Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maryland 
Allegany 
Anne Arundel 
Baltimore 
Calvert 
Caroline 
Carroll 
Cecil 
Farms 
number 
12,256 
291 
381 
640 
269 
658 
1,092 
496 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
36,261 
28,111 
70,419 
32,901 
150,357 
132,630 
76,667 
Average size of farm 
acres 
166 
125 
74 
110 
122 
229 
121 
155 
Median size of farm 
acres 
50 
91 
30 
31 
51 
79 
35 
44 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,148,268 
435,282 
854,354 
1,038,656 
921,744 
1,395,852 
989,130 
1,121,347 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,930 
3,493 
11,579 
9,440 
7,536 
6,109 
8,144 
7,255 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1,420,216 
15,208 
27,310 
58,337 
19,408 
102,130 
110,837 
65,747 
Average per farm 
dollars 
115,879 
52,262 
71,679 
91,152 
72,149 
155,213 
101,499 
132,554 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,481 
17 
88 
121 
31 
42 
168 
53 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,554 
73 
167 
282 
102 
204 
480 
217 
50 to 1 79 acres 
3,695 
128 
98 
172 
90 
201 
281 
121 
1 80 to 499 acres 
1,594 
67 
17 
45 
30 
114 
109 
69 
500 to 999 acres 
553 
6 
9 
8 
9 
74 
37 
21 
1 ,000 acres or more 
379 
- 
2 
12 
7 
23 
17 
15 
Total cropland 
farms 
9,278 
231 
272 
400 
214 
563 
787 
361 
acres 
1,396,144 
11,817 
14,742 
44,642 
21,244 
121,386 
97,248 
54,778 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
7,530 
193 
238 
354 
194 
487 
610 
317 
acres 
1,280,965 
9,394 
13,362 
42,451 
19,713 
113,830 
86,756 
51,515 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,220 
9 
38 
79 
20 
163 
40 
25 
acres 
104,910 
27 
257 
458 
207 
27,033 
1,431 
632 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
3,124 
19,670 
76,306 
11,141 
257,915 
111,637 
113,815 
Average per farm 
dollars 
185,329 
10,737 
51,628 
119,229 
41,417 
391,968 
102,232 
229,466 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,050,557 
1,858 
16,519 
67,632 
10,618 
85,467 
75,151 
68,642 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,220,840 
1,266 
3,152 
8,675 
523 
172,448 
36,486 
45,173 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
4,798 
134 
179 
282 
105 
144 
508 
172 
$2,500 to $4,999 
966 
40 
39 
52 
27 
20 
98 
55 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,207 
28 
65 
85 
37 
45 
109 
52 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,226 
55 
44 
65 
36 
57 
94 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
993 
21 
20 
53 
29 
54 
86 
55 
$50,000 to $99,999 
545 
10 
12 
23 
9 
35 
59 
30 
$100,000 or more 
2,521 
3 
22 
80 
26 
303 
138 
96 
Government payments 
farms 
4,628 
92 
38 
117 
64 
406 
439 
151 
$1,000 
36,024 
253 
160 
840 
523 
3,335 
3,440 
1,505 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
5,152 
90 
135 
225 
74 
353 
436 
213 
$1,000 
109,857 
220 
3,813 
7,701 
2,162 
10,109 
7,136 
5,422 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,940,277 
4,319 
19,816 
67,583 
13,717 
214,138 
98,333 
108,030 
Average per farm 
dollars 
158,312 
14,841 
52,012 
105,598 
50,994 
325,438 
90,048 
217,803 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
12,256 
291 
381 
640 
269 
658 
1,092 
496 
$1,000 
477,002 
-721 
3,828 
17,265 
109 
57,220 
23,881 
12,712 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,920 
-2,477 
10,046 
26,977 
406 
86,961 
21,869 
25,629 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
5,996 
125 
219 
317 
121 
395 
434 
254 
Other 
number 
6,260 
166 
162 
323 
148 
263 
658 
242 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
7,396 
186 
207 
372 
180 
309 
723 
286 
200 days or more 
number 
4,917 
122 
125 
248 
111 
197 
538 
195 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
3,499 
167 
57 
130 
65 
100 
393 
136 
number 
194,524 
4,706 
1,170 
4,749 
1,072 
5,507 
21,528 
8,762 
Beef cows 
farms 
2,403 
139 
53 
89 
61 
74 
280 
98 
number 
39,188 
2,372 
(D) 
1,421 
550 
540 
4,843 
1,120 
Milk cows 
farms 
573 
5 
2 
10 
3 
15 
58 
20 
number 
50,923 
5 
(D) 
791 
6 
1,247 
5,488 
2,142 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,663 
123 
34 
96 
51 
57 
323 
103 
number 
89,755 
1,553 
492 
1,673 
341 
5,033 
8,351 
6,743 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
333 
12 
5 
16 
11 
6 
40 
9 
number 
19,869 
82 
42 
718 
43 
13 
578 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
340 
7 
2 
13 
6 
7 
42 
14 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,329 
28 
47 
2,530 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
663 
8 
22 
50 
8 
10 
85 
20 
number 
19,265 
381 
316 
1,053 
62 
76 
3,556 
279 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,544 
29 
59 
89 
49 
29 
180 
66 
number 
2,364,942 
685 
1,133 
5,769 
1,600 
1,213 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
854 
4 
1 
9 
2 
179 
12 
10 
number 
304,729,435 
31 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
62,703,500 
1,074 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,888 
24 
55 
85 
66 
258 
215 
124 
acres 
435,646 
618 
4,427 
16,714 
7,622 
39,399 
27,409 
16,998 
bushels 
50,114,967 
66,881 
382,992 
2,411,915 
499,318 
3,864,817 
4,111,535 
2,157,175 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
653 
19 
3 
14 
- 
9 
76 
30 
acres 
42,816 
274 
15 
1,030 
- 
1,549 
4,660 
2,333 
tons 
758,065 
1,845 
90 
16,386 
- 
18,653 
94,393 
42,360 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,796 
- 
30 
39 
37 
258 
94 
78 
acres 
210,354 
- 
1,227 
3,349 
6,474 
29,177 
7,721 
7,948 
bushels 
13,951,590 
- 
75,088 
244,535 
409,804 
1,818,149 
495,034 
573,451 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,796 
- 
30 
39 
37 
258 
94 
78 
acres 
210,354 
- 
1,227 
3,349 
6,474 
29,177 
7,721 
7,948 
bushels 
13,951,590 
- 
75,088 
244,535 
409,804 
1,818,149 
495,034 
573,451 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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