 2400 1 186 2339 641 610 5271 1 781 1982 __ 52 151 2603 1 424 2930 (D) 493 5471 2 113 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ I 690 54 48 92 59 31 188 87 

numbeL_ 7483 238 241 417 256 112 791 393 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 720 37 29 49 15 9 99 32 

number __ 9589 475 383 568 204 108 1 357 403 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 614 33 14 24 4 5 62 23 

number __ 17627 998 (D) 677 (D) 130 1 698 665 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 130 4 1 8 1 2 17 5 number __ 8530 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 320 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 22 - 1 1 - 1 2 - nurnber __ 2840 - (D) (D) - (D) (D) - 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 9 1 - - - - - - number __ 2385 (D) - - - - - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - numbe,-_ - - - - - - - -

Milk cows ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 694 14 15 60 6 24 190 76 1982 __ 2218 23 21 101 6 37 245 107 

number, 1987 __ 110463 665 257 4317 20 1 794 11 902 5359 1982 __ 128 183 484 306 4794 (D) 1 992 14 176 6719 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 312 4 14 14 6 1 29 9 number __ 698 5 (D) 18 20 (D) 72 (D) 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 64 - - 6 - - 3 7 

number __ 957 - - 78 - - 49 (D) 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 399 3 - 11 - 6 49 17 

number __ 13793 80 - 376 - (D) 1 732 613 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 576 5 - 14 - 11 73 23 

number __ 39505 (D) - 957 - 774 4925 1 540 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 283 2 - 12 - 6 32 15 

number __ 36986 (D) - 1 590 - 811 4064 1 862 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 55 - 1 2 - - 4 5 number __ 13 591 - (D) (D) - - 1 060 1 208 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 5 - - 1 - - - -

number __ 4933 - - (D) - - - -

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 4003 121 74 199 74 58 505 171 1982 __ 5062 176 82 288 82 83 598 221 

number, 1987 __ 98532 1 193 1 039 5126 425 1 598 12483 4996 1982 __ 113832 1 479 891 5642 392 1 846 13244 5580 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ farms, 1987 __ 4276 127 105 252 80 66 544 165 1982 __ 5423 187 109 346 91 101 726 214 

number, 1987 __ 50603 900 904 2849 563 964 7 177 1 375 1982 __ 61 252 1 670 1 459 3290 635 1 192 9986 1 861 

178 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 162 37 981 537 416 186 88 281 1982 __ 194 48 1 120 579 549 245 117 358 number, 1987 __ 3095 881 78537 24 186 19 515 9841 9546 12 131 1982 __ 4060 1 110 87295 24045 26212 12554 12587 17638 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 75 20 182 115 116 75 15 101 1982 __ 77 25 207 120 167 83 17 118 number, 1987 __ 327 99 978 581 466 407 83 516 1982 __ 350 111 1 085 625 877 461 88 599 10 to 19 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 30 3 162 103 85 34 11 57 1982 __ 47 9 159 109 99 54 11 70 number, 1987 __ :l89 42 2 236 1 410 1 157 458 148 759 1982 __ 652 124 2 177 1 472 1 345 680 145 892 

20 to 49 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 7 185 152 108 36 10 63 1982 __ 53 7 241 175 120 49 13 71 number, 1987 __ 1 395 205 5 723 5040 3375 1 209 324 2034 1982 __ 1 584 197 7711 5 718 3662 1 631 477 2281 50 to 99 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 6 174 106 43 18 16 24 1982 __ 14 4 186 125 78 26 31 45 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) 12502 7 333 3061 1 293 1 176 1 615 1982 __ 1 005 257 13876 8 450 5 395 1 724 2233 3070 

100 to 199 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 1 181 49 46 10 23 19 1982 __ 2 2 225 42 60 18 26 32 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) 24 723 6 238 6563 1 333 3 005 2689 1982 __ (D) (D) 30653 (D) (D) 2505 (D) (D) 200 to 499 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ I - 91 11 17 11 10 17 1982 __ 1 1 94 7 24 12 17 21 number, 1987 __ (D) - 25 128 (D) (D) (D) 2961 4 518 1982 __ (D) (D) 24624 1 737 6475 3205 4669 5 765 

500 or more _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 6 1 1 2 3 - 1982 __ - - 8 1 1 3 2 1 number, 1987 __ - - 7247 (D) (D) (D) 1 849 - 1982 __ - - 7 169 (D) (D) 2348 (D) (D) 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________ farms, 1987 __ 142 28 795 466 309 160 70 214 1982 __ 172 36 898 525 413 191 90 270 number, 1987 __ 1 527 428 45 145 11 475 9213 4345 4960 6597 1982 __ 1 861 392 49833 11 704 12686 5765 6283 9 142 

Beef cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 122 23 408 317 220 141 28 173 1982 __ 151 26 423 363 277 160 27 215 number, 1987 __ I 354 (D) 5921 5050 3433 2317 494 2934 1982 __ 1 736 225 5925 4988 3778 2653 600 3669 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 70 12 223 170 113 75 14 91 number __ 300 37 1 017 814 477 310 64 400 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 34 4 87 66 41 26 5 32 number __ 459 50 1 189 903 561 362 59 430 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 17 6 82 70 52 31 7 41 number __ (D) 191 2286 1 861 1 310 991 (D) 1 274 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ I 1 14 5 13 8 2 5 nurnber __ (D) (D) (D) 365 (D) (D) (D) 336 

, 100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - - 1 4 - 1 - 4 

numbeL_ - - (D) (D) - (D) - 494 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ - - 1 2 1 - - - number __ - - (D) (D) (D) - - - 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - -

Milk cows ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 27 8 416 189 106 34 43 49 1982 __ 33 13 531 220 170 44 69 71 number, 1987 __ 173 (D) 39224 6425 5780 2028 4466 3663 1982 __ 125 167 43908 6716 8908 3112 5683 5 473 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 19 7 29 36 25 13 1 14 number __ 25 10 82 96 73 31 (D) (D) 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 4 - 8 16 2 1 - 2 number __ 64 - 118 229 (D) (D) - (D) 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 4 - 69 96 23 3 6 6 

numbeL_ 84 - 2395 3072 760 69 237 196 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ - 1 170 34 41 8 23 10 number __ - (D) 12078 2163 2796 538 1 554 698 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - - 109 7 14 7 10 13 number __ - - 14083 865 1 917 893 1 497 1 790 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ - - 28 - 1 2 2 4 number __ - - (D) - (D) (D) (D) 926 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - 3 - - - 1 - number __ - - (D) - - - (D) -

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 102 26 728 397 278 124 61 177 1982 __ 137 27 897 455 397 165 100 225 number, 1987 __ 897 171 25488 6771 6174 2780 3265 3635 1982 __ 1 068 398 29649 6865 8140 3568 4902 5291 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ farms, 1987 __ 117 30 726 382 311 138 54 216 1982 __ 160 37 857 403 436 184 82 275 number, 1987 __ 671 282 7904 5940 4128 2716 1 321 1 899 1982 __ 1 131 320 7 813 5476 5386 3221 1 402 3205 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 179 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Item Prince George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

INVENTORY 

Cattle and calves _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 124 92 223 50 71 630 73 59 

1982 __ 155 139 234 79 85 703 90 76 

number, 1987 __ 3646 8 122 4917 2066 4278 42821 1 694 2642 

1982 __ 4 178 8999 5 177 2818 5461 44517 2082 3037 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 21 82 15 27 120 39 23 

1982 __ 72 53 104 26 30 137 55 32 

number, 1987 __ 208 97 363 85 126 590 176 87 1982 __ 340 253 477 97 157 678 209 118 10 to 19 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 12 56 10 9 89 12 11 

1982 __ 40 11 54 17 12 109 17 11 

number, 1987 __ 442 161 725 138 146 1 166 148 144 

1982 __ 526 154 727 223 177 1464 210 134 

20 to 49 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 10 61 13 14 117 12 11 1982 __ 29 19 48 18 16 147 9 13 

number, 1987 __ 915 310 1 832 418 396 3756 349 317 

1982 __ 871 557 1 553 508 511 4681 266 357 50 to 99 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 16 19 7 9 120 6 7 

1982 __ 5 22 18 10 12 125 3 12 

number, 1987 __ 741 1 161 1 238 583 642 8770 393 524 1982 __ (0) 1 515 1 062 744 838 9298 245 726 

100 to 199 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 19 4 4 6 155 3 4 

1982 __ 6 18 9 7 7 155 3 4 

number, 1987 __ (0) 2659 (0) (0) 735 20555 (0) 570 

1982 __ 807 2550 (0) (0) (0) 20055 342 511 200 to 499 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 14 1 1 5 29 1 2 1982 __ 2 16 1 1 7 30 3 4 

number, 1987 __ - 3 734 (0) (0) (0) 7984 (0) (0) 

1982 __ (0) 3970 (0) (0) 1 995 8341 810 1 191 

500 or more _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 - - - 1 - - 1 

1982 __ 1 - - - 1 - - - number, 1987 __ (0) - - - (0) - - (0) 

1982 __ (0) - - - (0) - - -

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________ farms, 1987 __ 103 71 189 41 55 533 48 44 

1982 __ 124 107 189 65 62 586 61 60 

number, 1987 __ I 686 4241 2294 1 072 2263 22928 711 1 490 

1982 __ 1 981 4982 2250 1 365 2694 22480 667 1 768 

Beef cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 100 30 142 31 44 285 44 39 

1982 __ 117 48 140 57 41 318 53 47 

number, 1987 __ I 435 853 1 809 591 623 5372 (0) 1 208 1982 __ 1 573 816 1 642 834 917 5320 (0) 1 032 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 54 15 84 9 28 133 25 15 

number __ 222 74 410 49 99 611 100 51 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 21 4 26 13 6 66 11 8 

number __ 280 51 354 178 98 855 143 119 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 21 5 30 6 7 60 6 8 

number __ 658 203 (0) 174 206 1 820 151 228 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 4 4 1 3 2 21 2 6 number __ 275 (0) (0) 190 (0) 1 266 (0) (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - 2 1 - 1 3 - - number __ - (0) (0) - (0) (0) - - 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ - - - - - 2 - 2 

number __ - - - - - (0) - (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - -

Milk cows ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13 45 65 11 15 278 4 6 1982 __ 18 69 71 14 22 303 13 17 number, 1987 __ 251 3388 485 481 1 640 17556 (0) 282 1982 __ 408 4 166 608 531 1 777 17160 (0) 736 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 12 5 47 3 2 18 2 2 number __ (0) 7 76 10 (0) 27 (0) (0) 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ - 2 7 - - 5 - 1 number __ - (0) 113 - - 76 - (0) 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ - 12 10 3 1 77 1 2 number __ - 438 (0) 88 (0) 3074 (0) (0) 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ - 10 1 4 6 142 - - number __ - 682 (0) (0) 384 9661 - -

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ - 15 - 1 5 34 1 - number __ - 2037 - (0) 786 (0) (0) - 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ I 1 - - 1 2 - 1 number __ (0) (0) - - (0) (0) - (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - -

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 80 64 148 36 40 469 41 30 1982 __ 106 99 166 55 59 556 42 46 

number, 1987 __ 835 2583 1 149 582 1 384 15052 423 483 

1982 __ 1 157 3 182 1 441 779 1 740 15396 448 734 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ farms, 1987 __ 92 64 179 37 55 443 54 39 

1982 __ 132 98 205 54 72 531 70 53 

number, 1987 __ I 125 1 298 1 474 412 631 4841 560 669 1982 __ 1 040 835 1 486 674 1 027 6641 967 535 

180 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

SALES 

Dairy products sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 476 10 2 51 24 169 68 1982 __ 1 809 8 2 66 32 199 92 

$1,000,1987 __ 187216 974 (D) 7573 3043 20663 8792 

1982 __ 204 228 659 (0) 7793 3609 22313 9910 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5368 151 111 308 76 80 670 233 1982 __ 6245 193 115 410 89 105 782 263 

number, 1987 __ 154 540 2519 570 6534 631 2 105 18626 5636 1982 __ 164 982 2744 577 8357 915 2454 21 277 6074 

$1,000,1987 __ 56718 919 610 2480 278 821 7452 1 673 

1982 __ 54539 953 699 2832 351 163 8406 1 873 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 2363 82 67 163 58 37 304 111 

number._ 10630 379 349 703 243 134 389 492 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 1 009 32 28 61 11 14 127 34 

number __ 13466 431 366 B30 143 201 675 457 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 1 156 30 11 53 6 14 132 56 

number __ 36273 906 349 624 (0) 401 4274 1 831 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 549 3 3 20 1 13 73 21 

number __ 37 144 177 (0) 1 353 (0) (D) 4859 411 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 214 3 2 9 1 27 10 

number._ 27729 (0) (0) (0) (0) 3603 (0) 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 64 1 2 1 5 1 

number __ 18767 (0) (D) (0) (0) (0) 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 13 2 number __ 10531 (0) 

Calves sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2999 88 59 108 42 42 339 154 1982 __ 3638 117 60 184 49 58 380 177 

number, 1987 __ 71 890 953 477 2260 202 927 7 617 2911 

1982 __ 78745 973 453 3309 297 903 9001 3192 

$1,000, 1987 __ 10447 221 94 283 42 86 1 007 306 1982 __ 9622 196 73 354 55 75 1 475 357 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 1 365 52 45 56 35 16 157 70 

number __ 5363 194 160 212 104 52 655 279 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 544 23 10 20 6 6 54 28 

number __ 7268 302 127 265 (0) 77 740 3B5 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 740 9 3 20 1 13 95 41 

number __ 22653 223 (D) 646 (D) 379 2921 1 224 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 257 4 9 7 27 12 

number __ 16 B08 234 625 419 755 708 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 61 1 2 4 3 

number __ 7 575 (0) (0) (0) 315 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 25 1 1 

number __ 7 164 (D) (0) 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 7 1 

number __ 5059 (0) 

Cattle sold _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4635 129 88 284 61 69 576 202 1982 __ 5401 162 103 359 68 90 702 220 

number, 1987 __ 82650 566 093 4274 429 178 11 009 2725 1982 __ 86237 771 124 5048 618 551 12276 28B2 

$1,000,1987 __ 46271 698 516 2 196 236 735 6445 1 367 

1982 __ 44918 757 626 247B 296 088 6931 1 516 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 2552 84 56 167 52 41 304 128 

number __ 10764 321 247 642 207 150 274 463 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 943 23 20 55 5 15 115 37 

number __ 12430 267 260 748 6B 192 1 505 484 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 820 18 7 49 3 9 111 25 

numbeL_ 24061 535 200 1 473 (0) 272 3 191 850 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 212 2 4 8 1 3 25 8 

number __ 14 120 (0) (D) 551 (0) (0) 540 478 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 78 2 1 4 18 4 

number __ 10018 (0) (D) (0) 2309 450 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 26 1 1 2 

number __ 7665 (D) (D) (0) 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 4 1 

number __ 3 592 (0) 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ____________________________________ 64 farms, 1987 __ 1 656 39 41 143 27 32 260 1982 __ 1 988 40 49 188 35 32 334 77 

number, 1987 __ 27 122 315 347 586 247 747 4817 684 

1982 __ 31 890 428 697 742 332 671 6303 770 

$1,000,1987 __ 17 484 147 193 935 146 538 3 153 377 

1982 __ 19074 198 474 989 195 471 4039 398 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 1 103 29 33 97 21 21 161 45 

number __ 4281 109 150 354 75 58 657 162 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 260 7 6 26 2 6 41 12 

number __ 3453 98 (0) 343 (0) (0) 507 163 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 19B 3 1 16 3 1 41 3 

number __ 5861 108 (0) 465 78 (0) 249 117 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 55 2 1 3 9 4 

number __ 3675 (D) (0) 174 617 242 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 26 1 2 5 

number._ 335B (0) (0) 597 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 10 1 2 

number __ 2902 (D) (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 4 1 

number __ 3592 (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 181 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

SALES 

Dairy products sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 10 1 404 166 86 27 44 39 1982 __ 10 4 493 184 139 35 64 56 

$1,000,1987 __ 189 (D) 66073 9797 10415 3827 8557 5966 1982 __ 115 (D) 70794 9758 13782 5362 10423 8 107 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 126 28 945 513 380 178 85 273 1982 __ 157 37 1 062 547 490 233 111 341 

number, 1987 __ 1 378 298 39037 15959 10312 6003 6330 5416 1982 __ 1 818 341 39661 13075 12223 6324 5998 7276 

$1,000,1987 __ 522 139 11 569 6380 3794 3933 2205 2106 1982 __ 592 (D) 10 106 4319 3896 3013 2051 2398 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 84 15 337 187 163 91 20 139 number __ 353 75 567 884 760 369 102 629 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 26 8 146 127 82 26 10 59 

number __ 315 107 904 786 057 341 132 764 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 12 5 210 145 78 37 25 44 

number __ 304 116 6850 4 194 2496 1 089 810 224 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 3 156 26 34 16 15 20 

number __ (D) 10792 754 2264 206 044 305 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 73 13 18 6 8 9 

number __ 9880 725 2288 (D) 1 071 (D) 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 1 20 12 5 5 2 

number __ (D) 5475 3555 447 (D) (D) 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ 3 3 2 2 number __ 2569 2061 (D) (D) 

Calves sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 75 8 572 322 189 86 65 124 1982 __ 92 21 713 380 261 113 79 158 number, 1987 __ 476 42 21 635 8420 4076 215 4630 2048 1982 __ 720 149 23657 7084 4924 820 4 198 3532 

$1,000, 1987 __ 82 9 1 894 2545 563 156 1 145 304 1982 __ 100 (D) 1 797 1 516 483 264 975 394 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 56 7 173 159 87 51 14 76 number __ 198 (D) 726 669 382 165 67 299 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 16 1 72 89 36 17 8 12 number __ 190 (D) 986 154 472 228 116 145 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 3 185 53 47 13 23 26 number __ 88 5974 422 514 438 676 797 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 102 5 16 4 11 7 number __ 6935 308 136 (D) 742 407 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 32 4 2 1 4 3 number __ 3927 522 (D) (D) 560 400 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 6 10 1 3 number __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 2 2 2 number __ (D) (D) (D) 

Cattle sold _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 88 25 850 429 330 159 67 247 1982 __ 133 27 945 452 436 214 88 301 number, 1987 __ 902 256 17402 7539 6236 4788 700 3368 1982 __ 1 098 192 16004 5991 7299 4504 800 3744 $1,000, 1987 __ 440 131 9675 3835 3231 3777 060 1 802 1982 __ 492 90 8310 2802 3412 2748 076 2004 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 63 15 413 242 176 97 23 146 nurnber __ 232 72 1 831 070 776 394 128 646 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 14 5 176 96 71 18 18 52 number __ 167 68 2289 302 924 244 233 658 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 9 5 181 67 59 28 17 36 number __ (D) 116 5412 930 817 823 553 1 031 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 1 60 12 15 12 7 9 number __ (D) 3991 890 971 842 (D) 599 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ 13 8 5 2 1 4 number __ 807 094 598 (D) (D) 434 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ 1 7 4 4 1 number __ (D) 2072 253 150 (D) 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 2 number __ (D) 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 46 9 237 107 137 73 16 80 1982 __ 60 14 257 116 167 92 23 120 number, 1987 __ 621 85 3540 2349 1 578 3077 166 851 1982 __ 584 115 3281 2 119 2457 2816 255 997 $1,000,1987 __ 312 57 2058 1 231 1 001 2901 97 528 1982 __ 321 (D) 1 797 1 122 1 443 1 984 172 584 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 31 6 156 62 99 55 11 55 number __ 116 (D) 600 236 394 182 36 198 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 8 1 35 23 26 5 3 13 number __ 107 (D) 473 334 349 58 (D) 158 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 5 2 33 12 7 6 1 10 number __ (D) (D) 958 340 (D) 187 (D) (D) 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 1 8 2 1 3 1 1 number __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 165 (D) (D) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ 2 7 4 2 1 

number __ (D) 968 544 (D) (D) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 1 3 1 number __ (D) 690 (D) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ 2 number __ (D) 

182 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item Prince George's Queen Anne's St. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

SALES 

Oairy products sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 41 39 9 13 266 2 4 1982 __ 6 60 41 10 18 280 2 8 $1,000,1987 __ (0) 5717 628 829 2844 29572 (0) (0) 1982 __ 443 7025 (0) 801 3612 26910 (0) (0) 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 109 85 188 47 61 624 53 44 1982 __ 127 110 167 63 70 663 53 57 number, 1987 __ I 621 3784 2464 962 1 722 19751 677 205 1982 __ 2098 3987 1 809 141 2091 21 437 1 160 145 

$1,000,1987 __ 552 1 817 962 308 576 6840 317 466 1982 __ 625 1 258 729 389 666 7184 (0) 359 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ________________________________________ farms __ 67 27 103 18 33 203 35 19 

number __ 288 98 430 89 143 882 173 99 10 to 19 ______________________________________ farms __ 16 13 43 16 6 105 12 7 

nurnber __ 201 171 632 218 72 1 420 154 89 20 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 20 15 37 10 14 190 3 9 

nurnber __ 545 541 1 028 350 458 6298 (0) 311 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 4 22 4 1 4 101 2 7 number __ (0) 571 (0) (0) 271 6674 (0) (0) 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ I 6 1 2 3 19 1 2 number __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 2261 (0) (0) 200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ I 2 1 5 number __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 500 or more __________________________________ farms __ I 

number __ (0) 

Calves sold ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 67 53 112 28 20 402 22 22 1982 __ 76 72 92 29 30 435 31 31 number,1987 __ 686 1 640 854 486 678 9144 145 368 1982 __ 692 2072 530 585 862 8797 482 513 

$1,000,1987 __ 171 137 160 50 55 1 042 25 71 1982 __ 108 145 91 74 61 823 (0) 63 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 44 16 83 13 7 120 17 11 number __ 164 61 307 54 (0) 465 60 46 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 14 12 21 7 4 81 4 3 

number __ 191 151 286 98 56 1 122 (0) 36 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ 7 13 6 7 5 162 1 7 number __ (0) 391 (0) (0) 122 4879 (0) (0) 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ 2 11 2 2 35 1 

number __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 2138 (0) 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ I 1 3 number __ (0) (0) (0) 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ I 1 1 number __ (0) (0) (0) 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle sold _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 83 68 152 38 55 559 42 34 1982 __ 96 95 113 51 67 598 38 43 

number, 1987 __ 935 2 144 610 476 1 044 10607 532 837 1982 __ 406 1 915 279 556 1 229 12640 678 632 

$1,000, 1987 __ 380 1 680 802 258 521 5798 292 395 1982 __ 517 1 113 638 315 605 6361 447 296 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ farms __ 63 30 94 22 34 256 29 17 number __ 257 117 357 115 143 1 095 133 94 10 to 19 ____________________________________ farms __ 7 8 33 9 5 147 8 6 number __ 93 101 476 117 62 1 997 101 74 20 to 49 ____________________________________ farms __ II 15 24 6 11 122 3 4 number __ (0) 447 (0) (0) 381 3363 (0) 155 50 to 99 ____________________________________ farms __ I 11 4 22 1 6 number __ (0) 746 (0) 1 498 (0) (0) 

100 to 199 __________________________________ farms __ I 3 1 1 8 1 1 number __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 1 007 (0) (0) 200 to 499 __________________________________ farms __ I 1 3 

number __ (0) (0) (0) 500 or more ________________________________ farms __ I 

number __ (0) 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 21 21 61 11 15 181 19 16 1982 __ 37 22 65 24 20 182 17 17 number, 1987 __ 280 522 694 203 226 3535 336 316 1982 __ 458 232 688 315 263 5584 534 249 $1,000, 1987 __ 128 341 403 136 114 2309 199 181 1982 __ 166 129 352 190 114 3352 (0) 151 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 9 ____________________________________ farms __ 17 10 37 7 10 119 14 7 number __ 67 (0) 147 41 48 473 69 41 10 to 19 __________________________________ farms __ 3 2 7 1 2 26 2 3 number __ (0) (0) 94 (0) (0) 374 (0) 35 20 to 49 __________________________________ farms __ 3 17 2 2 25 1 4 number __ 108 453 (0) (0) 705 (0) (0) 50 to 99 __________________________________ farms __ 6 1 1 8 1 2 number __ 350 (0) (0) 551 (0) (0) 

100 to 199 ________________________________ farms __ I 1 

number __ (0) (0) 200 to 499 ________________________________ farms __ 2 number __ (0) 500 or more ______________________________ farms __ I 

number __ (0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 183 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 322 21 45 51 24 47 135 38 1982 __ 1 861 24 63 81 69 80 200 49 number, 1987 __ 197214 462 1 862 3935 (0) 8883 10 115 4211 1982 __ 179 149 721 2381 4036 1 037 8301 12349 2092 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 704 18 30 19 19 24 81 26 1982 __ 1 123 15 45 48 62 44 117 40 number, 1987 __ 5809 136 202 156 (0) 204 682 229 1982 __ 8878 (0) 410 328 (0) 366 851 272 25 to 49 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 178 - 8 14 3 2 14 5 1982 __ 247 3 6 13 3 11 31 6 number, 1987 __ 6246 - 299 483 (0) (0) 434 (0) 1982 __ 8404 111 202 442 97 424 1 056 192 50 to 99 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 151 2 2 5 2 3 11 1 1982 __ 176 4 5 8 3 8 21 - number, 1987 __ 10297 (0) (0) 309 (0) (0) 805 (D) 1982 __ 11 821 228 326 519 (0) 535 1 591 - 100 to 199 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 105 1 2 8 - 6 17 1 1982 __ 129 2 5 6 - 5 17 - number, 1987 __ 14286 (D) (D) 989 - 763 2290 (D) 1982 __ 17379 (0) (D) 783 - 580 2254 - 200 to 499 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 107 - 3 4 - 7 9 2 1982 __ 119 - 2 6 1 8 10 2 number, 1987 __ 32 175 - 877 (0) - 2045 2532 (D) 1982 __ 35569 - (D) 1 964 (0) 2351 2668 (D) 500 to 999 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 49 - - 1 - 4 1 2 1982 __ 38 - - - - 3 2 - number, 1987 __ 32580 - - (0) - (0) (0) (D) 1982 __ 24469 - - - - (0) (0) -

1,000 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 - - - - 1 2 1 1982 __ 29 - - - - 1 2 1 number, 1987 __ 95821 - - - - (0) (0) (D) 1982 __ 72629 - -

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for 

- - (0) (0) (D) 

breeding __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 765 10 26 31 10 35 60 22 1982 __ 1 052 16 38 42 23 45 95 22 number, 1987 __ 27822 91 250 605 61 910 1 226 376 1982 __ 26955 133 291 519 97 1 140 1 940 224 1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _____________________________________________ 559 10 23 21 10 22 47 20 25 to 49 ____________________________________________ 98 - 3 6 - 6 7 - 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ 55 - - 4 - 5 4 1 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 53 - - - - 2 2 1 number __ 16 545 - - - - (0) (0) (D) Other hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 209 19 42 51 23 35 132 36 1982 __ 1 687 19 58 75 61 73 184 40 number, 1987 __ 169 392 371 1 612 3330 (0) 7973 8889 3835 1982 __ 152 194 588 2090 3517 940 7161 10409 1 868 

LITTERS 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________ farms, 1987 __ 803 10 26 32 10 37 63 22 1982 __ 1 100 16 41 42 24 47 100 22 number, 1987 __ 42 199 102 195 781 38 1 402 1 994 618 1982 __ 39365 157 321 685 114 1 733 2263 337 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31- ______ farms, 1987 __ 717 7 22 32 9 36 59 20 1982 __ 976 15 34 38 21 44 90 17 number, 1981-_ 20915 44 93 414 (0) 712 974 305 1982 __ 19758 70 162 331 74 886 1 096 163 June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 715 10 21 29 8 34 58 18 1982 __ 905 13 31 37 9 36 86 17 number, 1987 __ 21 284 58 102 367 (0) 690 1 020 313 1982 __ 19607 87 159 354 40 847 1 167 174 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 265 16 38 51 12 44 132 34 1982 __ 1 625 23 52 70 32 75 185 42 number, 1987 __ 372470 739 1 767 6631 165 16554 19629 7067 1982 __ 335 333 1 363 3945 5746 1 785 15293 24032 4707 $1,000,1987 __ 37032 44 198 599 (0) 1 394 1 889 705 1982 __ 33824 90 383 609 168 1 373 2560 535 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 480 6 18 15 11 12 66 14 number __ 4756 23 104 156 (D) • 117 604 100 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 196 3 10 13 1 6 13 7 number __ 6851 86 342 488 (0) 186 459 236 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 137 5 6 7 - 3 13 4 number __ 9383 (D) 451 442 - 199 855 237 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 146 2 - 4 - 3 11 4 number __ 20329 (0) - 430 - 466 1 605 (D) 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 170 - 4 8 - 8 21 1 number __ 52632 - 870 2395 - 2159 6426 (D) 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 72 - - 4 - 7 5 1 number __ 49987 - - 2720 - 5732 3094 (D) 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 64 - - - - 5 3 3 number __ 228 532 - - - - 7695 6586 4976 

Feeder pigs sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 375 8 4 21 2 21 30 12 1982 __ 469 9 20 15 9 22 54 12 number, 1987 __ 94341 515 103 2459 (0) 6966 6201 (D) 1982 __ 83305 897 1 488 1 224 516 5535 6961 385 $1,000, 1987 __ 3900 17 4 128 (0) 304 233 74 1982 __ 3526 (D) 79 48 15 290 307 12 Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ____ farms, 1987 __ 1 158 12 36 48 10 35 128 31 1982 __ 1 469 18 48 67 30 68 175 36 number, 1981-_ 278 129 224 1 664 4172 (D) 9588 13428 (D) 1982 __ 252 028 466 2457 4522 1 269 9758 17071 4322 $1,000,1987 __ 33 133 27 195 472 17 1 090 1 656 630 1982 __ 30298 (D) 304 562 153 1 083 2252 523 

184 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________ farms, 1981-_ 85 17 133 76 49 28 20 34 

1982 __ 109 41 166 68 74 40 23 62 

number, 1987 __ 7855 28853 6929 3084 1 294 2721 (D) 2780 

1982 __ 6500 19907 6047 1 749 2604 3820 4697 2030 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 5 83 54 42 18 11 19 1982 __ 73 21 118 50 52 27 14 48 

number, 1987 __ 271 (D) 780 363 342 132 99 173 1982 __ 525 133 1 027 295 355 (D) (D) 418 25 to 49 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 2 21 7 2 1 1 3 1982 __ 8 5 22 8 11 2 2 5 

number, 1981-_ 292 (D) 705 226 (D) (D) (D) 113 

1982 __ 236 162 740 274 367 (D) (D) 185 

50 to 99 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 11 4 16 4 1 1 6 6 

1982 __ 13 7 11 3 5 4 3 4 

number, 1987 __ 643 288 1 168 259 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1982 __ 919 495 751 172 335 325 211 245 100 to 199 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 1 6 5 3 2 - 1 1982 __ 5 1 8 6 3 1 1 2 

number, 1987 __ 1 212 (D) 641 823 (D) (D) - (D) 

1982 __ 646 (D) (D) (D) 425 (D) (D) (D) 

200 to 499 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 - 4 6 1 5 1 4 1982 __ 6 2 6 1 3 3 2 3 

number, 1987 __ 2675 - 1 405 1 413 (D) 1 274 (D) 1 136 

1982 __ 1 547 (D) 2059 (D) 1 122 (D) (D) (0) 500 to 999 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 1 3 - - 1 - 1 

1982 __ 4 2 1 - - 3 - - number, 1987 __ 2762 (D) 2230 - - (D) - (D) 

1982 __ 2627 (D) (D) - - 2100 - -

1,000 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 4 - - - - 1 - 1982 __ - 3 - - - - 1 - number, 1987 __ - 27417 - - - - (D) - 1982 __ - 17009 - - - - (D) - Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 52 12 69 40 25 16 13 23 

1982 __ 63 31 82 26 39 23 10 34 

number, 1981-_ 1 255 3232 836 326 355 273 626 656 

1982 __ 783 3094 779 231 501 450 670 411 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _____________________________________________ 37 8 60 37 20 11 12 13 25 to 49 ____________________________________________ 7 - 7 3 4 3 - 6 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ 5 - 2 - 1 2 - 3 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ 3 4 - - - - 1 1 

number __ 440 3184 - - - - (D) (D) Other hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 74 17 129 70 42 25 20 29 

1982 __ 98 31 150 66 68 34 21 54 

number, 1987 __ 6600 25621 6093 2758 939 2448 (D) 2 124 

1982 __ 5717 16813 5268 1518 2103 3370 4027 1 619 

LITTERS 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________ farms, 1987 __ 56 13 74 41 25 17 13 24 

1982 __ 64 32 92 30 43 24 10 35 

number, 1987 __ 1 543 5862 1 320 421 464 430 1 088 811 

1982 __ 1 084 5394 1 036 257 650 494 1 279 536 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31- ______ farms, 1987 __ 47 12 64 37 23 13 13 23 

1982 __ 54 24 74 27 42 21 10 33 

number, 1987 __ 701 2907 646 197 233 214 522 379 

1982 __ 489 2601 540 126 362 235 638 277 June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 52 10 68 31 21 16 13 21 

1982 __ 55 29 78 25 35 19 10 27 

number, 1987 __ 842 2955 674 224 231 216 566 432 

1982 __ 595 2793 496 131 288 259 641 259 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 70 17 132 66 51 34 20 32 

1982 __ 73 36 156 59 73 38 18 50 

number, 1987 __ 14726 53531 11 846 5004 3 150 6 180 8733 5940 

1982 __ 9136 43978 10464 3270 5 497 5327 9250 3950 

$1,000, 1987 __ 1 311 6732 1 092 445 319 559 (0) 522 1982 __ 883 5063 1 042 313 496 580 926 343 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 15 4 69 39 31 20 5 13 

number __ 213 49 765 378 174 189 22 97 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 12 2 18 9 8 3 5 3 

number __ 455 (D) 582 311 292 85 173 113 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 11 2 13 4 5 - 4 2 

number __ 803 (D) 957 273 289 - 282 (D) 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farrns __ 15 1 14 4 2 2 4 6 

number __ 2 156 (0) 1 928 544 (D) (0) (D) 852 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 8 3 14 10 4 6 - 5 

number __ 2481 1 000 4218 3498 1 200 1 587 - 1 788 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 6 - 3 - 1 1 1 2 

number __ 3722 - (D) - (D) (D) (D) (D) 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 3 5 1 - - 2 1 1 

number __ 4896 52193 (0) - - (D) (D) (D) 

Feeder pigs sold ___________________________ farms, 1981-_ 26 6 37 26 16 8 4 9 

1982 __ 15 18 41 15 18 7 4 16 

number, 1981-_ 6671 4937 2904 2052 1 010 1 776 581 2739 1982 __ 2967 1 987 2798 1 217 2330 553 456 1916 

$1,000,1987 __ 315 (0) 122 88 39 76 23 121 

1982 __ 160 90 102 46 109 13 (0) 64 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ____ farms, 1987 __ 62 15 123 60 46 33 18 28 

1982 __ 67 26 141 54 67 36 16 44 

number, 1987 __ 8055 48594 8942 2952 2140 4404 8 152 3201 1982 __ 6 169 41 991 7666 2053 3167 4774 8794 2034 

$1,000,1987 __ 996 (0) 971 357 280 483 (0) 400 

1982 __ 722 4974 940 267 387 568 (0) 258 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 185 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 57 21 133 28 18 120 61 81 1982 __ 75 64 151 39 31 152 92 108 number, 1987 __ 4302 3358 17542 14273 2765 22284 15144 28 172 1982 __ 4440 5040 15413 14804 5078 9537 16693 29873 Farms by inventory: 1 to 24 __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 29 7 48 9 11 57 23 27 1982 __ 49 38 72 12 13 80 43 42 number, 1987 __ 176 56 454 65 93 509 257 277 1982 __ 340 245 671 109 124 723 416 465 25 to 49 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 7 22 4 1 16 13 16 1982 __ 12 7 26 6 5 25 13 17 number, 1987 __ 233 259 860 (D) (D) 620 486 549 1982 __ 407 263 934 179 (D) 890 389 565 50 to 99 _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 3 22 1 3 18 6 14 1982 __ 6 4 14 6 2 20 12 13 number, 1987 __ 610 258 1 554 (D) (D) 1 134 344 959 1982 __ 353 278 983 384 (D) 1 229 810 800 100 to 199 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ - - 15 5 - 13 5 5 1982 __ 1 9 10 4 5 16 6 16 number, 1987 __ - - 1 996 (D) - 1 721 687 630 1982 __ (D) 1 250 1 421 (D) (D) 2345 834 (D) 

200 to 499 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 3 15 2 1 8 6 8 1982 __ 3 3 21 6 4 8 10 9 number, 1987 __ (D) (0) 4886 (D) (0) 2560 1 884 2490 1982 __ (D) 860 5773 2080 1 310 2200 3309 2 533 500 to 999 _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 - 10 3 1 5 5 5 1982 __ 4 2 6 2 - 2 5 2 number, 1987 __ (D) - (0) 2000 (0) 3090 2925 3527 1982 __ 2378 (D) (0) (D) - (D) 3370 (D) 

1,000 or more ____________________________ farms, 1987 __ - 1 1 4 1 3 3 6 1982 __ - 1 2 3 2 1 3 9 number, 1987 __ - (D) (D) 10420 (0) 12650 8561 19740 1982 __ - (D) (0) 9776 (0) (D) 7565 21 887 Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 35 10 89 22 13 40 45 67 1982 __ 45 39 100 31 21 82 62 83 number, 1987 __ 509 625 3060 2386 464 2281 3476 3943 1982 __ 853 1 099 2049 2359 562 1 216 2975 4579 1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _____________________________________________ 27 6 53 11 10 28 28 45 25 to 49 ____________________________________________ 6 2 17 3 - 6 8 4 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ 2 1 12 2 1 2 4 4 100 or more ________________________________ farms __ - 1 7 6 2 4 5 14 number __ - (0) 1 166 2050 (0) 1 760 2640 3 172 Other hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 48 20 120 24 14 113 51 75 1982 __ 70 55 143 37 29 141 83 97 number, 1987 __ 3793 2733 14482 11 887 2301 20003 11 668 24229 1982 __ 3587 3941 13364 12445 4516 - 8321 13718 25294 

LITTERS 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________ farms, 1987 __ 38 11 92 23 15 43 47 71 1982 __ 46 40 103 33 23 85 63 85 number, 1987 __ 735 712 3914 4683 737 3998 4 155 6196 1982 __ 1 055 1 365 2426 4412 962 1 852 3 136 7817 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31. ______ farms, 1987 __ 34 9 83 19 12 39 45 59 1982 __ 37 37 91 32 22 75 59 79 number, 1987 __ 420 (D) 1 805 2604 363 1 997 2 157 2981 1982 __ 550 714 1 120 2253 487 930 1 786 3868 June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 10 85 22 15 35 43 64 1982 __ 32 38 83 28 20 70 53 74 number, 1987 __ 315 (0) 2 109 2079 374 2001 1 998 3215 1982 __ 505 651 1 306 2159 475 922 1 350 3949 

SALES 

Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 20 130 24 19 127 64 85 , 1982 __ 63 53 124 39 30 140 89 105 number, 1987 __ 5875 5281 32310 43206 6 161 44783 27709 45483 1982 __ 8368 10694 20714 35434 8675 19888 21 365 62452 $1,000,1987 __ 565 533 3453 3045 468 4802 2629 4752 1982 __ 751 1 025 2398 2944 920 1 831 2460 6131 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 24 _______________________________________ farms __ 16 6 38 3 4 39 16 20 number __ 199 67 492 52 (0) 379 196 243 25 to 49 ______________________________________ farms __ 9 4 17 1 8 21 8 15 number __ 323 118 602 (D) 301 701 296 543 50 to 99 ______________________________________ farms __ 7 1 7 5 1 21 4 12 number __ 433 (D) 509 346 (0) 1 420 293 839 100 to 199 ____________________________________ farms __ 3 3 22 3 2 15 12 14 number __ 355 386 3010 552 (0) 2132 1 703 1 919 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ farms __ 10 3 21 3 1 16 15 9 number __ (D) 1 005 6629 (0) (0) 5837 4952 2638 500 to 999 ____________________________________ farms __ 1 1 18 1 1 8 5 6 number __ (D) (D) 12 166 (D) (0) 5638 4023 3663 1,000 or more _________________________________ farms __ 1 2 7 8 2 7 4 9 number __ (D) (D) 8902 40556 (0) 28676 16246 35638 

Feeder pigs sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 21 7 33 13 11 16 20 24 1982 __ 13 17 24 19 12 52 28 29 number, 1987 __ 963 915 5630 24776 3553 8299 5426 4054 1982 __ 3479 3328 3 169 14404 2 158 7904 2732 14901 $1,000,1987 __ 33 45 281 818 156 389 213 175 1982 __ 128 152 145 488 115 349 127 612 Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ____ farms, 1987 __ 38 19 120 18 15 124 57 82 1982 __ 56 49 116 33 26 121 82 93 number, 1987 __ 4912 4366 26680 18430 2608 36484 22283 41 429 1982 __ 4889 7366 17545 21 030 6517 11 984 18633 47551 $1,000,1987 __ 532 488 3 172 2227 312 4413 2416 4577 1982 __ 624 873 2252 2455 805 1 482 2333 5518 

186 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

I ~. 

lIem 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundei Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

Sheep and lambs inventory ____________________ farms, 198L_ 660 13 22 54 4 10 95 24 1982 __ 599 8 11 46 7 4 72 21 number, 1987 __ 24599 338 352 2504 83 172 3838 477 1982 __ 21 797 249 75 1 936 91 (0) 2618 381 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _______________________________________________ 399 5 18 34 3 7 48 19 25 to 99 ______________________________________________ 215 8 4 17 1 3 36 5 100 to 299 ____________________________________________ 35 - - 2 - - 9 - 300 to 999 ____________________________________________ 9 - - - - - 2 - 1,000 or more _________________________________________ 2 - - 1 - - - -

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 589 13 15 49 4 9 86 24 1982 __ 533 7 9 37 7 4 71 18 

number,1987 __ 15 198 271 163 1 986 42 117 2458 310 1982 __ 12389 173 54 832 59 (0) 1 627 262 

Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________ farms, 198L_ 563 13 12 45 4 8 79 19 1982 __ 499 8 5 36 6 3 62 15 

number, 198L_ 21 194 276 165 2664 (0) 114 2796 376 1982 __ 16427 258 76 936 63 47 1 973 330 

pounds of wool, 198L_ 162 457 1 404 1 201 16787 (D) 978 18222 2997 1982 __ 119006 1 594 562 5957 47B 217 12562 24·36 

Sheep and lambs sold ________________________ farms, 198L_ 581 11 t5 44 2 9 96 19 1982 __ 526 8 4 40 6 3 61 15 

number, 198L_ 16714 244 209 3097 (D) 163 3 122 275 1982 __ 12812 218 31 1 560 31 33 1 539 287 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold __________________ farms, 198L_ 627 13 18 45 4 10 96 19 1982 __ 566 8 5 43 6 3 70 16 

$1,000, 198L_ 1 274 14 (0) 278 (0) 11 219 (D) 1982 __ 779 9 2 91 2 2 95 20 

Horses and ponies inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 3287 50 163 335 58 56 350 I 1:31 1982 __ 3053 52 136 319 72 64 318 126 number, 1987 __ 26513 211 1 698 3758 342 392 2658

1 

1 475 1982 __ 22801 294 1 231 3515 385 269 2 151 1 333 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 913 10 59 123 22 13 106 42 1982 __ 866 9 33 130 23 16 97 . 38 number, 1987 __ 3565 19 170 500 77 52 416 202 1982 __ 3226 40 90 485 70 30 373 181 

$1,000, 1987 __ 23794 17 407 8344 133 174 1 978 (0) 

1982 __ 28139 23 494 5295 98 43 2048 (0) 

lIem 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

Sheep and lambs inventory ____________________ farms, 198L_ 17 1 90 60 55 42 11 35 1982 __ 22 3 82 58 46 37 8 46 

number, 1987 __ 813 (D) 3245 2357 3510 1 013 651 1 765 1982 __ 736 18 3041 1 949 3224 1417 623 1 503 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 24 _______________________________________________ 14 1 48 25 33 29 4 19 25 to 99 ______________________________________________ 1 - 34 30 16 12 3 14 100 to 299 ____________________________________________ 

300 to 999 ____________________________________________ - - 8 5 3 1 4 - 2 - - - - - - 2 1,000 or more _________________________________________ - - - - 1 - - -

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 14 - 81 56 53 37 9 33 1982 __ 20 2 74 53 43 33 7 43 

number, 198L_ 514 - 1 895 1 500 1 

~rs i 584 519 1 023 1982 __ 593 (0) 1 816 1 325 1 719 392 847 

Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________ farms, 1987 __ IS - 79 57 48 40 9 34 1982 __ 14 2 73 56 44 34 6 39 number, 1987 __ 650 - 2880 1 719 3824 810 660 1 434 1982 __ 563 (D) 2547 1 580 2800 908 406 1 287 

pounds of wool, 1987 __ 3507 - 23896 10379 40989 5450 4800 11 738 1982 __ 3563 (D) 20498 9001 25901 5046 3810 8677 

Sheep and lambs sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 13 1 75 59 46 44 11 32 1982 __ 17 2 76 57 49 36 8 37 number, 1987 __ 520 (D) 2088 1 522 1 660 712 397 642 1982 __ 523 (D) 1 995 1 249 969 862 360 661 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold __________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 1 84 62 49 46 11 34 1982 __ 18 2 80 58 49 40 8 41 

$1,000,1987 __ 26 (0) 190 105 120 60 33 48 1982 __ 26 (D) 152 59 72 59 23 49 

Horses and ponies inventory ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 146 28 319 167 240 193 46 272 1982 __ 131 33 288 164 200 168 42 246 number, 1987 __ 773 126 2706 646 2020 1 579 485 2767 1982 __ 618 148 2240 591 1 673 1 429 387 2165 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 42 4 79 28 62 53 8 82 1982 __ 34 3 71 33 55 65 8 76 number, 1987 __ 79 10 333 95 190 402 93 273 1982 __ 71 (0) 318 63 189 280 37 263 $1.000, 1987 __ 99 6 1 383 38 1 136 840 329 1 287 1982 __ 173 (0) 1 988 33 701 2648 214 1 244 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 187 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1 Item Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

Sheep and lambs inventory _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 11 29 4 12 47 4 3 1982 __ 19 13 19 6 19 40 3 9 number, 198L_ 453 624 314 181 487 1 266 (O) 16 1982 __ 835 284 540 79 762 855 (O) 361 1987 farms by inventory: I to 24 _______________________________________________ 9 8 27 2 9 31 3 3 25 '0 99 _______________________________________________ 8 2 2 1 2 14 - - lOG to 299 ____________________________________________ - - - 1 - 1 1 - 300 to 999 ______________________________________________ - 1 - - 1 1 - - 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ - - - - - - - -

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 9 27 4 10 40 1 3 1982 __ 18 8 13 5 18 33 3 7 number, 1987 __ 297 442 217 106 295 886 (O) (O) 1982 __ 525 119 248 40 408 545 (O) 244 

SI1eep and lambs shorn _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 13 9 22 4 10 35 3 5 1982 __ 16 7 14 4 14 33 3 5 number, 1987 __ 394 421 230 167 396 923 (O) 90 1982 __ 747 119 320 35 413 633 (O) 245 pounds of wool, 1987 __ 2581 3658 1 412 1 019 3803 5821 (O) 704 1982 __ 5552 808 2254 129 3084 4566 (O) 1 655 

Sheep and lambs sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 14 8 25 3 7 39 3 5 1982 __ 12 10 16 6 16 39 2 6 number, 1987 __ 437 324 198 77 116 632 (O) (O) 1982 __ 570 176 238 48 686 543 (O) 162 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold __________________ farms, 1987 __ 16 10 29 4 10 41 3 5 1982 __ 17 11 19 6 16 41 3 6 $1,000,1987 __ (O) 31 10 (O) 10 42 (O) (O) 1982 __ 31 7 18 2 23 27 (O) 8 

Horses and ponies inventory _____________________ farms, 1987 __ 152 86 140 23 50 150 81 51 1982 __ 131 79 128 28 65 144 78 43 number, 1987 __ 1 342 752 821 76 340 876 385 285 1982 __ 1 100 392 847 126 456 854 348 249 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 13 32 5 19 39 18 13 1982 __ 42 21 28 4 14 36 22 8 number, 1987 __ 130 61 77 9 62 198 65 52 1982 __ 240 51 146 (O) 46 145 47 25 $1,000,1987 __ 381 (0) 157 12 78 187 62 (O) 1982 __ 339 242 (O) 7 407 216 99 94 

188 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text} 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2616 27 77 109 54 189 159 62 1982 __ 3233 46 92 160 82 197 258 74 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________ farms, 1987 __ 1 337 24 67 90 43 35 140 50 

1982 __ 1 926 42 82 138 75 43 221 61 

number, 1987 __ 4 060 760 1 117 2556 13493 3273 173 449 495974 (D) 

1982 __ 4 404 290 3535 2715 40911 4442 238020 618 268 (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1 309 24 67 90 43 30 136 50 1982 __ 1 894 42 82 137 75 36 220 60 

number, 1987 __ 3 706 405 1 083 2401 13321 (0) 99999 495 544 (0) 

1982 __ 3 827 483 (D) 2515 (0) 4331 130490 (0) (0) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 ___________________________________________ 1 063 21 64 76 36 18 114 41 100 to 399 ________________________________________ 130 2 3 11 5 5 13 3 400 to 3,199 ______________________________________ 31 1 - 2 2 - 2 3 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________________________ 30 - - 1 - 3 - - 10,000 to 19,999 __________________________________ 28 - - - - 3 - - 20,000 to 49,999 __________________________________ 12 - - - - 1 4 - 50,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ 6 - - - - - - 1 100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 9 - - - - - 3 2 

number __ 2 219 214 - - - - - 340 000 (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 179 4 7 13 8 9 19 11 1982 __ 214 2 10 19 9 10 26 6 

number, 1987 __ 354 355 34 155 172 (0) 73450 430 (0) 

1982 __ 576 807 (0) 200 (0) 111 107 530 (D) (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 71 1 3 5 3 2 3 2 1982 __ 68 1 4 6 2 4 6 1 

number, 1987 __ 1 127 227 (D) 24 (0) 42 (0) (D) (D) 

1982 __ 615 161 (0) 38 87 (0) (0) (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________ farms, 1987 __ I 200 - 4 11 7 148 8 11 

1982 __ 1 332 6 7 21 3 153 23 16 

number, 198L_ 50 282 754 - 30 (0) 275 8 194 164 831 (0) 

1982 __ 43 135 305 287 42 (D) (D) 5 832 696 1 855 (0) 

Turkeys ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 116 1 9 3 5 3 10 7 

1982 __ 157 5 2 11 10 3 6 10 

number, 1987 __ 29069 (0) (0) 49 44 22 203 12013 1982 __ 21 644 7 (D) 53 191 (D) 43 (0) 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________ farms, 1987 __ 41 1 5 1 - 1 4 2 1982 __ 67 3 2 3 2 2 2 6 

number, 1987 __ 651 (D) (D) (D) - (D) 13 (0) 

1982 __ 689 (D) (D) 5 (D) (D) (D) 15 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 429 6 24 41 20 18 44 20 

1982 __ 520 10 28 45 13 16 77 18 

SALES 

Any poultry sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 181 11 34 65 21 202 80 37 

1982 __ 2458 17 36 97 43 212 162 42 

$1,000,1987 __ 425 871 26 79 735 26 50641 7492 13 193 

1982 __ 366495 33 231 488 33 40593 7447 9553 

Hens and pullets sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 294 1 5 9 5 21 32 12 

1982 __ 465 7 8 33 15 22 57 9 

number, 1987 __ 5 291 643 (D) 256 (D) 203 310 900 802 546 542 146 1982 __ 3 745 248 2394 323 30245 1 027 301 752 602 174 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 251 1 5 8 5 14 29 12 1982 __ 426 6 7 32 15 12 53 8 

number, 1987 __ 2 975 686 (D) (D) (D) 203 81 000 (D) 542 146 

1982 __ 2 793 994 (0) (D) (D) 1 027 52378 321 174 (D) 

Pullets not of laying age sold ______________ farms, 1987 __ 55 - 2 1 - 7 3 - 1982 __ 45 1 1 2 - 10 4 1 

number, 1987 __ 2 315 957 - (D) (D) - 229 900 (D) - 1982 __ 951 254 (D) (D) (D) - 249 374 281 000 (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ____ farms, 1987 __ 1 381 - 3 4 - 175 3 6 

1982 __ 1 378 1 - 12 - 179 11 4 

number, 1987 __ 257 070 110 - 50 (D) - 37 893 252 110 (D) 

1982 __ 235 112 072 (D) - (D) - 33 819 176 464 (0) 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ 51 - 3 3 - - 3 5 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________________ 159 - - 1 - 24 - - 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ 189 - - - - 18 - - 100,000 to 199,999 __________________________________ 460 - - - - 50 - - 200,000 to 499,999 __________________________________ 474 - - - - 77 - 1 500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 48 - - - - 6 - - number __ 36 217 908 - - - - 6406000 - -

Turkeys sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 56 - 3 - 1 - 4 3 

1982 __ 73 - 3 3 4 3 5 2 

number, 1987 __ 107 763 - (0) - (0) - (D) (0) 

1982 __ 104 038 - (0) (D) 118 (0) 34 (0) 

Turkeys for slaughter sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 53 - 3 - 1 - 4 3 1982 __ 73 - 3 3 4 3 5 2 

number, 1987 __ (0) - (0) - (0) - (D) (D) 

1982 __ (0) - (0) (0) 118 (0) 34 (D) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold _________ farms, 1987 __ 111 1 7 11 - 8 18 8 1982 __ 142 - 5 12 4 7 28 4 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 189 
Table 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 79 80 186 103 76 44 42 72 1982 __ 94 94 241 132 107 69 55 96 Chickens 3 months old or older ______________ farms, 1987 __ 66 20 162 86 67 37 26 65 1982 __ 87 33 213 118 99 59 44 88 

number, 1987 __ 3843 96075 (D) 68847 2597 2 134 (D) 2193 

1982 __ 4428 213 392 106144 55896 13591 (D) (D) 3819 

Hens and pullels of laying age _____________ farms, 1987 __ 65 20 161 83 66 34 25 64 1982 __ 85 32 210 116 97 57 44 88 

number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 43754 2482 (D) (D) 1 988 1982 __ 4 197 213 334 101 790 (D) 13292 (D) (D) 3594 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 ___________________________________________ 63 10 133 66 62 29 20 61 100 to 399 ________________________________________ - - 25 12 2 4 4 3 400 to 3,199 ______________________________________ 2 - 1 2 2 1 - - 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________________________ - 6 1 - - - - - 10,000 to 19,999 __________________________________ - 4 - 3 - - - - 20,000 to 49,999 __________________________________ - - - - - - - - 50,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ - - 1 - - - - - 100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ - - - - - - 1 - number __ - - - - - - (D) -

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 2 24 7 8 6 5 10 1982 __ 7 4 22 13 13 6 4 6 

number, 1987 __ (D) (D) 412 25093 115 (D) (D) 205 1982 __ 231 58 4354 (D) 299 86 (D) 225 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 1 9 5 3 - 1 3 1982 __ 5 1 3 3 8 1 3 2 

number, 1987 __ 76 (D) 221 (D) (D) - (D) 148 1982 __ (D) (D) 41 (D) 69 (D) (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________ farms, 1987 __ 4 56 18 9 5 1 14 7 1982 __ 15 63 35 9 15 10 12 12 

number, 1987 __ (D) 3 201 294 311 (D) 86 (D) 478669 87 1982 __ 603 2511 922 1 445 (D) 401 154 437 920 473 

Turkeys ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 - 11 14 9 5 1 5 1982 __ 14 1 7 14 12 7 6 5 number, 1987 __ 34 - 13126 1 083 166 21 (D) 63 1982 __ 389 (D) 71 286 108 606 242 27 Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1 - 2 5 5 1 - 3 1982 __ 8 1 5 10 6 2 2 3 

number, 1987 __ (D) - (D) (D) 72 (D) - (D) 1982 __ 31 (D) 21 28 10 (D) (D) 10 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 24 5 44 21 24 12 12 26 1982 __ 23 8 55 24 37 20 8 21 

SALES 

Any poultry sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 36 92 107 56 36 22 26 28 1982 __ 39 96 124 50 56 46 36 48 $1,000,1987 __ 38 29494 1 648 968 22 16 11 242 13 1982 __ 25 27760 1 397 1 163 136 487 17363 28 

Hens and pullets sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 13 25 16 3 5 5 8 1982 __ 13 13 42 18 23 10 15 12 number, 1987 __ 509 181 283 (D) 61 482 74 (D) (D) 295 1982 __ 1 480 203 864 (D) 87559 9071 (D) (D) 560 Hens and pullets of laying age sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 5 11 25 14 3 3 4 8 1982 __ 13 12 41 17 23 9 15 12 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 74 (D) (D) 295 1982 __ 1 480 (D) (D) (D) 9071 (D) (D) 560 Pullets not of laying age sold ______________ farms, 1987 __ 2 2 3 3 - 4 2 - 1982 __ - 1 3 1 - 1 1 - number, 1987 __ (D) (D) 42 (D) - (D) (D) - 1982 __ - (D) 145 (D) - (D) (D) -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ____ farms, 1987 __ 1 71 8 4 1 4 10 - 1982 __ 3 76 9 4 6 2 11 4 number, 1987 __ (D) 16651 788 1 105 (D) (D) 153 2 299600 - 1982 __ 100 15 727 263 369 (D) 1 014 (D) 2001 610 450 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ 1 - 8 3 1 4 - - 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________________ - 1 - - - - - - 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ - 9 - - - - 1 - 100,000 to 199,999 __________________________________ - 14 - - - - 5 - 200,000 to 499,999 __________________________________ - 44 - 1 - - 4 - 500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ - 3 - - - - - - number __ - (D) - - - - - -

