Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Charles 
Dorchester 
Frederick 
Garrett 
Harford 
Howard 
Kent 
Montgomery 
Farms 
number 
382 
423 
1,308 
667 
582 
293 
367 
540 
Land in farms 
acres 
46,659 
126,420 
181,512 
95,197 
65,472 
37,475 
133,201 
63,493 
Average size of farm 
acres 
122 
299 
139 
143 
112 
128 
363 
118 
Median size of farm 
acres 
45 
90 
50 
97 
35 
24 
123 
27 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
788,221 
1,557,509 
1,053,941 
600,378 
929,613 
1,401,897 
2,472,676 
1,195,894 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,453 
5,211 
7,595 
4,207 
8,264 
10,961 
6,813 
10,171 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
26,791 
86,523 
141,868 
53,591 
52,218 
24,627 
72,617 
54,775 
Average per farm 
dollars 
70,133 
204,547 
108,462 
80,346 
89,722 
84,051 
197,865 
101,435 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
58 
16 
171 
55 
72 
67 
12 
93 
1 0 to 49 acres 
141 
137 
476 
157 
268 
126 
87 
268 
50 to 179 acres 
126 
132 
410 
278 
161 
56 
133 
114 
1 80 to 499 acres 
38 
70 
172 
149 
55 
23 
70 
39 
500 to 999 acres 
11 
32 
55 
24 
18 
11 
23 
15 
1 ,000 acres or more 
8 
36 
24 
4 
8 
10 
42 
11 
Total cropland 
farms 
287 
363 
990 
574 
408 
180 
341 
320 
acres 
25,277 
91,954 
127,130 
41,525 
40,421 
20,903 
104,639 
45,557 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
238 
207 
858 
525 
355 
151 
260 
264 
acres 
21,843 
81,842 
117,194 
36,618 
36,818 
19,372 
98,259 
40,459 
Irrigated land 
farms 
31 
92 
64 
32 
34 
24 
44 
55 
acres 
455 
22,402 
1,376 
49 
458 
182 
8,343 
1,024 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
11,946 
187,057 
150,459 
31,461 
46,002 
31,883 
112,250 
48,341 
Average per farm 
dollars 
31,273 
442,214 
115,030 
47,168 
79,042 
108,817 
305,858 
89,520 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
10,726 
69,700 
74,543 
10,923 
31,333 
27,700 
78,393 
41,870 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,220 
117,356 
75,916 
20,538 
14,669 
4,183 
33,857 
6,471 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
196 
188 
483 
203 
268 
122 
112 
276 
$2,500 to $4,999 
51 
9 
141 
57 
59 
34 
14 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
34 
10 
147 
100 
58 
42 
16 
62 
$10,000 to $24,999 
36 
12 
162 
86 
56 
34 
18 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
21 
89 
84 
32 
19 
55 
24 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
14 
52 
41 
34 
7 
30 
17 
$100,000 or more 
25 
169 
234 
96 
75 
35 
122 
57 
Government payments 
farms 
87 
321 
439 
126 
166 
61 
286 
93 
$1,000 
508 
2,501 
3,060 
540 
894 
309 
2,931 
836 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
135 
194 
565 
256 
225 
107 
215 
202 
$1,000 
1,279 
4,304 
8,140 
1,107 
4,191 
2,691 
6,359 
10,908 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
16,661 
138,071 
133,433 
27,657 
47,980 
30,860 
91,136 
58,686 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,615 
326,408 
102,013 
41,465 
82,440 
105,323 
248,327 
108,678 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
382 
423 
1,308 
667 
582 
293 
367 
540 
$1,000 
-2,928 
55,791 
28,226 
5,451 
3,108 
4,023 
30,403 
1,399 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-7,664 
131,894 
21,579 
8,173 
5,340 
13,732 
82,843 
2,590 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
201 
229 
623 
327 
249 
111 
181 
227 
Other 
number 
181 
194 
685 
340 
333 
182 
186 
313 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
202 
178 
814 
487 
362 
198 
208 
364 
200 days or more 
number 
123 
95 
552 
323 
263 
146 
123 
239 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
104 
16 
600 
413 
216 
52 
43 
109 
number 
2,004 
155 
45,498 
21,340 
9,000 
1,826 
8,743 
4,199 
Beef cows 
farms 
81 
9 
407 
255 
161 
44 
23 
70 
number 
1,020 
53 
7,514 
4,334 
2,246 
678 
440 
1,205 
Milk cows 
farms 
14 
- 
104 
71 
23 
6 
12 
15 
number 
104 
- 
15,726 
3,088 
2,329 
524 
3,488 
656 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
78 
8 
449 
345 
151 
46 
38 
95 
number 
744 
102 
18,995 
14,185 
3,254 
796 
4,324 
2,193 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
17 
5 
45 
20 
12 
8 
1 
16 
number 
219 
(D) 
5,232 
226 
107 
101 
(D) 
192 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
3 
72 
22 
14 
8 
1 
17 
number 
843 
(D) 
13,947 
583 
299 
360 
(D) 
372 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
25 
3 
94 
23 
49 
34 
8 
45 
number 
426 
(D) 
1,975 
633 
3,293 
1,048 
577 
666 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
66 
15 
211 
94 
99 
38 
13 
93 
number 
2,902 
285 
50,075 
4,965 
14,767 
1,446 
334 
2,578 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
10 
79 
35 
6 
15 
3 
9 
5 
number 
(D) 
29,388,301 
16,350 
808 
(D) 
1,100 
4,665,000 
1,485 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
57 
117 
286 
201 
126 
24 
170 
37 
acres 
5,357 
26,762 
28,008 
6,152 
14,063 
6,444 
41,275 
11,899 
bushels 
468,899 
3,650,397 
3,982,802 
774,297 
1,855,123 
948,624 
4,497,782 
1,515,708 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
1 
121 
115 
21 
4 
15 
5 
acres 
87 
(D) 
13,251 
2,312 
1,452 
145 
2,686 
511 
tons 
1,502 
(D) 
242,417 
42,010 
27,190 
2,300 
51,426 
6,758 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
42 
113 
184 
7 
44 
36 
112 
29 
acres 
4,333 
17,067 
12,585 
151 
1,811 
3,501 
18,409 
5,253 
bushels 
240,529 
1,127,332 
828,950 
9,016 
125,130 
180,471 
1,421,583 
324,324 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
42 
113 
184 
7 
44 
36 
112 
29 
acres 
4,333 
17,067 
12,585 
151 
1,811 
3,501 
18,409 
5,253 
bushels 
240,529 
1,127,332 
828,950 
9,016 
125,130 
180,471 
1,421,583 
324,324 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
228 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
