Acknowledgement by Secretary Lewis R. Riley .......................... Inside Front Cover
Table of Contents .................................................................. i-ii
Acknowledgement by Director, Norman Bennett .................................... Foreword
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) ..................... 1
Maryland Highlights ................................................................... 2
State Map ............................................................................ 52
Guide to Reports ...................................................... Inside Back Cover
CROPS
Crops Review (narrative) .............................................................. 3
Acres, Yield, Production, and Value (Maryland) ..................................... 4-6
Acres, Yield, Production, and Value (United States) ................................ 7-8
Maryland Agricultural Land Use ........................................................ 9
Corn ........................................................................... 11-12
Soybeans .......................................................................... 13
Wheat ............................................................................. 14
Barley ............................................................................ 15
Hay:
All Hay.. ........................................................................ 16
Alfalfa .......................................................................... 17
Other Hay ........................................................................ 18
Tobacco ............................................................................ 19
Sorghum ............................................................................ 19
Record Highs and Lows: Acreage, Yield, and Production ................................ 20
Grain and Hay Stocks ................................................................. 21
Fertilizer Consumption ............................................................... 22
FRUITS
Apple and Peach Production and Value ................................................. 23
Apple Utilization .................................................................... 23
VEGETABLES
Vegetables, Fresh Market:
Acreage, Yield, Production, and Value .......................................... 24-25
Floriculture, Production and Value ................................................... 26
Horticulture ...................................................................... 27-28
POULTRY
Poultry Review (narrative) ........................................................... 29
Broiler Production and Value (Chart) ................................................ 29
Broiler Eggs Set, Hatched, and Placed (by Weeks) ..................................... 30
Broiler Production and Value ......................................................... 31
Broiler Chicks Hatched (by Months) ................................................... 31
Chick Hatcheries and Capacity ........................................................ 31
Egg Production and Layers (by Months) ................................................ 32
Egg Production and Sales ............................................................. 32
Chicken Inventory and Value .......................................................... 33
Chickens and Turkeys: Production, Disposition, and Value ............................. 33
DAIRY
Dairy Review (narrative) ............................................................. 34
Milk Production and Total Cows (Chart) ............................................... 34
Milk Cows and Production ............................................................. 35
Milk Disposition, Income and Value ................................................... 35
Average Fat Test (by Months) ........................................................ 35
Production (by Quarters) ............................................................. 36
Milk Cow Operations (by Size) ........................................................ 36
Manufactured Dairy Products .......................................................... 36
LIVESTOCK
Livestock Review (narrative) ......................................................... 38
Hog and Cattle Cash Receipts (Chart) ................................................. 38
Inventory by Species ................................................................. 39
Number of Livestock Farms (by Type) .................................................. 39
Cattle and Hog Inventory and Value ................................................... 40
Meat Animal Supply and Disposition ................................................... 40
Meat Animal Production and Income .................................................... 40
Equine ............................................................................... 41
Honey Production, Colonies, Stocks and Value ......................................... 42
Aquaculture Production and Sales ..................................................... 42
PRICES & INCOME
Prices and Income Review (narrative) ................................................. 43
Prices Received by Farmers ........................................................ 44-45
Marketing Season for Maryland Commodities ............................................ 45
United States Feed-Price Ratios ...................................................... 46
United States Prices Paid for Feed ................................................... 46
Cash Receipts for Commodities ........................................................ 47
Agriculture Value Added to the U.S. Economy .......................................... 48
Farm Numbers and Acreage ............................................................. 49
Agricultural Land Values ............................................................. 49
Cropland Cash Rents By County ........................................................ 50
GENERAL STATISTICS
Precipitation and Temperatures ....................................................... 51
County Profiles ................................................................... 53-64