Turkeys sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 - 7 2 2 5 2 1 1982 __ 5 1 2 4 3 6 5 1 number, 1987 __ 648 - 43820 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 299 (D) (D) (D) 27 (D) 435 (D) 

Turkeys for slaughter sold _________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 - 7 2 1 5 2 1 1982 __ 5 1 2 4 3 6 5 1 number, 1987 __ 648 - 43820 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 299 (D) (D) (D) 27 (D) (D) (D) 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold _________ farms, 1987 __ 8 5 11 4 7 3 2 3 1982 __ 7 2 13 - 10 3 4 8 

190 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 59 55 98 196 51 109 366 323 1982 __ 97 69 139 207 60 161 385 318 Chickens 3 months old or older ______________ farms, 1987 __ 53 31 91 12 19 98 37 18 1982 __ 90 44 125 18 24 151 47 24 number, 1987 __ 4390 34552 13667 130114 887 454005 485 362 239 306 1982 __ 7056 14 138 24733 164228 1 649 136299 411 053 251 749 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________ farms, 1981-_ 53 30 91 12 19 97 35 14 1982 __ 90 44 125 15 24 147 45 23 number, 1987 __ 4 196 (D) (D) (D) (D) 453 585 (D) 155 975 1982 __ 6916 13995 22252 131 724 (D) (D) 336 872 (D) 

1987 farms by inventory: 1 to 99 ___________________________________________ 48 25 65 4 16 80 5 6 100 to 399 ________________________________________ 3 2 18 1 3 9 2 - 400 to 3,199 ______________________________________ 2 1 8 - - 1 - 1 3,200 to 9,999 ____________________________________ - 2 - 4 - - 9 4 10,000 to 19,999 __________________________________ - - - 1 - 1 15 1 20,000 to 49,999 __________________________________ - - - 1 - 2 3 1 50,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ - - - 1 - 2 - 1 100,000 or more __________________________ farms __ - - - - - 2 1 - number __ - - - - - (D) (D) -

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 8 3 7 1 2 9 3 7 1982 __ 6 5 10 6 2 17 8 3 number, 1987 __ 194 (D) (0) (0) (0) 420 (0) 83331 1982 __ 140 143 2481 32504 (0) (0) 74181 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old _______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 4 3 - 2 8 4 1982 __ 4 1 1 3 - 3 4 2 number, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 50000 - (D) 169 600 115 100 1982 __ 288 (0) (D) 89350 - (0) 51 000 (D) Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________ farms, 1987 __ 4 21 11 183 30 20 325 303 1982 __ 12 25 15 188 32 28 336 296 number, 1987 __ lID 1 258 760 871 7 763 564 1 408300 7362 14 931 826 12 922 480 1982 __ 354 802 175 659 7 178396 1 182413 1 582 13 184 610 11 888387 

Turkeys ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 7 13 1 - 3 2 - 1982 __ 7 7 15 - 2 11 1 1 number, 1987 __ 104 193 767 (0) - 25 (0) - 1982 __ 96 88 69B - (0) (0) (0) (D) Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________ farms, 1987 __ 1 3 5 - - 1 - - 1982 __ 3 1 1 - 1 4 - - number, 1987 __ (D) (0) 6 - - (0) - - 1982 __ 7 (0) (0) - (0) 21 - -

Ducks, geese, and other poultry ______________ farms, 1987 __ 26 14 17 2 4 16 5 4 1982 __ 31 17 19 2 10 30 5 3 

SALES 

Any poultry sold ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 26 49 59 244 41 68 459 382 1982 __ 39 51 74 241 49 88 461 351 $1,000,1987 __ 59 8488 172 68473 10292 6190 116189 100 375 1982 __ 53 6285 270 53824 10218 1 694 99347 88065 

Hens and pullets sold _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 6 23 13 1 23 40 16 1982 __ 11 13 37 18 3 30 44 12 number, 1987 __ 265 78335 14082 283900 (0) 428 716 755 823 409 759 1982 __ 3573 (0) 14098 346321 (0) 130 496 513 032 246862 Hens and pullets of laying age sold ________ farms, 1987 __ 6 5 23 10 1 20 31 8 1982 __ 11 12 36 11 3 29 40 9 number, 1987 __ 265 (0) 14082 135 900 (0) (D) 443 523 138 670 1982 __ 3573 (0) (0) 206121 (0) (0) 388 632 168247 Pullets not of laying age sold ______________ farms, 1987 __ - 2 - 3 - 4 9 8 1982 __ - 1 1 7 - 2 5 3 number, 1987 __ - (0) - 148 000 - (0) 312 300 271 089 1982 __ - (0) (0) 140 200 - (0) 124 400 78615 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ____ farms, 1987 __ 1 27 4 228 34 15 418 364 1982 __ 5 23 6 220 38 15 412 337 number, 1987 __ (D) 5881 212 119 45 671 603 7 365 729 6886 72 732 534 67 860 514 1982 __ 1 015 4825 777 415 39 443 031 7 833 740 (0) 68 466 740 62 428 517 

1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ 1 1 4 - - 13 - 1 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________________ - 1 - 30 1 2 60 39 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ - 2 - 29 4 - 70 56 100,000 to 199,999 __________________________________ - 7 - 72 12 - 151 149 200,000 to 499,999 __________________________________ - 15 - 87 16 - 122 107 500,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ - 1 - 10 1 - 15 12 number __ - (D) - 7 529 200 (0) - 9 410 708 9830000 

Turkeys sold _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 6 8 - - 2 1 - 1982 __ 1 3 13 - 1 7 1 - number, 1987 __ (D) 340 1 024 - - (D) (0) - 1982 __ (0) 50 1 102 - (D) (D) (D) - Turkeys for slaughter sold _________________ farms, 1981-_ - 6 8 - - 1 1 - 1982 __ 1 3 13 - 1 7 1 - number, 1987._ - 340 1 024 - - (D) (0) - 1982 __ (0) 50 1 102 - (D) (D) (D) -

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold _________ farms, 1987 __ 4 5 2 - - 2 2 - 1982 __ 6 10 5 1 2 8 2 1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 191 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms, 198L_ 11 960 205 465 644 432 532 1 011 421 1982 __ 13672 231 530 761 633 613 1 112 421 

acres, 1987 __ 1 346 913 10914 17445 50714 13560 97934 103 965 52301 1982 __ 1 528 994 10620 20226 56803 19 137 103 643 115636 59799 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 040 9 40 74 31 128 22 19 1982 __ 826 4 43 66 21 101 7 15 

acres, 1987 __ 50077 95 (0) (0) (0) 13 174 207 (0) 1982 __ 38219 (0) 269 (0) 152 (0) (0) (0) 

Corn for grain or seed ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5608 54 139 244 138 268 573 231 1982 __ 7281 85 190 332 200 355 773 277 

acres, 1987 __ 432 409 379 4678 19322 4923 23697 34383 22457 

1982 __ 620 198 1 435 8624 25732 8669 32796 53296 31 159 

bushels, 1987 __ 31 941 714 86533 311 127 1 920 672 253 148 1 332470 2 975 273 1 823 321 1982 __ 62845 256 90874 769 318 2 572 934 591 160 3 367 597 5 233 786 3 218 555 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 157 1 45 1 1982 __ 114 26 

acres, 198L_ 13728 (0) 5 104 (0) 1982 __ 11 672 (0) (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 2652 37 87 136 99 87 310 91 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 1 832 15 40 72 28 105 181 82 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 711 2 10 22 6 56 52 39 250 acres or rnore _____________________________________ 413 2 14 5 20 30 19 

Wheat for grain ______________________________ farms, 198L_ 3 112 14 62 98 49 277 342 98 1982 __ 3 153 14 28 113 34 299 369 106 

acres, 1987 __ 146081 117 681 3390 1 351 20272 11 113 4283 1982 __ 138 204 73 603 3619 980 20027 9500 3677 

bushels, 1987 __ 6766 273 4664 69054 150951 43670 913 907 498 583 214159 1982 __ 5 635 641 2635 20 116 135 374 33269 791 312 351 232 154938 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 44 9 1982 __ 18 2 acres, 1987 __ 2333 419 1982 __ 817 (0) (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________ 4 ________________________ 568 14 41 62 34 87 231 55 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 173 15 31 13 127 91 35 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 296 6 2 2 50 14 7 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 75 3 13 6 1 

Tobacco _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 357 205 283 1 1982 __ 2489 289 541 2 acres, 1987 __ 10780 1 544 1 936 (0) 1982 __ 24840 2697 4573 (0) 

pounds, 1987 __ 13 751 729 1 977 066 2 308 156 (0) 1982 __ 32280 276 3 645 239 6 042 457 (0) Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 161 2 11 1982 __ 196 14 12 acres, 1987 __ 2027 (0) (0) 1982 __ 2743 (0) 123 (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ 46 5 9 1.0 to 1.9 acres _______________________________________ 102 18 29 2.0 to 2.9 acres _______________________________________ 156 28 32 3.0 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ 286 29 77 5.0 to 9.9 acres _______________________________________ 391 65 79 10.0 acres or more ____________________________________ 376 60 57 

Soybeans for beans __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3697 78 81 67 427 189 147 1982 __ 3965 72 92 83 493 123 147 acres, 1987 __ 405 170 3544 6691 2901 54426 13804 11 296 1982 __ 413 137 (0) 3452 5061 3 109 55462 8722 10685 bushels, 1987 __ 9352 369 115459 245683 68263 804 130 412 805 357 132 1982 __ 11 290 198 (0) 77 886 143 563 72430 235 170 261 196 320858 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 137 48 1982 __ 85 28 acres, 1987 __ 10652 3238 1982 __ 7 127 2899 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 065 38 38 34 93 86 51 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 476 31 25 22 167 68 63 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 738 7 13 11 111 27 23 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 418 2 5 56 8 10 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, Wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) _______ farms, 198L_ 6619 189 202 396 129 123 827 288 1982 __ 6709 207 149 450 93 94 898 279 acres, 1987 __ 255 676 7651 4823 12077 2 145 3519 30 162 10574 1982 __ 229046 7 153 (0) 12510 1 133 2280 26072 10079 tons, dry, 1987 __ 593 854 13419 7678 28854 2749 7453 73172 27913 1982 __ 533 939 12844 5920 28317 2097 6240 60 101 31 209 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 66 7 1 1 10 2 2 1982 __ 23 3 2 2 1 acres, 1987 __ 879 44 (0) (0) 185 (0) (0) 1982 __ 419 26 (0) (0) (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 3529 80 145 250 100 82 475 172 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 2505 94 49 121 28 33 286 87 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 533 14 7 23 1 8 56 25 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 52 1 1 2 10 4 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________ farms, 1987 __ 184 14 76 116 25 110 62 24 1982 __ 1 403 18 74 161 28 126 85 27 

acres, 1987 __ 38238 191 962 3798 435 6249 2718 424 1982 __ 38331 324 784 4947 140 5657 1 939 539 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 418 3 15 18 7 85 5 5 1982 __ 310 1 11 15 4 75 2 6 acres, 1987 __ 19724 10 192 535 248 5504 11 74 1982 __ 14444 (0) 146 388 8 4255 (0) 32 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ 502 8 31 39 14 30 32 13 5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ 391 4 34 37 6 35 22 7 25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ 192 1 10 31 4 27 4 3 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ 99 1 1 9 1 18 4 1 

192 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 527 338 1 240 597 619 272 332 468 1982 __ 687 398 1 289 625 672 341 354 503 acres, 1987 __ 20603 83948 135 370 39257 51 447 27810 88997 51 812 1982 __ 30722 98845 145 148 39662 65317 31 855 106 836 56567 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 67 78 34 4 27 26 18 44 1982 __ 77 69 15 2 11 25 10 32 acres, 1987 __ (D) (D) (D) 11 (D) (D) (D) 430 1982 __ (D) 9 139 146 (D) 23 179 3892 (D) 

Corn for grain or seed ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 172 168 569 238 327 83 286 147 1982 __ 258 226 719 264 457 128 307 213 acres, 1987 __ 5778 19399 25051 4 137 21 376 11 135 46916 15857 1982 __ 11 349 28628 38920 5328 32 176 14368 68982 26896 bushels, 1987 __ 264 281 1 748 862 2 136 895 339 978 2141 455 044 964 2 834 868 1 498 775 1982 __ 938 843 3 163 017 3 485 316 488 553 3 279 517 549 583 7 827 020 2 770 213 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1967 __ 3 31 5 1 3 1 3 2 1982 __ 2 35 1 3 acres, 1987 __ (D) 3455 88 (D) 51 (D) 396 (D) 1982 __ (D) 3586 (D) 465 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 126 48 326 183 164 37 34 64 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 33 62 190 51 103 19 104 46 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 10 35 37 4 45 13 96 18 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 3 23 16 15 14 52 19 

Wheat for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 89 185 362 17 132 41 158 79 1982 __ 87 196 392 25 126 58 150 93 acres, 1987 __ 2514 14725 11 639 136 2901 1 812 8541 5007 1982 __ 2433 15004 10634 272 2745 2371 9 467 4662 bushels, 1987 __ 100491 767 795 503 842 4503 133 700 89218 385 720 251 864 1982 __ 84632 698 813 373 605 10771 106 034 91 281 434 965 170 839 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 3 1 1982 __ 7 1 acres, 1987 __ 914 134 (D) 1982 __ (D) 272 (D) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 58 37 228 17 102 21 51 35 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 28 102 114 26 13 85 29 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 3 35 17 4 7 19 10 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 11 3 3 5 

Tobacco _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 258 2 2 1982 __ 505 4 2 5 acres, 1987 __ 2566 (D) (D) 1982 __ 5656 8 (D) 36 pounds, 1987 __ 3 245 681 (D) - (D) 1982 __ 7331 601 7225 (D) 44470 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 47 1982 __ 63 

acres,1981-_ 761 1982 __ 138 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ 10 2 1.0 to 1.9 acres _______________________________________ 13 2.0 to 2.9 acres _______________________________________ 17 3.0 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ 53 2 5.0 to 9.9 acres _______________________________________ 69 10.0 acres or more ____________________________________ 96 

Soybeans for beans __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 114 286 110 101 36 224 58 1982 __ 144 355 76 2 103 27 206 55 acres, 1987 __ 6213 52811 7 672 6098 3445 22987 9934 1982 __ 8039 60 138 4356 (D) 4390 2456 20274 6504 bushels, 1987 __ 140 655 001 570 231 800 212 532 116 130 537 814 334 626 1982 __ 199 178 566 749 133 426 (D) 129 134 79683 552 521 204 156 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 45 2 1 3 1982 __ 32 2 

acres, 1981-_ (D) 4480 (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 2647 (D) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 53 40 43 45 9 50 7 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 40 103 48 41 19 101 18 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 18 74 12 11 4 54 23 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 3 69 7 4 4 19 10 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, Wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) _______ farms, 1967 __ 207 44 082 569 484 194 111 309 1982 __ 203 42 1 120 590 525 233 108 322 acres,1981-_ 3901 918 60674 26932 15078 8093 5990 14445 1982 __ 3500 1 228 54855 24594 15390 8321 5151 12894 tons, dry, 1987 __ 5671 2274 159386 49801 42254 17337 17077 29659 1982 __ 5256 2628 141 808 46321 43043 18969 15312 24317 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 6 7 1 6 1 1982 __ 1 1 1 1 2 acres, 1987 __ (D) 70 580 (D) 528 (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 157 36 391 189 293 104 42 154 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 48 5 525 321 166 70 54 111 100 to 249 acres ___________________________ .. __________ 2 3 151 56 24 17 12 39 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 15 3 1 3 3 5 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________ farms, 1987 __ 48 72 53 19 40 30 21 55 1982 __ 53 94 66 23 58 45 28 60 acres, 1987 __ 243 5094 303 165 1 941 637 2233 932 1982 __ 309 5045 378 485 3074 811 2929 675 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 11 53 8 9 8 8 10 1982 __ 5 51 6 1 7 3 8 acres, 1981-_ 48 4494 31 189 334 1 545 159 1982 __ 7 3392 29 (D) 69 (D) 25 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ 30 7 39 14 16 12 6 33 5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ 17 26 10 4 11 13 5 11 25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ 1 21 4 7 3 6 9 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ 18 6 2 4 2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 193 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 563 408 718 265 239 782 479 403 

1982 __ 676 452 902 305 294 840 580 453 

acres, 1987 __ 22768 114736 32724 38245 76918 77 744 61 594 76 107 

1982 __ 26068 129719 39779 39566 94242 82254 76328 80222 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 78 45 123 32 9 35 82 15 

1982 __ 50 36 106 24 10 12 84 6 

acres, 1987 __ 649 (0) 1 221 2587 (0) (0) 4902 (0) 

1982 __ 401 4549 1 362 (0) 428 (0) 3903 401 

Corn for grain or seed ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 134 313 286 128 185 457 215 253 1982 __ 195 358 359 173 213 610 281 308 

acres, 1987 __ 7614 54 141 7813 8783 32866 19308 14998 26398 1982 __ 11 138 72728 11 564 11 573 41 532 28723 20430 34 152 

bushels, 1987 __ 418 876 2 706 496 395 680 701 948 1 951 421 1 287 673 1 350 150 2 416 848 1982 __ 817 533 8 126 049 847 822 279 274 4463 024 2060 347 2231 409 3 673 512 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 18 9 6 1 1 20 5 

1982 __ 1 14 4 7 1 2 16 1 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 2448 48 184 (0) (0) 417 339 

1982 __ (0) (0) (0) 446 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 90 50 219 40 55 209 81 79 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 27 119 50 63 57 202 87 96 100 to 249 acres- _____________________________________ 8 72 15 19 33 38 36 45 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 9 72 2 6 40 8 11 33 

Wheat for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 53 218 167 92 137 254 106 82 1982 __ 52 214 190 83 139 200 116 69 

acres, 1987 __ 372 15509 3209 5708 12632 6056 5376 6737 1982 __ 990 15675 3834 4321 14361 3817 5468 3 671 

bushels, 1987 __ 46694 762 802 106 005 245 044 649 063 267 710 225257 331 577 1982 __ 31 398 678 435 118455 209 090 592 423 144 837 235408 165 779 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3 3 1 1 6 1982 __ 2 2 1 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 212 (0) (0) 380 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 36 59 122 27 36 169 28 18 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 14 111 43 50 59 82 67 38 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 3 40 2 12 29 2 11 21 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 8 3 13 1 5 

Tobacco _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 215 391 1982 __ 418 11 711 

acres, 1981-_ 1 595 3 129 1982 __ 3738 23 8 104 (0) 

pounds, 1987 __ 1 854 018 4359118 1982 __ 4 267 115 39435 10 895 634 (0) Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 17 84 1982 __ 15 91 acres, 1987 __ 147 1 000 1982 __ 131 1 281 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ 9 11 1.0 to 1.9 acres _______________________________________ 15 27 2.0 to 2.9 acres _______________________________________ 22 56 3.0 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ 51 74 5.0 to 9.9 acres _______________________________________ 68 110 10.0 acres or more ____________________________________ 50 113 

Soybeans for beans __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 73 309 255 183 191 101 347 320 1982 __ 88 342 233 221 233 45 470 354 

acres, 1987 __ 3580 40552 13041 22615 34894 3886 41 334 43446 1982 __ 4 172 43235 10962 22416 46601 1 691 49348 41 783 

bushels, 1987 __ 87427 774 526 283 675 556 227 724 002 100896 964 244 282 773 1982 __ 80067 230 512 266 952 667 977 347 622 33394 1 378 486 300 155 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 12 3 4 1 16 1 1982 __ 7 1 2 1 12 acres, 1987 __ 604 9 422 (0) 137 (0) 

1982 __ 485 (0) (0) (0) 424 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 42 54 111 32 43 45 79 72 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 24 130 101 82 73 48 146 126 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 4 76 38 49 32 8 69 74 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 3 49 5 20 43 53 48 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 193 113 255 73 67 631 81 52 1982 __ 162 115 238 72 70 615 66 58 

acres, 1981-_ 5835 4626 4508 558 2308 27425 124 310 1982 __ (0) 4009 4238 1 178 2750 22562 729 1 268 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 8285 10814 8516 3418 4859 67929 2344 2992 1982 __ 5 137 9341 7570 3030 5625 54324 1 751 2779 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 6 4 2 1 3 4 1982 __ 2 2 1 3 

acres, 1987 __ (0) 160 15 (0) (0) (0) 65 1982 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ 129 64 206 50 38 265 67 40 25 to 99 acres ________________________________________ 53 36 42 21 22 312 14 7 100 to 249 acres ______________________________________ 10 12 7 2 7 52 5 250 acres or more _____________________________________ 1 1 2 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________ farms, 1987 __ 93 40 70 35 13 53 97 18 1982 __ 72 50 43 35 24 68 138 27 

acres, 1987 __ 2 177 3090 232 2371 685 184 2406 768 

1982 __ 891 2708 137 1 509 004 313 3164 573 Irrigated ___________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 18 36 22 2 12 54 6 1982 __ 13 17 7 12 2 5 58 1 

acres, 1987 __ 291 2020 127 752 (0) 29 1 550 (0) 

1982 __ 122 1 519 11 502 (0) 15 1 983 (0) 

1987 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ 48 5 52 2 4 36 25 6 5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ 37 15 18 13 3 17 42 4 25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ 6 10 11 5 24 5 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ 2 10 9 1 6 3 

194 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms ••••••••••••..•..•...••.••.••••• farms, 1981-. 6782 45 178 328 114 400 465 207 

1982 •• 8 107 51 229 370 277 482 525 238 acres, 1981-. 1 883 435 18915 26320 66658 19483 115564 129683 71 743 1982 .• 2 082 253 22271 29537 71 893 36218 120 053 138211 80493 Average size of farm ••..•..••.••.•••.••••• acres, 1981-. 278 420 148 203 171 289 279 347 1982 •. 257 437 129 194 131 249 263 338 

Value of land and buildings': 

Average per farm ••••••••••••••••••••.••• dollars, 1981-. 579061 220063 582 744 598 902 453670 478292 628711 934 659 

1982 •• 501 477 237 754 333 148 573 114 308939 424695 511 038 777 252 Average per acre ....................•..• dollars, 1987 .• 2088 786 3615 2985 3541 1 631 2239 2567 1982 .. 1 980 772 3 140 2821 2599 1 718 1911 2231 

Total cropland ••••••••••.••........•.....••.•• farms, 1987 •. 5987 45 173 295 113 328 442 202 1982 .• 7381 51 227 345 276 401 502 231 

acres, 1981-. 1 469 504 9684 18297 55779 13083 98283 107135 57348 

1982 •. 1 566523 9365 19311 59678 21 586 100 897 114 430 61 276 

Harvested cropland ••••••••••••••••••••..•.. farms, 1987 •• 5698 45 172 276 110 313 427 195 1982 .• 7 160 50 222 320 276 396 486 221 acres, 1987 •. 1 194181 5 148 13541 44259 9629 87684 89766 47 107 

1982 •• 1 392081 5553 15598 49 122 16588 97483 102063 55 103 

Irrigated land •••••••••..........•.••••••.••••• farms, 1987 •. 769 6 26 63 13 103 15 15 

1982 •• 628 6 20 50 10 79 4 8 

acres, 1981-. 49 191 88 413 663 310 13132 198 128 1982 •• 37758 39 231 479 121 9567 (D) 84 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) •••••••••••••.......•... $1,000, 1987 •• 964 750 2759 7255 38291 3204 71 461 53673 39528 1982 •• 1 000 968 2829 9725 35904 8961 67408 57818 43504 Average per farm ••••••••.••..........••• dollars, 1987 •. 142251 61 308 40758 116742 28107 178653 115426 190 955 1982 .. 123 470 55472 42466 97037 32351 139851 110129 182 792 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops_ __ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ ____ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 4871 29 166 232 106 295 345 167 $1,000 •• 238 954 1 148 5753 19050 2922 15437 15202 9267 

Grains _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ ___ farms __ 3818 16 85 118 54 270 302 147 $1,000 •• 116665 88 1 130 4789 769 8951 8072 5 118 Corn for grain •.••••••.............•..••.•• farms •• 2532 9 65 94 42 182 194 117 $1,000 •• 51 110 80 418 2997 325 2305 4341 2804 

Wheat ••......•...........•••••••••••••••• farms •. 2264 7 39 64 26 199 211 82 

$1,000 •. 15700 (D) 149 353 84 2083 1 168 505 

Soybeans •.••••..•••••••••••••••••••...... farms •• 2596 - 49 57 41 265 148 106 $1,000 .• 45841 - 547 1 080 342 3900 2127 1 707 

Sorghum for grain ••••••••••••••••••••..•.. farms .• 18 - - - - - - - $1,000 .• 88 - - - - - - - Barley •••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••...... farms •• 728 - 1 34 6 113 93 23 $1,000 •• 3330 - (D) 335 14 654 359 (D) 

Oats ••••••••.••••.••..•..........•••••••• farms •• 193 2 - 9 5 1 44 2 $1,000 •• 403 (D) - (0) (0) (D) (0) (D) 

Other grains ............••.••..••••••••••• farms •• 143 - 8 4 8 6 14 3 $1,000 .. 193 - (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (D) 

Colton and coltonseed ••.............•••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - -

$1,000 •• - - - - - - - - Tobacco ................•.•••••..••.••••••.• farms •• 590 - 105 - 85 - - - $1,000 •• 12598 - 1 717 - 1 750 - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds •••••••••••••••••. farms •. 1 125 10 34 79 7 37 150 51 

$1,000 .. 7860 99 136 569 31 135 1 137 276 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ••••••••.. farms •. 671 5 26 63 11 78 36 12 $1,000 .. 27174 91 536 2534 250 5207 1 242 (D) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries .•••••••••.••.•••••••• farms •• 216 6 8 22 1 14 9 10 

$1,000 •• 8013 (D) 45 343 (0) (0) (0) 818 

Nursery and greenhouse crops ••••.••••••••••• farms •. 385 3 24 73 8 17 20 11 

$1,000 .• 63 146 (0) 2140 10703 93 1 058 3903 2775 

Other crops ..........••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •. 108 - 7 9 2 8 6 1 $1,000 .• 3499 - 50 113 (0) (0) (0) (D) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products •••••••••••• farms •• 4694 37 68 199 30 261 388 136 $1,000 •• 725 795 1 611 1 502 19241 282 56024 38471 30260 Poultry and poultry products ••••••.••••••••••• farms •. 1 729 1 8 15 6 192 32 13 $1,000 •. 425 563 (0) 70 704 14 50634 7465 13160 

Dairy products ••••.•.•.••.••••••.••.•••••••• farms •• 1 431 8 1 50 - 24 168 68 $1,000 •• 187142 (0) (0) (0) - 3043 (0) 8792 

Caltle and calves .•••••••.•.•....•..•.•.....• farms •• 2816 36 50 141 17 60 337 119 $1,000 •• 50007 595 460 2044 171 782 6594 1 421 

Hogs and pigs .•..•••••••••.....••.•.......• farms •• 808 4 17 30 3 31 70 18 $1,000 •• 36 192 28 158 550 (0) 1 380 1 800 679 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ••.••.••.•••.•. · ..•..•• farms •• 199 4 4 10 - 7 26 7 $1,000 •• 746 (0) (0) (0) - 5 (0) (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products 

(see text) •••••••••••••••••.....•.••.•..•.•• farms •• 398 - 18 58 9 14 35 15 $1,000 •• 26 146 - 287 8 145 (0) 180 1 816 (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 195 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbots, see introductory text] 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 189 254 664 278 274 119 257 210 1982 __ 331 313 750 261 329 145 299 254 

acres, 1987 __ 36971 109 830 191 150 66309 75263 40504 124 353 77 915 1982 __ 60409 128 727 202 315 67800 93096 39 517 130 777 82743 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 196 432 288 239 275 340 484 371 1982 __ 183 411 270 260 283 273 437 326 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 332 150 632 259 693 560 218811 610 327 940 025 1 042 156 1 324473 1982 __ 330 773 703444 519 724 192 540 461 900 683 159 1 149 779 1 149 756 Average per acre ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 2044 1 388 2418 943 2363 2791 2238 2933 1982 __ 1 874 1 709 1 852 771 1 752 2771 2487 3662 

Total cropland ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 186 225 645 261 265 111 245 198 1982 __ 330 287 733 245 320 135 292 242 

acres, 1987 __ 22268 90192 153313 35937 59337 32777 103714 63419 1982 __ 33284 96554 161 483 35414 71 030 31 697 110416 63 176 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 184 218 628 253 254 106 239 184 

1982 __ 330 284 722 242 308 121 287 228 

acres,198L_ 15070 79293 119218 27461 44118 24301 85064 45775 1982 __ 26357 94997 130642 27365 58085 27063 105 040 50078 

Irrigated land _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 52 65 19 3 19 20 15 30 1982 __ 61 65 8 1 7 17 10 24 

acres, 1987 __ 856 11 101 1 238 (0) 370 486 3384 431 1982 __ 1 269 9 113 131 (D) 19 170 3892 250 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ $1,000, 1987 __ 7004 51 068 92412 18 115 23153 17550 43 156 24782 1982 __ 13819 55680 94023 16286 28002 21 626 56623 24086 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 37057 201 055 139174 65 162 84499 147 482 167 923 118012 1982 __ 41 750 177 891 125 364 62399 85112 149 147 189 376 94826 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops_ _ _ _ ___ _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _______ ___ _ ___ _ _ farms __ 172 216 445 117 199 91 231 160 $1,000 __ 5057 14632 8209 1 272 8073 8815 19879 15608 

Grains ______________________________________ farms __ 93 212 368 61 166 50 225 90 $1,000 __ 1 094 10840 4514 260 5057 3210 8827 4829 Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ 41 129 156 34 143 41 205 69 $1,000 __ 250 3417 2021 138 3364 2351 5194 2542 Wheat ______________________________ .. _____ farms __ 54 149 267 8 93 31 144 56 $1,000 __ 215 1 885 1 129 5 339 220 886 567 Soybeans _________________________________ farms __ 62 208 96 - 78 29 183 51 $1,000 __ 614 5001 1 150 - 1 207 541 2648 1 643 

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ - 8 2 - - - - 1 $1,000 __ - (0) (D) - - - - (D) Barley ____________________________________ farms __ 4 67 59 2 35 17 20 20 $1,000 __ 11 489 149 (D) 133 91 (D) (0) Oats _____________________________________ farms __ 2 - 24 35 10 3 5 4 $1,000 __ (D) - 38 89 (D) (D) (D) 8 Other grains ______________________________ farms __ 4 3 20 10 5 1 10 7 $1,000 __ (D) (0) (D) (D) (D) (0) 22 (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Tobacco ____________________________________ farms __ 131 - - - - - - - $1,000 __ 3455 - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 23 18 173 72 83 36 32 60 $1,000 __ 52 113 1 615 342 483 280 440 734 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________ farms __ 17 59 24 13 24 10 18 25 $1,000 __ 111 3305 211 (D) 665 544 1 802 (0) 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________ farms __ 4 5 19 5 10 8 3 14 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 754 (D) (D) (0) (D) 638 Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ 9 6 21 8 18 26 5 45 $1,000 __ 308 301 1 077 206 1 536 4514 (0) 8 879 Other crops _________________________________ farms __ 3 2 13 4 2 1 2 4 $1,000 __ (D) (0) 37 (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________ farms __ 78 103 600 265 214 82 116 127 $1,000 __ 1 947 36436 84203 16843 15080 8735 23278 9 175 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 18 87 49 39 5 2 20 2 $1,000 __ 16 29492 (D) 950 (D) (0) 11 230 (0) Dairy products ______________________________ farms __ 10 1 396 153 83 24 44 36 $1,000 __ 189 (0) 66059 9769 10406 3824 8557 5959 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 52 17 564 255 188 67 79 94 $1,000 __ 368 113 10531 5658 3257 3620 2 187 1 568 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 45 14 81 33 21 15 19 22 $1,000 __ 1 242 6724 997 410 293 538 (D) 511 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________ farms __ 10 1 21 23 12 6 8 6 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (0) 51 (D) (0) (D) (0) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 10 3 36 16 24 13 6 37 $1,000 __ (D) (0) 4887 5 1 049 740 323 1 129 

See footnotes at end of table. 

196 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Item Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot WaShington Wicomico Worcester 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in farms ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 168 288 298 323 166 459 593 505 1982 __ 249 352 495 319 244 461 634 499 acres, 1987 __ 36050 155 643 51 238 59340 99580 108341 85663 116919 1982 __ 36675 162236 77 659 56061 113826 116298 101 938 113500 Average size of farm ______________________ acres, 1987 __ 215 540 172 184 600 236 144 232 1982 __ 147 461 157 176 467 252 161 227 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 546658 966082 316749 263 108 1 301 533 417 873 292 167 413106 1982 __ 348490 978435 253679 252 777 1 025078 354 531 261 285 300341 Average per acre ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 2805 1 928 2070 1 273 2177 1 739 1 903 1 763 1982 __ 2286 1 999 1 750 1 480 2377 1 485 1 739 1 342 

Total cropland ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 164 280 293 225 149 440 371 331 1982 __ 246 338 493 236 226 451 428 346 

acres, 1987 __ 22561 132 344 30857 42740 87128 86451 63364 83493 1982 __ 23874 131 544 43256 39706 96126 88463 74258 79699 Harvested cropland _________________________ farms, 1987 __ 156 269 289 192 149 432 323 284 1982 __ 244 332 493 221 218 442 388 329 

acres, 1987 __ 16639 107 993 23909 36119 73393 68851 57005 72838 

1982 __ 18431 126715 34778 37464 92790 72491 71 167 77 108 

Irrigated land _________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 36 91 28 9 22 66 8 1982 __ 33 29 90 22 7 5 67 5 acres, 1987 __ 549 5168 1 138 2503 (D) 586 4824 927 1982 __ 324 4516 1 338 (D) 421 (D) 3758 (D) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ________________________ $1,000, 1987 __ 14669 30706 11 566 80554 26189 52754 133365 121 535 1982 __ 14 155 43090 20761 71 917 34900 47185 120524 112 143 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 87317 106619 38811 249 393 157 763 114932 224899 240 664 1982 __ 56846 122413 41 941 225 445 143 034 102353 190101 224 735 

1987 sales by commodity or commodity 

group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops_ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ farms __ 153 257 267 177 141 323 308 274 

$1,000 __ 13069 13742 6513 7942 12007 5891 13990 15477 

Grains ______________________________________ farms __ 60 242 159 157 133 260 281 269 $1,000 __ 997 11 550 1 682 4531 9309 2255 7279 11 513 Corn for grain _____________________________ farms __ 37 210 72 105 122 113 161 191 $1,000 __ 585 5226 395 1 190 3789 1 024 2105 4246 Wheat ____________________________________ farms __ 29 181 82 80 105 184 93 80 $1,000 __ 105 1 861 167 568 1 547 573 514 (D) Soybeans _________________________________ farms __ 25 224 119 142 125 92 252 244 $1,000 __ 289 4019 1 075 2672 3753 518 4577 6432 

Sorghum for grain _________________________ farms __ - - 3 - - - - 4 

$1,000 __ - - (D) - - - - 33 Barley ____________________________________ farms __ 1 62 20 18 44 51 23 15 $1,000 __ (D) 344 35 88 (D) 85 (D) (D) Oats _____________________________________ farms __ 2 12 5 1 1 26 - - $1,000 __ (D) 85 5 (D) (D) 40 - - Other grains ______________________________ farms __ 3 7 3 7 1 8 10 1 

$1,000 __ 4 15 (D) (D) (D) 14 (D) (D) 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Tobacco _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ____ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ farms __ 70 - 199 - - - - - $1,000 __ 1 524 - 4152 - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds __________________ farms __ 26 31 27 19 18 105 19 15 $1,000 __ 151 140 128 88 80 587 41 204 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________ farms __ 28 35 40 31 12 26 66 12 

$1,000 __ 2374 1 616 242 2659 (D) (D) 1 825 783 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________ farms __ 16 4 5 9 - 36 8 - $1,000 __ 279 (D) (D) (D) - 2622 (D) - Nursery and greenhouse crops ________________ farms __ 34 6 13 5 5 11 13 4 

$1,000 __ 7739 (D) 261 568 (D) 280 4145 (0) Other crops _________________________________ farms __ 3 3 9 2 - 7 15 5 

$1,000 __ 5 (D) (D) (D) - (D) (D) (0) 

LivestOCk, poultry, and their products ____________ farms __ 56 114 143 266 81 415 490 425 

$1,000 __ 1 601 16964 5053 72 612 14181 46863 119375 106 059 Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms __ 7 42 35 242 39 41 453 381 

$1,000 __ 53 8482 160 (0) (D) 6181 116169 (0) Dairy products ______________________________ farms __ 1 40 33 8 13 264 2 4 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 628 (D) 2844 (0) (0) (0) 

Cattle and calves ____________________________ farms __ 36 70 105 33 41 381 39 35 

$1,000 __ 373 1 790 717 266 536 6248 276 431 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms __ 22 14 97 21 11 97 48 75 

$1,000 __ 512 517 3391 3023 458 4736 2568 4 716 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________ farms __ 6 8 18 1 3 13 2 3 

$1,000 __ (D) (0) (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) (0) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 13 10 30 5 6 21 10 9 

$1,000 __ 315 430 (D) 28 (D) 112 66 36 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 197 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) •.......•••••••••.•.....••••••.....•••••• 1 462 2 22 39 20 127 90 75 Field crops, except cash grains (013) .•.•••••••••.•.•.•••••.. 572 6 85 11 64 1 17 4 Cotton (0131) •••.....•••••••••..•••••••••...••.••••••... Tobacco (0132) ." ...•••••......•••••••.••...•••••••.•.. 438 82 64 Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

(0133,0134,0139) •••......•••••••....••••••••.....•.•• 134 6 3 11 1 17 4 

Vegetables and melons (016) ••....••••••••......•••••••.... 232 2 14 40 4 28 7 2 Fruits and tree nuts (017) ••••••..••••••.••.....•••••••..... 79 3 1 6 1 6 4 Horticultural specialties (018) •••.••••••••.•......•••••••.... 324 2 18 64 5 10 15 10 General farms, primarily crop (019) •••••.•........•••••••.... 162 1 12 9 4 6 21 2 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

specialties (021) •••.•......•••••....•••••••••••••...•••••• 938 20 16 55 8 19 114 30 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ••.••••••••••.•....••••• 351 11 9 14 3 2 36 14 

Dairy farms (024) ...••••••••••.•••••••...•......•••••••.... 1 321 8 45 21 161 65 Poultry and eggs (025) ••••••••.••••..•......•••••••••••.... 1 440 1 6 1 181 13 5 Animal specialties (027) ••••••..•••••••......•.••••••••••..• 197 9 50 7 3 16 9 General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

specialties (029) ..........•••.•••••••.........•••••••..... 55 3 4 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ••....••.••••••.•••.....••••••••••••... 1987.. 674 1 7 40 4 55 18 6 1982 •• 648 3 22 48 13 48 13 7 10 to 49 acres •...•..••••••.•••••..•.••••••••••.... 1987 •• 924 2 45 63 24 70 28 14 1982 •. 1 140 4 62 69 82 70 32 17 50 to 69 acres ••.•.....•••••.•••••.......•••••••••. 1987 •• 331 2 17 22 12 20 21 13 1982 •• 426 1 28 22 27 21 26 6 70 to 99 acres ••.........•••..•••••••......•••••••• 1987 •. 453 3 11 43 21 18 45 12 1982 .. 622 5 23 40 37 36 44 14 

100 to 139 acres ••••••••••..••••...••••••••••••.... 1987 •• 682 1 29 36 11 15 62 34 1982 •• 927 3 28 46 31 57 83 27 140 to 179 acres ...••••••.•..••••••........•••••... 1987 •• 597 3 20 28 9 16 66 16 1982 •. 711 3 13 30 25 30 82 23 180 to 219 acres .•••••••••....••••••••.....•••••••• 1987 .. 501 6 15 22 4 24 46 16 1982 .. 646 6 13 20 12 33 54 15 220 to 259 acres .•••••••••••...•••••••......••••••• 1987 .. 410 9 16 3 26 31 18 1982 .. 489 3 7 25 7 26 35 33 

260 to 499 acres ••••••.....•••••••••...•.••••••••.. 1987 •• 1 202 15 14 28 20 77 92 40 1982 •• 1 438 8 19 39 35 88 106 50 500 to 999 acres ••••••••....•••••••.•....•.•••••••• 1987 •• 663 8 11 19 5 57 41 29 1982 •• 750 9 14 20 8 54 35 35 1,000 to 1,999 acres .•••••.......••••••••.....•••••• 1987 .. 281 3 7 1 20 11 7 1982 .. 247 3 9 19 12 8 2,000 acres or more .•••••••••....•••••••••.....•••• 1987 .. 64 1 4 2 4 2 1982 •• 63 3 2 3 3 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners ••....••••••..........••••••••••.. farms, 1987 .. 3289 17 85 162 53 214 173 82 1982 .. 3867 29 108 167 147 257 194 109 acres, 1987 •• 499807 3021 10673 14409 5900 27975 25542 17952 1982 •• 626680 12177 11 638 13378 15505 36918 27831 27615 

Part owners •..•••••••....••••.••••••••••....• farms, 1987 .. 2469 25 56 123 45 144 209 93 1982 .• 3017 20 81 141 103 177 243 95 acres, 1987 .. 112014 14942 10489 48341 11 476 71 250 83840 43945 1982 .. 165200 (D) 14 153 48220 18798 73986 89352 39717 

Tenants .....•••••••....•••••••••••••.....••• farms, 1987 •• 1 024 3 37 43 16 42 83 32 1982 •• 1 223 2 40 62 27 48 88 34 acres, 1987 •• 271 614 952 5 158 3908 2 107 16339 20301 9846 1982 •• 290373 (D) 3746 10295 1 915 9149 21 028 13161 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

On farm operated ..•••••••••...•••••••.....•••••• 1987 .. 5254 34 141 253 99 310 391 168 1982 •• 6170 38 173 274 211 366 432 196 Not on farm operated ••••••••...•••••••.•....••••• 1987 .. 1 030 7 31 55 10 53 56 26 1982 •. 1 148 8 41 76 35 62 67 20 Not reported ••...•••••••••...••••••••••....•••••• 1987 •. 498 4 6 20 5 37 18 13 1982 •. 789 5 15 20 31 54 26 22 

Operators by principal occupation: 

Farming .••••••...•••••••••.....•••••••••••..•.•• 1987 •• 5077 31 125 231 88 304 353 152 1982 •• 6186 41 156 279 213 363 388 183 Other ..••••••....•••••••..•......•••••••..•..••• 1987 •• 1 705 14 53 97 26 96 112 55 1982 •• 1 921 10 73 91 64 119 137 55 

Operators by days of work off farm: 

None •••.•..•••••••••.•..•.•••••••••••...•••••••• 1987 .. 3521 24 87 172 57 196 240 119 1982 •• 4200 23 116 218 132 221 285 141 Any •••••••••••••••••••••...•••••••••••••...••••• 1987 .. 2674 18 78 137 44 160 186 69 1982 .• 3075 20 98 119 110 197 200 79 

1 to 49 days •••••.•..••••••••• _ •....•.•••••••.. 1987 •• 490 1 7 22 7 29 40 12 1982 •• 627 2 10 21 14 33 36 17 50 to 99 days ••••••••••...•••••••••••...•.••••• 1987 •• 213 11 10 3 15 14 2 1982 •• 246 1 8 5 13 15 4 9 100 to 149 acres •••••••••••..•.••••••••...••••• 1987 •• 201 5 8 9 4 9 12 6 1982 •• 227 3 7 5 11 10 10 9 

See footnotes at end of table. 

198 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _________________________________________ 26 137 46 3 65 21 167 35 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ________________________ 109 1 29 9 1 4 5 17 Cotton (0131) ___________________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _________________________________________ 109 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ 1 29 9 1 17 

Vegetables and melons (016) _______________________________ 2 25 4 9 6 4 7 Fruits and tree nuts (017) __________________________________ 12 1 5 3 7 Horticultural specialties (018) _______________________________ 8 3 18 6 18 24 41 General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ 6 3 19 2 18 3 8 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) __________________________________________ 30 4 129 107 56 25 15 38 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ________________________ 1 61 59 27 14 9 20 

Dairy farms (024) __________________________________________ 7 382 139 78 19 40 33 Poultry and eggs (025) _____________________________________ 80 4 7 12 Animal specialties (027) ____________________________________ 13 20 13 4 22 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) __________________________________________ 8 4 4 2 2 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 6 22 26 19 10 14 7 12 1982 __ 16 17 22 8 6 13 5 13 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 30 23 20 14 24 21 9 35 1982 __ 75 29 22 11 14 24 10 40 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 15 9 17 14 13 3 3 7 1982 __ 26 11 22 11 14 7 9 10 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 14 10 29 28 23 9 4 10 1982 __ 33 15 38 23 34 13 9 22 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 30 24 76 33 42 10 7 17 1982 __ 42 26 98 44 44 14 23 26 140 to 179 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 29 16 97 33 29 9 16 12 1982 __ 25 25 100 29 31 13 29 11 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 15 22 79 26 15 6 21 14 1982 __ 32 14 99 21 38 11 34 25 220!0 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 12 15 68 20 24 1 22 5 1982 __ 13 16 79 25 20 5 21 7 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 24 37 173 66 54 18 98 48 1982 __ 44 75 182 57 81 24 87 54 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 9 48 60 20 31 16 40 33 1982 __ 20 59 74 28 35 12 47 26 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1987 __ 5 21 16 4 8 10 21 15 1982 __ 5 19 11 3 10 8 15 17 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ 1987 __ 7 3 1 1 2 9 2 1982 __ 7 3 1 2 1 10 3 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 97 113 255 141 113 62 128 95 1982 __ 156 126 302 128 112 71 152 115 

acres, 1987 __ 14501 23270 49727 24504 18350 9753 45364 18670 1982 __ 24294 32 179 56654 31 625 20824 9285 48877 20125 

Part owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 66 111 252 113 135 47 77 71 1982 __ 111 146 277 114 171 54 89 78 

acres, 1987 __ 18369 75 145 102 998 39 313 48 612 25 188 55436 44936 1982 __ 29800 80671 100 897 32681 57768 22810 59652 41 792 

Tenants _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 26 30 157 24 26 10 52 44 1982 __ 64 41 171 19 46 20 58 61 

acres, 1987 __ 4 101 11 415 38425 2492 8301 5563 23553 14309 1982 __ 6315 15877 44764 3494 14504 7422 22248 20826 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 147 181 566 240 229 99 189 153 1982 __ 229 225 621 233 282 119 214 179 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 29 48 72 25 34 l' 52 45 1982 __ 55 64 65 17 33 15 62 59 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 13 25 26 13 11 9 16 12 1982 __ 47 24 64 11 14 11 23 16 

Operators by prinCipal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 136 196 568 222 205 83 209 140 1982 __ 231 249 646 208 262 101 248 172 Other ___________________________________________ 1987 __ 53 58 96 56 69 36 48 70 1982 __ 100 64 104 53 67 44 51 82 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 82 126 439 130 151 66 141 91 1982 __ 151 169 490 123 202 76 161 125 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 91 109 172 129 101 45 92 100 1982 __ 141 113 180 119 94 62 107 117 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 12 25 38 35 22 12 24 13 1982 __ 32 23 49 50 15 11 29 13 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 6 7 11 17 5 2 7 9 1982 __ 4 10 13 8 8 5 14 13 100 to 149 acres _______________________________ 1987 __ 12 13 16 13 5 4 6 2 1982 __ 7 11 16 10 8 5 6 16 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 199 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item Prince 

George's Queen Anne's St. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

1987 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _________________________________________ 16 174 40 48 95 33 87 94 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ________________________ 55 3 134 1 3 5 2 6 Cotton (0131) ___________________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _________________________________________ 51 132 

Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ 4 3 2 3 6 

Vegetables and melons (016) _______________________________ 16 15 8 15 4 16 4 Frutts and tree nuts (017) __________________________________ 5 1 23 1 Horticultural specialties (018) _______________________________ 33 6 8 3 5 9 10 3 General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ 3 16 1 2 11 10 2 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) __________________________________________ 29 16 70 9 10 103 15 20 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ________________________ 12 5 7 1 5 38 3 

Dairy farms (024) __________________________________________ 1 38 10 7 11 250 2 3 Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________________ .. __ 2 30 1 236 34 9 446 372 Animal specialties (027) ____________________________________ 7 5 2 2 2 8 3 1 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) __________________________________________ 8 8 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ 1987 __ 22 7 16 59 12 22 156 133 1982 __ 18 10 29 49 10 13 161 104 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 33 27 57 89 17 25 161 93 1982 __ 74 21 127 84 20 21 136 96 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 14 3 31 13 2 17 32 31 1982 __ 20 6 64 17 5 18 33 22 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________ 1987 __ 12 6 31 26 5 20 40 33 1982 __ 28 11 47 27 14 27 47 35 

100 to 139 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 21 11 37 21 18 66 44 37 1982 __ 39 36 58 25 17 57 49 54 140 to 179 acres- __________________________________ 1987 __ 5 23 37 19 7 62 29 16 1982 __ 8 26 37 19 19 73 43 17 180 to 219 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 10 21 22 14 8 58 17 20 1982 __ 13 23 31 16 25 55 33 23 220 to 259 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 11 18 15 8 6 47 16 19 1982 __ 7 27 22 13 18 38 15 27 

260 to 499 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 27 62 30 41 30 101 54 53 1982 __ 26 90 48 36 52 122 60 55 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ 1987 __ 11 59 18 24 27 33 28 36 1982 __ 14 67 26 26 31 30 42 38 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________________________ 1981-_ 1 42 4 9 23 8 16 29 1982 __ 2 26 6 7 24 5 14 24 2,000 acres or more _________________ " ______________ 1987 __ 1 9 11 5 1982 __ 9 9 2 4 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ B9 126 137 208 66 163 387 323 1982 __ 134 165 236 194 111 170 385 299 acres, 1987 __ 18020 36853 21 543 17008 18525 26696 21 079 30472 1982 __ 15 105 51 080 36314 16549 27963 31 693 26858 32193 

Part owners __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 54 113 90 100 57 173 165 150 1982 __ 72 124 156 116 99 168 218 164 acres, 1987 __ 14944 90058 20389 40575 57623 56967 56538 80640 1982 __ 16253 83891 31 845 (D) 73565 58300 70364 72965 

Tenants _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 25 49 71 15 43 123 41 32 1982 __ 43 63 103 9 34 123 31 36 acres, 1987 __ 3086 28732 9306 757 23432 24678 8046 5807 1982 __ 5317 27265 9500 (D) 12298 26305 4716 8342 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ________________________________ 1987 __ 117 217 209 245 109 386 423 348 1982 __ 186 256 350 232 173 383 464 334 Not on farm operated _____________________________ 1987 __ 39 50 64 44 47 55 102 75 1982 __ 38 66 90 42 41 48 76 68 Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 12 21 25 34 10 18 68 82 1982 __ 25 30 55 45 30 30 94 97 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________________________ 1987 __ 104 223 225 226 130 373 380 373 1982 __ 185 279 374 246 193 373 429 367 Other ___________________________________________ 1981-_ 64 65 73 97 36 86 213 132 1982 __ 64 73 121 73 51 88 205 132 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ____________________________________________ 1987 __ 70 157 137 152 91 277 272 244 1982 __ 122 166 199 151 133 260 293 243 Any _____________________________________________ 1987 __ 83 104 137 141 62 150 261 205 1982 __ 108 144 237 127 91 161 260 191 

1 to 49 days ___________________________________ 1987 __ 12 21 29 25 13 39 32 20 1982 __ 12 43 61 23 24 50 36 23 50 to 99 days __________________________________ 1987 __ 7 7 20 6 2 8 19 25 1982 __ 17 18 17 10 9 8 13 24 100 to 149 acres _______________________________ 1987 __ 5 10 5 7 8 16 13 13 1982 __ 8 9 29 8 4 7 14 14 

See footnotes at end of table. 

200 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTlCSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm-Con. Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 297 6 19 4 24 24 4 1982 __ 331 4 11 14 13 18 27 2 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 473 12 46 77 26 83 96 45 1982 __ 644 10 62 74 59 121 123 42 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ 587 3 13 19 13 44 39 19 1982 __ 832 8 15 33 35 64 40 18 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less __________________________________________ 276 3 2 14 4 17 19 6 3 or 4 years ____________________________________________ 387 2 11 29 6 22 21 7 5 to 9 years _____________________________________________ 960 4 21 35 8 54 59 38 10 years or more ________________________________________ 3954 23 108 188 72 239 310 131 Average years on present farm _________________________ 20.0 20.1 24.0 20.9 24.4 19.5 20.7 21.3 

Not reported ____________________________________________ 205 13 36 62 24 68 56 25 

1987 operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________________ 109 4 4 1 3 7 2 25 to 34 years __________________________________________ 871 5 28 26 13 64 53 24 35 to 44 years __________________________________________ 371 10 30 64 13 84 91 48 45 to 54 years __________________________________________ 1 571 12 33 91 19 91 112 35 55 to 64 years __________________________________________ 1 655 8 36 81 38 96 132 54 65 years and over _______________________________________ 1 205 10 47 62 30 62 70 44 Average age __________________________________________ 51.0 52.3 52.6 52.9 55.2 49.9 51.4 52.5 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _________ farms, 1987 __ 5401 33 141 214 106 340 392 154 1982 __ 6602 44 189 271 237 425 444 178 

acres, 1987 __ 1 301 468 12903 19825 40535 17 018 89 570 95411 41 614 1982 __ 1 454 775 15196 21 959 45811 30027 94442 99772 50532 Partnership __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 839 5 29 53 7 44 44 31 1982 __ 1 061 6 34 52 39 40 51 36 

acres, 1987 __ 318461 2572 4955 (D) (D) 14526 (D) 17391 1982 __ 374 514 (D) 6793 (D) (D) 15847 20500 (0) 

Corporation: Family held ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 443 5 4 54 14 26 20 1982 __ 384 1 5 37 15 29 21 

acres, 1987 __ 227 021 (D) 398 (D) (D) (D) 12528 

1982 __ 231 413 (D) (D) 13439 (D) (D) (0) Other than family held ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 1 4 2 1 1982 __ 44 1 7 1 3 

acres, 1981-_ 12033 (D) (D) (D) (0) 1982 __ 14269 (D) 1 233 (D) (D) (0) 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 59 2 3 3 1 2 1982 __ 16 3 1 1 

acres, 1987 __ 24452 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1982 __ 7282 (D) (D) (D) 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses _____________________ farms __ 6775 63 176 327 115 401 464 208 

$1,000 __ 802 328 2573 5629 27003 2 102 62607 43788 33812 Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 3252 33 57 81 18 228 253 56 

$1,000 __ 98871 197 122 1 877 39 7032 4 512 3799 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 4329 48 53 189 60 239 324 133 

$1,000 __ 295 147 299 263 3008 27 32414 9027 9 143 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 3353 19 36 100 19 210 215 88 $1,000 __ 272 908 108 130 1 956 5 31 492 6304 7996 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________ farms __ 5273 56 145 255 107 304 408 180 

$1,000 __ 21 439 79 394 1 379 115 1 289 1 691 958 Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 5285 55 163 270 103 308 421 190 $1,000 __ 46788 250 626 772 420 3 507 3359 2027 Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ 5342 56 138 267 95 311 411 175 $1,000 __ 24759 58 274 1 167 157 1 923 904 711 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 6476 62 176 317 115 364 456 207 

$1,000 __ 26755 168 450 596 188 461 1 810 950 Electricity _______________________________________ farms __ 5907 56 120 292 82 368 444 189 

$1,000 __ 15389 49 102 714 21 809 1 159 968 Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 4008 14 138 187 61 247 263 96 $1,000 __ 78825 (D) 1 201 6044 200 3 185 5843 3964 

Contract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 981 15 20 75 72 58 43 $1,000 __ 9509 52 91 164 861 300 700 Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 6018 56 151 292 101 361 414 203 $1,000 __ 39401 223 446 826 211 2 165 3077 246 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 3384 11 87 153 19 201 229 148 

$1,000 __ 8738 (D) 91 237 (D) 477 653 410 

Interest __ __ _ ____ _ _ __ __ ___ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ ____ farms __ 3954 6 77 167 49 309 243 118 $1,000 __ 35413 (D) 322 1 691 34 2451 3065 141 Cash renL ______________________________________ farms __ 2853 26 70 158 38 152 243 96 

$1,000 __ 25426 (D) 214 1 219 (D) 1 567 2575 845 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 5990 56 128 289 108 387 416 192 $1,000 __ 12476 122 218 725 324 670 804 590 All other farm production expenses ________________ farms __ 6775 63 176 327 115 401 464 208 $1.000 __ 63391 335 816 3585 223 2795 4010 5360 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 201 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Chanes Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm-Con. 

