Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maryland 
Allegany 
Anne Arundel 
Baltimore 
Calvert 
Caroline 
Carroll 
Cecil 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
.... farms 
81 
- 
1 
3 
- 
2 
4 
9 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
.... farms 
20 
” 
3 
4 
" 
" 
“ 
“ 
organic production 
.... farms 
19 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
91 
- 
3 
7 
- 
2 
3 
8 
$1,000 
11,798 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
59 
82 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
33 
_ 
2 
5 
_ 
_ 
1 
6 
$1,000 
61 
- 
(D) 
15 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
58 
- 
1 
2 
- 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
11,737 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Item 
Charles 
Dorchester 
Frederick 
Garrett 
Harford 
Howard 
Kent 
Montgomery 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
.... farms 
1 
1 
17 
4 
2 
2 
8 
5 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
.... farms 
3 
" 
3 
” 
“ 
“ 
“ 
3 
organic production 
.... farms 
- 
3 
2 
- 
4 
2 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
4 
1 
18 
3 
2 
2 
8 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
531 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,046 
36 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
3 
- 
5 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1 
- 
6 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
2 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
1 
1 
13 
2 
2 
8 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
525 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
6,046 
33 
Item 
Prince 
George's 
Queen Anne's 
St. Mary's 
Somerset 
Talbot 
Washington 
Wicomico 
Worcester 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
.... farms 
5 
6 
1 
3 
- 
2 
4 
1 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
.... farms 
2 
" 
1 
“ 
“ 
1 
“ 
organic production 
.... farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
6 
6 
2 
3 
- 
1 
4 
1 
$1,000 
170 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
107 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
2 
1 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
4 
5 
1 
2 
- 
1 
4 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
107 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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