Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Prince 
George's 
Queen Anne's 
St. Mary's 
Somerset 
Talbot 
Washington 
Wicomico 
Worcester 
Farms 
number 
347 
530 
286 
328 
860 
510 
374 
Land in farms 
acres 
32,607 
156,941 
65,212 
119,481 
129,600 
83,739 
99,304 
Average size of farm 
acres 
94 
296 
106 
228 
364 
151 
164 
266 
Median size of farm 
acres 
32 
85 
50 
54 
116 
56 
46 
53 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
741,326 
2,204,233 
700,920 
1,247,459 
2,408,599 
901,268 
1,031,771 
1,585,531 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,889 
7,444 
6,603 
5,471 
6,612 
5,981 
6,284 
5,971 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
19,750 
96,057 
51,039 
52,073 
58,088 
101,366 
68,525 
61,328 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,918 
181,240 
80,758 
182,073 
177,099 
117,868 
134,363 
163,979 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
68 
27 
62 
19 
29 
108 
63 
41 
1 0 to 49 acres 
145 
167 
243 
108 
85 
290 
204 
127 
50 to 1 79 acres 
104 
153 
259 
84 
82 
255 
139 
118 
1 80 to 499 acres 
22 
93 
47 
38 
57 
161 
63 
46 
500 to 999 acres 
5 
49 
13 
24 
44 
28 
22 
15 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
41 
8 
13 
31 
18 
19 
27 
Total cropland 
farms 
251 
445 
532 
180 
279 
662 
384 
254 
acres 
14,435 
129,940 
41,216 
36,407 
98,180 
85,270 
56,094 
71,339 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
215 
310 
463 
100 
205 
595 
228 
163 
acres 
12,468 
120,302 
36,342 
33,396 
93,020 
79,840 
49,967 
66,204 
Irrigated land 
farms 
43 
83 
137 
12 
43 
52 
80 
20 
acres 
780 
15,805 
741 
423 
7,572 
829 
9,379 
5,047 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
18,000 
166,855 
21,800 
218,950 
89,509 
107,688 
236,321 
199,265 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,873 
314,820 
34,494 
765,558 
272,894 
125,219 
463,375 
532,795 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
16,431 
103,238 
19,060 
26,652 
63,708 
45,424 
53,609 
51,359 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,569 
63,617 
2,741 
192,297 
25,801 
62,264 
182,712 
147,906 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
159 
206 
213 
110 
104 
299 
182 
153 
$2,500 to $4,999 
30 
11 
60 
5 
11 
72 
27 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
54 
31 
90 
5 
21 
80 
21 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
45 
39 
101 
11 
24 
90 
44 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
34 
87 
3 
36 
77 
38 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
23 
39 
9 
18 
34 
17 
10 
$100,000 or more 
18 
186 
42 
143 
114 
208 
181 
148 
Government payments 
farms 
40 
390 
190 
177 
227 
225 
274 
219 
$1,000 
157 
4,242 
783 
1,653 
2,380 
1,078 
2,360 
1,733 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
110 
299 
266 
137 
176 
367 
222 
150 
$1,000 
1,604 
7,946 
3,374 
2,641 
5,887 
6,845 
3,692 
2,327 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
15,597 
137,701 
27,604 
174,848 
69,728 
84,585 
196,095 
163,699 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,947 
259,812 
43,678 
611,357 
212,584 
98,355 
384,501 
437,699 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
347 
530 
632 
286 
328 
860 
510 
374 
$1,000 
4,165 
41,342 
-1,647 
48,395 
28,049 
31,026 
46,278 
39,626 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,002 
78,004 
-2,606 
169,215 
85,515 
36,076 
90,741 
105,951 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
154 
259 
339 
159 
151 
428 
307 
186 
Other 
number 
193 
271 
293 
127 
177 
432 
203 
188 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
194 
282 
472 
150 
179 
536 
274 
233 
200 days or more 
number 
132 
161 
316 
101 
117 
350 
199 
141 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
68 
67 
191 
18 
26 
467 
39 
22 
number 
1,518 
4,975 
3,706 
880 
1,695 
40,058 
901 
532 
Beef cows 
farms 
49 
41 
125 
15 
20 
255 
33 
21 
number 
(D) 
793 
1,556 
512 
321 
5,791 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
8 
49 
- 
5 
143 
3 
1 
number 
(D) 
1,193 
304 
- 
692 
12,672 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
46 
45 
125 
8 
21 
378 
28 
15 
number 
544 
1,706 
1,343 
299 
687 
15,816 
372 
209 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
7 
4 
45 
1 
1 
38 
8 
6 
number 
(D) 
56 
854 
(□) 
(D) 
3,472 
55 
123 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
5 
35 
1 
3 
34 
6 
6 
number 
242 
42 
1,229 
(D) 
23 
14,293 
50 
172 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
19 
14 
52 
4 
12 
61 
11 
6 
number 
260 
300 
856 
173 
422 
2,449 
(D) 
339 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
54 
36 
129 
8 
20 
132 
22 
13 
number 
2,885 
1,360 
5,882 
(D) 
476 
78,383 
752 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
55 
18 
105 
34 
22 
130 
105 
number 
1,551 
21,789,292 
18,012 
63,651,156 
9,333,120 
4,720 
57,122,282 
55,509,628 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
52 
187 
174 
59 
132 
245 
113 
81 
acres 
4,653 
46,977 
10,303 
13,121 
37,170 
20,100 
20,727 
29,448 
bushels 
391,324 
4,891,585 
532,563 
1 ,283,936 
3,588,039 
2,502,376 
2,176,410 
3,560,469 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
14 
25 
2 
7 
152 
5 
3 
acres 
265 
1,486 
249 
(D) 
554 
9,541 
168 
132 
tons 
4,000 
15,907 
3,031 
(D) 
5,475 
176,892 
1,414 
2,052 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
37 
154 
88 
42 
118 
125 
78 
51 
acres 
1,531 
28,439 
6,028 
8,235 
24,026 
7,014 
4,631 
1 1 ,444 
bushels 
85,674 
1,878,061 
390,918 
630,679 
1,569,314 
444,375 
271,686 
807,487 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
37 
154 
88 
42 
118 
125 
78 
51 
acres 
1,531 
28,439 
6,028 
8,235 
24,026 
7,014 
4,631 
1 1 ,444 
bushels 
85,674 
1,878,061 
390,918 
630,679 
1,569,314 
444,375 
271,686 
807,487 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Maryland 229 