Any-Con. 150 to 199 days •••••......••••••••....••••••••• 1987 •• 12 11 16 18 9 1 9 13 

1982 •• 13 12 22 13 8 5 9 12 

200 days or more •••.•....••••••••...••••••••.. 1987 •• 49 53 91 46 60 26 46 63 

1982 •• 85 57 80 38 55 36 49 63 

Not reported ...••••.•.....•••••••••...••••••..... 1987 •• 16 19 53 19 22 8 24 19 

1982 •• 39 31 80 19 33 7 31 12 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 

2 years or less ••••.......•••••.......••••.•.....•••••.•. 3 14 30 14 4 1 15 6 

3 or 4 years ••••••......•••••......•••••••.....••••••... 6 13 36 18 8 5 12 13 

5 to 9 years ••••........••••.•.....•••••••.....•••••.•... 29 39 95 52 32 8 53 35 

10 years or more ..•.•..•••••..•..•••••••......•••••..... 118 144 421 159 181 82 146 121 

Average years on present farm .•.•••••.......•••••..... 21.7 18.8 20.7 18.8 24.3 22.4 18.5 19.5 

Not reported ••.•....•.••••••......•••••.•......•••••.... 33 44 82 35 49 23 31 35 

1987 operators by age group: 

Under 25 years ••......••••••.......••••••••.....••••••.. 2 4 2 5 1 6 3 

25 to 34 years ••••....•••••.......•••••••......••••••••. 21 34 77 51 29 14 24 16 

35 to 44 years ••......••••••.......•••••••....•••••••••. 51 56 126 56 44 21 51 39 

45 to 54 years •••......•••••......••••••••••.....••••••• 37 67 148 62 58 26 56 46 

55 to 64 years •••......•••••••......••••••......•••••••• 49 55 186 63 75 40 65 50 

65 years and over •......••••.......•••••••••.....••••••• 29 38 125 41 67 18 55 56 

Average age •••.....•••••••.......•••••••••.....•••••• 50.3 49.2 52.2 48.7 54.0 52.0 52.1 54.1 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ..••••••• farms, 1987 •. 148 211 537 249 208 68 187 145 

1982 •• 264 256 608 227 241 99 222 194 

acres, 1987 •• 22461 74306 147 432 57376 48097 15583 80220 50371 

1982 •• 39868 87702 159 675 54 373 58676 21 155 81 383 59615 

Partnership ••••....••••••.....••••••.....•••• farms, 1987 •• 24 23 77 20 57 25 37 33 

1982 •• 52 44 97 27 78 27 42 39 

acres, 1987 •• 7282 16326 25782 5934 22454 10295 20471 18281 

1982 •. 12330 21 005 26814 8 175 28982 9438 (D) 16367 

Corporation: 

Family held •••••......•••••.....•••••.•..•. farms, 1987 •• 10 18 43 9 7 21 28 27 

1982 .. 12 10 43 7 9 17 31 18 

acres, 1987 .. 6248 (D) 14070 2999 3657 (D) (D) 8 127 

1982 .. 7966 18256 (D) 5252 (D) (D) 26564 5434 

Other than family held ...••••.......•••••... farms, 1987 .. 1 2 5 1 1 2 3 

1982 .. 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 acres, 1987 .. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1982 •. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, 

institutional, etc .•.....•••••••.....•••••••...• farms, 1987 •• 6 2 4 3 2 1982 •• 1 1 1 

acres, 1987 .. (D) (D) (D) 1 999 162 (D) 

1982 .. (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm production expenses ..••••••••....••••••• farms •• 193 251 659 280 269 119 257 205 $1,000 •• 4687 43505 70098 13200 18579 15475 37257 23771 livestock and poultry purchased .••••••••....••••• farms •• 43 89 388 217 101 44 68 62 $1,000 •• 376 7684 4490 2782 1 128 2584 2383 422 Feed for livestock and poultry •.....•••••••.....•• farms •• 45 89 534 254 184 81 120 70 $1,000 .. 163 15743 19550 3 195 2495 443 8343 1 445 

Commercially mixed formula feeds .•••••••.....• farms .. 24 88 442 196 92 45 76 43 $1,000 •. 89 15703 14959 2279 418 956 7 387 822 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ......•••••••.....• farms •. 136 199 573 261 202 81 237 154 $1,000 .. 222 1 028 1 478 297 902 593 1 832 386 Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ farms __ 177 203 576 247 216 94 235 181 $1,000 .. 660 3074 5163 761 533 149 3505 2667 

Agricultural chemicals .•••••••••.....•••••••....•• farms .. 150 216 547 225 212 95 229 176 $1,000 .. 259 779 1 918 163 891 825 759 1 072 

Petroleum products ....•••••.•......•••••••...... farms .. 193 239 656 279 268 110 256 205 $1,000 .. 307 577 2849 631 966 653 573 1 265 

Electricity •..••••.....•••••.........•••••.....••• farms .. 156 203 628 241 258 104 210 184 $1,000 .. 65 639 1 986 271 426 277 884 396 Hired farm labor •....•••••••......•.••••.••....•• farms •. 122 188 407 137 170 89 119 184 

$1,000 •• 688 3675 9 169 410 2877 2535 7823 4763 

Contract labor .••••....•••••.•.....•••••........• farms .. 14 39 46 42 41 11 42 45 $1,000 .. 65 519 520 73 214 32 322 659 Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 174 218 598 272 257 114 201 201 

$1,000 .. 427 1 876 4950 1 270 1 551 780 2408 2221 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 95 151 433 159 166 50 126 79 $1,000 .. 82 582 1 328 164 389 277 543 287 

Interest .••••.•..••••••...••••••..•.•••••......•• farms •. 111 163 383 158 125 79 160 129 

$1,000 •. 503 2005 4467 988 949 043 540 1 256 Cash renl. •••....••••.•...•••••.....••••.......• farms .. 74 114 361 161 130 53 41 109 

$1,000 •. 375 124 3450 402 283 748 967 211 

Property taxes •...•.••••...••••••.....•••••..... farms •• 183 219 535 250 229 114 225 175 

$1,000 •• 200 511 1 105 225 817 339 754 767 

All other farm production expenses ••.....•••••.... farms •• 193 251 659 280 269 119 257 205 

$1,000 •• 293 689 7673 1 568 2158 2196 2621 3955 

See footnotes at end of table. 

202 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Oata for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by days of work off farm-Con. Any-Con. 150 to 199 days ________________________________ 1987 __ 10 10 14 9 4 19 23 38 1982 __ 6 13 33 15 13 19 28 21 200 days or more ______________________________ 1987 __ 49 56 69 94 35 68 174 109 1982 __ 65 61 97 71 41 77 169 109 

Not reported _____________________________________ 1987 __ IS 27 24 30 13 32 60 56 1982 __ 19 42 59 41 20 40 81 65 

1987 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less __________________________________________ 7 9 15 13 9 28 25 18 3 or 4 years ____________________________________________ 13 10 32 20 8 30 41 24 5 to 9 years _____________________________________________ 19 41 38 49 27 69 92 63 10 years or more ________________________________________ 99 180 135 171 93 266 297 270 Average years on present farm _________________________ 21.3 19.4 17.6 18.4 19.6 17.3 18.3 20.5 

Not reported ____________________________________________ 30 48 78 70 29 66 138 130 

1987 operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________________ 3 4 16 7 5 17 7 6 25 to 34 years __________________________________________ 12 35 62 32 22 90 75 64 35 to 44 years __________________________________________ 36 54 55 73 37 109 126 97 45 to 54 years __________________________________________ 49 94 66 68 43 93 143 122 55 to 64 years __________________________________________ 32 57 66 93 31 94 129 125 65 years and over _______________________________________ 36 44 33 50 28 56 113 91 Average age __________________________________________ 53.2 50.3 46.8 50.8 49.7 46.7 51.1 51.3 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _________ farms, 1987 __ lOS 217 255 268 110 388 499 426 1982 __ 198 277 431 263 179 384 559 412 acres, 1987 __ 16286 108014 38640 40954 51 299 82609 60483 90461 1982 __ 26955 106 778 61 994 36950 67465 84372 71 262 78813 Partnership __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 28 41 28 40 35 46 61 51 1982 __ 37 52 54 40 42 56 53 63 acres, 1987 __ 6301 23812 5561 (0) 30026 (0) 15 722 15975 1982 __ 6051 34227 9248 15249 23191 21 414 17 408 24667 

Corporation: Family held ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 26 25 10 13 15 21 25 22 1982 __ 14 21 8 14 15 20 17 20 acres, 1987 __ 4411 (0) (0) 3781 16477 (0) (0) 8991 1982 __ 3669 (0) (0) (0) 19260 (0) 11 331 9505 Other than family held ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 2 1 - - 3 2 4 5 1982 __ - 1 - 2 6 1 4 3 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) - - (0) (0) 1 003 (0) 1982 __ - (0) - (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Other -cooperative, estate Or trust, institutional, etc ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 4 5 2 3 2 4 1 1982 __ - 1 2 - 2 - 1 1 acres, 1987 __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 1982 __ - (0) (0) - (0) - (0) (0) 

1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Total farm producijon expenses _____________________ farms __ 114 291 303 351 167 456 598 508 $1,000 __ 8489 28879 7601 71 228 23212 38794 115282 104 755 Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 10 76 52 277 43 200 455 401 $1,000 __ 249 1 528 428 12566 1 927 3816 21 874 17057 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________ farms __ 33 90 131 286 81 385 472 428 $1,000 __ 224 6618 1 225 38870 5986 12288 63894 59486 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________ farms __ 32 67 80 269 45 339 450 378 $1,000 __ 61 5819 387 38 143 5478 9581 63268 58566 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________ farms __ 69 264 229 215 158 406 339 295 $1,000 __ 657 1 595 311 1 146 1 171 975 842 1 101 Commercial ferolizer _____________________________ farms __ 104 257 272 170 156 393 262 232 $1,000 __ 380 4238 916 1 382 2 865 2534 1 884 2117 Agricultural chemicals ____________________________ farms __ lOS 270 265 222 156 376 335 310 $1,000 __ 221 1 928 472 1 108 1 257 1 528 1 485 1 898 

Petroleum products ______________________________ farms __ 114 290 303 286 162 454 516 448 $1,000 __ 601 1 481 572 1 206 1 148 1 456 1 763 2081 Electricity _ __ ____ _ ____ ____ __ _ __ _ ___ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ farms __ 81 259 205 306 145 429 534 413 $1,000 __ 213 475 134 1 032 402 873 1 995 1496 Hired farm labor _________________________________ farms __ 63 131 161 230 83 315 354 249 $1,000 __ 2546 2490 699 3651 (0) 2858 5 389 6087 

Contract labor ___________________________________ farms __ 20 42 60 60 10 36 117 73 $1,000 __ 433 199 178 1 039 270 287 980 1 551 Repair and maintenance _________________________ farms __ 112 251 245 299 148 429 531 390 $1,000 __ 659 1 574 670 1 927 1 473 2586 2998 2836 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ farms __ 25 157 88 121 73 299 287 227 $1,000 __ 159 669 97 303 (0) 657 600 455 

Interest __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ farms __ 28 195 129 242 79 260 419 325 $1,000 __ 219 2093 437 2045 (0) 2077 3433 2435 Cash renL ______________________________________ farms __ 45 102 133 120 61 254 169 143 $1,000 __ 443 1 448 290 943 (0) 1 767 857 1 287 Property taxes __________________________________ farms __ 99 261 253 326 146 359 572 468 $1,000 __ 325 640 350 534 264 690 772 731 All other farm producoon expenses ________________ farms __ 114 291 303 351 167 456 598 508 $1,000 __ 1 159 1 903 823 3477 1 693 4402 6 516 4139 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 203 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text} 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and 208 equipment __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6775 63 176 327 115 401 464 1982 __ 8 113 57 229 370 277 482 525 238 

$1,000,1987 __ 515 338 3348 7420 25163 5 132 30308 42042 18478 1982 __ 547 419 1 842 8042 21 173 10811 32264 38991 30711 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 76065 53 145 42 160 76950 44627 75582 90608 88838 1982 __ 67474 32312 35 117 57225 39030 66938 74269 129 040 

Motortrucks, including pickups _______________ farms, 1987 __ 6180 56 162 284 114 400 443 190 1982 __ 7353 56 218 347 273 458 455 204 

number, 1987 __ 16004 167 35t 876 258 1 081 1 163 495 1982 __ 18051 82 443 887 477 1 198 1 044 486 Wheel tractors _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6351 56 176 317 115 389 447 206 1982 __ 7498 57 211 350 269 448 514 222 

number, 1987 __ 23276 198 566 1 239 392 1 331 1 857 721 

1982 __ 24602 112 686 1 178 968 1 384 1 780 733 

Grain and bean combines' __________________ farms, 1987 __ 2387 18 33 62 27 224 174 72 1982 __ 2555 3 33 91 56 196 197 79 

number, 1987 __ 2728 18 33 68 27 254 193 80 1982 __ 2844 (D) 39 96 56 224 208 (D) 

lIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 2878 35 54 138 20 75 336 118 1982 __ 3474 41 48 163 62 94 404 146 

number, 1987 __ 265 258 2736 2416 12384 723 4747 31 384 11 693 1982 __ 299 539 3000 2723 12938 1 334 5234 36619 14 317 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________ farms, 1987 __ 2416 33 45 98 13 57 263 104 

1982 __ 2974 36 44 128 54 61 332 131 

number, 1987 __ 138 625 1 732 926 5662 225 2340 14846 6208 1982 __ 155 702 1 533 1 101 6211 668 2399 17112 7 937 

Beef cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 102 26 37 56 13 35 114 44 1982 __ 1 336 31 40 65 52 34 147 49 

number, 1987 __ 28879 1111 681 1 363 225 546 3007 867 1982 __ 29073 1 079 998 1 483 (D) 423 3019 1 241 Milk cows ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 1 469 9 8 46 - 24 166 69 1982 __ 1 884 7 16 69 4 31 208 93 

number, 1987 __ 109 746 621 245 4299 - 1 794 11 839 5341 1982 __ 126 629 454 103 4728 (D) 1 976 14093 6696 

Heifers and heifer calveB- ___________________ farms, 1987 __ 2245 28 38 104 16 49 263 98 

number, 1987 __ 88 160 650 836 4627 174 1 562 10980 4546 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ farms, 1987 __ 2 105 27 52 111 18 47 260 76 

number, 1987 __ 38473 354 654 2095 324 845 5 558 939 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2816 36 50 141 17 60 337 119 1982 __ 3321 41 49 161 47 77 406 145 number, 1987 __ 136 096 1 564 1 151 5509 315 2016 16367 4839 1982 __ 143 389 1 557 1 022 6567 695 2288 18996 5347 

Calves ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ I 847 23 28 64 8 37 201 95 

number, 1987 __ 65043 520 342 2045 (D) 915 6830 2477 Cattle _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2501 33 41 130 16 51 301 106 1982 __ 2911 39 44 144 36 69 366 131 

number, 1987 __ 71 053 1 044 809 3464 (D) 1 101 9537 2362 1982 __ 73 118 1 103 824 3919 512 1 438 10602 2496 Fattened on grain and concentrates ________ farms, 1987 __ 769 9 20 59 11 18 133 24 

number, 1987 __ 23 118 187 253 1 232 199 713 4200 538 

Hogs and pigs inventory _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 816 4 21 28 4 34 70 20 1982 __ 1 117 9 31 36 42 55 108 29 number, 1987 __ 189 325 289 1 297 3435 (D) 8792 9288 4011 1982 __ 168 529 504 1 939 3528 940 7 993 11 500 1 893 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________ farms, 1987 __ 501 3 12 19 1 24 40 10 1982 __ 693 7 20 18 15 33 65 12 number, 1987 __ 26150 (D) 163 522 (D) 871 1 105 331 1982 __ 24645 (D) 195 418 76 1 057 1 759 175 Other _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 759 3 21 28 4 29 69 20 1982 __ 1 040 7 31 36 38 51 102 22 number, 1987 __ 163 175 (D) 1 134 2913 28 7921 8183 3680 1982 __ 143 884 (D) 1 744 3110 864 6936 9741 1 718 

Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 808 4 17 30 3 31 70 18 1982 __ 1 036 9 27 36 26 55 104 28 number, 1987 __ 361 064 365 1 407 6028 (D) 16353 18524 6578 1982 __ 319541 1 019 3515 5026 (D) 14658 22408 4422 Feeder pigs ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 233 1 2 11 - 16 20 6 1982 __ 295 4 11 6 8 16 36 6 number, 1987 __ 88440 (D) (D) 2127 - 6866 5737 1 437 1982 __ 75443 774 1 354 928 (D) 5123 6106 227 

Sheep and lambs inventory ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 214 4 5 14 - 7 26 10 1982 __ 204 2 - 4 3 2 22 6 number, 1987 __ 13561 (D) 47 1 695 - 91 2119 259 1982 __ 10640 (D) - (D) 28 (D) 1 080 101 Sheep and lambs sold _______________ . _________ farms, 1987 __ 178 2 3 10 - 6 26 7 1982 __ 178 2 - 4 2 - 16 4 

number, 1987 __ 9244 (D) 22 (D) - 94 1 950 101 1982 __ 6395 (D) - (D) (D) - 657 55 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ________ farms, 1987 __ 493 1 21 12 10 12 40 16 

1982-_ 717 5 21 28 30 16 70 23 number, 1987 __ 3676 722 (D) 980 9612 (D) (D) 492 818 (D) 1982 __ 3 776 995 (D) 8611 (D) (D) 129 884 (0) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______ farms, 1987 __ I 353 - - 1 - 175 - 4 1982 __ 1 309 1 - 1 - 179 2 1 

number, 1987 __ 257061 880 - - (0) - 37 893 252 - (0) 1982 __ 234907 434 (0) - (D) - 33 819 176 (0) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

204 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 193 251 659 280 269 119 257 205 1982 __ 331 313 750 261 329 145 299 254 $1,000,1987 __ 10 151 26131 57 167 15263 18932 10801 28578 22226 1982 __ 13 184 28061 63 104 12788 21 477 9078 34502 18061 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 52595 104107 86748 54509 70377 90768 111 197 108418 1982 __ 39832 89650 84 139 48998 65279 62609 115391 71 106 

Motortrucks, including pickups _______________ farms, 1987 __ 152 241 595 198 238 112 232 202 1982 __ 296 303 722 190 304 126 277 237 number, 1987 __ 442 845 1 248 329 539 339 823 606 1982 __ 585 982 2617 327 584 358 847 605 Wheel tractors _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ 193 227 605 278 254 111 243 203 1982 __ 300 294 696 251 306 135 276 216 number, 1987 __ 691 972 2766 904 928 ,.57 992 ,,01 1982 __ 1 007 1 039 2944 701 1 085 447 953 744 

Grain and bean combines' __________________ farms, 1987 __ 77 148 136 69 70 36 153 58 1982 __ 61 201 152 57 69 26 171 57 number, 1987 __ 104 167 157 69 87 43 214 69 1982 __ 65 235 166 57 72 42 198 71 

lIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 62 21 560 250 183 68 81 97 1982 __ 94 34 651 233 247 81 104 136 

number, 1987 __ 1 876 691 71 322 19234 16511 8228 9411 9342 1982 __ 2819 1 027 78959 17315 21 892 9323 12421 13675 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________ farms, 1987 __ 57 14 484 216 152 60 64 80 1982 __ 88 26 588 218 209 69 80 113 

number, 1987 __ 914 336 42251 8951 7953 3375 4904 5179 1982 __ 1 245 348 46698 8295 11 045 4128 6175 7268 

Beef cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 40 10 115 85 80 46 23 47 1982 __ 73 18 134 79 85 44 18 67 

number, 1987 __ 747 (D) 3 132 2693 2246 1 377 (D) 1 584 1982 __ 1 131 187 2896 1 790 2239 1 151 (D) 1 867 Milk cows ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 4 388 154 81 22 42 38 1982 __ 24 9 493 167 143 32 67 56 

number, 1987 __ 167 (D) 39 119 6258 5707 1 998 (D) 3595 1982 __ 114 161 43802 6505 8806 2977 (D) 5401 

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________ farms. 1987 __ 35 12 469 198 136 54 57 7tl number, 1987 __ 546 (D) 23689 5546 5445 2479 (D) 3048 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ farms, 1987 __ 48 18 403 166 132 52 52 79 number, 1987 __ 416 (D) 5382 4737 3113 2374 (D) 1 115 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 52 17 564 255 188 67 79 94 1982 __ 85 29 656 237 244 81 103 132 number, 1987 __ 921 211 36390 13770 8826 5218 6280 4087 1982 __ 1 353 316 36628 10471 10561 5120 5936 5545 

Calves ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 33 5 421 170 110 39 62 54 

number, 1987 __ 284 (D) 20797 7472 3520 968 4600 1 659 Cattle _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 42 14 509 228 171 63 63 91 1982 __ 73 20 584 203 223 77 81 119 number, 1987 __ 637 (D) 15593 6296 5306 4250 1 680 2428 1982 __ 851 178 13932 4688 6261 3676 1 767 2815 Fattened on grain and concentrates ________ farms, 1987 __ 22 7 100 53 55 30 14 25 number, 1987 __ 488 (D) 2897 2093 1 188 2908 (D) 568 

Hogs and pigs inventory _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 52 14 80 37 18 16 19 23 1982 __ 65 31 96 37 29 20 19 23 number, 1987 __ 7254 28757 6050 2748 1 009 2635 (D) 2667 1982 __ 6109 19779 5335 1 412 2121 3425 4681 1 291 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________ farms, 1987 __ 32 9 42 17 12 9 12 20 1982 __ 46 25 52 17 17 12 8 10 

number,1987 __ 1 165 3218 721 218 282 256 (D) 647 1982 __ 715 3062 643 178 416 343 (D) 275 Other _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 14 79 35 12 14 19 20 1982 __ 59 24 92 36 26 19 17 22 number, 1987 __ 6089 25539 5329 2530 727 2379 (D) 2020 1982 __ 5 394 16717 4692 1 234 1 705 3082 (D) 1 016 

Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 45 14 81 33 21 15 19 22 1982 __ 49 30 97 32 29 21 17 2-j 

number, 1987 __ 13816 53416 10636 4593 2696 5978 (D) 5849 1982 __ 8618 43802 9299 2812 4916 4865 (D) 3420 Feeder pigs ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 18 5 22 12 5 5 3 8 1982 __ 11 13 20 9 9 4 4 4 

number, 1987 __ 6250 (D) 2400 1 861 687 1 744 (D) (0) 1982 __ 2754 1 868 2003 976 2114 (D) 456 1 712 

Sheep and lambs inventory ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 1 26 21 12 5 8 6 1982 __ 11 3 28 17 18 7 5 9 number, 1987 __ 769 (D) 1 579 1 017 2356 118 571 (D) ·1982 __ 596 18 1 418 698 2 523 (D) 371 197 Sheep and lambs sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 9 1 19 22 11 5 8 4 1982 __ 7 2 29 19 18 8 5 5 number,1987 __ 496 (D) 1 014 675 981 110 290 (D) 1982 __ (D) (D) 1 075 493 469 500 222 158 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ________ farms, 1987 __ 24 14 62 45 12 5 19 11 1982 __ 36 18 90 46 23 10 29 18 

number, 1987 __ I 854 (0) (D) (D) 267 162 (D) (1:') 1982 __ (D) 213031 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______ farms, 1987 __ I 71 5 4 - - 10 - 1982 __ 2 74 4 3 1 1 9 - number, 1987 __ (D) 16651 788 (D) I (Dj 

(D) I - 2 299600 - 1982 __ (D) (D) 74 (D) (D) (D) -

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 205 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item Prince 

George's Queen Anne's SI. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 114 291 303 351 167 456 598 508 1982 __ 249 352 495 319 244 461 634 499 

$1,000,1987 __ 7360 28589 10554 21 316 20377 38686 32728 34590 1982 __ 7426 36370 19 155 16917 21 220 32814 33436 35990 Average per farm ________________________ dollars, 1987 __ 64 562 98244 34832 60728 122015 84837 54729 68 091 1982 __ 29823 103 324 38696 53033 86968 71 181 52738 72 124 

Motortrucks, including pickups _______________ farms, 1987 __ 103 279 251 335 167 378 557 491 1982 __ 186 323 412 285 242 428 567 444 

number, 1987 __ 207 907 573 821 607 819 1 261 1 247 1982 __ 369 918 761 644 707 885 1 279 966 Wheel tractors _____________________________ farms, 1987 __ lOS 289 280 314 164 428 551 400 

1962 __ 237 336 472 276 217 430 534 449 

numbe,', 1987 __ 334 930 916 1 008 796 1677 1 501 1 199 1982 __ 757 1 183 1 249 770 725 1 465 1 513 1 179 

Grain and bean combines2 __________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 163 157 111 103 102 194 194 1982 __ 42 200 117 113 138 100 212 184 

number, 1987 __ 12 180 190 124 121 103 208 207 1982 __ 45 229 125 124 162 107 240 197 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves inventory ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 41 75 112 36 48 372 48 48 1982 __ 48 109 147 60 62 391 63 56 number, 1987 __ 2427 7970 3527 1 830 4047 38846 1 411 2502 1982 __ 1 729 8811 4089 2519 5229 39239 1 873 2454 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________ farms, 1987 __ 37 61 100 26 37 345 31 37 1962 __ 39 65 124 51 49 362 42 45 

number, 1987 __ I 060 4173 1 518 947 2 152 20995 569 1 409 1982 __ 917 4679 1 745 1 239 2590 20233 591 1 345 

Beef cows _______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 37 22 61 19 26 106 27 33 1962 __ 36 32 87 43 29 104 34 33 

number, 1987 __ (D) 790 1 051 (D) (D) 3466 (D) (D) 

1982 __ 836 732 1 180 (D) (D) 3 136 (D) 614 Milk cows ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 5 42 53 10 14 263 4 5 1982 __ 7 63 55 13 21 282 10 14 

number, 1987 __ (D) 3383 467 (D) (D) 17529 (D) (D) 

1982 __ 81 4147 565 (D) (D) 17097 (D) 731 

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 30 58 86 27 32 332 26 21 number, 1987 __ 521 2543 910 544 1 356 14046 340 445 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ farms, 1987 __ 34 53 96 25 38 248 35 35 number, 1987 __ 846 1 254 1 099 339 539 3805 502 648 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 36 70 105 33 41 381 39 35 1982 __ 44 96 115 48 55 391 39 40 number, 1987 __ I 054 3661 1 725 826 1 630 18052 567 1 117 1982 __ 1 065 3917 1 529 1 016 2016 19346 1 075 1 023 

Calves ____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 27 46 61 20 15 292 17 19 numbe,', 1987 __ 430 1 549 574 428 658 8438 132 331 Cattle ________ ,. _____ . ______________________ farms, 1987 __ 31 59 87 26 36 348 28 27 1982 __ 31 86 77 40 52 358 28 30 number, 1987 __ 624 2112 1 151 398 972 9614 435 786 1982 __ 721 1 874 1 138 502 1 165 11 453 640 563 Fattened on grain and concentrates ________ farms, 1987 __ 6 17 42 9 11 82 11 11 

number, 1987 __ 204 504 609 (D) 210 3 104 301 284 

Hogs and pigs inventory _______________________ farms, 1987 __ 24 15 94 24 11 90 44 74 1982 __ 27 43 116 32 23 87 75 84 number,1987 __ 3747 3 192 17030 14113 2702 21 684 14706 27665 1982 __ 3 165 4755 14791 14644 4867 8305 16200 29352 

Used or to be used for breeding _____ ,, __ . _____ farms, 1987 __ 13 7 72 20 7 26 34 60 1982 __ 21 30 83 25 16 44 52 65 number. 1987 __ 321 598 2960 (D) 427 2 162 3383 3780 1982 __ 411 1 015 1 986 2319 545 1 019 2885 4383 Other _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 23 14 88 21 10 87 36 68 1982 __ 26 38 110 32 22 82 69 79 number, 1987 __ 3426 2594 14070 (D) 2275 19522 11 323 24085 1982 __ 2754 3740 12805 12325 4322 7286 13315 24969 

Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________ farms, 1987 __ 22 14 97 21 11 97 48 75 1982 __ 24 38 99 33 23 85 71 82 number, 1987 __ 5079 5032 31 522 42787 5950 44 092 26783 44960 '1982 __ 5149 10256 20244 35 108 8439 18359 20 695 61 595 Feeder pigs ________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 6 5 24 12 6 10 14 22 1982 __ 7 13 20 16 7 30 21 20 number, 1987 __ 481 (D) 5257 (D) 3369 8097 4829 (D) 1982 __ 1 533 3141 3095 14381 2044 7018 2302 14547 

Sheep and lambs inventory ____________________ farms, 1987 __ 7 9 17 1 5 18 2 1 1982 __ 4 10 9 4 14 19 2 5 

number, 1987.._ 66 (D) 113 (D) (D) 760 (D) (D) 1982 __ 37 187 427 (D) 551 370 (D) 146 Sheep and lambs sold ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 4 6 14 1 2 13 2 3 1982 __ 3 8 7 4 12 19 1 3 number, 1987 __ 143 (D) 89 (D) (D) 279 (D) (D) 

1982 __ ! (D) (D) 176 (D) 474 238 (D) (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _________ farms, 1987 __ tl 18 52 8 7 48 33 12 1982 __ 23 17 73 10 16 63 41 11 

number,1987--1 (D) (D) (D) 130 000 620 452360 (D) (D) 1982 __ 1 130 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______ farms, 1987 __ 1 26 2 228 34 11 416 364 1982 __ 1 22 2 219 37 9 408 333 

number, 1987--1 (0) (D) (D) 45 671 603 7365 729 6755 (D) 67 860 514 1982 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 68 410 437 62 324 013 

See footnotes at end of table. 

206 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Maryland Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 3589 17 87 139 51 197 312 150 1982 __ 4923 25 97 190 129 281 418 186 acres, 1987 __ 400 179 822 3934 17958 3991 22048 30722 21 024 1982 __ 587 031 884 7212 24001 7979 31 686 48914 29722 bushels, 1987 __ 30 145 244 55 155 269 507 1 815 403 214 320 1 284 668 2 732 351 1 737 075 1982 __ 60 281 884 53675 655 098 2 438 608 550 402 3 267 409 4 895 859 3 087 038 

Wheat for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2330 8 41 66 27 200 217 83 1982 __ 2549 7 20 84 28 239 256 92 acres, 1987 __ 134 432 (D) 1 429 2978 1 067 18475 9643 4118 1982 __ 130 776 38 489 3309 894 18931 8495 3529 bushels, 1987 __ 6339852 (D) 61 095 138 332 35728 851 208 445 610 207262 1982 __ 5 395 863 1 605 17332 125 873 30677 754 525 321 043 149926 

Tobacco _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 590 - 105 - 85 - - - 1982 __ 1 362 - 156 - 267 1 - - acres, 1987 __ 7808 - 1 145 - 1 216 - - - 1982 __ 20513 - 2 190 - 3654 (0) - - pounds, 1987 __ 10 660 504 - 1 555 247 - 1 572 312 - - - 1982 __ 27 922 625 - 3 127 571 - 5 027 332 (0) - -

Soybeans for beans __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 2615 - 49 57 41 270 148 108 1982 __ 3013 - 43 73 65 348 101 108 acres, 1987 __ 374 489 - 3187 6344 2499 47685 13219 10509 1982 __ 390 727 - 2969 4785 2941 51 273 8466 9945 bushels, 1987 __ 8800 630 - 105610 234 164 61 849 728478 398 765 336 756 1982 __ 10 797 492 - 67872 137 652 68709 1 154 968 253 802 302 743 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 3047 40 72 163 28 76 360 130 1982 __ 3369 40 54 176 50 69 411 149 acres, 1987 __ 186 533 2663 2884 8 176 664 3023 22568 8178 1982 __ 168219 3083 1 378 7939 604 2066 19299 8103 tons, dry, 1987 __ 485 725 6901 4865 22275 842 6638 59868 23 145 1982 __ 437 563 7266 2569 20983 1 147 5883 48627 27625 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________ farms, 1987 __ 671 5 26 63 11 78 36 12 1982 __ 794 9 27 82 10 90 22 17 acres, 1987 __ 36200 153 728 3570 399 6081 2601 368 1982 __ 35740 301 528 4545 82 5466 1 764 492 

Item 

Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 85 133 366 146 189 54 222 84 1982 __ 176 193 484 153 257 73 269 144 acres, 1987 __ 4424 18989 22793 3370 19600 10762 44385 14536 1982 __ 10490 28007 35524 4628 29853 13579 68073 25864 

bushels, 1981-_ 203 746 1 729 898 1 981 792 288074 1 993377 1 013 704 2 712 502 1 416 594 1982 __ 889 519 3 106 321 3 259 442 433 057 3 087075 1 475 452 7 743 335 2 683 140 

Wheat for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 60 149 280 10 95 31 144 57 1982 __ 70 171 326 14 89 41 136 74 acres, 1987 __ 2089 13907 10605 77 2551 1 669 8202 4766 1982 __ 2257 14534 9939 210 2453 2195 9219 4304 bushels, 1987 __ 86072 734 802 463 906 2513 120421 82534 373 743 241 517 1982 __ 77 755 684 720 353 566 8437 95904 84932 425 426 159016 

Tobacco _____________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 131 - - - - - - - 1982 __ 298 - 1 1 - - - 1 acres, 1987 __ 2042 - - - - - - - 1982 __ 4732 - (D) (D) - - - (D) 

pounds, 1987 __ 2670 806 - - - - - - - 1982 __ 6383 393 - (0) (D) - - - (D) 

Soybeans for beans __________________________ farms, 1981-_ 63 209 96 - 78 29 184 51 1982 __ 100 266 66 2 89 25 180 50 acres, 1987 __ 5207 49791 7488 - 5761 3292 22144 9809 1982 __ 7206 57366 4179 (0) 4211 (0) 19814 6258 bushels, 1987 __ 118938 965250 227400 - 202039 112537 520 962 331 154 1982 __ 182 573 1 512 924 130106 (0) 124163 (0) 541 360 201 318 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 77 25 568 246 198 69 92 119 1982 __ 101 31 660 223 251 77 97 139 acres, 1987 __ 1 738 751 49231 17067 10380 5482 5645 10399 1982 __ 1 968 1 144 45884 14735 11 338 5069 4993 8372 

tons, dry, 1981-_ 2882 1 998 141 098 34325 33727 14055 16608 23699 1982 __ 3266 2542 126813 31 834 35513 13239 15140 18424 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________ farms, 1987 __ 17 59 24 13 24 10 18 25 1982 __ 19 81 34 16 31 18 23 26 

acres, 1981-_ 141 5022 252 146 1 897 487 2222 838 1982 __ 215 4997 317 435 2898 708 2875 537 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 207 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Wheat for grain ______________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels, 1981-_ 

1982 __ 

Tobacco ______________________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

pounds, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________ farms, 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

bushels, 1987.._ 

1982 __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) _______ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

tons, dry, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________ farms, 1987 __ 1982 __ 

acres, 1987 __ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Data for 1982 include sell-propelled only. 

1982 __ 

Prince 

George's 

48 

91 6520 

8584 

360 432 620 579 

32 

31 1 221 

678 42760 

18637 

70 

187 

986 

2831 I 270 498 3 489 788 

26 

46 2492 

3537 

66577 

68827 

52 

51 3020 

1 752 5 151 2333 

28 

21 1 922 

693 

Queen Anne's 51. Mary's 

223 158 302 263 50793 6429 71 676 10459 

2 587 772 333004 8 031 592 781 388 

183 100 

201 148 

14708 2 185 15415 3316 733 742 77 023 670484 104 092 

- 199 8 441 

- 2420 22 7050 

- 3 591 641 38000 9814 191 

225 122 

279 166 37956 9546 41 649 9747 

733 897 222181 1 195800 240696 

86 112 94 150 4301 2680 3763 3197 10240 5649 8970 5884 

35 40 42 29 3075 181 2666 106 

Somerset Talbot 

114 126 

150 190 

8575 31 619 11 219 41 025 

688 854 1 887 321 

1 246 371 4 417 931 

80 105 

77 126 

5407 12 123 4 193 14 162 231 898 623 507 206 637 584 224 

- - - 1 

- -

- (D) 

- - - (D) 

143 125 170 196 

21 316 33027 

20932 45852 523 680 689 799 

628 484 1 328 714 

49 48 55 51 1 193 2092 1 032 2514 2865 4586 

2750 5076 

31 12 30 21 2334 (D) 

1 475 1 000 

Washington Wicomico Worcester 

314 174 200 371 227 254 

16946 14452 25487 24842 19516 33294 1 175 347 1 316 644 2 347 704 1 815 649 2 145 742 3 597 202 

186 95 81 

157 102 60 5316 5 101 (D) 

3403 5276 3537 237 010 215 020 (D) 

131 508 228495 161 049 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

93 254 244 

38 334 268 3675 38327 41 215 1 548 45658 39764 97319 902812 1 220 463 30578 1 293 777 1 246 715 

358 45 34 

360 41 39 22533 669 1 196 18391 503 1 092 59897 1 577 2834 47926 1 308 2445 

26 66 12 

28 96 22 (D) 2237 758 

210 2865 566 

208 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Milk goats Goat milk 

Total sales Farms Number Farms Number Farms Gallons Farms ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 198 1 487 67 636 18 66353 76 203 1982 __ 306 2004 138 1 054 18 26 168 (NA) 142 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Allegany _________________ 7 (0) Anne Arundel ____________ 5 8 Baltimore ________________ 8 40 1 (0) 1 (0) Calvert __________________ 6 51 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) Caroline _________________ 5 44 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) Carroll ___________________ 17 (0) 9 (0) 3 (0) 12 (0) Cecil ____________________ 9 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) Charles __________________ 8 (0) 6 (0) 2 (0) 7 (0) Frederick ________________ 32 376 15 143 3 (0) 15 35 Garrett __________________ 13 101 5 (0) 2 (0) 6 4 

Harford __________________ 12 (0) 6 (0) 6 4 Howard __________________ 12 38 4 (0) 4 1 Montgomery _____________ 17 (0) 4 12 (0) 5 1 Prince George's __________ 8 19 SI. Mary's _______________ 8 44 3 7 1 (0) 4 (Z) Washington ______________ 20 78 7 38 2 (0) 8 5 Worcester _______________ 3 4 All other counties _________ 8 38 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

Table 18. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Angora goats Mohair 

Total sales Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds Farms ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 11 69 3 14 5 312 5 3 1982 __ 10 18 1 (0) 1 (0) (NA) (0) 

Table 19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory Sales 

Geographic area Sales Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 8 1 406 7 1 648 70 1982 __ 4 (0) 6 32377 701 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 209 
Table 20. Colonies of Bees and Honey -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Colonies of bees Honey 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

STATE TOTAL 

Maryland __________ 1981-_ 439 5 779 21 227 132 126 094 1982 __ 509 4908 23 291 116 90752 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Allegany _________________ 20 97 1 (D) 7 1 490 Anne Arundel ____________ 16 96 1 (D) 5 1 625 Baltimore ________________ 34 173 2 (D) 19 2505 Calvert __________________ 18 86 2 (D) 6 1 573 Caroline _________________ 8 115 2 (D) 3 (D) Carroll ___________________ 43 324 13 9371 Cecil ____________________ 18 477 (D) 4 (D) Charles __________________ 19 159 9 3768 Frederick ________________ 34 535 (D) 6 11 440 Garrett __________________ 32 114 6 600 

Harford __________________ 26 504 2 (D) 9 10347 Howard __________________ 14 62 2 (D) 3 180 Kent ____________________ 5 14 1 (D) 1 (D) Montgomery _____________ 30 287 1 (D) 6 7200 Prince George's __________ 31 867 1 (D) 13 22498 Queen Anne's ____________ 5 24 2 (D) St. Mary's _______________ 32 164 7 3440 Somerset ________________ 7 54 2 (D) 3 (D) Talbot ___________________ 6 21 1 (D) 2 (D) Washington ______________ 26 (D) 7 (D) Wicomico ________________ II 79 (D) 1 (D) All other counties _________ 4 (D) 

Table 21. Fish Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

DUCKS 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

Allegany ________________ _ 

Anne Arundel ___________ _ Baltimore _______________ _ 

Calvert _________________ _ Caroline ________________ _ Carroll __________________ _ 

Cecil ___________________ _ 

Charles _________________ _ 

Dorchester ______________ _ 

Frederick _______________ _ 

Garrett _________________ _ Harford _________________ _ 

Howard _________________ _ Kent ___________________ _ 

Montgomery ____________ _ 

Prince George's _________ _ 

Queen Anne's ___________ _ St. Mary's ______________ _ 

Worcester ~~~t;::;2~o_~======== ====== ______________ _ 

All other counties ________ _ 

Inventory 

Farms 

252 

338 

5 

12 

15 

11 

11 

22 

14 

15 

5 

27 

15 

16 

7 

8 

12 

14 

9 

11 

10 

4 

4 

5 

Number 

10054 

7099 

27 

346 

652 

(D) 

764 

455 

346 

607 

(D) 

503 

192 

212 

56 

420 

172 

320 

542 

93 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

76 

Sales 

Farms 

47 

92 

2 

2 

4 

7 

5 

5 

5 

4 

1 

5 

2 

1 

2 

Number 

29 196 

10824 

Geographic area 

GEESE 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

_ Counties, 1987 

(D) 

(D) 

545 

751 

134 

(D) 

(D) 

53 

Anne Arundel ___________ _ Baltimore _______________ _ 

Calvert _________________ _ Caroline ________________ _ Carroll __________________ _ 

Cecil ___________________ _ 

Charles _________________ _ 

Frederick _______________ _ 

(D) Garrett ------------------

(D) Harford ------------------

(D) - Howard _________________ _ (D) Kent ___________________ _ 

(D) Montgomery ____________ _ 

- Prince George's _________ _ (D) St. Mary's ______________ _ (D) TalboL _________________ _ 

- Washington _____________ _ 

- All other counties ________ _ 

Inventory 

Farms 

203 

248 

12 

17 

12 

6 

30 

9 

12 

25 

9 

11 

4 

3 

12 

12 

11 

3 

8 

7 

Number 

2065 

2905 

57 

165 

129 

55 

(D) 

(D) 

280 

255 

(D) 

148 

(D) 

(D) 

92 

129 

98 

31 

53 

70 

Farms 

t42 

(NA) 

7 

5 

19 

6 

5 

13 

5 

9 

7 

6 

10 

4 

2 

7 

13 

2 

7 

4 

2 

7 

2 

Sales 

Farms 

37 

46 

3 

4 

1 

10 

2 

5 

4 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

Total sales 

($1,000) 

92 

101 

(D) 

1 

3 

2 

3 

6 

3 

4 

7 

(Z) 

7 

(Z) 

(D) 

12 

17 

(D) 

3 

(Z) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Number 

458 

1 263 

43 

43 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

42 

40 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

210 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 22. Miscellaneous Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory Sales Inventory Sales 

Geographic area Geographic area 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

PHEASANTS OTHER 

POULTRY 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 71 (D) 27 (D) 

State Total 1982 __ 74 3870 27 2991 

Counties, 1987 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 30 11 048 19 40 122 Anne Arundel ____________ 10 372 2 (D) 

1982 __ 22 5915 8 (D) Baltimore ________________ 5 52 1 (D) Carrol! ___________________ 11 572 5 500 Cecil ____________________ 3 134 2 (D) Charles __________________ 4 90 Frederick ________________ . 6 (D) 3 5 

Counties, 1987 Garrett __________________ 3 (D) 1 (D) Harford __________________ 4 138 2 (D) Howard __________________ 5 167 1 (D) Montgomery _____________ 7 514 3 150 Prince George's __________ 3 15 2 (D) Baltimore ________________ 10 4451 5 17424 All other counties _________ 10 (D) 5 (D) Harford __________________ 3 (D) 3 (D) Queen Anne's ____________ 3 (D) 3 (D) POULTRY All other counties _________ 14 4213 8 13496 HATCHED (SEE 

TEXT) 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 66 31 418575 140 349388 214 

QUAIL 1982 __ 89 30 187907 203 329 017 111 

Counties, 1987 

Allegany _________________ 4 (D) Anne Arundel ____________ 5 (D) 7 (0) 

State Total Baltimore ________________ 6 (D) 14 23304 Caroline _________________ 1 (D) 3 (D) Carroll ___________________ 8 (D) 17 (D) Cecil ____________________ 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 18 5356 13 18705 Charles __________________ 4 (D) 12 (D) 

1982 __ 15 3395 14 7202 Dorchester _______________ 2 (D) 3 65 000 525 Frederick ________________ 1 (D) 14 509 Garrell __________________ 1 (D) 5 (0) Harford __________________ 3 (D) 9 603 Kent ____________________ 1 (D) 5 338 

Counties, 1987 Prince George's __________ 5 1 050 7 3654 Queen Anne's ____________ 4 (D) 5 (D) SI. Mary's _______________ 6 (D) Somerset ________________ 3 (D) 3 66 193 504 Talbot ___________________ 3 (D) 1 (D) Baltimore ________________ 3 (D) 2 (D) Washington ______________ 1 (D) 6 610 Carroll ___________________ 3 2920 3 5060 Wicomico ________________ 7 (D) 7 112 185 915 Queen Anne's ____________ 3 (D) 3 (D) Worcester _______________ 5 9 517 840 5 95 747 595 All other counties _________ 9 880 5 95 All other counties _________ 3 104 6 94 

Table 23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and 

Sales: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory Sales Inventory Sales 

Geographic area Sales Geographic area Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

MULES, MULES, 

BURROS,AND BURROS,AND 

DONKEYS DONKEYSCon. 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 174 381 13 21 6 1982 __ 81 232 5 14 6 

Counties, 1987 Counties, 1987-

Con. 

Allegany _________________ 3 3 Anne Arundel ____________ 8 17 Baltimore ________________ 16 30 1 (D) (D) Carroll ___________________ 14 28 1 (D) (D) Cecil ____________________ 8 9 3 3 1 Montgomery _____________ 10 69 4 Charles __________________ 7 15 - Prince George's __________ 5 6 Dorchester _______________ 3 4 (D) (D) SI. Mary's _______________ 6 9 Frederick ________________ 27 58 - Somerset ________________ 4 8 Garrell __________________ 7 12 - Talbot ___________________ 6 20 Harford __________________ 11 21 2 (D) (D) Washington ______________ 12 20 2 (D) (0) Howard __________________ 13 25 - Wicomico ________________ 4 11 Kent ____________________ 5 9 - All other counties _________ 5 7 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 211 
Table 23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and 

Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory Sales Inventory Sales 

Geographic area Sales Geographic area Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

GOATS, TOTAL GOATS, EXCEPT 

ANGORA AND 

MILK-Con. 

Counties, 1987 

State Total Allegany _________________ 3 (0) 1 (0) (0) Anne Arundel ____________ 12 70 3 (D) (0) 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 480 3249 141 1 227 (NA) Baltimore ________________ 25 72 12 (0) 4 Calvert __________________ 8 76 2 (0) (0) 1982 __ 432 2668 176 1 452 (NA) Caroline _________________ 6 26 2 (D) (0) Carroll ___________________ 34 244 9 102 4 Cecil ____________ . _______ 13 60 2 (D) (0) 

Counties, 1987 Charles __________________ 10 (D) 2 (D) (0) Dorchester _______________ 6 (0) 1 (D) (0) Frederick ________________ 44 (0) 10 86 3 

Allegany _________________ 9 59 1 (D) (NA) Garrett __________________ 12 51 1 (D) (D) 

Anne Arundel ____________ 17 78 3 (D) (NA) Harford __________________ 25 57 2 (D) (D) 

Baltimore ________________ 31 112 13 49 (NA) Howard __________________ 7 32 2 (D) (D) 

Calvert __________________ 14 127 3 22 (NA) Kent ____________________ 5 (0) 

Caroline _________________ 10 70 2 (D) (NA) Montgomery _____________ 25 214 2 (D) (0) 

Carroll ___________________ 48 463 18 192 (NA) Prince George's __________ 16 70 9 (D) 2 Cecil ____________________ 21 122 5 58 (NA) Queen Anne's ____________ 8 (0) 

Charles __________________ 15 332 8 78 (NA) 51. Mary's _______________ 10 62 5 57 2 

Dorchester _______________ 7 (D) 1 (D) (NA) Somerset ________________ 4 (0) 2 (D) (D) 

Frederick ________________ 65 555 24 229 (NA) Talbot ___________________ 7 18 Washington ______________ 21 70 7 27 1 Wicomico ________________ 7 (0) 4 23 1 

Garrett __________________ 5 54 (NA) Worcester _______________ 9 54 3 33 (0) 23 152 Harford __________________ 36 104 7 98 (NA) RABBITS AND Howard __________________ 20 73 6 27 (NA) Kent ____________________ THEIR PELTS 6 9 (NA) Montgomery _____________ 39 290 6 24 (NA) State Total Prince George's __________ 23 89 10 47 (NA) Queen Anne's ____________ 10 34 (NA) Maryland __________ 1987 __ 51. Mary's _______________ 176 4492 74 12807 30 16 106 5 64 (NA) Somerset ________________ 4 (0) 2 (D) (NA) 1982 __ 135 6645 89 12319 84 

Talbot ___________________ 10 49 1 (0) (NA) Washington ______________ 37 148 14 65 (NA) Counties, 1987 Wicomico ________________ 8 52 4 23 (NA) Worcester _______________ 11 58 3 33 (NA) Anne Arundel ____________ 7 173 5 (D) 1 Baltimore ________________ 11 456 2 (D) (D) Calvert __________________ 4 122 2 (D) (D) Caroline _________________ 4 (0) 3 (D) (D) Carroll ___________________ 20 293 11 162 1 

GOATS, EXCEPT Cecil ____________________ 4 (0) 1 (D) (0) 

ANGORA AND Charles __________________ 11 900 5 520 4 

MILK Frederick ________________ 24 222 6 140 1 Garrett __________________ 14 303 8 446 1 Harford __________________ 8 34 2 (D) (0) Howard __________________ 7 25 7 39 (Z) Montgomery _____________ 3 (0) 1 (D) (D) 

State Total Prince George'"- _________ 12 73 2 (0) (0) 51. Mary's _______________ 17 273 6 589 3 Washington ______________ 14 399 9 744 2 Wicomico ________________ 4 43 1 (D) (D) Maryland __________ 1987 __ 317 1 693 81 577 25 Worcester _______________ 3 (D) 1982 __ 144 646 42 (D) (D) All other counties _________ 9 272 3 530 2 

Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maryland _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Allegany _____________________________ _ 

Anne ArundeL ________________________ _ Baltimore ____________________________ _ Calvert _______________________________ _ 

Caroline _____________________________ _ Carroll _______________________________ _ Cecil ________________________________ _ 

Charles ______________________________ _ 

Dorchester ___________________________ _ Frederick ____________________________ _ 

212 MARYLAND 

Farms 

5608 

54 

139 

244 

138 

268 

573 

231 

172 

168 

569 

1987 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

432 409 31 941 714 

1 379 4678 

19322 

4923 

23697 

34 383 22457 

5778 

19 399 25051 

86533 

311 127 920 672 253 148 1 332 470 

2 975 273 1 823 321 264281 

1 748 862 2 136 895 

Irrigated 

Farms 

157 

45 

1 

3 

31 

5 

Acres 

13728 

(0) 

5104 

(0) 

(0) 

3 455 

88 

Farms 

7281 

85 

190 

332 

200 

355 

773 

277 

258 

226 

719 

Harvested 

Acres 

620 198 

1 435 8624 

25732 

8669 

32796 

53296 

31 159 11 349 28628 

38920 

1982 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

62 845 256 114 11 672 

90874 

769 318 (D) 

2 572 934 591 160 3 367 597 26 (D) 

5 233 786 3 218 555 938 843 2 (D) 

3 163 017 35 3586 3 485 316 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS)-Con. 

CountIes-Con. 

