Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
6,315 
3,017 
20 
110 
225 
613 
835 
1,214 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
161,243 
94,637 
786 
3,240 
7,880 
19,986 
25,527 
37,218 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
8,967 
4,396 
26 
147 
292 
864 
1,215 
1,852 
acres 
124,876 
69,299 
162 
2,241 
4,097 
12,129 
23,599 
27,071 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,220 
874 
4 
67 
98 
222 
255 
228 
acres 
104,910 
93,719 
24 
4,714 
6,489 
24,702 
27,279 
30,511 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,192 
861 
4 
67 
94 
219 
252 
225 
acres 
104,451 
93,308 
(D) 
4,714 
(D) 
(D) 
27,030 
30,468 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
45 
26 
1 
- 
4 
3 
12 
6 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
459 
411 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
249 
43 
Programs 
farms 
2,506 
1,081 
2 
31 
44 
167 
294 
543 
acres 
73,858 
34,526 
(D) 
(D) 
1,174 
3,657 
9,003 
19,666 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
1,612 
1,241 
1 
40 
78 
282 
383 
457 
acres 
776,497 
714,727 
(D) 
(D) 
56,776 
165,964 
247,455 
225,597 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
91 
59 
- 
4 
6 
16 
27 
6 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
11,798 
(D) 
149 
107 
1,823 
3,367 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
12,256 
5,996 
44 
248 
420 
1,171 
1,635 
2,478 
$1,000 
14,073,175 
9,936,845 
23,467 
307,402 
675,717 
2,267,119 
3,073,902 
3,589,239 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,148,268 
1,657,246 
533,330 
1,239,523 
1,608,850 
1,936,054 
1,880,062 
1 ,448,442 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,930 
6,565 
5,836 
6,672 
6,165 
6,748 
6,488 
6,597 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
577 
213 
2 
13 
19 
29 
57 
93 
$50,000 to $99,999 
606 
207 
3 
15 
14 
38 
38 
99 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,207 
485 
18 
29 
32 
95 
100 
211 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,774 
1,541 
11 
66 
127 
290 
384 
663 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,986 
1,420 
4 
44 
102 
270 
400 
600 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,571 
922 
3 
29 
57 
183 
273 
377 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,050 
795 
3 
40 
40 
164 
246 
302 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
304 
253 
- 
9 
15 
57 
83 
89 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
181 
160 
3 
14 
45 
54 
44 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
12,256 
5,996 
44 
248 
420 
1,171 
1,635 
2,478 
$1,000 
1,420,216 
1,043,991 
2,540 
42,698 
78,785 
244,300 
312,558 
363,109 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
965 
256 
3 
13 
13 
47 
67 
113 
$5,000 to $9,999 
986 
316 
2 
12 
15 
45 
60 
182 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,520 
560 
3 
9 
49 
87 
137 
275 
$20,000 to $49,999 
3,288 
1,359 
20 
62 
79 
233 
347 
618 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,217 
1,158 
3 
48 
96 
233 
310 
468 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,512 
918 
11 
39 
59 
177 
305 
327 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,164 
895 
2 
40 
70 
207 
242 
334 
$500,000 or more 
604 
534 
- 
25 
39 
142 
167 
161 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
9,130 
4,977 
28 
183 
335 
999 
1,399 
2,033 
number 
19,642 
12,725 
49 
413 
918 
2,874 
3,788 
4,683 
Tractors, all 
farms 
10,325 
5,393 
36 
196 
353 
1,052 
1,490 
2,266 
number 
29,864 
18,559 
85 
570 
1,159 
3,807 
5,254 
7,684 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
6,277 
3,155 
17 
78 
170 
621 
873 
1,396 
number 
10,158 
5,350 
32 
132 
278 
993 
1,454 
2,461 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
7,201 
4,007 
28 
129 
265 
776 
1,107 
1,702 
number 
13,257 
8,230 
40 
234 
535 
1,688 
2,280 
3,453 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,251 
2,250 
8 
102 
134 
497 
659 
850 
number 
6,449 
4,979 
13 
204 
346 
1,126 
1,520 
1,770 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,904 
1,470 
5 
60 
94 
310 
451 
550 
number 
2,175 
1,701 
6 
65 
101 
364 
525 
640 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
379 
281 
- 
11 
25 
66 
83 
96 
number 
405 
302 
- 
12 
27 
72 
87 
104 
Hay balers 
farms 
3,745 
2,159 
13 
77 
140 
399 
620 
910 
number 
5,146 
3,030 
15 
94 
198 
577 
879 
1,267 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
