Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
151 
125 
12 
12 
$1,000 
1,792 
(D) 
172 
172 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
5 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,036 
751 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
144 
121 
11 
11 
$1,000 
1,772 
1,275 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
5 
$1,000 
1,036 
751 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
8 
5 
1 
1 
$1,000 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,507 
2,143 
205 
165 
$1,000 
35,806 
25,816 
4,523 
3,914 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
154 
103 
27 
26 
$1,000 
17,125 
10,563 
(D) 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
12 
12 
$1,000 
78 
78 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
2,663 
2,242 
229 
186 
$1,000 
69,917 
38,852 
18,292 
17,414 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
268 
162 
49 
44 
$1,000 
45,512 
19,209 
15,610 
15,171 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
463 
336 
71 
65 
$1,000 
187,497 
99,944 
(D) 
32,390 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
413 
302 
56 
50 
$1,000 
186,640 
99,398 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
340 
301 
23 
18 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
10 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
795 
713 
27 
25 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
109 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
6 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,431 
(D) 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
661 
537 
44 
39 
$1,000 
13,188 
8,572 
(D) 
1,071 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
23 
5 
5 
$1,000 
9,017 
5,579 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,688 
1,414 
108 
86 
$1,000 
922,999 
663,240 
73,576 
64,595 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
721 
583 
43 
34 
$1,000 
921,221 
661,785 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
25 
11 
2 
2 
$1,000 
9,011 
336 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
4 
$1,000 
8,866 
258 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
353 
272 
33 
27 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
427 
406 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
4 
3 
3 
$1,000 
3,765 
(D) 
261 
261 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
4,628 
3,616 
486 
394 
$1,000 
36,024 
22,961 
5,577 
4,882 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
321 
232 
27 
20 
$1,000 
16,288 
8,762 
3,636 
3,480 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,276 
1,068 
90 
77 
$1,000 
28,038 
13,230 
3,956 
3,533 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
12,256 
10,132 
931 
752 
$1,000 
1,940,277 
1,158,000 
262,074 
235,568 
Average per farm 
dollars 
158,312 
114,291 
281,497 
313,256 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
6,233 
4,986 
590 
477 
$1,000 
144,207 
84,502 
23,628 
21,454 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,611 
3,104 
219 
171 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,493 
1,169 
209 
168 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
295 
47 
37 
$50,000 or more 
714 
418 
115 
101 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
5,960 
4,688 
596 
487 
$1,000 
78,148 
45,629 
13,665 
12,397 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,059 
3,411 
309 
249 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,136 
826 
162 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
240 
56 
46 
$50,000 or more 
384 
211 
69 
63 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