GarretL _______________________________ 238 4 137 339 978 1 (D) 264 5328 488 553 (D) Harford _______________________________ 327 21 376 2 141 455 3 51 457 32 176 3 279 517 Howard _______________________________ 83 11 135 1 044 964 1 (D) 128 14368 1 549 583 Kent- _________________________________ 286 46916 2 834 868 3 396 307 68982 7 827 020 3 465 Montgomery ___________________________ 147 15857 1 498 775 2 (D) 213 26896 2 770 213 

~~~~~ ~~~~;'~-======================= 134 7614 418 876 1 (D) 195 11 138 817 533 1 (D) 

313 54 141 2 706496 18 2448 358 72 728 8 126 049 14 (D) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 286 7813 395 680 9 48 359 11 564 847 822 4 (D) Somerset _____________________________ 128 8783 701 948 6 184 173 11 573 1 279 274 7 446 Talbot ________________________________ 185 32866 1 951 421 1 (D) 213 41 532 4 463 024 1 (D) 

~~~~~bo~_ = = == = = = === = = = = = = = = = == === = = = 

457 19308 1 287 673 1 (D) 610 28723 2 060 347 2 (D) 

215 14998 1 350 150 20 1 417 281 20430 2231 409 16 (D) Worcester _____________________________ 253 26398 2 416 848 5 339 308 34 152 3 673 512 1 (D) 

SORGHUM FOR GRAIN OR 

SEED (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 50 1 853 89994 35 1 168 74781 

CountIes 

Carroll ________________________________ 3 41 2140 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Dorchester ____________________________ 17 1 039 36911 20 946 62044 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 16 247 14925 5 51 2680 Worcester _____________________________ 5 290 24096 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 9 236 11 922 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

WHEAT FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 3112 146081 6 766 273 44 2333 3 153 138 204 5 635 641 18 817 

CountIes 

Allegany ______________________________ 14 117 4664 14 73 2 635 Anne ArundeL ________________________ 62 1 681 69054 28 603 20 116 (D) Baltimore _____________________________ 98 3390 150951 113 3619 135 374 Calvert ________________________________ 49 1 351 43670 34 980 33269 Caroline ______________________________ 277 20272 913 907 9 419 299 20027 791 312 2 (D) Carroll ________________________________ 342 11 113 498 583 369 9500 351 232 Cecil _________________________________ 98 4283 214 159 106 3677 154 938 Charles _______________________________ 89 2514 100491 87 2433 84632 1 (D) Dorchester ____________________________ 185 14725 767 795 17 914 196 15004 698 813 7 272 Frederick _____________________________ 362 11 639 503842 3 134 392 10634 373 605 

GarretL _______________________________ 17 136 4503 25 272 10771 Harford _______________________________ 132 2901 133 700 126 2745 106 034 Howard _______________________________ 41 1 812 89218 58 2371 91 281 Kent __________________________________ 158 8541 385 720 (D) 150 9467 434 965 (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 79 5007 251 864 93 4662 170 839 Prince George's _______________________ 53 1 372 46694 3 (D) 52 990 31 398 Queen Anne's _________________________ 218 15509 762802 3 212 214 15675 678 435 2 (D) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 167 3209 106 005 190 3834 118455 2 (D) Somerset _____________________________ 92 5708 245044 (D) 83 4321 209 090 Talbot ________________________________ 137 12632 649 063 (D) 139 14361 592 423 

~~~:~bo~_=========================== 254 6056 267 710 200 3817 144 837 

106 5376 225 257 6 380 116 5468 235 408 (D) Worcester _____________________________ 82 6737 331 577 69 3671 165 779 (D) 

BARLEY FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 1 541 59268 3 707 134 14 403 1 806 72491 4251 789 9 380 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 5 (D) (D) 5 34 1 710 Baltimore _____________________________ 75 3861 253 451 102 4636 276 779 Calvert ________________________________ 11 272 15960 22 917 54635 Caroline ______________________________ 165 10859 648 418 2 (D) 197 13 156 773 057 3 (D) Carroll ________________________________ 222 6629 426472 259 6564 389 383 Cecil _________________________________ 48 1 692 97688 64 1 902 113096 Charles _______________________________ 5 95 5799 1 (D) 13 182 10465 Dorchester ____________________________ 77 7041 443 513 8 268 109 11 863 690 767 6 (D) Frederick _____________________________ 209 5645 335 798 215 4917 273 406 GarretL _______________________________ 28 442 13410 18 331 17967 

Harford _______________________________ 73 1 851 123 244 79 2475 142 502 Howard _______________________________ 40 2045 147 770 54 2335 155 603 Kent __________________________________ 44 1 243 85809 51 1 868 114664 Montgomery ___________________________ 35 1 229 75 751 33 1 420 88538 Queen Anne's _________________________ 84 4643 321 600 (D) 70 3941 237 334 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 81 1 319 69279 (D) 89 1 564 85826 Somerset _____________________________ 26 1 237 89154 55 2797 165 759 Talbot ________________________________ 50 2815 189821 65 4 197 250 367 

~~~h~~~bo~_=========================== 209 4275 254 781 199 3416 188 527 

29 1 208 63771 62 2414 133510 Worcester _____________________________ 20 771 41 130 29 1 099 65612 All other counties ______________________ 5 (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 213 
Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

BUCKWHEAT (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 18 277 6 101 (D) 23 281 7017 

OATS FOR GRAIN 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 1 011 13879 804 061 (D) 1 278 15 544 873 176 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 24 192 7 455 37 308 15474 Anne ArundeL _________________________ 3 (D) (D) 8 47 2055 Baltimore _____________________________ 42 585 38 544 55 653 37619 Calvert ________________________________ 8 45 1 800 6 43 2 035 

Caroline 14 81 4 601 10 66 3 582 

Carroll __ = = == = = = = = = = = = = ==== = ===== = = = = == 149 724 111 460 219 2 132 127 430 

Cecil 21 237 14 952 29 355 17 377 

Charles= == = == = === = = == = = = = == == = = = = = = = = = 25 224 14 382 (D) 23 250 14 740 Frederick _____________________________ 152 2 129 118 301 210 2607 131 174 GarretL _______________________________ 228 3268 181 917 312 4577 286 774 

Harford _______________________________ 44 401 19319 63 485 27470 Howard _______________________________ 6 136 6479 15 128 6 755 Kent __________________________________ 10 105 8725 7 213 12 790 Montgomery ___________________________ 27 422 21 730 34 606 29 827 Prince George's _______________________ 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Queen Anne's _________________________ 15 897 61 354 2 (D) 9 196 9216 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 67 672 39641 53 464 22 114 Talbot ________________________________ 4 78 7 120 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Washington ___________________________ 162 2492 139 055 174 2 283 118941 All other counties ______________________ 7 63 1 206 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 315 3579 100 848 354 3 406 94 777 2 (D) 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _________________________ 18 234 6622 15 95 2 363 Baltimore _____________________________ 8 110 2 149 10 93 2525 Calvert ________________________________ 16 121 2 835 22 174 4624 Caroline 13 124 3670 26 299 8364 

Carroll __ = = = = = = = = = = == ==== = = == = == = = == = = = 26 247 8 112 11 96 2602 Cecil 10 47 1 700 11 68 968 

Charles-= = = = = = = = = = = == = == == = == === = = == = = = 25 206 4 649 25 315 7585 Dorchester ____________________________ 7 74 1 737 12 110 3040 Frederick - - - - - --- - ----- - -- --- - - - - - - - -- 32 588 17 690 23 257 7932 GarretL _______________________________ 10 64 2202 7 47 1 585 

Harford _______________________________ 12 104 2 715 11 120 4405 Kent __________________________________ 12 219 7750 14 160 4325 (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 8 191 6460 9 136 5 190 Prince George's _______________________ 17 204 4385 11 132 2454 Queen Anne's _________________________ 9 205 5 573 12 86 2051 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 17 133 3 087 22 119 2 940 Somerset _____________________________ 11 85 2 548 18 189 4 768 Talbot ________________________________ 5 70 2075 8 58 1 782 Washington ___________________________ 21 216 6 180 18 119 2665 Wicomico _____________________________ 31 268 7 004 50 574 17609 1 (D) All other counties ______________________ 7 69 1 705 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SUNFLOWER SEED 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 10 150 134 264 5 52 77 150 

Counties 

Washington ___________________________ 3 (D) 44600 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 7 (D) 89664 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

214 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and 

Peanuts: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

TOBACCO (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 1 357 10780 13 751 729 161 2027 2489 24840 32 280 276 196 2743 

Counties 

Anne Arunde'-- ________________________ 205 1 544 1 977 066 2 (0) 289 2697 3 645 239 14 (0) Calvert ________________________________ 283 1 936 2 308 156 11 (0) 541 4573 6 042 457 12 123 Charles _______________________________ 258 2566 3 245 681 47 761 505 5656 7331 601 63 138 Prince George's _______________________ 215 1 595 1 854 018 17 147 418 3738 4267 115 15 131 St. Mary's _____________________________ 391 3 129 4359 118 84 1 000 711 8104 10 895 634 91 1 281 All other counties ______________________ 5 10 7690 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SOYBEANS FOR BEANS 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 3697 405 170 9 352 369 137 10652 3965 413137 11 290 198 85 7 127 

Counties 

Anne Arundel __________________________ 78 3544 115459 72 3452 77 886 Baltimore _____________________________ 81 6691 245 683 92 5061 143 563 Calvert ________________________________ 67 2901 68263 83 3109 72430 Caroline ______________________________ 427 54426 804 130 48 3238 493 55462 1 235 170 28 2899 Carroll ________________________________ 189 13804 412 805 123 8722 261 196 Cecil _________________________________ 147 11 296 357 132 147 10685 320 858 Charles _______________________________ 114 6213 140 655 1 (0) 144 8039 199 178 Dorchester ____________________________ 286 52811 001 570 45 4480 355 60138 1 566 749 32 2647 Frederick _____________________________ 110 7672 231 800 2 (0) 76 4356 133 426 Harford _______________________________ 101 6098 212 532 1 (0) 103 4390 129134 

Howard _______________________________ 36 3445 116130 27 2456 79683 Kent __________________________________ 224 22987 537 814 3 (0) 206 20274 552521 2 (0) Montgomery ___________________________ 58 9934 334626 55 6504 204 158 Prince George's _______________________ 73 3580 87427 88 4 172 80067 Queen Anne's _________________________ 309 40552 774 526 12 604 342 43235 1 230 512 7 485 St. Mary's _____________________________ 255 13041 283 675 3 9 233 10962 266952 1 (0) Somerset _____________________________ 183 22615 556 227 4 422 221 22416 667977 2 (0) Talbot ________________________________ 191 34894 724 002 1 (0) 233 46601 1 347 622 1 (0) Washington ___________________________ 101 3886 100 896 45 1 691 33394 Wicomico _____________________________ 347 41 334 964 244 16 137 470 49348 1 378486 12 424 Worcester _____________________________ 320 43446 1 282 773 1 (0) 354 41 783 1 300 155 

IRISH POTATOES (CWT) 

State Total 

Maryland _____________________ - - --- ____ 155 2487 496 312 24 766 279 1 871 396360 14 365 

Counties 

Anne Arunde'-- ________________________ 10 8 518 2 (0) 12 31 3512 Baltimore _____________________________ 9 7 042 17 19 1 885 Calvert ________________________________ 4 (0) (0) 15 37 5519 Caroline ______________________________ 5 (0) (0) 4 (0) 5 (0) (0) (0) Carroll ________________________________ 15 23 7415 25 32 5403 Cecil _________________________________ 3 (0) (0) 4 (0) (0) 2 (0) Charles _______________________________ 5 (0) (D) (D) 15 32 1 853 1 (D) Dorchester ____________________________ 3 4 270 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Frederick _____________________________ 34 44 8577 4 54 96 12028 1 (D) GarretL _______________________________ 7 (0) (D) 14 (0) (0) 

Harford _______________________________ 3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Howard _______________________________ 6 3 276 15 8 1 178 3 3 Montgomery ___________________________ 5 17 3295 9 15 (0) Prince George's _______________________ 7 2 224 1 (0) 15 13 1 370 (D) St. Mary's _____________________________ 10 32 3403 4 (0) 12 17 2795 Washington ___________________________ 16 (0) (D) 1 (D) 34 40 5100 Worcester _____________________________ 6 1 391 276 365 3 (D) 8 777 187 494 2 (D) All other counties ______________________ 7 304 80388 4 303 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SWEETPOTATOES 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 65 527 142 527 19 112 85 999 327 840 11 106 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _________________________ 14 62 18130 2 (D) 26 101 28435 1 (D) Baltimore _____________________________ 3 1 130 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Calvert ________________________________ 5 (D) (D) 5 5 520 Caroline ______________________________ 9 10 945 4 (0) 6 8 1 660 3 Prince George's _______________________ 8 11 2073 9 17 3930 Queen Anne's _________________________ 3 (0) (D) 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wicomico _____________________________ 14 389 112720 9 83 17 830 288 950 6 (D) All other counties ______________________ 9 26 2964 3 12 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 215 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

FIELD SEED AND GRASS 

SEED CROPS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 29 671 (X) 51 945 (X) 

Counties 

Carroll ________________________________ 3 (D) (X) 6 55 (X) Frederick _____________________________ 6 (D) (X) 14 326 (X) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 9 301 (X) 7 135 (X) Washington ___________________________ 6 (D) (X) 8 123 (X) All other counties ______________________ 5 124 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

RED CLOVER SEED 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 19 277 24055 43 704 57809 

Counties 

SI. Mary's _____________________________ 6 (D) 7275 4 56 2800 Washington _____________________ • _____ 6 80 9 160 8 123 12420 All other counties ______________________ 7 (D) 7620 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

HAY-ALFALFA, OTHER 

TAME, SMALL GRAIN, 

WILD, GRASS SILAGE, 

GREEN CHOP, ETC. (SEE 

TEXT) (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 6619 255 676 593 854 66 1 879 6709 229 046 533 939 23 419 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 189 7651 13419 7 44 207 7 153 12844 Anne ArundeL ________________________ 202 4823 7678 149 (D) 5920 Baltimore _____________________________ 396 12077 28854 1 (D) 450 12510 28317 3 26 Calvert ________________________________ 129 2 145 2749 1 (D) 93 1 133 2097 2 (D) Caroline ______________________________ 123 3519 7453 10 185 94 2280 6240 2 (D) Carroll ________________________________ 827 30162 73 172 2 (D) 898 26072 60 101 Cecil _________________________________ 288 10574 27913 2 (D) 279 10079 31 209 (D) Charles _______________________________ 207 3901 5671 1 (D) 203 3500 5256 (D) Dorchester ____________________________ 44 918 2274 6 70 42 1 228 2628 Frederick _____________________________ 1 082 60674 159386 7 580 120 54855 141 808 (D) 

GarretL _______________________________ 569 26932 49801 590 24594 46321 (D) Harford _______________________________ 484 15078 42254 (D) 525 15390 43043 (D) Howard _______________________________ 194 8093 17 337 233 8321 18969 Kent __________________________________ 111 5990 17077 6 528 108 5151 15312 1 (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 309 14445 29659 1 (D) 322 12894 24317 2 (D) Prince George's _______________________ 193 5835 8285 1 (D) 162 (D) 5 137 Queen Anne's _________________________ 113 4626 10814 6 160 115 4009 9341 2 (D) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 255 4508 8516 4 15 238 4238 7 570 Somerset _____________________________ 73 1 558 3418 2 (D) 72 1 178 3030 2 (D) Talbot ________________________________ 67 2308 4859 1 (D) 70 2750 5625 Washington ___________________________ 631 27425 67929 3 (D) 615 22562 54324 1 (D) Wicomico ______________ .. ______________ 81 1 124 2344 4 65 66 729 1 751 3 (D) Worcester _____________________________ 52 1 310 2992 58 1 268 2779 

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 3049 83446 269 318 32 818 2786 71 606 233 023 14 291 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 59 2001 5325 2 (D) 57 1 978 4988 Anne ArundeL ________________________ 49 751 1 642 23 307 939 Baltimore _____________________________ 222 4804 15368 207 4592 13924 (D) Calvert ________________________________ 30 383 599 1 (D) 20 234 533 Caroline ______________________________ 80 1 354 3054 8 106 44 737 3020 2 (D) Carroll ________________________________ 414 10584 34017 366 7 139 23619 Cecil _________________________________ 185 5 188 17 164 (D) 185 4942 19037 Charles _______________________________ 24 364 632 19 285 592 Dorchester ____________________________ 20 372 1 194 6 70 17 178 644 Frederick _____________________________ 544 18685 68322 540 18035 62343 

GarretL _______________________________ 306 8462 18012 260 6970 15414 (D) Harford _______________________________ 278 7248 27428 300 7411 26950 Howard _______________________________ 67 2258 7850 62 2106 7 136 Kent __________________________________ 67 2329 9896 3 (D) 66 2324 9789 1 (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 90 2684 8614 63 1 891 5 177 2 (D) Prince George's _______________________ 30 576 1 534 17 209 369 - Queen Anne's _________________________ 61 1 569 4990 3 100 50 1 147 3677 (D) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 39 375 892 2 (D) 28 266 525 Somerset _____________________________ 19 288 807 1 (D) 17 286 1 030 2 (D) Talbot ________________________________ 27 610 1 729 1 (D) 35 586 2076 

~fc~':~~O~ _ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = = == = = = == = 

398 12047 38401 1 (D) 366 9497 29578 1 (D) 

22 234 851 3 (D) 24 170 615 3 (D) Worcester _____________________________ 18 280 997 20 316 1 048 

216 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, 

DRY) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 703 13733 21 260 8 (D) 545 8946 15956 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 15 384 512 14 103 175 Anne ArundeL _________________________ 25 467 679 8 63 120 Baltimore _____________________________ 28 435 597 19 199 198 Calvert ________________________________ 13 221 228 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Caroline ______________________________ 18 325 410 2 (D) 12 (D) (D) Carroll ________________________________ 103 1 971 2720 83 1 092 1 789 Cecil _________________________________ 24 219 578 15 174 504 Charles _______________________________ 18 (D) (D) 21 214 229 Dorchester ____________________________ 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D) Frederick _____________________________ 124 3244 5799 (D) 109 2255 4772 

GarretL _______________________________ 34 340 424 37 494 591 Harford _______________________________ 45 845 1 053 (D) 36 360 636 Howard _______________________________ 11 333 509 13 265 430 Kent __________________________________ 20 488 (D) 2 (D) 11 (0) (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 22 558 1 025 26 573 1 168 Prince George's _______________________ 26 272 316 10 88 (D) Queen Anne's _________________________ 17 (0) (D) (D) 15 490 (D) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 41 498 808 21 151 216 Somerset _____________________________ 7 (D) (D) 9 123 (D) Talbot ________________________________ 11 315 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Washington ___________________________ 79 1 547 2411 (D) 62 939 1 334 Wicomico _____________________________ 13 (D) (D) 10 52 70 Worcester _____________________________ 5 (0) (D) 5 116 126 

TAME HAY OTHER THAN 

ALFALFA, SMALL GRAIN, 

AND WILD HAY (SEE 

TEXn (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 4482 120 479 226 733 21 225 4785 117 715 223322 8 (D) 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 129 4 122 6060 4 31 160 4467 6949 Anne ArundeL _________________________ 162 3293 4870 133 2523 4351 Baltimore _____________________________ 226 5324 9889 (D) 291 6 387 11 771 2 (D) Calvert ________________________________ 101 1 410 1 846 82 782 1 346 2 (D) Caroline ______________________________ 54 1 363 3067 60 1 091 2318 Carroll ________________________________ 566 13885 28236 2 (D) 678 14995 29541 Cecil _________________________________ 154 3 172 6341 1 (D) 164 3331 7728 (D) Charles _______________________________ 178 3050 4378 1 (D) 170 2911 4272 (D) Dorchester ____________________________ 26 497 1 027 24 558 669 Frederick _____________________________ 806 28352 59615 4 50 824 26386 55488 (D) 

GarretL _______________________________ 349 13003 22615 395 12429 21 586 Harford _______________________________ 269 4795 9667 320 6 166 12161 (D) Howard _______________________________ 144 4 176 6499 163 5059 9630 Kent __________________________________ 64 1 761 3604 55 1 204 2374 Montgomery ___________________________ 240 9536 17360 262 9266 16097 Prince George's _______________________ 149 4317 5818 1 (D) 140 3 174 4 127 Queen Anne's _________________________ 64 1 555 3039 2 (D) 70 1 578 3 191 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 200 3424 6590 2 (D) 207 3 531 6235 Somerset _____________________________ 57 937 1 674 1 (D) 53 469 1 094 Talbot ________________________________ 41 973 1 598 1 (D) 48 1 307 2397 Washington ___________________________ 419 10 143 19564 366 8669 17086 Wicomico _____________________________ 52 609 1 257 (D) 44 460 1 019 Worcester _____________________________ 32 758 1 719 36 732 1 490 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 443 7795 9060 3 (D) 327 5063 6 133 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 31 853 921 (D) 9 322 271 Anne ArundeL _________________________ 13 (D) (D) 6 29 (D) Baltimore _____________________________ 39 725 1 002 36 464 661 Calvert ________________________________ 15 (0) (0) 4 46 (0) Caroline __ ___ _________________________ 5 34 19 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Carroll ________________________________ 49 490 812 35 226 219 

Cecil 31 443 729 (0) 9 65 84 

Charles=============================== 17 255 266 7 70 96 Frederick _____________________________ 51 949 947 44 691 983 GarretL _______________________________ 33 738 821 44 744 650 

Harford _______________________________ 41 682 766 31 409 613 Howard _______________________________ 15 443 357 24 390 538 Kent __________________________________ 4 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Montgomery ___________________________ 36 790 904 15 576 749 Prince George's _______________________ 19 471 370 18 443 436 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 11 99 125 13 113 69 Somerset _____________________________ 4 (D) (D) 4 37 (D) Washington ___________________________ 22 317 448 (D) 17 314 368 All other counties ______________________ 7 55 75 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 217 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, 

AND GREEN CHOP HAY 

(TONS, GREEN) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 694 30223 202 386 8 630 749 25716 166524 2 (0) 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 11 291 1 800 8 283 1 380 Baltimore _____________________________ 16 789 6002 32 868 5291 Caroline ______________________________ 20 443 2710 3 (0) 20 325 2325 Carroll ________________________________ 90 3232 22173 95 2620 14821 Cecil _________________________________ 32 1 552 9304 39 1 567 11 558 Frederick _____________________________ 156 9444 74105 2 (0) 171 7488 54662 GarretL _______________________________ 113 4389 23780 101 3957 23637 Harford _______________________________ 38 1 508 10021 (0) 40 1 044 8049 Howard _______________________________ 15 881 6369 15 501 3105 Kent __________________________________ 24 (0) 7028 (0) 33 263 7335 

Montgomery ___________________________ 17 875 5270 (0) 20 568 3379 Prince George's _______________________ 6 199 739 4 (0) (0) Queen Anne's _________________________ 16 (0) 5342 17 (0) 4 159 2 (0) St. Mary's _____________________________ 7 112 304 6 177 1 576 Somerset _____________________________ 15 169 1 023 15 243 2084 Talbot ________________________________ 6 (0) (0) 15 580 2223 Washington ___________________________ 105 3371 21 303 100 2943 17863 Worcester _____________________________ 3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 4 183 1 512 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR 

GREEN CHOP (TONS, 

GREEN) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 1 893 93 164 1 222 626 17 748 2349 104019 1 552 057 9 191 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 33 870 7059 2 (0) 41 641 8813 Anne Arundel __________________________ 14 476 6372 19 464 8 141 Baltimore _____________________________ 49 2667 47644 77 (0) 40985 Calvert ________________________________ 13 178 1 538 1 (0) 13 198 2780 Caroline ______________________________ 46 2979 26574 3 64 36 1 655 24338 (0) Carroll ________________________________ 223 9976 141 197 1 (0) 272 12942 196215 Cecil _________________________________ 88 3773 65397 113 4488 73993 (0) Charles _______________________________ 13 114 1 059 18 166 3315 (D) Dorchester ____________________________ 7 360 3575 2 (0) 7 188 3303 Frederick _____________________________ 469 30828 393 774 1 (0) 562 34042 485215 

GarretL _______________________________ 223 5090 62753 262 5 190 69336 Harford _______________________________ 117 4624 82268 (0) 193 6724 113742 Howard _______________________________ 34 1 922 33 106 54 2823 51 596 Kent __________________________________ 46 3238 47262 79 5085 90939 Montgomery ___________________________ 38 2934 44093 57 4623 69259 Prince George's _______________________ 11 426 5264 14 (0) 8801 Queen Anne's _________________________ 52 3818 34645 (0) 60 2836 43982 2 (0) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 40 629 6034 (0) 52 (0) 8632 2 (0) Somerset _____________________________ 16 554 6225 (0) 21 562 8152 Talbot ________________________________ 17 1 398 12327 20 1 192 22324 Washington ___________________________ 324 15466 180 465 1 (0) 363 15372 201 587 (0) Wicomico _____________________________ 9 265 3293 2 (0) 6 236 6219 (0) Worcester _____________________________ II 579 10702 10 436 10390 

SORGHUM FOR SILAGE OR 

GREEN CHOP (TONS, 

GREEN) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 79 1 506 13587 133 2003 20987 

Counties 

Baltimore _____________________________ 3 85 1 393 6 89 450 Carroll ________________________________ 8 93 368 11 (0) 717 Cecil _________________________________ 4 45 365 5 61 552 Frederick _____________________________ 18 495 2761 28 452 3979 Garrett ________________________________ 6 41 477 6 110 1 174 Kent __________________________________ 3 22 176 5 55 233 SI. Mary'"-____________________________ 5 73 949 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Somerset _____________________________ 5 36 291 5 (0) 266 Washington ___________________________ 12 291 1 874 18 387 3335 All other counties ______________________ 15 325 4933 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

218 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

LAND USED FOR 

1 VEGETABLES (SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 1 184 37001 418 19 185 1 403 37 167 310 13 890 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 14 189 3 7 18 324 1 (D) Anne ArundeL _________________________ 76 945 15 192 74 748 11 144 Baltimore _____________________________ 116 3 731 18 499 161 4 435 15 341 Calvert ________________________________ 25 397 7 209 28 138 4 8 Caroline ______________________________ 110 6 188 85 5451 126 5 223 75 3 826 Carroll ________________________________ 62 2658 5 11 85 1 930 2 (D) Cecil _________________________________ 24 424 5 75 27 538 6 32 Charles _______________________________ 48 245 11 48 53 301 5 7 Dorchester ____________________________ 72 5031 53 4444 94 4982 51 3 330 Frederick _____________________________ 53 305 8 31 66 376 6 30 

GarretL _______________________________ 19 164 23

1 

484 Harford _______________________________ 40 1 858 9 190 58 3 073 1 (D) Howard _______________________________ 3D 634 8 334 45 803 7 69 Kent __________________________________ 21 2 128 8 1 438 28 2929 3 (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 55 931 10 159 60 668 8 25 Prince George's _______________________ 93 1 691 23 289 72 638 13 122 Queen Anne's _________________________ 40 2893 18 1 821 50 2 706 17 519 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 70 231 36 126 43 139 7 11 Somerset _____________________________ 35 2336 22 1 717 35 1 493 12 487 Talbot ________________________________ 13 685 2 (D) 24 1 004 2 (0) 

~rc~h~~;O~_=================:==::::::: 53 184 12 29 68 316 5 15 

97 2391 54 537 138 3 146 58 983 Worcester _____________________________ 18 764 6 (0) 27 573 1 (D) 

VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 1 184 38238 418 19724 1 403 38 331 310 14444 

Counties 

Allegany _____________________ . _________ 14 191 3 10 18 324 1 (D) Anne ArundeL _________________________ 76 962 15 192 74 784 11 146 Baltimore _____________________________ 116 3 798 18 535 161 4 947 15 388 Calvert ________________________________ 25 435 7 248 28 140 4 8 Caroline ______________________________ 110 6249 85 5 504 126 5657 75 4 255 Carroll ________________________________ 62 2718 5 11 85 1 939 2 (0) Cecil _________________________________ 24 424 5 74 27 539 6 32 Charles _______________________________ 48 243 11 48 53 309 5 7 Dorchester ____________________________ 72 5094 53 4494 94 5045 51 3392 Frederick _____________________________ 53 303 8 31 66 378 6 29 

Garrett ________________________________ 19 165 23 485 Harford _______________________________ 40 1 941 9 189 58 3074 1 (0) Howard _______________________________ 30 637 8 334 45 811 7 69 Kent __________________________________ 21 2233 8 1 545 28 2929 3 (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 55 932 10 159 60 675 8 25 Prince George's _______________________ 93 2 177 23 291 72 891 13 122 Queen Anne's _________________________ 40 3090 18 2020 50 2 708 17 519 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 70 232 36 127 43 137 7 11 Somerset _____________________________ 35 2371 22 1 752 35 1 509 12 502 Talbot ________________________________ 13 685 2 (0) 24 1 004 2 (0) Washington ___________________________ 53 184 12 29 68 313 5 15 Wicomico _____________________________ 97 2406 54 1 550 138 3 164 58 1 983 Worcester _____________________________ 18 768 6 (0) 27 573 1 (0) 

ASPARAGUS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 50 179 22 49 30 205 5 8 

GREEN LIMA BEANS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 82 1 008 26 806 91 1 578 18 642 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _________________________ 6 27 3 (0) Baltimore _____________________________ 14 47 28 434 3 5 Caroline ______________________________ 8 359 7 356 9 624 6 193 Carroll ________________________________ 6 3 3 1 Dorchester ____________________________ 4 6 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Frederick _____________________________ 3 (0) 5 4 Howard _______________________________ 5 7 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Prince George's _______________________ 8 18 2 (0) 4 (D) 1 (0) Queen Anne's _________________________ 6 496 5 421 4 326 4 326 Somerset _____________________________ 5 10 3 6 3 (0) 1 (0) Wicomico _____________________________ 9 27 3 10 10 17 2 (0) All other counties ______________________ 8 (0) 3 (Z) (NA) I (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 219 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations 8nd symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area Harvested 

Farms 

SNAP BEANS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________ .. ______________ _ 271 

CountIes 

Allegany _____________________________ _ 

Anne ArundeL ____________________ • ___ _ 3 

18 Baltimore _____________________ • ______ _ 48 Calvert _______________________________ _ 7 Caroline _____________________________ _ 14 Carroll _______________________________ _ 11 Charles ____________ .. _________________ _ 3 Dorchester ___________________________ _ 8 Fredericl( ____________________________ _ 17 GarretL _______________________ .. ______ _ 6 

Harford ______________________________ _ 12 Howard ______________________________ _ 8 Montgomery __________________________ _ 16 Prince George's ______________________ _ 25 Queen Anne's ________________________ _ 3 St. Mary's ____________________________ _ 17 Somerset ____________________________ _ 14 

~~~%~~~o~ _ = =:::::: =:: =:=::::::: ::: === 10 

23 Worcester ____________________________ _ 4 Ali other counties _____________________ _ 4 

BEETS 

State Total 

Maryland _____________________________ _ 34 

BROCCOLI 

State Total 

Maryland _____________________________ _ 62 

CountIes 

Anne ArundeL ________________________ _ 3 Baltimore ____________________________ _ 12 Caroline _____________________________ _ 4 Carroll _______________________________ _ 5 Frederick ____________________________ _ 3 GarretL ______________________________ _ 3 Harford ______________________________ _ 4 Prince George's ____________ . _______ • __ 3 St. Mary's ____________________________ _ 5 Somerset ____________________________ _ 3 Wicomico _____________________ . ______ _ 7 All other counties _____________________ _ 10 

HEAD CABBAGE 

State Total 

Maryland _____________________________ _ 82 

CountIes 

Anne ArundeL ________________________ _ 4 Baltimore ____________________________ _ 22 Caroline _____________________________ _ 9 Carroll _______________________________ _ 4 Charles ______________________________ _ 4 Frederick ____________________________ _ 6 Harford ______________________________ _ 4 Prince George's ________________ . _____ _ Sornerset ____________________________ _ 8 

7 Wicomico ____________________________ _ 7 All ether counties _____________________ _ 7 

220 MARYLAND 

1987 

Acres 

5682 

(D) 

66 

977 

2 

600 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

75 

9 

661 

29 

31 

148 

(D) 

11 

240 

8 

317 

(D) 

146 

34 

122 

2 

28 

2 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

5 

26 

2t 

t6 

436 

(D) 

230 

39 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

27 

50 

33 

7 

Irrigated 

Farms 

71 

1 

2 

1 

8 

1 

7 

1 

1 

2 

3 

5 

9 

7 

4 

16 

1 

2 

7 

30 

4 

4 

1 

2 

3 

2 

3 

4 

7 

27 

1 

2 

6 

1 

1 

3 

7 

2 

4 

Acres 

1 173 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

592 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

36 

1 

56 

2 

240 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

81 

9 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

26 

(D) 

13 

116 

(D) 

(D) 

37 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

30 

(D) 

6 

Harvested 

Farms 

297 

6 

18 

58 

10 

18 

19 

t1 

7 

t3 

6 

15 

15 

16 

22 

4 

7 

7 

11 

25 

4 

(NA) 

53 

63 

(NA) 

to 

4 

5 

5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

t06 

7 

33 

10 

5 

6 

6 

6 

7 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

1982 

Acres 

4197 

15 

60 

467 

4 

720 

292 

12 

101 

17 

4 

765 

(D) 

32 

134 

8 

(D) 

182 

t2 

193 

30 (NA) 

47 

53 

(NA) 

4 

t 

3 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(Z) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

404 

(D) 

175 

57 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

30 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

Irrigated 

Farms 

40 

1 

2 

2 

2 

6 

1 

4 

t 

t 

4 

4 

3 

1 

7 

(NA) 

9 

14 

(NA) 

3 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

17 

1 

1 

9 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

Acres 

974 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

18 

(D) 

(D) 

72 

(NA) 

15 

26 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

105 

(D) 

(D) 

52 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviaUons and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

CANTALOUPS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 312 1 324 152 977 318 1 296 116 816 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 3 8 1 (D) 7 15 1 (D) Anne ArundeL _________________________ 23 67 7 48 27 54 4 7 Baltimore _____________________________ 21 64 3 4 26 59 3 7 Calvert ________________________________ 13 64 2 (D) 9 12 2 (D) Caroline ______________________________ 49 565 42 551 43 438 32 388 Carroll ________________________________ 10 31 10 20 1 (D) 

Cecil 5 (D) 2 (D) 5 7 5 3 

Charles= == :== ==== ==:= ======:= :==:= :=== 14 11 5 4 8 3 1 (D) Dorchester ____________________________ 11 33 11 26 20 130 11 41 Frederick _____________________________ 8 11 3 (D) 13 7 2 (D) 

Harford _______________________________ 11 23 3 6 8 15 1 (D) Howard _______________________________ 11 18 5 14 15 29 4 15 Kent __________________________________ 3 (D) 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Montgomery ___________________________ 16 70 5 (D) 9 17 5 (D) Prince George's _______________________ 15 14 3 3 16 40 1 (D) Queen Anne's _________________________ 11 51 6 36 7 23 3 13 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 23 31 17 20 9 14 3 4 Somerset _____________________________ 6 26 3 19 3 9 2 (D) 

~~~~~~o~_::::::=:::=:=:==:====::===: 10 17 2 (D) 17 30 2 (D) 

42 197 25 149 62 374 32 292 Worcester _____________________________ 7 7 4 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

CARROTS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 11 394 9 389 15 305 6 300 

Counties 

Caroline ______________________________ 4 360 4 360 4 240 4 (D) All other counties ______________________ 7 34 5 29 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

CAULIFLOWER 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 21 26 14 22 30 38 12 22 

Counties 

Baltimore _____________________________ 6 8 4 3 6 1 GarretL _______________________________ 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Somerset _____________________________ 4 10 4 10 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 8 (D) 6 9 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

COLLARDS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 64 511 20 125 55 250 14 73 

Counties 

Baltimore _____________________________ 21 175 5 42 26 186 6 57 Caroline ______________________________ 10 24 7 22 8 15 4 10 Carroll ________________________________ 4 3 1 (D) 3 (D) 

~I~~~i~~~~~'~_:::==:====:==::==:=:::= 14 (D) 4 20 3 (D) 5 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 10 (D) 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 171 3 151 89 2805 231 2367 85 1 786 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 3 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) Anne ArundeL _________________________ 12 11 3 7 14 12 3 (D) Baltimore _____________________________ 19 43 2 (D) 27 55 3 9 Caroline ______________________________ 16 724 15 723 29 600 17 441 Dorchester ____________________________ 18 1 151 18 1 141 22 707 13 612 Frederick _____________________________ 5 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Harford _______________________________ 4 2 1 (D) 6 4 Howard _______________________________ 7 2 2 (D) 4 1 Kent __________________________________ 6 (D) 4 (D) 3 (D) (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 5 (D) 1 (D) 5 2 (D) 

Prince George's _______________________ 13 7 5 3 6 10 1 (D) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 6 1 4 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Somerset _____________________________ 10 494 9 327 6 169 3 (D) Wicomico _____________________________ 32 272 20 214 68 513 34 375 Worcester _____________________________ 5 (D) 3 (D) 6 (D) 1 (D) All other counUes ______________________ 10 269 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 221 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

EGGPLANT 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 45 41 17 10 47 45 12 5 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _________________________ 9 4 1 (D) 8 4 3 (D) Baltimore _____________________________ 12 26 2 (D) 20 31 3 3 Prince George's _______________________ 7 3 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wicomico _____________________________ 3 2 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 14 6 9 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

KALE 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 87 485 23 120 95 212 15 64 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _________________________ 7 6 1 (D) 6 8 Baltimore _____________________________ 24 136 6 47 35 130 6 50 Calvert ________________________________ 4 (D) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Caroline ______________________________ 10 17 5 15 3 7 3 7 Charles _______________________________ 3 (D) 8 9 Prince George's _______________________ 19 (D) 3 (D) 17 24 3 4 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 4 2 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Wicomico _____________________________ 4 6 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 12 19 6 11 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

LETTUCE AND ROMAINE 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 17 20 9 12 17 9 2 (D) 

MUSTARD GREENS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 39 228 13 72 23 46 5 6 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _________________________ 4 19 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Baltimore _____________________________ 10 32 1 (0) 12 19 2 (D) Caroline ______________________________ 5 5 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Prince George's _______________________ 13 145 5 21 4 19 1 (D) All other counties ______________________ 7 27 4 22 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

DRY ONIONS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 11 13 4 (0) 17 12 

GREEN ONIONS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 24 21 7 7 40 20 (D) 

OKRA 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 40 34 6 6 20 25 

PARSLEY 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 8 29 6 28 4 (D) (D) 

GREEN PEAS, EXCLUDING 

GREEN COWPEAS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 74 1 474 30 949 94 1 661 25 1 145 

Counties 

Baltimore _____________________________ 17 32 2 (0) 12 7 1 (D) Caroline ______________________________ 8 208 8 208 8 443 5 440 Carroll ________________________________ 6 (0) 6 3 Cecil _________________________________ 3 (0) 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Dorchester ____________________________ 6 (0) 6 (0) 8 98 2 (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 3 (0) 1 (0) 7 9 Prince George's _______________________ 6 (0) 3 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Queen Anne's _________________________ 4 (0) 3 (0) 7 463 4 390 Somerset _____________________________ 4 42 1 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) Wicomico _____________________________ 5 11 1 (0) 13 32 4 11 All other counties ______________________ 12 388 4 289 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

222 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

HOT PEPPERS 

State Total 

Maryland _____________________________ _ 

SWEET PEPPERS 

State Total 

Maryland _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _______________________ _ 

Baltimore ____________________________ _ Calvert _______________________________ _ 

Caroline _____________________________ _ Carroll _______________________________ _ Cecil ________________________________ _ 

Charles ______________________________ _ 

Frederick ____________________________ _ Harford ______________________________ _ 

Howard ______________________________ _ 

Kent _________________________________ _ 

Montgomery __________________________ _ 

Prince George's ______________________ _ Queen Anne's ________________________ _ S1. Mary's ____________________________ _ 

Somerset ____________________________ _ 

Worcester ~~~~g~o~_=========================== ____________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________ _ 

PUMPKINS 

State Total 

Maryland _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _______________________ _ Baltimore ____________________________ _ Calvert _______________________________ _ 

Caroline _____________________________ _ Carroll _______________________________ _ 

Cecil ________________________________ _ 

Charles ______________________________ _ 

Frederick ____________________________ _ Harford ______________________________ _ 

Howard ______________________________ _ 

Montgomery __________________________ _ 

Prince George's ______________________ _ S1. Mary's ____________________________ _ 

~~~hr::lg~o~_=========================== All other counties _____________________ _ 

RADISHES 

State Total 

Maryland _____________________________ _ 

SPINACH 

State Total 

Maryland _____________________________ _ 

Counties 

Baltimore ____________________________ _ KenL ________________________________ _ 

Prince George's ______________________ _ 

Queen Anne's ________________________ _ Somerset ____________________________ _ 

Wicomico ____________________________ _ All other counties _____________________ _ 

Harvested 

Farms 

34 

173 

18 

34 

3 

14 

5 

4 

6 

7 

4 

7 

4 

5 

14 

5 

14 

6 

3 

8 

6 

6 

165 

11 

21 

4 

17 

5 

3 

11 

6 

13 

8 

15 

15 

11 

3 

16 

6 

7 

52 

17 

4 

7 

6 

4 

3 

11 

1987 

Acres 

38 

287 

15 

68 

(0) 

65 

6 

1 

3 

1 

5 

13 

1 

1 

42 

11 

8 

17 

(0) 

15 

3 

9 

862 

70 

125 

(0) 

73 

(0) 

(0) 

31 

10 

38 

33 

154 

111 

23 

(0) 

80 

9 

11 

774 

86 

(0) 

110 

193 

11 

3 

(0) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Irrigated 

Farms 

14 

56 

4 

8 

8 

3 

1 

1 

3 

2 

1 

3 

1 

7 

3 

2 

3 

3 

3 

44 

1 

3 

8 

1 

1 

2 

4 

4 

4 

5 

7 

4 

5 

22 

4 

2 

3 

5 

4 

4 

Acres 

21 

102 

(0) 

11 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

7 

(0) 

2 

1 

4 

221 

(0) 

(0) 

24 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

30 

33 

23 

9 

23 

7 

10 

621 

39 

(0) 

(0) 

192 

11 

3 

Harvested 

Farms 

39 

155 

13 

49 

4 

14 

7 

(NA) 

5 

4 

7 

7 

(NA) 

5 

6 

4 

(NA) 

4 (NA) 

10 

5 (NA) 

121 

9 

22 

(NA) 

6 

5 

4 

4 

9 

6 

11 

8 

9 (NA) 

4 

11 (NA) 

21 

40 

24 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1982 

Acres 

53 

178 

14 

68 

2 

11 

2 (NA) 

3 

1 

8 

5 

(NA) 

1 

6 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

8 

5 (NA) 

430 

41 

69 

(NA) 

45 

(0) 

3 

11 

8 

19 

46 

58 

40 

(NA) 

(0) 

37 

(NA) 

42 

1 084 

146 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Irrigated 

Farms 

13 

24 

4 

4 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 

1 

1 (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

3 

1 (NA) 

12 

(NA) 

5 

2 (NA) 

2 

(NA) 

13 

7 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

16 

51 

(0) 

7 

5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

2 

(0) 

(NA) 

78 

(0) 

(NA) 

42 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

726 

39 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

MARYLAND 223 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

SQUASH 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 146 1 076 40 453 132 463 29 250 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL ________________________ 17 19 1 (0) 10 12 1 (0) Baltimore _____________________________ 32 91 4 (0) 43 81 2 (0) Calvert ________________________________ 3 2 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Caroline 4 (0) 3 (0) 8 81 7 77 

Carroll __ = = == === = == === = = = = = === === == = == = 5 5 3 (Z) 1 (0) Cecil _________________________________ 5 4 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Charles _______________________________ 4 6 5 2 3 1 

Frederick 5 4 4 2 1 (0) 

Harford __ ====== ======================= 4 9 1 (0) 4 (0) Howard _______________________________ 8 4 3 (0) 5 2 

Montgomery ___________________________ 6 3 1 (0) 6 4 1 (0) Prince George's _______________________ 19 (0) 6 30 10 27 2 (0) Queen Anne's _________________________ 6 201 4 196 5 163 3 130 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 3 (Z) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Somerset _____________________________ 3 45 3 45 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Washington ___________________________ 4 1 2 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) Wicomico _____________________________ 14 105 6 46 14 57 3 24 All other counties ______________________ 4 36 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SWEET CORN 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 753 12555 194 6 176 906 14778 139 3891 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 11 167 2 (0) 13 238 1 (0) Anne ArundeL _________________________ 64 470 9 52 57 354 6 43 Baltimore _____________________________ 88 111 9 188 128 2462 6 121 Calvert ________________________________ 17 186 4 75 23 83 1 (0) 

Caroline 52 1 665 41 1 469 65 239 43 953 

Carroll __ == ============================ 54 778 1 (0) 72 537 1 (D) Cecil 18 168 3 (0) 24 247 3 (0) 

Charle-; = = ==== = == = = = = = = = = == = === = = == = = = = 38 135 7 31 43 229 3 (0) Dorchester ____________________________ 39 975 36 1 950 31 1 211 21 1 068 

Frederick ----- --- - - - - - - - - ---- - - - - ----- 40 155 3 12 49 275 3 16 

GarretL _______________________________ 14 149 21 467 Harford _______________________________ 32 949 3 (0) 44 2026 Howard _______________________________ 25 418 6 230 33 494 1 (0) Kent __________________________________ 18 1 134 4 457 21 1 452 1 (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 39 522 4 (0) 48 479 1 (0) Prince George's _______________________ 55 356 11 57 48 272 6 54 Queen Anne's _________________________ 24 001 8 618 31 1 291 7 506 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 32 (0) 12 38 29 63 4 4 Somerset _____________________________ 10 91 7 51 5 43 4 28 Talbot ________________________________ 7 (0) 1 (0) 14 552 1 (0) Washington ___________________________ 36 110 1 (0) 57 234 3 (0) Wicomico _____________________________ 28 406 19 329 42 507 22 408 Worcester _____________________________ 12 148 3 (0) 8 25 1 (0) 

TOMATOES 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 459 4 265 161 2675 569 5605 133 2279 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 6 6 9 20 Anne ArundeL _________________________ 39 82 9 28 44 93 9 29 Baltimore _____________________________ 66 283 9 19 99 308 4 11 Calvert ________________________________ 10 11 1 (0) 18 14 3 (D) 

Caroline - --- - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- - - - -- 39 901 29 635 52 834 31 575 Carroll ________________________________ 17 22 27 18 1 (0) 

Cecil --- - ------ -- --- - - - - - ------- - - - - -- 6 5 3 (0) 4 4 3 3 Charles _______________________________ 16 19 4 1 23 15 5 2 Dorchester ____________________________ 21 547 16 489 38 1 356 26 762 

Frederick --- - - - - - --- - - --- - ---- - - - - - --- 11 6 2 (0) 17 8 1 (0) 

GarretL _______________________________ 4 (0) 3 1 Harford _______________________________ 18 50 2 (0) 21 113 Howard _______________________________ 17 93 4 17 23 39 4 (0) Kent __________________________________ 5 (0) 2 (0) 8 352 3 224 Montgomery ___________________________ 26 76 9 27 24 36 5 2 Prince George's _______________________ 38 57 9 23 29 66 4 22 Queen Anne's _________________________ 6 42 4 (0) 9 111 3 (0) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 33 27 20 17 22 29 2 (0) Somerset _____________________________ 24 1 176 14 1 020 ~~ 996 8 234 Talbot ________________________________ 7 249 1 (0) 441 2 (0) Washington ___________________________ 12 10 6 3 14 13 1 (0) Wicomico _____________________________ 26 57 13 39 35 286 17 237 Worcester _____________________________ 12 350 4 (0) 14 454 1 (0) 

224 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

TURNIPS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 51 68 5 5 79 128 6 11 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL ________________________ 5 2 (D) 7 24 Baltimore _____________________________ 13 21 26 43 3 5 Caroline ______________________________ 4 (D) (D) 7 17 1 (0) Prince George's ______ .. ________________ 11 8 (D) 11 17 1 (0) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 3 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wicomico _____________________________ 3 7 5 4 All other counties ______________________ 12 (D) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

TURNIP GREENS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 33 186 11 58 29 99 5 (0) 

Counties 

Baltimore _____________________________ 12 82 1 (D) 16 64 4 (0) Caroline ______________________________ 7 15 4 12 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

~l~~~i~~r_g_~'~_======================= 5 (D) 4 8 4 23 3 2 3 2 All other counties ______________________ 6 (D) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

WATERMELONS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 283 2654 156 1 495 263 2317 98 1 072 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL ________________________ 17 55 4 9 11 20 Baltimore _____________________________ 14 24 2 (D) 6 16 (D) Calvert ________________________________ 7 20 1 (D) 5 6 Caroline ______________________________ 50 430 38 268 45 232 29 161 Cecil 5 7 2 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Charle-;: ::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: 7 13 2 (D) 4 3 1 (D) Dorchester ____________________________ 45 113 32 631 50 844 23 393 Frederick ------ ----------------------- 3 1 3 (Z) Harford _______________________________ 4 3 (D) 3 3 Howard _______________________________ 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Prince George's _______________________ 15 41 6 16 11 42 Queen Anne's _________________________ 4 4 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 25 27 21 25 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Somerset _____________________________ 3 (D) 3 45 4 17 4 17 Wicomico _____________________________ 68 816 35 451 97 1 076 37 494 Worcester ______________ ---------T----- 6 (D) 4 (D) 10 41 1 (D) All other counties ______________________ 7 14 4 13 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

OTHER VEGETABLES 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 51 183 18 112 17 96 3 9 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 225 
Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Total Trees or vines not of bearing age Trees or vines of bearing age Harvested 

Geographic area 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

LAND IN 

ORCHARDS 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 617 7997 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

1982 __ 667 11 423 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Counties, 1987 

Allegany _________________ 20 (D) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Anne Arundel ____________ 24 71 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Baltimore ________________ 75 407 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Calvert __________________ 24 130 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Caroline _________________ 21 72 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Carroll ___________________ 56 577 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Cecil ____________________ 20 517 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Charles __________________ 16 37 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Dorchester _______________ 9 62 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Frederick ________________ 72 674 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Garrett __________________ 15 49 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Harford __________________ 31 293 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Howard __________________ 30 181 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Kent ____________________ 5 21 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Montgomery _____________ 51 312 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Prince George's __________ 39 211 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Queen Anne's ____________ 10 27 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) SI. Mary's _______________ 19 53 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Somerset ________________ 5 169 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Talbot ___________________ 5 8 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Washington ______________ 58 3225 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Wicomico ________________ 9 38 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Worcester _______________ 3 (D) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

APPLES 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 453 4406 338 777 268 111 120 417 227 657 284 39 315 230 1982 __ 551 7 119 493 868 354 84389 447 409 479 314 79 207 356 

Counties, 1987 

Allegany _________________ 15 (0) (D) 10 (0) 14 (0) 9 (D) Anne Arundel ____________ 18 20 666 11 342 17 324 9 7375 Baltimore ________________ 59 159 6778 37 1 488 55 5290 37 1 274 484 Calvert __________________ 16 57 (D) 7 (0) 15 (D) 8 (D) Caroline _________________ 11 8 362 5 20 11 342 6 16406 Carroll ___________________ 43 207 20377 21 5 917 39 14460 22 2326876 Cecil ____________________ 17 320 (D) 8 2625 15 (D) 14 (D) Charles __________________ 11 19 1 090 9 733 10 357 7 11 540 Dorchester _______________ 6 22 2795 5 (0) 6 (D) 6 27 125 Frederick ________________ 56 279 23971 35 9464 46 14507 37 1 823 036 

Garrett __________________ 14 45 2603 11 520 14 2083 8 31 060 Harford __________________ 25 139 13749 9 (D) 25 (D) 14 1 909 364 Howard __________________ 25 100 10954 19 4538 24 6416 14 216614 Montgomery _____________ 36 107 8057 19 2915 32 5142 21 688 338 Prince George's __________ 24 60 3276 17 898 20 2378 12 25729 Queen Anne's ____________ 4 8 (D) 3 (D) 4 (D) 2 (D) SI. Mary's _______________ 15 27 1 385 7 421 13 964 9 (0) Somerset ________________ 3 (0) (D) 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) Talbot ___________________ 3 (D) 33 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) Washington ______________ 45 2 100 164061 29 74108 45 89953 41 20 388 806 Worcester _______________ 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) 3 (0) All other counties _________ 4 5 300 1 (0) 3 236 1 (0) 

APRICOTS 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 13 5 328 6 26 12 302 6 5 113 1982 __ 40 13 551 32 381 20 170 8 551 

CHERRIES, 

TOTAL (SEE 

TEXT) 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 141 273 18689 51 2803 116 15886 58 684 822 1982 __ 254 234 13555 135 3772 179 9783 89 287 084 

Counties, 1987 

Allegany _________________ 3 (D) (D) - - 3 (D) 1 (D) Anne Arundel ____________ 10 4 123 2 (D) 9 (D) 4 104 Baltimore ________________ 14 6 318 6 189 11 129 6 2250 Calvert __________________ 8 1 31 1 (D) 8 (0) 4 (0) CarroIL __________________ 16 51 4346 9 (D) 13 (0) 7 (0) Cecil ____________________ 4 3 230 3 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) Charles __________________ 3 (0) 56 2 (0) 3 (0) 1 (D) Frederick ________________ 24 39 2546 8 832 20 1 714 11 38 156 Garrett __________________ 3 1 14 - - 3 14 2 (D) Harford __________________ 8 7 400 - - 8 400 2 (0) 

Howard __________________ 7 1 91 1 (0) 7 (0) 1 (D) Montgomery _____________ 15 7 355 5 19 12 336 4 123 Prince George's __________ 6 3 67 5 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) Washington ______________ 13 83 6 145 6 284 11 5861 10 (D) All other counties _________ 7 2 (0) 3 8 4 143 2 (D) 

226 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Total Trees or vines not of bearing age Trees or vines of bearing age Harvested 

Geographic area 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

GRAPES (SEE 

TEXT) (FRESH 

WEIGHn 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 220 485 224 832 126 54 508 204 170 324 136 1 369 139 

1982 __ 287 406 192 393 180 77 791 256 114602 154 720 539 

Counties, 1987 

Allegany _________________ 4 8 3850 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) Anne Arundel ____________ 13 11 3028 5 (D) 11 (D) 6 5375 Baltimore ________________ 30 81 40548 16 17504 28 23044 22 165 366 Calvert __________________ 17 8 3550 9 163 17 3 387 12 14339 Caroline _________________ 9 11 2844 7 164 9 2680 4 (D) Carroll ___________________ 19 63 30 143 15 4079 19 26064 9 (D) Cecil ____________________ 3 3 1 265 3 (D) 3 (D) 3 300 Charles __________________ 9 5 1 422 4 (D) 9 (D) 8 1 421 Dorchester _______________ 4 9 4375 2 (D) 4 (D) 4 (D) Frederick ________________ 28 135 69537 15 14658 25 54879 19 855 895 

Garrett __________________ 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) Harford __________________ 14 9 3769 8 283 14 3486 8 5675 Howard __________________ 10 21 5322 6 (D) 10 (D) 5 (D) 

Montgomery _____________ 13 33 15278 8 5700 10 9578 6 (D) 

Prince George's __________ 13 19 9516 6 5270 11 4246 2 (D) S1. Mary's _______________ 8 8 3838 5 312 7 3526 5 32100 Talbot ___________________ 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Washington ______________ 15 53 22025 7 1 879 15 20 146 14 129 805 All other counties _________ 5 4 2 162 4 324 4 1 838 4 5040 

NECTARINES 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 28 41 3810 18 1 266 22 2544 17 254 114 1982 __ 26 14 806 19 153 13 653 11 60850 

PEACHES 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 304 2436 230 580 134 70451 271 160 129 188 10849031 

1982 __ 450 3375 274 931 257 82767 349 192 164 228 16 894 585 

Counties, 1987 

Allegany _________________ 8 (D) (D) 3 (D) 8 (D) 4 (D) Anne Arundel ____________ 17 35 2477 9 316 16 2 161 8 50522 Baltimore ________________ 34 132 11 074 14 1 586 29 9488 18 837 979 Calvert __________________ 9 55 4225 6 586 8 3639 5 181 300 Caroline _________________ 14 51 5573 7 (D) 14 (D) 10 85270 Carroll ___________________ 21 188 15856 10 (D) 20 (D) 12 (D) Cecil ____________________ 13 185 15047 5 1 135 11 13912 10 1 139 922 Charles __________________ 7 4 353 3 16 7 337 5 2280 

Dorchester _______________ 4 (D) 2450 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) Frederick ________________ 29 153 16109 14 1 742 22 14367 18 838 104 

Harford __________________ 18 129 16416 6 1 349 15 15067 8 (D) Howard __________________ 15 53 5296 8 774 14 4522 8 253 814 Montgomery _____________ 27 151 11 669 7 (D) 25 (D) 17 1 235 136 

Prince George's __________ 22 88 8856 17 4997 17 3859 11 208 600 Queen Anne's ____________ 6 17 1 652 - - 6 1 652 6 79896 S1. Mary's _______________ 7 16 1 010 3 (D) 7 (D) 5 (D) Somerset ________________ 5 124 11 495 - - 5 11 495 4 145 350 Washington ______________ 33 893 82689 15 45624 33 37065 31 3 508 490 Wicomico ________________ 8 30 4 119 5 691 5 3428 3 52804 Worcester _______________ 3 (0) (0) - - 3 (D) 3 (0) 

All other counties _________ 4 14 1 666 - - 4 1 666 1 (0) 

PEARS 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 85 178 ~4 051 46 4217 69 9834 39 753 154 

1982 __ 165 129 7595 95 1 765 117 5830 72 439 128 

Counties, 1987 

Anne Arundel ____________ 6 2 (D) 2 (D) 6 64 3 125 Baltimore ________________ 10 5 303 3 71 8 232 4 (0) Calvert __________________ 7 2 82 4 8 5 74 1 (0) Carroll ___________________ 10 41 2920 8 (D) 8 (D) 6 (0) Cecil ____________________ 3 (0) 23 - - 3 23 2 (0) Charles __________________ 5 7 95 4 (D) 3 (D) 2 (0) Frederick ________________ 10 39 2769 8 730 6 2039 5 (0) Harford __________________ 5 1 30 1 (D) 5 (D) - - Howard __________________ 5 2 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) 1 (0) Montgomery _____________ 7 6 1 113 4 (D) 5 (D) 2 (0) 

Prince George's __________ 3 1 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) 1 (0) Washington ______________ 9 65 5602 5 1 081 9 4521 8 (0) 

All other counties _________ 5 (0) 686 3 99 5 587 4 108 

PLUMS AND 

PRUNES (SEE 

TEXT) (FRESH 

WEIGHn 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 58 76 5889 20 762 47 5 127 26 211 957 1982 __ 103 82 7354 54 2959 77 4395 44 179 336 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 227 
Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Total Trees or vines not of bearing age Trees or vines of bearing age Harvested 

Geographic area 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds 

OTHER NUTS 

(IN SHELL) 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 11 16 198 3 37 11 161 6 867 1982 __ 21 14 332 8 82 16 250 9 2 172 

OTHER FRUITS 

AND NUTS 

(SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 40 38 2399 25 1 578 32 821 20 13889 1982 __ 12 13 792 9 461 11 331 4 (D) 

Table 29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

BERRIES 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 293 811 (X) 104 461 335 772 (X) 64 376 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 9 (D) (X) 6 23 10 87 (X) 2 (D) Anne ArundeL _________________________ 13 31 (X) 3 (D) 17 (D) (X) 4 23 Baltimore _____________________________ 31 50 (X) 4 (D) 48 50 (X) 3 1 Calvert ________________________________ 12 6 (X) 3 1 8 8 (X) Caroline ______________________________ Carroll 15 32 (X) 11 19 18 57 (X) 13 33 ________________________________ 17 36 (X) 2 (D) 25 28 (X) 1 (D) Cecil _________________________________ 6 30 (X) 5 24 13 12 (X) 2 (D) Charles _______________________________ 15 27 (X) 13 22 (X) 1 (D) Dorchester ____________________________ 6 24 (X) 5 23 7 (D) (X) 3 (D) Frederick _____________________________ 21 44 (X) 7 37 25 46 (X) 3 30 

GarretL _______________________________ 6 9 (X) 1 (D) 5 4 (X) 1 (D) Harford _______________________________ 21 35 (X) 4 13 15 31 (X) 1 (D) Howard _______________________________ 

Montgomery 10 57 (X) 5 53 15 (D) (X) 3 32 ___________________________ 15 107 (X) 6 93 15 80 (X) 3 63 Prince George's _______________________ 24 111 (X) 13 79 24 97 (X) 12 79 Queen Anne's _________________________ 12 11 (X) 5 3 8 15 (X) 3 7 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 10 9 (X) 2 (D) 19 17 (X) 1 (D) Somerset _____________________________ 

Washington 7 15 (X) 4 10 6 17 (X) 2 (D) ___________________________ 30 47 (X) 11 10 24 27 (X) 1 (D) Wicomico _____________________________ 10 33 (X) 5 21 13 42 (X) 5 26 All other counties ______________________ 3 (D) (X) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

BLACKBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 56 37 80856 13 (D) 51 38 59207 15 16 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _________________________ 4 2 1 688 1 (D) 5 9 10460 3 (D) Baltimore _____________________________ 7 (D) 2774 2 (D) 13 (D) 5471 1 (D) Calvert ________________________________ 3 1 400 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Caroline ______________________________ 3 (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Carroll ________________________________ 5 (D) 310 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cecil _________________________________ 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Charles _______________________________ 3 (D) (D) 4 (D) 1 075 Frederick _____________________________ 3 (D) 1 520 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Harford _______________________________ 

Montgomery 3 1 514 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ___________________________ 5 (D) (D) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

~;in~~;,~~~g-~'~-::::::::::::::::::::::: 7 13 34390 7 7 18056 6 5 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 7 5 17245 6 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

TAME BLUEBERRIES 

(POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 31 53 68797 15 36 24 22 22512 4 4 

228 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 76 148 191 428 23 48 90 119 131 409 11 14 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 6 (0) (0) 3 (0) 6 (0) (0) Baltimore _____________________________ 7 5 3260 1 (0) 11 4 4 178 1 (D) Caroline ______________________________ 4 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Carroll ________________________________ 9 4 2513 11 11 11 700 1 (D) Cecil _________________________________ 3 4 4980 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Charles _______________________________ 4 (0) (0) 3 (0) (D) Frederick _____________________________ 8 4 7560 3 (0) 12 7 6213 Harford _______________________________ 4 1 1 500 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

~~~~~o~~~;s========================= 10 29 51 520 5 24 8 10 11 380 1 (D) 

3 (0) 6000 3 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Washington ___________________________ 11 20 24150 2 (0) 14 (D) 17972 1 (D) All other counties ______________________ 7 10 27396 4 10 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 221 568 2 033 538 79 360 269 591 2 278 194 58 342 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 4 24 61 560 3 (0) 7 (D) (D) 2 (D) Anne ArundeL _________________________ 10 29 81 636 2 (0) 14 38 121 092 3 (D) Baltimore _____________________________ 24 33 65909 3 (0) 36 42 137 123 2 (D) Calvert ________________________________ 8 5 8406 1 (D) 7 7 (D) Caroline ______________________________ 12 25 61 860 9 15 18 54 192 250 11 30 Carroll ________________________________ 14 32 126 340 2 (0) 19 16 33655 Cecil _________________________________ 3 (0) (0) 3 (D) 9 4 11 890 2 (D) Charles _______________________________ 12 22 39850 12 19 54970 1 (D) Dorchester ____________________________ 5 (0) (0) 4 (0) 6 (D) (0) 3 (D) Frederick _____________________________ 12 30 94535 3 (0) 13 35 196657 3 30 

GarretL _______________________________ 5 (D) 41 634 1 (0) 4 (D) (0) 1 (D) Harford _______________________________ 19 30 76286 4 13 13 29 73875 1 (D) Howard _______________________________ 8 48 253 779 5 (D) 14 36 (D) 3 (D) Montgomery ___________________________ 10 69 303 007 6 62 11 63 (0) 3 55 Prince George's _______________________ 20 91 397 280 12 75 24 87 448 753 12 73 Queen Anne's _________________________ 9 9 20600 2 (0) 8 (0) 76800 3 (D) SI. Mary's _____________________________ 7 8 19450 2 (0) 18 (D) 35240 1 (D) Somerset _____________________________ 7 15 62900 4 10 6 (D) 38991 2 (D) 

:z~~%~2~0~_=========================== 20 22 64398 6 4 13 12 40751 - 9 (D) 69280 5 (0) 11 35 47801 5 (D) All other counties ______________________ 3 6 8078 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 229 
Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for 

