Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Charles 
Dorchester 
Frederick 
Garrett 
Harford 
Howard 
Kent 
Montgomery 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
382 
423 
1,308 
667 
582 
293 
367 
540 
2007 
418 
424 
1,442 
677 
704 
335 
377 
561 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
46,659 
126,420 
181,512 
95,197 
65,472 
37,475 
133,201 
63,493 
2007 
52,147 
133,188 
202,087 
95,514 
75,166 
29,371 
128,220 
67,613 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
122 
299 
139 
143 
112 
128 
363 
118 
2007 
125 
314 
140 
141 
107 
88 
340 
121 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
382 
423 
1,308 
667 
582 
293 
367 
540 
2007 
418 
424 
1,442 
677 
704 
335 
377 
561 
$1,000, 2012 
301,100 
658,826 
1,378,555 
400,452 
541,035 
410,756 
907,472 
645,783 
2007 
353,959 
652,144 
1,686,209 
553,077 
730,669 
388,047 
782,765 
649,053 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
788,221 
1,557,509 
1,053,941 
600,378 
929,613 
1,401,897 
2,472,676 
1,195,894 
2007 
846,793 
1,538,075 
1,169,355 
816,952 
1,037,882 
1,158,349 
2,076,300 
1,156,957 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,453 
5,211 
7,595 
4,207 
8,264 
10,961 
6,813 
10,171 
2007 
6,788 
4,896 
8,344 
5,791 
9,721 
13,212 
6,105 
9,600 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
20 
25 
61 
50 
21 
18 
11 
28 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
23 
34 
62 
22 
23 
6 
29 
$100,000 to $199,999 
48 
44 
110 
126 
53 
14 
12 
38 
$200,000 to $499,999 
125 
95 
407 
222 
204 
77 
77 
128 
$500,000 to $999,999 
94 
81 
339 
109 
164 
89 
89 
161 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
44 
66 
196 
63 
66 
46 
62 
81 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
27 
56 
114 
25 
35 
17 
67 
56 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
6 
24 
31 
8 
13 
6 
24 
12 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
9 
16 
2 
4 
3 
19 
7 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
292,973 
346,090 
422,592 
414,146 
279,738 
160,474 
177,301 
314,412 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
15.9 
36.5 
43.0 
23.0 
23.4 
23.4 
75.1 
20.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
58 
16 
171 
55 
72 
67 
12 
93 
acres 
(D) 
103 
782 
252 
388 
351 
41 
451 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
141 
137 
476 
157 
268 
126 
87 
268 
acres 
3,439 
3,474 
12,016 
4,160 
6,261 
2,858 
2,153 
6,505 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
28 
33 
128 
47 
60 
31 
33 
49 
acres 
1,679 
1,904 
7,369 
2,723 
3,495 
1,850 
1,948 
2,843 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
38 
35 
94 
83 
45 
13 
19 
20 
acres 
3,190 
2,975 
7,755 
6,890 
3,730 
1,049 
1,530 
1,639 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
43 
37 
113 
98 
33 
10 
51 
26 
acres 
5,054 
4,094 
13,339 
11,553 
3,971 
1,253 
6,122 
2,957 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
17 
27 
75 
50 
23 
2 
30 
19 
acres 
2,677 
4,393 
11,754 
8,138 
3,579 
(D) 
4,868 
3,033 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
14 
17 
44 
44 
12 
10 
13 
15 
acres 
2,743 
3,333 
8,657 
8,621 
2,379 
1,937 
2,546 
3,122 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
5 
35 
29 
14 
5 
11 
6 
acres 
1,930 
1,143 
8,316 
6,771 
3,262 
1,169 
2,611 
1,405 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
16 
48 
93 
76 
29 
8 
46 
18 
acres 
5,670 
17,574 
32,828 
25,117 
10,398 
2,515 
17,211 
6,096 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
11 
32 
55 
24 
18 
11 
23 
15 
acres 
9,196 
22,412 
38,151 
14,888 
12,789 
7,248 
16,186 
10,230 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
7 
25 
20 
4 
5 
9 
30 
7 
acres 
8,661 
33,975 
27,792 
6,084 
7,494 
(D) 
39,687 
10,980 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
11 
4 
- 
3 
1 
12 
4 
acres 
(D) 
31,040 
12,753 
- 
7,726 
(D) 
38,298 
14,232 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
43 
30 
154 
37 
108 
84 
19 
103 
acres 
250 
140 
737 
166 
(D) 
372 
97 
463 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
148 
122 
513 
145 
301 
144 
101 
261 
acres 
4,000 
3,182 
12,991 
3,747 
7,322 
3,287 
2,520 
6,103 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
41 
34 
133 
52 
55 
24 
26 
40 
acres 
2,349 
2,026 
7,699 
2,985 
3,331 
1,325 
1,465 
2,269 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
41 
32 
125 
82 
62 
15 
21 
24 
acres 
3,405 
2,737 
10,275 
6,673 
5,213 
1,200 
1,685 
1,934 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
49 
41 
118 
114 
57 
19 
41 
38 
acres 
5,664 
4,644 
13,441 
13,120 
6,410 
2,266 
4,871 
4,328 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
32 
19 
113 
66 
33 
4 
21 
16 
acres 
5,025 
2,937 
17,790 
10,553 
5,230 
633 
3,254 
2,532 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10 
16 
57 
46 
14 
17 
15 
15 
acres 
1,955 
3,137 
11,336 
9,151 
2,852 
3,375 
2,910 
3,010 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
14 
17 
33 
48 
14 
7 
24 
4 
acres 
(D) 
4,064 
7,900 
11,311 
3,337 
1,671 
5,754 
918 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
20 
39 
111 
67 
31 
8 
52 
33 
acres 
6,370 
14,515 
39,356 
22,251 
10,686 
2,861 
18,321 
12,168 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
12 
32 
60 
16 
20 
8 
21 
15 
acres 
8,037 
23,779 
41,376 
9,698 
14,666 
6,287 
15,465 
10,127 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
7 
30 
21 
4 
7 
5 
24 
7 
acres 
9,400 
39,769 
26,534 
5,859 
9,688 
6,094 
33,483 
10,102 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
12 
4 
- 
2 
- 
12 
5 
acres 
(D) 
32,258 
12,652 
- 
(D) 
38,395 
13,659 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
287 
363 
990 
574 
408 
180 
341 
320 
2007 
345 
351 
1,197 
586 
537 
228 
334 
387 
acres, 2012 
25,277 
91,954 
127,130 
41,525 
40,421 
20,903 
104,639 
45,557 
2007 
29,627 
94,901 
143,661 
46,019 
49,203 
18,685 
101,394 
48,563 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
238 
207 
858 
525 
355 
151 
260 
264 
2007 
275 
201 
1,017 
532 
425 
178 
258 
299 
acres, 2012 
21,843 
81,842 
117,194 
36,618 
36,818 
19,372 
98,259 
40,459 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
22,587 
85,033 
126,986 
37,087 
43,259 
14,906 
93,166 
41,599 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
16 
15 
94 
57 
39 
13 
15 
33 
2007 
98 
41 
325 
158 
140 
71 
46 
110 
acres, 2012 
302 
(D) 
3,081 
1,150 
1,235 
185 
329 
705 
2007 
2,962 
1,228 
7,770 
(D) 
4,014 
1,803 
2,897 
3,308 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Maryland 251 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
