Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
12,256 
10,132 
931 
752 
percent 
100.0 
82.7 
7.6 
6.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
1,317,433 
312,372 
269,704 
Average size of farm 
acres 
166 
130 
336 
359 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
12,256 
10,132 
931 
752 
$1,000 
2,307,421 
1,342,578 
312,119 
279,757 
Average per farm 
dollars 
188,269 
132,509 
335,251 
372,018 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,563 
2,242 
113 
87 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,458 
1,296 
75 
55 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,340 
1,193 
52 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,419 
1,258 
96 
87 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,329 
1,107 
94 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,031 
833 
102 
69 
$50,000 to $99,999 
562 
436 
73 
63 
$100,000 to $249,999 
778 
603 
91 
67 
$250,000 to $499,999 
549 
382 
70 
57 
$500,000 to $999,999 
648 
462 
83 
70 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
579 
320 
82 
76 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
442 
269 
60 
55 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
101 
39 
16 
15 
$5,000,000 or more 
36 
12 
6 
6 
Total sales 
farms 
12,256 
10,132 
931 
752 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
1,319,617 
306,542 
274,876 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,769 
2,981 
428 
342 
$1,000 
716,348 
415,709 
134,055 
117,903 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,719 
1,199 
261 
211 
$1,000 
679,915 
385,335 
130,246 
115,381 
Corn 
farms 
2,923 
2,253 
358 
283 
$1,000 
339,134 
185,968 
67,019 
60,458 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,129 
736 
178 
153 
$1,000 
310,407 
162,445 
63,606 
58,247 
Wheat 
farms 
1,773 
1,298 
244 
184 
$1,000 
87,328 
55,540 
14,875 
12,731 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
487 
316 
75 
67 
$1,000 
66,565 
40,570 
(D) 
10,699 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,486 
1,902 
302 
236 
$1,000 
268,581 
161,558 
48,639 
41,585 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,113 
743 
173 
138 
$1,000 
242,048 
139,752 
45,854 
39,451 
Sorghum 
farms 
203 
141 
24 
18 
$1,000 
7,131 
4,352 
743 
603 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
49 
31 
6 
5 
$1,000 
5,122 
2,968 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
714 
530 
98 
80 
$1,000 
13,157 
7,727 
2,653 
2,415 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
33 
13 
13 
$1,000 
6,221 
2,959 
1,652 
1,652 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
232 
193 
19 
16 
$1,000 
1,018 
564 
126 
111 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
43 
38 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,026 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
797 
616 
73 
68 
$1,000 
70,711 
35,297 
14,634 
14,345 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
125 
32 
30 
$1,000 
63,010 
29,139 
14,084 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
476 
348 
44 
40 
$1,000 
20,065 
5,378 
4,529 
4,339 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
23 
12 
10 
$1,000 
17,415 
3,484 
4,287 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
283 
192 
29 
27 
$1,000 
16,769 
3,735 
3,972 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
17 
11 
9 
$1,000 
14,901 
2,402 
3,859 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
276 
209 
23 
19 
$1,000 
3,297 
1,643 
556 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
6 
2 
2 
$1,000 
2,014 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
535 
348 
42 
39 
$1,000 
204,808 
14,769 
17,462 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
184 
62 
20 
18 
$1,000 
200,461 
11,510 
17,082 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