Sale: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Sq. ft. under Sq. ft. under 

glass or other Acres in the Sales glass or other Acres in the Sales 

Farms protection open ($1,000) Farms protection open ($1,000) 

NURSERY AND 

GREENHOUSE CROPS 

(SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 578 5 996 355 10364 63 869 614 4 707 673 7660 45789 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 5 (D) (D) (D) 5 (D) (D) 108 Anne ArundeL _________________________ 48 200 959 479 2 207 54 254374 (D) 1 539 Baltimore _____________________________ 95 1 977 845 699 10 782 116 1 648 282 323 9680 Calvert ________________________________ 16 8700 25 120 15 6672 14 45 Caroline ______________________________ 20 135 077 262 1 064 20 48268 378 548 Carroll ________________________________ 32 216 460 1 024 3 951 20 36032 794 1 498 Cecil _________________________ .. _______ 19 452 897 39 2818 20 374 494 28 1 641 Charles _______________________________ 16 46087 77 330 16 64040 107 557 Dorchester ____________________________ 9 11 364 101 319 8 6300 77 272 Frederick _____________________________ 32 105 748 301 1 136 31 123 470 (D) 788 

Garrett ________________________________ 11 67747 16 221 12 6920 79 102 Harford _______________________________ 27 159 388 182 1 579 25 51 034 255 564 Howard _______________________________ 37 755 026 340 4 543 45 783 067 808 4535 Kent __________________________________ 6 32927 (D) (0) 6 (D) (0) (0) Montgomery ___________________________ 68 434 535 2686 8 957 64 224 959 1 030 3590 Prince George's _______________________ 56 611 907 1 065 7814 58 552 693 364 5984 Queen Anne's _________________________ 9 (D) (0) 375 13 35546 58 252 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 19 63640 14 275 16 26093 19 144 Somerset _____________________________ 5 (D) (0) 568 12 (0) 440 (D) Talbot ________________________________ 7 (0) (D) (0) 14 (0) (0) 613 Washington ___________________________ 18 119950 18 317 13 61 084 9 177 Wicomico _____________________________ 17 154 560 409 4 160 25 203 273 419 3 125 Worcester _____________________________ 6 (D) (0) (0) 6 (0) (0) (0) 

NURSERY, FLORICULTURE, 

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 

SEED CROPS, SOD, ETC., 

GROWN IN THE OPEN, 

IRRIGATED (SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 182 (X) 1 812 (X) 165 (X) 1 936 (X) 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _________________________ 17 (X) 212 (X) ~3 (X) 19 (X) Baltimore _____________________________ 24 (X) 71 (X) 27 (X) 96 (X) Calvert ________________________________ 8 (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) Caroline ______________________________ 8 (X) 176 (X) 6 (X) 284 (X) Carroll ________________________________ 11 (X) 63 (X) 4 (X) (D) (X) Cecil _________________________________ 3 (X) (0) (X) 4 (X) 5 (X) Charles _______________________________ 5 (X) 10 (X) 8 (X) 12 (X) Dorchester ____________________________ 4 (X) (0) (X) 3 (X) 56 (X) Frederick _____________________________ 7 (X) (0) (X) 5 (X) 21 (X) Harford _______________________________ 13 (X) 40 (X) 8 (X) 17 (X) 

Howard _______________________________ 10 (X) 22 (X) 10 (X) 24 (X) Kent __________________________________ 3 (X) (0) (X) 3 (X) (0) (X) Montgomery ___________________________ 20 (X) 82 (X) 15 (X) 65 (X) Prince George's _______________________ 24 (X) 103 (X) 13 (X) 49 (X) 

Queen Anne's _________________________ 3 (X) (0) (X) 8 (X) 54 (X) St. Mary's _____________________________ 4 (X) 8 (X) 6 (X) (0) (X) Talbot ________________________________ 4 (X) (D) (X) 7 (X) 59 (X) Wicomico _____________________________ 9 (X) 342 (X) 15 (X) 353 (X) All other counties ______________________ 5 (X) 86 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 

BEDDING PLANTS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 203 2 266 163 367 14047 212 1 729 451 475 10013 

Counties 

Allegany ______________________________ 3 3060 (0) 3 9000 19 Anne Arundel __________________________ 16 132489 8 536 16 193 802 (0) 589 Baltimore _____________________________ 45 835 795 (0) 4 152 48 524 691 35 2679 Calvert ________________________________ 3 (D) (0) (D) 4 (0) (D) 13 Caroline ______________________________ 8 68402 239 6 20866 34 Carroll ________________________________ 7 74950 (D) 358 5 (0) (D) Cecil _________________________________ 4 (0) - (0) 8 152 180 (D) (D) Charles _______________________________ 5 23700 (0) 60 7 16440 (D) 48 Dorchester ____________________________ 3 (D) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Frederick _____________________________ 8 55 134 (D) 212 10 78900 (D) 314 

GarretL _______________________________ 6 (D) 101 4 (D) (0) (D) Harford _______________________________ 6 (D) 102 6 20 SOO 71 Howard _______________________________ 10 239 138 (D) 1 041 20 299688 (D) 1 541 Montgomery ___________________________ 16 220 210 1 1 033 15 86250 (0) 432 Prince George's _______________________ 24 240 326 4 3058 24 211 653 3 1 372 Queen Anne's _________________________ 5 46049 (D) 190 5 14598 43 SI. Mary's _____________________________ 13 40640 (0) 173 7 16857 (D) 52 Washington __________________ . ________ 10 58970 125 8 12 352 43 Wicomico _____________________________ 7 20600 195 1 547 10 38588 308 1 660 All other counties ______________________ 4 3896 70, 425 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

230 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for 

Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Sq. It under Sq. It. under 

glass or other Acres in the Sales glass or other Acres in the Sales 

Farms protection open ($1,000) Farms protection open ($1,000) 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT 

FLORIST GREENS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 60 148 164 250 941 58 297 534 129 1 335 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _________________________ 8 (0) 7 24 6 (0) 2 13 Baltimore _____________________________ 11 38450 18 366 16 130 200 18 592 Calvert ________________________________ 3 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Howard _______________________________ 4 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Montgomery ___________________________ II (0) (0) 144 9 (0) (0) (0) Prince George's _______________________ 8 61 500 (0) 194 10 (0) 63 249 All other counties ______________________ 15 14994 51 194 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

FOLIAGE AND POTTED 

FLOWERING PLANTS, 

TOTAL 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 164 2 614 062 325 13679 180 1 891 065 643 10871 

Counties 

Anne Arundel __________________________ 11 (0) (0) 659 15 41 576 6 172 Baltimore _____________________________ 38 914 140 42 4538 42 760 720 28 4 340 Calvert ________________________________ 4 (0) (0) (0) 4 (0) (0) (0) Caroline ______________________________ 3 (0) (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) (0) Carroll ________________________________ 10 93800 17 656 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Charles _______________________________ 6 12 177 3 81 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Frederick _____________________________ 9 32 130 2 132 8 33 150 8 189 GarretL _______________________________ 6 13 799 66 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Harford _______________________________ 7 43360 (0) 355 6 3034 (0) (0) Howard _______________________________ 11 424 488 13 2047 13 388 179 7 1 670 

Montgomery ___________________________ 13 117 900 13 565 16 74828 16 729 Prince George's _______________________ 16 268 280 5 1 104 20 268 540 34 1 772 Queen Anne's _________________________ 4 24365 73 6 (0) (0) (0) St. Mary's _____________________________ 7 (0) 3 65 6 (0) (0) 63 Washington ___________________________ 4 41 000 (0) 73 5 14 152 41 Wicomico _____________________________ 5 84400 (0) 244 9 97000 (0) (0) All other counties ______________________ 10 439 249 202 2903 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

FOLIAGE PLANTS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 56 715 953 126 4736 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Counties 

Anne Arundel __________________________ 4 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Baltimore _____________________________ 15 108 080 36 880 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Carroll ________________________________ 3 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Harford _______________________________ 4 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Howard _______________________________ 6 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Montgomery ___________________________ 5 (0) 10 17 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Prince George's _______________________ 4 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 15 368 313 51 2522 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

POTTED FLOWERING 

PLANTS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 138 1 898 109 198 8943 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL. ________________________ 9 (0) 5 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Baltimore _____________________________ 32 806060 6 3658 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Calvert ________________________________ 4 (0) (0) 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Caroline ______________________________ 3 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Carroll ________________________________ 8 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Charles _______________________________ 6 12 177 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Frederick _____________________________ 9 (0) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) GarretL _______________________________ 5 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Harford _______________________________ 4 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Howard _______________________________ 7 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Montgomery ___________________________ 9 (0) 3 548 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Prince George's _______________________ 14 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Queen Anne's _________________________ 4 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) St. Mary's _____________________________ 6 18120 3 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Washington ___________________________ 4 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wicomico _____________________________ 5 (0) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 9 103 116 152 522 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 231 
Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for 

Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Sq. ft. under Sq. ft. under 

glass or other Acres in the Sales glass or other Acres in the Sales 

Farms protection open ($1,000) Farms protection open ($1,000) 

MUSHROOMS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 8 287 840 (X) 1 755 8 292 724 (X) 1 151 

Counties 

Cecil _________________________________ 5 234 440 (X) (0) 6 201 124 (X) 833 All other counties ______________________ 3 53400 (X) (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 

NURSERY CROPS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 253 527 722 6 170 27049 264 442 542 3667 17415 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL _________________________ 16 43 151 20 3284 81 175 Baltimore _____________________________ 35 78020 617 1 386 48 (0) 223 1 628 Calvert ________________________________ 8 (0) 17 71 7 12 28 Caroline ______________________________ 6 9475 (0) (0) 10 (0) 108 193 Carroll ________________________________ 11 (0) (0) (0) 9 (0) (0) (0) Cecil _________________________________ 10 9805 (0) 270 8 (0) 9 (0) Charles _______________________________ 4 7 26 6 12 23 Dorchester ____________________________ 5 (0) (D) 182 5 (0) (0) 49 Frederick _____________________________ 17 12640 130 591 14 (0) 35 24 GarretL _______________________________ 4 (D) 16 (0) 9 (0) 55 

Harford _______________________________ 17 77 132 75 728 13 27500 64 197 Howard _______________________________ 20 91 400 220 1 274 17 (0) 194 580 Kent __________________________________ 5 (0) (0) (0) 4 23000 (0) (0) Montgomery ___________________________ 35 66125 1 549 4868 28 51 731 561 992 Prince George's _______________________ 28 (0) 283 2632 21 (0) 95 (0) Queen Anne's _________________________ 5 (D) (0) (0) 5 (0) (0) (0) St. Mary's _____________________________ 4 (0) (0) (0) 6 (0) 17 (0) Talbot ________________________________ 5 (0) (0) 123 8 (0) 57 (0) Washington ___________________________ 4 (0) (0) 50 3 (0) 12 Wicomico _____________________________ 8 49560 (0) (0) 12 47033 (0) (0) Worcester _____________________________ 3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All other counties ______________________ 3 2800 51 97 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

SOD HARVESTED 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 42 (X) 3239 5753 36 (X) 2703 4639 

Counties 

Anne ArundeL ________________________ 7 (X) 415 833 5 (X) 438 581 Carroll ________________________________ 7 (X) 475 714 4 (X) 406 376 Frederick _____________________________ 3 (X) (0) 190 (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Montgomery ___________________________ 13 (X) 1 026 2331 10 (X) 447 1 334 All other counties ______________________ 12 (X) (0) 1 685 (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 

SEEDS 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 9 30316 (0) 51 13 2408 (0) 7 

GREENHOUSE 

VEGETABLES 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 14 107414 (X) 335 13 46630 (X) 90 

232 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 31. Other Crops: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1987 1982 

Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

CORN CUT FOR DRY 

FODDER, HOGGED OR 

GRAZED 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 5 43 (X) - - 9 133 (X) - -

OTHER 

State Total 

Maryland ______________________________ 21 68 (X) 1 (D) 15 259 (X) 1 (D) 

Table 32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 

1987 and 1982 

[For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Market value Farms by value of sales 

Land in farms Harvested cropland of 

Geographic area agricultural Occupation farming Occupation other than farming 

products 

sold Less than $2,500 to $10,000 or Less than $2,500 to $10,000 or 

Farms Acres Farms Acres ($1,000) $2,500 $9,999 more $2,500 $9,999 more 

STATE TOTAL 

Maryland _____________ 1987 __ 432 25778 366 12874 9632 63 89 75 108 72 25 1982 __ 602 29707 528 14650 12421 58 130 112 136 125 40 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Anne Arundel ________________ 33 649 23 239 219 4 12 3 8 6 Calvert ______________________ 59 2303 58 607 322 6 22 8 13 7 3 Caroline _____________________ 9 686 8 456 763 3 1 2 1 1 1 Carroll _______________________ 4 303 3 163 210 1 2 1 Cecil ________________________ 12 880 9 311 729 2 4 2 3 Charles ______________________ 52 2551 46 658 360 9 11 6 16 9 Dorchester ___________________ 25 2635 24 2062 253 1 4 3 14 3 Frederick ____________________ 4 194 4 79 12 3 1 Harford ______________________ 12 350 10 96 66 3 2 2 3 2 Howard ______________________ 11 594 6 276 142 2 6 1 2 

Kent ________________________ 4 292 4 224 33 2 2 Montgomery _________________ 16 683 15 271 123 3 2 3 5 1 2 Prince George's ______________ 78 2441 67 931 344 14 18 7 17 22 Queen Anne's ________________ 5 224 3 39 7 5 SI. Mary's ___________________ 27 1 431 26 465 313 8 3 5 3 5 3 Somerset ____________________ 13 (D) 6 383 094 2 7 1 3 Talbot _______________________ 8 838 8 672 308 3 2 1 1 1 Wicomico ____________________ 23 1 076 19 791 500 2 2 4 4 6 Worcester ___________________ 33 6332 24 4115 3819 2 5 15 4 5 All other counties _____________ 4 (D) 3 36 16 3 1 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARYLAND 233 
Table 33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1987 and 1982 

[For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Full owners Part owners 

Geographic area Land in Harvested Land in Harvested 

Number farms cropland Number farms cropland 

STATE TOTAL 

Maryland __________ 1987 __ 309 13407 5477 75 9738 5672 1982 __ 413 16262 5 172 117 11 293 8248 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Anne Arundel ____________ 24 450 178 6 157 61 Calvert __________________ 47 1 861 343 7 271 214 Caroline _________________ 7 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) Carroll ___________________ 3 (D) 163 - - - Cecil ____________________ 12 880 311 - - - Charles __________________ 39 1 495 287 7 (D) 286 Dorchester _______________ 15 1 459 1 179 9 (D) (D) Frederick ________________ 4 194 79 - - - Harford __________________ 9 250 (D) 2 (D) (D) Howard __________________ 10 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

Kent ____________________ 3 (D) (D) - - - Montgomery _____________ 15 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) Prince George's __________ 48 1 734 650 12 (D) 128 Queen Anne's ____________ 5 224 39 - - - St. Mary's _______________ 18 651 164 6 585 217 Somerset ________________ 10 609 93 2 (D) (D) Talbot ___________________ 3 (D) (D) 4 294 156 Wicomico ________________ 12 293 204 7 743 547 Worcester _______________ 22 (D) (D) 9 4524 2597 All other counties _________ 3 202 30 - - -

Table 34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

BLACK 

State Total 

Maryland ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

Anne Arundel _________________________________________________________________ _ Calvert _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Caroline _____________________________________________________________________ _ Cecil ________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Charles ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Dorchester ___________________________________________________________________ _ 

Frederick ____________________________________________________________________ _ Harford ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Howard ______________________________________________________________________ _ Kent _________________________________________________________________________ _ 

Montgomery __________________________________________________________________ _ 

Prince George's ______________________________________________________________ _ 

Queen Anne's ________________________________________________________________ _ St. Mary's ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Somerset ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Talbot _______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Wicomico ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Worcester ____________________________________________________________________ _ All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

AMERICAN INDIAN 

State Total 

Maryland ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

Anne ArundeL ________________________________________________________________ _ Charles ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Harford ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Prince George's ______________________________________________________________ _ All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 

State Total 

Maryland ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

All farms 

Farms 

371 

551 

30 

59 

6 

3 

45 

22 

3 

9 

7 

4 

9 

73 

5 

24 

13 

8 

18 

30 

3 

23 

26 

3 

5 

3 

5 

7 

14 

12 

Land in 

farms 

21 377 

27 186 

611 

2303 

470 

(D) 

1 985 

2448 (D) 

323 

462 

292 

472 

2381 

224 

1 171 

(D) 

838 

1 042 

4817 

66 

891 

763 

38 

(D) 

27 

60 

(D) 

612 

719 

Tenants 

Land in 

Number farms 

48 2633 

72 2 152 

3 42 

5 171 

- - 1 (D) 

- - 6 (D) 

1 (D) 

- - 1 (D) 

- -

1 (D) 

- - 18 (D) 

- - 3 195 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

4 40 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or morel 

Farms 

84 

141 

3 

11 

3 

1 

7 

3 

1 

3 

2 

3 

7 

6 

7 

2 

7 

18 

3 

1 

2 

5 

3 

Harvested 

cropland 

1 725 

1 230 

-

50 

-

-

-

85 

(D) 

-

-

-

(D) 

- 153 

-

84 

(D) 

(D) 

40 

(D) 

(D) 

Land in 

farms 

11 394 

13447 

86 

1 088 

(D) 

(D) 

806 

1 573 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

303 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

475 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

234 MARYLAND 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

OTHER RACES (SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Maryland ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

Counties, 1987 

Cecil ________________________________________________________________________ _ Howard ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Wicomico ____________________________________________________________________ _ All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

, Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 

All farms 

Farms 

24 

13 

6 

3 

3 

12 

Table 35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1987 and 1982 

[For classification of Spanish origin, see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

STATE TOTAL 

Maryland ________________________________________________________________ 1987 __ 

1982 __ 

COUNTIES, 1987 

Baltimore ____________________________________________________________________ _ Cecil ________________________________________________________________________ _ Charles ______________________________________________________________________ _ Howard ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Montgomery _____________________ . _____________________________________________ _ 

All other counties _____________________________________________________________ _ 

, Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms_ 

Table 36. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Land in farms Farms by land in farms 

All farms 

Farms 

41 

32 

3 

7 

5 

4 

4 

18 

Geographic area Less than 100 to 260 to 500 to 1,000 to 

Farms Acres 100 acres 259 acres 499 acres 999 acres 1,999 acres 

Maryland __ 26 4686 9 10 7 - - Allegany ___________ 3 1077 - - 3 - - CarrolL ____________ 3 354 1 2 - - - Cecil ______________ 3 637 - 3 - - - Garrett ____________ 4 770 1 2 1 - - Washington ________ 5 736 2 3 - - - All other counties ___ 8 1 112 5 - 3 - -

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Land in 

farms 

2898 

1 039 

533 

(D) 

(D) 

2336 

Land in farms 

6032 

3780 

661 

325 

892 

83 

120 

3951 

2,000 acres 

or more 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forest 

service 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms with sales of $10,000 or 

more1 

Farms 

8 

7 

3 

1 

1 

3 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or 

more1 

Farms 

15 

11 

8 

Source of permits 

Taylor Indian 

grazing land 

- 1 

- - - - - -

- - - - - 1 

Land in 

farms 

2041 

964 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 695 

Land in farms 

4388 

2802 

(D) 

177 

(D) 

(D) 

3 524 

Other 

26 

3 

3 

3 

4 

5 

8 

MARYLAND 235 

APPENDIX A. 

General Explanation 

Page 

DATA COLLECTION ___ ____ _ __ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _________ _ ____ __ _ A-1 

DATA PROCESSING __ __ _ _ __ _____ _____ ___ ___ __ ___ __ _ ___ __ __ A-2 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES __________________________________ A-2 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, AND 

RELATED PUBLICATIONS ___________________ ... _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ A-2 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ________________________ A-3 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFiED CHARACTERISTICS_____ A-9 

DATA COLLECTION 

Method of Enumeration 

All agriculture censuses beginning with the 1969 census 

primarily have used mailout/mailback data collection. Direct 

enumeration methods, however, continue to be used for 

the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. 

Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1987 census was comprised of 

individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be 

readily identified as being associated with agriculture. The 

list was assembled from the records of the 1982 census, 

administrative records of the Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), and the statisticai records of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). In addition, lists of large or specialized 

operations, such as nurseries and greenhouses, specialty 

crop farms, poultry farms, fish farms, livestock farms, and 

cattle feedlot operations, were obtained from State and 

Federal agencies, trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of companies having one or more establishments (or locations) producing agricultural products were 

obtained from the 1982 census and updated using the 

information from the Standard Statistical Establishment 

List maintained by the Census Bureau. Exhaustive record 

linkage, unduplication, and mathematical modeling yielded 

a final mail list of 4.1 million names and addresses that had 

a substantial probability of being a farm operation. 

Report Forms 

In 1987, three different report forms were used-a 

two-page, a four-page, and a six-page form to minimize the 

reporting burden, particularly for small farms and places 

less likely to be farms. The six-page sample form and the 

four-page nonsample form are the same, except sections 

23 through 28 have been added to the sample form to 

obtain supplemental information from a sample of farms. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

The information collected in these sections will give the 

Bureau of the Census a good basis for making estimates of 

these data for other farms included in the census. The 

two-page form does not have as many questions or as 

much detail as the four-page and six-page forms. ThH 

four-page form has 11 regional versions and tM six-pagH 

form has 13 regional versions. Both forms have different 

crops pre listed. Appendix D contains copies of both the 

two-page and six-page forms. 

The six-page form was mailed to 1,104,000 addressees 

on the mail list, including all those expected to be large 

(based on expected sales or acreage) or unique (farms 

operated by multiestablishment companies or nonprofit 

organizations), all those in Alaska and Hawaii, and a 

sample of other addressees. The two-page form was 

mailed to 906,000 addressees. These were expected to be 

small farms or less likely to be farms. The four-page form 

was mailed to the remaining 2,079,000 addressees. Fur·· 

ther discussion of the criteria used to determine which 

form was mailed to an addressee is provided in the Census 

Sample DeSign section of appendix C. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were mailed in mid-Decembei 1987 to 

the approximately 4,089,000 individuals, businesses, and 

organizations on the mail list. The mail packages included 

a report form, a cover letter with a description of the 

purposes and uses of the census on the reverse side, an 

information sheet containing instructions for completing 

the form, and a postage-paid return envelope. Additional 

special instructions were included with report forms sent to 

grazing associations; feedlot operations; institutional organizations; Indian reservations; firms with multiple farm or 

ranch operations; and producers of poultry undGr contract, 

bees and honey, fish, laboratory animals, and nursery and 

greenhouse crops. 

To provide additional help to farmers in completing their 

reports, copies of an Agriculture Census Guide booklet 

were sent to vocational agriculture instructors, USDA 

county offices of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service, and the Cooperative Extension Service. 

The Guide contained descriptions and definitions of various items in more detail than the instructions included with 

each report form. Representatives of the above agencies 

graciously consented to assist farmers in completing their 

report forms. 

APPENDIX A A-1 
Followup Procedures 

A thank you/reminder card was mailed to those on the 

mail list in mid-January 1988. Five followup letters, three of 

which were accompanied by a report form, were sent to 

nonrespondents at 4-week intervals starting in mid-February 

and continuing until early June 1988. 

Telephone calls were made to all large farms who had 

not responded. In addition, telephone calls were made to a 

sample of other nonrespondents in counties that had a 

response rate of less than 75 percent. A nonresponse 

adjustment procedure was used to represent the final 

nonrespondent farms in the census results. A description 

of this procedure is included in the Census Estimation 

section of appendix C. 

DATA PROCESSING 

Selected report forms were reviewed prior to keying the 

data. These included reports with attached correspondence and reports with remarks or no positive data on the 

front page. 

The data from each report form were subjected to a 

detailed item-by-item computer edit. The edit performed 

comprehensive checks for consistency and reasonableness, corrected erroneous or inconsistent data, supplied 

missing data based on similar farms within the same 

county, and assigned farm classification codes necessary 

for tabulating the data. Substantial computer-generated 

changes to the data were clerically reviewed and verified. 

In the computer edit, farms with sales, acreage, or 

commodities exceeding specified levels were tested for 

historical comparability. Key items, such as acreage and 

sales, were compared for substantial changes between 

1982 and 1987. Sizeable historical differences were resolved 

or verified by telephone, if necessary. Respondents who 

reported sales or acreage above specified levels on nonsample forms were sent correspondence requesting the 

additional sample data. Prior to publication, tabulated 

totals were reviewed by statisticians to identify inconsistencies and potential coverage problems. Comparisons 

were made with previous census data, estimates published 

by the USDA, and other available data. 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES 

Prior to each agriculture census, the Census Bureau 

reviews the content of the census forms to eliminate 

questions no longer needed and to identify new items 

necessary to meet user needs and to better describe the 

agricultural situation in our Nation. Data requests are 

solicited from farmers, farm organizations, land grant colleges and universities. State and federal agencies, and 

members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agricultural Statistics. Each agency and organization is asked to 

identify and justify its specific data needs. The following 

data inquiries were added to the 1987 report form: 

A-2 APPENDIX A 

Income from farm-related sources 

Acres under the Conservation Reserve Program 

Payments received for partiCipation in federal farm 

programs 

Grazing permits by source 

Additional data on production expenses were added in 

1987: 

Repair and maintenance expenses 

Cash rent 

Property taxes paid 

All other production expenses 

The following separate data inquiries were eliminated 

from the 1987 form: 

Storage capacity for petroleum products 

Number of hired farm and ranch workers 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

for human consumption 

Source of irrigation water 

Tons of commercially mixed feed 

Expenditures for coal, wood, and coke 

Selected machinery items: automobiles, corn heads for 

combines, and field forage harvesters 

Chinchillas 

Worms 

Tropical and baitfish 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, 

AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS 

In addition to the 1987 Census of Agriculture for the 50 

States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, the census of agriculture program includes 

the 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, the 1988 

Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey, and 

the 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties. 

The 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides 

data on water use by irrigated farms and ranches. Data 

include: the amount of water applied by crop, method of 

water distribution, source of water, and energy costs for 

pumping water. Data from this survey will be published as 

volume 3, part 1. 

The 1988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership 

Survey provides detailed data on debts, expenses, taxes, 

credits, assets, land ownership, and farm and off-farm 

income for farm operators. Many of these items, as well as 

detailed data on landlord characteristics, are being collected from the landlords of the farms involved in the 

survey. Data from this survey will be published as volume 

3, part 2. 

The 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers 

operations growing and selling $2,000 or more of horticultural products such as greenhouse products, outdoorgrown floricultural products, nursery products, mushrooms, 

and sod. These data will be published as volume 4. 

Additional publications of the 1987 Census of Agriculture data include the Agricultural Atlas of the United States 

(previously called the Graphic Summary), Coverage Evaluation, Ranking of States and Counties, and Government 

Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
The Agricultural Atlas of the United States presents the 

Nation's agriculture graphically illustrated by dot and multicolor pattern maps. The maps provide displays on size 

and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, market value of 

products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and 

other characteristics of farms. This report will be published 

as volume 2, part 1. 

The Coverage Evaluation report provides estimates of 

the completeness of the 1987 Census of Agriculture for 

the United States, geographic regions, and selected States 

and groups of States. Estimates with their associated 

sample reliability are provided for farms not on the mail list, 

farms classified as nonfarms, duplicate farms, and nonfarms classified as farms. This report will be published as 

volume 2, part 2. 

The Ranking of States and Counties report ranks the 

leading States and counties for selected items in the 1987 

census and provides comparative data from the 1982 

census. This report will be published as volume 2, part 3. 

A new publication on Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold presents 1987 data 

for the United States and each State. The U.S. table has a 

format similar to volume 1, U.S. table 52 and presents 

summary data by size of farm. This report will be published 

as volume 2, part 5. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

The following definitions and explanations provide a 

more detailed description of the terms used in this publication than are available in the tables or on the report form. 

For an exact wording of the questions on the 1987 census 

report forms and the information sheet which accompanied these forms, see appendix D. Most definitions of 

terms are the same as those used in earlier censuses. The 

more important exceptions are also noted here. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms 

reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number 

of farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 

farms in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and 

calves, the data for those farms reporting cattle and calves 

would appear as: 

Cattle and calves- - - - - - - -farms- - 842 

number- - 28,594 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in the tables 

as "land in farms" consists primarily of agricultural land 

used for crops, pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used 

for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm 

operator's total operations. Large acreages of woodland or 

wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted 

from individual reports during the processing operations. 

Land in farms includes acres set aside under annual 

commodity acreage programs as well as acres in the 

Conservation Reserve Program for places meeting the 

farm definition. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes 

land owned and operated as well as land rented from 

others. Land used rent free was to be reported as land 

rented from others. All grazing land, except land used 

under government permits on a per-head basis, was 

included as "land in farms" provided it was part of a farm 

or ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing 

association was to be reported by the grazing association 

and included as land in farms. All land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing livestock was to be 

included as land in farms. Land in reservations not reported 

by individual Indians or non-Indians was to be reported in 

the name of the cooperative group that used the land. In 

some instances, an entire Indian reservation was reported 

as one farm. 

Land area-The approximate land area of counties and 

States represents the total land area as determined by 

records and calculations as of January 1, 1988. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreages 

shown for 1987 are essentially the same as for 1982. Any 

differences between the land area for 1987 and 1982 are 

due to annexations and other changes affecting county 

boundaries. 

Land in two or more counties-With few exceptions, 

the land in each farm was tabulated as being in the 

operator's principal county. The principal county was defined 

as the one where the largest value of agricultural products 

was raised or produced. It was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion of the land in the farm or 

viewed by the respondent as his/her principal county. For 

a limited number of Midwest and Western States, this 

procedure has resulted in the allocation of more land in 

farms to a county than the total land area of the county. To 

minimize this distortion, separate reports were required for 

large farms identified from the 1982 census as having 

more than one farm unit. Other reports received showing 

land in more than one county were separated into two or 

more reports if the data would substantially affect the 

county totals. 

Value of land and buildings-Respondents were asked 

to report their estimate of the current market value of land 

and buildings owned, rented or leased from others, and 

rented or leased to others. Market value refers to the value 

the land and buildings would sell for under current market 

conditions. If the value of land and buildings was not 

reported, it was estimated using the average value of land 

and buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic 

area. 

APPENDIX A A-3 
Harvested cropland-This category includes land from 

which crops were harvested or hay was cut, and land in 

orchards, citrus groves, vineyards, nurseries, and greenhouses. Land from which two or more crops were harvested was counted only once, even though there was 

more than one use of the land. 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing-This 

category includes land used only for pasture or grazing 

that could have been used for crops without additional 

improvement. Included also was all cropland used for 

rotation pasture and land in government diversion programs that were pastured. However, cropland that was 

pastured before or after crops were harvested was to be 

included as harvested cropland rather than cropland for 

pasture or grazing. 

Other cropland-This category includes cropland not 

harvested and not grazed which was used for cover crops, 

soil improvement crops, land on which all crops failed, 

cultivated summer fallow, idle cropland, and land planted 

in crops that were to be harvested after the census year. 

Total woodland-This category includes natural or 

planted woodlots or timber tracts, cutover and deforested 

land with young growth which has or will have value for 

wood products, land planted for Christmas tree production, 

and woodland pastured. Land covered by sagebrush or 

mesquite was to be reported as other pasture land and 

rangeland or other land. 

Woodland pastured-This category includes all woodland used for pasture or grazing during the census year. 

Woodland or forest land pastured under a per-head grazing permit was not counted as land in farms and therefore, 

was not included in woodland pastured. 

Cropland in annual commodity acreage adjustment 

programs-This category includes land diverted or set 

aside under the provisions of the Federal Commodity 

Acreage Program. These data are for the acres of cropland 

taken out of production by growers of wheat, cotton, rice, 

corn, sorghum, barley, and oats, and devoted to conservation uses. Information was not obtained as to which 

crops would have been grown on the acres set aside. 

Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program 

(CRP)-This category includes acres of "highly erodible" 

cropland taken out of agricultural production and planted 

to protective cover crops or reforested. The CRP was 

established through the 1985 Food Security Act and 

provides for annual rental payments and shared costs of 

conservation practices through a 1 O-year contract with the 

USDA. Appendix B presents data on places with all their 

cropland enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program 

and which were not counted as farms in the 1987 census. 

A-4 APPENDIX A 

Irrigated land-This category includes all land watered 

by any artificial or controlled means, such as sprinklers, 

furrows or ditches, and spreader dikes. Included are 

supplemental, partial, and preplant irrigation. Each acre 

was to be counted only once regardless of the number of 

times it was irrigated or harvested. 

Operator-The term "operator" designates a person 

who operates a farm, either doing the work or making 

day-to-day decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding, and marketing. The operator may be the 

owner, a member of the owner's household, a hired 

manager, a tenant, a renter, or a sharecropper. If a person 

rents land to others or has land worked on shares by 

others, he/she is considered the operator only of the land 

which is retained for his/her own operation. For partnerships, only one partner is counted as the operator. If it is 

not clear which partner is in charge, then the senior or 

oldest active partner is considered the operator. For 

census purposes, the number of operators is the same as 

the number of farms. In some cases, the operator was not 

the individual named on the address label of the report 

form, but another family member, a partner, or a hired 

manager who was actually in charge of the farm operation. 

Operator characteristics-All operators were asked 

to report place of residence, principal occupation, days of 

off-farm work, year in which his/her operation of the farm 

began, age, race, sex, and Spanish origin. If race, age, sex, 

and principal occupation were not reported, they were 

imputed based on information reported by farms with 

similar acreage, tenure, and value of sales. No imputations 

were made for nonresponse to place of residence, Spanish origin, off-farm work, or year began operation. Operators of Spanish origin were tabulated by reported race. 

Farm production expenses-In 1987, additional specific expense items and a category for all other farm 

production expenses were added to the selected farm 

production expenses collected in 1982. Consequently, we 

are publishing total farm production expenses in 1987. The 

expenses are limited to those incurred in the operation of 

the farm business. Expenses include the share of the 

expenditures provided by landlords, contractors, and partners in the operation of the farm business. Property taxes 

paid by landlords are excluded. Expenditures for nonfarm 

activities; farm-related activities such as providing customwork for others, the production and harvest of forest 

products, and recreational services; and household expenses 

are excluded. In 1987, as in other recent censuses, 

operators producing crops, livestock, or poultry under 

contract often were unable or unwilling to estimate the cost 

of production inputs furnished by the contractors. As a 

consequence, extensive estimation was required for contract producers. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial 

fertilizer is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1987 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
including the cost of custom application. The cost of 

custom application was excluded from the 1982 and 

1978 data. 

Agricultural chemicals-These expenses include the 

cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and 

other pesticides, including the cost of custom application. Data exclude commercial fertilizer purchased. 

The cost of custom application was excluded from the 

1982 and 1978 data. The cost of lime was excluded 

from the 1987 and 1982 data, but included in 1978. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery 

and equipment-These expenses include costs incurred 

for having customwork done on the place and for 

renting machines to perform agricultural operations. 

The cost of cotton ginning is excluded. The cost of 

labor involved in the customwork service is included in 

the customwork expense. The cost of custom application of fertilizer and chemicals was included in the 

1982 and 1978 customwork data, but is included in 

expenditures for these items in 1987. The cost of hired 

labor for operating rented or hired machinery is included 

as a hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Interest-In 1987, separate data were collected for 

interest paid on debts secured by real estate and 

interest paid on debts not secured by real estate. In 

1982, only total interest expenses were collected. 

Market value of agricultural products sold-This 

category represents the gross market value before taxes 

and production expenses of all agricultural products sold 

or removed from the place in 1987 regardless of who 

received the payment. It includes sales by the operator as 

well as the value of any shares received by partners, 

landlords, contractors, or others associated with the operation. In addition, it includes receipts from placing commodities in the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCG) loan 

program in 1987. It does not include payments received for 

participation in federal farm programs nor does it include 

income from farm-related sources such as customwork 

and other agricultural services, or income from nonfarm 

sources. 

The value of crops sold in 1987 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1987. Data 

may include sales from crops produced in earlier years and 

exclude some crops produced in 1987, but held in storage 

and not sold. For commodities, such as sugar beets and 

wool, sold through a co-op which made payments in 

several installments, respondents were requested to report 

the total value received in 1987. 

The value of agricultural products sold was requested of 

all operators. If the operator failed to report this information, estimates were made based on the amount of crops 

harvested, livestock or poultry inventory or number sold. 

Extensive estimation was required for operators growing 

crops or livestock under contract. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Caution should be used when comparing sales in 1987 

with sales reported in earlier censuses. Sales figures are 

expressed in current dollars and have not been adjusted 

for inflation or deflation. 

Government paymentS-This category is limited to 

direct cash or generic commodity certificate (PIK) payments received by the farm operator in 1987. It includes 

deficiency and diversion payments; wool payments; payments from the Dairy Termination Program, the Conservation Reserve Program, other conservation programs, and 

all other federal farm programs under which payments 

were made directly to farm operators. 

Other farm-related income-The 1987 report form 

included a new inquiry on income from farm-related sources. 

These data consist of gross income in 1987 before taxes 

and expenses from the sales of farm by-products and 

other sales and services closely related to the principal 

functions of the farm business. These data are for income 

producing activities that are primarily a by-product or 

supplemental to the farm operation. They exclude income 

from business activities that are separate from the farm 

business. 

Customwork and other agricultural services-This 

income includes gross receipts received by farm operators for providing services for others such as planting, 

plowing, spraying, and harvesting. Income from customwork and other agricultural services is generally 

included in the agriculture census if it is closely related 

to the farming operation. However, it is excluded if it 

constitutes a separate business or is conducted from 

another location. 

Rental of farmland-This income includes gross cash 

rent or share payments received from renting out 

farmland; payments received from the lease or sale of 

allotments for crops such as tobacco; and payments 

received for livestock pastured on a per-head, permonth, or per-pound basis. It excludes rental income 

from nonfarm property. 

Sales of forest products-This income includes gross 

receipts from the sales of Christmas trees, standing 

timber, maple products, gum for naval stores, firewood, and other forest products from the farm business. It excludes income from nonfarm timber tracts 

and sawmill businesses. 

Other farm-related income sources-This income 

includes gross receipts from hunting leases, fishing 

fees, camping, other recreational services, patronage 

dividends of cooperatives, sales of farm by-products, 

and other sales and services closely related to the 

farm business. It excludes income from nonfarm businesses. 

Commodity Credit Corporations loans-This category includes loans for corn, wheat, soybeans, sorghum, 

barley, oats, cotton, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey. 

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Agricultural chemicals used, including fertilizer and 

lime-For each type of agricultural chemical, the acres 

treated were to be reported only once even if the acres 

were fertilized or limed more than once. If multipurpose 

chemicals were used, the acres treated for each purpose 

were to be reported. 

Fish and other aquacultural products-The raising of 

fish and other aquacultural products in captivity is included 

in the agriculture census. Production in salt water is 

considered not to be in captivity and is excluded from the 

census. 

Bees and honey-Bee and honey production was 

enumerated and tabulated in the county in which the home 

farm was located even though hives are often moved from 

farm to farm over a wide geographic area. 

Citrus enumeration-In the 1987 census, reports for 

selected citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas 

were obtained by direct enumeration. A citrus caretaker is 

an organization or person caring for or managing citrus 

groves for others. This special enumeration has been used 

in recent censuses because of the difficulty in identifying 

and enumerating absentee grove owners who often do not 

know the information that is needed to adequately complete the census report. Each citrus caretaker was enumerated as a farm operator and requested to complete 

one report form for all groves cared for and to furnish a list 

of grove owners' names, addresses, and acres of citrus. 

The names on the lists were matched to completed grove 

owners' report forms to eliminate duplication. The caretaker also was requested to inform the grove owner that he 

had already reported for the citrus under his care and that 

the grove owner was not to report the citrus again. In the 

1987 census, 7 caretakers in Arizona reported 175 grove 

owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 65 caretakers in 

Florida reported 3,000 grove owners having 170,000 acres 

of citrus; and 20 caretakers in Texas reported 800 grove 

owners having 14,500 acres of citrus. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity 

harvested are for the calendar year 1987 except for citrus 

fruits, avocados, olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in 

Florida and Texas; and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data for Florida relate to the quantity 

harvested in the September 1986 through July 1987 

harvest season, except limes that were harvested in 

the April 1987 through March 1988 harvest season. 

The data for Texas relate to the quantity harvested in 

the September 1986 through May 1987 harvest season. The data for States, other than Florida and Texas, 

relate to the quantity harvested in the 1986-87 harvest 

season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity harvested in the November 1986 through November 1987 harvest season and for Florida the April 1987 

through March 1988 harvest season. 

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Olives-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested in the September 1986 through March 1987 

harvest season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop 

harvested in the September 1986 through August 

1987 harvest season. 

Sugarcane for sugar-The data for Florida relate to 

the cuttings from November 1986 through April 1987, 

and for Texas the cuttings from October 1986 through 

April 1987. 

Pineapples-The data for Hawaii relate to the quantity 

harvested in the year ending May 31, 1987. 

Coffee-The data for Hawaii relate to the 1986-87 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported 

in whole acres, except for the following crops which were 

reported in 10ths of acres: Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, 

tobacco, fruit and nut crops including land in orchards, 

berries, vegetables, and nursery and greenhouse crops; 

and in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, and lotus root. Totals for 

crops reported in 10ths of acres were rounded to whole 

acres at the aggregate level during the tabulation process. 

If two or more crops were harvested from the same land 

during the year, the acres would be counted for each crop. 

Therefore, the total acres of all crops harvested generally 

exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. An exception to 

this procedure is hay crops. When more than one cutting of 

hay was taken from the same acres, the acres are counted 

only once but the quantity harvested includes all cuttings. 

However, hay cut for both dry hay and green chop or silage 

would be reported for each applicable crop. For interplanted crops or "skip-row" crops, acres were to be 

reported according to the portion of the field occupied by 

each crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were 

not to be reported as harvested. These acres were to be 

reported in the "land use" section under the appropriate 

cropland items-cropland used only for pasture or grazing, 

cropland used for cover crops, cropland on which all crops 

failed, or cropland idle. 

Corn and sorghum hogged or grazed were to be reported 

as "cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only 

for pasture or grazing." Crop residue left in fields and later 

hogged or grazed was not reported as cropland pasture. 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables; nursery and greenhouse crops; corn cut for 

dry fodder, hogged or grazed; and sorghum, hogged or 

grazed. 

Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, 

citrus or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be 

reported as harvested cropland regardless of whether the 

crop was harvested or failed. However, abandoned orchards 

were to be reported as cropland idle, not as harvested 

cropland and the individual abandoned orchard crop acres 

were not to be reported. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Land in orchards-This category includes land in 

bearing and nonbearing fruit trees, citrus or other groves, 

vineyards, and nut trees of all ages, including land on 

which all fruit crops failed. Respondents were instructed 

not to report abandoned plantings and plantings of less 

than 20 total fruit, citrus, or nut trees, or grapevines. 

Crop units of . measure-The regional report forms 

allowed the operator to report the quantity of field crops 

harvested in a unit of measure commonly used in the 

region. When the operator reported in a unit of measure 

different than the unit of measure published, the quantity 

harvested was converted to the published unit of measure. 

Grapes could be reported in dry weight or fresh weight; 

plums and prunes in fresh weight, or prunes in dry weight; 

and in Hawaii, coffee in pounds parchment or pounds 

cherry, and macadamia nuts in pounds husked, unshelled 

or pounds shelled. For other fruit and nut crops and citrus, 

the operator was given a choice of units of measure of 

pounds, tons, or boxes. The quantity harvested for these 

crops is published in pounds. 

Write-in crops-To reduce the length of the report 

form, only the major crops for the region were prelisted. 

For other crops, the respondent was requested to look at 

a list of crops in each section and write in the crop name 

and its code. For crops that had no individual code listed 

on the report form, the respondent was to write in the crop 

name and code the crop into the appropriate "all other" 

category for that section. Write-in crops coded as "all 

other" were reviewed and assigned a specific code when 

possible. Crops not assigned a specific code were left in 

the appropriate "all other" category. 

In some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine 

the specific crop reported by the respondent because of 

incomplete or generalized crop names. To ensure proper 

coding, most of these respondents were telephoned. 

Reports for those not telephoned were changed on the 

basis of other reports for the area. 

Misreported or miscoded crops-In a few instances, 

tabulated data may be inaccurate because respondents 

misunderstood or misinterpreted questions on the report 

form. Data may have been reported on the wrong line or in 

the wrong section, or the wrong crop code may have been 

placed beside the name of a write-in crop. Some of these 

errors as well as some keying errors may not have been 

identified during processing and therefore, were not corrected. Reports with significant acres of unusual crops for 

the area were examined to minimize the possibility that 

they were in error. 

"See text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. 

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Data are based on a sample of farms-For 1987, 

1982, and 1978, selected data were collected from only a 

sample of farms. These data are subject to sampling error. 

For 1987, the six-page sample form was mailed to all large 

and specialized farms (based on expected sales, acres, or 

standard industrial classification), all farms in Alaska and 

Hawaii, and approximately 17 percent of all other farms. 

Sample sections 23 through 28 of the 1987 census forms 

included inquiries on production expenses, commercial 

fertilizer and lime, chemicals, machinery and equipment, 

value of land and buildings, and income from farm-related 

sources. Estimates of the reliability of county totals for 

selected items are shown in table F of appendix C. 

Operators of Spanish origin-No imputation was made 

for those not responding to the question on Spanish origin. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-This 

category includes Blacks, American Indians, Asian and 

Pacific Islanders, and all other racial groups other than 

White. 

All other races-This category is primarily limited to 

persons native to or of ancestry from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. 

Total sales-This item represents the gross market 

value of all agricultural products sold before taxes and 

expenses in the census year including livestock, poultry, 

and their products; and crops, including nursery crops and 

hay. Respondents were asked to include landlords' and 

contractors' shares. The value of commodities placed in 

CCC loans are included as sold. In 1987, all farms including abnormal farms were tabulated by size based on 

reported sales. In 1982 and 1978, abnormal farms were 

included in the total sales figure, but excluded from the 

detailed size breakdowns. Abnormal farms include institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian 

reservations. 

Farms with sales of less than $1,000-This category 

includes all farms with actual sales of less than $1,000, but 

having the production potential for sales of $1,000 or 

more. These farms normally could be expected to sell 

$1 ,000 or more of agricultural products. 

Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm 

unit-This category is derived by subtracting total operating expenditures from the gross market value of agricultural products sold. Depreciation and the change in inventory values are excluded from expenditures. Production 

expenditures may be understated on part owner and 

tenant farms because property taxes paid by landlords are 

excluded. Other landlord expenditures, such as insurance 

or rent paid, which are not readily known to renters may 

also be omitted or understated. Gross sales include sales 

by the operator as well as the share of sales received by 

APPENDIX A A-7 
partners, landlords, and contractors. Consequently, the 

net cash return is that of the farm unit rather than the net 

farm income of the operator. 

Other livestock and livestock products-This category includes all livestock and livestock products not listed 

separately. 

Value of livestock and poultry on farms-Data for 

the value of livestock and poultry on farms were obtained 

by multiplying the inventory of each major age and sex 

group by State average prices. The State average prices 

for cattle, hogs, sheep, Angora goats, hens and pullets of 

laying age, and turkeys were obtained primarily from data 

published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, 

USDA. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages based primarily on reported value 

of sales in the census., 

Poultry hatched-This category includes all poultry 

hatched on the place during the year and placed or sold. 

Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1987, is tabulated under the column heading "Inventory" and the 

number of poultry hatched and placed or sold is under the 

heading "Sales." 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass 

Silage, green chop, etc.-Data shown for hay represent 

all hay crops, including grass silage, haylage, and hay 

crops cut and fed green (green chop). In production data, 

dry tons represent dry tonnage for the various hay categories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and hay 

cut and fed green. The conversion used was 3 tons of 

green weight to 1 ton of dry weight. 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild 

hay-Data shown represent dry tons of hay harvested 

from clover, lespedeza, timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudan 

grass, and other types of legume and tame grasses. 

Grapes-Farm operators were given the option of 

reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or 

fresh weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of 

grapes harvested have been converted to pounds of fresh 

weight. The conversion used was 4 pounds fresh weight to 

1 pound dry weight. 

Plums and prunes-Farm operators were given the 

option of reporting the quantity of plums and prunes 

harvested in dry weight or fresh weight. For publication 

purposes, all quantities of plums and prunes harvested 

have been converted to pounds of fresh weight. The 

conversion used was 3 pounds fresh weight to 1 pound dry 

weight. 

Cherries-For 1987, cherries were reported as "sweet 

cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries" depending on the 

regional form the respondent completed. On regional 

A-8 APPENDIX A 

forms for States where cherries are an important fruit crop, 

"sweet cherries" and "tart cherries" were listed separately. On the other regional forms, either "cherries" were 

listed or could be written in. For publication purposes, 

"cherries, total" could be shown along with the individual 

breakdown of "sweet cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries, 

not specified." "Cherries, not specified" is used to account 

for cherries where the "sweet" and "tart" breakdown was 

not asked or where respondents wrote in "cherries" but 

did not specify or code the kind of cherry. All the individual 

cherry items may not be shown. Data for "sweet cherries," 

"tart cherries," and "cherries, not specified" are not 

available for 1982. 

Other fruits and nuts-Data shown for other fruits and 

nuts relate to any fruits and nuts not having a specific code 

on the 1987 report form. 

Land used for vegetables-Data are for the total land 

used for vegetable crops. The acres are reported only 

once, even though two or more harvests of a vegetable or 

more than one vegetable were harvested from the same 

acres. 

Vegetables harvested for sale-The acres of vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested. All of the individual vegetable items 

may not be shown. 

Nursery and greenhouse crops grown for sale-These 

data are a summation of the individual items reported. All 

of the individual items may not be shown. 

Nursery, floriculture, vegetable and flower seed 

crops, sod, etc., grown in the open, irrigated-Data 

refer to farms reporting irrigated nursery, floriculture, vegetable and flower seeds, sod, bedding plants, etc., grown 

in the open. 

Other grains-These data are for the total market 

value of other grains sold including dry edible beans, dry 

lima beans, buckwheat, dry southern peas (cowpeas), 

emmer and spelt, flaxseed, mixed grains, lentils, mustard 

seed, dry edible peas, popcorn, proso millet, rice, rye for 

grain, safflower, sunflower seed, triticale, and wild rice. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the 

estimated value of all crops harvested during the 1987 

crop year. Data for the value of crops harvested were 

obtained by multiplying the average estimated value per 

unit by the reported acres or quantity harvested. Generally, 

harvested units of production (pounds, bushels, bales, 

etc.) were multiplied by State estimates of prices per unit. 

If only acres harvested were reported, State estimates for 

value of production per acre were used. The State average 

production price and production value per acre used in 

these calculations were obtained usually from publications 

of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. When 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
USDA estimates were not available, Bureau of the Census 

statisticians made estimates using available sources such 

as data from adjacent States, respondent report forms, 

county extension agents, and other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED 

CHARACTERISTICS 

State tables 48 through 53 present detailed 1987 data 

for all farms classified by specified characteristics-tenure 

of operator, type of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, size of farm (acres), value of agricultural 

products sold, and standard industrial classification. Other 

tables include data classified by value of sales groups or 

other characteristics of the farm or the operator. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold or 

value of sales- In 1987, all farms were tabulated by size 

based on reported sales. In 1982 and earlier censuses, 

abnormal farms were not tabulated based on sales size. In 

the tables on market value of agricultural products sold, 

the sales of abnormal farms in 1982 and earlier censuses 

were included in the total sales figure, but excluded from 

the detailed size categories. Abnormal farms included 

institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and 

Indian reservations. The category "farms with sales of less 

than $1,000" included all farms with actual sales of less 

than $1,000 but having the production potential for sales of 

$1,000 or more. These farms normally could be expected 

to sell $1,000 or more of agricultural products. 

The sales size categories used in this report are consistent with the standard business size categories issued 

by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 1982. In 

State table 52, data are presented for four sales size 

categories between $10,000 and $49,999. This provides 

users with bridge data under both the OMB and the 1978 

census classifications. For the 1992 census, data will be 

presented only for the OMB sales size categories of 

$10,000 to $24,999 and $25,000 to $49,999. 

Abnormal farms-This category includes institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, penitentiaries, churches, schools, grazing associations, and government agencies. In 1987 and 1982, 

nongovernmental units such as church farms and Future 

Farmers of America camps were classified as abnormal 

farms only when 50 percent or more of their products 

produced and intended for human consumption were 

utilized by the organization. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of 

tenure used in the 1987 census were: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Part owners, who operate land they own and also land 

they rent from others. 

Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or 

work on shares for others. 

Farms by type of organization-All farms were classified by type of organization in the 1987 census. The 

classifications used were: 

Individual or family (sole proprietorship), excluding 

partnership and corporation. 

Partnership, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. 

Corporations were subclassified by two additional characteristics into: 

1. Family held 

Other than family held 

2. More than 10 stockholders 

10 or less stockholders 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age and principal occupation were requested 

from all operators in 1987. The principal occupation classifications used were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of 

his/her worktime in 1987 in farming or ranching. 

Other-The operator spent more than 50 percent of 

his/her worktime in 1987 in occupations other than 

farming or ranching. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified into selected 

size groups according to the total land area in the farm. 

The land area of a farm is an operating unit concept and 

includes land owned and operated as well as land rented 

from others. Land rented to or aSSigned to a tenant was 

considered the tenant's farm and not the owner's. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-In 1987, 

all agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) were classified by type of 

activity using the standard industrial classification (SIC) 

system. These classifications, found in the 1987 SIC 

Manual', are used to promote uniformity and comparability 

in the presentation of statistical data collected by various 

agencies. 

'Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. For sale by 

Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington. DC 20402. Stock No. 041-001-003-14-2. 

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An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or production of livestock and animal 

specialties (major group 02) is classified in the four-digit 

industry and three-digit industry group which accounts for 

50 percent or more of the total value of sales of its 

agricultural products. If the total value of sales of agricultural products of an establishment is less than 50 percent 

from a single four-digit industry, but 50 percent or more 

from the products of two or more four-digit industries within 

the same three-digit industry group, the establishment is 

classified in the miscellaneous industry of that industry 

group. Otherwise, it is classified as a general crop farm in 

industry 0191 or a general livestock farm in industry 0291. 

Establishments that derive 50 percent or more of the value 

of sales from horticultural specialties of industry group 018 

are classified in industry 0181 or 0182 according to their 

primary activity. 

Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings 

are shown in State tables 18 and 53. The SIC groupings 

shown in State table 53, together with the associated 

products (value of sales representing 50 percent or more 

of the value of agricultural products sold during the year) 

on which the classification is based, are as follows: 

Cash grains (011)-Wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, barley, buckwheat, cowpeas, dry field and seed beans 

and peas, flaxseed, lentils, milo, mustard seed, oats, 

popcorn, rye, safflower, sorghum, sunflowers, and 

other small grains. 

Cotton (0131)-Cotton and cottonseed. 

Tobacco (0132)-Tobacco. 

Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 

0139)-Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, alfalfa, 

broomcorn, clover, grass seeq, hay, hops, mint, peanuts, sweetpotatoes, timothy, and yams. 

Vegetables and melons (016)-Vegetables and melons grown in the open. 

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Fruits and tree nuts (017)-Berries, grapes, tree nuts, 

citrus fruits, deciduous tree fruits, avocados, bananas, 

coffee, dates, figs, olives, pineapples, and tropical fruit. 

Horticultural specialties (018)-Bedding plants, bulbs, 

florists' greens, flower and vegetable seeds, flowers, 

foliage, fruit stocks, nursery stock, ornamental plants, 

shrubberies, sod, mushrooms, and vegetables grown 

undercover. 

General farms, primarily crops (019)-Crops, including horticultural specialties, but less than 50 percent of 

sales from any single three-digit industry group. 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021)-Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, goat's 

milk, mohair, and wool. 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212)-Production or 

feeding of beef cattle, except feedlots. 

Dairy farms (024)-Production of cows' milk and other 

dairy products and raising of dairy heifer replacements. 

Poultry and eggs (025)-Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants, pigeons, quail, and 

squab. 

Animal specialties (027)-Fur-bearing animals, rabbits, horses, ponies, bees, fish in captivity except fish 

hatcheries, worms, and laboratory animals. 

General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029)- Livestock and animal specialties and 

their products, but less than 50 percent of sales from 

any single three-digit industry group. 

The SIC manual was revised for 1987. Animal aquaculture (0273) was established as a new industry and horticultural specialties, not elsewhere classified (0189) was 

deleted. 

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APPENDIX B. 

Places With All Cropland in the Conservation Reserve 

Program 

The Food Security Act of 1985 established the 

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This program 

provides annual payments for highly erodible cropland 

enrolled in the program and meeting its conservation 

requirements. It also requires that the land be taken out 

of agricultural production for 10 years. 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture includes Conservation 

Reserve acreage as land in farms on operations that 

meet the census farm definition. For census purposes, 

a farm is any place from which agricultural products of 

$1,000 or more were produced and sold or normally 

would have been sold during the census year. 

Operations which placed all of their cropland in the CRP 

and did not otherwise meet the farm definition based 

upon sales, livestock inventories, planted crops, or other 

criteria for potential sales were not included as farms in 

the census tabulations. 

Land in Conservation Reserve Program: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

The following table provides CRP data for places not 

meeting the census farm definition ("whole farm" CRP 

places). It also contains separate but corresponding 

CRP data for farms included in the census tabulations. 

In addition to State data, detailed county data are 

presented for counties with three or more"whole farm" 

CRP places reported. For counties with less than three 

"whole farm" CRP places reported, their data are 

combined and reported in "all other counties." 

The data for "whole farm" CRP places are not 

complete for all counties. The census mail list was 

developed from sources which indicated the farm had 

agricultural production activity. It was not designed to 

cover all "whole farm" CRP places. Therefore, the data 

for these places are limited to what was reported in the 

census and have not been adjusted to account for 

nonresponse, incomplete coverage, and reporting errors. 

