Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
Farms 
number 
2,451 
863 
374 
1,214 
Land in farms 
acres 
508,652 
172,251 
64,169 
272,232 
Average size of farm 
acres 
208 
200 
172 
224 
Median size of farm 
acres 
35 
40 
25 
37 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,694,584 
1,596,656 
1,704,668 
1,761,093 
Average per acre 
dollars 
8,166 
7,999 
9,935 
7,853 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
395,981 
104,487 
51,835 
239,660 
Average per farm 
dollars 
161,559 
121,074 
138,595 
197,413 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
452 
146 
73 
233 
1 0 to 49 acres 
933 
324 
169 
440 
50 to 1 79 acres 
543 
213 
63 
267 
1 80 to 499 acres 
283 
102 
34 
147 
500 to 999 acres 
92 
29 
11 
52 
1 ,000 acres or more 
148 
49 
24 
75 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,658 
619 
246 
793 
acres 
439,157 
147,402 
56,074 
235,681 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,448 
540 
217 
691 
acres 
421,321 
141,758 
53,507 
226,056 
Irrigated land 
farms 
533 
131 
49 
353 
acres 
127,272 
31,833 
4,630 
90,809 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,274,014 
277,727 
75,158 
921,129 
Average per farm 
dollars 
519,794 
321,816 
200,957 
758,756 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
429,039 
(D) 
(D) 
249,492 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
844,975 
(D) 
(D) 
671,637 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
585 
267 
124 
194 
$2,500 to $4,999 
137 
66 
36 
35 
$5,000 to $9,999 
145 
70 
21 
54 
$10,000 to $24,999 
240 
102 
39 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
188 
61 
67 
60 
$50,000 to $99,999 
135 
40 
17 
78 
$100,000 or more 
1,021 
257 
70 
694 
Government payments 
farms 
917 
321 
116 
480 
$1,000 
9,677 
2,550 
1,802 
5,325 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,132 
344 
150 
638 
$1,000 
18,805 
7,231 
2,742 
8,832 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
981,803 
208,805 
61,081 
711,918 
Average per farm 
dollars 
400,572 
241,952 
163,318 
586,423 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
2,451 
863 
374 
1,214 
$1,000 
320,693 
78,703 
18,621 
223,369 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,842 
91,196 
49,789 
183,994 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
1,565 
490 
216 
859 
Other 
number 
886 
373 
158 
355 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,085 
395 
170 
520 
200 days or more 
number 
756 
293 
109 
354 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
431 
213 
64 
154 
number 
18,225 
9,290 
1,716 
7,219 
Beef cows 
farms 
296 
131 
39 
126 
number 
3,833 
1,492 
316 
2,025 
Milk cows 
farms 
77 
45 
11 
21 
number 
4,512 
2,099 
613 
1,800 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
293 
136 
46 
111 
number 
10,481 
5,644 
854 
3,983 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
59 
33 
5 
21 
number 
5,891 
(D) 
31 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
60 
31 
4 
25 
number 
23,422 
(D) 
107 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
69 
41 
13 
15 
number 
1,040 
533 
369 
138 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
204 
103 
59 
42 
number 
(D) 
3,133 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
672 
119 
553 
number 
211,576,121 
37,533,471 
- 
174,042,650 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
752 
247 
84 
421 
acres 
178,032 
49,925 
22,800 
105,307 
bushels 
23,812,299 
6,006,706 
2,879,211 
14,926,382 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
62 
34 
7 
21 
acres 
4,962 
1,703 
677 
2,582 
tons 
85,140 
29,424 
13,665 
42,051 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
510 
180 
67 
263 
acres 
79,658 
28,065 
10,350 
41,243 
bushels 
5,888,816 
2,143,443 
807,048 
2,938,325 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
510 
180 
67 
263 
acres 
79,658 
28,065 
10,350 
41,243 
bushels 
5,888,816 
2,143,443 
807,048 
2,938,325 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
222 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
