Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (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 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
347 
530 
632 
286 
328 
860 
510 
374 
2007 
375 
521 
621 
329 
305 
844 
508 
384 
acres, 2012 
32,607 
156,941 
67,086 
65,212 
119,481 
129,600 
83,739 
99,304 
2007 
37,005 
146,927 
68,648 
60,255 
109,002 
114,065 
92,852 
110,847 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
215 
310 
463 
100 
205 
595 
228 
163 
2007 
251 
322 
466 
130 
179 
635 
243 
155 
acres, 2012 
12,468 
120,302 
36,342 
33,396 
93,020 
79,840 
49,967 
66,204 
TENURE 
2007 
13,422 
110,136 
33,064 
31,362 
80,533 
71,537 
43,050 
69,519 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
240 
361 
396 
232 
228 
541 
386 
287 
2007 
276 
366 
409 
253 
219 
526 
379 
274 
acres, 2012 
19,532 
44,858 
27,961 
(D) 
34,414 
45,857 
32,824 
36,173 
2007 
21,456 
44,293 
30,569 
(D) 
40,400 
34,988 
44,511 
32,163 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
133 
150 
256 
47 
112 
305 
125 
79 
2007 
160 
173 
268 
58 
99 
337 
128 
63 
acres, 2012 
3,474 
18,601 
7,246 
(D) 
13,166 
19,613 
7,535 
12,337 
2007 
3,796 
20,506 
6,207 
(D) 
18,264 
12,489 
5,039 
3,369 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
75 
133 
150 
52 
75 
203 
94 
70 
2007 
64 
114 
136 
70 
60 
190 
100 
91 
acres, 2012 
9,520 
95,345 
31,612 
36,445 
70,678 
64,567 
45,331 
54,042 
2007 
9,755 
81,437 
32,214 
35,581 
54,992 
57,768 
41,627 
69,239 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,219 
36,589 
10,432 
19,604 
20,748 
30,979 
16,437 
21,001 
2007 
3,948 
33,243 
11,537 
18,783 
12,991 
25,146 
15,916 
25,345 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
6,301 
58,756 
21,180 
16,841 
49,930 
33,588 
28,894 
33,041 
2007 
5,807 
48,194 
20,677 
16,798 
42,001 
32,622 
25,711 
43,894 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
54 
126 
138 
51 
69 
192 
84 
68 
2007 
59 
110 
127 
68 
55 
181 
88 
77 
acres, 2012 
5,727 
86,617 
24,451 
26,785 
66,042 
45,659 
37,304 
45,420 
2007 
4,243 
69,651 
23,133 
26,800 
49,220 
43,034 
31,548 
56,914 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
32 
36 
86 
2 
25 
116 
30 
17 
2007 
35 
41 
76 
6 
26 
128 
29 
19 
acres, 2012 
3,555 
16,738 
7,513 
(D) 
14,389 
19,176 
5,584 
9,089 
2007 
5,794 
21,197 
5,865 
(D) 
13,610 
21,309 
6,714 
9,445 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
28 
34 
69 
2 
24 
98 
19 
16 
2007 
32 
39 
71 
4 
25 
117 
27 
15 
acres, 2012 
3,267 
15,084 
4,645 
(D) 
13,812 
14,568 
5,128 
8,447 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
5,383 
19,979 
3,724 
(D) 
13,049 
16,014 
6,463 
9,236 
Total operators 
number 
547 
837 
941 
434 
523 
1,344 
748 
595 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
191 
283 
366 
178 
188 
461 
314 
203 
2 operators 
121 
191 
233 
91 
100 
332 
169 
131 
3 operators 
30 
53 
26 
13 
28 
53 
21 
32 
4 operators 
1 
2 
5 
1 
10 
11 
3 
7 
5 or more operators 
4 
1 
2 
3 
2 
3 
3 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
189 
246 
239 
110 
103 
405 
256 
170 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
149 
209 
223 
93 
84 
367 
232 
155 
2 operators 
15 
17 
8 
4 
8 
16 
9 
6 
3 operators 
2 
1 
- 
3 
1 
2 
2 
1 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
606 
806 
944 
475 
468 
1,336 
764 
587 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
203 
292 
359 
211 
179 
449 
307 
229 
2 operators 
136 
179 
222 
109 
95 
317 
163 
121 
3 operators 
29 
44 
28 
7 
27 
64 
31 
26 
4 operators 
2 
6 
9 
- 
2 
9 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
5 
" 
3 
2 
2 
5 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
192 
208 
269 
136 
95 
409 
220 
174 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
150 
180 
229 
116 
87 
374 
190 
146 
2 operators 
17 
14 
16 
3 
4 
16 
13 
11 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
4 operators 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
260 
424 
538 
259 
296 
710 
398 
332 
2007 
290 
454 
538 
281 
284 
731 
432 
321 
acres, 2012 
22,817 
146,259 
61,882 
61,912 
117,097 
122,468 
76,117 
95,230 
2007 
31,782 
140,686 
64,605 
56,251 
106,516 
107,226 
87,241 
106,237 
Female 
farms, 2012 
87 
106 
94 
27 
32 
150 
112 
42 
2007 
85 
67 
83 
48 
21 
113 
76 
63 
acres, 2012 
9,790 
10,682 
5,204 
3,300 
2,384 
7,132 
7,622 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
5,223 
6,241 
4,043 
4,004 
2,486 
6,839 
5,611 
4,610 
Farming 
2012 
154 
259 
339 
159 
151 
428 
307 
186 
2007 
161 
270 
281 
155 
144 
438 
271 
218 
Other 
2012 
193 
271 
293 
127 
177 
432 
203 
188 
Place of residence: 
2007 
214 
251 
340 
174 
161 
406 
237 
166 
On farm operated 
2012 
269 
389 
484 
222 
227 
750 
401 
303 
2007 
280 
394 
505 
252 
220 
731 
386 
283 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
78 
141 
148 
64 
101 
110 
109 
71 
2007 
95 
127 
116 
77 
85 
113 
122 
101 
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346 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
