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



[For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Value of selected capital 



assets', average per farm 



(dollars) 



Value of selected capital 



assets', average per farm 



(dollars) 



Crops (01).-- 



Cash grains (011) - 



Wtieat (0111) 



Rice (0112) - 



Corn (0115) 



Soybeans (0116) 



Casti grains, nee (0119) 



Field crops, except casti grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) -- 



Sugarcane and sugar beets (0133) 



Insh potatoes (0134) 



Field crops, except casti grains, H-ec, (0139) 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Berry crops (0171) 



Grapes (0172) --- 



Tree nuts (0173) _- -.. 



Citrus Iruils (0174) 



Deciduous tree fruits (0175) 



Fruits and tree nuts, nee (0179) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) 

 Food crops grown under cover (0182) 



566 984 

 354 333 

 839 578 



238 411 



153 758 



224 715 

 201 107 

 183 919 



352 762 

 354 660 

 266 750 



49 719 

 41 243 

 88 786 



30 303 

 38 719 

 17 514 



70 823 

 70 335 

 90 833 



General farms, pnmartly crop (019) 



Livestock and animal specialties (02) 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 



(021) - 



Beef cattle feedlots (0211) 



Beef catlle, except feedlots (0212) 



Hogs (0213) 



Stieep and goats (0214) 



General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

 specialties (0219) 



Dairy farms (024) - 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251) 



Chicken eggs (0252) 



Turkeys and turkey eggs (0253) _ -,, 



Poultry hatcheries (0254) 



Poultry and eggs, nee (0259) 



Animal specialties (027) 



Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) 



Horses and other equines (0272) 



Animal aquaculture (0273) 



Animal specialties, nee (0279) 



General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

 specialties (029) - 



340 592 

 333 319 



256 883 

 220 024 

 266 645 

 198 194 

 343 821 



342 731 



37 757 

 43 355 



25 529 



23 896 



24 406 

 32 410 

 13 464 



46 033 



'Data are based c 



Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 



Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 



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



Table 50 Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 



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



Total (arming 



and other 



occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



POULTRY 



Hens and pullets sold_ 



2 MARYLAND 



805 576 580 873 331 745 367 461 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



