Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
12,256 
8,576 
2,671 
1,009 
6,563 
5,693 
percent 
100.0 
70.0 
21.8 
8.2 
53.5 
46.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
741,300 
1,073,003 
216,442 
995,657 
1,035,088 
Average size of farm 
acres 
166 
86 
402 
215 
152 
182 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
12,256 
8,576 
2,671 
1,009 
6,563 
5,693 
$1,000 
2,307,421 
1,047,566 
1,022,409 
237,446 
990,151 
1,317,270 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
188,269 
122,151 
382,781 
235,328 
150,869 
231,384 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,563 
2,217 
222 
124 
1,289 
1,274 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,458 
1,288 
105 
65 
822 
636 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,340 
1,168 
101 
71 
705 
635 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,419 
1,112 
212 
95 
810 
609 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,329 
955 
241 
133 
781 
548 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,031 
578 
341 
112 
617 
414 
$50,000 to $99,999 
562 
302 
179 
81 
311 
251 
$100,000 to $249,999 
778 
284 
378 
116 
439 
339 
$250,000 to $499,999 
549 
160 
291 
98 
271 
278 
$500,000 to $999,999 
648 
274 
314 
60 
290 
358 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
579 
238 
287 
54 
228 
351 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
442 
174 
229 
39 
185 
257 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
101 
43 
45 
13 
30 
71 
$5,000,000 or more 
36 
21 
13 
2 
13 
23 
Total sales 
farms 
12,256 
8,576 
2,671 
1,009 
6,563 
5,693 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
1,035,222 
1,002,516 
233,659 
972,466 
1,298,931 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,769 
1,510 
1,731 
528 
2,193 
1,576 
$1,000 
716,348 
111,790 
493,589 
110,970 
337,328 
379,020 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,719 
385 
1,072 
262 
940 
779 
$1,000 
679,915 
94,243 
479,878 
105,793 
315,331 
364,583 
Corn 
farms 
2,923 
1,007 
1,485 
431 
1,639 
1,284 
$1,000 
339,134 
51,553 
235,659 
51,922 
153,636 
185,498 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,129 
202 
766 
161 
587 
542 
$1,000 
310,407 
40,803 
222,059 
47,545 
136,543 
173,864 
Wheat 
farms 
1,773 
527 
954 
292 
998 
775 
$1,000 
87,328 
12,218 
60,756 
14,353 
43,044 
44,284 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
487 
40 
367 
80 
242 
245 
$1,000 
66,565 
5,625 
50,185 
10,756 
30,519 
36,046 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,486 
860 
1,254 
372 
1,433 
1,053 
$1,000 
268,581 
44,522 
182,157 
41,902 
131,226 
137,355 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,113 
222 
721 
170 
604 
509 
$1,000 
242,048 
33,706 
170,352 
37,990 
114,991 
127,057 
Sorghum 
farms 
203 
49 
121 
33 
107 
96 
$1,000 
7,131 
867 
5,773 
491 
3,271 
3,860 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
49 
6 
42 
1 
25 
24 
$1,000 
5,122 
(D) 
4,564 
(D) 
2,273 
2,849 
Barley 
farms 
714 
162 
409 
143 
353 
361 
$1,000 
13,157 
2,395 
8,605 
2,156 
5,585 
7,571 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
12 
41 
10 
27 
36 
$1,000 
6,221 
1,236 
4,017 
968 
2,272 
3,949 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
232 
81 
129 
22 
134 
98 
$1,000 
1,018 
235 
638 
145 
566 
453 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
43 
23 
10 
10 
28 
15 
$1,000 
1,026 
587 
234 
205 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(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 
437 
262 
98 
379 
418 
$1,000 
70,711 
14,881 
45,202 
10,628 
24,069 
46,642 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
59 
122 
25 
79 
127 
$1,000 
63,010 
10,745 
42,800 
9,465 
20,121 
42,889 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
476 
330 
103 
43 
189 
287 
$1,000 
20,065 
9,793 
9,359 
913 
5,660 
14,406 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
36 
20 
5 
12 
49 
$1,000 
17,415 
7,906 
8,789 
720 
4,647 
12,768 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
283 
209 
47 
27 
104 
179 
$1,000 
16,769 
8,499 
7,568 
701 
5,016 
1 1 ,753 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
32 
17 
4 
10 
43 
$1,000 
14,901 
7,019 
7,279 
603 
4,386 
10,515 
Berries 
farms 
276 
175 
79 
22 
106 
170 
$1,000 
3,297 
1,293 
1,792 
212 
644 
2,653 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
5 
7 
1 
2 
11 
$1,000 
2,014 
(D) 
1,374 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
535 
377 
94 
64 
252 
283 
$1,000 
204,808 
121,234 
40,416 
43,158 
56,981 
147,827 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
184 
119 
32 
33 
73 
111 
$1,000 
200,461 
118,031 
39,588 
42,842 
54,815 
145,646 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
