Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
...farms, 2012 
321 
133 
38 
150 
2007 
308 
129 
33 
146 
acres, 2012 
11,178 
3,525 
1,780 
5,873 
2007 
14,463 
4,174 
3,888 
6,401 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
...farms, 2012 
268 
117 
37 
114 
2007 
213 
84 
30 
99 
acres, 2012 
9,981 
(D) 
(D) 
5,001 
2007 
10,663 
2,377 
3,838 
4,448 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
...farms, 2012 
30 
11 
3 
16 
2007 
83 
42 
2 
39 
acres, 2012 
576 
(D) 
(D) 
336 
2007 
3,350 
(D) 
(D) 
1,737 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
34 
10 
_ 
24 
2007 
32 
18 
3 
11 
acres, 2012 
621 
85 
- 
536 
2007 
450 
(D) 
(D) 
216 
Total woodland 
...farms, 2012 
1,073 
391 
143 
539 
2007 
848 
338 
101 
409 
acres, 2012 
42,184 
15,770 
3,278 
23,136 
2007 
46,126 
18,356 
3,532 
24,238 
Woodland pastured 
...farms, 2012 
169 
53 
38 
78 
2007 
116 
55 
15 
46 
acres, 2012 
2,219 
690 
273 
1,256 
2007 
2,069 
756 
140 
1,173 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
969 
357 
131 
481 
2007 
777 
301 
92 
384 
acres, 2012 
39,965 
15,080 
3,005 
21,880 
2007 
44,057 
17,600 
3,392 
23,065 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
...farms, 2012 
853 
393 
158 
302 
2007 
553 
253 
107 
193 
acres, 2012 
8,154 
3,675 
1,637 
2,842 
2007 
6,773 
2,667 
2,084 
2,022 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
...farms, 2012 
1,720 
584 
265 
871 
2007 
1,231 
436 
174 
621 
acres, 2012 
19,157 
5,404 
3,180 
10,573 
2007 
24,581 
6,249 
9,452 
8,880 
Pastureland, all types 
...farms, 2012 
1,009 
452 
186 
371 
2007 
946 
380 
157 
409 
acres, 2012 
17,031 
6,484 
2,697 
7,850 
2007 
17,684 
6,526 
3,436 
7,722 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
...farms, 2012 
201 
106 
23 
72 
2007 
226 
115 
32 
79 
acres, 2012 
7,808 
3,543 
871 
3,394 
2007 
9,221 
4,504 
929 
3,788 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
...farms, 2012 
512 
182 
57 
273 
2007 
521 
182 
57 
282 
acres, 2012 
296,896 
103,114 
39,643 
154,139 
2007 
260,565 
94,765 
33,863 
131,937 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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