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



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



Total farming 



and other 



occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



CROPS HARVESTED-Con 



Hay- alfalfa, other tame, small gram. wild, 

 grass silage, green chop. etc. (see text) 

 -Con 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres -_- 



100 to .?49 acres _ 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Alf.-jlfa hay _._ farms. 



acres . 

 tons. dry. 



Irrigated farms. 



acres. 



Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _._ (arms, 

 acres. 



Irrigated _ farms. 



acres. 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 4.9 acres 



5 lo 24,9 acres 



25.0 to ?'9 9 acres 



100 to 249 9 acres 



250.0 acres or more 



Sweet corn ha^'\'ested for sale - ._- farms. 



acres. 



Irrigated farms. 



acres. 



Land in orchards (arms. 



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. 



1 222 

 422 



34 319 



300 



18 369 



398 

 16 052 

 53 073 



See footnotes at end of table. 



78 MARYLAND 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



