Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Charles 
Dorchester 
Frederick 
Garrett 
Harford 
Howard 
Kent 
Montgomery 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
382 
423 
1,308 
667 
582 
293 
367 
540 
2007 
418 
424 
1,442 
677 
704 
335 
377 
561 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
22,587 
85,033 
126,986 
37,087 
43,259 
14,906 
93,166 
41,599 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
269 
300 
862 
462 
407 
226 
254 
400 
2007 
309 
303 
977 
475 
505 
260 
266 
406 
acres, 2012 
20,147 
54,033 
54,819 
46,550 
22,613 
15,226 
47,817 
22,991 
2007 
25,079 
50,492 
67,200 
54,514 
27,856 
11,999 
41,366 
20,718 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
144 
92 
490 
338 
216 
99 
151 
168 
2007 
179 
93 
614 
354 
257 
121 
154 
188 
acres, 2012 
3,286 
21,839 
17,908 
12,411 
6,117 
2,723 
23,578 
7,861 
2007 
4,763 
15,993 
25,694 
16,328 
8,141 
3,235 
18,222 
5,617 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
79 
91 
297 
187 
133 
39 
87 
90 
2007 
69 
101 
341 
167 
158 
53 
83 
100 
acres, 2012 
24,180 
61,681 
96,437 
45,421 
36,229 
11,115 
73,334 
29,800 
2007 
21,909 
70,557 
105,285 
36,977 
38,660 
13,654 
64,969 
35,584 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,880 
31,287 
39,372 
26,518 
15,963 
4,877 
33,109 
8,219 
2007 
5,696 
35,761 
41,325 
23,377 
17,636 
5,678 
25,090 
10,541 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
15,300 
30,394 
57,065 
18,903 
20,266 
6,238 
40,225 
21,581 
2007 
16,213 
34,796 
63,960 
13,600 
21,024 
7,976 
39,879 
25,043 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
68 
90 
247 
176 
118 
29 
84 
69 
2007 
62 
93 
306 
153 
141 
41 
79 
74 
acres, 2012 
17,621 
50,004 
74,698 
21,421 
26,254 
7,386 
63,139 
24,615 
2007 
14,486 
57,833 
79,699 
18,581 
28,174 
9,257 
53,568 
27,878 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
34 
32 
149 
18 
42 
28 
26 
50 
2007 
40 
20 
124 
35 
41 
22 
28 
55 
acres, 2012 
2,332 
10,706 
30,256 
3,226 
6,630 
11,134 
12,050 
10,702 
2007 
5,159 
12,139 
29,602 
4,023 
8,650 
3,718 
21,885 
11,311 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
26 
25 
121 
11 
21 
23 
25 
27 
2007 
34 
15 
97 
25 
27 
16 
25 
37 
acres, 2012 
936 
9,999 
24,588 
2,786 
4,447 
9,263 
1 1 ,542 
7,983 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,338 
11,207 
21,593 
2,178 
6,944 
2,414 
21,376 
8,104 
Total operators 
number 
614 
610 
2,140 
1,055 
967 
496 
555 
962 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
191 
276 
650 
353 
271 
125 
226 
244 
2 operators 
158 
116 
532 
260 
256 
139 
100 
233 
3 operators 
28 
26 
89 
36 
47 
24 
37 
33 
4 operators 
3 
3 
28 
17 
4 
4 
2 
24 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
9 
1 
4 
1 
2 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
223 
146 
711 
309 
373 
171 
122 
439 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
171 
136 
587 
280 
311 
139 
103 
288 
2 operators 
20 
5 
52 
13 
21 
13 
8 
57 
3 operators 
4 
- 
4 
1 
3 
2 
1 
6 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
“ 
- 
1 
- 
" 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
646 
615 
2,371 
1,077 
1,134 
582 
596 
913 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
237 
265 
707 
378 
356 
144 
221 
291 
2 operators 
147 
131 
595 
236 
292 
152 
120 
213 
3 operators 
26 
24 
105 
45 
42 
26 
29 
36 
4 operators 
4 
4 
27 
9 
9 
11 
2 
19 
5 or more operators 
4 
" 
8 
9 
5 
2 
5 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
182 
149 
812 
293 
394 
241 
167 
368 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
163 
141 
696 
238 
323 
188 
133 
273 
2 operators 
5 
1 
38 
10 
24 
16 
12 
43 
3 operators 
3 
2 
12 
10 
5 
7 
2 
3 
4 operators 
" 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
305 
370 
1,070 
590 
441 
227 
307 
376 
2007 
346 
376 
1,172 
644 
570 
241 
311 
410 
acres, 2012 
42,509 
118,656 
169,220 
88,352 
58,835 
33,858 
125,239 
57,855 
2007 
47,682 
124,992 
186,052 
92,467 
70,202 
24,778 
120,587 
60,595 
Female 
farms, 2012 
77 
53 
238 
77 
141 
66 
60 
164 
2007 
72 
48 
270 
33 
134 
94 
66 
151 
acres, 2012 
4,150 
7,764 
12,292 
6,845 
6,637 
3,617 
7,962 
5,638 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,465 
8,196 
16,035 
3,047 
4,964 
4,593 
7,633 
7,018 
Farming 
2012 
201 
229 
623 
327 
249 
111 
181 
227 
2007 
208 
249 
718 
310 
288 
132 
200 
244 
Other 
2012 
181 
194 
685 
340 
333 
182 
186 
313 
Place of residence: 
2007 
210 
175 
724 
367 
416 
203 
177 
317 
On farm operated 
2012 
320 
283 
1,105 
547 
525 
224 
263 
436 
2007 
352 
274 
1,242 
571 
634 
300 
278 
479 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
62 
140 
203 
120 
57 
69 
104 
104 
2007 
66 
150 
200 
106 
70 
35 
99 
82 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Maryland 345 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