Agricultural places excluded by farm definition with acres 

in the CRP Farms with acres in the CRP 

Geographic area 

Land in places Number (acres) 

Maryland ___________________________________________________ _ 16 1 738 

Harford _____________________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties ____________________________________________________ _ 3 851 13 1 6531 

Land in CRP 

(acres) 

565 

34 

531 

Number 

81 

5 

76 

Land in farms 

(acres) 

35070 

1 213 33857 

Land in CRP 

(acres) 

5 101 

35 5066 

'Data are published for counties with 3 agricultural places or more reporting CRP acres. Counties with less than 3 places are combined under "all other counties." 

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procedures accounted both for nonresponse to the data 

collection and for the sample data collection. These procedures are used because some farm operators never 

respond to the census despite numerous attempts to 

contact them, and not all farm operators are requested to 

provide the sample data items. 

Whole Farm Nonresponse Estimation 

A statistical estimation procedure was used to account 

for the census farms among mail list nonrespondents that 

were not designated for telephone followup. A stratified 

systematic sample of eligible census nonrespondents were 

mailed a simplified report form. Five sample strata were 

defined based on form type, expected value of sales, and 

previous census status. The report form was designed to 

provide sufficient information to determine farm status. 

Additional mail and telephone contacts were made to 

survey non respondents to obtain sufficient response for 

survey estimates. 

Estimates of the proportion of census nonrespondents 

that operated farms were made for each stratum in the 

State using survey results and applied to the total number 

of census nonrespondents in that stratum. A synthetic 

estimation procedure was used to estimate the number of 

census nonrespondents that operated farms for each 

county by stratum. This estimation procedure is based on 

the assumption that the distribution of farms in a stratum 

by county is the same for census nonrespondents as for 

census respondents. 

Within each stratum in a county, a noninteger nonresponse weight was calculated and assigned to each 

eligible respondent farm record. The procedure used for 

calculating the nonresponse weight assumed the eligible 

census respondents and the nonrespondent farm operations in a county had similar characteristics within each 

stratum. The noninteger nonresponse weight was the ratio 

of the sum of the estimated number of nonrespondent 

farms (using nonresponse survey results) and the number 

of eligible census respondent farms to the number of 

eligible census respondent farms. Stratum controls were 

established to ensure that this weight was never greater 

than 2.0. The noninteger nonresponse weight was used in 

the estimation of the final weight for the sample items. It 

was randomly rounded to an integer weight of either 1 or 2 

for each record for tabulating the complete count items. 

The procedure assumed that we obtain complete response 

from large and unique farm operations because these 

cases received intensive telephone followup during census processing. In situations where addressees could not 

be contacted by telephone or refused to cooperate, secondary sources such as Agricultural Stabilization and 

Conservation Service offices or county extension agents 

were asked to provide information as to whether or not the 

addressee had agricultural activities. Data from previous 

census reports for the specific addressee, in conjunction 

with other information, were used to complete the census 

report form. 

C-2 APPENDIX C 

Table A quantifies the effect of the nonresponse estimation procedure on selected census data items. The 

percentage of the census value contributed by nonresponse estimation as provided in this table indicates the 

potential for bias in published figures resulting from this 

procedure. The estimates provided in these tables do not 

reflect the effect of nonresponse to individual data items 

on respondents' census report forms. The effect of this 

item nonresponse is discussed further under Census Nonsampling Error. 

Table A. Percent of State Totals Contributed by 

Whole Farm Nonresponse Estimation: 1987 

Item Percent of total 

Farms - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - --- -number-- 15.0 

Land in farms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -acres-- 8.7 

Value of land and buildings - - - - - - - - - - - - - --$1 ,000- - 10.0 

Market value of agricultural products sold --$1 ,000- - 2.6 

Harvested cropland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --acres-- 6.8 

Corn for grain or seed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -acres-- 5.8 

Wheat for grain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -acres-- 6.5 

Livestock and poultry inventory: 

Cattle and calves - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -number -- 6.7 

Hogs and pigs- - - --- -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -number-- 4.8 

Hens and pullets of laying age - - - - - - - - ·number-- 1.1 

Sample Estimation 

All respondent sample records received a sample weight 

The sample data estimates the actual figures that would 

have resulted from a complete census of the items in 

sections 23 through 28 of the report form. The estimates 

were obtained from an iterative ratio estimation procedure 

that resulted in the assignment of a weight to each record 

containing sample items. For any given county, a sample 

item total was estimated by multiplying the data items for 

each farm in the county by the corresponding sample 

weight and summing overall sample records in the county. 

Each sample farm was assigned one sample weight to 

be used to produce estimates for all sample items. For 

example, if the weight given to a sample farm had the 

value 5, all sample data items reported by that farm would 

be multiplied by 5. The weight assigned a certainty farm 

was 1. The estimation procedure used to assign weights 

was performed for each county. 

Within a county, the ratio estimation procedure for farms 

was performed in three steps using three variables. The 

first variable contained eight 1987 total value of agricultural 

production (TVP) groups. Both the second and third 

variables, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code and 

farm acreage, contained two groups. The variable groups 

were as follows: 

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TVP 

$1 to $999 

$1,000 to $ 2,499 

$2,500 to $ 4,999 

$5,000 to $ 9,999 

$10,000 to $24,999 

$25,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 or more 

SIC Acres 

01 All crops o to 69 

02 All livestock 70 or more 

The first step in the estimation procedure was to partition the sample records into 32 mutually exclusive initial 

post strata formed by combining the three variable groups. 

This produced a three dimensional array where the cells of 

the array corresponded to the initial post strata groups. 

Each sample farm record was assigned an initial weight 

equal to the ratio of the total farm count to the sample farm 

count, expanded for nonresponse estimation, for the cell 

containing the sample farm. This weight was approximately equal to the inverse of the probability of selecting a 

farm for the census sample. 

The second step in the estimation procedure was to 

combine, if necessary, the cells of the array (prior to the 

repeated ratio estimation) to increase the reliability of the 

ratio estimation procedure. Any cell within the array that 

either contained less than 10 sample farms or had a ratio 

of total farms to sample farms that was more than 2 times 

the mail sample rate was collapsed with another cell (in the 

same variable) according to a specified collapsing pattern. 

New total farm counts and sample farm counts were 

computed for each of the collapsed cells (final post strata) 

and were used in the ratio estimation procedure to calculate final sample weights. 

In the third step in the ratio estimation procedure, 

complete counts for the three variables (TVP, SIC, acreage) were used to compute the marginals of the array 

defined by the final post strata. Factors were then applied 

to expanded sample totals in each cell of the array to 

obtain agreement with the row marginal (TVP) complete 

counts. The sample totals then had factors applied to 

obtain agreement with the column marginal (SIC) complete 

counts. Lastly, the sample totals had factors applied to 

obtain agreement with the depth marginal (acreage) complete counts. This procedure that requires the row totals, 

then the column totals, and then the depth totals to agree 

with the complete counts for the rows, columns, and 

depths, respectively, is continued iteratively until the process converges (the marginal totals agree with the complete count totals). 

The ratio of the adjusted total farm count to the sample 

farm count obtained from the second iteration of the 

estimation procedure was the noninteger final post stratum 

sample weight assigned to the sample farm records in that 

post stratum. The noninteger sample weight, the product 

of the noninteger final post stratum sample weight and the 

nonresponse weight, was randomly rounded to an integer 

weight for tabulation. If, for example, the final weight for the 

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farms in a particular group was 7.2, then one-fifth of the 

sample farms in this group were randomly assigned a 

weight of 8 and the remaining four-fifths received a weight 

of 7. 

CENSUS SAMPLING ERROR 

Sampling error in the census data results from the 

nonresponse sample and the census sample data collection. Census items were classified as either complete 

count or sample data items. The complete count items 

were asked of all farm operators. The complete count data 

items included land in farms, harvested cropland, livestock 

inventory and sales, crop acreages, quantities harvested 

and crop sales, land use, irrigation, government loans and 

payments, conservation acreage, type of organization, and 

operator characteristics (sections 1 through 22 of the 

census report form). Variability in the complete count data 

items is considerably smaller than in the sample items as 

the variation is due only to the nonresponse sample 

estimation procedure. The sample items were asked of 

approximately 25 percent of the total census farm operators. The sample data items included farm production 

expenditures, fertilizer and chemical usage, farm machinery and equipment, value of land and buildings, and 

farm-related income (sections 23 through 28 of the census 

report form). Variability in the estimates of sample items is 

due both to the census sample selection and estimation 

procedure and the nonresponse sample estimation procedure. 

The sample for the 1987 Census oI Agriculture is one of 

a large number of 'possible samples of the same size that 

could have been selected using the same sample design. 

Estimates derived from the different samples would differ 

from each other. The difference between a sample estimate and the average of all possible sample estimates is 

called the sampling deviation. The standard error or sampling error of a survey estimate is a measure of the 

variation among the estimates from all possible samples, 

and thus is a measure of the precision with which an 

estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible samples. The percent relative 

standard error of estimate is defined as the standard error 

of the estimate divided by the value being estimated 

multiplied by 100. If all possible samples were selected, 

each of the samples were surveyed under essentially the 

same conditions, and an estimate and its standard error 

were calculated from each sample, then: 

1. Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from one 

standard error below the estimate to one standard 

error above the estimate would include the average 

value of all possible samples. 

2. Approximately 90 percent of the intervals from 1.65 

standard errors below the estimate to 1.65 standard 

errors above the estimate would include the average value of all possible samples. 

APPENDIX C C-3 
The computations involved to define the above confidence statements are illustrated in the following example. 

Assume that the estimate of number of farms for the State 

is 94,382 and the relative standard error of the estimate 

(percent) is.1 percent (0.001). Multiplying 94,382 by 0.001 

yields 94, the standard error. Therefore, a 67 -percent 

confidence interval is 94,288 to 94,476 (Le., 94,382 plus or 

minus 94). If corresponding confidence intervals were 

constructed for ail possible samples of the same size and 

design, approximately 2 out of 3 (67 percent) of these 

intervals would contain the figure obtained from a complete enumeration. Similarly, a 90 percent confidence 

interval is 94,227 to 94,538 (i.e., 94,382 plus or minus 1.65 

x 94). 

Tables 8 and C provide the reliability estimates of the 

estimated number of farms in a county reporting complete 

count and sample items, respectively. 80th tables show 

the percent relative standard errors for selected estimated 

number of farms in a county reporting an item.These are 

derived from a regression equation. The parameters of the 

regression equation were estimated using the estimated 

number of farms in a county reporting the complete count 

or sample item as the independent variable and the 

standard error of that estimate as the dependent variable 

for all counties in the State. 

Table B. Reliability Estimates for Number of Farms in 

a County Reporting a Complete Count Item: 

1987 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25-······································· 

50.·····.··· .... ·.· .. · .. ·········· .. ·.··.· 

75-······································· 

100-······································ 

150-······································ 

200········································ . 300······································ . 

500-······································ 

750······································· 

1,000-···································· 

1,500-··································· . 

2,000-···································· 

Relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) 

7.4 

4.8 

3.7 

3.1 

2.4 

2.0 

1.6 

1.1 

.9 

.7 

.6 

.5 

Note: Complete count items are items in sections 1 to 22 of the report 

form. 

To illustrate the use of these tables, assume that the 

estimate of the number of farms reporting hogs and pigs 

for a particular county, as given in county table 12, is 89. 

Since hogs and pigs is a complete count data item, refer to 

table 8 and select the estimated relative standard error of 

the estimate from the row whose value is equal to or just 

less than the estimated number of farms, 89. For this 

example, the relative standard error of the estimate comes 

from the row for 75 farms reporting. For sample data items, 

tollow the same procedure using table C. In counties that 

had less than 100 farms in the 1982 Census of Agriculture, 

table C does not apply because the farms in these 

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counties were sampled with certainty (1 in 1), and thus, the 

reliability estimates for the number of farms in these 

counties are smaller than for counties that were sampled 

at lower rates (1 in 2 or 1 in 6). 

Table C. Reliability Estimates for Number of Farms in 

a County Reporting a Sample Item: 1987 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25-······································· 

50-······································· 

75········································ 

100······································· 

150······································· 

200-······································ 

300-······································ 

500-······································ 

750-······································ 

1,000-···································· 

1,500···························· ........ · 

2,000····································· 

Relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) 

13.8 

8.5 

6.3 

5.2 

3.9 

3.2 

2.4 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

Note: Sample items are items in sections 23 to 28 of the report form. 

Table D presents the relative standard error of selected 

State data items for all farms and for all farms with sales of 

$10,000 or more. The percent relative standard error of the 

estimate for complete count data measures the variation 

associated with the sample-based adjustment for whole 

farm nonresponse. The percent relative standard error of 

the estimate for sample items measures both the sampling 

error due to the nonresponse sample estimation procedure 

and the census sample selection and estimation procedure. The reliability of State estimates may vary substantially from State to State. Generally, State estimates for a 

given data item are less reliable than the corresponding 

U.S. estimate. 

Table E presents the standard error (not relative standard error) for percent change in State totals from 1982 to 

1987. The general purpose of the percent change estimate 

is to provide a relative measure of the difference in a 

characteristic between censuses. The relative change for 

a given characteristic is defined as the ratio of the difference of the 1987 and the 1982 estimate for that characteristic to the 1982 estimate. This ratio is multiplied by 100 

to obtain the percent change. The percent standard error 

of a percent change estimate, then, is the standard error of 

the ratio multiplied by 100. 

Table F presents the relative standard error for county 

totals for 10 major complete count items and 7 sample 

items. The relative standard error of the estimate (percent) 

for the same item differs among counties in a State. 

Reasons for this are differences among counties in (1) the 

total number of farms, (2) the number of large farms 

included with certainty, (3) the size classifications of the 

farms sampled, (4) the amount of nonresponse, (5) the 

general agricultural characteristics, and (6) the specific 

characteristic being measured. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
CENSUS NONSAMPLING ERROR 

The accuracy of the census counts are affected by the 

joint effects of the sampling errors described in the previous section and nonsampling errors. Extensive efforts 

were made to compile a complete and accurate mail list for 

the census, to design an understandable report form and 

instructions, and to minimize processing errors through the 

use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. Nonsampling errors arise from incompleteness of the census mail list, duplication in the mail list, 

incorrect data reporting, errors in editing of reported data, 

and errors in imputation for missing data. These specific 

nonsampling errors are further discussed in this section. 

Evaluation studies will be conducted to measure the extent 

of certain nonsampling errors such as coverage error, 

classification error, and item imputation. 

Census Coverage 

The main objective of the census of agriculture is to 

obtain a complete and accurate enumeration of U.S. farms 

with accurate data on all aspects of the agricultural operation. However, the cost and availability of resources for 

this enumeration place restrictions on operationally feasible data collection methodologies. The past five agriculture censuses have been conducted by mail enumeration 

with telephone contact for selected nonrespondents. The 

completeness of such an enumeration thus depends to a 

large extent on the coverage of farm operations by the 

census mail list. 

Historically, the census of agriculture has included 

approximately 90 percent of the farms in the United States 

and over 96 percent of the agricultural production. Complete enumeration of agricultural operations satisfying the 

farm definition of $1,000 or more in agricultural sales is 

complicated by fluctuations in agricultural operations qualifying for enumeration, the variety of arrangements under 

which farms are operated, the multiplicity of names used 

by an operation, the number of operations in which an 

operator participates, the accuracy of data reporting, etc. A 

new mail list is compiled for each census because no 

current single list of agricultural operations is comprehensive. 

An evaluation of census coverage has been conducted 

for each census of agriculture since 1945. The evaluation 

provides estimates of the completeness of census farm 

count and major census data items. In addition, the 

evaluation helps to identify problems in the census enumeration and provide information that can form the basis 

for improvements. The results of the 1987 Coverage 

Evaluation program will be published in volume 2, part 2. 

The evaluation of coverage conducted in 1987 was 

designed to measure errors in the census mail list and in 

farm classification. Mail list error includes a measurement 

of farms not on the census mail list (undercount), and a 

measurement of farms enumerated more than once in the 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

census (overcount). Classification error includes a measurement of farms classified as nonfarms in the census 

(undercount) and of nonfarms classified as farms in the 

census (overcount). Classification error arises from reporting and processing errors. Mail list undercount dominates 

all coverage errors. Net coverage error is defined as the 

difference of undercounted and overcounted farms. Measurements of these errors, as well as a description of the 

complete coverage program, will be available in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

Mail List Coverage 

A major problem with the use of a mail list for the census 

of agriculture enumeration is the difficulties that are encountered in compiling a complete list. The percentage of farms 

on the census mail list varies considerably by State. 

Several reasons have contributed to farm operators' names 

not being included on the census mail list-the operation 

may have been started after the mail list was developed, 

the operation may be so small as not to appear in 

agricultural related source lists used in compiling the 

census list, or the operation may have been falsely classified as a nonfarm prior to mail out. A large proportion of 

the farms not included on the mail list were small in both 

acres and sales of agricultural products. 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture Coverage Evaluation 

used the area segment sample of the 1987 June Enumerative Survey (JES) of the National Agricultural Statistical 

Service (NASS) to estimate farms not on the census mail 

list. The Census Bureau contracted with the NASS to 

augment the JES data collection and receive survey data 

under the confidentiality protection afforded by Title 13, 

U.S. Code, from all residents of area sample segments 

with agricultural activity. These survey records were matched 

to the census mail list. Records that did not match were 

mailed a census of agriculture report form to estimate mail 

list coverage. Estimates of farms not on the census mail 

list used the capture-recapture dual frame estimator that 

will be described in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

Table G provides coverage evaluation estimates of the 

number of farms not on the mail list and selected characteristics of those farms with their percent relative standard 

error. The table also provides an estimate of characteristics of farms not on the mail list as a percentage of total 

farms in the State. The estimate of total farms in the State 

is based on census farm count and the estimated number 

of farms not on the census mail list. This estimate of total 

farms in the State was not adjusted for classification and 

list duplication errors. Estimates of these errors will be 

made at the regional rather than the State level and will be 

available in the Coverage Evaluation report. The table 

provides the standard error (not relative standard error) of 

this percent estimate. 

Respondent and Enumerator Error 

Incorrect or incomplete responses to the mailed census 

report form or to the questions posed by a telephone 

APPENDIX C C-5 
enumerator introduce error into the census data. Such 

incorrect information can lead, in some cases, to incorrect 

enumeration of farms. This type of reporting error is 

measured by the Classification Error Study discussed later 

in this section. To reduce all types of reporting error, 

questions were phrased as clearly as possible based on 

tests of the census report form, and detailed instructions 

for completing the report form were provided to each 

addressee. In addition, each respondent's answers were 

checked for completeness and consistency. 

Item Nonresponse 

Nonresponse to particular questions on the census 

report that we would logically or statistically expect to be 

present may create a type of nonsampling error in both 

complete count and sample data. When information reported 

for another farm with similar characteristics is used to edit 

or impute for item nonresponse, the data may be biased 

because the characteristics of the nonrespondents have 

not been observed and may differ from those reported by 

respondents. Any attempt to correct the data for nonresponse may not completely reflect this difference either at 

the element level (individual farm operation) or on the 

average. 

Processing Error 

The many steps of processing of each census report 

form are sources for the introduction of nonsampling error. 

The processing of the census report forms includes clerical screening for farm activity, computerized check-in of 

report forms and followup of nonrespondents, keying and 

transmittal of completed report forms, computerized editing of inconsistent and missing data, review and correction 

of individual records referred from the computer edit, 

review and correction of tabulated data, and electronic 

data processing. These operations undergo a number of 

quality control checks to ensure as accurate an application 

as possible, yet some errors are not detected and corrected. 

Classification Error 

An evaluation study of classification errors was conducted in the 1987 Census of Agriculture as part of the 

census coverage evaluation program. A sample of mail list 

respondents was selected, and these addresses reenumerated to determine whether they were a farm or nonfarm. A farm status determination was made based on the 

evaluation questionnaire and compared with the status 

based on the data reported on the census form. Differences in status were reconciled. 

In past censuses, the proportion of farms undercounted 

due to classification errors was higher for farms with small 

values of sales. The classification error rate was higher for 

(1) livestock farms than crop farms, (2) farms with a small 

C-6 APPENDIX C 

number of acres than larger farms, or (3) tenant farms than 

full or part-owner farms. Results from the 1987 classification error study will be published in the Coverage Evaluation report. 

EDITING DATA AND IMPUTATION FOR ITEM 

NONRESPONSE 

For the 1987 Census of Agriculture, as in previous 

censuses, all reported data were keyed and then edited by 

computer. The edits were used to determine whether the 

reports met the minimum criteria to be counted as farms in 

the census. Computer edits also performed a series of 

complex, logical checks of consistency and completeness 

of item responses. They provided the basis for deciding to 

accept, impute (supply), delete, or alter the reported value 

for each data record item. 

Whenever possible, edit imputations, deletions, and 

changes were based on component or related data on the 

respondent's report form. For some items, such as operator characteristics, data from the previous census were 

used when available. Values for other missing or unacceptable reported data items were calculated based on reported 

quantities and known price parameters. 

When these and similar methods were not available and 

values had to be supplied, the imputation process used 

information reported for another farm operation in a geographically adjacent area with characteristics similar to 

those of the farm operation with incomplete data. For 

example, a farm operation that reported acres of corn 

harvested, but did not report quantity of corn harvested, 

was assigned the same bushels of corn per acre harvested 

as that of the last nearby farm with similar characteristics 

that reported acceptable yields during that particular execution of the computer edit. The imputation for miSSing 

items in each section of the report form was conducted 

separately; thus, aSSigned values for one operation could 

come from more than one respondent. 

Prior to the imputation operation, a set of default values 

and relationships were aSSigned to the possible imputation 

variables. The relationships and values varied depending 

on the item being imputed. For example, different default 

values were aSSigned for several standard industrial classification and total value of sales categories when imputing 

hired farm labor expenses. These values and item relationships for the possible imputation variables were stored in 

the computer in a series of matrices. The computer 

records were sorted by reported State and county, where 

the county sequence was based on similar types of farms 

and agricultural practices. 

Each execution of the computer edit consisted of records 

from only one State. For a given execution of the edit, the 

stored entries in the various matrices were retained in the 

computer only until a succeeding record having acceptable 

characteristics for some sections of the report form was 

processed by the computer. Then the acceptable responses 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
of the succeeding operation replaced those previously 

stored. When a record processed through the edit had 

unreported or unacceptable data, the record was assigned 

the last acceptable ratio or response from an operation 

with a similar set of characteristics. Once each execution 

of the computer edit for a State was completed, the 

possible imputation variables were reset to the default 

values and relationships for subsequent executions. 

After the initial computer edit, keyed reports not meeting 

the census farm definition were reviewed to ensure that 

the data were keyed correctly. Edit referrals were generated for about 30 percent of the reports included as farms, 

and they were also reviewed for keying accuracy and to 

ensure that the computer edit actions were correct. If the 

results of the computer edit were not acceptable, corrections were made and the record was reedited. More 

extensive discussions of the edit and item imputation 

methodology with measures of the extent of imputation in 

the census estimates will be provided in a separate 

research report. 

Tables D through G follow. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-7 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ____________________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' __________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 179 acres ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

180 to 499 acres- ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 2,000 acres or more __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total cropland_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

lOa to 199 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres _________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ sao to 999 acres- ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ______________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Acres irrigated: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres or more ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$10,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $49,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $100,000 or more __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Grains_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ ____ $1,000 __ Corn for grain ___________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Wheat __________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Soybeans _______________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Sorghum for grain _______________________________________________ $1,000 __ Barley __________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Oats ___________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Other grains ____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

C-8 APPENDIX C 

All farms 

Total (number) 

14776 

2 396 629 

162 

5 418 920 

366 788 

2261 

657 693 

44 656 

1 838 

8093 

4400 

111 409 

4885 

490 233 

2591 

747 227 

712 

471 565 

284 

374 944 

66 

193 158 

13200 

1 744 891 11 960 

346913 

2559 

11 117 

4285 

103 176 

1 774 

122781 

1 602 

223 981 

1 204 

369711 

358 

243 133 

178 

273 014 

5435 

189466 

4582 

208 512 

1 074 

50762 

567 

1 566 

270 

5809 

80 5430 

80 

10875 

66 20086 10 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

989 061 

66937 

4 165 

4 019 

1 948 

7031 

1 881 

13262 

2012 

31 920 

1 100 

38952 

1 084 

78529 

2586 

815 349 

9331 

253056 

123 049 

53661 

16653 

48 499 

103 3473 

448 

212 

Relative standard 

efror of estimate 

(percent) 

.1 

.2 

.3 

1.8 

2.1 

2.8 

1.7 

1.8 

1.0 

1.2 

.6 

.7 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.6 

1.0 

.9 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.8 

1.0 

.6 

.7 

.9 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.7 

.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.0 

1.4 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.3 

3.3 

2.9 

3.0 

1.7 

1.5 

(0) 

(0) 

.1 

.2 

.6 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.4 

3.3 

.7 

3.2 

3.5 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Relative standard 

Total error of estimate 

(number) (percent) 

6782 .1 

1 883 435 .2 

278 .3 

3 923 138 2.1 

579 061 2.5 

2088 4.0 

515 338 1.9 

76065 2.3 

674 1.1 

2559 1.3 

924 1.0 

22958 1.1 

2063 .7 

231 502 .7 

2113 .6 

625 417 .6 

663 .8 

441 702 .8 

281 

(0) (0) 

64 

(0) (0) 

5987 .2 

469 504 .2 

5698 .2 

194 181 .2 

420 1.4 

755 2.0 

1 057 1.0 

28890 1.2 

1 042 1.1 74990 1.1 

1 446 .8 

204 794 .8 

1 198 .7 (0) (0) 

357 .7 

(0) (0) 

178 273 014 

2222 .6 

114942 .8 

2402 .5 160381 .6 

769 .9 49191 .9 

309 1.5 

956 2.3 

224 2.2 

4898 2.4 

79 3.3 (0) (0) 

80 2.7 10875 2.8 

66 1.7 

20086 1.4 

10 

(0) (0) 

1 

(0) (0) 

964 750 .1 

142251 .2 

2012 .7 

31 920 .8 

1 100 1.1 

38952 1.1 

1 084 1.0 

78529 1.0 

2586 

815 349 

4871 .3 238 954 .2 

116665 .3 

51 110 .4 

15700 .4 45841 .4 

88 3.0 

3330 .7 

403 3.5 

193 3.6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Sales by commodity or commodity group-Con. 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops-Con. Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ T obacco __________________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ________________________________ $1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse crops ______________________________________ $1,000 __ Other crops _______________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ________________________________________ $1,000 __ Dairy products ____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves __________________________________________________ $1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ______________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by standard industrial classification: Cash grains (011) ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Field crops, except cash grains (013) ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables and melons (016) __________________________________________ farms __ 

aCres __ 

Fruits and tree nuts (017) _____________________________________________ farms __ 

aCres __ Horticultural specialties (018) __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ General farms, primarily crop (019) _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Dairy farms (024) _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Poultry and eggs (025) ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Animal specialties (027) _______________________________________________ farms __ 

aCres __ General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) ____________ farms __ 

aCres __ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Corporation _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Part owners __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

aCres __ Tenants _____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

aCres __ Other _______________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Female _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ ____ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Average age of operator _________________________________________________ years __ 

Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Conservation reserve program _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Government payments: Amount received in cash _____________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Value of certificates received _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Net cash return from agricultural sales': Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) _________ farms __ $1,00o __ Average per farm _________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms with net gains2 ______________________________________________ number __ 

$1,000 __ Farms with net losses ______________________________________________ number __ 

$1,00o __ 

Total farm production expenses' _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

All farms 

Total (number) 

15731 

10 116 

28205 

8473 

63869 

3612 

8519 

736 006 425 871 

187216 

56718 

37032 

1 274 

27894 

3081 

917 703 

2006 

182 223 

517 

62078 

302 24610 

483 

33757 

618 

91 596 

3541 

382672 

1 340 421 9t9 

1 542 

195 493 

1 225 

57830 121 

26748 

12738 

756220 1 323 

359020 

619 

250460 

96 

30929 

9375 

886387 

3693 

202858 1 708 

307384 

7882 

852389 

6894 544240 

13354 

2 283 805 1 422 

112824 

52.7 

1 838 

107 784 

81 

5 101 

14843 

14669 

14774 

135200 

9151 

6913 

197071 

7861 

61 871 

14774 

851 440 

5250 

102147 

7995 

300 284 

9338 

23063 

10292 

50516 

Relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

1.5 

1.1 

.7 

1.3 

1.1 

.3 

.1 

.1 

.3 

.4 

.7 

2.6 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.9 

1.4 

2.0 

1.6 

2.7 

3.1 

1.9 

1.8 

.6 

.9 

.7 

.4 

.5 

.5 

1.4 

2.2 

3.8 

3.2 

.2 

.3 

1.1 

.8 

1.3 

.6 

4.1 

2.8 

.3 

.5 

.6 

.4 

1.0 

.9 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.7 

.2 

.2 

1.2 

1.6 

.2 

.7 

.5 

4.7 

9.0 

.6 

.5 

.3 

3.1 

3.3 

.6 

1.7 

.5 

3.7 

.3 

.6 

.7 

1.6 

.5 

.9 

.4 

2.0 

.4 

1.6 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Relative standard Total error of estimate (number) (percent) 

12598 1.5 7860 1.3 27 174 .7 8013 1.4 63 146 

3499 1.1 

4694 .3 725 795 .1 

425 563 .1 187 142 .2 50007 .4 36 192 .6 

746 3.8 26 146 .7 

1 462 .7 776 105 .4 572 1.4 92251 2.1 232 2.5 51 395 1.5 

79 4.3 16506 3.3 324 30499 

162 3.0 62 114 1.9 

938 1.2 202 473 1.1 1 321 .6 420 991 .4 1 440 .4 191 243 .3 

197 2.8 18 777 3.3 

55 4.2 21 081 3.0 

5401 .2 301 468 .3 839 1.1 

318461 .7 483 1.0 

239 054 .6 

59 4.2 24452 3.2 

3289 .4 499 807 .7 2469 .5 112014 .3 1 024 1.0 271 614 .9 

5077 .3 634 241 .3 1 705 .8 249 194 1.1 

631O .2 822 689 .2 472 1.5 60746 2.1 51.0 .3 

1 457 .7 102146 .5 45 5.2 

2862 4.5 

13970 .6 13 857 .5 

6775 .4 160 118 2.5 23634 3.4 

4869 .6 193 194 1.7 

1 906 1.4 

33076 5.3 

6775 .4 

802328 .6 3252 .8 98871 1.6 4329 .6 295 147 .9 

5273 .6 21 439 2.0 5285 .5 46788 1.7 

APPENDIX C C-9 
Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 -Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 otal farm production expenses- Can. Agricultural chemicals _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Petroleum products ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity ____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Repair and maintenance ______________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmenL _______ farms __ $1,000 __ Interest ____ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cash renL_ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ ___ __ _ ___ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Property taxes _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ All other farm production expenses _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ____________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows _________________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs inventory _______________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs sold ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs inventory ____________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies inventory ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Selected crops harvested: 

Corn for grain or seed ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ 

Wheat for grain ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ 

Barley for grain _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ 

Tobacco __ _ _ ___ _ __ ___ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds __ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________________________________ farms __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, Wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. 

acres __ 

bushels __ 

(see text) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

All farms 

Total (number) 

9362 

26447 

13824 

30365 

10585 

16592 

5958 

81 230 1 585 10091 

12077 

46 104 

5327 

9821 

5843 

40272 

3987 

26726 

13206 

19804 

13462 

67978 

5780 

308 052 3 185 48454 

I 694 110463 

5368 

154 540 1 322 197214 

1 265 372 470 

660 24599 581 16714 

1 309 3 706 405 

1 381 257 070 110 3287 

26513 

5608 

432 409 31 941 714 

3 112 146081 6 766 273 

1 541 59268 3 707 134 

1 357 10780 13 751 729 

3697 

405 170 9 352 369 

6619 

255676 

593 854 

1 184 38238 

Relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) 

.4 

2.1 

.3 

1.5 

.4 

1.2 

.6 

1.9 

1.5 

7.3 

.3 

1.9 

.7 

5.1 

.6 

2.9 

.9 

3.5 

.3 

2.2 

.3 

1.4 

.4 

.3 

.7 

.9 

.7 

.3 

.4 

.4 

1.1 

.8 

1.1 

.7 

1.8 

2.5 

1.9 

2.5 

1.2 

.5 

.5 

.1 

.7 

1.3 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.6 

.5 

5 

.8 

.6 

.5 

1.0 

1.4 

1.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

1.2 

.8 

2Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains. 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Relative standard 

Total error of estimate (number) (percent) 

5342 .5 24759 2.2 6476 .4 26755 1.6 5907 .5 15389 1.2 

4008 .7 78825 1.7 981 1.9 9509 7.6 6018 .5 39401 1.8 

3384 .7 

8738 4.3 3954 .7 

35413 2.8 2853 1.0 25426 3.1 

5 990 .5 12476 2.3 6775 .4 63391 1.5 

2878 .4 

265 258 .3 1 102 1.0 28879 1.2 1 469 .6 109 746 .3 

2816 .4 136 096 .4 816 1.1 189 325 .8 808 1.2 361 064 .7 

214 2.8 13561 4.0 178 2.9 9244 3.8 493 1.6 3 676 722 .5 

1 353 .4 257 061 880 .1 893 1.1 8728 2.2 

3589 .4 400 179 .3 30 145 244 .3 

2330 .5 134 432 .5 6 339 852 .5 

1 312 .7 56634 .6 3 566 060 .5 

590 1.1 7808 1.4 10 660 504 1.6 

2615 .4 374 489 .4 8 800 630 .4 

3047 .4 186 533 .4 485 725 .4 

671 1.3 36200 .8 

C-10 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table E. Reliability Estimates of Percent Change in State Totals: 1982 to 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Total cropland __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer2 _________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Agricultural chemicals2 ________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Interest' _____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets of laying age _________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Sorghum for grain or seed _____________________________________________ farms __ 

aCres __ Wheat for grain ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 

3Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

All farms 

Percent change 

-8.7 

-6.3 

10.4 

-10.3 

-3.0 

-12.5 

-11.9 

27.1 

31.7 

-8.7 

-3.9 

-15.5 

-25.4 

-9.6 

6.7 -11.3 

16.2 

-8.3 

3.9 -10.9 

8.9 

-7.9 

2.9 

-13.2 

-30.0 

-4.9 

-3.5 

-18.6 

18.5 

-7.1 

-31.2 

-17.5 

-13.3 

-29.0 

10.1 

-30.9 

-3.2 

-23.0 

-30.3 

42.9 

58.6 

-1.3 

5.7 

-6.8 

-1.9 

-1.3 

11.6 

-15.6 -.2 

-7.5 

-30.0 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Standard error of 

estimate Standard error of estimate 

(percent) Percent change (percent) 

.3 -16.3 .2 .3 -9.5 .3 

2.8 15.5 3.3 

.3 -18.9 .3 .3 -6.2 .3 .3 -20.4 .3 .3 -14.2 .3 

1.3 22.5 1.2 1.3 30.3 1.2 

.3 -16.3 .2 .2 -3.6 .1 

.3 -22.8 .3 .3 -26.0 .2 .4 -10.7 .3 .2 7.1 .1 .6 -3.3 .5 .2 16.3 .2 

2.2 -9.6 2.4 2.9 3.4 2.9 1.4 -12.7 1.6 1.4 9.0 1.5 1.4 -14.5 1.3 2.5 2.0 2.5 

1.1 -20.9 1.0 

1.7 -31.5 1.6 1.5 -14.5 1.3 2.7 -4.7 2.8 1.7 -20.1 1.7 2.8 20.3 2.6 2.2 -10.0 2.1 

2.7 -33.0 2.5 

.4 -17.2 .4 

.3 -11.4 .3 .8 -26.9 .8 .9 12.3 .9 .9 -31.2 1.1 

.5 -2.7 .5 

.4 -27.1 .3 

.3 -31.8 .3 7.0 16.7 5.0 6.7 31.2 5.1 .6 -8.6 .5 .6 2.8 .5 

.5 -13.2 .5 .5 -4.2 .5 

.5 -9.6 .5 .6 10.9 .6 1.0 -15.5 1.1 .8 1.3 .8 1.7 -3.8 2.6 .9 -33.8 .9 

APPENDIX C C-11 
Table F. Reliability Estimates of County Totals: 1987 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Average value of land Estimated market value Farms Land in farms of all machinery and Harvested cropland Irrigated land and buildings per farm' equipment' 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative standard standard standard standard standard standard error of error of error of error of error of efror of Total estimate Total estimate Value estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate (number) (percent) (acres) (percent) (dollars) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) 

Allegany _________________ 240 1.0 48941 2.6 152385 4.2 6012 13.8 10914 2.3 95 17.1 Anne Arundel ____________ 567 .7 42413 2.3 332 348 9.0 14934 9.3 17445 2.5 470 5.6 Baltimore ________________ 917 .5 92806 .9 357 755 5.9 34033 7.1 50714 .9 706 9.2 Calvert __________________ 464 .7 41 251 2.8 237 760 6.9 15725 16.8 13560 4.3 363 20.2 Caroline _________________ 636 .6 132 804 1.1 347 781 9.1 36370 6.2 97934 1.3 13279 2.2 Carroll __________________ 1 238 .4 166 745 .6 329077 5.1 54318 4.5 103 965 .6 293 10.5 Cecil ____________________ 501 .7 86861 .9 484 683 6.1 23362 6.3 52301 1.0 171 19.1 Charles _________________ 601 .6 67655 2.0 232 767 7.0 19666 14.3 20603 2.5 908 6.1 Dorchester ______________ 392 .6 125019 1.1 456990 4.5 28904 9.3 83948 1.0 11 279 1.9 Frederick ________________ 1 439 .4 236350 .6 420302 6.0 70811 5.5 135 370 .5 1 387 12.3 Garrett __________________ 670 .5 121 529 1.1 180 133 4.5 23763 11.6 39257 1.1 11 16.5 Harford _________________ 758 .5 99948 1.1 344 590 6.1 30081 9.5 51 447 1.1 417 7.0 Howard _________________ 432 .6 54041 1.1 446 488 6.7 14035 8.3 27810 1.3 510 1.0 Kent ____________________ 361 .7 133 597 1.1 923 353 8.2 30084 7.0 88997 1.1 3439 .7 Montgomery _____________ 669 .6 103 377 1.4 587 159 7.6 27697 10.3 51 812 1.3 469 2.4 Prince George's __________ 683 .7 62308 2.1 220 789 3.8 16292 15.8 22768 2.3 649 5.2 Queen Anne's ___________ 457 .6 170 677 .7 680 385 3.4 30714 5.5 114736 .8 5 196 4.2 SI. Mary's _______________ 754 .5 80493 1.9 216 780 11.9 17577 7.4 32724 2.8 1 239 4.7 SomerseL _______________ 406 .4 64305 1.2 256 596 11.7 22495 9.0 38245 1.3 2587 3.1 TalboL __________________ 280 .8 109 032 1.0 920090 7.8 22098 5.7 76918 .8 694 4.5 

~~~h.:,r:g~o~=========== === 906 .4 137 529 .9 282451 6.8 46054 8.7 77744 .8 652 2.2 774 .4 95542 1.0 244 509 10.5 35898 3.5 61 594 1.0 4957 1.2 Worcester _______________ 631 .4 123406 .8 361 933 13.8 36768 6.7 76107 .9 991 1.6 

Cattle and calves Hogs and pigs inventory Corn for grain or seed Wheat for grain Soybeans for beans Market value of agricultural 

inventory products sold 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative standard standard standard standard standard standard error of error of error of error of error of error of 

Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate (number) (percent) (number) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) (acres) (percent) 

Allegany _________________ 5158 2.8 462 14.4 1 379 9.4 117 10.8 - - 3294 1.6 Anne Arundel ____________ 3386 5.0 1 862 14.6 4678 3.7 1 661 5.0 3544 4.4 8453 1.5 Baltimore ________________ 14631 1.7 3935 7.9 19322 1.0 3390 3.6 6691 1.4 39750 .5 Calvert __________________ 1 649 4.6 (D) (D) 4923 8.2 1 351 5.4 2901 5.9 4379 3.0 Caroline _________________ 4966 3.9 8883 3.1 23697 1.7 20272 1.5 54426 1.7 72343 .3 Carroll __________________ 36833 .9 10 115 2.7 34383 .8 11 113 1.1 13804 1.1 55899 .4 Cecil ____________________ 13511 1.6 4211 2.3 22457 1.3 4283 2.2 11 296 2.0 40411 .3 Charles _________________ 3095 4.0 7855 6.6 5778 3.4 2514 5.6 6213 5.7 8278 1.8 Dorchester ______________ 881 4.9 28853 .1 19399 2.2 14725 1.3 52811 1.3 51 509 .3 Frederick ________________ 78537 .5 6929 7.2 25051 .9 11 639 1.7 7672 2.3 94647 .3 Garrett __________________ 24186 1.3 3084 11.3 4 137 2.3 136 16.4 - - 19377 1.2 Harford _________________ 19515 1.7 1 294 16.8 21 376 1.5 2901 2.9 6098 1.7 24500 .8 Howard _________________ 9841 1.3 2721 8.0 11 135 1.9 1 812 1.6 3445 1.2 18305 .5 Kent ____________________ 9546 1.8 (D) (D) 46916 1.3 8541 2.7 22987 2.0 43528 .3 Montgomery _____________ 12131 1.7 2780 8.8 15857 1.5 5007 1.5 9934 2.2 26049 .5 Prince George's __________ 3646 4.7 4302 10.1 7614 3.5 1 372 6.1 3580 6.1 16 115 .8 Queen Anne's ___________ 8122 2.4 3358 2.0 54 141 .9 15 509 1.4 40552 1.0 31 281 .5 SI. Mary's _______________ 4917 3.8 17542 4.2 7813 3.8 3209 4.7 13041 4.3 13271 1.6 SomerseL _______________ 2066 2.1 14273 1.5 8783 1.1 5708 3.5 22615 1.7 80893 .2 TalboL __________________ 4278 1.8 2765 .7 32866 .9 12632 1.7 34894 1.0 26579 .4 Washington ______________ 42821 .8 22284 3.0 19308 1.3 6056 2.8 3886 3.6 54091 .4 Wicomico _______________ 1 694 2.9 15 144 1.3 14998 1.2 5376 1.8 41 334 1.4 134061 .2 Worcester _______________ 2642 8.0 28 172 .5 26398 .9 6737 1.7 43446 1.2 122 048 .2 

Selected farm production expenses' 

Livestock and poultry Commercial fertilizer Hired farm labor Petroleum products Electricity for the farm business purchased 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative standard error standard error standard error standard error standard error Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate Total of estimate ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

Allegany _________________ 252 19.6 302 14.5 (D) (D) 239 18.7 74 22.6 Anne ArundeL ___________ 140 61.1 841 20.7 1 325 10.3 650 12.7 164 15.1 Baltimore ________________ 2 186 16.8 1 945 6.0 6490 7.8 1 882 4.6 807 4.2 Calvert __________________ 118 70.9 624 36.9 (D) (D) 386 11.8 64 11.6 Caroline _________________ 7069 5.4 3765 6.4 3 197 3.9 1 579 6.7 826 3.5 Carroll __________________ Cecil 4933 10.9 3667 4.4 6176 12.5 2 140 2.8 1 317 5.5 ____________________ 3832 1.5 2176 5.6 3995 6.4 1 093 4.3 1 041 5.9 Charles _________________ 466 60.6 866 10.3 793 18.0 457 7.2 95 12.9 Dorchester ______________ 7687 3.9 3224 5.9 3686 2.7 1 690 7.2 661 6.5 Frederick ________________ 5 152 7.7 5563 4.7 9495 5.4 3266 4.4 2153 4.6 Garrett __________________ 2970 26.2 900 10.0 490 26.5 803 7.4 328 6.8 Harford _________________ 1 611 28.9 1 650 8.8 2981 9.9 1 114 6.6 505 6.8 Howard _________________ 2675 19.7 1 188 6.2 2537 5.4 759 6.8 323 5.5 Kent ____________________ 2383 6.4 3623 4.0 7839 2.5 1 604 4.0 896 3.2 Montgomery _____________ 585 23.6 2798 12.8 4950 8.5 1 436 10.2 464 9.0 Prince George's __________ 453 55.1 610 11.6 2625 13.2 784 11.1 257 10.0 Queen Anne's ___________ 1 548 4.1 4370 3.9 2582 19.6 1 567 8.6 519 10.0 SI. Mary's _______________ 551 26.1 1 155 7.0 880 20.3 803 7.6 186 14.2 SomerseL _______________ 12570 1.6 1 413 19.3 3653 7.8 1 229 7.6 1 039 5.9 TalboL __________________ I 953 1.2 2950 4.7 2187 12.7 1 225 5.1 424 5.7 Washington ______________ 4039 17.0 2727 6.6 2919 5.9 1 698 9.2 942 3.9 Wicomico _______________ 21 904 1.2 1 960 7.4 5407 2.5 1 841 6.2 2006 2.7 Worcester _______________ 17069 1.6 2197 3.4 6100 4.2 2119 4.9 1 500 2.9 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

C-12 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table G. State Coverage Evaluation Estimates of Farms Not on the Mail List: 1987 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Farms by size: Less than 50 acres ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

50 acres or more _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $10,000 ____________________________________________________ farms __ 

Less than $2,500 ___________________________________________________ farms __ $2,500 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ farms __ $10,000 or more _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by standard industrial classification: Crops (01) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Livestock (02) _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

Farms by tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Part owners_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ __ __ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ __ _ farms __ Tenants _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________________________________ farms __ 

Other _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ farms __ 

Average age of operator _________________________________________________ years __ 

Not on mail list 

Total number 

3346 

215318 

2216 

1 130 

2 115 

36115 

3101 

2375 

726 

246 

10289 

1 719 

1 629 

2868 

418 

61 

637 

2710 

50.5 

Relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) 

6.2 

22.0 

7.3 

10.9 

7.6 

23.7 

6.6 

7.1 

14.3 

8.9 

18.7 

7.5 

9.6 

6.7 

18.5 

(Z) 

17.5 

6.5 

5.5 

Percent not on mail list 

Total percent Standard error of percent 

18.5 (Z) 

8.2 (Z) 

26.2 .1 11.7 (Z) 

15.0 (Z) 

2.6 (Z) 

27.9 .1 36.3 .2 15.9 .1 3.5 (Z) 

1.0 (Z) 

19.7 .1 

17.3 .1 

23.4 .1 10.2 .1 

3.4 (Z) 

7.5 .1 28.2 .1 

(X) (X) 

Note 1: Farms classified as nonfarms, nonfarms classified as farms, and farms appearing more than once in the census are not accounted for in these estimates, but will be provided in 

the 1987 Coverage Evaluation publication. See appendix C for futher explanation. 

Note 2: Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-13 

APPENDIX D. 

Report Form and Information Sheet 

DUE BY FEBRUARY 1 1988 OMS No. 0607-0534: Approvel Expires September 30. 1989 

FORM 87-A0201 18-11-86) 

~ 

u.s. DEPAFlTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE C£NSUS 

UNITED STATES 

CENSUS 

NOTICE - Response to this inquiry is required by law hitle 13# U.S. Code). By the same law YOUR REPORT TO 

THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. It may be seen only by sworn Census employees and may be used 

only for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation. 

The law 81so provides that copies retained in our files are immune from Ie 81 rocess. 

In COn'eapondence pertaining to this report. pie_a refer to your eenaus FIla Number (CFN) 

.e.'!); CENSUS 1»$11 

*~~",l':W~~, __ ·,jii.~' • Please cOTnp1ete this\(~'{;k 

-!fonn .... ilnd RETURN TO~ 

~~~~~~~;;':--;':.ii~f..~~'f.Y( 

OF AGRICULTURE 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1201 East Tenth Street ..IaHar.on"ma. IN 47133 

Note - If your records are not available. reasonable estimates may be 

used. If you cannot file by February 1. a time extension request may be 

sent to the above address. Include your 1 2-character Census File 

Number (CFN) as shown in your address label in all correspondence to 

us. 

If you recei\ted more than one report form. enter extra A Census File Numhertsl here t--t--t--t-t-+-+-+-t-t-+--t--t--1I--t and retum extra copies with 

your completoo report. 

CENSUS 035 037 03. 

87·A0201 

1 

~=~y r,OM3~9-----rn~----~0~4~1.-----tO~4~2.-------t Please correct erro1"'6 in name, address, and ZIP Code. ENTER street and number if not shown. 

ACREAGE IN 1987 Report land owned. rented. or used 

Sl by you. your spouse. or by the partnership. corporation. or 

organization for which you are reporting, Include ALL LAND. 

REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE - cropland, 

pastureland. rangeland. woodland. idle land. house lots. etc. 

" the acres you operated In 1987 changed during ~he ye.r, 

re'''' to the INFORMATION SHEET • • ectfon 1 ~ None Number of acres 

1 • All land owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 

2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS. including land worked 

by you on shares. used rent free. in exchange for services. 

payment of taxes. etc. Include leased Federal. State. and railroad 

land. (DO NOT include land used on a per-head basis under a 

grazing permit.) Also complete item 5 below ........... , ... 0 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS. including land worked on 

shares by others and land subleased. Also complete item 6 below. 0 

4. Acres in "THIS PLACE" - ADD acres owned (item 1) 

and acres rented (item 2). then SUBTRACT acres rented 

TO OTHERS (item 3). and enter the result in this space,_ 

043 

044 

045 

046 

For this census report t_a lire the 1ICTfJ. in "THIS PLACE. ,,'-_____ ...Jt If the entry is zero please refer to the INFORMA TION SHEET. section 1, 

5. If you rented land FROM OTHERS (item 2). enter me following information for each landlord. 

INSTRUCTIONS Please report your crops In the appropriate sacdon. 

Use sactlon 7 to raport ONLY thosa CROPS NOT listad in sactions 2 through 6 

and sactlon 8. DO NOT INCLUDE crops grown on land rentad to othars. 

Were any of the foDowlng CROPS harvested from "THIS PLACE" 

in 19871 S2 

1. Com (field) for grain or 

~~e~~:~:e1~~~Z;~J ~. 0 

2. Com (field) for silage 

or green chop ... , .. , 0 

070 

086 

3. Soybeans for beans .. 0 554 

4. Beans. dry edible " ., 0 073 

5. Wheat for grain ... .. 0 

6. Oats for grain . . . . . .. 0 079 

7. Barley for grain .. , .. , 0 688 

8. Rye for grain .. , . , . .. 0 

9. Sorghum for grain 

orseed .......... ,' 0 

082 

071 

08. 

55. 

074 

080 

.67 

083 

Bu. 

Tons. 

green 

Bu. 

Cwt. 

Bu. 

Bu. 

Bu. 

Bu. 

Bu. 

072 

090 

556 

015 

078 

0., 

•• 8 

064 

1--__ -'-'N"'a::.:m"'e:..:0"'f:..:l::.an"'d"'l"or"d:..... __ --+ __ M=a::.:i1i::.:o:;!9.:;8"'d"'d::.:re"s:.::s:..:i::.:in",c::.:iu"d",e:..:Z=:i:...P.:;C"o",d",e:...} -l.::N",u::.:m::.:b:::e~r.:;0::.:f.!:a"cr~e:=sl1 O. Sorghum for silage or 065 0 •• 087 

~!~~~!.~':J8~D:,=~~~~e. 0 Tons. 

094 --+---------------+------1 11. Tobacco - all types., 0 /10 09 096 

/10 Lbs. 

Ust additionllilandiords on a separate sheet of paper. 

6. If you rented land TO OTHERS litem 3). enter the following information for each renter, 

Name of renter Mailing address (Include ZIP Code) Number of acres 

usr additional renters on a separate sheet of paper. 

None a. Of the land you rented or leased to others. how many 

acres did you own? ............. , ..... , .. . 

053 

o ______ Acres 

7. Did yOU have any grazing permits on a per·head basis? 

1 0 Yes - Mark IX} all boxes which apply. . 40 Taylor Grazing Sec, 3 (BLM) 

5 0 Indian Land 

054 13 0 Forest Service 

2 0 No - Go to item B 8 0 Other - SpeCifrt 

8. LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR "THIS PLACE" 

a .In what county was the 

largest value of your 

agricultural products 

raised or produced? .. 

b.lf you also had agricultural 

Principa! 

countv~ 

operations in any other Other 

county!ies). enter the counties county name(s). etc, .. .. 

PENAL TY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT 

County name 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

State Number of acres 

05. 

057 

058 

05. 

12. Potatoes, Irish o Cwt. /10 

097 098 099 

/10 

Was any DRY HAY. GRASS SILAGE. HAYLAGE. or GREEN CHOP cut or harvastad from "THIS PLACEnln 19871 Include ftH'fIhum-tludan C~ and hay cut from pastures. 

53 1 0 YES - Complete fbI • • flctlon 2 D NO - Go to section 4 

If cuttings were made for bath dry hay and grass silage. hsylage. Or green Chop 

from the same fields. report the acreage in the appropriate items under DRY 

HA Y and 8150 under GRASS SILAGE. HA YLAGE, snrd __ G_R_EE_N __ C_H.,O_P_. _~ _____ -,,. ____ --I 

1. DRY HAY (If two or more clJttings of dry Acres Quantity Acres 

hay were made hom the same acr8S_ report harvested (R6';,:;'::;~ry inigated 

acres only onCEl, but report fatal tons from ell or gr8ftn weight •• 

cuttings. J IndictltedJ 

a. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for 103 104 lOb Tona. hay or dehydrating . , , .... , . , , •• , , d,y 

b. Small grain hay - oats, wheat. 106 107 10" Tons. 

barley. rye. etc, .............. '" d,y 

c. -Other tame dry hay - clover, lespedeza, 109 110 111 

timothy. Sudangrass. meadow and Tons. 

pasture grasses. etc. .......... '" d,y 

112 113 "' d. Wild hay Tons, 

.................. '" d, 

2. GRASS SILAGE. HAYLAGE. AND 

GREEN CHOP (If two or more cuttings "' 116 117 were made from the same acres, report 

Bcres only once. but report total tOns from Tons. all cuttings.) ..•..•..••.•.••.••. green 

3. HAY SOLD - Did you sell any hay or grass snage in 1 987? (Report value "" of hay sold In section 9, Item 3) •...•... 1 DYes ,ONo 

APPENDIX 0 D-1 
Were ....,VEGETABLES. SWEET CORN. MELONS. etc., banested FOR SALE from "THIS PLACE"1n 19877 tDonotincludethosegrormftN home_.J 

W ... any STRAWBERRIES, CRANBERRIES, or OTHER BERRIES banested 

54 

FOR SALE from "THIS PLACE"", 19871 (Do not hH:Iude thosegrorm ftN 

58 home_) 

.oVES - c~ __ .OVES - ~ __ 

2 0 NO - Go to section 5 2 0 NO - Go to section 7 

1. Land from which vegetables were t~3~~~5~~le~:~~c~re~s:12T~e~nth~~$~:3~7w:;A~~~:~.~. """,~img~·::at~:~.n~t=h:. :_~_r_o_~m_' ~_h_e_.!-_ist_~_IO_~--r' e_n_t_e_r_crro_p-:-n_8fn-,e,-a_n_d_cod_.,.e_·TR_"_PD_rt_qu_""_tl_ty_hB_TV_e_st,edr--in_"":--i_t -:-:--:--:--1 

haNested in 1987 ................• ~~~~::~~~"~o~~~~~~I __ ~/~'o~ __ c~rop~n~a:m~e=-_~C:O:d:e~~A~a~es~ha~~~e~st~ed~~ou~:an~tt~·~~h:a:N~es::t:e~d~~A~c~re~S~iIT~,i~a'at~ed~~ Whole acres IT enth Whole acres Tenths 

2. From the list beloW, enter the crop name and code for each crop harvested in 1987. .37 538 

':,:~r:,:,':",,~;:,;:*;;~:b:::::: uv;;!rh;:;:::~!:%~s:r;.e acres, repon seres for Strawberries 636 I 

Crop name Code 

Sweet com 461 

Acres harvested Acres irrigated 

I /10 462 I 110 1 

I 110 110 I 1 

,,0 lbs. 

I , 

I ,,0 

110 If mtHfI ,pace Is needed, use B sepmate sheet of pafHW. 

110 

I 110 

110 

~-------------------t----t------+I~'~'~Oh,-:-------+-~'~'~o~CNpname Code 

I 11 0 i 11 0 Blackberries and dewberries (poundsl 509 I 

1---------------------+----+-.------+1

----'-,-'-,'4.,,.------+--"-"""'0" :~:=:: ~i~(~~~~;). : : : : : : : :: :~: I 

CNp....... Code 

R_benie. (poundsl ..... . . . . . . .. 533 Other beHles (pounds) -

Specify .••.............•..•. 539 

t-----------------------JI----il-------ir--'-'-''h-,-------f--!!...!..'''-I C'anberries ('CO-lb. barrelal •.•••.••. 521 1 

I mont $JHIOII is n~, ~ 4 ,epsTMI! $neeT of PDPIN. 

Crop name Code Crop name Code 

I 110 /10 

Crop name Code 

W ... any OTHER CROPS "-steel from "THIS PLACE" in 1987 ,man 

grain •• field ..e.ts. or other crops not prewlously ntpotted? 

Asparagus ....•..... 379' Cucumbers and pickles 411 I 

=:. s~~. t~. ~d.~.I~l. ~:~ I ~~r~:n.t.:::::::::::!~ ~ I 

::Cssc:,l! sPr~~s' : : : : : : : =:~ I ~:;:r~'~.::::::::::: :~: I 

Cabbage# head ....•..• 391 I Lettuce and romaine •.. 427 I 

Cantaloups and Lima beans, green' .•.. 429 

muskmelons ........ 396' Mustard greens ...... 431 I 

Peppers. sweet ..... 443 

Peppers. hot ....... 445 

Pumpkins ........... 49 

Radishes ••• __ • _ .•. 451 

Spinach •....... ___ 457 

Squash ........... 459 Tomatoes ... ___ ... 483 

TUrnips .... _ ...... 485 

.7 (Rep«t fruit in III1CtIon S.) 

10 VES - Co<np __ ___ 

2 0 NO - Go to section 8 

For those crops not listed enter the crop name and code from the list below. 

Report Quantity harvested in unit specified with crop name. 

g::rl?ri~;,; . : : : : : : : : : : ~:~ I ~=: ~n' : : : : : : : :~~ I 

g~ry ·:::::::::::::g;1 ~::ey':::::::::::::~~ I 

Turnip greens ....... 487 1------------,----,---------r-----------,,---------1 Watermelons •. _ . _ .. 473 

Other vegetables - Crop name Code Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres irrigated 

Collards •.•......•.. 407 I Peas. green ...•.•••. 441 I Specify .•........ 475 Sweetpotatoes and yams 100 , 110 102 '0' I 110 Bu. 

Went any NURSERY and GREENHOUSE CROPS,MUSHROOMS, sod. 576 577 bulba, tIowen. fI __ SINIIIs, yegetable SINIIIs and pIa_. ""II"IIIb1es under Buckwheat 575 Bu. gIe" or 0IMr protection, GROWN FOR SALE on "THIS PLACE" In 19871 1-'===~----~=+-----1-:6"'7;:;:2-----=+.-67:;-;3;-------f 

5. 1 0 VES _ ~__ Red clover seed 671 Lbs. 

2 0 NO - Go to section 8 Area irrigated Timothy seed 7.7 748 

None I:;-;",SQ--,--uare __ feet ___ JI=A .. a8_s __ ;-.T_e_nt_h_s--J 

1. Nursery and greenhouse crops irrigated in 1987 .. 0 477 1

478 , 

2. From the list below. enter the crop name and code for each crop grown. 

Crop name Code 

Square feet Acres in the open under glass or in 1987 other protection 

in 1987 Whole acres Temhs 

1 I 2 

I 110 $ 

/10 

Sales in 1987 

Dollars I Cents 

I 00 

746 

1 2 I If mora spacs is ntnJded, us •• se".rate "hem: of P.ffper. 

I 110 $ I 00 

Lbs. 

1 I '10 ~ I 00 Cropneme Code 1 CNpna_ Code 

hlf.-:""""==""::c"""=-;;/s:-:needed.==7".="":c":-:s:"C.=e=p8ffltu==.:;:h-:::eet=O"rp::cs=pcr=.'------L-.:...:..::.L.:'--------...L='--J Alfalfa seed 'pounds) .......•..... 642 I Ryegrass seed (pounds) .•.......•. 889 

Crop name Cod. I CropMme Code g=~c:tf~~~~=~~;!d""" 688 ~~~::'~~!drV·f~~~e·· _ ....... 696 

Bedding plants Unclude vegetable plarf[s} 479 Potted flowering plants .. _ • • • . . . . .. 710 or grazed (report acres only) ." __ . _ 581 I or hay (tons, dry weight) . . . . . . . . .. 898 

Bulbs (Exclude bulb flowering plants) . .. 482 I Mushrooms ...........•....... 494 Emmer and spelt lbushels) •..... _ • .. 599 I Sorghum hogged or grazed Cut flowers and cut florist greens ...•. 485 Sod harvested •.... _ ..•..•..... 497 Grains. mlxed (bushels) _ . . . . . . . . . .. 814 (report acres only) .. . . . . . . . . . . 701 

Nursery crops - ornamentals. fruit I Vegetable and flower seeds _ •.. __ . .. 500 Leapedeza seed (pounds) • . . . . . . . .. 638 I Sunflower seed (pounds) •. . . . • . • •. 734 

and nut trees, and vinea ..••.••..•. 488 Greenhousevegetables .•••..... _ .. 503 Pea9. dry edible 'pounds) . . . . . . . . .. 659 Vetch seed (pounds) ....•......... 7&& 

FolIage plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 707 I Other - Specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 606 Popcorn (pounds, shelledl . . . . . . . . .. 8B2 I Oth .. cmps (poundsl - Specify. . . .. 752 

• : W .. tbere a r:ombInad total of 20 or mont FRUIT TREES, including GRAPEVINES and NUT TREES. on "THIS PLACE" in 19871 

58 1 0 VES - Com",... .", __ 

2 0 NO - Go to sectIOn 9 I T etal acres Acres irrigated 

I Whole acres Tenths I Whole ec,.. ! Tenth. I 

1. TOTAL ACRES in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards. vineyards. 1121 I 1'22 I 1 and nut trees on this place. (Do not includs absndoned scres.) 1 11 01 11 OJ 

2. For those crops not fisted below. enter the name and code from the list at the right for other fruit and nut trees on this place in 1987. 

Report the requested infonnatfon for each crop eVen if not harvested because of low prices, damage from hail. frost. etc. 

Crop name 

Apples 

Grapes 

Sweet cherries 

Tart cherries 

FORM 87 A0201 (8-1188) 

NUMBER OF TREES OR VINES OF - Code~~=-~--~~~----4 

123 

177 

345 

587 

Nonbearing 

age Bearing age 124 

17a 

346 

588 

0-2 APPENDIX 0 

Acres In trees 

and vines of 

all ages 

Whole Bcres Tenths 

'2. 110 17a 

110 

110 

'28 

'80 

.s S88 590 

110 

110 

, 3 

I 110 

Quantity 

haNested 

Page 2 

Unit of measure Marie on. Lbs. Lbs. Tons Boxes per 

box 

'27 128 

,0 2030 I 

~8D 20301'82 

48 1360 

,0 20.0, 59' 

,0 

4 

,0 

692 

2030 I 

5 

2030 I 

CNpname 

Apricots ...•.••••••.•......•.. 

NectBrines ••.••••.•.•...••••.. 

Peaches ................ _ ...•• Pears •••••.•••.•.•...•••..•.• Plums and prunes .....•.•••••... 

Other fruft and nuts - Specffy . •..... 

Code 

129 

.201 

225 

231 

243 

369 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
• GROSS VALUE of CROPS SOLD from "THIS PLACE" in 1887, BEFORE • DId,ouor~ eIse'-eanyCAnLE or CALVES on tflis placa in 19Sn S9 taxes and ._n_ (Refe, to the INFORMATION SHEEr, section 9.1 S'3 

Report your best estimate of the value for each of the following groups of crops sold , 0 YES - from this place in 1987. Include the value of the landlord's and/or contractor's share, 20 NO - ~---- Go to section t 4 INVENTORY 

estimating if necessary. Include value of Govemment eee loans. Number on this 

None Dollars Cents • DECEMBER 31, 1987 INVENTORY None place Dec. 31. 1987 1 • Grains, soybeans and other beans sold in 1987 

0 773 I 1. CATTLE AND CALVES of aU ages 80. 

a. Com for grain •••......•....•.......•••.• $ I 00 (Total of B, b. c. and d below} ~"""""""" 0 Total 

0 774 I 804 b.Wheat ............................... $ I 00 a. BEEF COWS - Include beef heifers that 0 Beef 

775 fuJd calved. ............. -....... -. ,-, cows 

c. Soybeans 0 $ I 00 80S -.................. -..... -,. I b. MILK COWS kept for production of milk or 718 I d. Sorghum for grain •.............•......... 0 $ I 00 cream for sale or home use - Include dry 0 Milk milk cows and mille heifers that htJd C61vsd. • • • • • • • cows 

0 777 I 808 Heifers e. Batley ............................... $ I 00 and 

0 718 I c. HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES - (Do not Include heifer f. Oats ................................ $ I 00 ".,;fefS """ had caved.! ••••.•.••..•.• _ .••.• 0 calves 

g. Other - rye, dry beans, dry peas, popcom, 779 I 807 Steers and 

sunflower seed, buckwheat. etc .............. 0 $ I 00 d.STEERS, STEER CALVES, BULLS, 

0 bulls of 

AND BULL CALVES •..•................ an ages 

0 78' I 2. Tobacco ........................... ,- .. $ I 00 782 • CATTLE AND CALVES SOLD 

3. Hay, silage, field seeds, and grass seeds ••....••. 0 $ I 00 FROM THIS PLACE IN 1987 

78. Include tho." fed on this place on 8 Number sold Gross value ~f~ 4. Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- IDonorinclude I contract or custom bBSis. Also report in 1987 Irish potatoes and swestpotatoes. report them In item 6 below.1 0 $ I 00 as sold clftt/e moved from this ptBCfJ None Dollars ICents 

5. Fruits, nuts, and berries - apples, peaches, grapes. 784 to II feedlot (Ot further feeding. 80. 80. I I 

cherries, cranberries, strawberries, blueberries. etc. '" 0 $ I 00 2. Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 0 $ I 00 6. Other crops - Irish potatoes, sweetpofatoes, etc. 786 I .'0 811 I 

(Do not lnc/ude nUTsery and greenhouse crops.) - I 3. Cattle, including calves weighing 

0 I 

0 I 500 pounds or more •....... _ ..•. $ I 00 

SpecHy $ I 00 •• Of the total cattle sold, how many were I 

• I > How were the ACRES In this place USED In 19877 FATTENED on this place On GRAIN or 812 8'3 I 

5'0 CONCENTRATES for 30 days or mOre I 

and SOLD for SLAUGHTER? ...... 0 $ I 00 1. Copy acres in "THIS PlACE" from section 1. item 4, page 1 Acres 

NOTE: For items 2 to 5 below. If IlInd was used for mOl'S than one puTpOMI'n 1987 report it In the FIRST land use listed below that applies. For eJ(ampltJ~ report cropland DAIRY PRODUCTS • DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD FROM harvested and also ptlstured, only as "Cropllttld harvested. I; THIS PLACE IN '987 Gross value of sales 

2. CROPLAND None Number of acres None Dollars Cents 

a. Cropland harvested - Include all I""d from wh;ch crops 87 4. Gross value of sales of DAIRY PRODUCTS 8" I 

were harvested or hay was cut. and aH land In orchards, citrus from this place in 1987 - Include milk, C'"""'. 0 I 00 groves, vineyards, and nursery and greenhou_ crops. . ........ 0 butter. etc. •.••.•..•.•..•..•.. •.•.. $ I 

b. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing - Include rotetioIl 88 '. • Did you or anyone else ....... any HOGS or PIGS on this place in 19817 pasture Brtd grazing land that could have been used for CropIJ wirhour 0 51, lJdtrttionallmprovements .• .•.•••..••••••••.•••.•. ..... 0 c. Cropland used for cover crops. legumes. and soil- 8. 1 YES - eo...",.,. ____ 

INVENTORY 

improvement grasses, but NOT harvested and NOT 20 NO - Go to section 15 Number on this 

0 place Dec. 31, 1987 pastured .............................•...•.... • DECEMBER 31, 1987 INVENTORY None 8" d. Cropland on which all crops failed - (Exception: Do not 80 

report hers land In orchards and v;neylfl'ds on which the crop 0 1 . HOGS and PIGS of all ages (Toral of a and b below! ... 0 Total 

failed. Such BCrelJf1f1ls to be rtJported in item 2a.J ...........• 8'8 

D g, a. HOGS and PIGS used or to be used for BREEDING 0 Breeding e. Cropland in cultivated summer fallOW ................ 8'7 

0 93 b.OTHER HOGS and PIGS •... '" ...•..•.•..• 0 Other f. Cropland idle ..•...........................••.•. 

3. Woodland -Include all {e. Woodland pastured 0 94 • UTTERS FARROWED woodlots and timber tracts and ....••. None Number of litters 9. 2. UTTERS FARROWED on this place between - cutover and deforested land 818 with young timber growth. b. Woodland not pastured .... 0 •• December 1, 1988 and May 31,1987 ..... 0 4. Other p8$tUrtIIand and rangeland - Include any _"land •• e,g 

other than cropl.nd lind woodland pasturtJ. . ..••......•...... 0 b.June 1, 1987 and Novamber30, 1987 •... 0 

5. All otblW land - land in house lOts, ponds, roads, wasteland. ., Number Gross value of sales etc. - Include any land not reponed In items 2 through 4 above. '" 0 • HOGS AND PIGS SOLD sold None in 1987 Dollars Cents 6. TOTAL ACRES -Add ____ "'".meZ_". 98 820 .2, I _,.. __ .... __ f _.1 ~ 3. HOGS and PIGS SOLD from this I 

• Waaany LAND In this piece IRRIGATED • ...,tlmeln 19871 place in 1987 ........ _ . . . . • . . . . . . . 0 $ 00 822 82. I Irrigated lend is a/lllfnd Wlltered by any artificial ex controlled means - aprinlcl«s, furrows 4. Of the hogs and pigs sold. how many were 0 I aT ditches, spreader dikes. etc. Incfude Npplemental. partillf, and prep/ant inigatjon. sold as FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? $ I 00 

s" , 0 YES • Did you or....,_ ........... any SHEEP 01' LAMBS on ..... place In 19871 - CompIef.-- 0 Number of acres 

1. How many acres 

2 

of 

NO 

harvested 

- Go toseefion 12 None 

.80 

irrigated '" , 

20 

0 

NO 

YES 

-

- ~-- Go to section 16 land were irrigated? Include land from which hay was cut lind land In bearing and 0 INVENTORY nonbelJrlng fruit lind nut crops reported in section 10, item 24 .•••• Number on this NUMBER SOLD 

2. How many acres of pastureland. rangeland, and any other .. , None place Dec. 31. 1987 in 1987 

lands not included in item 1 above were irrigated? . . •••... 0 82. 82. 

1. SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages ._ .... 0 • W_ any ACRES In this piece SET ASIDE, DMRTED, OR IDLED 82. 

under FEDERAL a ..... _ nductIan programa In 19Sn •• EWES 1 year old or older ... _ ..•. 0 i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~f~~~~f~t~~~~~~rmt~ 812 

Nonel I , 0 YES - ~-- Number shorn Pounds of wool in 1987 shom in 1987 20 NO - Go to section 13 None Number of acres o 1

827 92. 

082 2. SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN ... _ .. I 1. How many acres were set aside (or diverted) under ANNUAL 

0 Gross value of sales commodity acreage adjustment programs? ...••....... 

•• 3 None Dollars I Cents 

2. How many acres were under the CONSERVA nON RESERVE 

0 3. What was the gross value of sales of SHEEP, 

0 82. I PROGRAM (10 year, CRP)7 .... " •.....•......•.••• LAMBS. and WOOL from this place in 19877 ... $ I 00 

FORM 87-'-0201 t8-11·~ I Page 3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D 0-3 
~!!'!' !'!,lInyone elslllI'''::l:.:r::E~~t'~!t RAJI: C!.~~~I. OTHER ~w~ ... w~ ... _ SPECIALTIES _. u.y.-.. 19877 rCCCLOANS 

.,. 

8'·,0 YES - CompIere__ 2 0 NO Go to section 77 1. Amount received in 1987 from Govemmem CCC loans for - None Dollars , Cents 

un,," .v"_ Induderegu/4r __ .""""","", .vrmlf_orforf_. ••• 

1 00 

D~¥~fk Total quantity sold II.Com .................................. 0 $ in 1987 Doll .... ;eems •• 7 

: 00 None 

1. Horses and ponies 0 

0 

1.30 • 3' 1~32 100 b.Wheat ..••••.•..••....•••..•.....•...•. $ 

of all ages ...•••• Num_ • •• 

1.39 .40 

1 •• 2 I c .Soybeans •..........................••.. 0 • I 00 

88a 

2. Colonies of beel! •.. 0 

.. , ~::::." 1$ : 00 d. Sorghum. barley, end oats ................... 0 • 00 

84. I ••• I T. 18 • 3 I . rye, and honey 0 ~.' 00 I 

0 

8" 

~~:~"'" 3. Milk goats _ ....•. 1$ : 00 ~rDo.. 11n':E~E:;'!~~~_ 

••• I 

SHEET. ~;:,9.· .. ~ .. .,.,'" .. - -I e "/Yt"VtfN/A "!Jrf 

~ Cents .47 Num"'" .50 S19 Nona Dollars I ••• I 00 ••• I 

4. Angora goats •.••. 0 ~o;::: $ I 00 1. Amount received in cash ....... _ • . . ..•..•• _ ... 0 • 10 ., •• 2 •• 3 I I"". V slue of certificates received - payment-in-klnd (PlK) 

0 

8 •• I 

0 Num"",l. I 00 or commodity certificates ......•. - . . . . • • . . . • . .. $ 00 6. Other goats •.••.• 

6. Mules, burros, and 1

833 ,8" .3. TYPEOF' " .. rw 

donkeys ••..•.••. 0 Num"'" $ 00 B20 

.38 837 183• I Mark (X) the one item which best describea the type of organization for 7. Mink and their this place in 1987. Rsfer to the INFORMA nON SHEET, section 20. pelts .........•. 0 Num"",l. i 00 

••• B8 • I·'· • FAMILY or INDIVIDUAL oparation - .2' 8. Rabbits and their 

pelts ...•......• 0 Num", I $ _00 ,O} (Do not 1nc/ud4 PMfI1<KShlp lind corporerlon.) • • . • • • • • . 

• PARTNERSHIP operation -Include family 2 0 Go to section 22 

9. All other livestock and I psrfneIShips. . ••.••• _ .• _ . ___ .•. __ ...•. 

livestock products .57 8 •• 8 •• I 

I • INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW ..•.•...... .0 Go to aectlon 21 

Specify Num"",l. I 00 

Gross value of sates • OTHER, such 8S estate or trust, prison farm, grazing .O~ Specify below then Total quantity sold association, Indian reservation, atc ..•........•.. 1 O. Fish and other aquaculture in 1987 Dollars I CentS go to section 22 

products (Enter name end 

code from list below.) 

>~ I Specify 

Name Code r-:--OR--~"!!~ I , I 00 lopw_ontyJ 

-- Number I ;-;:~,.NFOR;;A;;riN~·":.; section 27. N ...... Code Name Code 521 

Catfish. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 880 Oth", fish .- Specify • ••..•.•.• 888 922 

Trout ............•••.....• 883 Other aquaeufbJre 1. Is this a family-held corporation? ......•.........• , DYes 20No 

II I'nOFB _spa~ Is needed, use a tItIt¥'.re .heer of paper. products - Specify . •••...•.• 889 

!~.:;;.~DUCKS,-.:c':':= ~h,;;i~'~9m"-" ~ ....... 2. Are there more than 10 stockholders? _ ••. _ .... _ .•• aOYes .0No 

,- .. n ...... ~1 

. :'::;Z;~~;;;ON SHEeT, .=,:ntell' pertner ,,,,.,,,,,...., ..... _ ... _._. 622 orpenon n ..•. S17 

l~t~~~~:7 ,0 YES - CO"""""'" __ Total number 1. RESIDENCE - Does the operator (senior partner or .2. sold in 1987 20 NO , DYes 2 ONo - Go to section 18 None person in charge) live on this place? .•..•.•...••... 

1. HENS and PULLETS of laying age .. _ .......... 0 IB.2 1

093 2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

2. PULLETS for laying flock replacement did the opel8tor spend the majority (50 percent or .2. 

89' .9. more) of his/her worktime in 19877 For _moIps , 0 Farming 2 0 Other II.PULLETS 3 months old or older not yet of laying age 0 considtN''''' membet's of the partnership together. • •..•••.. 

b.PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old 1"9. 92. or ranching 

{Do not include commercial broilers.} ••••••..••• 0 3. OFF- FARM WORK - How many days did the operator r-' 3. BROILERS, fryers, and other meat-type chickens ' ... 1

099 (senior partner or person in charge) work at least 201-49days 

0 4 hours per day oHthls place In 19877 -lnc/ud4 w,,"* including capons and roasters. _ •.•...•...... at B nonfarm job, business, or on someone else's farm for 3 0 50-99 days 

4. TURKEYS .900 1

901 PtIY. (Do not Include &xchsnger farmworlc.l • •.•••••••• _ •. .0 100-149 days 

II.Turkeys for slaughter (Do notinc/udobreedeB.} ••• 0 .0 150-199 days 

b.Turkey HENS kept for breeding ....•.••••.•. 0 002 1

903 • 0 200 days or more 

5. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity - ducks, 4. In what YEAR did the operator (or senior partner) begin 080 

geese, pigeons or squab, pheasants, quail, etc. to operate any part of this place? .......•........• Year 

(Enter poultry name lind code from the list below.) I' .2. 

Poultry nome Code ___ 5. AGE of operator (senior partner or parson in charge) ..• Years old 

Poultry name Code ___ .2' 

r~~ Name Code I N ..... C_ I Ne_ Code 2 0 Negro or Black Ducks ........•... 904 PIgeons or squ.b. . .. 908 Qua •...•••••••.• 812 Geese ............ 908 I Pheasants •...•...• 910 I AU other poultry - 3 0 American Indian 

Specify •.•..•... 814 5. RACE of operator (senior partner or person In charge) •• • 0 Asian Or Pacific 8. POULTRY HATCHED on this place in 1987 and None Number Islander 

placed Dr sold - chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc. - ,~ 

• 0 Other - Specff'll Specify kind of poultry 0 

7. Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1987 .. 0 .2. 7. SEX of operator (senior partner or parson in charge) ... , o Male 20 Female 

Gross value of sales 

S. ~Vit~~.a.uao~i:!:~f None Doll ... ;eem. S. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the oparator (sanior partner 827 19 '8 or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent , DYes 20No ; in 19877 0 1$ 00 (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Spanish)1 .••• ... FORM .7-A020' '8·"·8., Page 4 Page 5 

0-4 APPENDIX 0 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
S23 ;;;:-;, 987" ~~. ~. 'Y~Y paid by you and others for this I OTH'E~n~c"II",,,,,,,,, or OTHER. I~, I,"", I this place in 19877 

Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you, your landlord, contractors, 

S25 2 0 NO- Gotosection26 buyers, and others for production of crops, livestock, and other agricultural products ,0 YES- c.......-___ in 1987. (DO NOT INCLUDE expenses connected with performing customwork for Include any materials provided by you, your landlords, or contractors. For each item others; operation of nonfarm activities, businesses, or services; or household listed, report acres only once. If multipurpose chemicals were used, report acreage expanses not related to the farm business.) 

Dalla,s ~C~nt;. treated for each purpose. None Acres on which 1. LIvestock and poultry purchased - cattle, calves, 1

97' I 1. Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., {fungicide. None used hogs. pigs, sheep, lambs. goats. horses, chicks, poults, 0 Is I 00 herbicide. insecticide. nematicidel to control - started pullets, etc. ... ....... ........... ..... 1.3• •. 1_ on crops, including hay .................. 0 

2. Feed purc .... ed for n-tock and poultry - grain, [Oi2 I b. Nematodes in crops .............•........... 0 fBii 

hay, sHage, mixed feeds, concentrales, etc .......... D I 

c. Diseases 1"3. in crops and orchards (blights, 0 a.Commercially mixed formula feeds purchased- smuts, rusts, etc.) .. -....................... complete, supplement, concentrates, premixes. 

d. W ...... grass. or brush in crops and pasture - 193!'- (Do not include ingredients None Dalla .. purchased separately, 6UCh as Include bath pre-emergence and post emergence •.... _ .... D soybun meal, cottonseed D I:" 00 2. Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control 

0 

'940 tnfJBl, and uree.J ..•............ of crops of fruit . . . . . . . . . . .... 

3. Seed cost - for com, other grains, soybeans, tobacco, 07. 

cotton, me. -Include ptams.and trees purchned • . -, ... D Is I 00 S2d 

' ~.~- ...~ .u: UIIUI~_ Jlia!:e°ll ~:";:J6!.~~7. 

4. Comnwrclal f .. rtillzer purchased - all !"76 I fonn8, including rock phosphate and gypsum. D 1$ I 00 • V.1ue of Al.L machinery and equipment on this place, December 31. 1987 Include cost of custom apptic6tions. ................. 

6. Agricultural chemicals purchased - Insecticides, r·'· I 1 .. What is the estimated market value of All machinery, Estim21ed market value 

herbicides, fungicides, other pestiCides, etc. - Include , equipment, and implements usually kept on this place Dalla .... :c .. nts coat of custom appi"lCBtions. (Do not include lime.) ........ 0 1$ I 00 and used for the fann or ranch business 7 - Include eilTS, 

trucks, tractors, combines, plows, disks" harrows, dryers, ' •• 3 I 6. GasoRna and other petroleum fuel and oil I pumps, motors. irrigation equ;pmant~ dairy equipment including I purchased for the fann business - 977 I mIlkers and bulk tanks, livestoclc. feeders" grinding and mixing 1$ I 00 a. Gasoline and gasohol ....................... D $ 00 equipmtJnt, etc .•.. _ ..• _ . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 

b. Diesel fuel ......... , .. -, ................ 0 I~'· I 00 • SELECTED machInery and equipment on Total number 01 the total, HOW 

1$79 -;- 00 this place. Dacember31. 1987. (Report on this place on 

0 Oecembet' 31, 1987 1~~~1~~:~rr% in the last c. Natural gas ............................. ontr"usedln 1986« 1987.1 None 

d. LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease. etc .... D 1:80 I 00 2. Motortrucks - Include pickups D I'" 19 •• ........ 7 • Electricity for the farm business - (Do not 1

981 I 3. Wheel tractors other than ga,den tractors include household expenses.} .......... ....... .... D 1$ I 00 and motor tiDers -

0 .4 • "7 

8. Hired fann and ranch labor - also include employer's cost a. Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ..... 

1.82 I 0 I"· 1949 for social security, workman's compensation, insurance I b. 40 horsepower (PTO) or mora ....... premiums, pension plans, etc. (See INFORMATION SHEET) 0 1$ I 00 4. Grain and bean combines, all types ....• 0 1

950 1.61 

9. Contract labor - Include expenditures for lebo,. such •• 3 I 5. Cotton pickers and strippers ......... D l·bO ,967 • s harveBting of fruit, vegetables, berries. etc., I 6. Mower conditioners D 19 •• '959 performed on • contract basis by a contractor, crew D Is I 00 ............... ItuJder, a cooperative, etc. ....................... 7. Pickup balers - Incfud" rectangle 1

geo 1981 

110. Repair and maintenance expenses for the .e. I and round balers ••••••••.....•••. •. D upk_p of buildings, motor vehicles. and farm D I~ I 00 equipment ) CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF LAND.nd .............................. .27 BUILDINGS 

111. C..-mwork. machine hire and rentar of I 

I Please give your best ESTIMATE of the CURRENT MARKET machinery and equipment - Include expend;tures for I . ~T."~"'!~a~ft~;;;~~e VALUE of land and buildings for all acres reported in use of equipment Bnd for customwat* such as grinding I ltftd mixing feed, plowing. combining. com picking, section 1, items 1, 2, and 3, page 1. None Dalla", : Cents I drying, silo nlllng. spntying, dusting, fertilizing, etc. (Do .B. , ... : not include cost of Gotton ginning end application of 

fertlllztK and chemicals.) . ..... ........... ...... D !$ : 00 1. All land owned ........................... D 1$ 00 

112.1..-t paid on debts -(See INFORMATION SHEET) 198• I '997 : 00 0 1$ I •• Secured bV 00 2. All land ranted or leased FROM OTHERS .......... 0 1$ real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

1.9 I 199• : b. Not secured by real eatate ................... 0 1$ I 00 3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS ............ D 1$ 00 

113. Ceah rent paid foI' land and buildings in 1987- 1.88 

I "'INCOME FROM FARM· RE ...... ~_ IN 1987 

(Do not Include grazing fees.) ••• ~ • • • • • • • • . • • • . . . . . . D 1$ I 00 S28 Report .mount receIYad before taxes and expenees. 

I income 

114. Property tax •• paid -Include farm rea/estate, I ••• I 

I 1. Customwork and other agricultural services provided for None Dolle", leen .. machinery, livestock, etc. for the fsrm business. (Do not Include 0 .$ I 00 Utxes farmers and others - plowing, planting. spraying, paid by landlords.) .. ....... .... ........... harvesting. preparation of products for market, etc . 1992 I , (If cU5fomworic Is lJ separate bu.iness, refer to INFORMA nON 0 1$ I 

16. All other production 8llpen_ -Include insu,ance, I SHEET. section 2B) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • • • • . . • • • . • I 00 

wBtet', animal health costs. grazing fee •• marketing charges. ..0 I 2. Gross cash rent or share payments received from renting I mlsceRaneous fsrm supplies. etc. (Do not include deprecistion, I out farmland or payments received from lease or sale of ,.9, I household expenses. and experuss not ltssoclated with the 0 $ , 00 

1 farm business.) -...... ~ ......... ~ ....... ~ ..... allotments -Include payments for livestock pastured on a per-head basis. per-month b8Si5~ per-pound basis. ere ••...•• 0 1$ 00 

r:::E8:!..t on this .... ce during 19B71 

IHO!; 1I:,or 1994 ! 52. 3. Sales of forest products and Christmas trees -Include D 1$ 00 .DYES - CompI--- ,ONO- Go to section 25 maple products, naval stores. firewood, etc. •. . • . . . • • • • • • 

None A",es fertm,ed 4. Ren,aatianel services, patronage dividends of cooperatives, I 

and other income which is CLOSELY RELATED to the I 

1. Acres of cropland fertilized in 1987 - (Do not include cropland 1.32 agricultural operation on this place - 199" I 

0 I for pmrture8 reported In k).ection 10. item 2b.J .••......•..... 

Specify 01$ I 00 2. Acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized in 1987 '.33 

reported in section 10, items 2b and 4 ................ 0 :TI~-..!fiI.~ REPORT -Please orint 

Nonel ~fnme AcrosOmed Name r99 Oats 

3. LIME - tons of lime used and acres on which applied - (Do not include land plaster or D r'4 1"35 Telephone numbe, I Area Cod.: I Num~er 1 gyp.sum or lime for ssnitstion.J ............. 

FORM 87-A0201 (8·11·86) Page 6 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D D-5 
FORM 87-AO"l tl) [12·17·88) INFORMATION SHEET u.s. OEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BlmEAU OF THE CENSUS 

1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Special Reporting Instructions 

1_ Who Should Report 

WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM, 

INCLUDING individuals, landlords, tenants, partnerships, 

corporations, institutions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each case included in the census has a unique Census File Number (CFN). In order to make the census 

results as complete and accurate as possible, we need to obtain 

information about every CFN. 

2, If You R.c.ived More Than On. R.port Fonn for an Operation 

Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Write "Duplicate" 

near the address label of each extra report form. Also, write the 

11-<1iglt census file number/s) of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE 

COMPLETED REPORT in the space provided to the left of the address 

label. Return the extra reportls) in the same envelope with your 

completed report form so that we can correct our records. 

3_ If You No Long.r Fa ..... 

If you had agricultural operatIons at any tim. during 1887, please 

report al/ agricultural activity during the year. Report al/ land on your census form that you owned or rented. Also, report your 1987 crop 

and livestock production and 1 987 sales. 

Explain on the first page of the report form (or on a separate sheet of 

paper) that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximate 

date and the name and address of the present operator, If known. 

4_ If You N.ver Farmed or Have No Assocl.tlon WIth Agriculture 

Please write a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

this and return the form so that we can correct our records. In our efforts to make the census as complete as possible, we obtained lists 

from various sources. We tried to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm 

addresses, however, it was not always possible to do so. 

6_ If You Have Mor. Than One Agrlcultur.1 Operation 

Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

production unit, i.e., each individual farm, ranch, feedlot, greenhouse, 

etc., or combination of farms, etc., for which you maintain SEPARATE 

records of operating expenses and sales, livestock and other 

inventories, crop acreages, and production. 

8_ If You Have a Partn ..... hlp Operation 

Complete only ONE report for the entire partnership'S agricultural 

operation and include all partners' shares on the one report. If 

members of the partnership also operate separate farms or ranches in 

addition to the partnership farming operation, separate report forms 

should be completed for each individual operation. 

If two or more report forms were received for the same operation, mark 

each additional form as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate report(s) in 

the same envelope with the completed partnership report, where 

possible, or write a note on the duplicate report, such as, "(Nama of 

partner) has completed a report for the partnership (provide name and 

CFN of partnership.)" 

7. Landlord's or Contractor'. Share 

If you rented or leased land from others or had a contract for the 

production of agricultural products, include both your share and the 

landlord's or contractor's share of the production, sales, and expenses so your census report form will be complete for "THIS PLACE. " 

If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share, include your 

8EST ESTIMATE. If you do not have records available for al/ data items, 

use your best estimate. 

How to Enter Your R •• pon_ 

Enter your replies in the proper spaces, on the correct lines, and in the 

units requested, i.e., dol/ars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any explanation 

outside the answer spaces or on a separate sheet of paper. 

All dollar figures may be entered in whole doUars. CENTS ARE NOT 

REQUIRED. 

Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres 

of potatoes harvested. If you have 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4 of an acre, convert 

to tenths. For example, convert 1/2 to 5/1 0, 1/3 to 3/10, 1/4 to 2/10. 

The census report form will contain sections and questions which do 

not apply to you. When this occurs, mark the "None" or "No" box 

and go on to the next item or section. 

D-6 APPENDIX D 

Instructions For Specified Sections 

~ Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1987 

Your answers to this section will determine the land (Acres In 

"THIS PLACE", referred to in the rest of the report form. 

When answering the acreage questions, include the land 

associated with your agricultural operations in 1987 whether in 

production or not. Include aU land that you owned or rented 

during 1987 even if only for part of the year. Do not include any 

unrelated residential or commercial land. 

IF YOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1987 - Complete the 

report form for the portion of the year that you did farm. Explain 

on the report form in the space to the left of the address label (or 

on another sheet of paper) when you stopped farming and 

include the name and address of the person now using the land. 

Report ali land in section 1 in whole acres. 

Item 1 - All Land o-ned - Report ali land owned in 1987 whether 

held under title, purchase contract or mortgage, homestead law, or as heir or trustee of an undivided estate. Include aU land owned by you 

andlor your spouse, or by the partnership. corporation, or organization 

for which you are reporting. 

Item 2 - All Land Rented or Leas.d FROM OTHERS -

Report aU land rented by you or your operation even though the 

landlord may have supplied materials or supervision. 

INCLUDE in item 2: 

a. Land for agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 

b_ Land you worked on a share basis (crop or livestock) 

c. Land owned by someone else that you used rent-free 

d. Federal, State, Indian reservation, or railroad land rented or 

leased by the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 

Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit basis, 

such as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act, National Forest, 

or Indian reservation permit land. If you had any of these 

permits, mark "yes" to item 7. 

Item 3 - All Land Rented or Lea.ed TO OTHERS - Include 

all land rented out for any purpose if it was part of the acreage 

reported in items 1 and 2. A report form will be obtained from 

each of your tenants to cover the operations on that land. 

INCLUDE in item 3: 

e. Owned land remed to others for cash or a share of crops or livestock 

b. Land you rented from someone and then subleased to 

someone else 

c, Land worked for you by someone for a share of crops or 

livestock 

d. Land which you allowed others to use rent-free 

It.m 4 - Acre. In "THIS PLACe" - This figure will show 

the total of aU land you operated at sny time In 1987. 

If Item 4, Acree in "THIS PLACE "'s "0" and: 

•• You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on 

"THIS PLACE" in 1987, complete the report. 

b. AU your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, 

complete item 6 (name and address of renters), skip to and 

complete section 29, and explain briefly, "aliland rented 

out," etc. Mail form in return envelope. 

c. You did not have any agricultural activity on owned or rented 

land in 1987, complete section 29 and explain briefly, such 

as "retired," "sold farm," and date. Give name and address 

of current operator if known and return form. 

~ Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting crops harvested 

during the 1987 crop year from the land shown in section 1. Item 4 (Acres In "THIS PLACE") of your report. Please report your crops 

In the appropriete sections. Do NOT include any crops grown on 

land rented or leased TO OTHERS, or worked by others on shares 

during 1 987. 

Acres harv_ted - Enter the scres harvested in 1987. Round 

fractions to whole acres except where tenths are requested by 

.. /1 0" in the reporting box, such as for potatoes. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Quantity harvested - If your unit of measure is different than the 

unit on the report form, please convert your figure for the quantity 

harvested to the unit requested. If the harvest was incomplete by 

December 31, 1987, please report the quantity harvested and 

estimated quantity to be harvested. 

Acres irrigated - For each crop irrigated, report number of acres 

irrigated. Irrigation is defined as land watered by artificial or controlled 

means - sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful 

flooding, etc. Include acres that received supplemental, partial, 

and/or preplant irrigation. Do not report water applied in transplanting 

tobacco plants, trees, or vegetables as irrigation. Leave U Acres 

irrigated" blank for crops that are not irrigated. 

How to Report Crops Harvested 

~ Sections 2 and 3 - Report only for the listed crops. 

~ Sections 4 through 8 - To report: (1) find the crop name and the 

code number from the list in the section; (2) enter crop name and code 

in the first two columns of the first available answer line in the section; 

(3) enter the information that is requested in the remaining columns. If 

you harvested a crop not listed in sections 4 through 8, use the ··Other" code in the appropriate section and specify the crop name. 

Double Cropping - If two or more crops were harvested from the 

same land (double cropping) report the total acres and production of 

each harvested crop in the appropriate section(s) of the report form. 

Example: In 1987 you harvested 1,230 bushels of wheat from 40 

acres, then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans, from which you 

harvested 1,550 bushels.You irrigat.ed the soybeans but not the wheat. 

We .. any of the following CROPS harvested from 

S2 "THIS PLACE" In 19877 

Acres Quantity Acres 

None harvested harvested irrigated 

1.Cotton ........... 0 091 092 093 Bales 

2. Soybeans for beans 0 088

40 089/

•

550 Bu. 090,,"0 

3. Wheat for grain ..... 0 073 #-0 07/. ~"30o Bu. 07. 

4. Oats for arain ...... 0 07. Oi7 Bu. 078 

Interplanted Crops - If two crops were grown at the same time in 

alternating strips in the same field, report the portion of the field used 

for eech crop. 

Exampl8: A 60 acre field was planted in conon and soybeans, with 

two rows of conon followed by an area of the same width planted in 

soybeans. No irrigation was used. Thirty acres of soybeans and 30 

acres of conon would be reported in the appropriate section(s). 

Skip Row Planting - If a crop is planted in an alternating panern of 

planted and non-planted rows, such as two rows planted and two 

rows skipped (2 X 2), report the portion of the field occupied ~Y the 

crop in the appropriate section for that crop, and report the skIpped 

portion as "Cropland idle" in section 10, item 2f. 

~ Section 4 - VEGETABLES - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE or commercial processing. Do not include vegetables grown 

for home use. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: In 1987 you harvested 10 acres of let:tuce from a field, then 

replanted the field in lenuce and harvested the 10 acres again. Both 

crops of lenuce were irrigated. Enter only 10 acres of land from which 

vegetables were harvested and 10 acres irriga~ed in item 1 of section 4, 

but write in 20 acres of lenuce harvested and 20 acres of lenuce 

irrigated in item 2 of section 4. 

~ Section 8 - FRUITS and NUTS - In counting the combined total 

of 20 or more trees and vines. include those for home use as well as 

those maintained for sale of the production. Acres in trees or vines 

that have been abandoned should not be included; these acres should 

be included in section 10, item 2f "Cropland idle." 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines were interplanted with trees or vines, report the total acres for the orchard crop in section 8 

and the total acres of the interplanted crop in the appropriate section. 

~ Section 9 - GRDSS VALUE DF CRDPS SOLD 

Report the value of all crops sold from "THIS PLACE" in 1987. 

regardless of the year they were harvested or who owned the land. Be 

sure to report gross values before deducting expenses and taxes. 

Include Government CCC loans received for "THIS PLACE" in 1987. 

Include payments received in 1 987 from cooperatives or marketing 

organizations for crops produced on "THIS PLACE" regardless of the 

year in which the crops were harvested. 

Also include as sales. your estimate of the value of any crop removed 

from "THIS PLACE" in trade for services, such as hay cut in exchange 

for fence repair. clearing, or other services. If the sale price or market 

value is not known, give your best estimate of the crop's market value 

when removed from "THIS PLACE." 

DO NOT INCLUDE crops or crop products purchased from others 

and later sold. 

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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

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~ Section 10 - USE OF ACRES IN "THIS PILACE" 

This section is used to classify the acres in "THIS PLACE" 

reported in section 1, item 4. (Do not include any acres you 

rented to others reported in section 1, item 3). The sum of t~e 

acres entered in various categories should equal total acres tn "THIS PLACE." 

Land Used for More Than One Purpose - Do not report the 

same acreage for more than one of the listed purposes. If part 

or all of your land was used for more than one listed purpose in 

'987, report that land only in the first category listed. For 

example, if you plowed under a cover crop, and planted and 

harvested a grain crop, report the land in item 2a, "Cropland 

harvested," but do NOT report as "Cropland used for cover 

crops, legumes. etc." (item 2c). 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was harvested 

from the same land in 1987, report that land only ONCE as 

"Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 

Interplanted Crops - If you interplanted crops, such as conan 

in an orchard, report -the total land used for both crops only 

ONCE, as "Cropland toarvestod," in :t.,,,, 2&. 

Skip Row Plant"" Crop" - Report t.he acres that represent the total nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland idle," item 2f. The 

acres "that represent 1:he planted rows should be reported as 

"Cropland harvested." in item 28. 

~ Section 112 - ACRES SET ASIDE, DIVERTED. OR IDLED UNDER FEDERAL ACREAGE. REDUCTION 

PROGRAMS IN 11987 

Include in item 2 all acres in "THIS PLACE" retired from produc1:ion and placed, by long-term contract, into the Conservation Reserve 

Program. Acres placed into the prograrn during and prior to 1987 

should be included. 

~ Sections 13 through 17 -LIVESTOCK, PDULTRY, OTHER 

LIVESTOCK, OR ANIMAL 

SPECIALTIES 

Animals and Poultry to Include In the Report - Report all 

animals, poultry, and animal specialties on "this place" (section 

" item 4) on December 31, 1987. Inc.lude all owned by you and any kept by you for others. Include anImals on unfenced lands, 

National Forest land, district land, cooperative grazing association 

land, or rangeland administered by the Burea~ of La~d . 

Management on a per-head or lease basis. AnImals In transIt on 

December 31. 1987, or animals on a short-term pasture (such as 

whea1: pasture or crop residue) on a per-head or lease basis should 

be reported by the person who had control of the animals. 

Animals and Poultry to Exclude froln the Raport - Do not 

report animals or poultry kept on land rented to others or kept 

under a share arrangement on land rented to others. Do not include 

animals quartered in feedlots which are not a part of "this place." 

Animals kept on a place not operated by you are 1:0 be included on 

the report for tha1: place. 

Animals Bought and Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS 

BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases 

and sales arB considered "deaterlr transactions. and are not 

included in this census. 

Number Sold - Report ali animals and poultry sold or removed 

from "this place" in 1987, without regard to ownership or w~o 

shared in the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or glyen 

1:0 a landlord or others in trade Or in payment for goods or servIces. 

Do NOT report number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on 

another place. 

Dairy Termlnetlon Program or "Whole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out 

Program" - The amount received in 1987 from the 

Government under the dairy termination program should be 

included in section 19, item 1. Dairy animals and products sold 

in 1987 should be reported in section 13. 

Animala Moved to Another Place - For animals moved from 

"this place" to another place, such as for further feeding, report 

animals as "soldi ~ and give your best estimate of their market 

value when they left "this place." 

Fat Cattle Sold - Cattle fanened on grain or conc,:ntrate;< for 

30 days Or more and sold for slaugh1:er are reported tn sectIon 1 3. 

item 3a. 

DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 

a.Cattle and calves sold for further feeding 

b. Veal calves, or any calves weighing less than 500 pounds 

c. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before being sold 

APPENDIX 0 D~7 
Va'ue of S",,_ - Report the total gross value of animals and poultry 

sold or removed from "this place" in 1987 without deductin9 

production or marketing expenses (cost of feed, cost of livestock 

purchased, cost of hauling and selling, etc.). If the sale price or 

rnarket value is not known, give your best estimate of their market 

value when they lef-t "this place." Do NOT report the value of sales 

of any livestock and poultry owned by you but kept and sold from a 

place you did not operate. 

Contract and Custom Feeding Operations - Livestock or poultry 

kept by you on "this place" on a contract or custom basis should be 

included on this report REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. Report as 

"INVENTORY" numbers of animals or poultry on the place on 

December 31, 1987. Report as "SOLD" animals and poultry kept on a 

contract or custom basis and removed or sold from the place in 1987. 

If the sale price or market value is not known, give your best estimate 

of the market value of the animals or poUltry when they left the place. 

~ Section 16 - HORSES. BEES. FISH. GOATS. OTHER LIVESTOCK. 

OR ANIMA.,. SPECIALTIES 

Item 2 - If you owned BEES - Report all colonies or hives of bees and 

honey operations conducted by you, regardless of where the hives were 

kept most of the vear. Report hives or colonies, pounds of honey sold, 

and '~akle of sales. 

It""",,,, 7 mu.1 a .-. Mir,k pelt" and mbbit p·alts should he included in 

nUlnber sojd and value .of sates, bU1 not in inventory. 

hem 9 - Other LIvestock and Livestock Products - Include in all 

other livestock and livestock products manure, beeswax. and any 

other animal products sold from "this place" in 1987. Please indicate 

units used in reporting. 

Item 10 - Fish and Oth .. r Aquaculture Prnducts - Report number 

of pounds sold and gross value of sales for each. Enter name and code 

from list. 

~ Soction 17 - POULTRY 

The person who furnished the housing and labor should report the 

poultry operation on hislher report form regardless of who owns the 

birds. Report as sold poultry that were taken or moved from the place 

in 1987. 

.. S .... tion 18 - AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT 

CCC LOANS 

ItelTI 1 ._.- Report the amount received under the regular or reserve 

program for commodities placed under CCC loan during 1987. Include 

an-Iount received sven if commodity was redeemed or forfeited prior to 

December 31, 'I 987. 

Do not include eee loans received to build crop storage facilities or 

amount received tor storage payments in the reserve program. 

.. Section 19 .- FEDERAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED 

Report all payments received from Federal Farm Programs in 1987 

regardless of whether payment was made in cash or commodity 

certificates. Include cash payments in item 1. In item 2, include the 

value of any certificates held or the value received from sale or 

redemption of any certificates in 1987. 

Federal payments include receipts from Federal programs such as 

deficiency payments, "Whole-herd dairy buy -out," support price 

payments, indemnity programs, disaster payments, paid land 

diversion. inventory reduction payments. payments received for 

approved soH and water conservation projects, etc_ 

~ Seclion 20 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to determine the type of organization for 

your operation: 

Family or Individual Operation - Defined as farm or business 

organization controlled and operated by an individuallsole proprietor). 

Include family operations that are n01 incorporeted and not operated 

under a partnersh;p agreement. 

Partnership OparatlDn - Defined as two or more persons who have 

agreed on the amount of their contribution Icapital and effort) and the 

distribution of profits. Co-ownership of land by husband and wife or 

joint filing of income tax forms by husband and wife DOES NOT 

constitute a partne,ship, unless a specific agreement to share 

contributions, decisionlnaktng, profi'ts. and liabitities exists. Production 

under contract or under a share rental agreement DOES NOT constitute 

a partnership. 

Incorporated Under Stata ........ - A corporation is defined as a legel 

entity or artificial person created under the laws of a State to carry on a 

business. This definition does not include cooperatives. Information on 

type of corporation should be reported in section 21 . 

Other - Such as coopecatives (defined as an incorporated or 

unincorporated enterpris& or an association crec.ted and formed jointly 

by the members), estate or trust (defined as a fund of money or property 

administered for the benefit of another individual or organizati(Jn)~ prison 

farm~ grazing association, Indian reservatioli'l~ institution run by a 

government or religious entity, etc. 

FORM o'T-AOHI) t12-17-83) 

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~ Section 21 - CORPORATE STRUCTURE 

This section is to be answered by corporations only. Answer both 

items. A family-held corporation has more than 50 percent of its stock owned by persons related by blood or marriage. 

~ Section 22 - CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF 

OPERATOR 

This section collects information about the operator of "this 

place" defined as the individual owner, the operator, the senior 

partner, or person in charge for the type of organization reported 

in section 20. 

For Family or Individual Operation - Complete this section for 

the operator. 

For Partnership Operations - Answer all items, except item 2, for the "Senior Partner." The "Senior Partner" is the individual 

who is mainly responsible for the agricultural operations on "this 

place," not necassarily the person senior in age. If each partner 

shares equally in the day-to-day management decisions, consider 

the oldest as the" Senior Partner." For item 2 (Principal 

Occupation) consider all members of the partnership together. 

Please include as "farming" wor1<1:irne at all types of agricultural 

ant8rpris,=,s~ inctuding work at greenhouses~ nurseries~ mushroom 

production, ranching, feedlots, broiler feeding, etc. 

For Corporations and Other Operations CCooperatlv_. 

Estates. etc., - Complete section 22 for the person in charge. 

such as .. hired manager, business manager, or other person 

primarily responsible for the on-site, day-to-day operation of the 

farm or ranch business. 

Item 4 - Yeer Begen Operation - Report the first year the 

operator or senior partner began to operate any part of "this 

place" on a continuous basis. If the operator returned to a place 

previously operated, report the year operations were resumed. 

~ Section 23 - PRODUCTION EXPENSES paid by you end 

others for "this place" in 1987 Include farm production expenses paid by you, your landlord, 

contractors, or anyone else for crops, livestock, or poultry produced 

on "this place, " Include expenses incurred in 1987 even if they 

were not paid for in 1987. Please estimate if exact figures are not 

known. Refer to the individual expenditure items below for further 

explanations_ 

LIvestock and Poultry Purcha .. ed - Report the cost of cattle, 

calves, hogs, pigs, sheep, lambs, horses, goats, chicks, pullets, 

poults, etc., including breeding stock and dairy cows. Contract 

growers or custom feeders who did not own or purchase the 

livestock or poultry themselves should estimate the value of the 

cattle, calves, pigs, baby chicks, pullets, etc. at the time they 

came onto the place. 

Feed Purchased for Uvestock end Poultry - Report the 

purchase cost of corn, sorghum, oats, barley, other grains, 

silage, hay, mixed feed, concentrates, etc., fed to livestock and 

poultry on "this place." Contract livestock and poultry growers 

should estimate the value of feed provided by the contracting 

company. Custom feedyards should include feed costs for all 

cattle ted even if the owners of the cattle were billed for the feed. 

Feed raised on "this place" should not be reported as purchased. 

Cost of Hired Fa ...... and Ranch Labor - Include gross salariea 

and wages, comm'issions, dismissal pay, vacation pey. and paid 

bonuses paid to hired workers, family members, hired managers, administrative and clerical employees, and salaried corporate 

officers. Also, include supplemental cost for benefits such as 

employer's social security contributions, unemployment 

compensation .. workmen's compensation insurance, life and 

medical insurance, pension plans, etc. 

Contract Labor .. - Includes the labor costs of workers furnished 

on a contract basis by a labor contractor, crew leader, or 

cooperative for harvesting vegatables or fruit. shearing sheep, or 

similiar farm activities. Do not include costs for building or repair 

work done by a construction contractor. Include the cost of 

customwork or machine hire in item 11 • 

Repair and Malnt .. nence Expenses for the Upkeep of 

Buildings. Motor Vahlcl" ... and Ferm Equipment - Include the 

cost of repairs and upkeep of farm machinery, vehicles, buildings, 

fences, and other equipment used in the farm business. Do not 

include repairs to vehicles not used in the farm business or for 

equipment used only for performing custom work for others. 00 not include expenditures for the construction of new buildings or 

the cost of additions to existiflg buildings. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Inte .... st Expense Paid on Debts - Report all interest expenses paid 

in 1987 for the farm business. Include interest on loans secured by 

land and buildings (real estate) in item 1 2a. Include all loans not 

secured by real estete such as for fertilizer. feed. and seed in item 12b. 

Include interest paid on CCC loens. Do not include interest associated with activities not related to production of crops or livestock on "this 

place" such as land or buildings rented to others. packing sheds. or faed mills that provide services to others. Do not include interest on 

owner/operator dwelling where amount is separated from interest on 

other land and buildings on "this place." 

Cash Rent Paid for Land and Buildings In 1987 - Report rent paid 

in cash during 1987 for land and buildings in "this place." Do not 

include reOl: paid for operator dwelling or other nonfarm property. Do 

not include the value of shares of crops or livestock paid to landlords. 

Property Taxes Paid - Include real estate property taxes you 

paid on the acres and buildings you operated and used in the farm 

business. 

Do not include: 

a. Property taxes on land or buildings rented to someone else 

b. Taxes paid by landlords 

c. Property texes peid on other property not associated with the 

farm business 

d. Income and excise taxes 

All Other Production Expensas - Farm production costs not 

previously listed should be reported here. In addition to items listed 

on the report form. include bookkeeping charges. tax preparation 

fees. postage. advertising. commission for sale of cattle, and fees 

peid for farm-related advice or for farm consultants. Do not include 

deprecietion or expenditures for the purchase of land and buildings 

or new or used machinery. 

~ Section 24 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer (items 1 and 2) or lime 

(item 3) was applied during 1987. If any acreage was fertilized Or 

limed more than once. report acres ONLY ONCE in each item. Report expense for commercial fertilizer purchased. excluding lime, in section 

23. item 4. 

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FORM 87-A01411112-1'-86t 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

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~ SectIon 28 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

The estimeted market value in item 1 refers to ALL machinery and 

equipment kept primarily on "this place" and used for the farm 

business. Report the value in its present condition. not the 

replacement or depreciated value. Specialized equipment, which 

is an integral part of a building. should be included as a part of the 

value of land and buildings. 

~ Section 27 - ESTIMATED CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF 

LAND AND BUILDINGS 

The value for each of the three listed categories should be your 

estimete of the value of the land and buildings if they were sold in 

the current market. The real estate tax assessment value should 

not be used unless that value represents a full market value 

assessment and the land and buildings could reasonably be 

assumed to be sold at that price. Do not deduct real estate 

marketing charges from your estimate. Report the total value. 

not the value on a per acre basis. 

~ Section 28 - INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 

IN 1987 

Item 1 through 4 refer only to those income producing activities 

for which you use part of the land, machinery. equipment. labor. 

or capital normally used on "this place." and which you do not 

consider as entirely separate from your farming activities. Report 

gross amounts received before taxes and expenses. 

Item 1 - Custom_ork - Do not report income for customwork 

or agricultural services provided to others if operated as an 

entirely separate business from your agricultural operations. 

Item 2 - Rentallncom .. - Do not include rental income from 

nonfarm property. 

Item 3 - Forest Products - Include only those forest products 

or Christmas trees cut from "this place," not items cut from other 

nonfarm timber acreage. Do not include income from saw mitt 

business. 

Item 4 - Other Farm-R .. lated Incom .. - Include income from 

hunting leases. fishing fees, and other recreational services, sales 

of farm by-products. and other business or income closely related 

to the agricultural operation on "this place." Include dividends for 

business done with farmer-owned cooperatives. Do not enter 

previously reported farm sales or income from investments not 

associated with the farm. Do not include retirement pensions or 

social security benefits received. 

APPENDIX 0 0-9 
DUE BY FEBRUARY 1, 1988 OMS No.. oeo7-o534: Approv" ~mbeI' 30~ 1989 

FORM 87-A0400 (3·13-87) u.s. OEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

NOTICE Response to this inquiry I. required by law (title 13. U.S. Codel. By the same law YOUR REPORT TO THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONADENTIAL It may be seen only by sworn Census employees and may be used only for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation~ investigBtionl or regulation. 1lMIlaw also provides that copies retained in your files are immune from f 81 procesS. 

UNITED STATES 

CENSUS 

In __ dance -'"""9 to _ report, pre- _ ... to.,.,... C ........ FR. Number (CFN) 

OF AGRICULTURE 

P!.@ CENSUS IUJ~~ 

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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 1201E ... T ___ 

.Ieff..........m_, IN 47133 

Note - If your records are not available. reasonable estimates may be 

used. If you cannot file by February 1. a time extension request may be sent to the above address. Include your 12-ehilracter Census File Number (CFN) 

as shown in your address label in all correspondence to us. 

If you received more than one report fonn. enter extra A Census AJe Number{s) here 1-+--1--1-+-+-+-1-1-+-1--1-1-.... ,-1 and retum extra copies with 

your completed report. 

CENSUS 038 

87-A04OO 

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PlBB5& COtTfifCt errors In name, address. and ZIP Code. ENTER street and number if not shown. 

1. At anytime during 1987, did you plant, grow, or heveany: 

• Hay or tobacco? • Fruit, nut. or citrus trees; grapevines? • Com, wheat, or other grains? • Vegetables, melons, or berries? • Other crops? • Greenhouse or nursery crops? 

.. Q.'!!!,,'"----_Q~ 2. At any time during 1987, did you raise, sell, or keep any: 

• Cattle, hogs; sheep, or goats? • Horses or ponies? • Chickens or other poultry? • Fish in captivity? 

• Bees? • Other animal specialties? 

:0 Yes 0 No: ....,.-, .. -. ..,,-----.~-...------

IfyoulJ_ YES to EITHERofu... • .,..,..".",., go to SECTION 2- 'fyou IJntnlllel'fld NO to BOTH or_ . ___ , go to SECTION 70. 

ACREAGE IN 1987 Report land owned, ranted, or used by you, . your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization for 

which you are reporting. Include ALL LAND, REGARDLESS OF . 

LOCATION OR USE - cropland, pastureland, rangeland, 

woodland, idle land, house lots, etc. None r.NC:u-m'-;-be-r-of--=-a-c-re-.-i 

043 

o . . 1 . An land owned ................................. _ ... 

044 

2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS. including land' 

worked by you on shares, used rent free, in exchange for 

services, payment of taxes. etc. Include leased Federal, State, 

and railroad land. 100 NOT include land used on a per-head 

basis under a grazing permit.) .••.••.... :. . . . . . . • • • .. O. /;;0" ••• -----1 

3, All land rented or leased TO OTHERS. including land worked on shares by others and land subleased. Also complete item 5 below. 0 

• PART A - CROPS HARVESTED from "THIS PLACE" In 1987. 

(00 not Include crops grown on land ranted to others.) 

Acres Gross value of 

Quantity m;;"ested crops sold 1. Hay crops - None harvested Dolla,.. ICenb 

•• Alfalfa and alfalfa 0 103 104 Ton., 782 

mixtures I .4.··· . dry $ 00 

0 108 107 Ton., 782 

b. Small grain hay •.. d $ 00 

0 112 113 Tone, 782 

c.Wild hay '0 ••••• d $ 00 108 110 782 

d.Otherhay- " 'CJ Specify klnd ____ Tons • d'Y $ 00 

2.Com·for grain or seed 0 

3. Soybeans for beans ••. 0 

4. Wheat for grain •••• 0 

5. Tobe.ceo - all types 0 

6. Potatoes; Irish -IDo nOt Include those grown for home use.} .. " . " ••.• 0 

7. All vegetables for sale (Do not include r:hose grown . for home USB.) •••• _ •••.• , •••• 

007 00. 

Bu. 088 oa. 

Bu. 

073 074 

Bu. 

094 095 

/10 u.s. 097 09S 

/10 Cwt. 

=(~'r {I---------+----lt--'-;-'-: o"o~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~If,~~~~~~~: 

773 

$ 00 775 

• 00 774 

$ 00 78' 

• I 00 78. 

$ 00 

4. Acres in "THIS PLACE" - ADD acres ow~d (item 1) . Nona Totalacres Quantity harvested Donar. Cent. and acres rented litem 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented 8. All fruit and nut orchards, 1-==:r:::",-+mmmmmm,r,;.~=;;":"-!I"::';;=i 

0.8 

TO OTHERS (item 3), and enter the result in this space.----+ . vineyards, and berries • ••• 0 21 t /1 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~j~r~n~jjj~j~~j~j~jj 7r I 00 

If thf1 entry;s zero p/f18Se refer to th-"'nformation Shoot. section 2. ---1 f~'d1.'r {I---------+---+.!.~.!.: o"'o-\;-------'~"':s"'s'-: -i~~~~]~~~]~~~~~~1~]~~]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

5. ~~!~e ~~;~.;~~:~i~~ ~~ ~~~e .. ~ :0. ~~~: ~~~ ~~~~ .. '08 063 _____ Acres 9.' Other crops _ For addition'" amps. ent<ir th9crop name end code from t"8 fist below. 

,-::::-'------.-:::-,.....,,-1. Repcn QUatrtity hervested in the unit specffled _ crop ""me. . . 

Gross value of 

6. In what county was the largest value of your ' s sold 

egricultural products raised or produced? •.•.••.• 

LAND USE and IRRIGATION· . 

• PART A How were the ACRES 1ft Ihl.-place usad In 1987?r:-:_:-,---: ___ ,..,..., . . -' '. . None Number of scres 

1 • Cropland harvested - Include all land from wh;';hCrops 

were hllrvested or hll)' WitS cut, "and atlland in orChsrds. emus 

groves. vineyards. and nurse-ry lind l1f'tHMhousB crops. ..' ......... 

2. Cropland on which all crops failed - {Exception: Do not '. 

report hem 'and in orchards and vineyards On which -the crop fBi/ed.' 

3. Cropland idle, cropland used for cover crops, .. 

or cropland in cultivated summer fellOW •••••• ~ ••••.• 

4. Cropland used only for pasture; ~oodland 'pestured;' 

and other pastureland and rengeland ••.••..•.• ' •••.•. ,' 

5. All other woodland, wasteland; houselots, etc. not 

reported in items 1 through 4 above •••• ' ••.• ' .• " .•• 

787 

0 790 

0 793 

0 798 

0 787 

0 

• PART 8 - IRRIGATIO~ Number of ·acres None Irrigated '. 880 

crop name Code Acres 

harvested 

> If"""", spece Is ne:tJded~ use. ~ shetJr. of peper,' 

Quantity harvested 

Dollars Cents 

c:ni.p......... . . Code I CIoP- Code 

~:n':!n~:!no~r!e~~o~ (ton.; g:~; : : g~: I ~::h~ V;!in~~~~:~' {bu;h&1S;", : : : : : g~= Ccmon . (baleo'· ' ... , ... ' •.. , ....•. , ... 09' Other crops (pounds) - Specify . •.... 762 

e PART B - NURSERY and GREENHOUSE CROPS GROWN FOR SALE 

on ''THIS PLACE" In 1987 

FrOm the list below, enterthe'crop name and code for each crop grown. 

Crop'name Square feet Ac;re.,9nin'SthSe70pen Sales in 1987 Code under glass or f-:-,-:-"'.-:.::=r:----t---:,----"'--I ther protection Whole acres 

. "mont spttCt!Il. needed. use • .""artJte sheet of paper. 1 • How many acres of harveSted land were irrigated? lne{ud;' land from which hay was cut and land;n bearing and nonbearing . 

fru;raf!dnutcrop~~ .• " ... '"" •••••.• ~ ., ................ , ....... " 

2. How many acres of pastureland, rimgeland, and any other 

lands not included in itelli 1 above were irrigated? • , ..•.••. 

o Cnip_ .• .. . '. CO"., .' cr...._ . Code 

1:0."8.,-----1 .~~~Ct~";;!~~e:=e.p"t~~~).: : .::: I =:. fl:;Z::~ ~I~~. : : : :: :::: : : : ~~~ Nursery crops - ornamentals. fruit .' Greenhouse veg_bles • . . . . . . . . . . . 1103 o and nut trees. and vln" •.•.••••.• '... 4118 , Other. - Specify • ••••••••••• ; •••. 1108 

PENAL TY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT CONTINUE ON REVERSE BIDE t 

0-10 APPENDIX 0 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
I LIVESTOCK and POULTRY • PART E HORSES, OTHER LIVESTOCK, ANIMAL SPECIALTIES, end FISH 

• PART A - CATTLE and CALVES 

INVENTORY 

Number on this 

INVENTORY Total quantity Gross value of sales 

None I DI~~'=.;; u;t~87 sold In 1987 00118" I Ce_ 

1. CATTLE and CALVES of all aga8 • . • . • • • . .• 0 

None plsceDsc.31.1987 hl~~:3~~~~~~~---I 1 • Horses and ponies 0 a.Q 83' Num .... r 83. I 00 of all ages...... $ 

•. ~;~~S~~.S -: !,,!,!~d.e .b~~~ ~~~~ .t~".t • •••••• 0 ~. 

Tote! a.9 0'0 8"2 I Number I 0'" Poundo I 2. Colonies of bees •• 0 honey $ 00 

b. MILK COWS kept for production of milk or SCO ••• •• 0 I Number I 

a'3 

:~:~::. ~~~ r;;,/~°J:!~f~~.e rh1:'g~"c1:lf1~d. . . . . 0 Milk 

cow. 18 •• G.llone $ I milk 00 8"0 8SC I 

3. Milk goats •••..• 0 h-,=----~~=---...!!!~__If_:'=__---~=_i 8.7 GrOBS value of sates NumbeT I 

None~~ __ ~D~o~II.~r.~ ____ ~Ce~n~B 

2. Value of DAIRY PRODUCTS sold in 1987 - 814 I 

Include milk, creem, bcitter, ere. .. . . . . .. 0 

848 Pound. I 

mohaIr • 4. Angora gOats I 00 .•.• 0 ~--------""':I!------==-jL..z...-----+-'=_i IS. Other livestock. fish, 

$ I 00 animal products. 

(Enter nBmelcoda from below.} 

I 

I 

I • CATTLE and CALVES SOLD 

FROM THIS PLACE IN 1987 Include ••• old clJtt/e moved from this place to. fHdlot for further f.tldlng. 

~---------------...,...-----:--I Nam. Code __ I 00 

Number sold None in 1987 

8.a 

3. Calves less than 500 pounds .......... . 0 

"'0 

Gross value of ssles 

Dollars : C._ 000 I 

" I 00 

8" I 

:=~=-os. donkey. •. B33 1 :::~ their pelto •• Mink and thol' pelts . . .. B38 r Other go"," .••••••.. 

.'~'B GOVERNMENT CCC LOANS 

854 1 ~=:=OCk, fish, 851 r and their products .•. 

Amount received in 1987 from Govemmerrt CCC loens. Include /'Saulllr 

857 

4. Cattle - Include cilives 600 pounds or more 

•• 01 ALL cattle sold, how many were FATTENED on this placa on GRAIN or CONCENTRATES for 30 days or more 

0 

.'2 

$ 

8'3 

I 00 lind rtlstlrvtl 101ln8, tlv&n If red.tlmed or forfelttld. None r Dollara Cants 

and SOLO for SLAUGHTER? .....•.•. 

• PART B - HOGS and PIGS 

0 

None 

1 • HOGS and PIGS ofall ages ..••..• , . • . . .. 0 

a. HOGS and PIGS used or to be used for breeding 0 

.,. 

.,. 

I 

I 

I 

$ I 00 

INVENTORY 

Number on this 

olaca Dec. 31 19B7 

Totsl 

Breeding 

Spocify crepl_} 0 ~8e I 00 

I "1 Payment. recalved for partICipation In FEDERAL FARM 

PROGRAMS In 1987 (DO NOT INCLUDE C;::C::C:..:~:::Q":::n'::.::!'}~_-,-_--I 

None~ __ ~D=o~lI=a~~~ __ ~C=a~n~t.~ 

.0" I 1 • Amount received in cash .•....•••.•..•.... 0 J.:$~ _________ ...l--"O",O~ 

2. Value of certificatea received - payment-In-klnd 0 a.. I 

(PIK) or commodity certificates. . . . . • • . . . . . • .• I 00 

• .: j Acres In till. place SET ASIDE, DIVERTED, or IDLED under 

FEDERAL acreage ,l!tductJon programs In 1987 ,....-------1 None Number of acres 

1 • How many actes were set aside (or diverted) under 0 .82 

2. HOGS and ~GS SOLD from this 2. ~~~:~;:~r::::ea~~:;e~:::~~::;~~~~~:S? . . . h.,..03;-------~ place in 1987...................... RESERVE PROGRAM (10 vesr. CRP)? .. . . .. . .• . •. .. 0 

I :3~. ~O~f thi!ie~hO~g!s~a~ndiliPi29S~S]0~'d~, ~h0!iw~m~an~y~wie~ra::..:.~LJ~~~~~l!.r__---L£~r:;:,;.5'1·!;Ia··II'M...,Ilo.!ol· "M;)""'ll;l"''''- >j''j CHARACTERISTICS and OCCUPA ilON OF OPERATOR I- sold 88 FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? . . (Sonlor partner or perOlon In charge) 

• PART C - SHEEP and LAMBS N~%,{;~~~!l;r. NUMBER SOLD 1. RESIDENCE - Does the operator live on this .2. 0 0 

None placeOBc.31, 1987 in 1987 place? ............................ 1 Yes 2 No 

h8"'2:;:. =====:::..+..2 ...------- 2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which 

1. SHEEP and LAMBS of 811 ages . . . . . 0 occupetlon did the operator spend the .28 

O 820 );.J.J.J ..~.)l.}.~l.~.J .. ;~ .. ~l.J.J.J .. ):.:j;.J.J •.~.)1.. :~jr~~!~~ V~~~~~!r:.':;:~~~~~!~;"r ' 0 Farming. 2 0 Other a. EWES 1 year old or older. . • . . . • .. :~::====:;;;;;:=:::::::::~==I al/ m"mb"rs of the partnership together. •••••.•••. or ranchIng 

129 2 SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN Non. 18.7 Ih8;;:n;;:l 3. OFF-FARM WORK - How many days did th~ { , 0 None 

'in 1987 ........•...•.... 0 Numb.. ~ oparator work at leaat 4 hours per day off thIs 01 49d 

place in 19877 -(ncludawork ata nonfarm Job, 2 - eys 

~u.'IHI"". or on BO_on" .,1 ... '. 'linn 'or pay. 100 nM 3 D 50- 99 days 3. Whatwasthegrossvalueofsalesof None mc(ud.exchangefllrrnwork./ ••• .•••.•..•.•..•.• 0100-149 days 

SHEEP, LAMBS, and WOOLfrom this 0 .0 1 50-199 days 

~ • ...t~::::I~:::;c;:.~:::n..:;.:~.::.87:.::~o~·~~~';~';'~';"~~· ';';''';''';''.;,.' ~";';''';''';''.;,.' ;';' .;.; • ....;;;;;;..J,;,""T~~==~~..;.;...J_-I eO 200 days or mora 

4. In what VEAR did the operator begin to operate .ao 

1. HENS and PULLETS any part of this placs? . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . Vesr 

020 •• HENS and PULLETS of laying age ....•..•.. 

b. PULLETS 3 montha old or older not yat of 

laying 8ge for layer replacement .•.•••.... 

hr. ...... ------~...., .... ------I S. AGE of operator • . •• . •• . . •• ••• . . • . • •. • Years old 

o. PULLETS under 3 months old for layer 20 Negro or Black 

replecement .................. .. h;;;,.....--------!'l;o.------I 8. RACE of operator 

124{ ,0 White 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3D American Indien 

.0 Asian or Pacific 

Islander 2. BROILERS, fryers, other meat·type chickens .. 

3. TURKEYS for slaughter (Do not InclUde b_de ... 1 DO Other - specif';l 

4. OTHER POULTRY (Enter name/code from bolow.} ... Poultry n..... Cod. __ 7. SEX of operator ..•.••••••..••.•...•.. , 0 Male 2 0 Female 

N.m./o_ -------I:---NoI--.... --,-_ L...--'-N-.-m-.-,-cod..L..--------.. 8. SPANISH ORIGIN _ Is the operator of Spanish 027 

Turtt.y hena kept I G..... .......... 808 , Qua" .. , .. , ...... 1112 origin or descent {Mexican. Puerto Rican, 0 0 !~~ .. dIn •.• g ............. 88°02., Pigeon. or squ.b .... 808 1 ADotharpoultry- Cuban, or other Spanish)? ••..••.••.••.. , Ves 2 No ~~ Ph •••• nts .•.••.••• 810 SpecIfy ••..•.•.. 81. 1,(,fm'rJ PERSON COMPLETING THIS REPORT PIe."."rlnt Gross value of sale. 

5. Value of POULTRY and POULTRY Nona Dollars ;Cent1I PRODUCTS (eggs, atc.) sold from this place h ...... 'e--.....:..=:.:...----'-I:;.:.c~ 

In 19877 . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . .• 0 • I 00 

Name , ••• Date 

IArea COde -[Number Telephone number J I I Pall"2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX 0 0-11 
FORM 87-A04.I, 13·31-87) 

u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

INFORMATION SHEET 

'1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Special Reporting Instructions 

'I. 'Who Should Report 

WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

INCLUDING individuals. landlords. tenan'tS. partnerships. 

corporations. institutions .. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each case included in the census has 

a unique Census File Number (CFN). In order to make the census 

results as complete and accurate as possible. w-e need to obtain 

in'forma'tion about every CFN. 

2.. I" You Received Mora Than One Report FOrni "or an Operation 

Complete only ONE report 'form for an operation. Write °DuplicateU 

near the address label of each extra report form. Also. w-rite the 

11-digi't census file number(s) of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE 

COMPLETED REPORT in the space provided to the left of the address label. Return the extra report(s) in the same envelope vvith your 

completed report form so that Ytle can correct: our records. 

3.. It' You No Longer Far", 

If you had agf"icultural operations at any tir"e during 1 987. please 

report all agricultural activi'ty during the year. Report all land on your 

census form that you ovvned or rented. Also. report your 1987 crop and livestock product:ion and 1987 sales. 

Explain on the first page of the report form (or on a separate she~n of 

paper) that you quit farrning or ranching and give the approximate 

date and the name and address of the present: operator. if known. 

4.. I" You Never Farmed or Have No A •• oelatlon With AgriCUlture 

Please vvrtte a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

this and return the form so that we can correct our records. In our 

efforts to make the census as complete as possible. vve obtained lists 

from various sources. We tried to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm 

addresses, hovvever .. it vvas not alYtlays possible to do so. 

5. I" You Have More Than One Agrlcul~ ... 1 Operation 

Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

production unit .. i.e .• each individual farm. ranch. feedlot .. 

greenhouse .. etc. r or combination of farms. etc •• for which you maintain SEPARATE records of opera1:ing expenses and sales~ 

livest:ock and other inven'tories, crop acreages. and production. 

6. .., You Have IS Partnership Operation 

Comple'te only ONE report for the entire partnership"s agricultural 

opera'tion and include all partners· shares on the one report. If 

members of the partnership also operate separat:e farms or ranches in 

addition to the partnership ferming operation. separat:e report forms 

should be completed for each individual operat:ion~ 

If 'tyvo or more report forms vvere received for 'the sarne operation. 

mark each addidona. form as a "'Duplicat:e.·· Re'turn 'the duplicate 

report(s) in 'the saO'1e envelope 'W'ith the completed partnership report .. 

vvhere possible. or vvrite a no1:e on 'the duplicate report. such as .. 

, .. (Name o~ partner) has completed a report for the pannership 

(provide name and CFN of partnership_r' 

7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 

If you rented or leased land from others or had a contract for the production of agricultul"al prodUC1:&, include both your share and the 

landlord's or contraC1:or's share of the production, sales. and expenses 

so your census report form 'Will be complete for "THIS PLACE.·# 

If you do not knO'W 'the landlord's or contractor's sherer include your BEST ESTIMATE. If you do not have records available for all data 

iterns .. use your bes't estimate. 

S.. Hovv to Enter Your Respon •• 

Enter your replies in 'the prOper spaces, on the correct lines, and in 'the 

units request:ed. Le .• dollars. bushels. t:ons~ etc. Write any explanation 

outside the ansvver spaces or on a separa'te sheet: of paper_ All dollar figures may be entered In ""hole dollars_ CENTS ARE NOT 

REQUIRED. 

Enter 'Whole numbers except vvher-e tenths are requested. such as acres 

of potatoes harvested. If you have 1/2. 1/3. or 1/4 of an acre. convert 

'to tenths. For example. convert 1/2 to 5/10. 1/3 to 3/10. 1/4 to 2/10. 

The census report form 'Will contain sec'tions and questions ""hlch do not applv to you. When this occurs, mark the .... None .. • or .... No .. • box and 

go on 'to 'the next: item or section. 

Instructions For Specified Sections ~ Section 2 - ACREAGE IN "19S7 

Your ansW'ers to this section vvill de1:ermine the land CAcree In 

'''THIS PLACE .... ' referred 'to in the rest of the report form. 

When ans'W'ering the acreage questlons~ include the land associated 

VV'i'th your agricultural operat.ions in 19a7 'Nhether in production or 

not. Include all land that you o'Nned or rented during 1 987 even If 

only for part of the year. Do not include any unrelated residential or commercial land. 

Report all land in sect.ion 2 In 'W'hole acres. 

D-12 APPENDIX D 

ltesn .. - All Land O'WVned - Report all land owned in 1987 vvhether 

held under title. purchased cont:ract or mortgage, homestead lavv. or as 

heir or trustee of an undivided estate_ Include all land ovvned by you and/or your spouse. or by 'the partnership, corporation, or organization 

for YIIhich you are reporting. 

Iteft'l2 - All Land Rented or Leased FROM OTHERS - Report all land rented by you or your opera'tion even though the landlord may 

have supplied materials or supervision. 

INCLUDE in item 2: 

a.. Land for agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 

b. Land you W'orked on a share basis (crop or lives'tock) 

c. Land oYtlned by someone else that you used rent-free 

d. Federal .. State .. Indian reservation, or railroad land rented or 

leased by the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 

Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit baSIS .. such 

as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act, National Forest. or Indian 

reservation permit: land. 

Item 3 - All Land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS - Include all land rented ou't for any purpose if it w-as part of the acreage reported 

in items 1 and 2. A report form W'fII be obtained from each of your 

~enants to cover the opera'tions on that land. 

INCLUDE in item 3: 

s. O'Wned land rented to others for cash or a share of crops or 

livestock 

b.. Land you ren'ted from someone and then subleased t:o someone 

else 

c. Land vvorked for you by someone for a share of crops or 

livestock 

d.. Land vvhich you allovved others "to use rent-free 

Item 4 - Acres in ..... THIS PLACE'" - This figure vvitl shovv the 'total 

of all land you opera'ted a't any time in 1987. 

If item 4. Acres in "THIS PLACE" is "'0'" and: 

a .. You raised any crops or had any livest:ock or poultry on "'THIS 

PLACe" in 1987. complete the report. 

b.. All your land vvas operated by a rent:er or sharecropper, skip to and cOnlplete section 10 .. and explain briefly ..... AU land rent:ed 

out:," etc. Mail form in return envelope~ 

c. You did not have any agricultural act:ivity on ovvned or rented 'and in 1987 ~ complete section 10 and explain briefly. such 8S 

"'retired~" "sold farln,'" and date. Give name and address of 

current operator if knovvn and return form. 

~ Section 3 - LAND USE AND IRRIGATION 

This section is used to classify the acres in "THIS PLACe'" reported in 

section 2. item 4. Do not include any acres you rented to other-s 

reported in section 2. item 3. The sum of the acres en~ered in various 

categories should equal total acres in • "THIS PLACE." 

Land Used for More Than One Purpose - Do not report the same 

acreage for more than one of the listed purposes. If part or all of your land vvas used for mOre than one listed purpose in 1987. report that 

land on!y in the first category listed. For example, If you harvested a crop and later used the same land for pasture, report the land in 

part: A, item 1, i.oCropland harvested." 

Double Cropping - When more than ona crop was harvested from the same land in 1987. report that land only ONCE as .... Cropland 

harvested ... • in part A. item 1 of this section. 

Interplanted Crops - If you in'terplanted crops, such as cotton in an 

orchard. report the tot:al land used for both crops only ONCE, as .. .. Cropland harvested," in part A, item 1. 

Skip Ro'VV Planted Crops - Report the acres that represent: the total 

non planted or Skipped ro'W's as ..... Crop.and idle," part A, item 3, 'the 

acres that. represent 'the plant:ed ro'Ws should be reported as 

··Cropland harves'ted .. •• part A. item 1. 

Irrigation ia defined a. land woetered by artlf.elal or controlled 

sneans - sprinklers. furroYtls or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful 

flooding .. etc. Include acres that receive supplemental. partial. and/or 

preplant: irrigation. Do not report VoIster applied in transplanting tobacco plants. trees .. or vegetables as irrigation. 

~ Section 4 - CROPS 

This sec'tion provides space for reporting crops harvested during 

'the 1987 crop year from the land shown in section 2. item 4 

(Acres in .... THiS PLACe") of your report. A fe'W crops are already 

listed on the form. For these crops, just report acres harvested. 

quantity harvested. and valUe of sales. If you produced crops not listed. 'Write 'the name of 'the crop and code from the list provided 

and report 'the acres harvested. quantity harvested, end the value 

of sales. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
DO NOT INCLUDE: 

a.. Any crops gravyn on land rented Or leased TO OTHERS, or 

W'orked by others on shares during 1987. 

b. Crops or crop products purchased from others and Ia-ter sold. 

Acres Harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 1987. Round 

fractions to vvhole acres except; vvhere tenths are requested by U /10" in the reporting box, such as potatoes_ 

Quantity Harvested - If your unit: of measure is different 'than the 

unit: on "the report form. please convert your figure for 'the quantity 

harvested to the uni1: requested. If the harves't 'W'8S incomplete by 

December 31. 1 S87, please report the quantity harvested and the estimated quantity to be harvested. 

Gross Value 0" Crop. Sold - Report the value of all crops sold from "THIS PLACE" in 1987. regardless of the yea,. they vvel'"e hal'"vest.ed or 

vvho ovvned t.he land. Be sure t.o report gl'"OS5 value bef'ore deducting 

expenses and t.axes. Include Government CCC loans receIved for 

HTHIS PLACE'" in 1987. Include payments received in 1987 from 

cooperatives or marketing organizations fof'" CI'"OpS pl'"oduced on • 'THIS 

PLACE." 

Item 7 - Vegetables - Report aCres of vegetables harvested FOR 

SALE or commercial processing. Do not include vegetables grovvn for horne use. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested. 

Item a - Fruit Orchards, Citrus .. Vineyards, and Nut Trees - Report only if total of 20 Or more trees and vines .. include those for 

horne use as ""ell as those maintained for sale of their pr-oduction. 

Acres in trees and vines that have been abandoned should not be 

included, these acres should be included in section 3, part A. item 3 "~Cropfand idle." 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines vvere interplan'ted vvith 

trees or vines, report the total acres fol'" -the orchal'"d cr-op in item 8 and the total acres of" the interplanted crop in the appropria1:e item_ 

Item 9 - Other Crops - To report: (1) f"ind 1:he crop name and 1:he 

code number frOO1 the list under item 9; (2) enter crop na",9 and code in the first tW'o columns of the first available answer line undel'" item 9; 

(3) enter the information that is reques1:ed in the remaining columns. If 

you harvested a crop not listed, use the "OTHERH code and specify 

the crop name. If' you need additional space. use a separate sheet of peper to VYrite the crop name(s). acres and quantity harvested. and 

gross value of crop(s) sold. 

... Section 5 - LIVESTOCK. POULTRY. OTHER LIVESTOCK. OR 

ANIMAL SPECIALTIES 

Parts A. B. C. and D - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Anhnals and Poultry to Include In the Report - Report all animals .. poult:ry. and animal specialt:ies on "this plsce H (section 2. item 4) on December 31. 1987. Include all oW'ned by you and any 

kept by you for others. Include animals on unfenced lands, National Forest land. district land, cooperative grazing association land. orrangeland administered by the Bureau of Land Management on a 

per-head or lease basis_ Animals in transit on December 31. 1 987 ~ or animals on a short-term pasture (such as vvheat pasture or crop 

residue) on a per· head or lease basis should be reported by the 

person vvho had control of the animals. 

Anlwnsls and Poultry to. Exclude 'froft1l the Report - Do not report 

anhna's or poultry kept on land ren1:ed to otherS or kept under a share 

arrangement on land rented to others. Do not include animals quartered in feedlots vvhich are not a part of "'this place_" Animals 

kept on a place not operated by you are to be included on the report for that place. 

Animals Bought and Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS 

BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases and sales are considered ~Idealer·· transactions. and are not included 

in this census. 

NUnlber Sold - Report aU animals and poultry sold or removed fronl lOt:his place'" in 1 9876 vvithout I'"egard to ownership or \Nho shared in 

the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or given to a landlord or others in trade or in paYlTlent for goods 01'" services. Do NOT report 

number sold for any livest:ock or poultry kep1: on another place. 

Dairy Termination Program or '·Whole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out 

Progra",,'· - The amount received in 1987 fro", the Government: 

under the dairy tennination program should be included in sec-tion 7, it.em 1. Dairy cattle and calves sold should be reported in section 5~ 

part A. 

Animals Moved to Another Place - For animals moved from "t:his place'" 1:0 another place. such as for further feeding, report animals as 

"'sold'# and give your best es1:imate of their market value when they left "this place.·~ 

Fat Catt:le Sold - Cattle fa-Uened on grain or concentrates for 30 

days or more and sold for slaughter are reported in section 5. part A .. item 4a. 

DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 

a. Cattle and calves sold fol'" further feeding 

b. Dairy coW's fed only t:he usual dairy ration before being sold 

c. Veal calves, or any calves W'eighing less than 500 pounds 

Value of' Seles - Report the tOtal gross value of animals and poultry sold or removed from· ·this place" in 1987 vvithout deduc1::ing 

production or marketing expenses (cost of feed .. cost of livestock purchase .. cost 01' hauling and selling. etc.). If the sale price or market 

value is not:" knovvn. give your best es1:irnate of their market value 

\Nhen they left - 'this place." Do NOT report the value of sales of any livestock and poultry ovvned by you but kept and sold from a place you did not opera1:e. 

Contract and Custom Feeding Operations - Livestock or poultry 

kept by you on H"this place" on a contract or custOfT1 basis should be 

included on t:his report: REGARDLESS OF O'WNERSHfP. Report as 

uINVENTORY'" numbers of animals or poult:ry on the place on 

December 31 ~ 1987. Report as "'SOLD" animals and poultry kept on 

a contract or custom basis and reanoved or sold frolTl 'the place in 

1987. If 'the sale price or market value is not knovvn. give your bes"t estimate of the mar-ket value of the animals or poultry when they left 

the place. 

The per-son 'W'ho fur-nished the housing and labor should report the 

poultry operation on his/her report fonn regardless of who owned 'the 

bird~~. Report as sold the number of poultry that vver-e taken or moved 

from the place in 1 987. 

Part E - HORSES. OTHER LIVESTOCK. ANIMAL SPECIALTIES. AND FISH 

If' you owvned BEES - Report a1l colonies or- hives of bees and honey 

operations conduc1ted by you, regardless of vvhere the hives 'Were 

kep1: most: of tho year_ Report hi'-'es or colonies, pounds of honey sold. and value of sales_ 

Other Llvest:ock and LivestOCk Products - Include in aU other 

Iives1:ock and livestock products manur-e .. beesvvax, and any other anilTla. products sold from "this place" in 1987. Mink pelts and rabbit 

pelts should be included in numbel'" sold and value of sales. but not in 

inventory. 

Fish and Other Aquaculture Products - Report quan1:i"ty sold and 

gross value of sales for- each . 

... Section 8 - AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT CCC 

LOANS 

Itlt"' .. - Report the amount received under the regular or reserve program for commodities placed under CCC loan during 1987. Include amount received even if commodity 'Was redeemed or forfeited prior to December 31 # 1987_ 

Do not include cee loans received t:o build cr-op storage facmtles or 

arTloun1: received fOr storage payment.s in the reserve program . 

~ Section 7 - FEDERAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED 

Report: all payments received from Federal Farm Programs in 1987 regardless of vvhether payment vvas made in cash or commodit:y certificates. Include cash payments in item 1 _ In item 2. include the 

value of any certificates held 01'" the value received from sale or 

redemption of any certifica1:es in 1987. 

Federal payments include receipts from Federal programs such as 

deficiency paYn-tents~ HWhole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out,'" support price 

payrnent.s. indemnity programs. disaster payments. paid land diversion. invent:ory reduction payments. payments received for 

approved soil and Vofater conservat.ion projec"1:s~ etc. 

~ Section S - ACRES SET ASIDE. DIVERTED. OR IDLED UNDER FEDERAL ACREAGE REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN 1987 

Include in item 2 all acres in "this place" r-etired from production and 

placed .. by long-term con't:ract:. in1:O the Conservation Reserve Program. Acres placed into the program during and prior to 1987 should be included_ 

... Section 9 - CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR 

This section collects Information about the operator of' "'this place~~ 

defined as the individual owner. the operator .. the senior partner, or person in charge_ 

For Family or Individual Operation - Complete this section for t:he 

operator_ 

For Partnership Operatlo"1I - Answer all iterns~ except it.em 2. for the #'Senior Partner.;' The "Senior Partner" is t.he individual who is 

mainly responsible for the agr-icultur-al operations on "t.his place, ,. not 

necessarily the person senior in age. I'f each partner shares equally in 

the day-to-day management deCisions. consider the oldest. as the 

HSenior Partner." For item 2 (Principal Occupe1:ion) consider all 

members of t.he partnership toget.her. Please include as' 'farrning or 

ranching" workt.ime at all types of agricultural enterprises~ including 

work at greenhouses~ nurseries. O"1ushroom production. ranching, feedlots~ bl'"oiler feeding, etc. 

For Corporation and Other Operations (Cooperatives, Estates. 

etc.' - Cornple1:e section 9 for the person in char-ga, such as a hired manager, business manager ~ or other person prirTlarily responsibte for 

the on-site, day-to-day opel'"ation of t.he farm or ranch business. 

Iten. 4 - Year Began Operation - Report t.he first year the 

operator or senior partner began to operate any part of "this placo" 

on a con1:inuous basis _ 1'1 t:he operator returned 'to a place previously 

operated. report the year operations W'ere resumed. 

FOAM 87-Ao.atU (3-31·871 Page 2 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D D-13 

INDEX 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

A 8-Con. 

Abnormal farms ......... 19 - Bluegrass seed, 

Acreage reduction Kentucky ................. 44 26 

program ................ 7,10,48-53 5 Boysenberries ........... - 29 

Age of operator ......... 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 Breeding hogs and 

Agricultural products sold, pigs ..................... 32,48-53 12,16 

market value .......... 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 Broccoli .................. - 27 

Agricultural services Broilers .................. 1,20-22,48-53 1,14,16 

income ................. 5,48-53 4 Bromegrass seed ....... - 26 

Alfalfa hay ............... 43,44,48-53 26 Brussels sprouts ........ - 27 

Alfalfa seed ............. 43,44 26 Buckwheat. .............. - 24 

Almonds ................. 45,48-53 28 Bulbs ..................... 46 30 

American Indian Bulls, bull calves, steers, 

operator ................ 17 34 and steer calves ...... 20,25,48-53 11,16 

Angora goats ............ 41 18 Burros, donkeys, and 

Apples ................... 45,48-53 28 mules ................... 41 23 

Apricots .................. 42 28 C 

Aquacultural products .. 41 21 

Artichokes ............... - 27 Cabbage ................. - 27 

Asian or Pacific Islander Cantaloups .............. 44 27 

operator ................ 17 34 Carrots ................... - 27 

Asparagus ............... - 27 Cash, government farm 

Assets, value ............ 1,10-12,18, 1,5,8,16 programs payments ... 5 4 

47,48-53 Cash rent, expenses .... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Austrian winter peas .... - 26 Cash rent or share 

Avocados ................ 45 28 payments received, 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 

8 Catfish sales ............ - 21 

Cattle and calves ....... 1,10,20,25,27,47, 1,11,16 

48-53 

Bahia grass seed ....... - 26 Cattle and calves sales, 2,20,26,31,47, 2,11,16 

Balers, pickup ........... 13,48-53 8 value .................... 48-53 

Bananas ................. 45 28 Cauliflower ............... - 27 

Barley for grain .......... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 Celery .................... - 27 

Barley for grain sales, Certificates, govern- value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 ment farm programs Beans, dry edible ....... 42-44,48-53 15,16,25 payments ............... 5 4 

Beans, dry lima ......... - 25 Chemicals, expenses ... 1,3,10,15,47,48-53 3,16 

Beans, green lima ...... - 27 Chemicals used ......... 15,48-53 9 

Beans, snap (bush and Cherries .................. 45,48-53 28 

pole) .................... 44,48-53 27 Chickens 3 months old 

Beans, soybeans ........ 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 or older ................. 1,20,21,23,48-53 1,14 

Bedding plants .......... 46 30 Chicory .................. - 27 

Beef cows ............... 1,20,25,29,48-53 1,11,16 Chinese cabbage ....... - 27 

Bees, colonies .......... 41 20 Chinese or ming peas .. - 27 

Beets, sugar ............. 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Christmas trees and 

Beets, table ............. - 27 forest products sales, 

Bentgrass seed ......... - 26 farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 

Bermuda grass seed .... - 26 Citrus fruit ............... 45,48-53 28 

Berries ................... 42,44,48-53 29 Clover seed ............. - 26 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed '" - 26 Coffee ................... 45 28 

Blackberries ............. - 29 Collards .................. - 27 

Black operators and other Colonies of bees ........ 41 20 

races .................. , 16,17,48-53 32-34 Combines, grain and 

Blueberries .............. 44 29 bean, all types ......... 13,48-53 16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 1 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

C-Con. D 

Commercially mixed for- Daikon ................... - 27 

mula feed purchased .. 1,3,48-53 3,16 Dairy cows (milk cows) . 1,10,20,25,30,47, 1,11,16 

Commodity Credit 48-53 

Corporation loans ...... 6,10,48-53 4 Dairy products sales, 

Conservation reserve value .................... 2,47,48-53 2,11,16 

programs ............... 7,10,48-53 5 Dates .................... - 28 

Contract labor expenses 3,10,48-53 3,16 Dewberries .............. - 29 

Corn, field ............... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16, Diesel fuel expenses ... 14,48-53 3 

24,31 Dill for oil ................ - 31 

Corn for grain sales, Disease control in 

value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 crops and orchards .... 15,48-53 9 

Corn, sweet ............. 44,48-53 27 Donkeys, burros, and 

Corn, sweet, for seed ... - 31 mules ................... 41 23 

Corporation, family Ducks .................... - 14,22 

held ..................... 16,48-53 10,16 Ducks, geese, and other 

Corporation, nonfamily poultry .................. 21 14,22 

held .................... 16,48-53 10,16 

Corporation, type of E organization ............ 1,16,48-53 - Cotton ................... 1,42,44,47,48-53 1,15,16,25 Eggplant ................. - 27 

Cotton sales, value ..... 2,47,48-53 2,16 Electricity expenses ..... 10,47,48-53 3 

Cottonpickers and Emmer and spelt. ....... - 24 

strippers ................ 13,48-53 8 Endive ................... - 27 

Cowpeas for dry peas .. - 25 Equipment and 

Cowpeas, green ......... - 27 machinery .............. 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 

Cows and heifers that Escarole ................. - 27 

had calved ............. 20,25,48-53 11,16 Ewes 1 year old or 

Cranberries .............. 44 29 older .................... 38 13 

Cropland diverted, set Expenses, farm 

aside ................... 7,10,48-53 5 production .............. 1,3,10,47,48-53 1,3,16 

Cropland for cover crops, 

legumes, and soil- F 

improvement grasses .. 7,48-53 5 

Cropland harvested ..... 1,7,8,10,16,18,42, 1,3,5,6, Family held 

47,48-53 10,15,16 corporations ............ 48-53 10,16 

Cropland harvested, Family or individual, 

irrigated ................. 8-10 7 type of organization .. , 1,16,48-53 10,16 

Cropland idle ............ 7,48-53 5 Farm-related income .... 5,48-53 4 

Cropland in cultivated Farms by age and 

summer fallow ......... 7,48-53 5 principal occupation 

Cropland on which all of operator ............. 16,48-53 10,16 

crops failed ............. 7,48-53 5 Farms by size of farm .. 8,47,48-53 6,16 

Cropland pastured ...... 7,48-53 5 Farms by standard 

Cropland total ........... 1,7,10,47,48-53 1,5,16 industrial classification 18,48-53 16 

Crops, farms reporting, Farms by tenure of 

acres, production ...... 42 15,16 operator ................ 16,48-53 10,16 

Cucumbers .............. 44 27 Farms by type of 

Currants ................. - 29 organization ............ 1,16,48-53 10,16 

Customwork, machine Farms by value of 

hire, and rental of agricultural products 

machinery and equip- sold ..................... 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

ment, expenses ........ 3,10,48-53 3,16 Farms, number .......... 1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 1,5,10,16 

Customwork and other 48-53 

agricultural services, I Fattened cattle sales ... 26,29,31,48-53 11,16 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 16 Feed purchased ......... 1,3,47,48-53 3,16 

2 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

F-Con. G-Con. 

Feeder pigs sales ....... 20,33,35-37,48-53 12 Grapes ................... 45,48-53 28 

Female operators ....... 16,17,48-53 10 Grass silage, haylage, 

Fertilizer applied ........ 15,48-53 9 and green chop hay ... 43,44 26 

Fertilizer expenses ...... 3,10,15,47,48-53 3,16 Grazing permits ......... - 36 

Fescue seed ............ 44 26 Grease, LP gas, fuel 

Field seed crops ........ 44,48-53 26 oil, kerosene, motor oil, 

Figs ...................... - 28 etc., expenses ......... 14,48-53 3 

Filberts ................... 45 28 Greenhouse crops ...... 42,46 30 

Fish sales ............... 41 21 Greenhouse vegetables 46 30 

Flaxseed ................. 42,44,48-53 24 Guar ..................... - 31 

Florist greens and Guavas .................. 45 28 

flowers, cut. ............ 46 30 

Flower and vegetable H 

seeds ................... 46 30 

Flowering plants, Hatcheries ............... - 22 

potted .................. 46 30 Hay crops ............... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,26 

Flowers and florist Hay, silage, and field 

greens, cut ............. 46 30 seeds sales, value ..... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

Foliage plants ........... 46 30 Haylage, grass s~age, and 

Forest products and green chop hay ........ 43,44 26 

Christmas trees sales, Hazelnuts ................ 45 28 

farm-related income ... 5,48-53 4 Heifers and heifer 

Foxtail millet seed ...... - 26 calves .................. 20,25,48-53 11,16 

Fruit crops ............... 45 15,16,28 Hens and pullets of 

Fruits, nuts, and berries laying age .............. 20,21,48-53 14,16 

sales, value ............ 2,47,48-53 2,16 Herbs .................... - 31 

Fuel oil, kerosene, motor Hired farm labor 

oil, grease, LP gas, etc., expenses ............... 3,10,47,48-53 3,16 

expenses ............... 14,48-53 3 Hogs and pigs ........... 1,10,20,32,35,47, 1,12,16 

Full owners .............. 16,48-53 10,16 48-53 

G Hogs and pigs sales, 

value .................... 2,20,33,36,47,48-53 2,12,16 

Hogs, litters farrowed ... 34,37,48-53 12 

Garlic .................... - 27 Honey sales ............. 41 20 

Gas, natural, expenses. 14,48-53 3 Honey tangerines ....... - 28 

Gasoline and other Honeydew melons ...... - 27 

petroleum fuel and oil Hops ..................... 44 31 

expenses ............... 14,48-53 3,16 Horses and ponies ...... 20,41 ,48-53 13 

Gasoline expenses ..... 14,48-53 3 

Geese ................... - 22 I 

Geese, ducks, and 

other poultry ............. 41 14,22 Income from farm-related Ginger root .............. - 31 sources ................. 5,48-53 10 

Goat milk sales ......... 41 17 Income, see net cash 

Goats .................... 41,48-53 23 return ................... 4,48-53 4 

Goats, Angora ........... 41 23 Individual or family, type Goats, milk .............. 41 17 of organization ......... 1,16,48-53 10,16 

Goats, other ............. 41 23 Insects, chemical 

Government farm control .................. 15,48-53 9 

programs payments ... 5,10,47,48-53 4 Interest, debt not secured 

Grain hay ................ 43,44 26 by real estate ......... 3,48-53 3 

Grain sales, value ....... 2,47,48-53 2,16 Interest, debt secured 

Grains .................... 44,48-53 16 by real estate .......... 3,48-53 3 

Grapefruit. ............... 45 28 Interest expenses ....... 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 3 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

I-Con. M 

Irish potatoes ............ 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Macadamia nuts ........ 45 28 

Irrigated farms and Machine hire, rental 

acres ................... 1,8-10 1,7 of machinery and equipment, and customwork 

J expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Machinery and 

Jojoba ................... - 31 equipment .............. 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 

Male operators .......... 16,17,48-53 10 

K Mangoes ................. - 28 

Kale ...................... 27 Melons ................... - 27 - Milk cows (dairy cows) . 1,10,20,25,30,47, 1,11,16 Kentucky bluegrass 48-53 seed .................... 44 26 Milk goats ............... 41 17 Kerosene, motor oil, 

grease, LP gas, fuel oil, Millet, proso ............. 44 24 

etc., expenses ......... 14,48-53 3 Millet seed, foxtail. ...... - 26 

Kiwifruit .................. - 28 Mink and their pelts ..... 41 19 

Kumquats ................ - 28 Mint for oil. .............. 44 31 

Mohair sales ............. 41 18 

L Motor oil, grease, LP 

Labor expenses ......... 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 gas, fuel oil, kerosene, 

etc., expenses ......... 14,48-53 3 

Land and buildings, Motortrucks, including value .................... 1,10,11,47,48-53 5,16 pickups ................. 13,48-53 8,16 

Land in farms ........... 1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 1,5,10,16 Mower conditioners ..... 13,48-53 8 

48-53 Mules, burros, and 

Land owned ............. 10,48-53 - donkeys ................ 41 23 

Land rented from others 48-53 - Mungbeans for beans .. - 31 

Land rented to others .. 48-53 - Mushrooms .............. 46 30 

Land set aside in federal Mustard cabbage ....... - 27 

farm programs ......... 7,10,48-53 1 Mustard greens ......... - 27 

Land use ................ 7,8,10,47,48-53 5 Mustard seed ............ - 24 

Lemons .................. 45 28 

Lentils .................... 44 25 N 

Lespedeza seed ........ - 26 

Lettuce and romaine .... 44 27 Natural gas expenses .. 14,48-53 3 

Lima beans, dry ......... 25 Nectarines ............... - 28 - Lima beans, green ...... - 27 Nematode control in 

Lime applied ............. 15,48-53 9 crops ................... 15,48-53 9 

Net cash return from Limes .................... - 28 agricultural sales ....... 4,48-53 4 Litters farrowed ......... 34,37,48-53 12 Nonfamily held Livestock and livestock corporations ............ 16,48-53 10,16 products sold .......... 20 - Number of farms ........ 1,7,8,10,16,18,47, 1,5,10,16 Livestock and poultry ... 20 1,16 48-53 Livestock and poultry Nursery and greenhouse purchased .............. 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 crops ................... 42,46 30 Livestock, poultry, and Nursery and greenhouse their products sales, crops sales, value .... 2,42,46,47,48-53 2,16,30 value .................... 1,2,10,18,20,4 7 1,2,16 

Loans, Commodity Credit Nursery crops-shrubs, 

Corporation ............. 6,10,48-53 4 trees, etc ............... 46 30 

Loganberries ............ - 29 0 

Lotus root ............... - 31 

LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, Oat sales, value ......... 2,48-53 2,16 

motor oil, grease, etc., Oats for grain ........... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 

expenses ............... 14,48-53 3 Occupation of operator. 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

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INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

O-Con. P-Con. 

Off-farm work by Pimientos ................ - 27 

operator ................ 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 Pineapples ............... 1 ,42,44,48-53 1,15,16,31 

Okra ..................... - 27 Pistachios ............... - 28 

Olives .................... - 28 Plums .................... ,45 28 

Onions, dry and green .. 44 27 Pomegranates ........... - 28 

Operator characteristics- Ponies and horses ...... 20,41,48-53 13 

residence, age, race, Popcorn .................. 44 24 occupation, off-farm Potatoes, Irish ........... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 work, sex, Spanish 

origin, years on Potatoes, sweet ......... 42,44,48-53 25 

present farm ........... 16,17,48-53 10,16 Poultry and poultry 

Oranges ................. 45 28 products sales, value .. 2,20,48-53 2,16 

Orchardgrass seed ..... - 26 Poultry hatched ......... - 22 

Orchards ................. 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,28 Principal occupation 

Organization of farm .... 1,16,48-53 10,16 of operator ............. 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Other farm production Production expenses ... 1,3,10,47,48-53 1,3,16 

expenses ............... 5,48-53 3,16 Property taxes, 

Other field crops sales, expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 Proso millet. ............. 44 24 

Other grains sales, value 2,48-53 2,16 Prunes ................... 45 28 

Other livestock and live- Pullets .......... , ........ 22 14 

stock products sales, Pumpkins ................ - 27 

value .................... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

Other poultry ............ - 22 Q 

Owned land ............. 10,48-53 - Quail ..................... - 22 

P 

R 

Papayas ................. 45 28 

Parsley ................... - 27 Rabbits and their pelts . 41 23 

Part owners ............. 16,48-53 10,16 Race of operator ........ 16,48-53 34 

Partnership, type of Radishes ................ - 27 

organization ............ 1,16,48-53 10,16 Rangeland ............... 7,48-53 5 

Passion fruit.. ........... - 28 Rapeseed ............... - 31 

Pastureland and grazing Raspberries ............. 44 29 

land ..................... 7,48-53 5 Redtop seed ............ - 26 

Pasture land and other Rent paid in cash, land irrigated ........... 9 7 expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Payroll expenses ........ 1,3,10,47,48-53 3,16 Rent received, farmPeaches ................. 45,48-53 28 related income ......... 5,48-53 4 

Peanuts for nuts ........ 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Repair and maintenance 

Pears .................... 45 28 expenses ............... 3,10,48-53 3,16 

Peas, Austrian winter ... - 26 Residence of operator.. 16,48-53 10,16 

Peas, Chinese or ming . - 27 Rhubarb ................. - 27 

Peas, dry edible ......... 44 25 Rice ...................... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 

Peas, green ............. 44,48-53 27 Romaine and lettuce ... 44 27 

Pecans ................... 45,48-53 28, Rye for grain ............ 42,44 24 

Peppers .................. - 27 Ryegrass seed .......... 44 26 

Persimmons ............. - 28 

Petroleum products S 

expenses ............... 3,10,14.48-53 3,16 

Pheasants ............... - 22 Safflower ................ - 24 

Pickup balers ............ 13,48-53 8 Sales of agricultural 

Pigeons or squab ....... - 22 products ................ 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INDEX 5 
INDEX-Con. 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

S-Con. T-Con. 

Salt hay .................. - 31 Tenure of operator ...... 16,48-53 10,16 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Timothy seed ............ - 26 

trees purchased ....... 3,10,48-53 3 Tobacco ................. 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 

Set aside programs, Tobacco sales, value ... 2,47,48-53 2,16 

acreage ................. 7,10,48-53 5 Tomatoes ................ 44,48-53 27 

Sex of operator ......... 16,17,48-53 10 Tractors, wheeL ......... 13,48-53 8,16 

Shallots .................. - 27 Triticale .................. - 24 

Sheep and lambs ....... 10,20,38,39,48-53 1,13,16 Trout sales .............. - 21 

Sheep and lambs shorn 38,48-53 13 Trucks, including Sheep, lambs, and wool pickups ................. 13,48-53 8,16 

sales, value ............ 2,20,38,4 7 ,48-53 2,13,16 Turkeys .................. 20,21,24,48-53 14 

Size of farm, average ... 1,48-53 1,16 Turnip greens ........... - 27 

Small grain hay ......... 43,44 26 Turnips ................... - 27 

Snap beans, bush and Type of farm ............ 18,48-53 16 

pole ..................... 44,48-53 27 Type of organization .... 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Sod ...................... 46 30 

Sorghum ................. 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 V 

26,31 Value of agricultural Sorghum for grain sales, 

value .................... 2,48-53 2,16 products sold .......... 1,2,10,18,47,48-53 1,2,16 

Southern peas Value of land and 

(cowpeas), dry ......... - 25 buildings ................ 1,10,18,48-53 5,16 

Southern peas Value of machinery 

(cowpeas), green ...... - 27 and equipment ......... 1,10,12,18,47,48-53 1,8,16 

Soybeans ................ 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Vegetable and flower 

Soybeans sales, value .. 2,48-53 2,16 seeds ................... 46 30 

Spanish origin, Vegetables, greenho,use 46 30 

operators of ............ 16,17,48-53 35 Vegetables harvested for 

Spelt and emmer ....... 24 sale ..................... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,27 - Vegetables, sweet corn, Spinach .................. - 27 and melons sales, value 2,47,48-53 2,16 Squash .................. - 27 Vetch seed .............. 26 Standard industrial -

classification of farms. 18,48-53 2,16 W Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ....... 20,25,48-53 11,16 Walnuts, English ........ 45,48-53 28 

Strawberries ............. 43,44 29 Watercress .............. - 27 

Sudangrass seed ....... - 26 Watermelons ............ 44 27 

Sugar beets ............. 42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 Weeds, chemical 

Sugarcane ............... 1 ,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,25 control .................. 15,48-53 9 

Sunflower seed ......... 1,42,44,48-53 1,15,16,24 Wheat for grain ......... 1,42-44,48-53 1,15,16,24 

Sweet corn .............. 44,48-53 27 Wheat sales, value ..... 2,48-53 2,16 

Sweet corn for seed .... - 31 Wheatgrass seed ....... - 26 

Sweet potatoes ......... 42,44,48-53 25 Wheel tractors .......... 13,48-53 8,16 

Wild hay ................. 43,44 26 

T Wild rice ................. - 24 

Woodland ................ 1,7,48-53 5 

Tame dry hay ........... 43,44 16,26 Wool, pounds shorn .... 38,48-53 13 

Tangelos ................. - 28 Work off-farm by 

Tangerines .............. - 28 operator ................ 1,16,48-53 1,10,16 

Taro ...................... - 31 

Taxes, property, y 

expenses ............... 5,48-53 3 

Tenant operated farms. 16,48-53 10,16 Years on present farm .. 47,48-53 16 

6 INDEX 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Census of 

Agriculture 

Statistical Data 

for all Counties, 

States, and the 

United StatesM 

(Printed Reports, Computer Tapes, 

Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) 

Diskettes) 

For further information call (301) 76a--111:.3 

PUBLICATION PROGRAM 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Results of the 1987 Census of Agriculture are being published 

in a series of reports which provide data for each county (or 

equivalent), each State, the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, 

the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the 

Northern Mariana Islands. The publications include statistics on 

the number of farms; land in farms; farm and operator characteristics; livestock, poultry, and their products; crop production and 

value; operating expenditures; irrigation; and other characteristics of farms. 

Publication order forms may be obtained from Data User 

Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, 

Washington, DC 20233, any U.S. Department of Commerce 

district office, or by calling (301) 763-1113. 

ADVANCE REPORTS (AC87-A-01-000(A) TO 56-000(A) 

Advance Reports are published separately for each county (or 

equivalent) in the United States with 10 farms or more, for each 

State, and the United States. The reports contain data for all 

agricultural operations with $1,000 or more in actual or potential 

sales of agricultural products in the census year. The Advance 

Reports contain final data for major data items together with 

comparable data from the 1982 census. Included in the reports 

are data on number of farms, land in farms, size of farms, land 

use practices, farm operator characteristics, sales expenditures, 

machinery and equipment, livestock, poultry, dairy products sold, 

and major crops harvested (which vary by State). No advance 

reports are available for Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin 

Islands. 

VOLUME 1. GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

(AC87-A-1 TO 56) 

State and County Data (A-1 to 50) are published showing 

detailed data in national and State tables for the United States, 

and in county and State tables separately for each State. These 

reports include data on number and size of farms; crop produc-

'don; livestock, poultry, and their products; tenure, age, and 

occupation of operators; types of organization; value of products 

sold; and standard industrial classification of farms. 

Summary and State Data (A-51) 

• Chapter 1. National level data 

• Chapter 2. State level data 

Outlying Areas (A-52 to 56) provide detailed data for the 

regions and municipios of Puerto Rico; the election districts of 

Guam; the U.S. Virgin Islands; American Samoa; and Northern 

Mariana Islands. 

VOLUME 2. SUBJECT SERIES (AC87-S-1 TO 6) 

Agricultural Atlas of the United States (AC87-S-1), formerly 

the Graphic Summary, presents a profile of the Nation's agriculture in a series of dot and multi color pattern maps. The maps 

provide displays on size and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, 

market value of products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and other characteristics of farms. 

Coverage Evaluation (AC87 -S-2) provides national and regional 

level estimates on the completeness of the census, in terms of 

both the number of farms missed and selected characteristics of 

those farms. 

Ranking of States and Counties (AC87 -S-3) presents the 

ranking of the top 20 States and the top 100 counties of 

importance of selected items from the 1987 census. Comparative 

data from the 1982 census are included in most tables. Tables 

also show cumulative totals for States and counties. 

History (AC87-S-4) is a concise description of the major 

census operations together with facsimiles of selected data 

tables. It explains the history of the agriculture census, farm 

definition, data collection and processing, and dissemination of 

census data. 

Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural 

Products Sold (AC87-S-5) shows detailed data for farms crosstabulated by combined market value of agricultural products sold 

and Government payments received, including detailed national 

data and selected data for each State. 

ZIP Code Tabulations of Selected Items From the 1987 

Census of Agriculture (AC87 -S-6) provides tabulations by fivedigit ZIP Code for selected items from the 1987 census. Data 

items include number of farms, land in farms, farms by size, 

market value of agricultural products sold by size of sale, 

livestock inventory, cropland harvested, and selected crops. 

VOLUME 3. RELATED SURVEYS (AC87-RS-1 AND 2) 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (AC87 -RS-1) provides statistical data collected from a sample of farm operations 

from the 1987 Census of Agriculture. The publication offers 

information on acres irrigated, land use, yields of specified crops, 

methods of water distribution, quantity of water used by its 

source, and other irrigation practices. 

Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey (AC87-

RS-2) provides data on indebtedness, expenditures, income and 

assets for both farm operators and landlords. This report also 

includes measures of credit used for purchases and expenditures, debt by type of lender, assets, off-farm income, and other 

land ownership data. 

VOLUME 4. CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL 

SPECIALTIES (AC87-HOR-1) 

This report includes detailed information on the horticultural 

establishments with production and sales of $2,000 or more. It 

provides data on number of establishments, value of sales of 

horticultural products, type of horticultural products, and kinds of 

horticultural businesses, for the United States, States, and 

counties. 

ELECTRONIC MEDIA 

Flexible Diskette-The Advance Reports of the 1987 Census 

of Agriculture are available on flexible diskettes. The files can be 

used with any compatible microcomputer employing the PC-DOS 

2.0 or higher operating system. Diskettes can be obtained by 

calling (301) 763-4100. 

Computer Tapes-Public-use computer tapes contain the 

same summary statistics that are found in the published reports. 

Two files are available for each State: data for counties and the 

aggregated State-level data. Order forms may be obtained from 

the Data User Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of 

the Census, Washington, DC 20233 (or call (301) 763-4100). 

Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)- Data for the 

conterminous United States and Puerto Rico are available on 

CD-ROM. The CD-ROM can be obtained from the Data User 

Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, 

Washington, DC 20233 (or call (301) 763-4100). 

Online Access- National and State level data from the 1987 

Census of Agriculture are available on CENDATA through two 

information vendors- CompuServe and DIALOG. In addition, the 

advance reports, highlights of the Subject Series, and Related 

Surveys reports, are available online from AGRIDATA. For information on these services call (301) 763-4100.